Dutch Plane Crash Near Cairo Kills Twenty
A Dutch propjet Electra crashed in sand dunes during a landing attempt at Cairo. Airline sources confirm twenty people died. The wreckage carried a cargo of gold ingots jewelry and Swiss watches bound for Asia.
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Egypt
Asia
Netherlands
KLM
Atlantic
Lisbon
Hartford
Conn
Europe
Electric Boat Co
Connecticut
Prestwick
Scotland
Basra
Karachi
Rangoon
Bangkok
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Burma
Thailand
Stevenson Says Brazil Stands With U S Against Communism
Adlai E Stevenson meeting with Brazil's President Quadros affirmed strong cooperation against Communist influence in the Americas. He toured South America visiting Asuncion and other capitals, urging unity and opposing dictatorships while noting Quadros seeks independence from U S Cuban policy. The report blends Stevenson’s Latin America mission with coverage of a KLM air crash in the desert near Munich and Rome, noting casualties and survivors.
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Max Harrelson
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Adlai E. Stevenson
Janio Quadros
Americas
United States
Kennedy
Quadros
Cuba
Stevenson
Asuncion
Paraguay
South America
Sao Paulo
Fidel Castro
Recife
Rio
Explosions Hit South Tyrol Sparks Blackout and Death
Violent predawn blasts struck about six communities in South Tyrol as authorities reported a road worker killed while allegedly about to report a dynamite find. The attacks aimed at power towers threatened long power outages amid the Italy Austria autonomy dispute.
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Bolzano
Italy
South Tyrol
Austria
Kennedy on Crutches Leaves for Washington Flight
President Kennedy departed Palm Beach on crutches for Washington after a four day Florida recuperation. He flew via jet to Andrews Air Force Base then to the White House to host a luncheon for Italy's Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani. The crane-assisted transfer and cautious steps reflected a monitored recovery from his back injury.
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John F. Kennedy
Air Force
Palm Beach
Fla
Washington, D.C
Fla. 2
Kennedy
Washington
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews
White House
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
North Carolina 14 Agencies Banned in Surplus Audit
A federal audit released in April found misuse of surplus federal property in North Carolina. Fourteen city and county agencies including health centers and school systems were suspended from receiving supplies. 33 other agencies faced cited issues over mis-use or disposal. The audit covered July 1, 1958 to June 30, 1959. Col. J R Smith said compliance work is underway and being reported to the HEW regional office.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Col
J. R. Smith
State Highway Patrol
Dan A. Dollarhide
Charlottesville
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Beaufort County Board of Education
Beaufort County Health Center
Wake County Board of Health
Cherryville City
Gaston County Health Center
Monroe City
Anson County Board of Education
Anson County Health Center
Wadesboro City
Brunswick County Board of Education
Onslow County Board of
Thailand Walks Out Of Parley On Laos Seating
Thailand refusal to continue participation at the Laos conference centers on seating Lao factions. Ambassador Direk Jayanama argues nongovernmental groups aligned with leftist forces should be balanced with pro royal government factions from Vientiane. The Thai chair and other diplomats clash over the seating issue while the talks proceed.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Laos
Thailand
Direk Jayanama
Pathet Lao
Vientiane
Jayanama
Lord Home
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Running Gun Battle Leaves Three Dead in Wisconsin
In Waukesha a detective and two of three suspects were killed after a gunfight in a moving car. The driver, James Carothers, 40, escaped with the other wounded man James McFarland, 42. Officer George Schmidling, 30, and suspect Edward Parker, 29, died. Parker fired first, Schmidling shot back, then Parker and McFarland were both killed during the pursuit.
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Waukesha
George Schmidling
Moody Walters
Edward Parker
James McFarland
Walters
James Carothers
Mila
Robert Goetzelman
Carothers
Schmidling
Parker
Goettelman
McFarland
U S Disagrees With Soviet Berlin Proposals
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says the United States does not agree with the Soviet memo on Germany and Berlin. He notes discussions with Britain France West Germany and others will proceed as President Kennedy plans talks with Italian Prime Minister Fanfani. Khrushchev’s call for an immediate peace conference seeks a treaty fixing borders and turning control of West Berlin lifelines to East German authorities.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Germany
Berlin
Rusk
Newsmen
U.S
Britain
France
West Berlin
West Germany
Kennedy
White House
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
America
North Atlantic
Moscow
U. S
Vienna
Khrushchev
Government May Try To Split Up GE
General Electric faces possible government action to divest parts of the company as a consent decree to end a price fixing case is discussed. The move would follow GE’s rejection of the government’s draft decree and would hinge on properties to be split from the parent firm.
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New York
General Electric Co
Asst
Lee Loevinger
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Loevinger
Army Rebukes Maj. Gen. Walker for Calling Prominent Americans Pink
The Army censured Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker for labeling former President Truman and other leaders as pinks or Communists. An Kennedy-ordered inquiry found his 24th Infantry Division information program not tied to the John Birch Society. Walker’s assignment to command the 29th Corps was canceled and he was kept at his current post. The Overseas Weekly had accused him of using troop formations to spread Birch Society propaganda.
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Washington
Army
Edwin A. Walker
Walker
The
Th Corps
Austin
Tex
United States
Secretary of the Army
Elvin J. Stahr Jr
24Th Infantry
Germany
Bruce C. Clarke
Europe
Overseas Weekly
U.S
24Th Division
Birch Society
Fantastic Future Scientists and the 1960s Vision
A forward look at the 1960s and 1970s as scientists expect rapid advances in space, energy from air and water, medical tech, and automation. The piece highlights moon exploration, early computer intelligence, and shifts in work and society driven by rapid scientific progress. It notes growing global scientific work, trillion-dollar-like R&D spending, and the promise of a transformed daily life by 1970.
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Atlantic
Eichmann Memoirs Attacked as Forgery in Court
In Jerusalem AP reports Adolf Eichmann’s counsel Robert Servatius blasted memoirs published from Life magazine as a forgery. He argued 62 tape recordings and transcripts were improperly used, claiming Eichmann and journalist Wilhelm Lassen failed to initial pages and that the material was colored by the journalist. The defense aims to counter claims the pretrial interrogatory was obtained under duress as Eichmann’s trial proceeds.
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Tom Reedy
Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Eichmann
Robert Servatius
Life Magazine
Wilhen Lassen
Argentina
Servatius
Sassen
Gideon Hausner
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