Three Killed In Accident Near Kings Mountain Inter state
A fog bound crash on Interstate 85 two miles south of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, killed Rex Larry Oswalt 25, his wife 24 of Mathiston Mississippi, and James Leroy Francis 20 of Mulberry Arkansas. The Oswalts were a young Air Force couple returning from Christmas leave. Two children survived with injuries. one listed as serious.
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Kings Mountain
N. C
Air Force
R. F. Shaney
Rex Larry Oswalt
Mathiston
Miss
James Leroy Francis
Rt. 2
Mulberry
Ark
Cape Charles Air Force Station
Cape Charles
Kings Mountain Memorial Hospital
Ronnie Oswalt
Shelila Ostwalt
Shaney
Francis
Hank Ballard
Ostwald
Invasion Flag to Kennedy at Miami Orange Bowl
Cuban Brigade 2506 survivors will present their combat flag to President Kennedy during a Saturday review at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The ceremony, to be televised live by ABC with NBC delaying for noon delivery, follows Kennedy’s meeting with five Cuban leaders who pledged to pursue freeing Cuba.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Miami
United States
ABC
NBC
CBS
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Manuel Artime
Artime
California claims biggest population in the nation
California officials and chambers of commerce hailed the state as the country’s largest population, estimating 17.4 million residents alongside New York’s challenge. Festivities spread from Sacramento to Los Angeles with bells and banners, while some groups warned of downsides like smog and high taxes.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Chambers of Commerce
New York
Los Angeles
Sam Porter
Santa Monica
Mother ‘Lode
San Franciso
Bay Bridge
Pasadena
Truckee
Donner Pass
State Economic Development Agency
Virginia Poiter
Argentine Quintuplets Birth Report Dismissed as Hoax
AP reports in Buenos Aires that a claimed birth of quintuplets in Simbolar near Cordoba appears to be an April Fools Day joke. Hospitals and the Mayo Clinic in Cordoba deny any confirmation of the births or arrivals of mother Manuela Quintana Olmedo and babies.
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Buenos Aires
Manuela Quintana Olmedo
Cordoba
Argentina
Here
Mayo Clinic
Ultimas Noticias
Latin America
Maugham Story Sparks Question of Heir and Fortune
An AP Wirephoto caption recounts a Maugham tale about a fortune upon death and a claimed daughter born during her mother’s marriage. The author asserts she is not legally his daughter, noting the birth occurred while the mother was married to another man, and mentions Lord Maugham at a 1954 London gathering.
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London
Maugham
Lord Maugham
Maugham Seeks To Cut Daughter Out
Somerset Maugham, age 88, filed in Nice to deny Lady Elizabeth Mary Maugham any share of his estate and to reclaim about 2 million dollars given to her. He argues she is not his daughter due to her mother's marriage history, while revealing he has adopted his longtime secretary Alan Frank Searle as his son.
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Somerset Maugham
Elizabeth
London
Maugham
Nice
France
Lady Hope
Elizabeth Mary Maugham
John Hope
Lyrie Bernardo Maugham
Henry Welcome
Welcome
Alan Frank Searle
Searle
Katanga Forces Battle U.N. Troops in Elisabethville
Reported clashes between Katanga troops and United Nations forces in Elisabethville with casualties on both sides. Diplomatic talks for a cease-fire were underway as U Thant and Western diplomats urged an end to Katanga’s secession.
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Brussels
Belgium
Katanga
U.N
Elisabethville
Europe
Eliud Mathu
Moise Tshombe
London
U.S
Northern Rhodesia
Tshombe
Congo
Leopoldville
United Nations
United Nation
Derek Dodson
Dodson
U Thant
United States
Extensive Venus Data Presented
Stanford AP reports the first extensive analysis of data from Mariner 2 as it passed Venus. Findings are tentative and subject to revision, with no spectacular results so far. Researchers note no solar flare radiation threat observed and no magnetically trapped radiation belts around Venus.
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Stanford, Calif
United States
Venus
American Geophysical Union
American Physical Society
Europe
Canada
Stanford University
Mariner 2
Mariner
Drs
H. R. Anderson
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
H. V. Neher
Caltech
Earth
Life under Castro seen through Cuban prisoners' relatives
More than 900 relatives arriving in Miami describe life in Cuba under Fidel Castro as moneyed but with shortages of food and clothing. Vigilance by civilian defense committees and fear suppress dissent, while job loss follows nonconformity. Families report ration limits, nervous strain, and hurdles to leaving the country from Havana to the United States.
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Louis Uchitelle
Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Aida Rodriguez Valladares
Librada Muniz
Exiles Hear Talks Of New Thrust Against Castro
Cuban exile leaders and prisoners freed after the Bay of Pigs reunion with relatives aboard the African Pilot signal plans for renewed anti Castro action. Manuel Artime and other exile chiefs briefed President Kennedy in Palm Beach as 900 relatives await ceremonies in Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Manuel Artime
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Wartime Charges Against Duke Of Windsor Revived
British papers split on revived charges that Edward VIII sought a personal deal with Hitler. A German envoy reported to Hitler that a Britain Germany alliance was urgent and that the king preferred talks with Hitler. The duke in Paris offered no comment while his secretary reviewed the texts.
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Anthony White
London
Duke of Windsor
Britain
Hitler
Daily Express
Windsor
Lord Beaverbrook
Edward VIII
Daily Mirror
Liberal Guardian
Duke of Coburg
Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin
Germany
Fuehrer
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Edward
Paris
Slane Plans Speed Trip From Miami To New York
Willis Slane Jr. of North Carolina aims to set a powerboat record on a 1 250 mile open sea Miami to New York run. He will pilot a Hatteras 34 with 300 horsepower Chrysler engines, refueling near New Smyrna Beach Charleston Morehead City Norfolk and Barnegat on the way to the 88th Street pier in New York City.
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Miami, Fla
North Carolina
New York
Willis Slane Jr
High Point
N. C
New Smyrna Beach
Slane
Jim Walker
Motorboating Magazine
Hatteras Yacht Co
Sam Griffith
Miami
Griffith
Charleston
D. C
Morehead City
Norfolk, Va
Barnegat
N. J
88Th Street Pier
New York City
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