Kennedy first oath vows new peace quest to world
Kennedy takes oath as 35th president and calls on the Communist world to join a new quest for peace. He pledges to defend liberty at all costs, urges all nations to inspect arms, and reaffirms the Monroe Doctrine while warning adversaries. The ceremony occurred amid cold, snowy Capitol conditions.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
United States
Cuba
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Supreme Court
Harry S. Truman
Senate
William Howard Taft
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Blizzard Staggers the East Coast in Severe Winter Storm
A massive blizzard cripples the East with up to 29 inches of snow in some areas and sub zero temperatures. Nine weather deaths in Pennsylvania, four in New York, and two in Indiana are reported as the storm disrupts travel, schools, and inaugural events.
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Maine
Pennsylvania
New York
Indiana
Philadelphia
New England
Delaware Bay
Midwest
Idlewild International Airport
Mexico
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Capitol
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Snow Hits North Carolina Mountains With Widespread Cold
A winter storm spread from the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys bringing 4 to 5 inch drifts on mountain passes and up to 3 inches elsewhere in North Carolina. Highways remained passable with chains advised, sand and salt used, and winds helping clear roads. Temperatures plunged with Asheville 18, Greensboro 20, Raleigh 26, Charlotte 28, Wilmington 33. Erwin water supply briefly failed due to a likely frozen pipe delaying the Dunn mill impact.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
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Tennessee
Ohio
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Georgia
WMIT
Mount Mitchell
Buncomb
Jackson
Madison
Swain
Avery
Asheville
Greensboro
Raleigh
Charlotte
Wilmington
Erwin
Harnett County
Dunn
Cape Fear
A. B. Azzle
Ee Snow
Missing Pilot Turns Up In Virginia
North Carolina pilot Al Patton of Clem ents Brothers Construction Co. walked into a Stuart Virginia hospital claiming he spent the night in his wrecked twin engine plane after a crash near Bull Mountain in Patrick County. He reported minor injuries and said radio gear was broken. Patton disappeared Thursday en route from Hickory to Greensboro to meet a company official, last contacting the Greensboro tower about five miles northwest of the airport. Patrick County lies about sixty miles from Greensboro.
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Patrick County
Patton
Clements Brothers Constructon Co
Hickory
Greensboro
North Carolina Line
Inaugural Parade Draws Crowds Despite Cold and Snow
Spectators along Pennsylvania Avenue bundled against a 20 degree chill and 8 inches of snow to witness the Kennedy inauguration parade. About 32,000 paraders, including 16,000 armed forces, lined the 12 mile route from the Capitol to the White House with 40 bands and 100 pieces of heavy equipment.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
John F. Kennedy
Capitol
White House
Florida
Jet Airliner Crash Kills 4 Persons
A DC-8B airliner of Aeronaves de Mexico crashed at Idlewild while taking off in a blizzard and 25 mph winds. Of 106 aboard 102 survived, 26 hurt. Identified dead include Captain Ricardo Gonzales and three crew. Investigators from CAB and FAA probe cause as survivors grapple with cold and wreckage.
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Ray Kohn
NEW York
United States
Aeronaves de Mexico
Mexico City
G. Terry Sechrist
Farmington
Conn
Idlewild
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Aviation Agency
William B. Poe
Miami
Fla
Poe
St. Joseph's Hospital
Queens
Steven B. Derounian
R-N.y
Washington
Derounian
House
Subcommittee On Transportation and Aeronautics
Ricardo Gonzales
Antonio Ruiz Bravo
Javier Alvarez Bacha
Gloria Sanchez Herrejon
Two More Cubans Executed By Fidel Castro Regime
Fidel Castro's firing squads executed two more Cubans in Havana at La Cubana prison as part of a crackdown after a 20 day alert against an invasion that did not occur. Seven other defendants received 30 year terms and the total gunned down since 1959 rose to 587.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
la Cubana
Revolucion
Castro
Eisenhower
Raul Roa
White House
Wall Street
Santiago University
Sit-In Convictions Upheld by North Carolina Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld seven trespass convictions from a sit-in at a Durham Kress lunch counter and a Monroe drug store protest led by Robert Williams. Defendants Coleman, Phillips, and Brown received 30 day sentences. Streeter 20. Avent 15. Nelson and Miss Brown continued. The court noted no NC law bans restaurant discrimination by owner and each operator may choose clientele based on race if no law forbids.
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Robert Williams
Union County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Monroe
Williams
Joan Harris Nelson
Frank McGill Coleman
John Thomas Avent
Callis Napolis Brown
Shirley Mae Brown
Donovan Phillips
Lacy Carrole Streeter
Coleman
Phillips
Callis Brown
Streeter
Avent
Miss Nelson
Miss Brown
North Carolina
Hoover Missed Inauguration While Plans For Florida Fishing
Former President Herbert Hoover aged 86 attempted to attend President Kennedy’s inauguration but could not land his Air Force aircraft in stormy Washington. He radioed Kennedy his regret, then returned to Miami where he planned to resume his winter Florida vacation for another month.
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Miami
Fla
Florida Keys
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Hoover
John F. Kennedy
Air Force
Florida
Thousands Join Kennedy Inauguration Fete From North Carolina
More than 1,000 North Carolinians joined the Washington celebration for John F. Kennedy as Hodges enters the commerce post. Hodges will be sworn in after Senate confirmation, with NC's float themed quality education and Governor Terry Sanford leading in a new convertible.
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Margaret Kernodle Washington
John F. Kennedy
Luther H. Hodges
Hodges
Senate
Kennedy
North Carolina
Pennsylvania Avenue
Terry Sanford
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Gov. Sanford
Washington, D.C
Pamlico River
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