Snow Boy disaster strewn with debris and missing 40 aboard
A vessel carrying 40 Jamaicans and 11 other people plus a cargo of bamboo poles 19 tons of ice and drums of gasoline left Beaumont Texas on February 2 bound for Portsmouth Virginia. A body was found aboard a deck house as a search continues under reportedly favorable weather conditions. The Snow Boy built in 1944 and skippered by Lewis Tole is under investigation with conflicting notes on its cargo and living quarters.
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Robert Brannon
Snow
Snow Boy
Greyhound Bus Crash Near St Louis Ends In Disaster
A Greyhound bus overturned amid rain on a Jefferson County curve 22 miles south of St Louis killing one and injuring many. Fifteen passengers stood in aisles as the bus rolled, with four seated passengers inside. Mrs Matthews died under the wreckage while Cecil Williams described waking to the tumble. Luggage and a baby bottle lay in the mud as survivors struggled to climb the ravine slope.
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Sikeston
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Ark
California
Pennsylvania
Michigan
New York
Ohio
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Texas
St Louis
Danville
Bus Crash Horror Leaves Families Reeling in Gilmore
Eyewitness accounts describe a devastating bus wreck near Gilmore Arkansas with rescuers using cutting torches to free passengers. Survivors recount sounds of an explosion and a cliff edge while state police worked through the night.
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Judith Mosher
Rome, Sil
Mommy
Judith
Wirtz fails to win unions over compulsory arbitration plan
After talks with five operating unions broke down over compulsory arbitration, Wirtz announces no likelihood of agreement. Railroads accept part of his proposal while unions reject it, threatening a strike and potential Kennedy emergency legislation if work rules take effect.
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Snead Calls St Andrews Course a Freak After Open Win
Veteran golf pro Sam Snead shocks Scots by labeling the historic St Andrews course a freak following his British Open victory in 1946. The remark sparked fresh debate about the famed links and its challenges.
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White Sulphur Springs
Sam Snead
St. Andrews
Spy Ring Trio Tied to Soviet Treason Trial in Munich
Detailed testimony links Peter Fuhrmann and accomplices to long running espionage for the Soviets. Felfe and Clemens allegedly sent secret data by radio and couriers for 19 years, while Tiebel acted as courier from 1950 to 1961. Penalties could reach 15 years in prison as West Germany lacks the death penalty.
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Reinhard Gehren
Acad
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Soviet Union
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Munich
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Stig Wennerstroem
Stockholm
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Navi
Tiebel
West Germany
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Scotlandford
Case
Ronan Molody
Wynne
Moscow
Iron Curtain
Britain
London
Washington
The
Sunday Mirror
U.S
Mirror
Lord Beaverbrook
Sunday Express
the Express
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Brian Patchett
East Berlin
Profumo
Lord Denning
Duke
Duchess of Argyll
Scotland Yard
Miss Keeler
News of the World
Russians Replace Cuban Troops as Farmers Suffer
Miss Kerrigan says Russian forces are moving into Cuban military posts while Cuban soldiers are sent to work fields. She describes state seizures of cattle and crops, limits on pig slaughter, and widespread discontent with Castro. The Baptist missionaries, deported, report crowded church attendance and blocked work for their mission.
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Miss Kerrigan
Mercedita
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
Theso
Susie
Holiday toll edges 500 as safety council warns of speed
National Safety Council analysis of United Press International data shows 27 percent of July 4th fatalities from speeding, 16 percent center-line violations, 18 percent failure to yield. By 3:30 pm EDT, at least 439 deaths since the holiday began, with California leading at 44. Other states report hundreds of injuries and multiple crashes across the nation.
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National Safety Council
United Press International
Pyle
Suspect Leads Cops to Four Youths' Bodies
In Quebec City, a 43 year old parolee confessed under questioning and directed police to graves of Alain Carrier, 10, Guy Morel, 8, and Pierre Marquis, 13, near St. Augustin. He is also suspected in the death of Guy Luckensuck, 13, whose body was found nearby.
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Que
UPI
Leon Paul Dion
Alain Carrier
Guy Morel
Pierre Marquis
St. Austin
Carrier
St. Augustin
Guy Luckensuck
Fire blaze disrupts traffic on Wisconsin Avenue area
About 80 pieces of fire equipment jammed the area around the blaze on Wisconsin Avenue to the bridge and Virginia suburbs. Radio and TV programs were interrupted to summon off duty firemen to the scene. One fire official arrived in swimming trunks and a sports shirt.
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Wisconsin Avenue
Key Bridge
Virginia
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