Inquiry Opened Fiery Disaster Takes 46 Lives
A Naval Court of Inquiry is convened to investigate the Constellation fire that killed 46 aboard the aircraft carrier. Vice Adm. Aus tin leads three other admirals and counsel on the crew, with Navy Secretary Franke inspecting survivors.
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New York
Naval Court of Inquiry
Constellation
Navy
Bernard L. Austin
Naval War College
Newport
R.I
Kenmore M. McManes
6Th Naval District
Charleston
S.C
Floyd B. Schultz
Bureau of Ships
Washington
William B. Franke
Soviets Reported Supplying Laos War Foe Forces
Premier Boun Oum charged that Soviet and North Vietnamese planes were air dropping arms to Kong Le’s retreating forces with Western sources confirming a drop site about 40 miles north of Vientiane. He vowed to fight on, dismissed negotiations, and claimed defections while independent estimates put Kong Le’s defense forces near 1,500 in Vientiane.
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Roy Essoyan
Vientiane
Laos
Prince Boun Oum
Kong le
Boun Oum
Pathet Lao
International Control Commission
Sam Neuva
Independent
Laotian
Fast-Moving Storm Drives Snow Across Midwest and East
A brisk storm dropped heavy snow from the Rockies to the Midwest and pushed into the East as temperatures fell. Chicago reported five inches with up to ten inches forecast, while the Mississippi Valley saw six inches. Winter warnings covered Wisconsin Ohio Michigan and Maryland with subzero readings and travel hazards.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Midwest
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Wisconsin
Lower
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Panhandle
West Virginia
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Imperial
Calif
Mullan
Idaho
Central Plains
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Capsule Returned To Florida Capsule Looks Over Repair After Space Flight
A US man in space capsule is returned to Cape Canaveral after a 16 minute Redstone flight 4000 miles per hour. Officials inspect heat and damage while recovery gear and a helicopter move the capsule from the Valley Forge to the Cape. NASA and McDonnell plan further study before possible near term manned space rides.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Cape
Valley Forge
Redstone
Wayne Koons
Lyons
Kan
Allen K. Daniel Jr
Greenwood
Miss
Marine Air Group 262
Jacksonville
N.C
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
St. Louis
McDonnell
Kennedy to Press Quick Action on Finance and Welfare
President elect Kennedy said he will urge Congress to move swiftly on medical care for the aged education housing and areas of chronic unemployment He also pressed for early action to raise the current minimum wage of one dollar an hour.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Senate
Advisory Council
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Rayburn
Mansfield
Atlantic Shore
New
Suffering Heroism Struggle on the Constellation Fire
Survivors recount the Constellation blaze with tales of fear and bravery. Thomas Parisi escaped by leaping into the East River and was rescued from the water. Allen Block climbed from deep smoke to safety on deck. Mathew Rizzo helped others and rode a barge as the ship flooded. A Navy tug pulled survivors aboard. Witnesses mourn fallen colleagues and praise the day’s rescue efforts.
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New York
Thomas Parisi
Mathew Rizzo
Richmond Hill
Queens
Rizzo
Soviet Deputies Approve Record Peacetime Budget
Moscow reports a 77.5 billion ruble peacetime budget for 1961 to fuel an 8.8 percent rise in industrial output. Defense consumes 11.9 percent, with 9.22 billion rubles for armed forces. new ruble valued at 1.11 dollars. Khrushchev examined figures as Alexei Kirichenko reappeared at the platform.
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Moscow
Vasilii Garbuzov
Supreme Soviet
Garbuzov
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Girl 11 Secures Christmas Homecoming For Father In Jail Case
Nadya Zeghabe writes to federal judge asking for her father Haas Zeghabe to be released for Christmas. Judge Thurmord Clarke lowers bail to $20,000 and allows a short home leave until a next‑Wednesday return. Zeghabe, 35, admitted robber, said he needed money for tools.
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Los Angeles
Haasan Zeghabe
Nadya Zeghabe
Thurmord Clarke
Yasmeen
Clarke
Zeghabe
Soviet promises expand Cuba trade and aid linked to sugar
Ernesto Guevara left Moscow amid Soviet pledges of increased economic aid and trade including an oil refinery, iron and steel mill, and power plants. The USSR will buy 2.7 million tons of Cuban sugar if the United States withholds purchases, while Castro announced four million tons of sugar to be bought in 1961 by the bloc at a favorable price.
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Preston Grover
Moscow
Ernesto Guevara
Cuba
Soviet Union
United States
Fidel Casio
Havana
Castro
Communist Bloc
One Man Arrested In Safe Robberies
Fayetteville North Carolina police arrested Wayne Howard Brooks 29 of Gastonia after a chase from Eagles Department Store. A car left behind contained burglary tools two walkie talkies and money totaling over 3000. The suspects are linked to safes at Wrights clothing Raleigh and a Morgan City Alabama supermarket theft.
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Fayetteville
N.C
J. F. Melvin
Wayne Howard Brooks
Gastonia
Eagles
Melvin
Brooks
Wright
Raleigh
West Palm Beach
Fla
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Morgan City
Ala
Phoenix City
North Carolina
Florida
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