27 Men Missing After Radar Tower Vanishes
A radar tower vanishes leaving 27 men unaccounted for amid a fiscal year surplus and unresolved racing signs.
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1961
Page
1
Khrushchev Weighs Delay in Pressuring JFK for Grace Period
Reported talks show Soviet officials debating a slower approach to win a grace period from John F Kennedy. They recount advisers comparing Kennedys choices including Adlai Stevenson and Douglas Dillon, noting Russian memory of Dillon’s Eisenhower era rebuff to Mikoyan.
Royal Troops Routed as Communists Gain Laos Initiative
Rebels push toward Luang Prabang Vientiane and key bases at Paksane and Tha Tham as government forces retreat from Ta Vieng. Royal air support from U S produced strafing and rocket attacks, but rebel advances threaten the corridor to Xieng Khouang province.
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United States
Luang Prabang
Vientiane
Paksane
Tha Tham
Bright UFO Over Corpus Christi May Be Venus
In Corpus Christi the bright unidentified object seen above the city last week is possibly Venus. Navy radar and tower reports say it was too bright to be an aircraft and could be a balloon, though no satellite or known craft matched the sighting.
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Jose
Corpus Christi
Texas
Venus
Naval Air
U. S
Freasald Abbey
Inaugural Stage Set for Tactelatnee Oval Eatery
The opening of the oval eatery in Tactelatnee is announced as its inaugural stage sets the scene for a new dining venue. The project showcases local collaboration and aims to attract visitors to the town’s waterside hub.
Storm dumps heavy rains closing routes and injuring many
A major deluge in British Columbia caused rail lines to halt and stores to be looted as one man was killed and families evacuated. Officers found the suspect behind a counter with narcotics and valuables, including watches and passes, missing from the store. The storm damaged roads and cut several ways.
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Vancouver
F. B. Christensen
British Columbia
Deluge
Prayer service invitation and incomplete notes
Fragmentary note lists a prayer event invitation and unclear details. Reads like a brief local notice with names or times partially missing, offering little concrete information beyond an upcoming gathering.
Port Arthur Crowd Presses Ouster Of Officials
Rep Tom James of Dallas urged a 2 500 crowd to petition for removal of city and county officials in Port Arthur after probe hearings into vice conditions in the Beaumont Port Arthur area. He said actions should occur in Sabine County without delay as the group blamed Sheriff’s deputy shortages and personnel issues.
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Associated Prose
Arthur
Tom James
Dallas
Beaumont-Port Arthur
James
Satterson
Inves Ee
Beaumont
Theoming
Sones
Artur Pulloe
Cuban Militiamen Battle Rebels in Es Cam Mountains
About 30 000 government militiamen led reportedly by Premier Fidel Castro fought a large force of 4000 antigovernment guerrillas in the Es Cam Mountains Las Villas province The mobilized units moved against the insurgents in a major operation with evacuees relocated to a coffee plantation area as state police escorted them.
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Wires
Javana
Fidel Castro
Escam
Las Villas
Evello Duque
EL Nicho
Ayn Mun
Rock
Nazi Scuffle at Boston Theater Stuns Crowd
Nazi leader George Lincoln Rockwell was confronted by a hostile crowd and escorted by police during an attempted screening of a film about Israel. He wore a Schald uniform with a swastika armband, drawing strong anti Nazi protest.
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Rockwell
George Lincoln Rockwell
Boston
Exodus
Oy United
Israel
Schald
Wastika
Janae Liteon
Coast Guard Pursues Signal From Tower Amid Stormy Seas
The Coast Guard reported a strong gale with winds near 72 knots and rain sleet reducing visibility as contact with the tower was established around 70 minutes past the hour.
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Coast Guard
Soviet farm leaders rebuked over lagging agriculture
A Sunday disclosure reports Nikita Khrushchev criticizing farm leaders for lagging production. He urged officials to return to the fields and work on farms themselves after complaints from farm officials about trouble setting milking machines at a local collective farm during a Central Committee session assessing Soviet agriculture.
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Kite Mrushchev
Poostmist: A man who cannot see today’s dimple
An editorial note on aging and perspective underscores how some overlook present charm while fixating on future decay. The piece uses a playful parable to urge readers to value current moments and appearances.
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Beatlon
Strikes cripple Philadelphia and New York transit
A citywide transport crisis unfolds as buses trains and subways halt after a Sunday strike. Union actions by 660 crew members and 8 julton ice perv workers cause massive delays with 1.1 million daily passengers affected and a looming traffic jam.
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Troi
Great Eastern Seaboard
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Phila
Delphia
Julton
Ewing
Mathew
Itt
Land
Philadelphia Officials Dispatch
Nero
Teachia Sele
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