Denver Jet Crash Kills Seventeen. Dozens Injured
United Air Lines flight from Philadelphia to Denver crashes on a taxiway near Denver. Seventeen dead and many hospitalized. 44 identified, 36 passengers among the living. Pilot warned of hydraulic problem before impact. Originated in Philadelphia with stops in Omaha and Chicago en route to Denver.
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United Air Lines
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Pusey de Las ‘Yortugas
Yorrance
United
Philadel
UAL
Denver
John Gros
Philadelphia
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Eisenhower Urges U S Courage Against Berlin Threat
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower told newsmen at Gettysburg College that the United States must stand strong in Berlin and not be scared out, stressing American spirit, resolve, and keeping powder dry after a brief New York politics conference with Nelson Rockefeller.
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Gettysburg
United States
Berlin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gettysburg College
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Eisenhower
America
State Commanders Warn Of Obsolete Arms Shortfalls
State adjutant generals protested Kennedy’s call up plan to meet the Berlin crisis citing lack of modern equipment and slow mobilization. They urged physical hardening and updated gear while Washington notes readiness ratings vary from high to zero for six eastern National Guard infantry divisions.
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Berlin
Washington
National Guard
Mississippi
TVA Cuts Electric Rates Across Nation
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced a new lower electricity price Tuesday. If adopted by local distributors, the rate would cut costs by a significant percentage across the agency's service area.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
U S Defense to study mobilization options amid Soviet pressure
Deputy Secretary Roswell Gilpatric said no specific moves are fixed but a mobilization of National Guard and reserve units is one of several possibilities. The Pentagon reappraisal ordered by President Kennedy seeks quick, short term steps to counter Soviet actions in Berlin and elsewhere while outlining costs and capabilities. Congress signals support as senators press for higher defense outlays.
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Berlin
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Khrushchev
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North Korea and Red China sign new mutual aid pact
North Korea and Red China signed a new treaty of friendship and mutual assistance in Peiping, pledging to aid each other if attacked and to consult on major international questions. The accord echoes a similar five day earlier agreement with the Soviet Union and follows long standing Moscow Peiping cooperation.
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North Korea
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South Korea
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Moscow
Japan
Washington
State Department
Kim I-sung
Chou En-lai
Peiping
Communist New China News Agency
Kim
Girl 9 Finds Gem at Murfreesboro Diamond Mine
Linda Roberta Salm, 3, of Bartonville, TL, reported finding a 4.27 carat diamond Tuesday at the Crater of Diamonds near Murfreesboro Ark. It is described as the only diamond mine on the North American continent.
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Murfrees Thor, Ark
UPI
Linda Roberta Salm
Bartonville
Here
North American
Whittaker Chambers, Witness in Hiss Case, Dies
Prominent figure Whittaker Chambers, key witness in the Alger Hiss espionage case, has died. His career as a reporter and anti-communist advocate marked a pivotal era in Cold War politics.
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Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Long Beach survivors receive hopeful calls from Denver airliner crash
Relatives of Long Beach area passengers aboard the ill fated Denver airliner received telephones calls Tuesday bringing relief and mixed news. Maher and Cannella families reported brief hopeful updates from spouses aboard the plane describing injuries and the chaotic scene.
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Denver
Margaret Maher
Clark Ave
Frank
Long Beach
Maher
Des Moines
Iowa
Burglary disrupted by woman's dog and daughter in Ohio
In Columbus, Mrs Ima Elaine Arthur awakened by a burglar with a flashlight grabbing her purse. Her 13 year old daughter Ruby heard a strange dog on the bed. A tapping on the window followed. The intruder fled after mother and daughter released the dog. Only four cents were in the purse.
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Ohin
Ima
Elaine Arthur
Ruby
Monny
Woman 74 Escapes Jet Crash By Jump From Door
Mrs Maude Moon 74 of Maoxville Missouri explains to reporters she escaped the Denver jetliner crash by sawing a hole in the door and jumping through it She told her son Paul Moon of Los Angeles she managed to avoid injury and that her clothes burned but she is spry and unharmed, noting her daughter Ruby Holdsworth is from Torrance.
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Los Angeles
Maude Moon
Maoxville
Nwa
Denver
Paul Moon
Moon
Three Ocean County men sentenced for rape by court
Three motorcycle club members were sentenced to prison terms ranging from three to fifty years after convictions for forcible rape of a 19 year old Navy wife. Judges and officials described the case as a severe breach of morality. another defendant remains to be sentenced and a fourth pleads to lesser charges.
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Roger A
Daddy Cool) van Hook
Palma Vista
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Spider) Burke
Snowden St
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Big Red) Baker
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Superior
Fred Mitler
Rane
California Youth Authority
James DB
Crazy Jim) Hewitson
Canehill
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