American Gunner's Error Kills Vietnamese Child
An American helicopter gunner accidentally fired during a supply mission in a northern hamlet north of Saigon killing a Vietnamese child and wounding four others. The incident occurred during a village ceremony naming the hamlet Don Tin in honor of U.S. Ambassador Frederick Nolting and his wife, who became honorary citizens.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Departire
U.S
Frederick Nolting
Nolting
Don Tin
R ‘Iitat
Turncoat to the Gallos and Brooklyn rackets
Police said Cardiello had been arrested eight times between 1940 and 1961 on charges including felonious assault vagrancy consorting with known criminals and bookmaking as the younger mob moved to seize Brooklyn rackets.
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Gallos
Brooklyn
Cardiello
France Repays 1945 46 Loans To United States
Finance Minister Valery Giscard D Estaing announced France’s economy was improving after recent work stoppages. He said exports reached 582 million dollars and France repaid 161.9 million to the United States Sport Export Bank for 1945 loans and 1946 loan balance.
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Paris
UPI
Valery Giscard D'Estaing
Giscard D’estaing
France
United States
Sport-Export Bank
Republicans Pick Convention Hotel for 1964 Nomination
The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco was chosen as the convention headquarters for the 1964 nominating event. The St Francis Hotel will host distinguished guests while the Cow Palace hosts the main convention. Robert L. Pierce cited facility needs for press radio and television coverage.
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San Francisco
UPI
Fairmont Hotel
Cow Palace
Robert L. Pierce
St. Francis Hotel
Pierce
Fairmont
London to Boston Brinks style heist tops prior robbery record
Authorities chase a vast theft in Britain and beyond as cash notes diamonds and bonds vanish after a mail train robbery near Cheddington. Scotland Yard leads a 20 to 30 member hunt with hints of an airborne escape and possible inside help. Rewards reach into hundreds of thousands amid global interest.
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Bank of England
Boston
Iit
Floods Delay Trains as Mojave to Bakersfield Floods Hit Tehachapi
Torrential rain drenches Tehachapi causing 2.21 inches in three hours and flooding homes as Tehachapi Creek overflows. Two freight trains sit four hours late between Mojave and Bakersfield while Santa Monica logs 0.94 inches and Los Angeles endures a record warm muggy night.
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Mojave
Bakersfield
Tehachapi
Santa Monica
Los Angeles
Patrick Kennedy dies after premature birth tragedy
President Kennedy and First Lady mourn as infant Patrick Bouvier Kennedy dies at 4 04 a m after birth in Boston. Doctors attributed hyaline membrane disease to the infant’s death as the nation offered condolences and a private burial is planned in Brookline.
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White House
Heres Salinger
Hollywood Cemetery
Brookline
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
United States
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Inter
Kennedy
A Father’s Burden and Kennedy’s Grief in Nuclear Age
The piece reflects on President Kennedy mourning the loss of a child while guiding a nuclear world. It emphasizes his role as a father with small children, urging patience with war cautions and hoping for a safer future for all children. It honors Jackie Kennedy and the nation’s shared sorrow.
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Jack Kennedy
White House
Kennedy
Jackie
Cremation of Ward Quietly Marks End of Scandal Figure
Britons close to a public scandal report Ward died by overdose and was cremated in secret after a brief service at St. Stephen's Hospital. A coroner ruled death by barbiturate poisoning, amid the Profumo affair fallout that rocked London society and the government.
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Ward
Jack B. Wheatley
St. Stephen's Hospital
Gavin Thurston
Queen's
Old Bailey Court
Christine Keeler
Marilyn
Mandy) Rice-Davies
London
Chlorine fumes blanket Philadelphia section
A leaking valve on a tank car released chlorine fumes across northeast Philadelphia near the Wonder Chemical Co. fire crews sealed the leak within minutes. More than 200 people were affected, 46 hospitalized including 23 firefighters, with several children treated. Residents were allowed to return after air clearance.
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Philadelphia
CPS
Wonder Chemical Co
Frankford
Delaware River
Strikes At Nevada Nuclear Site Drag On Into Autumn
Pickets resume Monday under a Washington labor expert as Nevada test site workers end a year of walkouts linked to wage changes. Unions cite government efforts to shift site pay scales from boom town rates to stable national levels.
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Washington
AEC
Nevada Test and Space Sites Construction Labor Board
Nuts Club
Reynolds
Nads
Pan American World Airways
Teamsters, Railway Clerks and Transport Workers Union
Pan Am
Missile Launched From California Vandenberg
A Strategic Air Command crew successfully launched a Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base in a routine training test. It marked the 14th such launch from this Pacific Coast site. The 65 foot missile is fired from underground silos and has a range of about 6,000 miles.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Soviet Warships In British Waters
Two Soviet warships anchored off the Scilly Isles near Britain three miles offshore, identified as a heavy cruiser and a destroyer. Admiralty said they were outside territorial waters and provided no further comment.
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Tresco, Scilly Isles
UPI
Britain
Admiralty
Kefauver Placed Under Complete Bed Rest Three Weeks
Kefauver ordered complete bed rest for at least three weeks and will be confined at Bethesda. The spokesman noted no prior heart trouble and cited past hospitalizations for a virus infection and an ankle tendon pull. A Tennessee native, he studied at the University of Tennessee and Yale Law School and served in the House before joining the Senate in 1948.
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Page
Kefauver
Bethesda
Madisonville, Tenn
University of Tennessee
Yale Law School
House
Senate
Missing Dachshund and Help Wanted Classified Fragments
A fragment list shows a missing female dachshund named Missy near Washington and Tonopah Highway with a reward. Also asks for a female or male clerical helper familiar with Biddle Pricing for an electrical firm. Includes job ad for a chicken restaurant and a car sale offer with a 1960 Volkswagen at $1150 cash.
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Washington
Tonopah Hwy
Missy
Volkswagen
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