American Flyer on Trial in Indonesia for Rebel Bombing
Allen Lawrence Pope a Miami pilot who flew Korean War missions faces a life or death trial before an air force court in Jakarta. He is the first American potentially facing the death penalty under Indonesia’s state of siege law after being shot down May 18 1958 over the Banda Sea. Pope’s wife and two children stay in Florida while his ex-wife and another child are in Texas.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Allen Lawrence Pope
Miami
Fla
Air Force
Pope
Banda Sea
Florida
Texas
Rebel air raids blamed on Pope tied to Formosan plan
The Indonesian army accused Pope of leading most rebel air raids on ships ports and airfields in eastern Indonesia during Sumatra and Celebes resistance. It said Pope was sent by Claire Chennault’s civil air transport to the rebels for three months at ten thousand dollars monthly. After bailing out over Ambon he was found alive with a broken right thigh and in good health, described as a courageous but money motivated figure by Americans.
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Pope
Indonesia
Sumatra
Celebes
Claire Chennault
Taipei
Formosa
Ambon
South Moluccas
Winter Storm Grips Northern Plains and Midwest
A harsh winter storm sweeps north through Minnesota the Dakotas and the upper Mississippi Valley bringing icy roads, blowing snow and 4 to 8 inch accumulations. Travel is hazardous with near blizzard conditions in Colorado and western Iowa. Nebraska, Kansas and Wisconsin face visibility cuts, trapped motorists, and numerous weather warnings.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Plains States
Colorado
Iowa
Treynor
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Kansas
U.S. 50
Dodge City
Kan
Town Opens Its Heart to 8 Living in Auto
Irving residents took in a hungry family of eight after police found three adults and five children in a car in a park. The Wells family, en route from Tampa to Dallas, received food, clothing, and shelter offers from locals and nearby businesses, with job interviews arranged for Wells.
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Dallas, Tex
Irving
Robert S. Wells
Wells
Betty Nichols
H. S. Derrick
Tampa
Fla
Dallas
R. A. McGrath
James Johnson
Death Toll Mounting as Holiday Ends
As the three day Christmas weekend ends drivers faced hazardous highways due to snow, ice and freezing rain across Oklahoma New Mexico Texas Kansas Minnesota and the Dakotas. Police strict enforcement kept the death toll below the 530 forecast with 402 fatalities at 72 hours.
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National Safety Council
Mississippi Valley
U.S. 64
Boiser City
Okla
Clayton
N.M
Oklahoma Panhandle
Wisconsin
Unrest Against Premier Kassem Spreads from Iraqi Border
Reports from Iran describe growing opposition to Prime Minister Abdel Karim Kassem among southern Iraqi farmers and tribesmen. Merchants crossing the border cite demonstrations in Amarah and leaflets distributed against Kassem while Iraqi troop movements are observed near Khorramshahr. The situation prompts speculation that Kassem aims to quell uprisings and secure the Shatt al Arab frontier.
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Tehran
Iran
Abdel Karim Kassem
Iraq
Basra
Kassem
Amareh
Khorramshahr
Russians Release Japanese Fishermen
Fifteen Japanese fishermen detained by Russians for about a month at Paramushir Island in the Kuriles were handed over to Japan on Sunday. A Maritime Safety Board spokesman said they were captured for entering waters the Soviet Union claims off the northern Kuriles, and their fishing boat was returned as well.
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Tokyo
Paramushir Island
Kuriles
Japan
Japanese Maritime Safety Board
Soviet Union
Cuba Man Killed In Crossing Crash
Glee Beebe 71 of Cuba died when his car collided with an Erie Railroad passenger train at a crossing about two miles west of Cuba in Allegany County.
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Cuba
Glee Beebe
Erie Railroad
Allegany County
Dog Triggers 40 Car Pileup On Santa Ana Freeway
A dog darted onto the Santa Ana Freeway during peak traffic causing a chain reaction crash. Forty vehicles collided, eleven people were treated for minor injuries, fifteen cars towed, and damage topped $10,000. The dog was killed and the highway cleared after about an hour.
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Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Here
Tugboat Explosion Threatens Crescent City Coast
A tugboat exploded in Crescent City harbor alongside a barge carrying 800 000 gallons of high octane gasoline. Firefighters fought flames for three hours, a Coast Guard cutter towed the sinking vessel, deckhand Gordon McCallen is missing, and Crescent City evacuated the downtown area. One man hospitalized with facial burns.
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Crescent City
Calif
Port
California
Coast Guard
Gordon McCallen
Seattle
Crescent City Department
Crescent City Fire Protection District
Soviet Push for Disarmament at Paris Summit
Moscow dispatch says Premier Khrushchev will press total disarmament in talks at the East West summit planned in Paris next year. Pravda derides mere talk while the arms race continues and Trud calls disarmament key to easing tensions, with a May Day timing issue noted.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Paris
Khrushchev
West
Geneva
Communist Party
Pravda
United Nations
Trud
U.N
Syrian authorities crush remaining Communist youth cells
Damascus reports that Syrian police arrested several teenaged boys and girls as authorities claimed to have smashed the last secret Communist organization in the United Arab Republic. President Nasser had begun a 1959 drive against Communists described as enemies of Arab nationalism.
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Damascus
Syria
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.A.R
Rock Still Silent on Nixon Aid
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller returned to Albany to work on his annual legislative message and refused to elaborate on his withdrawal from the presidential race. He dodged questions about a Nixon draft and said he would not make further statements this week. He spent Christmas with family in Westchester and attended a Philadelphia after Christmas dinner with his wife's relatives.
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Albany
N. Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Westchester County
Richard M. Nixon
Philadelphia
Nixon keeps distance on running mate amid Rockefeller withdrawal
Vice President Richard Nixon refused to name a running mate or announce his own bid while the Rockefeller decision to drop out narrows the field. Democrats led by Kefauver predict tighter unity against Nixon, as GOP backers hope Rockefeller might reconsider a vice presidential run.
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Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Cain OP
Cea
Iverson A. Mockefeller
Rockefeller
Wesley Heights
Baltimore
Baltimore Colts
New York Giants
James P. Mitchell
House Gop
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Kenneth B. Keating
New York
Keating
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Eisenhower
Meade Alcorn
GOP
Connecticut
Edwin H. May Jr
Hinman In on Rock Decision
The New York Mirror reports Gov. Nelson Rockefeller decided not to seek the Republican presidential nomination after a three hour meeting with advisers including Louis Lefkowitz Malcolm Wilson L Judson Morhouse William Rowan Frank Jamieso George Hinman. They said the governor listened and then made the decision himself amid a Nixon backed Republican leadership.
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New York
The
New York Mirror
Nelson Rockefeller
William Henderson
Atty
Louis Lefkowitz
Malcolm Wilson
L. Judson Morhouse
William Rowan
Rockefeller
Frank Jamieson
George Hinman
Binghamton
Lefkowitz
Albany
Nixon
the Mirror
Florida Crash Kills 4 and Injures 5 Near Bonifay
Four members of the Wise family died when their Ocoee car failed to stop at an intersection and was struck by another vehicle traveling about 50 miles per hour. The crash occurred 12 miles north of Bonifay near the Alabama line. Four victims were Mack Wise Louise Wise Grady Wise and Donna Wise. Five others were injured.
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Bonifay
Fla
Florida
Ocoee
Mack Roland Wise
Louise
Grady Lee Wise
Winter Garden
Donna Wise
E. B. Jordan
Florida Highway Patrol
Wise
Alabama-Florida Line
Seek Coast Swing To Nixon Banner
A revived drive to win Nelson Rockefeller supporters for Richard Nixon began Sunday in Nixon's home county. Alphonzo E. Bell Jr., chair of the Los Angeles County Republican Central Committee, initiated the effort.
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Los Angeles
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Alphonzo E. Bell Jr
Los Angeles County
Republican Central Committee
Russians Arrive at South Pole Base On Long Antarctic Trek
The 16 member Soviet expedition reached Dostok station to a welcome from 22 Americans after an 18 day trek over the Antarctic ice. They were treated to pork chops eggs fried potatoes and cereal then watched requested films. The convoy arrived in three tractor sleds after a 1680 mile journey from Mirny base as Tass reported.
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South Polar
Navy
Dostok
Moscow Radio
Pentagon
David Tyree
Mirny
Indian Ocean
Antarctic
Tass
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