Plane Crashes In Snowstorm From Williamsport Airport Flight
An Allegheny Airlines plane with 25 aboard crashed into a mountainside during a snowstorm near Montoursville Pennsylvania. The flight was en route Philadelphia to Cleveland via Harrisburg Williamsport Bradford and Erie. One survivor reportedly. Snow and low visibility were cited as factors.
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Montoursville, Pa
Allegheny Airlines
Tom Schadt
Williamsport- Montoursville
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Harrisburg
Williamsport
Bradford
Erie
Khrushchev Pushes Summit as Hungary Revolt Cools
Khrushchev told Hungarian Communist leaders the USSR will destroy stockpiled nuclear rockets if a universal disarmament plan is accepted. He urged an East West summit soon and blamed the 1956 Hungarian regime for party mistakes. He cited De Gaulle talks and postponed the Berlin and German peace issues as key goals.
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Communist Party
Hungary
Hungarian Workers’ (Communist) Party
Rakosi
Neuen Matra Rabeal
Khrushchev
de Gaulle
Nikita Nikita Khrushchev
Hungarian Communist Party
Budapest
Air Force cuts back B70 heavy bomber program
The Air Force reduced the B70 development plan after spending about half a billion dollars. North American Aviation will lead a greatly trimmed program with GE powerplant work shifting to North American. Boeing and Chance Vought subcontractors see contracts terminated. overall savings of about 85 million dollars expected in the 1961 budget.
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Washington
North American Aviation Co
General Electric
Boeing
Chance Vought
Air Force
North American
Congress
Gates Succeeds McElroy As Secretary Of Defense
Washington AP report states Neil H. Gates will succeed James P. McElroy as Secretary of Defense effective immediately. McElroy, 55, resigns for personal reasons after 26 months in the role. Gates has served as deputy secretary since last June and was Navy civilian chief in 1957. Senate confirmation expected in January.
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Defense
Washington (Ap
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Eisenhower
Procter & Eisenhower
Neil
Cess
Senate
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Philadelphia
Navy
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Donald A. Quarles
Adenauer De Gaulle Meet In Paris Amid West Tensions
In Paris Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and President Charles de Gaulle held talks focusing on Western alliance issues and Berlin, with observers noting unity on major questions but minor disagreements. Concurrently in New York two networks admitted dubbing crowd noises into Eisenhower’s Europe trip footage, while NBC stuck to actual sound and CBS warned employees on payola.
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PARIS
Konrad Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Adenauer
New York
Eisenhower
Europe
American Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Co
ABC
Cuban Military Court Ends 18 Hour Trial Of Americans
Havana reports an 18 hour military tribunal concluded cases against two Americans and 37 Cubans accused of planning to overthrow Fidel Castro. Prosecution seeks death for Frank Young and Aroace Pruno Bertot, with 12 others slated for long prison terms, while a second trial targets Del Pino and five Cubans for counter revolution.
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Harold K. Miles
Havana
Fidel Castro
Frank Austin Young
Indianapolis
Ind
Miami
O Ace
Rafael del Pino
Castro
Jis
del Pino
Santiago
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Rise of American Motors Sparks Rambler Stock Boom
In 1957 Rambler drew buyers to AMC and stock investors, with 1959 sales near 350,000 and share gains from 5.25 to 86.50. AMC posted record earnings of 60.34 million dollars for 1959, while former holder Louis Wolfson exited with substantial profits and investors chase the auto maker’s high price and strong earnings.
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Ben Phlegar
Detroit
Rambler
American Motors
AMC
Lena Bow
Louis E. Wolfson
Florida
Wolfson
Wall Poe Pte
Romney
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
Aumacebaea
Halleck Rules Out 1960 Tax Cuts prospect
Washington AP reports House Republican Leader Charles A. Halleck of Indiana doubts tax cuts will occur in the upcoming session. He notes possible tax legislation but questions its scope while addressing civil rights action, farm legislation, and labor policy tied to the Taft-Hartley act amid the steel strike status. Halleck suggests any needed labor changes would target the Taft-Hartley law.
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Washington
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Congress
Halleck
House Rules Committee
Ways and Means
Senate
Thief Takes Coffee Pool Thief Takes Coffee Pool
Bank of America West Oakland branch robbery yields only 2.43 dollars but angered the employer after the theft remained undiscovered until coffee break. Police investigated the odd case at the Oakland facility.
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Oakland
Calif
West Oakland
Bank of America
Lawmakers Clash Over Tax Cuts and Budget Balance
Amid claims of unbalanced spending and a balanced budget, Halleck and Republican opponents spar over tax cuts. The discourse cites direct appropriations and civil rights priorities as central to 1960 legislation.
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Halleck
Catalina
Synthetic Drug Altafur Aids Critically Ill Children
Oklahoma doctor Dr. J Neil Lysaught reported at the 13th AMA clinical meeting a trial of Altafur on 59 children at Oklahoma City Wesley Hospital. Of 34 in critical or severe condition, the synthetic drug helped save their lives with mild nausea and vomiting managed by giving it with meals amid an outbreak of staphylococcal pneumonia and bronchiolitis.
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Dallas, Tex
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Wesley Hospital
J. Neil Lysaught
American Medical Assn
Lysaught
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