Nixon Doubtful Soviet Surprise Attack Feared
Vice President Richard M. Nixon spoke in Miami Beach on Fidel Castro Cuba and U S sugar costs. He warned the Kremlin may have a new weapon but said U S retaliatory power remains intact. Nixon defended Eisenhower leadership and opposed pledging a halt to underground nuclear tests without Soviet assurances.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Soviet Union
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Nixon
Florida
Khrushchev
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U. S
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Khrushchev Escalates Pressure Over Berlin Ahead of May Summit
Khrushchev presses Western leaders to abandon protection of West Berlin in a bid to secure a Berlin settlement and a German peace treaty. He warns time is short past May and signals a tougher stance while signaling offers on disarmament.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Camp David
Berlin
Paris
Budapest
Kremlin
Supreme Soviet
May
State Department
Moscow
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Thompson
Byrd warns against spending the surplus amid budget forecast
Senator Harry F Byrd of Virginia cautions Congress not to cut taxes or raise spending based on President Eisenhowers forecast of a 1961 budget surplus He notes past estimates were off and stresses careful budgeting as Eisenhowers spending plan faces a partisan clash in Congress
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Eisenhower
Byrd
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia
Democratic Congress
Jailbird Seeks Office in Charleston State Senate Race
J Bender Kuhn a Charleston resident and four decade veteran of local politics filed as a Republican candidate for the State Senate 8th District from a city jail. He was arrested for drunkenness Saturday evening and says sponsors urged him to run with no platform yet. He claims to have held offices including justice of the peace and constable and once estimated 300 drunken arrests in 1952.
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Charleston
P — State Senate
J. Bender Kuhn
Kuhn
State Senate
London
Chicago Officials Decry Mass Connivance Between Cops and Criminals
State's Atty. Benjamin Adamowski accused Chicago police and criminals of mass connivance in a Saturday statement. He urged action to break the alleged collusion and restore public trust.
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Chicago
Benjamin Adamowski
Underwood Declines Plans Amid City Burglary Roundup
Gov. Underwood again refused to reveal future plans as Charleston copes with a major burglary ring case. Eight Summerdale district patrolmen were arrested in a secret operation linked to a spree that yielded about $100,000 in stolen goods. Four alleged nonpolice accomplices were named by master burglar Richard Morrison, who faces multiple burglary charges.
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Summerdale
Adamowski
Charleston
Gov. Underwood
Isner
Rosemary Johnson
Forrest Isner
Elkins
Department of Public Assistance
Ken Hechler
John Hoblitzell Jr
Hechler
Richard Morrison
Morrison
Lagging Countries Finance Plan Approved at UN
The U N Special Fund approved 44 projects in 50 underdeveloped countries in its first year costing 31,910,517 dollars. The fund finances surveys training and pilot projects to attract investment and aid backward economies.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N. Special Fund
U S Warned Of Sacrifices To Come In Cold War Gt
Harvard's center for international affairs warned that the Soviet challenge will require heavy sacrifices from the free world for years. It urged not to be swayed by Khrushchev's shows of sensitivity at home and called his regime a more formidable challenger than Stalinist Russia.
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Washington
Harvard University
Center For International Affairs
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
LSU dean in murder case searches for missing alibi man
Baton Rouge officials said they could not locate a supposed government official Dr. George H. Mickey named as an alibi in the killing of LSU New Orleans biology professor Margaret McMillan. Mickey, suspended dean of LSU’s graduate school, is charged with her murder.
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Baton Rouge
George H. Mickey
Margaret McMillan
Mickey
Louisiana State University Graduate School
LSU
New Orleans
Bryan Clemmons
Dist
Atty. J
Houston
Tex
Clemmons
Favrot
McMillan
Bride To Be Groom And Best Man Die In Gas Tragedy
A 19 year old bride to be awaited her wedding as her fiancé John Campbell and his best man John Holt were found dead from gas in a Pawtucket East Providence honeymoon apartment. Two others were unconscious and hospitalized. Leis Campbell reported they had previously smelled gas at the two family house.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Carol Ann Santos
McElroy
Campbell
John A. Holt
Robert Mills
James McKay
Leis
John
Carol Ann
John Campbell
UPI
Murder Plot Is Probed In N C Crash
The death of young attorney Julian Frank in a January airliner crash near North Carolina prompts an FBI inquiry into possible murder or self destruction. Investigators weigh Cuban intrigue and mob ties while examining Frank's finances and recent Las Vegas trip amid questions about life insurance, police records, and his wife’s reaction.
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New York
Julian Frank
North Carolina
Frank
FBI
Carlos Ramos
Continental Bank of
Storm Builds Up Over Southwest Affects Plains
A major winter storm intensified over the Southwest on Saturday and aimed heavy snow and ice toward the central plains. The Weather Bureau warned of 4 inch plus accumulations in southwest Kansas and northwest western Oklahoma, with sleet or freezing rain possible in parts of Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri. Winds gusting to 50 mph were seen in the snow region, while snow also spread across Arizona New Mexico into the central Rockies. Flurries persisted from the eastern Great Lakes to the north and central Appalachians.
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Central Plains
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Northwest
Oklahoma
Missouri
Arizona
New Mexico
Central Rockies
Plains
Pacific Northwest
California
Great Lakes
Central
Appalachians
Bomb Hint Emerges In Gulf Plane Crash Probe
Civil Aeronautics Board testimony linked passenger Dr. Robert Spears of Dallas to bomb threats and a hospital bombing wish. The National Airlines crash on November 16 in the Gulf of Mexico killed 42. Spears faced an abortion conspiracy charge and had served time at Leavenworth.
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Miami Beach
Fla
National Airlines
Gulf of Mexico
Civil Aeronautics Board
Robert Spears
Dallas
Tex
Spears
Los Angeles
Leavenworth
Hot Volcano Causes Storm In Hawaii Evacuation Amid Eruption
Kilauea ejected hot pumice and lava into the sea while a thunderstorm formed in eastern Hawaii. Fragments rose up to 1000 feet, and lava entering the ocean killed fish as fumes irritate eyes and throats. Health officials ordered sightseers from Kapoho.
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Honolulu
Kilauea
Kapoho
Hawaii Island
Lange
Pacific Ocean
Maui Island
Hawaii
Oahu
Senators Oppose Curbing Freeways
Senators Albert Gore and Thomas Kuchel voiced bipartisan opposition to any move by the administration to curb city freeways under the national superhighway program. They told a reporter they would fight strongly against such an effort as Maj. Gen. Bragdon reviews the interstate system and the high costs of urban links.
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Washington
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
John S. Bragdon
Eissenhower
Yale Campus Police Chief Resigns As Morals Probe Persists
Yale University announced John H. Bowers would leave as campus police chief to become university security officer while New Haven police pursue a morals complaint involving a 14 year old girl and Yale students. Police chief Francis V. McManus and university officials said cooperation continues. no expulsions or suspensions have been reported.
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New Haven
University
Charles S. Gage
Bowers
New Haven Police Department
McManus
Yale
Richard C. Carroll
Quake In Peru Cuts Highways
Earthquakes hit southern Peru last week leveling Chuquibamba and stranding motorists on the Pan American Highway. Chuquibamba near Arequipa reported in ruins with a likely high death toll. Arequipa, Aplao, Huancarqui, and Camana each reported multiple deaths as rescue efforts proceeded.
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Lima
Peru
Chuquibamba
Arequipa
Guillermo Garrido Lecca
Julio Manuel Aramayo
Bolivia
Aplao
Huancarqui
Camana
Eisenhower Bags Quail on Albany Hunt
President Eisenhower had a successful quail hunt in Albany Georgia on a Saturday. He bagged the daily limit of 12 quail after a morning of shooting and a midday lunch of broiled quail, with six companions also each totaling 12 birds.
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Eisenhower
Albany
White House
Secret Service
James J. Rowley
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