Navy Blames Ruptured Oil Line For Carrier Fire
The U S Navy cites a ruptured fuel line as the cause of a two hour blaze aboard the aircraft carrier Saratoga in the Ionian Sea near Athens. Seven crewmen died and 23 were injured as flames swept a machinery compartment. The ship, flagship of Carrier Task Force 60, docked at Phaleron Bay for repairs while a court of inquiry investigates.
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Dmitri Travlos
Athens
Greece
Saratoga
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Ionian Sea
Mediterranean
R. W. Mehle
Cincinnati
Phaleron Bay
Saratopa
Constellation
U.S
Seven Die Asphyxiated In Carrier Fire At Sea
Three Pennsylvanians among seven men killed when a fire broke out aboard the U S aircraft carrier Saratoga in the Ionian Sea en route to Athens Greece. Lt Robert George Galbraith Jr of Huntington Valley and Lt Anthony Michael Atkinson of York and Marshall Eugene Brenneman of Camp Hill died, with Galbraith said to have died in an attempt to save another man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. Gratia
Saratoga
6Th Fleet
David L. MacDonald
Washington
Navy
Anthony Michael Atkinson
Neil Atkinson
Springettsburg Ave
York, Pa
Cmdr
Marshall Eugene Brenneman
The
Chaplain Corps
Florence Reitz Brenneman
College Park
Dickinson St
Philadelphia
U. S
Galatapa
Ionian Sea
Athens
Greece
Marine Corps
Robert George Galbraith Jr
Huntington Valley
York
Florence Brenneman
Camp Hill
Galbraith
Philadelphia Olney High School
Lafayette College
Hijacked Santa Maria sails toward uncertain dawn
The Santa Maria, hijacked by about seven men led by Henrique Maria Galvan, fled Curacao with battles aboard. Portuguese, U S and British forces chased along Caribbean waters as Lisbon warned of possible detainment and Brazil offered guarded words while tensions rose over the vessel’s fate.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Portugal
Lisbon
Galvao
Angola
Africa
Santa Maria
Caribbean
Henrique Maria Galvan
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Juao Jose de Nascimento Costa
Marie Simnes Mai
U.S
Wilson
Damato
Rothesay
Ulster
U.S. Navy
St. Lucia
Martinique
Trinidad
Venezuela
Surinam
French Guiana
United States
Navy
Mian
Fla
San Juan
Mai
Curacao
Miami
London
Washington
Quana
Sonviey
Guarda
Portugese
Parnad Ag
Santa Mare
St Lucia
Wu Olivers
Gulf Oil Names Gardner Director of Geophysical Research
Gulf Oil Corp. appoints Louis H. Gardner as director of the Geophysical Research Division of Gulf Research & Development Co. Gardner, named Monday, previously served as technical assistant in the division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Gulf Oil Corp
Louis H. Gardner
Geophysical Research
Gulf Research & Development Co
Gardner
Duchess of Windsor Speaks On Abdication Controversy
In London AP coverage the Duchess Wallis Simpson accuses the royal family and government of persecuting her husband since his 1936 abdication. Public reaction is mixed. palace and government refuse comment, while some Britons defend the couple and others oppose them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duchess of Windsor
McCall's Magazine
Wallis Simpson
Edward VII
Elizabeth II
Bahamas
Charles Curran
Curran
Britain
London Daily Mail
Doris Wheddon
Bristol
England
Po M. Williams
British Commonwealth
Union Chief Quits Amid Settlement Over Union Funds
Norman Walker reports James Gines quits as president of the Rebery and Confectionery Workers International Union after a pending corruption case is dropped in exchange for a settlement. The executive board says details await court approval and includes pension rights for Cross. The case alleges misuse of union funds, personal expenses, and Florida home costs. Cross resigns contingent on dismissal of litigation, with a three member committee to run the union temporarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Walker Washington
APJ
James Gines
Rebery and Confectionery Workers International Union
Lam
Vhelinian
Peneray
Jers
Cross
Palm Beach
Fla
Cout
Guse Cros
Neon Presidency
Fie
Eat Word
Federal
Florida
Apo
Afl-Cio
Apfi-Cio
American Tech & Confectionery Worker
Uen
Feo Ciee Mas
eCore
Senate
Threeman
Hemingway At Hideaway Seeks Seclusion for Work
SUN VALLEY Idaho AP Hemingway has left Mayo Clinic Rochester after two months for treatment of high blood pressure and a mild diabetes. He said he will stay in seclusion to work and take walks to maintain his weight of 171 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Valley, Idaho
Ernest Hemingway
Idaho
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Floor Fight Shapes Up On Taxes
McCann sought first reading passage of revenue bills after committee referral but Republicans blocked the move. Ehrgood opposed Fleming's Fair Housing plan, likening it to state or local control of integration. Monday saw highway safety bills, Eisenhower resolution, committee changes, and revenue-vote tensions ahead of March 1 deadline.
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McCann
Fleming
Thomas A. Ehrgood
Lebanon County
Ehrgood
Gov. Lawrence
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Pennsylvania
Eisenhowers
Gettysburg
Adams County
House Committee
H. G. Andrews
Francis X. Muldowney
Philadelphia
Muldowney
Charles J. Jim
Westsmoreland
William F. Renwick
D-Elk
Renwick
Jim
Game and Conservation Committee
Sheries
Willard F. Raven Jr
Allegheny County
Lawrence
House Rules Group Okays Member Hike
Washington AP report says the House Rules Committee approved a plan to expand membership to 10 Democrats and five Republicans by a 6 2 vote. Chair Howard W Smith and Rep William M Colmer opposed. two Republicans did not vote. The measure, backed by Speaker Sam Rayburn, heads to the House Thursday amid cross party contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
William M. Colmer
Dmiss
B. Car‘all
Reece
R-Tenn
Itl
Clarence J. Brown
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Kennedy Sets Monday Speech Amid Front-Page Agenda
Kennedy plans to deliver a speech on Monday as Republicans press for clear cost estimates of the New Frontier. Vice President Johnson heads a space advisory council and aims to select members soon, while leaders pledge regular weekly meetings with Democratic congressional chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Johnson
Space Advisory Council
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Senate
Barry Gold
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Kuchel
Los Angeles
Mansfield
Lyndon B. Johnson
Montana
William F. Knowland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Knowland
Missing bank with assets rocks Tangier operations
New York Herald Tribune reports American and Foreign Bank of Tangier once Moroccan Bank has vanished since last June with eight executives and more than 4 million in assets. Circular from Tangier says moving to Panama with branch in London. depositors urged to contact via Panama City box 982.
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NEW York
New York Herald Tribune
American & Foreign Bank of
Tangier
Vermont
Mississippi
Florida
Europe
North Africa
New York Herald ‘Tribune
Panama
American & Foreign Bank
Morneran Bank
London
Panama City
T. Stanghoe
Prisons Halt Bingo Gates After Complaints
Altman orders closure of bingo gates citing complaints about inmates and social security checks. The action affects all bingo operations run by the operator listed, with immediate effect and broad impact on inmates and participants.
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LAK Positivk
Altman Af “Larentiamn
Altman
Tegare Jess
Obituary notices from East Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
A cluster of obituary notices from East Cleveland Ohio and Saltsburg Indiana list Laura M Roof Lena Lakehart Agnes Jane Gabrielson Hedrick Maud Della Calhoun Hulda V Rence and related family details. Services are planned in Oakland Cemetery West View Edgewood and Oakland Cemetery and dates span January 1961 with multiple funeral homes and ministers named.
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Laura M. Roof
East
Cleveland
Ohio
Bell Funeral Home
Oakland Cemetery
Prank
Lawrence
Graystone United Presbyterian Church
Agnes Jane Gabriel
Hedrick
Saltsburg R. D
Indiana Memorial Hospital
May
Sharon
William
Elizabeth Mitchell
Salisburg
Church of God In
Indiana
German Gabrielson
Robert Hedrick
Max E. Ware
West View
Avone Mare
Maudt Della Calhoun
Charles Edward Calhoun
R.C
Salina
James Sylvester
Martha Adeline Noel Pierce
Newrytown
Nowrytown
R. F. Connor
Edgewood Cemetery
Saltsburg
Hulda V. Rence
S P.m
Leslie Turner
Star Route Apollo
Marion Center
Thomas and
Anna Margaret Richardson Steffy
Charles B. Benge
Kiski Valley
Apollo Fro
Ike and Mamie Welcomed Back to Pennsylvania
In Harrisburg the State Senate unanimously adopted a resolution praising Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie as they were officially welcomed back to Pennsylvania. The document notes his Pennsylvania ancestry and cites his eight years as president and commander in chief. It expresses pride they will reside in Gettysburg near the historic battlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Dwight JD. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
State Senate
In Talks On Disarming WASTINGTON Progress Stalled
AP dispatch reports ongoing talks at the White House with junior officials and a panel discussing disarmament steps. The session aims to sketch proposals on weapons control amid foreign policy challenges facing the administration.
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Wastington
Preste
White House
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Charles Abram Matthews Jr
Esther Lupton Matthews
Saltzman Terrace
Jacksonville
Charles A. Matthews
Remington St
Robert George Galbraith
Leonard Rd
Robert John Adamus
Electricians
South Down Rd
Huntington
N.Y
Charlotte Louise Gabisch
Townsend,Mont
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Bethesda
MD.) Naval Hospital
Clifford Hoffer
Atkinson
Cornell University
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Brenneman
Florence Reitz
Allentown
Thomas
Robert
Blackbeard
Edward Teach
John
Tong Ben) Avery
Lisbon Communiaque
Uighing
SeUren
Didi
Cobete Aes
St Loge
Santi Maria
Pea Civan
Poarhivuese National Asses Aid
North America
Gazette
Hemingway
Tansier
Lena Lakehart
Buffalo, N. Y
Plumville
Penn Run
Niagara Falls
N. Y
A. A. Williams
Vandergrift
Arch Nicewonger
Clymer
Blair Frey
Ike
Mamie
Gettyseborg
Marie
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