Tanker Fire Kills One in North Carolina Harbor Blast
A Navy tanker Potomac carrying four million gallons of aviation fuel burned after explosions in Morehead City North Carolina. One crewman died another was missing and 24 were injured as firefighters battled flames and fuel spills near storage tanks and a bridge. The blaze could smolder for days with officials unsure when ships and tanks are safe.
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Noel M. Yancey
Morehead City
N.C
Potomac
Lawrence
U N May Play Role At Berlin
The United Nations may join efforts to resolve the Berlin crisis. If U S and Soviet talks fail to start negotiations, the General Assembly could oversee a future plan for West Berlin with U N involvement. Dean Rusk and Andrei Gromyko held talks amid East West deadlock.
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John M. Hightower
United Nations
N.Y
United Natins
Berlin
United States
Russia
General Assembly
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
House Pulls Fast One Ends Kennedy Session In Anger
The first Kennedy era congress closes after a 19 hour session with a take it or leave it $1.125 billion supplemental appropriation. The Senate accepted the bill amid heated remarks from leaders Mansfield and Dirksen as debates over foreign aid and tax proposals dominated the finale.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
House
Congress
Treasury
White House
du Pont
General Motors
Woman Who Walked Out Of Duke Hospital Found
Mary Williamson, who left Duke Hospital during a life threatening recovery after adrenal gland surgery, is back at Duke and recovering. Johns Hopkins officials helped locate her after receiving news reports, and she agreed to return for further treatment. her hospital bill is about 2500 dollars.
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Durham
N. C
Duke Hospital
Mary Williamson
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
Duke
Miss Mary Williamson
Duk
Mary Johnston
Birmingham
Ala
Miss Williamson
Fire engulfs Potomac tanker in Morehead City harbor
P. C. Newton of the naval tanker Potomac described a wall of flame sweeping the bay as a fire broke out Tuesday night destroying the vessel. One crewman died, another was missing, 21 were injured, and the blaze threatened the harbor and aviation fuel stores. Marines and vehicles were moved from the docks while helicopters dropped foam and held flames back from state facilities. Coast Guard boats aided in rescuing crewmen as a second explosion shook the harbor.
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Coast Guard
George Lawrence
Cherry Point Marine Base
P. C. Newton
Wade Stanley
Four Oaks
N. C
Ed Early
Winston-Salem Journal
Newport River
Morehead City
Beaufort
Wit
Naval
Potomac
Noel Yancey
N.C
Newton
A. W. Hunter
Montauk Point
L. I
N.Y
Charles McNeill
State Ports Terminal
Aviation Fuel Harbor
McNeill
John E. Riddell
Ft. Macon
Ter
State Docks
Britain Urges Berlin Talks Amid Cold War Strain
At the United Nations Britain calls for East West negotiations to resolve Berlin and disarmament issues while rejecting victory in talks. Lord Home criticizes Soviet co existence, backs Kennedy disarmament plans, and demands guaranteed access to West Berlin amid broader multilateral negotiation hopes.
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United Nations
N.Y
Britain
Berlin
U.N. General Assembly
Lord Home
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Troika
Dag Hammarskjold
Kennedy
West
West Berlin
Sorensen Draft Status Sparking Senate Debate
Senate discussions center on Walter Trohan's Tribune report detailing Theodore Sorensen's draft classifications from 1948 to 1954, including conscientious objector status and later Korea War deferments, and a tumor operation noted before reclassification. Senate remarks by Barry Goldwater question the ethics of a presidential adviser avoiding service.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Congressional Record
Theodore C. Sorensen
Sorensen
Kennedy
Walter Trohan
Chicago Tribune
Goldwater
Senate
The
Tribune
Trohan
Nebraska
Kennedy names John McCone to head CIA in November
President Kennedy selects John A. McCone former Atomic Energy Commission chairman to succeed Allen Dulles at the Central Intelligence Agency. Dulles to retire after eight years and remain as a consultant. McCone to report in Washington in about two weeks to aid transition.
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Newport
R. I
Kennedy
John A. McCone
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
McCone
Dulles
Naval War College
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Air Force
Harry S. Truman
Washington
Agency
Hammersmith Farm
Newport Neck
Germany
Italy
AEC
United States
Army Withdraws Disciplinary Action Over Berlin Paar Film
The Army canceled a formal admonition against Col. John R. Deane Jr. of San Francisco and erased related notes for Lt. Col. Dallas W. Hoadley of Baltimore after a re investigation found no misconduct. Deane stays in command of the 2nd Battle Group in Berlin while Hoadley moves to Heidelberg to work in the information division.
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Washington
Army Today
Jack Paar
Berlin
Army
Europe
Bruce C. Clarke
John R. Deane Jr
San Francisco
Clarke
Dallas W. Hoadley
Baltimore
Deane
2Nd Battle Group
60Th Infantry
Hoadley
Heidelberg
Paar
Tshombe Seeks Quick Talks With Adoula on Congo Crisis
Katanga leader Moise Tshombe calls Premier Cyrille Adoula to meet soon at a neutral site to resolve 15 months of Congo strife. He suggests Ndola or London as venues and condemns UN intervention. A curfew and bans on bars and traffic are in Elisabethville as Mopongo reports thefts by UN troops.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
Moise Tshombe
Congo
Cyrille Adoula
Tshombe
London
Ndola
Rhodesia
U.N
United Nations Army
Godefroid Munongo
Paul Kazembe
Munongo
United Nations
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Clyde V. Leonard
Norfolk
Zachara
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
House of Representatives
Dirksen
Williamson
Crewman
Riddell
Coas
Vic- Partial
Security Council
United Home
Adoula
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