Thousands Aid Stricken Azores Island After Quakes
Thousands of Azores islanders on San Jorge faced destruction as a quake wave collapsed Velas town. Tents, medicine, and food rushed from US and allied ships. 1,600 buildings damaged. troops and relief supplies sent from Lisbon. Refugees reported heavy losses and continued tremors as rescue efforts continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angrado-Heroismo
Terceira
Azores
San Jorge
U.S. Air Force Base
Lajes
Velas
Sao Jorge
Owuyyeh
Rosais
Portugal
Lisbon
Antonio Lourerio
Jose Miniz Madruga
Wet Blanket Thrown Over Baker Probe
Senate aides press ahead with the Bobby Baker investigation as Baker refuses to answer questions at a public hearing. Lawmakers consider contempt if he defies subpoenas. Witnesses include W F Collins of District of Columbia National Bank and Jose Benitez, former Democratic Puerto Rico chairman, amid probes into Baker’s outside business dealings while on the Senate payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chadwick
Washington
Bobby Baker
Senate
Senate Rules Committee
Baker
W. F. Collins
District of Columbia National Bank
Jose Benitez
Pacific Trust Rristory
Puerto Rico
Collins
Benitez
Five More Dismissed In Ruby Jury Seating Effort
Dallas AP reports five more jurors were dismissed for cause in the Jack Ruby murder trial as opposition to capital punishment persists. Prospective jurors Ford and Ackles still refused to join a death verdict, with 21 total stricken today. Juror Belli urged moving the trial to another Texas city, arguing Ruby’s guilt or innocence cannot be proved to him.
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Relma Morin
Ford
Margie N. Ackles
Dallas
Tex
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
John F
Rapid
Kennedy
Kephy Hee
Ade
M. Belli
Ruby
J. P. Carr
Oswald
Texas
T. B. Brown
Belli
Brown
E. G. Boyd
Mandelto
Tax Cut Nears Final Formalities
Washington AP reports an $11.5 billion tax cut, the largest in U.S. history, ready for final formalities to cut withholding and put about 19 percent less tax into paychecks for about 80 million taxpayers. Senate and House conferees work toward a March signing as Johnson administration seeks stimulus.
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Washington
Senate
House
Monroe
N.C
Johnson
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Knoéck
Two More N C Delegates Back Goldwater
North Carolina delegates favor Barry Goldwater at the Republican National Convention. Robert F. Warwick of Wilmington and Fred R. Keith of Lumberton were elected delegates at a 7th District meeting, joining Morehead Stack of Fayetteville and Bill Bailey of Chadbourn as supporters. Four of the other six NC delegates also endorsed Goldwater's candidacy.
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Whiteville
N.C
North Carolina
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Robert F. Warwick
Wilmington
Fred R. Keith
Lumberton
Morehead Stack
Fayetteville
Bill Bailey
Chadbourn
Goldwater
Gulf Spawned Storm Pounds East With Six Foot Drifts
A Gulf spawned storm slammed the Eastern Seaboard with gale winds and drifts up to six feet from North Carolina to Maine. Snow depths peaked at Carlisle and Martinsburg with 25 inches, while Baltimore and Washington areas were mostly bypassed. Trains running late and widespread cancellations followed as cities reported power outages and travel disruptions.
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Associated Press
Gulf of Mexico
Seaboard
North Carolina
Maine
Virginia
Maryland
Carlisle
Pennsylvania
Martinsburg
W.va
Glens Falls
Syracuse
Rome
Rochester
Utica
Bergen County
New Jersey
Rejected Men Will Get Help
Governor Sanford announces a program aiding men rejected by the armed forces due to educational deficiencies. Collaboration includes the Selective Service System, Employment Security Commission, and adult education facilities at industrial education centers, technical institutes, and community colleges. Beginning March 1, registrants who failed the mental exam will be referred to the ESC for job counseling and placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Gov. Sanford
Selective Service System
State Employment Security Commission
Armed Forces
Employment Security Commission
ESC
Space program gains pace as Apollo plans progress
CAPE KENNEDY Florida AP Preparations for space missions advance as NASA tests the Apollo command module and Gemini boosters. Officials say younger astronauts may be sent to the moon with unmanned and manned flights scheduled before a manned lunar voyage. In New Bern North Carolina a 17 year old boy riding with a friend was shot and killed while peddling his bicycle as the city mourns.
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M. Scott Carpenter
Walter M. Schirra
L Gordon Cooper Jr
Glenn
Cooper
Air Force
Cape Kennedy
New Bern
N.C
Gemini
Apollo
New
U.S
Ohio
Thomas Wilson
Rog Glenn
Tmer Monette
Newlenough
Cram
Wilson
Zanzibar Expels Last Diplomats Amid Rift with West
Zanzibar's revolutionary cabinet ordered the departure of U S envoy Donald Petterson and British high commissioner Timothy Crosthwait after a tense hour of talks. Frank Carlucci and William C. Leonhardt arrived to explore recognition prospects as Britain and the United States faced a likely break. The expulsion ends formal British contacts dating to the 18th century, closing a long diplomatic chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Frost
Dar ES Salaam
Tanganyika
Zanzibar
Frank Carlucci
State Department
U.S
William C. Leonhardt
Donald K. Petterson
Leonhardt
Carlucci
Petterson
Timothy Crosthwait
Washington
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Calheta
Azores Islands
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Bruce Stegall
Marshville
Ue Ut
Willie
Mae Mallory
Macon
Richard Crowder
Harvjold Reape
John C. Lowry
Flushjing
N.Y
Union County
Stegalls
Negra
KO Polia
H. M. Warne
A. B. Catlett
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
East
Baltimore
Seemen
Howard Benedict Cape Kennedy
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Earth
Sane
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