Blast Rocks Northside Apartments In Kenosha
An explosion late this morning rocked three adjacent Kenosha apartments at 3119 to 3205 18th Ave. No injuries. A furnace cleaning unit in the middle building caused the blast, shattering a gas tank and injuring no one, while windows blew out across all three structures.
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18Th Ave
Kenosha Apartments
Ted Smith
Larry Kessler
28Th Ave
Kessler
George Ruffalo
36Th Pl
Davis Heating Co
Donald Bain
Cathy
Discoverer XIX Launches to Monitor Earth Heat
Orbiting from Vandenberg Air Force Base Discoverer XIX carries infrared sensors to measure Earth's normal heat radiation. The 81 foot two stage rocket reached a 93 minute polar orbit 130 to 400 miles out. Data will aid future Midas missile defense by detecting heat flashes indicating enemy launches.
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Vandenberg
Air Force Base
Calif
Midas
Globe
Pine Ridge Sinks After Breakup in Atlantic Gale
The American tanker Pine Ridge split in two and capsized about 100 miles off Cape Hatteras in a bitter gale. Coast Guard reports indicate loss of life is feared as rescue efforts continue.
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Cape Hatteras
Coast Guard
Abandoned Damon Hotel Burns in Rochester MN
A landmark in the Mayo Clinic complex burned early today as fire destroyed the vacant Damon Hotel in Rochester Minnesota. The three story brick building, built about 75 years ago, had been empty since November and was being demolished for Mayo Clinic parking facilities.
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Rochester
Minn
World Medical Center
Damon Hotel
Mayo Broth
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De Gaulle Opens Endorsement Drive in Paris
Paris president Charles de Gaulle launched a campaign for public endorsement of his Algerian self determination policy and offered to negotiate with nationalist rebels, signaling a new overture in the stalled peace talks.
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Charles de Gaulle
Defense Dept Sets February Army Draft at 6000
The Defense Department announced the Army draft for February will number 6,000 men. This official allocation outlines the conscription figure for the next draft cycle and informs recruitment and processing expectations.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Nine men feared dead as P2V Neptune crashes off Newfoundland
A U S Navy P2V Neptune patrol plane with nine aboard crashed in the North Atlantic near Argentia Newfoundland. Searchers later found an empty life raft and life jacket about 67 miles south of Argentia, suggesting a fatal loss at sea.
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Nid
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Navy Court Probes Constellation Fire Before Testimony
A naval Court of Inquiry spent three hours reviewing the fire-ravaged aircraft carrier Constellation in preparation for Monday testimony.
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New York
Naval Court of Inquiry
Uprising in Venezuela Sidelined by Betancourt Forces
Rebels led by a naval lieutenant attempted to free imprisoned officials of the deposed Perez Jiminez regime but were defeated by government troops. One insurgent was wounded in a 50 mile gunbattle. the leader, described as a deserter with subversive records, surrendered after the clash. Marquez Perez reportedly seized the post early this morning before capture on the Caracas La Guaira highway.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Perez Jiminez
Romulo Betancourt
Marquez Perez
Caracas-La Guaira
Milwaukee Blast Tears Through Newly Mowned Home Injures Family
An explosion and fire wrecked a home on Milwaukee's Northwest Side minutes after a family moved in. Three people, George Miller 56 Nora Miller 53 and daughter Gale 15, were burned. their son Russell 18 was at school. Neighbors report a gas line without a cap touched off the blast in freezing weather around 10 degrees.
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Milwaukee
Herbert Gunn
Fire Department Safety Bureau
George Miller
Miller
Nora
Gale
County General Hospital
Russell
Raymond Griesemer
Millers
First Day Of Winter Brings Record Snow And Cold
Winter arrived at 2 27 pm with record cold in the region. Grantsburg 11 below, Eau Claire eight below, Milwaukee one above. Chicago snowstorm set pre winter record with 12 42 inches at Midway. Airports closed, traffic diverted, and eastern states faced power and travel disruptions amid a white Christmas forecast. At least 20 deaths linked to the storm across several states.
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Eau Caire
Wausau
Racine
Milwaukee
Chicago
Chicagos’ Midway
O'Hare Field
Berlin Crisis Deepens as Western Pressure Inches Trade Talks
Berlin and East German authorities reject Western demands to lift travel restrictions as a condition for a new East West German trade accord. The exchange renews threats of a Berlin blockade after New Year’s Day.
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Berlin
UPD
First Day of Winter Brings Freezing Temperatures
The unactionable forecast notes zero overnight lows and continued cold through Thursday with lows from zero to five above. Readings climbed late morning to 12 in Downtown, 16 at American Motors, and 7 low after a Monday snowfall totaling one inch. The sun rose at 7:14 and set at 4:23, marking the year's shortest day.
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Southport
American Motors
Mercury
Gilpatric Chosen as Deputy Defense Secretary
President-elect Kennedy selected Roswell Gilpatric to be deputy secretary of defense. Gilpatric, 54, previously undersecretary of the Air Force in the Truman administration, was announced during budget planning talks in Palm Beach amid ongoing economic concerns.
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Roswell Gilpatric
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D-Wash
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Aerospace Corp
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Smith Fills Kennedy Senate Term From Gloucester
Benjamin A Smith II, longtime Harvard roommate of John F Kennedy, is named by Gov. Foster Furcolo to fill the remaining two years of Kennedy's Senate term. Smith, a Gloucester manufacturer and former mayor, will take office Jan. 3 with seniority over incoming freshmen and plans for a possible later run remain unclear.
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Cape Ann Fisheries Inc
United Fisheries Co
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Gloucester Community Pier Association, Inc
Big State Fish Pier
Soviet Charges US Destroyer With Mock Attack in Med
The Soviet Union accused a US destroyer of staging an hour long mock attack on a Soviet freighter in the Mediterranean on November 4 nearly causing a collision.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Mediterranean
Quiet Contrast to Noisy Opening At U N Assembly Recess
Report from United Nations New York notes a subdued exit as the 15th General Assembly ends its four week session. Dag Hammarskjold remains aboard amid Congo turmoil costing $60 million with no clear gains. Wadsworth bids farewell as Stevenson prepares to take U N envoy post.
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U.N. Assembly
Lands Safely In Bermuda
Lt. Joseph T. Long of Falmouth landed his four engine Super Constellation safely in Bermuda after propeller trouble and a fire nearly forced a ditch 400 miles out. He diverted to Kindley Field, Bermuda, with the crew of 15 unharmed and the plane later stable. Long, originally from Houston, Texas, reported the plan to ditch at sea.
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Mass
Bermuda
Atlantic
Joseph T. Long
Falmouth
Otis Afb
Long
Kindley Field
Houston
Tex
Freighter Collides With Swedish Tanker in Fog on Elbe
An American freighter and the Swedish tanker Frithiod collided in fog on the Elbe River near Hamburg. The American Importer, 8228 tons, was en route from Hamburg to New York City and sustained considerable damage with no casualties reported.
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Germany
UPI
Elbe River
United States Shipping Line
New York City
Frithiod
UN General Assembly approves Congo cost sharing plan
The 99 nation body backed a resolution requiring members to share in the Congo operation cost with a $485 million target and authorized $24 million for the first quarter of 1961. Soviet opposition persisted as debates over Hammarskjold and UN command continued amid a three month session.
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