Edwin Booth Saves Lincoln’s Son in Narrow Rescue
The tale notes Edwin Booth as the older brother of John Wilkes Booth. He saved Robert Todd Lincoln, Lincoln’s son, from a falling platform incident in Jersey City as a train approached. The event occurred before Lincoln’s 1865 assassination and amid Booth family fame and posthumous controversy.
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Lincoln
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Istory
Booth
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Abraham Lincoln
Ford
Washington
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Shylock
Junius Brutus Booth
England
Junius Brutus, Jr
John Wilkes
John
South
Winter Garden
New York
Robert Todd Lincoln
Harvard
Grant
Fort Sumter
Boston
Philadelphia
U.S
Avia Booth Clarke
Cincinnati
Junius Booth
Booths
Yamane Family Stays as Avalanche Destroys Cottage
In southwestern Japan avalanches devastate a mountainside community. Toshi Yamane, a 36 year old farmer, refused to leave his cottage despite nearby homes toppled and neighbors dead. A 230 foot wide snow wall crashed into the cottage early Friday, killing Yamane his wife 30 their two children and his father. His mother and a neighbor's daughter 11 escaped.
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Tokyo
Japan
Toshi Yamane
Yamane
Groundbreaking halted as bishop finds ground frozen
In Rensselaer New York the Rt. Rev. Allen W. Brown halted Redeemer Episcopal church ceremony due to frozen ground. An electric jackhammer was provided and the bishop carried on. In Lincoln Illinois a sign reads Heart attack specials atop snow shovels. Milwaukee Wisconsin police report theft of How To Stop Pilferage in Business and Industry from a public library. thief released after charges declined. London restaurateur hires artist to decorate and write slogans in his men’s room to attract customers. Springfield Illinois State Auditor Michael Howlett admits error omitting his $20 000 a year salary from proposed budget.
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United Press International
Rensselaer, N. Y
the Redeemer Episcopal Church
Allen W. Brown
Albany Episcopal Diocese
London
The
Sunday Pictorial
Springfield
Michael Howlett
Howlett
Finland and Bulgaria Elevate Legations to Embassies
Helsinki reports Finland and Bulgaria will upgrade their legations in each other’s capitals to embassies. The Finnish foreign ministry announced the move, reflecting closer diplomatic ties between the two nations.
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Finland
Bulgaria
Helsinki
Finnish Foreign Ministry
Judge Without Office Fills Time at St Louis Courthouse
Magistrate Harry J. Stussie, who took office Jan 1, has no office or courtroom. He wanders the courthouse as authorities seek space, blaming the legislature for no quarters. He earns 816 dollars monthly with four clerks paid meanwhile.
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ST. Louis Mo
UPI
Harry J. Stussie
St. Louis
Stussie
Defense backs research for piloted spaceplane
The Defense Department supports advancing a piloted spaceplane concept by late 1960s or early 1970s that could take off from an airstrip, reach orbit, and land. The Air Force aims to solve propulsion and wing stress issues, with potential uses including satellite interception, inspection, and deployment. Budget rises from $1 million to about $19 million and beyond.
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Washington
Defense Department
Air Force Project
Defense
McNamara
House Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Britain Reports Higher Communist Party Card Issuance
In London the British Communist Party announced 33 004 membership cards issued for 1963, up 2 549 from the prior year, marking growth in party membership.
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London
British Communist Party
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