Fliers Return From Soviet Prison After Seven Months
John R. McKone and Freeman C. Olmstead headed home toward Kansas with their wives after nearly seven months in a Soviet prison. President Kennedy welcomed them at Andrews Air Force Base and later hosted coffee at the White House. Guards would greet them in Forbes Air Force Base area, while officials cited State Department concerns over Soviet relations.
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White House
Kennedy
Air Force
John R. McKone
Freeman B. Olmstead
Lyndon B. Johnson
Olmstead
UPI
Washington
Freeman C. Olmstead
Kansas
Topeka
Olmsteads
McKones
McKone and
Barents Sea
Andrews Air Force Base
Kan
John Anderson
Ed Camp
McKone
Forbes Air Force Base
Pierre Salinger
State Department
Soviet Union
Salinger
Capitol Hill
Walls Collapse Buries Firefighters in Chicago Blaze
A six story factory fire at 614 W Hubbard Street in Chicago caused the rear wall to collapse, burying 15 or more firemen. Three bodies recovered. two lathers located. several missing, including two battalion chiefs. Damage estimated at 500000 as rescuers used torches to reach trapped workers.
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Chicago
Raymond Daly
Daly
Harold P. Sullivan
W. Hubbard St
Hilker and Bletsch Co
Crown Glass, Inc
Crown Building
Chicago River
Inquest Finds No High Negligence In Death
A coroner and jury ruled there was no criminal or high degree of negligence by any party in the December 30 wreck near Sparta that killed Mrs. William Bohl. The crash followed straw bale obstructions in the opposite lane, with Otto Schroeder and passengers diagnosed as injured.
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Sparta
Wis
Raymond Krugel
Norwalk Bank
Norwalk
William Bohl
Bohl
Otto Schroeder
Kendall
Jack Brown
Schroeder
Mitchell
Wilton
Mrs. Bohl
Soo Line Proposes Five Percent Fare Increase
The Soo Line Railroad told the Interstate Commerce Commission it plans a five percent rise in interstate passenger coach fares effective March 1. The move aims to adjust pricing in line with operating costs and market conditions.
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Soo Line
Washington
Soo Line Railroad Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Six Chimps Prep For Pre Astronaut Flight At Cape Canaveral
Six young chimpanzees train for a 115 mile high suborbital ride aboard a Redstone capsule to study reactions to extreme acceleration and weightlessness. A primary and alternate chimp will be chosen with sensors tracking heart rate temperature and task performance during the 16 minute flight.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic Missile Range
America
National Space Agency
Atlantic Ocean
Grand Bahama Island
Powersparents wife see new hope for release
The Powers family and Barbara Powers in Milledgeville Ga express cautious optimism that Francis Gary Powers may be freed from the Soviet Union. Powers writes his parents that release is possible but warns against excessive hope as Kennedy signals new peace efforts.
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Norton
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Powers
Oliver Powers
Kennedy
Milledgeville
Barbara Powers
Khrushchev
Admiral flying to rendezvous with Santa Maria
A U S Navy admiral was en route to Belem Brazil to arrange a rendezvous with the captive liner Santa Maria amid reports rebel leader Capt Henry Galvao would bring the ship into a Brazilian port to release 588 hostages including 42 Americans. Galvao told a Navy pilot he would circle a point at 35 degrees west while negotiations continue and safe conduct was promised to discharge the passengers.
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Recife
Brazil
U. S. Navy
Henry Galvao
William Webster
Galvao
U.S
Webster
Galvay
Adm
Robert L. Dennison
U.S. Atlantic
Navy
Allen E. Smith Jr
Caribbean Sea Frontier
Naval Headquarters
San Juan
Belem
Santa Maria
Smith
Dennison
James Harrington
U.S Navy
West Africa
Caribbean
Venezuela
Dutch West Indies
Portugal
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Wiley says Khrushchev seeks concessions over airmen
Senator Alexander Wiley states Soviet Premier Khrushchev aims to pressure the United States for concessions with the return of two RB47 fliers. He doubts the release signals goodwill and calls it another tactic to play international politics with people's lives.
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Washington
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Khrushchev
Wiley
John McKone
Freeman Olmstead
Soviet Union
Americans on trial for joining anti Castro rebels in Havana
Six Americans charged with crimes against the security of the state face a military tribunal at La Cabana fortress in Havana with potential death by firing squad. They sailed from Marathon Key to Havana on January 7 and include George R. Beck and others from Massachusetts, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Illinois.
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Robert Berrellez
Havana
la Cabana
Fidel Castro
Marathon Key
Fla
Havana Harbor
George R. Beck
Norton
Mass
Tommy L. Baker
Dothan
Ala
Donald Joe Green
Clover
S.C
James E. Bean
Cedar Falls
N.C
Alfred Eugene Gibson
Durham
Leonard Louis Schmidt
Chicago
Winona
Minn
A. R. Taylor
John V. Taylor
Taylor
John, Jr
Jane
Dorothy Hoffman
Wisconsin Supreme Court
A. J. Vinje
Janet Vinje
Superior
U. of Wisconsin
Farm Fire Ravages Tomah Area Structures
A Friday fire destroyed a 30 by 100 foot machine shed and a 30 by 30 foot corn crib on the Charles Fiedler farm one mile northwest of Tomah. A oil burner leak caused ignition after the owner’s son closed shed doors, triggering an explosion. 800 bushels of corn burned, livestock moved, Oakdale Fire Department arrived too late. Local water aid came from Tomah Police and dairy trucks. Earlier, a nearby fire left a family homeless.
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Tomah
Wis
Charles Fiedler
James Fiedler
Fiedler
Oakdale
Ranney’s Dairy
Maple Grove
Carl Downing
City Man 82 Dies After Nov 4 Mishap
Wenzel Lepsch 82 of 1219 S 26th St died at 4 45 p m Friday after being struck by Police Chief George Long Nov 4. Autopsy reportedly sought to determine whether death resulted from injuries or natural causes. Lepsch had a fractured pelvis and possible internal injuries, the medical examiner and deputy coroner indicated. He was partially blind and used a white cane. Funeral arrangements tentatively set for Tuesday.
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Wenzel Lepsch
S. 26Th St
George Long
St. Francis Hospital
Matt McGarty
McGarty
Lepsch
Chief Long
Losey Bousesvard
Cottage Grove Avenue
S. 10Th St
Murrow Picked to Lead U S Information Agency
President Kennedy appoints Edward R. Murrow to head the United States Information Agency. Murrow, 53, renowned for See It Now and Person to Person, known for distinctive voice and smoking light. Pierre Salinger declined comment. CBS News in New York carried the report Friday.
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Washington
Edward R. Murrow
CBS News
Kennedy
U.S. Information Agency
Murrow
White House
Pierre Salinger
New York
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