Daring Men Fight Ship Fire as 175 Missing on liner Dara
In a dramatic salvage, British and American crews battled flames aboard the 5030-ton liner Dara after an explosion near Dibai in the Persian Gulf. Authorities reported 175 passengers and crew unaccounted for with earlier tallies ranging up to 752 aboard. Survivors spoke of terror and heroism as fire raged through engine rooms and decks. A British frigate towed the Dara toward an oil port about 300 miles west, while conflicting reports traced numbers aboard, including 565 landed from a Dibai reference and 559 cited by purser Murray.
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Persian Gulf
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British India Steam Navigation Co
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Aides Take Over Kremlin Duties From Khrushchev
Premier Nikita Khrushchev reportedly handed day to day Soviet operations to four top aides to free himself for travel and focus on domestic and foreign issues. The lieutenants are Frol Kozlov Mikhail Suslov Anastas Mikoyan and Alexei Kosygin, each overseeing internal party matters foreign relations and economic policy respectively. This arrangement helps explain his recent extended absences from Moscow during regional travels.
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APL
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Frol Kozlov
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Mikhail Suslov
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Red Camp
Anastas Mikoyan
Eichmann guilt pronounced on eve of trial in West Germany
West German newspapers declare Adolf Eichmann guilty as the trial approaches, while US Internal Revenue Commissioner Caplin attacks tax loopholes and forecasts no tax cuts. The items span pages A-4 and A-10.
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Prayer Brings JFIS Into Racial Integration Gain
In Middleburg Virginia President Kennedy heard a Mass prayer as three lunch counters opened to serve Negro patrons for the first time. The priest spoke of a peaceful bridge between races and thanked officials store owners and ministers for cooperating in the city’s first phase of integration.
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Kennedy
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Albert F. Pereira
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Fine Negra
Across the Nation Protests at Washington Square Park
Greenwich Village fans opposed bans on impromptu songfests as more than 1,000 demonstrators gathered in Washington Square Park. Police arrested seven, with two riot calls, while a riot squad moved in and over 50 officers responded amid chants of fascists and police brutality.
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Greenwich Village
Washington Square Park
Martyn Green Weds Actress in Rowayton Ceremony
British actor Martyn Green who lost a leg after a New York elevator accident married actress Yvonne Shaveau on Sunday. Green, famed for Gilbert and Sullivan roles, ties the knot in Rowayton with UPI reporting details of the ceremony.
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Hollister Dazed by Two Strong Northern Calif Earthquakes
Two moderate quakes near Hollister jolted thousands in Northern California shortly before midnight. The first 5.8 and second 5.5 quake caused shattered plate glass, power outages, and a closed highway after a slide south of Hollister. No injuries were reported.
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Weatherman's aide touches painting title bit
The weatherman's aide inspects artworks in the boss's house while on the patio in sunshine. He reaches to touch a painting but is told not to, with the assistant replying that gloves are on.
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Survivors Found After B52 Crash in New Mexico Mountains
In northwestern New Mexico two more survivors from the B52 crash were found after a Sidewinder missile incident. The Defense Department halted simulated missile attacks pending investigation. Survivors include Staff Sgt. Manuel L. Mieras and C. Obel, both rescued from a 9,000 foot mesa near Grants and airlifted to Sandia Air Force Base hospital. Mieras, badly injured, had a broken leg and other wounds. Obel was described as pretty good but pale.
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Obel
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Viet Nam Vote Defeats Reds
Saigon reports Ngo Dinh Diem leading with about 75 percent of votes in South Viet Nam's first presidential election. Government backs the result as a major win against Communist sabotage attempts. Diem’s re election for five years was considered a foregone conclusion.
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South Viet Nam
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Diem
Laos Ground Fire Hits U.S. Planes
U.S. supplies and military personnel in Laos were struck by ground fire as Beechcraft and H-4 helicopters came under attack. No Americans were injured, though a Beechcraft sustaining nose and wing damage landed at Vientiane. Pathet Lao forces fired on helicopters ferrying advisers to Laotian troops, with occasional near misses and one prior downing of a transport carrying eight Americans.
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Progam Evaluation Office
Thailand
Muong Kassy
Pathet Lao
Munngassy
Plaine Des Jarres
Secret training camp for anti Castro pilots departs Miami
More than 35 anti Castro airplane pilots including a former Batista ally left Miami for a secret training camp likely in Central America. The group was rounded up near the weekend, taken to an embarkation depot by Cuban revolutionary haulers and stripped of clothing before being issued uniforms and told to say their farewells.
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Fulgencio Batista
Central America
Miami Herald
Dudey Castro
Heavy Clouds Loom Over Long Beach Drizzle Expected
Forecast from the U S Weather Bureau predicts high level disturbances moving south from Northern California bring heavy clouds and possible sprinkles over Long Beach. Expect cooler temperatures with highs near 90 and lows around 60 to 66 as Imperial California and Imperial Nebraska report similar trends.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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