Lenoir Airman Injured In Tanker Crash
LIMESTONE Maine AP A KC135 tanker from the 42nd Bombardment Wing crashed on landing at Loring Air Force Base during a 6 to 4 hour refueling mission. One crewman died and 16 aboard survived with injuries. Crewman Lloyd J Estes from Lenoir North Carolina was seriously burned. Captain Lonnie Nelms Jr of Oxford NC also survived. One crewman is missing and presumed dead.
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Limestone
Maine
Loring Air Force Base
Tomy
Air Force
Lloyd J. Estes
Lenoir
N. C
Estes
Lonnie Nelms Jr
Oxford
Loring
Bolton Is Given Life In Prison For Rape Slaying
John Floyd Bolton, 29, was convicted of first degree murder with a life sentence for the October death of 16 year old Jennifer Kay Spencer. A Catawba County jury found he raped and strangled her after a plan to marry was discussed with witnesses.
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Newton
N.C
John Floyd Bolton
Catawba County
George Patton
Bolton
Jennifer Kay Spencer
John C. Reese
Harold Mosteller
Jennifer
Hickory
Kennedy Gets CIA Briefing
President elect John F Kennedy met with CIA Director Allen W Dulles for a top secret briefing on the U S anti Communist mission in the Caribbean theater. The session occurred at 9 25 a m EST at the Palm Beach home of Kennedy family as naval units patrolled under Eisenhower orders. Kennedy declined comment on the substance and prepared for a detailed background briefing.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
Caribbean
Eisenhower
Kennedy
CIA
Allen W. Dulles
Atlantic
Dulles
U. S
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Lbj Ranch
Johnson City
Tex
Race Issue Solution Emphasized at Duke Luncheon
Durham NC The retiring director of the U S Information Agency said the nation will determine its prestige by how it works out race relations. George W Allen spoke at a Duke University luncheon honoring Dr Robert Rankin, a Civil Rights Commission member, with tributes from Senators Jordan Ervin and others.
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George W. Allen
Duke Univerisity
Robert S. Ranikin
U.S Civil Rights Commission
Allen
Bob ‘Rankin
Rankin
U.S
B. Everett Jordan
Sam J. Ervin Jr
B. §. Womble
Winston-Salem
Duke Board of Trustees
John A. Hannah
Civil Rights Commission
Commission
Five Story Brick Tenement Collapses in New York
A five story brick tenement on East 34th Street collapsed during demolition. Eight residents escaped, but 83-year-old Mary Giles was rescued from her fourth floor apartment. Joseph Granahan carried her to safety after hearing her screams as bricks and plaster flew. The building stood amid a demolition zone. authorities investigated whether recent demolitions weakened the structure.
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New York
East 34Th Street
Lexington
Third Avenues
Andrew Fisher
Mary Giles
Walfed Siirak
Sarah
Joseph Granahan
Mary Buckley
Laos coalition to include Reds under neutralist government
Premier Souvanna Phouma announced a coalition to include the pro Communist Pathet Lao. The communique said Laos will accept aid from Red China and North Viet Nam and begin goodwill visits to discuss economics and culture. The coalition aims to include representatives from all classes and parties and establish relations with Red China and North Viet Nam.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Red China
Viet Nam
United States
Souvanna
Pathet
Neo Lao Hak
Peoples Republic of China
Democratic Republic of
North Viet Nam
Sou
Arrested Youth Admits Killing Foster Mother in Detroit
Police arrested Grant Bradley Connor, 21, in Phoenix after he tearfully admitted killing his foster mother Harriett Connor, 48, in Detroit last weekend. He described entering through a window, shooting her, stealing 400 dollars and car keys, and fleeing with Teresa Pratt, 20, heading toward Reno with a hitchhiker Stanley Albert, 20.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Grant Bradley Connor
Detroit
Mich
Eloy Ysasi
Connor
Michigan
Ysasi
Harriett Connor
Windsor
Ont
Illinois
Stanley E. Albert
Bridges Says Nixon Might Have Won With Earlier Help
Concord New Hampshire AP reports senator Styles Bridges, a senior Republican, argues Nixon could have won the presidency if Eisenhower had given earlier campaign support. Bridges notes Nixon campaigned vigorously, did not participate in TV debates, and remains the likely GOP candidate despite Kennedy's victory.
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Concord
N.H
Styles Bridges
U.S
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Nixon
New Hampshire
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Cuba Faces U S Navy Moves Seen as Intervention
Cuba and Soviet outlets condemn U S Navy patrols in the Caribbean as Latin American intervention and a threat to world peace. Eisenhower orders warships and planes to counter alleged Communist led attacks on Guatemala and Nicaragua amid uprisings in Central America.
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Havana
Caribbean
Cuba
Eisenhower
U.S
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Tass
Friday to press UNC funding at December board meeting
President William C. Friday said he will take the UNC budget fight to the trustees, with a special session set for December 5 at North Carolina State College in Raleigh to consider spending requests for the 1961-63 biennium. He deferred comment on Maj. L. P. McLendon's criticism until the meeting.
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McLendon
Board of Higher Education
Consolidated University
Afta
White House ignores Soviet Cuban protests over Caribbean defense
In Augusta Georgia President Eisenhower ordered warships and aircraft to shield Guatemala and Nicaragua from a Communist attack. James Hagerty called Moscow and Havana protests Communist type reaction. Four destroyers and an aircraft carrier moved into the area as a warning to Fidel Castro. Eisenhower planned to spend Thanksgiving in the White House after leaving Augusta.
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Augusta
White House
Soviet Union
Cuba
Eisenhower
U.S
Guatemala
Nicaragua
James C. Hagerty
Moscow
Georgia
Hagerty
Washington
Castro
End of DeSoto Car Production Expected This Month
Chrysler Corp. plans to announce the end of DeSoto production before month’s end. The 1961 DeSoto went on sale October 14 with a single body style and two-door hardtop, as plant output winds down to a few days per week.
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AP Automotive Winter
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
DeSoto
Chrysler
Republicans Debating Recounts In 11 States After 1960 Election
GOP leaders in 11 states where Morton urged recounts say no immediate plans. Michigan, South Carolina, Illinois, New Mexico, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware not pursuing. Nevada and Missouri awaiting official canvass. Minnesota doubtful. Texas considering. Kennedy leads Nixon in national tally as absentee ballots grow, with electoral votes totaling 300 and final canvass pending.
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Washington
GOP
Thruston B. Morton
Michigan
South Carolina
Illinois
New Mexico
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Nevada
Missouri
Minnesota
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
California
Harry S. Truman
Morton
New Orleans Schools Pause as Integration Tension Rises
New Orleans public schools announce a one week recess starting Monday to permit teachers to attend Baton Rouge meetings while pupils observe Thanksgiving holidays. The district seeks suspension of a federal court order on school integration amid protests after four Black girls were admitted to two white schools.
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New Orleans
James F. Redmond
Baton Rouge
U.S
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el Salvador
U.S. State Department
la Calle
Avance
U.S. Navy
Pastorita Nunez
Government Savings and Housing Institute
Miss Nunez
Fidel Castro
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