Dynafuel Sunk After Collision Off Cape Cod Canal
A Dynafuel tanker sank near Quick's Hole after a collision with the Fernview 10 miles west of Cape Cod Canal in fog. Five tankermen were burned or injured. 57 crewmen rode out the night aboard the Fernview as flames burned across both vessels.
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Buzzards Bay
Mass
Sun Oil Co
Fernview
Cape Cod Canal
Coast Guard
Quick’s Hole
Newark
N.J
Newington
N.H
Revere
72 Seized In Raids in 4 Counties
Erie Pennsylvania AP The latest in a series of gambling raids ordered by Atty Gen Walter Alessandroni led to 72 arrests across four north western counties Erie Crawford Venango and Warren A total of 95 taverns clubs restaurants diners and cigar stores were raided by 120 state troopers and local officers 142 pinball machines were seized The raids will continue until all forms of gambling and vice are wiped out
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Erie
Walter Alessandroni
Pennsylvania
Crawford
Venango
Warren
Roger E. Pflugfelder
Pflugfelder
New Wheat Deal With Soviet Union Hits Snag
Washington reports a large wheat sale to the Soviet Union stalls after a New York dealer says bids were discouraged. The Soviet mission asked for patience and hinted at possible talks in three to four days with Kennedy administration officials.
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Washington
Soviet Union
New York
Washington Post
Tanker Collision Sends Crewmembers Hurt in Fire Ball
Eight crew aboard the tanker Dafuel collided with the Norwegian freighter Fernview near New Bedford. Seaman Luther Brummitt of Glenolden described being bounced from his bunk as flames and carbon dioxide were released to smother a fire in the pump room. Brookhaven’s Robert Hickey and Claymont’s John Hudson are among injured. other listed crew include Kinney, Chandler, Taylor, Ashley, Carson, Hankinson, and more.
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New Bedford
Morris Ave
Crum Lynne
Delaware County
Dafuel
Fernview
Luther Brummitt
S. Wells Ave
Glenolden
Brummitt
Kinney
Brookhaven
Robert H. Hickey
Nathan Ave
John L. Hudson
Sherman Drive
Claymont
Milton E. Chandler
Story Road
Twin Oaks
Allen R. Taylor
Cherrywood Lane
Media
Raymond B. Ashley
Chichester Ave
Chester
William G. Carson
Philadelphia Pike
Associated Press
George B. Hankinson
Marcus Hook
Sun Oil Co
Hankinson
Middletown
Builder Denied Permit for Twin Duplex in Ridley Park
Ridley Township builder Vincent Verdes was denied a variance to construct a four family twin duplex at Morton Ave and Rogers St. The zoning board, after a public hearing with 26 signatures opposing, instructed its solicitor John Wellman to notify Verdes of the denial.
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Ridley Park
Ridley Township
Morton Ave
Rodgers Sts
Vincent Verdes
Donald Orloski
Youine Board
John Wellman
Verdes
Venezuelan gunmen steal $107,000 payroll
Gunmen in army uniforms robbed the National Agrarian Institute payroll in Caracas valued at $107,000. Police suspected the bandits were pro Communist terrorists.
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Caracas
Venezuela
National Agrarian Institute
Kennedy trips irritate New York police during stoplight policy
President Kennedy begins a five day East Coast tour and shocks New York by forgoing a 35 motorcycle escort to avoid traffic disruption. Police believe they know best how to protect the president, while the president aims to travel like an ordinary motorist. He will end the day at the Palm Beach winter home.
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NEW York
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Pierre Salinger
Italian Builders End Months-Long Labor Clash
Rome AP reports that about one million Italian construction workers and their junior representatives settled a months-long dispute. They approved a 10 percent wage rise and a 46 hour work week instead of 48, with pay varying by worker category.
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Rome
Kennedy aid bill stalled by clash over grain sales
In Washington the Senate delayed Kennedy foreign aid legislation as a dispute over grain sales to the Soviet bloc sparked sharp exchanges. A motion to table the amendment failed 48 to 40, prolonging debate on a 3.7 billion dollar authorization amid partisan maneuvering.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
Field of
Montana
Tion
Secret paper weapon shocks Trenton gamblers
Police in Trenton report gamblers using a dissolvable paper that vanishes in water. An officer observed a suspect drop two sheets into buckets upon arrival, leaving only pale blue stains.
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Trenton
Kennedy Seeks Tax Cut To Spark Job Growth
President Kennedy addressed AFL-CIO delegates in New York urging an $11 billion tax reduction he said would revive the economy and create millions of jobs. He pressed for prompt passage of the bill as the nation faces unemployment as its main domestic issue and cautioned about delays in Congress.
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New York
Kennedy
Afl-Cio
Jafl - Cio
George
Kennnedy
Congress
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Girard
North East
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Albion
Corry
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Wattsburg
Lake City
Titusville
Franklin
Oil City
Millcreek
Grain Company
Sergei A. Borisov
Russell Kinney, Jr
Mre
PIG Brand
U.S
Maxwell House
Stokely
Tangerines
United States
Pals Spacey
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