Pilots Describe Cuban Reconnaissance Flights and Medal Awards
Two U S pilots who flew over Cuba reported seeing red fighter planes though none attacked. Fifteen officers received or were to receive medals for reconnaissance missions. Capt Robert Primrose of Norwa y Iowa and Lt Col Clyde East noted Mig fighters, East calling one type the Mig 211 faster than their RF 101 Voodoo. Major Richard Heyser spoke of high altitude flights and ground fire but no hits.
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Navy
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University of Iowa
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Chatham
Omaha
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Strategic Wing
Laughlin Air Base
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Amish School Deal Denied By Oelwein
OELWEIN The school board denied claims of a policy change affecting Amish schools and said a misstatement was broadcast by WMT. Acting Supt. Sensor said no deal existed and referenced a 1961 state board letter about providing facilities and same standards as other district schools.
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WMT
Arthur Sensor
State Board of Public Instruction
Hazleton
Oelwein Board
State Department of Public Instruction
Strike at Lockheed Called Off
Lockheed Aircraft workers at Burbank agreed to halt their two day strike pending Kennedy's Taft Hartley action. The return to work begins with the evening shift and talks resume under old contract terms of 3.02 dollars per hour. A three man board will report to the president by Monday.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Kennedy
Washington
William Simkin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
John Canaday
Lockheed
International Assn. of Machinists
T-H
California
Florida
Hawaii
105 Bodies Found In Plane Wreckage In Peru
Police digging through Varig jetliner wreckage in Lima reported 105 bodies found, contradicting the airline’s claim that 97 were aboard. An official count supported the 105 figure amid speculation that last minute passengers may have boarded in Rio de Janeiro.
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Lima
Peru
Varig
Rio de Janeiro
Pope John XXIII Improves After Illness
Vatican sources say the ailing pope feels much better with no fever and has left his bed for a few hours. He remains under treatment for serious anemia caused by an aggravated stomach disorder as Vatican appeals for worldwide prayers.
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John XXIII
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Mikoyan Seeks Pleasant Useful Talks With Kennedy
Anastas Mikoyan, Soviet first deputy premier, arrived for follow up Cuba crisis talks with President Kennedy and U.S. officials. He said the discussions should be pleasant and possibly useful. He recalled Washington visits in 1936 and 1959 as the two day talks opened. Khrushchev’s possible move beyond Cuba to broader ties remained uncertain.
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Anastas Mikoyan
Kennedy
U.S
Mikoyan
Khrushchev
New York
Denmark's Wartime Premier Erik Scavenius Dies at 85
Erik Scavenius former wartime premier and foreign secretary of Denmark died at age 85 on Thursday. He played a pivotal role in the government's wartime diplomacy during World War II.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Erik Scavenius
Thant to Stay as UN Secretary General Through 1966
U S and Russia reportedly agree Burma's U Thant should remain UN secretary general until late 1966. He would receive a full five year term dating from his acting start November 3 1961, with the assembly to elect him and council to recommend. Thant seeks retirement in 1966 for personal reasons while upholding the five year term principle.
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U Thant
Burma
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Thant
General Assembly
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Dag Hammarskjold
Sweden
Churchill To Turn 88 In Quiet London
Sir Winston Churchill will mark his 88th birthday with a quiet day in London. He will see only family and close friends and will not attend the House of Commons. Once a global figure, he remains frail, partly deaf, and sometimes lucid and forgetful.
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Anthony Montague Browne
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Envoys Rally to Bridge India Pakistan Rift Amid China Tension
Western diplomats led by Duncan Sandys and W. Averell Harriman pressed India and Pakistan in Rawalpindi and New Delhi seeking a communique to ease their Kashmir dispute. India prepared more Himalayan troops and sent diplomatic teams to sway non aligned nations while China dispatched diplomats to counter the effort.
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Devil Doll Among Gifts to Kennedy from Somali Prime Minister
Somali Prime Minister Abdiraseid Ali Scermarhe presented gifts at Blair House for President Kennedy. The collection included a devil doll, a brass gong with elephant tusks, a monkey fur rug, an ostrich egg lamp, an ivory desk set, and carved wooden animals. Kennedy and his wife also exchanged gifts, including a silver desk set and a 14 volume set of foundational papers.
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Kennedy
Abdiraseid Ali Scermarhe
Abdirascid
Mr. Kennedy
Blair House
White House
Devil
Court orders Virginia to reallocate General Assembly seats
A three judge federal court ruled Virginia must redraw its general assembly map to give urban and suburban areas more representation. The court set January 31 as the deadline for the legislature to act and warned it will issue its own order if no action is taken. A special session would be required to satisfy the court’s terms.
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Alexandria
Virginia
General Assembly
Minnesota Supreme Court orders canvassing board to certify Andersen victory
The Minnesota Supreme Court ordered the state canvassing board to reassemble and count amended returns from ten counties, effectively certifying Republican Gov. Elmer Andersen as the winner of the November 6 election. If recounts are pursued, Rolvaags team plans to seek one, potentially delaying final results into December or January.
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Minnesota
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Rolvaag
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Blue ‘Earth
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le Sueur
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Joseph Donovan
DFL
Andersen
Couple Celebrates 55 Years Dies After Accident
In Cincinnati Jacob and Anna Gehringer aged 83 celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary two days earlier. They were fatally struck while crossing a street toward a suburban shopping center in Westwood where they lived, two days after the milestone.
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Jacob
Anna Gehringer
Song Writer Is Fatally Beaten
New York AP reports songwriter Rudolph Toombs died after a beating by three robbers. Toombs, 48, wrote more than 500 songs and was once a dancer.
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New York
Rudolph Toombs
Joan Fontaine Robbed of Gems
Burglars broke into the New York apartment of film star Joan Fontaine Wednesday night and fled with about 40000 dollars in jewelry.
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New York
UPI
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