Inside Stair Is Blamed In San Francisco Fire
A blaze at the Thomas Hotel on 971 Mission Street killed 19 and left 38 injured as an open interior stairway acted as a chimney. Fire chief Albert Hayes said lack of fire doors prevented closing the stairwell. pensioner Raymond Gorman, 61, was jailed on suspicion of manslaughter after a mattress fire earlier in the night.
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San Francisco
Skid Row
Thomas Hotel
Mission St
Raymond T. Gorman
Hayes
Gorman
Kennedy’s early plans and problems outlined before inauguration
The Associated Press outlines Kennedy’s aims and challenges across foreign policy, economy, labor, agriculture, and defense as he prepares to take office on January 20. Five Washington specialists preview key issues from delaying a Khrushchev meeting to the gold crisis and the potential makeup of future military weapons.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
United States
America
Associated Press
Washington
Kennedy
John M. Hightower
Treasury
Frank Cormier
Elton C. Fay
Ovid Martin
Jack Bell
Khrushchev
Welfare Congress
Woman Finds Dad on Highway After Deadly Hit Run
In Columbus Ohio Manuel Maurisso Sr 72 was struck and killed while walking on U S 40 after years meeting his daughter at that spot A motorist Clarence Huskey 49 admitted striking a pedestrian A second driver Lucille Maurisse learned the victim was her father when she reached the scene and gasped
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Columbus, Ohio
Manuel Maurisso Sr
Reynoldsburg
U.S. 40
Clarence Huskey
Columbus
Huskey
Lucille Maurisse
Castro Puts Curb On Cubans Trying To Flee Uneasy Isle
Havana reports Fidel Castro’s regime halted new exit permits for Cuban and foreign residents while tourists remain unaffected. Ernesto Guevara urged Kennedy to pursue reconciliation, noting Kennedy’s post January 20 stance. A Cuba swap of its 1960 61 sugar crop for political considerations was admitted without detailing the motives. Four CBS crew members were detained by Cuban intelligence with charges undisclosed.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Ernesto
Che) Guevara
Cuba
National Bank
Castro
Guevara
Communist Bloc
Switzerland
U.S
Columbia Broadcasting System
Bernard Eisman
Chicago
Robert Schahne
New York
Bruce Hoertel
Andrew Willener
Washington
Bergen Says Mrs Klumpp Tells Lies
William Bergen denies Edythe Klumpp claims that he killed his wife Louise Bergen. Klumpp, convict in the October 1958 slaying, received a life sentence after a truth serum interview. Governor DiSalle commuted Klumpp’s death to life and asks for further investigation and potential prosecution.
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Columbus, Ohio
William Bergen
Edythe Klumpp
Bergen
Louise
Mrs. Klumpp
Cincinnati
Washington, D. C
Young Brothers Held In Beating
In Springfield Ohio juvenile court authorities hold two brothers aged 9 and 11 for the fatal beating of 7 year old Thomas Williams on December 6. Police say the boys admitted catching Williams on the street and beating him with fists and a chair fragment. Williams was the son of Mrs. Rose Threats.
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Springfield
Ohio
Thomas Williams
Williams
F. J. Shaffer
Rose
Deputies Seek Widow of Sheriff Pell as Butler County Sheriff
In Hamilton Ohio deputies who served under Sheriff Paul Pell sign a request urging his widow to succeed him. Pell died Tuesday after ulcer surgery in his second four year term. The county commission must appoint a temporary successor until the 1962 general election.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Paul Pell
Butler County
Pell
Congress Faces Liberal Showdown Over Rules and Filibuster Changes
The new Congress faces likely votes next week to curb the House Rules Committee and to limit Senate filibusters. Rep. Howard Smith rejects packing the committee while talks may purge Rep. William Colmer if a compromise fails. Nixon delivered a farewell to Congress after Kennedy's victory with 303 electoral votes to 219.
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Washington
Congress
House Rules Committee
Senate
Democratic Committee On Committees
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
Rules Committee
House
Sam Rayburn
Colmer
Howard Smith
D-Va
Rayburn
Smith
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Two Ohio Penitentiary Escapees Nabbed by FBI in New Jersey
FBI agents arrested James Thornton age 22 and Russell Freeland age 32 in Newark on federal warrants charging escape from Ohio detention. Both had been inmates serving life and 10 to 25 year terms after armed robberies. They fled with Warren Simones who remains at large. the wagon used in the escape was found in Delaware, Ohio.
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R. W. Bachman
Newark
FBI
James Donald Thornton
Russell Thomas Freeland
Thornton
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Freeland
Cleveland
U.S
Theodore Kiscaras
Rutherford
Hudson County
Jersey City
Warren Simones
Delaware
Simones
Ohio Correction
Maury C. Koblentz
Penitentiary
Auglaize County
Hazel Park
Mich
Greenfield Man Killed By Train Near Piketon
Frank N. Blaser aged 46 of Greenfield was killed Friday when his car was struck by a Norfolk and Western freight train two miles south of Piketon. Dragged 87 feet, he was thrown from the vehicle after waiting for a westbound train at an unlighted crossing. The drive led into the double tracks near a lumber company off U.S. 23.
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Waverly
Ohio
Frank N. Blaser
Greenfield
Norfolk and Western
Piketon
Blaser
U.S. 23
Ohio Hog Prices Fall on Oversupply in Ohio
Ohio hog prices dropped about 45 cents from the prior week as excess supplies pressed market quotes. The Ohio Department of Agriculture released the weekly figures reflecting the decline across the state's hog market.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Unseasonably Mild Weather Dominates Ohio Outlook
Weather summary from Columbus notes clear mild conditions statewide. Readings range from 35 in Columbus to 39 in Cincinnati, with 47 at 11 a.m. and a low of 19 last night. A cold front and snow flurries are forecast for northern counties tonight and Sunday as a January thaw continues northward.
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Columbus
Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Toledo
Marietta
Cincinnati
Hocking Valley
Lake Superior
Iowa
Ohio River
Associated Press
Midwest
Plains
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Atlantic
Reports Vary On Emergency In Laos Luang Prabang Threat Analysis
Dispatch from Vientiane reports conflicting views on whether Luang Prabang is in imminent danger as Pathet Lao forces advance north. Some French sources say rising threat while others place rebels 60 miles away and in no immediate danger. King Savang Vathana briefly left Vientiane for Luang Prabang amid tensions.
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Vientiane
Laos
Luang Prabang
Savang Vathana
Boun Oum
Ban Ban
Plaine Des Jarres
Viet Nam
Xieng Khouang
Kong le
Pathet Lao
Soviet Union
North Viet Nam
Haruy
Central Plaines Des Jarres
Plaines Des Jarres
Man Pleads Guilty in Embezzlement Case
Wayne H. Scheerer of Bucyrus pleaded guilty in Franklin County Criminal Court to embezzling 32127 dollars from a Columbus finance company he managed. Judge George B. Marshall withheld sentencing pending a probation report. Scheerer faces one to 20 years in prison.
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Columbus, Ohio
Wayne H. Scheerer
Bucyrus
Franklin County
Columbus Finance
George B. Marshall
Scheerer
Fire guts OU rooming house in Athens. no injuries
A $90,000 blaze swept a boys rooming house at Ohio University on University Terrace near Mulberry Street in Athens early today. Twelve residents escaped in night clothes as fire chiefs estimate $35,000 inventory loss. cause undetermined.
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Ohio University
Athens
Wade Tom
Tom
University Terrace
Mulberry St
Scott Quadrangle
Charles Dalton
Dalton
Eisenhower Seeks Higher Interior Budget To 888 Million
The Eisenhower administration plans to submit to Congress a boosted Interior Department budget of 888 million dollars for the new fiscal year starting July 1. This follows a current year appropriation of about 805.1 million, the highest ever approved. The proposal includes annual, permanent and indefinit e appropriations with the annual spending around 765 million.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Interior Department
Department
Cops' Big Problem in Manila Police Reform
The National Bureau of Investigation finds 93 percent of municipal police in the Philippines are inefficient and corrupt, highlighting severe challenges in prosecuting crime and reforming local law enforcement.
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Manila
Philippines
National Bureau of Investigation
Gaullists Hopeful as Algeria Referendum Votes Progress
In Algiers officials report 62 percent turnout across 600 rural communes on day two of the referendum on Charles de Gaulle’s Algeria plan. Rebels urged a boycott while Moslems mostly voted, easing fears but urban centers face a Sunday test with potential violence.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gaulle
National Front of Liberation
FLN
Kennedy in Capital for Talks Ahead of Inauguration
President-elect John F Kennedy met advisers in Washington for a string of briefings on politics and world affairs. He outlined plans for a short Washington stay, with meetings on India housing and urban development, and proposals for a new housing cabinet post and large-scale urban renewal funding.
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Kennedy
Capital
Washington
John FF. Kennedy
Cuba
Laos
New York
Dean Rusk
Rusk
India
Peace Corps
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Matthew McCloskey
Democratic Na
Ernest F. Hollings
South Carolina
Boston
Harvard University
Palm Beach
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Ohio Penitentiary
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