Three More Arrested In $26,000 Bank Robbery Fallout
In Camden New Jersey FBI reports three more arrests in a $26,000 bank heist tied to two escaped convicts. Charles Negri confessed to the bank robbery and fatal shooting of Romeo Mercantini, while James Lenahan remains sought. Belfiore and Fisher faced related charges. Neilsen posted bail and awaits further proceedings.
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Philadelphia
New Jersey
FBI
Camden
John A. Fisher J
Oak Valley
N.J
Ethel Neilsen
Gloucester City
Fisher
Vito Anthony Belfiore
First National Bank of
Westville
Charles Negri
Lenahan
Mercantini
Negri
New York
Belflore
Boston
Miss Neilsen
U.S
Charles L. Rudd
Camden County
Today's Military Firepower Compared To Pearl Harbor Era
An AP overview contrasts U S armed forces today with 1941 strength. It notes carrier and ballistic missile power, the spread of nuclear delivery, and expanded totals in personnel, aircraft, and ships, including the B52 range and Polaris subs.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Polaris
Army Air Force
U.S
Pearl
Harbor
Philippines
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Europe
Navy
Soviet Union
United States
Japan
Truman Talks with Newsmen in Beverly Hills
Former President Harry S Truman, aged 77, met reporters in a Beverly Hills hotel room. He commented on groups like the John Birch Society and the Ku Klux Klan, defended presidential authority over the military, and discussed MacArthur and Nixon's California bid against Edmund Brown.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
S. Truman
Independence
John Birch Society
Ku Klux Klan
Edwin A. Walker
MacArthur
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Lincoln
Richard M. Nixon
California
Edmund G. Brown
CPA Does Not File Tax Return After Busy Season
Roy W. Tlunt, 47, of San Carlos, was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco of willful failure to file his 1956 1957 and 1958 income tax returns. He reportedly owed taxes on a gross income of $48,239 for the three years. Judge Albert C. Wollenberg scheduled sentencing for January 3.
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San Francisco
Roy W. Tlunt
San Carlos
Albert C. Wollenberg
FAA Reverses News Ban On Presidential Flights
FAA officials say a press information blackout on Kennedy and Johnson presidential flights was a mistake. The order, issued Nov 22 without White House approval, was revoked after White House countermand and Salinger stated no reason existed for the policy. The Secret Service gave no comment.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
White House
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pierre Salinger
West Palm Beach
Fla
Der
Secret Service
O'Brien to Be Sworn In as State Supreme Court Justice
Judge Henry X. O'Brien of Allegheny County will be sworn in as a state supreme court justice on January 3 in Philadelphia. Chief Justice John C. Bell will administer the oath, per O'Brien's office.
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Pittsburgit
Henry X. O'Brien
Allegheny County
State
Supreme Court
John C. Bell
Philadelphia
O'Brien
The Cold War Debate and the Rise of Communism
James Marlow analyzes U S perceptions a year into World War I era and the ongoing Cold War. He cites communism growth from 170 million to about a billion people and questions western unity and strategy past 1917 and WWII. He argues history evolves and Western isolationism helped enable communist expansion.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Europe
Red China
Southeast Asia
Yalta
Hitler
Squabble Over Arbitration Splits AFL-CIO Leads
The 1961 AFL-CIO convention opens in Bay Harbour with industrial unions pushing binding arbitration for jurisdictional disputes and clashing with rival building trades who oppose enforcement. Walter Reuther defends his group while Kennedy speaks. Meany aims for peace amid the tensions.
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Reuther
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Old Cio
Meany
Kennedy
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers Union
Building Trades
Fire Fatal at 87 in Bedford Brush Blaze
A brush fire near Everett killed 87-year-old Satta VY Diehl as he tore down a fence. Authorities say the fire started accidentally when ashes from his pipe were dropped into dry brush near his home.
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Bedford
Everett
Palice
Satta VY. Diehl
R. D
King Receives First Copy of Hammarskjold Memorial Medallion
In Stockholm Sweden AP reports King Gustaf Adolf VI accepted the initial copy of a Dag Hammarskjold memorial medallion minted for global distribution. The event marks the start of a worldwide distribution effort honoring the late diplomat.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gustaf Adolf VI
Dag Hammarskjold
Stars to Marry In Hollywood This December
Film stars Barbara Luna and Doug McClure announced plans to wed on December 17 in Hollywood. The couple shared the news with friends on Wednesday.
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Hollywood
Barbara Luna
Doug McClure
Shelter near completion at Wofford College
A fallout shelter large enough for the entire student body and faculty of Wofford College in Spartanburg South Carolina is nearing completion.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Wofford College
U.N. Congo Move Might Trap U.S.
The United States and Western allies risk disagreement over U.N. actions in the Congo if Katanga’s secession endures. Washington and London view unity as essential while avoiding force to unite the Congo. Katanga's wealth and future stability hinge on a united Congo, with diplomacy seen as key.
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Washington
United States
U.N
Congo
Katanga
United Nations
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Bermuda
London
Moise Tshombe
Leopoldville
State Department
U.S. Air Force
Elisabethville
Tshombe
Belgium
France
Central Africa
Security Council
Ceylon
Liberia
United Arab Republic
Optimism Rises as Dominican Crisis Talks Advance
In Santo Domingo optimism grows among opposition circles after reports of progress toward a near agreement with President Balaguer's government to form a new governing council. The Civic Union rejects Balaguer retaining the top post, while renewed leftist actions call for continued strikes and anti foreign intervention messaging.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
National Civic Union
Civic Union
Pedro Rodriguez Echavarris
Trujillo
Rafael Trujillo
Rodriguez Echavarria
United Front of National Liberation
National Palace
Bala- Buer
Civil Rights Action Praised by NAACP Official
A top NAACP official in Philadelphia lauds the Kennedy administration for progress in civil rights, calling the action in that area gratifying and noting government steps have begun to yield results.
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Philadelphia
National Association For the Advancement O Colored People
Pearl Harbor Inquiries: A Chronicle Of Probes And Blame
On the 20th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack the piece reviews eight official inquiries. It notes Roosevelt’s commission and 2 173 pages, six other probes, and a 492 page Senate House report. It lists key figures including Hull Stimson Knox Marshal Stark Kimmell Short and General Short.
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Washington
Pentagon
United States
Pearl Harbor
High Command
Hawaii
Defense Department
Hnte
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Navy
Army
Congress
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Henry L. Stimson
the Navy
Frank Knox
George C. Marshal
Harold JR. Stark
Husband E. y|Kimmell
Walter HG. Short
Hawaiian Department
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Department of Interior
Edward Morris
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Morris
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Kkks
CPA
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Jane Morgan
Lancaster
U.N. Congo
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