U.S. Rights Lacking on Train Stowaway Case
A young East German stowaway on a U.S. military train was handed to Soviet authorities after American officials refused extraterritorial rights. The incident near Helmstedt involved 80 U.S. personnel, a Russian search request, and debates in West Berlin about legality and safety.
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Kenyan Independence Demands Rejected in February
Nairobi report says British Colonial Secretary Reginald Maulding rejected Kenyan nationalist calls for independence stating they are impractical.
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Reginald Maulding Friday
Air Crash in Yukon Leaves 5 Dead 2 Missing
An air force C 119 transport carrying 14 men crashed 17 miles south of Whitehorse Yukon territory. Five men died, two are missing, three parachuted safely. Three survivors were hospitalized. two released after checks. The aircraft departed Elmendorf near Anchorage with reservists returning from maneuvers at Kodiak.
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Assembly Votes for Nuclear Free Africa
United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling Africa a nuclear free zone by a 55 to 0 vote with 44 abstentions. The measure urged an end to nuclear testing on the continent and a voluntary ban on transport and stockpiling of weapons. The United States and Britain abstained or opposed in effect while the Soviet bloc supported the proposal.
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Three Brothers Die After Cambridge Crash
In Cambridge Maryland three brothers were involved in a highway accident. Wilson Dickerson 19 died at the scene. Robert 16 died the day before and William 13 died Friday from a skull fracture and related injuries. The crash occurred after they had been dismissed from school for Thanksgiving.
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Teddy bear cover suffocates 34% month old girl in Philadelphia
A plastic cover from a teddy bear caused the death of Denise Muz a 34 percent month old infant in Philadelphia on Thursday night according to police.
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Denise Muz
Free Movies Draw Big Crowds From Cedar Rapids
Crowds of children line up for free shows in downtown Cedar Rapids as 3 theaters offer child friendly films. At the RKO Iowa line two sisters Lavonna and Lyla Hanson and cousin Ricky Robertson await Tarzan and the Ape Man. Over 3,300 attend the 8:30 a.m. screening as streets fill with youngsters seeking entertainment while parents shop.
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Tsars Night Out Turns Ill With Police Escort
In Poole England two men in Imperial Guard uniforms hosted a vodka fueled party for 250 guests in a Sandbanks hotel ballroom. Byron Scott 30 pled guilty to drunk driving and faced reform school and navy discharge notes while his companion Michael Spufford avoided charges. The revelers later crashed into a lamppost.
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Orbit Race Narrows for First U S Manned Orbital Flight
Cape Canaveral sources say John Glenn leads as prime astronaut with Malcolm Carpenter as backup in America’s bid for the first manned orbital flight. Alan Shepard is out of the race after his May 5 suborbital flight. NASA aims to name the crew before a chimpanzee three orbit test and prior to any orbital attempt this year.
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Bones Found In Saipan Hint Earhart Noonan Are Dead
Skeletal remains of two bodies possibly Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan were found in a Saipan grave and flown to the University of California Berkeley for study. Earhart sister Mrs Morrissey voiced doubt, noting no dental chart for Amelia exists, while Noonan’s chart may help. The case recalls multiple wartime theories about their disappearance in 1937.
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Five Killed In Collision Near Fayetteville
A car and a tractor trailer collided Thursday night in Fayetteville NC killing five people. The victims were hospitalized with fatal injuries, authorities said. Investigators described the crash scene and noted weather conditions during the night incident.
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Tunisian Charges French Invasion
Tunisian authorities said French armored vehicles crossed into Tunisian territory on Thursday. The clash left two Tunisian soldiers dead and four wounded. Authorities accuse France of aggression and pledged to defend the border.
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Eisenhower Warns Against Extremists and Partisan Politics
Former President Eisenhower denounces super patriots and the rise of extremists while urging armed forces officers to avoid partisan politics. He defines extremism as calls to end income tax rights to unionize and those who attack patriotic citizens, and cautions officers against political commentary.
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Khrushchev and Kekkonen hold talks in Siberia
In Novosibirsk Khrushchev told Finnish President Kekkonen that the north of Europe is no longer peaceful due to West German military activity. The leaders met in a remote Siberian cottage to discuss Finland’s military consultations and Finland's neutrality as a peace guarantee in the Baltic region.
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