Brazil Considers Safe Passage for Rebel Captain on Santa Maria
The United States asks Brazil to grant safe conduct for rebel Captain Henrique Galvao to disembark 538 passengers from the hijacked Portuguese liner Santa Maria at a Brazilian port. Brazil vows to seize the ship and offer asylum only if Galvao seeks it, while aiming to respect international law and ensure passenger safety. A Brazilian official cautions Recife or Belem as possible ports, with a Wilson destroyer possibly rendezvousing off Recife Monday.
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Nine Firemen Die Under Rubble In Plant Fire
CHICAGO AP reports walls collapsed on firemen amid near zero weather as two factory blazes erupt on Chicago's near northwest side. Nine firefighters died trapped under rubble while fifteen were rescued and hospitalized. Rescue teams labored as Chief George Rees perished after a 20 minute entrapment prayer. Edward La Tour and Joseph Taylor survived with injuries.
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Chicago
Edward la Tour
George Rees
Robert Quinn
Rees
Rayburn Rejects Plan to Expand House Rules Committee
Speaker Sam Rayburn refused compromise to broaden the 12 member House Rules Committee, aiming to break a deadlock between Republican and Southern Democratic factions to advance Kennedy administration’s domestic program. The clash heads to a Tuesday vote, with Howard W. Smith opposing any deal.
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Sam Rayburn
Dtexas
House Rules Committee
Kennedy
Rayburn
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Sunday's Index Section I
Index section recaps pages and briefs including local items, notices, and small news briefs. It notes page references and section placements for Sunday readers.
Thieves Loot Safe After Break-in at St Helier Home
In Jersey’s St Helier district, burglars entered the bedroom of businessman Stanley Le Cornu and seized his trousers from a chair then used a found key to open the safe and abscond with 400 pounds.
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Jersey
Channel Islands
Stanley le Cornu
St. Helier
Burglars Take $30,000 From Lawford Home
Hollywood reports Peter Lawford and wife Pat, sister of President Kennedy, lost cash and jewelry valued at about $30,000 in a break in at their New York hotel suite during the presidential inauguration week. A spokesman said Lawford had no knowledge of the theft and FBI involvement could not be confirmed.
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UPI
Peter Lawford
Pat
Kennedy
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Lawford
Savoy- Hilton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Talk with Red China Delayed Until March
The United States delays the next diplomatic meeting with Red China to March 7. The move comes as President Kennedy and Secretary of State Rusk seek time to review all U S policy issues and difficulties with Red China. Ambassador Beam and Wang Ping-nan agreed to the postponement for administrative reasons.
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United States
Red
China
Kennedy
U.S
Warsaw
Jacob Beam
Wang Ping-nan
State Department
Beam
Dean Rusk
Seek Safe Passage for 300 Whites Trapped in Congo
UPI reports violent fighting across the Congo as Western nations demand safe passage for about 300 whites including Americans. Mobutu’s forces claim a Bumba victory as Lumumba loyalists attack from Stanleyville with 65 killed and 165 prisoners seized. further clashes threaten secessionist Katanga. Ethiopian U.N. troops move toward the border to deter Lumumba. whites flee toward Kivu and Usumbura watches.
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Leopoldville
Joseph Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
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U.N
Katanga-Kasai
Lumumba
Lualaba
Oriente
Kivu
Freeman To Get New Farm Plan
Washington news: a task force appointed by Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman agreed on a two plank platform to raise farm income in 1961 and curb feed grain surpluses. Fred Heinkel said the plan would be formally presented to Freeman, who had been considered for the post before Kennedy chose Freeman. Willard Cochrane called the plan a temporary emergency program with voluntary controls.
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UPI
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Fred Heinkel
Missouri Farmers Association
Freeman
Heinkel
Agriculture Cabinet
Kennedy
Willard Cochrane
Cochrane
University of Minnesota
U S Teachers to Africa Outline of Exchange Plan
The United States announced plans to send 150 young American teachers to Kenya Tanganyika Uganda and Zanzibar as a pilot project for a Youth Corps style program. Most recruits will be new graduates earning about 3000 dollars yearly on a two year contract with possible extensions.
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United States
Kennedy
Kenya
Tanganyka
Uganda
Zanzibar
Kennedy weighs buildup for talks with Soviet leader
President Kennedy spends 34 hours with top advisers shaping a months long buildup for negotiations with Russia. A possible informal meeting with Nikita Khrushchev may occur in spring after initial discussions with Allied leaders. Discussions include Macmillan and de Gaulle prospects as Kennedy signals a preference for stronger posture with careful diplomacy.
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Kennedy
U.S
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Finletter Named U.S. Envoy to NATO by Kennedy
President Kennedy announced Thomas K. Finletter as U.S. ambassador to NATO. Finletter, 67, former Air Force secretary (1950-53), New York Reform leader, attorney and investment banker, also led UK economic cooperation mission (1948-49). He hails from Philadelphia and holds degrees from UPenn, Rochester, and Syracuse.
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UPI
Kennedy
Air Force
Thomas K. Finletter
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Finletter
Democratic Party
New York
Economic Cooperations Administration
United Kingdom
Henry Richardson LaBouisse
International Cooperation Administration
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
University of Rochester
Syracuse University
Cedar Rapids Woman Killed in Highway 150 Crash
Mrs. Charles Bennett, 50, of Cedar Rapids, died in a head on collision on Highway 150 south of Center Point. Her husband Charles, 52, and two other men were injured. Florence Bennett, born May 30 1910, was a Kenwood Methodist member with three sons, two sisters, and two grandchildren. Charges pending against Paul Mackey. Services at Turner chapel to be announced.
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Center Point
Charles
Richard Knoch
Iowa City
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W. H. Walke
Knoch
Mackey
Florence M. Bennett
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Dubuque
Kenwood
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U.S. Marine Corps
Cat saves eight lives but loses its own
A Durham family fires incident ends in tragedy as a cat wakes the Buckle household saving his six children and wife from a blaze only to perish in the flames himself. The cat alerted Stephen Buckle who awoke to cries and guided his family to safety through the fire.
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Durham
England
Stephen Buckle
6 Firemen Hurt In $300,000 Blaze
SAN FRANCISCO AP Fire destroyed a Sunset district supermarket on Saturday causing over 300000 in damage. Six firemen were injured including a battalion chief and three firemen in a collision with a police car. The blaze involved a supermarket, a variety store, a bakery and a residence and was controlled by 185 firemen with 45 units in about one hour. Arson Squad Inspector Frank Collins suspects the rear of the market or adjacent bakery as the origin and he inhaled smoke during the incident.
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San Francisco
Sunset District
Frank Collins
Man delays marriage in search of perfect partner
A wry proverb notes the folly of waiting for a flawless woman before marrying. It suggests the undertaking is doomed, and even if such a partner were found the union would still face trouble. The line reflects timeless humor about idealized expectations in love.
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