Bodies Of 3 B52 Crewmen Found Near Mt Taylor
In western New Mexico remains of three B52 crewmen were found after a Sidewinder missile from a National Guard F100 hit the bomber. Two crewmen remain missing and are presumed dead amid heavy snow and rugged mountain conditions. The Air Force noted possible mechanical failure and kept survivors isolated.
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Grants
N. M
National Guard
Mt. Taylor
New Mexico
Air Force
Bate
Ciudad de Sie Air Force Base
el Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
Juarez
Mexico
Ted Lewis
Lewis
Withir
Air National Guard
James van Seyoe
Senators seek facts on bomber shootdown incident
Washington AP report says Senators urged full disclosure after a B52 was downed by a Sidewinder in a mock air battle over New Mexico. Sen. John Stennis chairing the defense subcommittees called for a detailed Defense Department report. Chairman Richard Russell weighed a congressional investigation. Sen. Frances Case questioned the need for multiple missiles in the test.
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Washington
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
Strategic Air Command
National Guard
New Mexico
Stennis
Defense Department
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
The
Armed Services
Congressional
Stennig Group
Sen
Frances Case
R-S.d
Armed Services Committee
Reds Spread Terror In Saigon On Election Eve
In Saigon on the eve of presidential elections the government tightened security amid communist terror. President Ngo Dinh Diem, eight, faced three opponents with running mates. Grenades injured Americans and Vietnamese, including U.S. Army Sgt. Carl F. Cox and FAA worker William C. Thomas, in a wave of attacks signaling possible larger actions. Voters, about 74 million eligible regionwide, faced threats as Viet Cong efforts aimed to suppress turnout.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Serosa
Comrounist
U.S. Army
U.5
Army M
Carl F. Cox
Salem
Ore
U.S
William C. Thomas
Fort Myers
Fla
Federal Aviation Agency
Pure ‘Illa
Viet Cong,s
Diem
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
Nguyen Dinh Quat
Nguyen Thanh Phuong
Cao Dai
Ho Nhut Tan
Nguyen the Truyen
Mystery cargo on Discoverer XXIII watches orbit
Discoverer XXIII blasts into orbit from Vandenberg AFB with a 2300-pound nose capsule and a 2450-pound Agena B stage. The mission aims to recover the capsule from the Pacific after ejection, while the first-stage remains ground guided. details on any Midas or Samos equipment are not disclosed. The craft completes an orbit every 94 minutes, ranging from 186 to 402 miles altitude, in a north-south path. Recovery efforts involve cargo planes from Hawaii attempting to snag the capsule as it descends by parachute.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Pacific
Midas
Samos
Agena
Earth
Hawaii
Kennedy Pays Tribute To Austrian Chancellor Raab
Vienna AP reports President Kennedy sent a farewell message to retiring Austrian Chancellor Julius Raab thanking him for his service to Western democracy. Raab leaves office after eight years in December.
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Vienna
Austria
Kennedy
Julius Raab
Raab
Rival Congo Regimes Postpone Peace Talks Over Meeting Site
In Leopoldville and Stanleyville the rival Congo regimes postponed talks at the last minute over a safe meeting site. Leopoldville officials said Gizenga rejected Bundoki and suggested Addis Ababa as a neutral capital while Gizenga informants indicated a formal reply would come later. The split eyes a broader international split with the Soviet Union backing Stanleyville and the United States backing Leopoldville.
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Leopoldville
Bundoki
Ecuator
Equator
Bumba
Gizenga
Oriental
Victor Lundula
Joseph Mobutu
Lundula
Mobutu
Bolikango
Addis Ababa
Soviet Union
Stanleyville
Patrice Lumumba
United States
Joseph Kasavubu
Josph Leo
Seize Tapes In Cooley Murder
Kern County authorities seized tape recordings by private detective William S. Lewis hired by Spade Cooley two days before Ella Mae Cooley was beaten to death at the couple's ranch home. The tapes reportedly include Mrs Cooley admitting an extramarital affair, which investigators think may have triggered the beating.
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Los Angeles
Kern County
Spade Cooley
Willian S. Lewis
Ella Mae Cooley
Lewis
Cooley
Los Angeles Herald-x-press
Kern County District Attorney
North Hollywood
Soga
Spring Snowstorm Across Six States Strikes Plains to Rockies
A spring storm roared from the Rockies into the Plains delivering up to 10 inches of snow across six states from New Mexico to the Dakotas. Winds 40 to 65 mph created paralyzing drifts and reduced visibility while dust storms and fog troubled motorists. Temperatures dropped into the 20s as the storm spread toward Kansas and Nebraska with heavy snow in central areas and lighter amounts in New Mexico and northern regions.
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THE
Associated Press
Rockies
New Mexico
Dakotas
Wyoming
Colorado
Plains
Texas
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Nebraska
New Moxica
Raton
Clayton
Red Mouitain Pass
mid-Mississippi Valley
New England
New York
Robbers Try Dry Runs Before $43000 Daily News heist
Five men linked to the Thursday Brooklyn Daily News plant robbery used a series of failed vehicle tests. After two dry runs and two stalling trucks, they sold the faulty rig and bought a better one. Police, already wary from prior crimes, arrested the group Friday and recovered nearly all the cash. Arraignments followed with three held on $50,000 bail and two jailed without bail. hearings set for Monday.
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NEW York
New York Daily News
Brooklys
Po Uce
Quiliel
Brooklyn
Thomas Murray
Joseph Pompa
Benjamin Brighenti
James Godwin
Sean Lawlor
Hundreds Escape From Fiery Ship Dara Explodes in Gulf
In Manama Bahrain explosions rocked the burning liner Dara after hundreds of passengers and crew jumped into the Persian Gulf. Survivors rose to about 320 by daybreak with 30 unaccounted for and one body recovered. The 9,030 ton ship, with 440 passengers and 110 crew, faced an electrical storm near Dubai after departing Basra. Officers attempted tow salvage as the Barpeta arrived to assist when fuel tanks exploded, police and a British navy frigate fought the blaze and aided in rescue operations. The cause was unclear with reports of a collision under review.
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Manama
Bahrain
API
Persian Gulf
British India Steam Navigation Co
Bombay
Basra
Dubai
Gulf
Aid
Charles Elson
British India
Riel
Elson
Barpeta
Dara
Callision Inc
Callie Sion
Macmillan Ends His Visit in Lincoln Iowa
Wallace S Riffle 21 was held in Lincoln city jail without charge after reportedly tossing hundreds of letters from a speeding Gulf Mobile Ohio train between Bloomington and Lincoln. Barry Harris a railroad detective said the southbound train was stopped about midnight and mail was scattered from a mail car en route from Chicago to Texarkana. Police found Riffle sleeping on a bed of mail sacks and he offered no intelligible comment as officials searched for his means of boarding.
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Lincoln, HI
Wallace
S. Riffle
Riffle
Lincoln City
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
Bloomington
Lincoln
Barry Harris
Chicago
Texarkana
Ark
Biffle
Kennedy Macmillan vow unity on Cold War aims
In the White House rose garden Kennedy and British Prime Minister Macmillan announced broad agreement on Cold War dangers and the effort to persuade France to join NATO’s nuclear partnership. They planned an independent U S nuclear option while urging allied cohesion and a joint strategy against Communism.
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Washington
Prestedent Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
White House
Charles du Gaulle
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Britain
Kennedy
Maccmilan
NATO
U.S
Scarcity Of Bullets For Saboteurs In Havana
Havana endures water shortages after saboteurs exploded a water main. Castro warns shortages may loom and hints at rationing. Two youths executed near Havana for sabotage, raising executions to 603 since his rise to power as thousands of anti-Cuban exiles are said to be ready to move. The workers' militia shows partial mobilization as security tightens.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
Floriia
Guatemala
Keller Visits Kennedy in White House Encounter
Washington AP Helen Keller age 80 visits President Kennedy marking a historic run of meetings with U S leaders since Grover Cleveland. She uses finger spelling with aide Evelyn Seide to communicate and asks Kennedy to send a kiss to Caroline as Macmillan had just left the room.
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Washington
Helen Keller
Kennedy
Grover Cleveland
Harold Macmillan
Miss Keller
Caroline
Evelyn Seide
Miss Weller
Luveland
Kenedy
Cleveland
Sintolin
Queen Victoria
Sgt York Tax Drive Raises Over 25000 Goal
Washington officials report the Sgt. York tax drive reached and exceeded its $25,000 goal, with contributions totaling about $27,000. Rep. Joe L. Evins, treasurer of the committee, said more than 1,900 patriotic Americans contributed to help relieve York’s federal income tax burden. The funds will be held in trust and passed to York if needed.
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Washington
API
Alvin York
Joe L. Evins
Teun
York
Evins
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Miro Cardona
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Hershey
Mystery Cargo
Discoverer
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Macmillan
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Yo Happs
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London
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UPI
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