Plane Missing With Mrs. Widener Near Ocala
Mrs. Patricia Widener, wife of horseman and millionaire Peter A. B. Widener, aboard a twin engine plane that vanished near Ocala after aborting a landing in heavy rain and wind. Air searches were planned as authorities noted fuel was near exhaustion and pilots radioed approaching Ocala.
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Widener
Ocala, Fla
Peter A. B. Widener
Civil Air Patrol
Orlando
Ocala
Gulf Hammock
Forest Rangers
Robert Staab
Palm Beach County
Ocala Aviation Service
Jim Taylor
Kentucky
Farris Bryant
Martin Kellenberger
Bryant
Kellenberger
G. O. P. Leaders Back Glass Liquor Debate
A Republican survey of 96 county chairmen shows 58 favor liquor by the drink with strict enforcement, 33 want no changes, and 5 undecided. Forty-eight counties responded overall, including rural areas, with tax policy favoring higher sales tax for relief and services.
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Des Moines
Republican State Central Committee
G.O.P
George Nagle
General Assembly
Border Counties
Harold Hughes
Ida Grove
Hughes
Mother and four children die in Massison house fire
In Massison Ohio a mother Jane Burhenn 33 and her four children Edward Peterill 13 Eric Phillip 9 Roxy Ann 5 and Gretshen 6 months died in a blaze that destroyed their home early Monday. The father Edward was hospitalized with burns after trying to rescue them. The fire was blamed on an overheated coal furnace.
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Massison
Ohio
Jane Burhenn
Edward Peterill
Eric Phillip
Roxy Ann
Gretshen
Edward
Burhenn
Macmillan Sees Italian Backing For Britain Join Europe
Prime Minister Macmillan returns from Rome with Italian support for Britain joining the European Economic Community despite De Gaulle's veto. Talks with Premier Fanfani focus on keeping Western unity, salvaging the Brussels effort, and strengthening political consultations.
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London
Macmillan
Rome
Britain
de Gaulle
Fanfani
Brussels
British Premier Sees Veto as Political Setback in Europe
US Treasury secretary Dillon frames France veto of British entry to the European Market as political, not economic. Macmillan in Rome notes Italian and British unity, calls setback not the journey's end, and warns against one nation seeking control as Britain asserts the postwar balance has shifted.
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Washington
Treasury
Dillon
France
Macmillan
Rome
de Gaulle
Europe
Britain
Mona Lisa Heads to New York for Met Exhibition
Mona Lisa finishes goodwill mission in the capital and travels by black van with Secret Service and art-world VIPs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. From February 7 to March 4 the famous portrait will be displayed for New Yorkers.
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Washington
Mona Lisa
New York
Secret Service
Metropolitan Museum
Fof
Leonardo da Vinci
New
Poisons Warned In Titan II Rocket Program
Major Johnie L. Reeves of the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks Air Base warns that the Titan II rocket used in military and space programs could release poisons at launch sites in case of mishap. He notes the 90 foot rocket fuels also pose hazards to workers manufacturing testing transporting storing and handling fuels despite the industry’s strong safety record.
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San Antonio
Air Force
Johnie L. Reeves
School of Aerospace Medicine
Brooks Air Base
Titan II fuels pose toxic risks, scientists warn
At Brooks AFB a five day aerospace medicine symposium hears that Titan II oxidizer nitrogen tetroxide and fuel components hydrazine and UDMH can cause convulsions and liver fat buildup. Mercury astronaut M. Scott Carpenter speaks as Major Reeves details limited antidote progress and calls the issue a “toxic Pandora’s box.”
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Mercury
M. Scott Carpenter
Navy
Police Disarm Father of Five After Long Siege
Police ended an eight hour standoff with Faye D. Stevens after the father of five surrendered his shotgun. Neighbors aided by Maureen Stevens and five children were safe as officers negotiated. The incident began with a family dispute after Stevens allegedly threatened his wife with a knife and fired a shotgun in the basement earlier Sunday at 4935 Kesler road NW.
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Maureen
Donald Hollister
Robert Burke
Stevens
Kesler Road
Woman Solon Opens Death Penalty Fight
Des Moines Iowa legislator Rep. Katherine M Falvey argues the death penalty fails as a murder deterrent and is not uniformly applied. She cites the Keokuk county Gayne Smith case and hangings of Charles M Brown and Charles E Kelley as context.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Iowa
Katherine M. Falvey
D-Albia
Gayne Smith
Keokuk County
Charles M. Brown
Charles E. Kelley
Extradition Facts Sought By Scolaro
Cedar Rapids supervisor Anthony R. Scolaro seeks a three year record of Linn county extradition proceedings. He asks for claims and payments data while noting county expense totals and that a prisoner paid California trip costs. He says the search aims to clarify liability and methods used by deputies.
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Anthony R. Scolaro
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Scolaro
Lee Giza
Florida
California
Tim McCarthy
Canadian cabinet collapses as Harkness resigns in protest
Defense Minister Douglas Harkness quits over nuclear weapons policy, signaling possible dissolution of Parliament and April elections. He cites irreconcilable views with Prime Minister Diefenbaker on acquiring U S nuclear warheads and plans to speak to the House after notifying the PM. The State Department declined comment.
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Ottawa
Douglas Harkness
Canada
Diefenbaker
Harkness
Washington
State Department
House of Commons
Liberal
Commons
U.S
Unemployed Reno robber shot during station hold up
An unemployed man, Jerry Hobbs, robbed a Reno gas station and used a dime to alert police. He died after being shot by Officer Ron Haskell when he moved toward a pistol after a warning shot. Station attendant Doug Penrod saw Hobbs take and return the dime and tell police to do their job.
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Reno
Jerry Hobbs
Ron Haskell
Hobbs
Doug Penrod
Penrod
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Italy
Forestry Service
Wideners
Pennsylvania
Joe
Genevieve
Vivi’ Tevander
Palm Beach
Joseph Widener
Hialeah Park Race Track
Harrison Webertown
Daily Press
G.O.P. Party
Mac
By Anthony White
By Frank Carey
Titan
Brooks
Major Reeves
Aerospace Medicine School
By Larry Stern
Faye D. Stevens
Solon
By Frank Nye
Columbus, Ga
James Woodruff
Chattahoochee River
Cedar Rapids News
John Burrill
Keith Stapleton
Stapleton
Jack Fulton
Atom Arms
Max Harrelson
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