Skipper of Lost Boat Kills Self
Julian Harvey 45, skipper of the Blue Belle, died by suicide in a Miami motel after the ship sank in the Atlantic Sunday with five feared dead. Terry Jo DuPerrault, 11, survived on a raft until rescued. Harvey and Mrs. Harvey were among the dead, with other victims including Terry Jo’s parents, brother, and sister.
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Miami
Julian Harvey
Atlantic
B. I. Naylor
Harvey
Air Force
Terry Jo Duperrault
Bahamas
Terry Jo
Coast Guard
Cmdr
Robert Pope
Franklyn Verdon
Renee
Nassau
Swiss Farmers Go on Warpath
Swiss farmers stormed the parliament building in Bern, beating back police for over two hours. Police used tear gas and water hoses to disperse the crowd after several injuries were reported. The farmers demanded higher food prices in the capital, marking the first violent protest there since 1918.
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Bern
Gamble's Mate Gets 30 Days for Contempt
Andrei Porumbeanu husband of Heiress Gamble Benedict was jailed for 30 days on contempt charge. He defied a February 1960 order to stay away from Benedict who wed him in North Carolina in April 1960. A $250 fine with 30 day alternative was imposed. Benedict faces a possible contempt charge if she returns to New York.
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NEW York
Andrei Porumbeanu
Gamble Benedict
Porumbeanu
Peter Horn
Horn
Miss Benedict
North Carolina
Europe
U. S
Rayburn Rites To Be Telecast By CBS NBC
New York AP reports the funeral of Speaker Sam Rayburn will be televised live Saturday by CBS and NBC. CBS coverage begins at 1 30 p m CST while NBC telecast starts 15 minutes earlier.
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New York
Sam Rayburn
CBS
NBC
Seaton Seeks Nebraska Governor Nomination
Lincoln AP reports 51 year old Fred Seaton secretary of the interior in the Eisenhower administration announced Friday his bid for the Republican nomination for governor of Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Fred Seaton
Interior
Eisenhower
Nebraska
One Wife Ponders Premature Grays in Lettered Chuckle
A lighthearted quip frames a wife addressing her companion about the uneasy sense that gray hair is not truly premature. The caption reflects a gentle humor tone typical of the period's social cartoons.
Streamliner Jumps Track After Crash
A Rock Island twin Star Rocket derailed after hitting a gravel road grader near Des Moines Iowa injuring 71 of about 1200 aboard. Nine of eleven cars left the right of way with 41 taken to Mercy Hospital. Four in serious condition.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Rock Island
Hartford
Rock Island Lines
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Mercy
Lutheran
Lyle Wellens
Henry Fox
Topeka
Kan
Allen Glenn
Kansas City
Pearl Bellows
Owatonna
Minn
Houston
Texas
Minneapolis
Machhine
Clara Bulwer
Kathryn Mary
Minuteman Logs First Successful Underground Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL AP An intercontinental Minuteman missile achieved its first underground launch, rising from a 90 foot shaft and reaching a target about 3000 miles away. The 58 foot rocket’s second and third stages fired as planned, delivering the nose cone into a South Atlantic bull’s eye, marking progress as silos hardened against attack approach readiness.
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South Atlantic
Air Force
Boys Escape but Parents Caught
Two tearful brothers aged 10 and 12 escaped Thursday night from East Berlin and told West Berlin police that the Communists captured their parents when they tried to follow. The parents were believed detained as authorities reported the family’s attempt involved crossing barbed wire and damaged borders.
U N Moves To Punish Kindu Killers Of Italians
U N forces airlift to Kindu to encircle and disarm Congo troops linked to the massacre of 13 Italian U N airmen. The incident sparked protests as crews and spectators witnessed bodies and cries of Flemish blame. U N and Congo authorities seek immediate arrests and a joint commission to identify remaining culprits.
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Leopoldville
U.N
Kindu
Lualaba
Kivu
Congo
Antoine Gizenga
Sture Linner
Sweden
U. N
George Ivan Smith
Cryrille Adoula
Adoula
Kennedy urges negotiating from strength to avert war
President Kennedy says the United States should negotiate on cold war issues from a position of strength and avoid both appeasement and surrender. He told 11,000 at the University of Washington convocation that Americans will defend freedom with honor, by peace if possible, by arms if necessary.
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Seattle
Kennedy
U.S
West
Russia
University of Washington
McNamara Announces New Troop Transport and Policy Moves
Secretary of Defense McNamara ordered that non scheduled airlines carrying troops within the United States be approved by MATS or major regular airlines for military passenger movement. The rule follows the Nov. 8 Imperial Airways crash near Richmond that killed 74 recruits. He also announced faster U.S. aid to South Vietnam, ruled out large new reserves mobilization, and discussed budget, target strength, and remarks on potential nuclear attack risks with Major General Edwin Walker noted.
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Washington
Defense McNamara
United States
Imperial Airlines
Richmond
McNamara
Military Air Transport Service
MATS
U. S
Federal Aviation Agency
Civil Aeronautics Board
South Vietnam
Berlin
National Guard
U.S
Edwin Walker
Walker
Regents Question Extension Budget Move At ISU
Mrs. Robert Valentine of Centerville a State Board of Regents member and taxpayer opposed a routine budget increase for Iowa State University noting $98 542 in federal funds for extension work would fund salaries and new county extension staff. She questioned need for more agents saying extension efforts may saturate Iowa and that other groups could sponsor meetings. Regent Maurice Crabbe cautioned about the gift horse while ISU President James Hilton said counties request more extension workers and warned against service duplication.
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Robert Valentine
Centerville
State Board of Regents
Iowa State
ISU
Valentine
Board of Regents
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Maurice Crabbe
Eagle Grove
Washington Public Schools Pupils Largely Negroes
Figures released Thursday show more than four fifths of students in Washington public schools are Black. The data highlight racial composition in city schools amid ongoing education debates.
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Washington
Washington Public
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