Eleanor Roosevelt Nominated for U.N. Delegate Post
President Kennedy nominated Eleanor Roosevelt as a delegate to the 15th U.N. General Assembly, making her the first woman on the U.S. delegation. The slate also includes Adlai Stevenson, Francis Plimpton, and Philip Klutanick, with alternates Jonathan Bingham and Charles Noyes.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Eleanor Roosevelt
U.S
United Nations General Assembly
U.N. Assembly
Roosevelt
Adlai Stevenson
United Nations
Francis T. P. Plimpton
U.N. Security Council
Philip M. Klutanick
U.N. Economic and Social Council
Jonathan Bingham
Charles Noyes
Goth
New York City
Max Conrad Seeks Round-The-World Flight Record
Max Conrad, the Minnesota born flyer known as the sleepless grand father, departed Honolulu for Wake Island on a twin-engine Piper Aztec as part of a projected round-the-world record bid. He had not slept since Monday morning in Miami, took off at 3 54 p m after a 2 hour 38 minute layover from Long Beach, California, and called his Winona family during refueling. The plan aims to cover about 14 hours to Southland Wake Island leg as he continues the quest.
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Honolulu
Max Conrad
Minnesota
Wake Island
Long Beach
Calif
Miami
Fla
Winona
Minn
Richard Nixon
Southland
Brakes Fail Auto Hits Bus Stop Injuries Reported
A Long Beach man, Raymond F. Phillips, 42, drove an out of control car into a downtown Los Angeles bus landing zone injuring several women. Police reported serious injuries among the victims and identified Phillips as the driver.
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Raymond F. Phillips
Monogram Ave
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Tanker Crash Kills Five Air Force Crew Near Mount Clemens
A KC97 tanker loaded with 6,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed after takeoff from Selfridge AFB, bursting into flames on a busy highway north of Mount Clemens. Five crewmen died. the flaming aircraft damaged homes and vehicles, narrowly missing several others, as police and fire units tended to victims and secured the scene.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
UPI
Air Force
Selfridge Air Force Base
George Hallin
Oene
Khrushchev Sets Berlin “Tree City” Policy View
Khrushchev told Adenauer that while a temporary Berlin arrangement is possible the final aim is to turn West Berlin into a tree city. The memorandum was handed to Adenauer in Bonn on February 17 by Soviet ambassador Andre Smirnov, amid Moscow-German civilian custody issues.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Union
Berlin
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Adenauer
Bonn
Andre J. Smirnov
Moscow
Algerians Cremate 2 Europeans in Oran
A mob during a mourning procession for King Mohammed V in Oran Algeria enraged and burned two European women to death inside their car. French authorities imposed a strict curfew as the second largest city in Algeria faced terror after the incident.
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Oran
Algeria
Mohammed V
Moss Rocco
Alyperia
Independent government bloc gains in Congo page B4
An independent three faction government alignment in Congo signals a new political balance. Financial details and coalition dynamics are unclear from the fragment but indicate shifting power among groups. Further context appears on page B4.
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Fac- Nong
Congo
Weathered words of a clouded forecast on a busy street
A garbled report recalls a weatherman on a sidewalk testing a forecast of high cloudiness and sun. A passerby questions past loans and a dubious inquest, while casual dialogue and scattered phrases hint at a tense moment on a public thoroughfare.
Bandit Robs Bus Passengers After Singalong on Long Beach Route
On a Long Beach Motor Co bus near Bellflower Boulevard and the Veteran's Hospital a lone bandit robbed four passengers including bus driver Mary Denson, store owner Robert Heller, and babysitter Jean Muis. In under ten minutes and three miles the thief took 50, 14, and 2 dollars respectively, then fled after coercing Denson to turn into a Los Altos residence and dim the lights. The passengers recalled singing Mary Had a Little Lamb as the crime occurred. Denson vows to continue driving after ten years on the job, while Heller and Muis comment on their future bus use and immigration papers lost.
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Mary C. Denson
Robert Heller
Long Beach
Jean Muis
Long Beach Motor Co
Bellflower Boulevard
Veteran's Hospital
Denson
Heller
Muis
Los Altos
Mary
Miss Muis
Little Ediths Killer Arrested in New Jersey
Alfred Thompson, 59, a drifter, was captured on a chicken farm after police traced his identity to the rape and murder of four year old Edith Kie corlus near a Chelsea Manhattan tenement. He confessed, waived extradition, and faced homicide charges in New York while crowds outside protested vigilantly.
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Toms River
Alfred Thompson
Edith Kiecorlus
New York City
Chelsea
Thompson
Saul Dat
Seriou
Reich
Inicken
Max Pesko
New Jersey
Jacob J. Harnssig
Thompsin
Philadelphia
Ohn Andrews
Jihe
Park Ao Y
Manhattan
Harris
Westchester County
N.Y
New
York
Floods Displace 600 More as Southern Rivers Rise
The South suffers severe flooding with 600 more people forced from homes as Phenix City is cut in half and the Pearl River nears critical levels in Rankin County Mississippi. Snow and slush affect Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania while Alabama members push for federal aid.
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South
Phenix City
Ala
Indiana
Shin
Pennsylvania
Dixie
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Washington
Lister Hill
John J. Sparkman
Kennedy
Pearl River
Red
Radio and TV JER PARLEY PRESS CONFERENCE BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Presidency Jon Kennedy to hold peace conference broadcast on KNX Channel 2 at 00 am and KRCA Channel 4 at 40 pam and KABC TV Channel 7 at 5 pam. Radio coverage listed for KRABC at 38.08 mm KNX at 5:15 pm and BET at 3:15 pm.
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Jon Fo Renenedy
Ty Wall Pe
Wal Lape
KNX
KRCA
Kabc-Tv
KRABC
BET
Pam
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