West Protests Against Air Interference
MOSCOW AP United States Britain and France protested Soviet interference with Allied air corridors to Berlin in a terse note to the Soviet Foreign Ministry. The Western powers rejected Soviet demands to restrict altitudes over Berlin Hanover and Hamburg, citing four power safety rules. Soviet jets were heard over Berlin and a RAF transport carrying Sir Christopher Steele was buzzed.
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Moscow
United States
Britain
France
Berlin
West Berlin
Hanover
Hamburg
Snowstorm Defies Forecasts Hits Northeast With Hefty Snow
A heavy snowstorm dumped up to two feet across parts of the Northeast on Wednesday and today. Eastern New York State and nearby areas saw the deepest snow with many counties reporting 11 to 24 inches. The storm caused power outages, school closures, and travel disruptions while eight deaths were linked to shoveling efforts.
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Associated Press
New York State
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
New England
Cape Cod
Weather Bureau
Tannersville
N.Y
Catskills
Kingston
Hudson River
Glens Falls
Albany
Pough
Top Steel Negotiators Open Formal Bargaining Session
In Pittsburgh the United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald and U S Steel chief negotiator R Conrad Cooper led a first formal session as 11 major producers and union locals began talks on a new contract. Early talks aimed for a quick non inflationary deal with limited wage gains and tax relief through depreciation concessions to avoid price increases. About 500 mill managers and an equal number of local officials attended the opener with hopes of ending the 1959 pact era. The target is early March with 430000 steelworkers earning 2 282 to 4 38 per hour.
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Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel Corp
Cooper
Industry Union Human Relations Committee
McDonald
White House
U.S. Steel
Arms Talks In Deep Trouble Ahead Of Geneva
Washington reports say the March 14 disarmament conference may hinge on Khrushchev's next move. If he attends Geneva personally it signals propaganda aims, if he delays a summit proposal it could show seriousness. Kennedy plans to decide on atmospheric tests by month’s end, with early March shots expected. The Soviet press also hints at a new anti West campaign.
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Washington
Geneva
Khrushchev
U. S
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
United States
Minuteman Missiles Notch Fifth Underground Test Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The Air Force Minuteman missile achieved its fifth straight underground firing success on a 3900 mile Atlantic range. The test extended distance beyond prior underground launches and aimed to gather data on heat shock acoustic and vibration effects.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Minuteman
Atlantic
Sanford Pushes Tough Penalties for Tax Evaders
Gov. Sanford urged stiffer penalties for income tax evasion and broadened statute of limitations. He cited a two year limit on misdemeanors and said reforms, to be proposed to the 1963 Legislature, aim to improve enforcement. State Revenue Commissioner William A. Johnson backs removing time limits for felonies.
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Raleigh
Sanford
North Carolina
Associated Press
William A. Johnson
Johnson
Robert A. Burch
Burch
Kidd Brewer
Raleigh Insurance
Seven Children Die in Fire at Small Kankakee House
In St. Anne Woods near Kankakee Illinois a five room frame house burned killing seven children aged 12 to 14 and a neighbor girl. The mother Gwendolyn Mallory 40 was away at a neighbor's home when the blaze started around 1130 p.m. Fire Chief Robert Hayes cited defective wiring as the cause. The children aged 12 to 14 were left in charge of Michael 12 while Barbara Ewing 3, daughter of neighbor Thelma Ewing, was also in the home. The mother's husband Robert Mallory was killed in Chicago about 18 months earlier in a building collapse. The bodies were identified by a deputy coroner.
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Kankakee
Ill
St. Anne Woods
Gwendolyn Mallory
Pembroke Township
Robert Hayes
Mallory
Michael
Harold
Bruce
Claude
Robert
Mark
Barbara Ewing
Thelma Ewing
Clifton
Chicago
Kennedy in Java mixed reception on policy remarks
U S attorney general Robert F Kennedy faced cheers and jeers in Jogjakarta after challenging student hecklers to step forward with questions. He argued for negotiated settlement over West New Guinea and stressed ties with both Indonesia and the Netherlands while on a goodwill tour with his wife.
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Peter Arnett
Jogjakarta
Indonesia
Robert F. Kennedy
Gadjah Mada _ University
U.S
Kennedy
West New Guinea
United States
Pacific
Holland
Kennedy Party
Subandrio
Sukarno
Java
Bali
Extended Delay Possible Odds Remain Heavily Against Space Launch
Weather delays mount as NASA eyes Friday for John Glenn orbit attempt. A 54 mph gale in the central Atlantic forced a ninth postponement, with Saturday and Friday forecasts grim. Williams will reconfirm at midnight and discuss extended delays to allow detailed system checks before any launch.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Central Atlantic
United States
Weather Bureau
The
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Walter C. Williams
Glenn
Cape
Paul Haney
NASA
Two Weeks of Talks On Cultural Exchange With Soviet Union
Washington reports two weeks of U S Soviet discussions on a cultural exchange pact. Khrushchev seeks personal meeting while Soviets resist broader information contacts. Kennedy and aides push for scientific and media exchanges amid hopes for improved communications.
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Kennedy
Izvestia
Adzhubei
Salinger
Paris
Kharlamov
White House
Moscow
U.S
U S Attache Killed in Congo in Leopoldville
Lt Col Helen D Stogner 39 of El Paso Texas was shot in the head while reading in bed and died within an hour. A Congolese chauffeur was arrested but yielded no useful information. U N and Congolese police hunted the house boy and night watchman as troops sealed the Parc Hembise area near diplomatic quarters.
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Peter Grose
Leopoldville
The
Congo
Stogner
U.N
Parc Hembise
G. McMurtrie Godley
U.S
Elizabeth Tring
Washington, D.C
Katangans End Secession but Push Anti Communist Demands
Katanga Parliament votes to end its secession after a four hour session but conditions a central government alignment with the free world against communism. Tshombe demands immediate end to military actions, a pledge not to invite international forces, and Katanga representation including the defense portfolio in the central government.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
Free World
Moise Tshombe
U.S
Congo
Tshombe
Kitona
Cyrille Adoula
United Nations
Leopoldville
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