Witnesses questioned in fatal New York plane collision
Federal investigators planned to question 10 to 15 witnesses who saw Friday's midair collision over New York. The crash killed 128 aboard the United Air Lines DC8 and a Trans World Airlines Super Constellation plus five on the ground, with 2 missing. A ground fire and debris hindered search, and a flight recorder was sent to California for CAB analysis.
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Pillar of Fire
NATO waits on Kennedy reaction to Polaris defense plan
NATO ministers defer a decision on a U S proposal to arm NATO with a Polaris based nuclear force until May in Oslo. They weigh costs and political hurdles with Kennedy’s stance and McMahon act changes as France pursues its own atomic option. Secretary Herter led talks with Spaak noting a transition meeting.
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Three Children Die In Cottage Fire Near St Charles
In St Charles Missouri authorities report a weekend cottage fire that killed three Beck children Patty 9 John 7 and Kenneth 3. The blaze began Sunday possibly from the Christmas tree and their bodies were found huddled on a bed in the cottage.
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Joseph Beck
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Patty
John
Kenneth
Human Fly Act Saves Joplin Boy
Thirteen year-old Phillip White used a dangerous climb to rescue his younger brother Dennis from a house fire near Joplin. While parents were shopping, the brothers were alone on the third floor when Phillip smelled smoke and acted decisively.
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Fred McBride
Joplin, Mo
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Maurice White
Mumps Outbreak Affects Williams Family Pets
In Charlotte the two Williams children contracted mumps along with the family bulldog Victoria. The left side was affected first, then the right side two months later. Mrs Williams monitored the family turtle as the illness progressed.
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Charlotte, N. C
Davis E. Williams Jr
Victoria
Haile Selassie Army hunts rebels in Ethiopian hills
In Addis Ababa the loyal army and air patrols hunted rebel imperial guards who fled to the mountains after a failed bid to dethrone the emperor. Officials place civilian and army casualties at 2000. Haile Selassie flew to the capital and toured Jubilee Palace as arrests and executions were promised.
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