Fire Destroys Greek Freight Ship Carrying Explosives
A Greek freighter Captain George loaded with 400 tons of commercial explosives caught fire and exploded 300 miles northeast of Bermuda. All 25 crew members abandoned ship as 33 to 60 foot seas raged. The Virginia tanker stood by and another schooner Curlew faced rudder loss after the blast.
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Bermuda
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Atlantic
George
New Orleans
Port Said
Egypt
Virginia
Curlew
St. Marys
Piraeus
Greece
U.S. Coast Guard
Blue Star Steamstp Company
Foncion
U.S. Air Force
Polite Crooks Target Elderly Couple In Sugar Grove Burglary
Two men posing as electricians entered the home of Mr and Mrs David Locey near Sugar Grove and stole over 500 dollars saved over two years. The 80 and 85 year old couple were deceived during a roughly hourlong search before the thieves escaped. State Police seek the suspects described as young and courteous.
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Sugar Grove
David Locey
Lottsville
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Locey
Lacey
Electric Company
Plane wreckage found after missing flight near Elk County
AP reports wreckage of a small plane carrying four men was found about 15 miles south of Elk-Cameron County. All aboard are dead. The craft departed Ithaca New York Saturday night en route to Du Bois Jefferson County Airport. Pilot was William Lane with passengers William Mulken Eugene Hicks and Matthew Smith all from Du Bois area. They were returning from a Cornell Penn freshman football game.
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Union City Board Backs Amended Act 561 For Separate District
Union City Area School Board favors amending Act 561 to allow Union City to stand as a separate district rather than merge with Corry. Erie County officials note consolidation aims for 4000 pupil minimum but exceptions exist. Corry could merge with other districts if not amended. The Corry committee has not yet stated its position.
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Corry
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Erie County
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State Department of Public Instruction
Maurice Kolpein
Commuunity
Corry Area
Four Hurt After Warren Crash Involving Hit and Run
Four seriously hurt in Warren area when car backed into a truck at an intersection then sped west, left Route 6, hit trees west of Warren. Victims Frank Harris Betty Andres Marlonville Betty Howe and Richard Hummel were all injured with varying head and body lacerations.
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Warren General Hospital
Warren
Frank B. Harris
Betty Jane Andres
Marlonville
Betty Howe
A. D
Kane
John Krupey
Warren State
Trucker Kavanagh Dies in Carlisle Turnpike Crash
One person was killed and two others injured in a turnpike crash near Carlisle involving three tractor trailers. The victim was identified as Thomas Kavanagh, about 63, of Wexford, driver of one truck, pronounced dead at the scene.
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Carlisle
Thomas Kavanagh
Wexford
Briton Plans To Defect To Reds Rumor Triggers Security Probe
Prime Minister Macmillan ordered a royal inquiry led by Lord Radcliffe into rumors of a British minister planning to defect to the Soviet Union. The probe also examines alleged Soviet blackmail by a homosexual spy, with connections to William Vassall and Thomas Galbraith and prior intelligence issues.
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Britain
Macmillan
Thomas Galbraith
Admiralty
Soviet Union
William John Vassall
Vassall
Lord Radcliffe
Retailers Cut Yule Hours at Corry Chamber Meet
Corry Chamber of Commerce Retail Division members approved revised Christmas store hours. Preview night remains Monday November 26 with merchants offering inducements. Men’s Night is December 11. stores close December 13 for a full schedule. December 15 closes at 5 30 p m and the final Saturday before Christmas opens to 9 p m. Christmas Eve closes at 5 30.
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Corry
Atlas F Missile Launch Becomes Successful Test
The Air Force reports its third Atlas F missile launch along the Pacific route was successful. The 12 foot missile, an advanced model, traveled about 4 000 miles yesterday to reach an undisclosed target in the Pacific.
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Pacific
Khrushchev offers plan to pull Soviet bombers from Cuba
Soviet Premier Khrushchev sent Kennedy a proposal to withdraw Jeb bombers from Cuba amid tangled conditions. Talks continue in New York as U.S. officials press for removal of planes and missiles, while U.N. inspection and Castro demands complicate the path to a settlement.
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Castro
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Soviet Union
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Vasily V. Kumetsov
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Sorylet
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Guantanamo
Premiser
Moscow
Castro Appears Victorious Unless U S Cracks Whip
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan argues Castro could claim victory in Cuba if the United States backs down on inspections and bomber removal. He warns Moscow and Khrushchev may press Castro, while internal bloc strains complicate Soviet support and risk Latin American policy.
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Fidel Castro
United States
U.S
Latin Ameria
Caribbean
Castro
Cuba
Moscow
Mikoyan
Red China
Youth dies after Hatari stunt attempt in Ridgway
Wayne Jones, 16, Ridgway, died after being fatally wounded by a knife during a field stunt inspired by the movie Hatari. He fell from a moving station wagon fender while attempting to lasso and slit a deer, severing his windpipe. Six youths were involved. others named include Robert Thomson 18, Danny Eliason 16, Alle Hill 15, Kenneth Cook 16, Sid Ronald Swanson 15, Jeff Ridgway. Jones died at Elk County General Hospital after efforts to revive him failed. Deputy coroner Dr Stephen A. Chilian noted accidental death and planned further talks with county game protectorLeo Milford.
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Africa
Wayne Jones
Thomas W. Jones
Elk County General Hospital
Johnsonburg
Ray Titler
Rideway
Hatari
Hunter
Jones Boy
Robert Thomson
Danny Eliason
Alle Hill
Kenneth Cook
Sid Ronald Swanson
Jeff Ridgway
Thomson
Cer
Jones
Titler
Otto Dill
Frank Pavlock
el County General Hospital
Paul Meyers
Stephen A. Chilian
Elk County
Leo Milford
China blasts Khrushchev more than two days before Soviet meeting
The official Chinese commentary in the People’s Daily sharply criticizes Khrushchev’s policies. It denounces United States imperialism and warns that appeasement and retreat risk widening war. The piece hints at Sino Soviet tensions over negotiations with the West and nuclear strategy.
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Red China Today
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Pe- Adng
People's Daily
China
United States
Cuba
Moscow
Pekinz
Charles Laughton Stricken by Spinal Cancer
Hollywood reports actor Charles Laughton is in worsened condition with spinal cancer. Cedars of Lebanon Hospital says he has been hospitalized since July 30 for surgery on a collapsed vertebra. doctors announced last month cancer is present.
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Charles Laughton
Hollywood
Cedars of Lebanon
Laughton
Young East German guard flees to West Berlin in gun battle
An East German border guard aged 19 escaped to West Berlin after a pitched gun battle with Ged guards. West Berlin police reported about 30 shots exchanged and the refugee reached West Berlin unharmed. A second escape by a member of the East German People's Army was also reported with details withheld.
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West Berli
East German People's Army
East Germany
Adenauer and Kennedy Agree Cuban Settlement Precedes Berlin Talks
West Germany's Konrad Adenauer and President Kennedy wrap two days of talks in Washington with a shared stance that any new Western move on Berlin should wait until a Cuba settlement is in place. Adenauer praised Kennedy's Cuban action after lunch.
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Cuba
Berlin
Dean Rusk
Clude
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Soviet Union
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National Press Lab
Water supply in Corry cleared after chlorine scare
Delhy, a Fourth Ward resident, reports discolored water from October 7, tests in November found algae and chlorine contamination. State officials visited November 1 and took samples, declaring water safe, while residents remain cautious and monitor the system.
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R. W. Stall- Gaum
State Department of Health
Corp Water Bioply Co
Corry Hvecnt
Haroli $S
Everm Fourth Ward
Luck
Mr. Stalbaus
Ie State Board of Hostility
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Luka
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