Fire kills three as 400 flee Hotel Mayflower blaze
A ninth floor fire at the Hotel Mayflower in New York City left three dead including a songwriter Murray Wyzel and two hotel residents. Seven firefighters were burned or overcome by smoke as 400 guests evacuated from the 17 story hotel near Central Park. The blaze burned for about an hour before fire crews containment.
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Central Park West
61St St
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Perry Como
John King
Commack
Long Island
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Ruth Eaton
New York City
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Burke Department Store Robbery In Gibsonville
The State Bureau of Investigation joined the case after a safe at Burke Department Store was broken into Saturday night. Owner Edward Burke said receipts and cash for making change were taken, likely totaling thousands of dollars, with most insured. The 700‑pound safe was rolled into a dark area and the rest of the store appeared intact. Garland Steele Jr alerted authorities after seeing a man behind the building.
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State Bureau of Investigation
Burke Department Store
Edward M. Burke
Garland Steele Jr
Steele
Burke
Yemen Breaks With Nasser and Federation Shrinks
Cairo reports that Yemen cut ties with the United Arab Republic ending its loose federation formed after 1958. Nasser’s socialist push and the Imam Ahmad’s opposition reduce UAR to Egypt alone as Yemeni exiles warn of potential upheaval in Yemen. Syria had already left the union.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
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Nasser
Imam Ahmed
U.A.R
Beirut
United Arab States
Syria
Kennedy Mounts Budget Balance for Next Year
President Kennedy completed work on a balanced budget for the next fiscal year with no figures released. Speculation places the figure near 92 billion dollars, about 3 billion more than the current year. The president visited his ailing father in Palm Beach and underwent a back checkup with Dr. Preston Wade and Dr. Janet Travell.
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Pierre Salinger
State of the Union
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St. Mary’s Hospital
West Palm Beach
Secret Service
Sargent Shriver
Peter Lawford
Stephen Smith
Salinger
Wade
Chrysler Eyes Mass Production of Turbine Driven Car
Chrysler Corp unveiled an experimental turbine powered car and signaled potential mass production within five years. Executives noted fewer parts and no oil changes, with limited initial sales to selected customers next year and booklets to dealers after year’s start.
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Chrysler Corp
Robert Anderson
United States
Chrysler
George Huebner Jr
Huebner
Al Jennings Dead at 98 Legendary Old West figure passes away
Alfonso Jackson Jennings known as Al Jennings, train robber, ex con and entertainer, dies at 98 in Tarzana California. Nephew Tillman Eggleston cites wife Maude’s death and age related illness. Controversy lingered as biographer Stuart Lake questions any record of killing.
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Maude
Jesse James
Dalton Gang
Tiny al
Stuart Lake
Wyatt Earp
Okla
Homa
Texas
Arkansas
Kansas
Rock Island
Oklahoma
Theodore Roosevelt
Lake
Jesse
1.5 Million Negroes Leave South in the 1950s
The Census Bureau reports a record net migration of non-whites from the South, about 1.457 million in the 1950s, with most moving to the North totaling around 1.1 million and 332,000 to the West. Mississippi led out-migration with 323,000 while California led in-migration with 354,000, followed by New York and Illinois among others.
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Belgium Resumes Ties With Congo
Belgium and Congo restore diplomatic relations after 17 months severed during Congo independence turmoil. Premier Adoula seeks unity as Katanga legislators prepare to join Leopoldville based government negotiations.
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Leopoldville
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Moise Tshombe
Patrice Lumumba
Tshombe
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Elisabethville
U.N
British warships head to Persian Gulf to deter Iraqi threat
London reports an armada of at least six ships led by the 27 000 ton aircraft carrier Centaur departs Mombasa heading for the Kuwait area to deter a potential Iraqi invasion. Britain boosts readiness as Kassim masss troops and encroaching pressure raise regional tensions.
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Persian Gulf
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Centaur
Mombasa
Abdel Karim Kassim
Defense Ministry
Nairobi
Kenya
Britain
Sheik Abdullah as-Salim as-Sabah
Kassim
British moves to Kuwait arm shipment and troop massing
The British Admiralty reported at least six warships have sailed from Mombasa to the Persian Gulf to support Kuwait. Troops were on standby to be flown from Nairobi if needed amid the regional tension. Egypt severed diplomatic relations with Yemen in a separate Middle East shift.
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Arabian Peninsula
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Trade Program Tops List for 1962 Congress Action
Kennedy pushes a broadened reciprocal trade act as the first major 1962 issue. Administration plans urge quick passage to counter Europe’s Common Market and protect vulnerable domestic industries. The House Ways and Means Committee chairs the push, with support from some Republican lawmakers for domestic relief and diversification.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
United States
Hale Boggs
D-La
House Ways and Means Committee
Jonas Undecided On Running For Congress
Rep. Charles R. Jonas of North Carolina said he has not decided whether to seek another term in the U S House. He called the decision personal and noted he must consider returning to his Lincolnton law practice. A late February district convention will determine his course in the Eighth District.
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N.C
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North Carolina
U.S
House of Representatives
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Congress
A. Paul Kitchin
Wadesboro
Eighth Congressional District
Three Princes Meeting Collapses In Laos Coup Vexes Diplomats
In Vientiane Laos diplomats were stunned as the planned three princes meeting collapsed within an hour Prince Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong visited Prem ier Boun Oum after weeks of maneuvering The premier dismissed the talks saying there was no need for a princely meeting and the princes left without progressing toward a coalition government
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Boun Oum
Boun Cum
Warm Air Brings Relief To Florida
Florida warms after a cold snap as temperatures rise from the 30s in the north to the 60s in the south. Miami reaches 60 while Jacksonville records 37, with a light citrus crop damage and some vegetable losses reported.
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