Plane crashes prompt safety lessons amid shaky odds
Amid reports of two fatal mountaintop crashes, observers note aircraft strength in other recent incidents. The B-52 survived five hours with a damaged tail fin while a DC-3 crash near Chicago killed one. The Airways Club calls for fuel safety study and faster FAA action on JP-4 versus JP-1.
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Austria
Lake Tahoe
Calif
Chicago
O'Hare International
California
The
Airways Club
U. S
Elkton
Puerto Rico
Federal Aviation Agency
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BOAC
Don’t Bet On Tunnel A Review Of A Century Of Channel Plans
The article traces repeated attempts to link Britain and Europe by tunnel since 1802, noting recurring delays from wars finances and politics. Despite French and British agreement on a multi track rail and auto freight tunnel and cautious optimism for 1964, official approval and funding remain elusive.
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Britain
Hats Return to White House Sparks Lively Revival
The hat industry cheers as a new president gifts hats and Western styles are revived to counter Kennedy era hatless trend. Brims rise as sales expected, while tax deadlines loom and readers recall past quips about aging and bird feeders.
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Kennedy
White House
Robin Hood
U S Probes Secret Bank Accounts Abroad
U S officials quietly study curbing Americans use of numbered secret accounts in Switzerland Panama and Mexico. Officials say Swiss accounts may hold near a billion dollars with as much as 200 million likely illegal. Panama banks market secrecy with self loan schemes and tax avoidance, letting Americans move funds through U S banks while retaining control and avoiding taxes.
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Enterprise Assn
U.S
Switzerland
Panama
Mexico
Panamg Corporation
United States
Panama Company
The World’s Greatest Rose Named Peace in 1945
The article recounts how the world’s greatest rose was christened “Peace” at the Pasadena Rose Show, tying its naming to the end of Berlin’s fall. It notes the 1945 San Francisco United Nations Conference dates, the Rose Society’s role, and the coincidence of events shaping the rose’s historic name. It also mentions letters about General MacArthur and a Wales tea cancellation involving a $180 tea service.
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George E. Stratemeyer
Air Force
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Charles Parsons
Republic
Biddeford-Saco Journal
MacArthur
Strat
America
Pasadena
Berlin
United States
United Nations Conference
San Francisco
American Rose Society
Roland F. Lavigne
New rating method for TV sets hailed in Hollywood
In Hollywood AP reports a Wilmington electronics family unveils a truck based survey system using revolving antennas to count how many TV sets turn to each show. It samples thousands of homes, claims anonymity, and could replace diaries and viewer interviews. A single truck counts 106 sets per minute at 15 mph. fifty trucks could survey 160,000 sets in 30 minutes.
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Ralph Dighton
Hollywood
James L. Tanner
Thomas
Charles
Wilmington
Tanner
Frank Champion
ABC Television
Has Castro fooled the world says Babson Park columnist
Roger Babson reflects from Babson Park Mass about Fidel Castro’s evolution from a New York welcome to Cuba’s takeover of U S properties and the Soviet missile crisis It cites Kennedy Khrushchev and a wary view of whether Castro was ever truly Communist The column weighs whether Castro fooled observers from the start and the danger of the Cuban crisis continuing as nations trade and align with Cuba and the Soviet Union
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Castro
Batista
New York
Broadway
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United States
Havana
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Russia
Cuba and Castro political column warns of missiles menace
The column discusses Cuba’s harvest, Castro’s confidence, and U S political tension. It notes Cuba can trade for machinery and wheat, possible long term notes, and a looming election question. It warns readers about missiles and potential action before November elections.
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Cuba
Castro
Russia
Guantanamo
Johnson
Florida
Machines of our rescue by automation and labor
Paul Harvey argues automation will save the United States from economic decline and Cold War pressures. He cites New York electricians winning a five hour day and unions punishing faster workers, warning that inflation and rising costs threaten living standards unless productivity and automation rise. He predicts Americans may need two jobs but could still prosper if machines keep prices down.
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Paul Harvey
Red Sea
New York
Washington
West Allis
Wisc
National Labor Relations Board
Latin America
Central Australia Explored in 1850 by Moorehead
Review of Cooper’s Creek by Alan Moorehead. It recounts Burke and Wills’s 1860s Australian expedition from Melbourne, including camels and rum, base camp at Cooper’s Creek, the fatal return from the Gulf, and its enduring dramatic value. Miles A. Smith.
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India
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William Wills
Burke
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