Four Alarm Blaze Evacuates Ambassador Kingsway Hotel
A four alarm fire at the Ambassador Kingsway Hotel in West St Louis forced 40 guests to flee. About 20 residents were guided to safety by firefighters while six were treated for smoke. damage exceeds 100000 dollars and the hotel will close briefly for electrical repairs.
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ST. Louis
Ambassador- Kingsway
West St. Louis
City Hospital
Public Safety
Joseph P. Sestric
James Mullen
Bernard Tureen
Rockefeller urges $3 billion defense hike to face 1960s danger
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller asks governors for a three billion dollar increase in defense spending to strengthen alerts, dispersal, and forces. He warns the U S could face fatal dangers in the 1960s and cites declining relative power versus the Soviet Union.
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Rockefeller
Jack Bell
Glacier National Park
Mont
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Nixon
Chicago
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
United States
Soviet Union
SAC
Thailand's King and Queen Arrive in Washington for Five Day Visit
The American born King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit arrive in Washington for a five day state visit to reinforce Thailand as a key U.S. ally. President Eisenhower greets them at National Airport aboard Columbine III, and the trip follows recent U.S. concerns about alliance distinctions in Asia.
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Washington
Thailand
United States
Asia
Eisenhower
National Airport
Pittsburgh
Columbine III
Far East
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Queen Sirikit
Congo Police Use Tear Gas Amid Independence Tensions
In Leopoldville 500 Negro demonstrators clashed with 2,000 Africans during a protest march as heavily armed police fired tear gas to separate the groups. No injuries were reported on the eve of independence ceremonies with factions protesting exclusion from power.
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Congo
Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
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