Eisenhower bars Americans from hoarding gold abroad
President Eisenhower signs an executive order banning U S citizens and firms from buying foreign gold directly or indirectly and gives those who hold it until June to dispose of their holdings. Officials cite tightening controls to curb gold hoarding amid talks of devaluation and a falling U S gold supply.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Saturda
U.S
United States
Treasury
White House
Toronto
London
Belgians Move to End Strike With Pay Suspensions
The Belgian government announced a Saturday plan to suspend without pay all state and public service workers who persist in the strike against the austerity program. Railway workers postmen telegraph and telephone workers rural bus and streetcar drivers and administration staff would be affected.
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Brussels
Belgium
Liege
Hainaut
Antwerp
Ghent
Social Trade Union Federation
Public Transport
Warmer Weather Forecast For Northern Plains And Upper Mississippi
A forecast indicates the northern quarter of the nation will see warmer conditions. The northern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley are expected to experience higher temperatures.
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Mississippi Valley
New England
Ohio Valley
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Ta Vieng Under Attack In Laos Front Lines
Frontline reports say a pro Communist unit is attacking Ta Vieng as part of the government plan against rebel Xieng Khouang. Some rumors claim Ta Vieng fell, but most say it remains held as Western experts caution on whether this signals a major push or isolated clashes.
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Vientiane
Laos
Ta Vieng
Xieng Khouang
Tha Thom
Paksane
Mekong River
Plaine Des Jarres
Luang Prabang
Kouprasith Abhat
Nam Lik
Ban Hin Heup
Vang Vieng
Letter from air hostess found among possessions
A 21 year old Trans World Airlines hostess, Patricia Ann Post of Shaler Township near Pittsburgh, wrote a February 16 1960 letter to her family years before the New York air crash. The note expresses gratitude and a wish to grow up and says she would never be able to thank them enough. It was never mailed and was found among her belongings.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Patricia Ann Post
Shaler Township
Trans World Airlines
TWA
United
Bobbie
Jon
Patti
Confidence Note Frames October High Point Market
The October market in Chicago confirms a cautious upturn after a downtrend that began last April. SFMA figures show 1960 furniture months 0.5 percent above 1959. shipments may match or exceed 1959 peak. Retail inventories and orders shape week as High Point hosts 4,500 to 5,000 buyers with stock accessible and few price changes anticipated.
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Chicago
Heer
Southern
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
James T. Ryan
Association
SFMA
High Point Manu
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Electricity Used As Anesthesia At Ole Miss Medical Center
A University of Mississippi Medical Center team used electrical anesthesia on a patient, waking within 30 to 60 seconds after current was turned off. The method, costing about 150 dollars, aims to reduce recovery time and avoid a recovery room, with Army grant support and animal research backing.
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Jackson, Miss
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Department of the Army
Reds Hit Ike Golf as Symbol of Failure
Izvestia, cited by Moscow radio, casts Eisenhower's golf as a symbol of failure ahead of the White House transition. The paper notes the incoming president will avoid golf pictures, arguing Ike’s game is tied to global destinies and American troubles.
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London
Izvestia
White House
Eisenhower
Moscow Radio
Mystery rocket sighting fuels Cold War intrigue
An unknown missile like object was detected by an Air Force radar station on Shemya Island Alaska over the Pacific and officials offered limited details. The Pentagon later said no further reports existed while Moscow dismissed the claim as invention.
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Washington
Pacific
United States
Air Force
Shemya Island
Alaska
U.S.S.R
Pacific Ocean
Pentagon
Viktor Bazikin
Moscow Planetarium
Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cape Canaveral
Pierre Salinger
Johnson
Kennedy
Salinger
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Astro Observation Center
Hawaii
Bank Robbery At Lexington Bank Involves Car Stolen Earlier
An armed bandit robbed a Lexington bank as customers awaited service. A blue 1960 Chevrolet, possibly the getaway car, was linked to the theft after a boy reported seeing two men flee in a black and white 1957 Ford toward Lexington. An FBI official said no positive car identification. The teller described a long silver gun as the weapon. No amount was disclosed.
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Sheriff's Office
Joe Hazel
Rt. 4
Lexington
James C. Yarborough
Bethesda Church
Welcome
FBI
Yarborough
Winnonah Mills
Leonard
Reece
Hagee
Ralph Long
Smith
Reese
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Radio Free Europe Fund
New York City
The
Advertising Council
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
Rocket
Lexington State Bank
David Gox
Cadillac
Highland Motors, Inc
North Main Street
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