John Thomas, Singer, Dies at 68 in Apple Valley
John Charles Thomas, famed baritone of opera concert and radio, died at his Apple Valley home after months of illness from intestinal cancer. He retired from performing in 1983 but remained in demand for appearances. He and his wife Dorothy had lived in the desert community since 1954. His NBC radio run spanned 1942 to 1947, and he often signed off with Good night, mother, recalling his mother Anna Dorothea Schnabel Thomas.
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Apple Valley
Calif
John Charles Thomas
America
Thomas
Dorothy
Los Angeles
National Broadcasting Co
Anna Dorothea Schnabel Thomas
East Berlin youths plan big hunt the spy game
Communist youth groups in East Berlin will stage a large hunt the spy event Sunday as part of semi military training. They will use portable radio receivers with directional antennae to locate a transmitter sending short wave signals.
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Berlin
East Berlin
Herter Arrives in Paris to Lead US NATO Delegation
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter landed in Paris from Brussels to head the American delegation at NATO's annual review.
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Paris
U. S
Christian A. Herter
Brussels
Thieves Try to Rob Safe at American Base Near La Rochelle
In La Rochelle area an attempted heist targeted a safe on an American Army base last weekend. The safe held about $60,000 but the robbers failed to crack it and fled without loot.
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LA Rochelle
France
Here
Gas Explosion Kills Twelve Miners in Turkey
In Zonguldak Turkey an underground gas explosion ends twelve miners’ lives and traps 55 others far below ground. Rescue teams race to reach the mine as authorities warn of dangerous conditions and possible more casualties.
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Zonguldak
Turkey
Cigar Makers Hopeful As Population Expands
AP analysis notes tax and Cuban market effects on U S cigar sales, with per capita consumption rising from 119 in 1956 to about 138 in 1960. Industry credits packaging, multi unit boxes, and stylizing aimed at younger men for a comeback since the 1940s decline.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
U.S
The
Cigar Institute of America
Cigar Manufacturers Association of America, Inc
Institute
Pope John XXIII Delivers Christmas General Audience
Vatican City AP reports Pope John XXIII spoke to about 2000 people in a general audience. His left jaw was swollen from two teeth extractions as he wished them a Merry Christmas.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
One-Legged Prisoner Escapes in London
Dennis Bridges, 22, who uses a artificial leg, escaped from custody after being taken from jail to a clinic. He hopped to a wash basin in a restroom and jumped through a window in an apparent hop-step-jump escape.
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London
Dennis Bridges
Bridges
Pump and Water Demand Prompted Urgent City Request
STUTTGART Ark AP A pump supply firm received a phone call from Cotter mayor seeking an immediate water pump replacement. The mayor stated the city was out of water and needed a pump today, prompting urgent action by the supplier.
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Stuttgart, Ark
Apump Supply Company
Cotter, Ark
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