Pearl Harbor Dead Will Be Honored
Hawaii marks the 17th anniversary of Pearl Harbor with a solemn tribute to 1,102 men lost aboard the Arizona. Officials will gather on the sunken battleship platform at 7:55 am for services, observing the 7:58 am anniversary bombing.
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Mayport Navy Station
Alda
Melba Wiley
Neptune Beach
Fla
Pearl Harbor
F. W. Brown
The
Jefferson, N. C
Florida
Arizona
Ammuni
United States
Japan
Dulles Hospital Checkup Finds No Recurrence
Secretary of State Dulles checked into Walter Reed Army Hospital for two to three days for observation. Officials reported no evidence of cancer recurrence from the operation two years ago, with Dulles resting comfortably and to stay off day-to-day foreign policy duties.
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Washington (Ap
State Dulles
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dulles
State Department
Lincoln White
Walter Reed
White
Eisenhower
Christian Herter Jr
Paris
Berlin
West Berlin votes in pivotal city election amid Soviet threat
West Berliners vote on municipal offices as Communist East Germany presses propaganda to remove Allied troops. Mayor Willy Brandt and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer lead anti Communist coalitions while East German agitators and arrests frame a tense plebiscite on Khrushchev’s plan to pull out U S British and French forces.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Brandt
East Germany
Soviet Union
East
Socialist Party
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Christian Democrats
West Germany
U. S. Stooges
Debbie Land Leaves Hospital to Welcome Santa
Five year old Debbie Land, badly injured when a truck roller fractured her leg, plans to leave Bethel Park Hospital on crutches to greet Santa. Neighbors Terry Combs and Doug Black raised 52 dollars for a present spree, and Debbie has already received a doll, a nylon robe, slippers, and a three speed phonograph. Her father Edward Land credits prayer and miracles and expects further procedures may follow.
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Pittsburgh
Debbie Land
Santa Claus
Debbie
Santa
Bethel Park
Terry Combs
Doug Black
Edward C. Land
Democrats Oust Gravel Over Civil Rights Stance
The Louisiana State Committee voted to remove Gravel due to his views on integration. The move follows civil rights protests and demonstrates party discipline within the Democratic caucus.
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Louisiana State Committee
Gravel
Army Moonshot Reaches Far Short of Pioneer I
Army test of Pioneer III from Florida aimed at the sun but fell short of the moon, altitude about 64,830 miles versus Pioneer I’s 71,300 miles. NASA and Army scientists called it a near success, with engineering faults and speed shortfalls noted and plans for improvements.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Florida
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Wernher von ‘Braun
William H. Pickering
Pickering
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
von Braun
Machinists End Strike Against TWA
Texas City AP reports the Machinists Union ended a 16 day strike against Trans World Airlines with a majority voting to accept a new contract. Cliff Miller said the agreement runs to Oct 1 1960 and includes wage increases 28 to 53 cents plus retroactive raises, improved grievant handling, company paid hazardous duty insurance, layoff pay, new safety health provisions and a guarantee against reprisals. The TWA spokesman said workers would be called back to work promptly.
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Tansas City
Trans World Airines
Cliff Miller
District 142
TWA
Miller
Democrats Endorse Butler Civil Rights Stand At DNC
The Democratic National Committee approved a resolution praising Paul M. Butler for his forthright civil rights stance and leadership in the November 4 election. Southern members protested but failed to block the measure, 84 to 19, while Camille Gravel Jr. retained his post after a 91 to 15 vote. Harry S. Truman urged organizing for a White House victory.
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Camille F. Gravel, Jr
Paul Butler
Democratic National Credentials Committee
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Paul M. Butler
Harry S. Truman
White House
Butler
Approval Given Test Ban Article
The United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union approved the first article of a treaty to prohibit nuclear test explosions. They agreed the treaty would open for signature by any country when completed, though full legal effect awaits ratification by the three powers.
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Geneva
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Semyon Tsarapkin
U.S
James J. Wadsworth
Tsarapkin
Khrushchev’s Secret Message to Eisenhower Reported by Humphrey
Senator Hubert Humphrey said he will deliver a personal message from Nikolai Khrushchev to President Eisenhower after an eight hour Kremlin interview. He described Khrushchev as revealing secrets and impressed by American corn farming. Humphrey declined to disclose the content.
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London
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Kremllin
Humphrey
Khrushchev
United States
Churchill Statue Approved After Mixed Reactions
London officials approve an eight foot statue of Sir Winston Churchill carved by David McFall. Residents of Woodford raise about 5 000 pounds to fund the sculpture amid criticisms it resembles a gorilla and caricatures Churchill.
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London
Sir Winston Churchill
Wondford
Churchill
McFall
Churchill Commemoration Fund
Woodford
Britain
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Pearl Harbor Birthday
Hawaii
Cape Canaveral
David McFall
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