Five Men Killed AsAF Transport Falls in Alaska
ANCHORAGE Alaska five air force personnel died when a transport crashed and burned 17 miles south of Whitehorse The aircraft carried ten men two remain missing three parachuted to safety The pilot tried to reach Whitehorse after reporting an emergency but gave no details of the problem.
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Alaska
Anchorage
Whitehorse
Ellmendorf Air Force Base
Here
Yukon Territory
Elmendorf
Leroy Cotton
J. R. Conklin
Clyde L. Nicholas
Whitehorse Hospital
Finland's Leader Khrushchev open talks in Siberia
In Siberia at Novosibirsk Khrushchev and Finnish President Kekkonen discussed Finland's neutrality and military consultations with West Germany. A joint communique described the talks as open minded and friendly though Tass noted Khrushchev's stance on military consultations remains unchanged.
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Khrushchev
Siberia
Moscow
Urho Kekkonen
Soviet Union
Europe
Kekkonen
Novosibirsk
Tass
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Russia
Norway
Denmark
West Germany
RockYMASS Pilot Faces Seaward Currents in Rescue Tale
Rene S Wassing, Dutch art collector, recounts five minute argument with Michael Rockefeller before the offshore swim. Rockefeller tied gas cans for buoyancy and lit into the sea from a catamaran overturned near the shore 314 miles away. Wassing says Michael may still be in the woods, knowing the area well.
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Rene S. Wassing
Rockefeller
Wassing
Amsterdam
Police Hold Gary Couple After Girl Beaten to Death
Gary Indiana police detained a 30 year old woman and 22 year old man after discovering the badly beaten body of Vanessa Ann Savage a 3 year old girl. The defendants were booked for homicide investigation as officers described welts and bruises on the child and the mother claimed the abuse aimed to correct “childish habits.”
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Gary, Ind
Gary
Louise Smith
Edward Smith
Vanessa Ann Savage
Kennedy Holds Talks With Advisers On Defense Trade Policy
President Kennedy opened a round of meetings with key advisers in Hyannis Port focusing on defense spending civil defense and trade policy. Delays due to weather postponed Cabinet members from Washington and included McNamara Gilpatric Lemnitzer Taylor Bell Bundy Ball and Peterson among participants.
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Kennedy
Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
U.S
Luther H. Hodges
George Ball
Howard Peterson
Theodore C. Sorensen
Robert S. McNamara
Roswell L. Gilpatric
McNamara
Gilpatric
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Maxwell D. Taylor
David Bell
McGeorge Bundy
Glenn and Carpenter Vie for Primed Orbit Role
At Cape Canaveral Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr and Lt. Comdr. Malcolm S. Carpenter vie as prime and backup for America's first manned orbital flight. Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr is out of the race after his earlier suborbital mission.
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Malcolm Carpenter
John Glenn
America
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Cape Canaveral, Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Malcolm S. Carpenter
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
Glenn
Virgil I. Grissom
American Broadcasting Co
Carpenter
Robert R. Gilruth
Project Mercury
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jury Reports to Courthouse After Delayed Start
The November term District Court jury will report to the Courthouse at 9 a.m. Tuesday, said court clerk Lucille Allison. The Monday start was canceled.
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Lucille Allison
Allison
Terry Jo Likely to Return To Aunt in Green Bay
Terry Jo Duperrault, 11, may be sent to live with her aunt in Green Bay suburb Depere until a guardian is named after surviving the Blue Belle tragedy. Her hospital stay follows Thanksgiving as an orphan, with the Coast Guard investigation ongoing and legal talks led by attorney Richard Ralph.
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Green Bay
Wis
Miami
Fla
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Ralph Scheer
Depere
Colburn C. Cherney
Terry
Franklyn Verdon
Richard Ralph
Fred Duperrault
Verdon
Arthur Duperault
Jean
Brian
Renee
Mary Harvey
Fort Lauderdale
Daperaults
Bahamas
Harvey
Coast Guard
Bluebelle
Atlantic Ocean
Traffic controls and security planned for big game crowd
Law enforcement and turnpike officials map overflow plans for the Saturday crowd at Memorial Stadium. Extra toll lanes will move fans pre and postgame, with gates opened to clear the Lawrence interchanges within 45 minutes after prior games. Police will bar heavily drinking fans and manage sideline access to prevent congestion.
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Lawrence
East Lawrence
West Lawrence
Stadium
Bill Cox
Memorial Stadium
Cox
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas State University
Mt. Oread
Alleged Abductor Seen in Kansas
Reports said Alfred Wesley Ratzloff, 42, a Colorado kidnapping suspect, was sighted in a car on K96 between Hutchinson and Wichita. A Hutchinson deputy said a plane with patrols followed a similar vehicle toward Haven before the lead was deemed not the suspect. Ratzloff is accused in the Nov. 8 abduction and beating of Sandra Lee Smith, 16, in Aurora Colorado.
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Wichita (Ap
Alfred Wesley Ratzloff
Kansan
Colorado
Kansas
Bob Burns
Hutchinson
Haven
Texas A&M Fires Coach Jim Myers After 25–0 Finale
Texas A and M College announces the dismissal of coach Jim Myers after a four year run producing 12 victories 24 defeats and four ties. The decision follows a season ending in a 25 to 0 loss to Texas and the athletic council recommending no contract extension beyond January 23.
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College Station
Brazil Restores Ties With Soviet Union After 14 Years
Brazil resumes formal diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union after a 14 year hiatus. Foreign Minister Dan tas announces the move in Brasilia amid hostile debates in the Chamber of Deputies. Premier Tancredo Neves says no democratic contract is broken and cites no concessions to communism.
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Brazil
Soviet Union
U.S
Tancredo Neves
Francisco Santiago Dan
Tas
Moscow
Chamber of Deputies
Brasilia
Neves
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Juscelino Kubitschek
Janio Quadros
Kubitschek
U S Agrees To Sell More Food To Yugoslavia
Washington says it will arrange further surplus food sales to Yugoslavia. Belgrade reports say 500000 tons of wheat have been agreed for Tito, though terms and amounts are still under discussion. The State Department notes the plan uses surplus commodities local currency loans or grants.
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United States
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Belgrade
Tito
State Department
America
U.S
Congress
Earhart and Noonan Perish in Pacific Flight Mystery
The couple vanished during a 2550 mile Lae to Howland crossing after radio and chronometer troubles. Coast Guard Itasca tried to guide them but signals failed. A vast naval and air search ensued, costing over a million dollars, with bones later reported from Saipan amid ongoing speculation.
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George Palmer Putnam
Oakland
Amy Otis Earhart
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Howland Island
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McNown Named to Kansas Technical Training Study Panel
John McNown, dean of the Kansas University Engineering and Architecture School, was selected to join a Kansas State Chamber of Commerce committee to study the need for a new technical training school in Kansas. The move signals statewide interest in expanding technical education.
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Kansas University Engineering and Architecture
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
St Louis Federal Judge Randolph Weber Dies at 52
U S District Judge Randolph H Weber the first Republican on Eastern Missouri’s federal bench in 32 years died of a heart seizure after a hunting trip in St Louis County He was 52 Funeral services were set for Poplar Bluff Missouri He is survived by his wife two sons and his mother The judge was appointed in March 1957 and previously served 15 years as a Circuit Court Judge in Poplar Bluff
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U.S
Randolph H. Weber
Missouri
Poplar Bluff
Westminster College
Fulton
Washington University School of Law
Area's highways run clean during Thanksgiving period
Douglas County residents stayed safe through the holiday with no serious accidents reported through noon. Police described Thanksgiving Day and night as very quiet. The Sheriff's Department had no calls Thursday night and Lawrence Memorial Hospital noted minimal emergency room activity.
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Sheriff's Department
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
KU Freshman Thomas Loberg Killed in Wichita Car Crash
Thomas J. Loberg an 18 year old KU freshman from Houston Texas was killed in a two car collision in Wichita on Thursday. He was visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs L E Weatherwax of Wichita and lived at 1100 Indiana Street. Loberg was a nephew of John Weatherwax of Missouri.
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Houston
Tex
Thomas J. Loberg
Wichita
John Weatherwax
Young Loberg
L. E. Weatherwax
Soberg
Ind. St
Robbers Seize Jewelry in Düsseldorf Fashion Shop Raid
Masked armed robbers raided a fashionable shop in Düsseldorf taking four million marks about one million dollars in jewelry. Police reported the gang was captured within half an hour and the loot recovered.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
Investigators Searched for Data On Anti Communist Troops
The Chicago Tribune reports a House subcommittee team is touring Europe and Asia to collect information on American officers abroad deemed radical rightists. Three USIA staffers are interviewing employees to uncover another Walker case amid anti Communist military activity scrutiny. The probe is led by Rep. John E Moss and authorized by Chairman William L Dawson.
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Chicago Tribune
House Subcommittee
Tribune Washington
Willard Edwards
U.S. Information Agency
Europe
Asia
USIA
Edward R. Murrow
the Tribune
Walker
Edwin A. Walker
Germany
Amy
Harry S. Truman
Subcommittee On
Government Information
John E. Moss
Calif
William L. Dawson
D-Nl
House
Government Operations Committee
KU Faces Orange Bowl Hope as Bowl selections unfold
Kansas pursues the Orange Bowl priority but would accept a Bluebonnet bid if not chosen. Final decisions hinge on this weekend’s Kansas Missouri and Colorado Iowa State games. Reaves Peters notes a Dec 6 meeting to outline new bowl finance policy, with a plan to share proceeds eight ways after expenses.
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Bluebonnet
Kansas
Texas
Alabama
Reaves Peters
Big Eight
Service with Quiet Dignity
Rumsey Funeral Home advertises quiet dignified service options with contact at VI3-5111 for arrangements.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
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