Navy Charges Interference In Fighting Carrier Blaze
A navy witness testified that city firemen interfered and prevented extinguishing the Constellation blaze in half an hour. John Rutledge said firemen ordered his 26 man detail off the ship due to lack of hard hats amid debris and falling material.
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Navy
New York
Constellation
John Rutledge
Rutledge
Naval Court of Inquiry
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Edward Cavanagh Jr
Emey
New York City
Laos Rebellion Sparks Air Attacks and Vietnamese Involvement
VIENTIANE Laos a US Air Force Dakota was damaged by gunfire during recon over Vangvieng. The attack may have originated from a Soviet transport plane. Maj Armand Riser and four crew survived and returned to Vientiane. Reports speak of North Vietnamese troops and Vietminh uniforms aiding Pathet Lao forces near Vientiane. Kong Le fled to Hanoi as pro American forces push advance.
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Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Air Force
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Armand Riser
Vangvieng
Riser
U.S
Bangkok
Thailand
Reuters
Kong le
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Tanom Kittikachorn
Kong
Phonchong
Phoumi Nosavan
Taipei
Formosa
China Post
Laos
Airplane Firefight Reported During Cold War Patrol
Disjointed OCR note recalls an air clash as a United States aircraft fired at an unarmed target while tracking Soviet activity. The fragment hints at a tense early Cold War patrol and U.S. military operations in airspace over a contested region.
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United States
U.S
Operation On Kidney Commences
A transplant operation began at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston to move a kidney from 12 year old Johanna Nightingale of Steinbach Manitoba to her twin sister. Massachusetts Supreme Court approved the donation. the operation aims to replace diseased kidneys and may take until afternoon. The hospital will announce outcomes after 72 hours.
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Boston
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Johanna Nightingale
Steinbach
Man
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Johanna
Montreal taxi driver murder shocks city
Montreal police probe the professional style killing of cabbie Andre Goudreau whose body was found in a snow filled ditch near St Martin after his taxi was stolen and recovered in the east end. Goudreau had been shot twice and had 67 dollars and lottery tickets on him.
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Montreal
Andre Goudreau
St. Martin
Goudreau
Paul Aquin
Aquin
Bombings and Train Crash Hit Havana Sabotage Blamed
In Havana and Camaguey province, a sequence of daylight bombings in two stores and a power station plus a Camaguey Havana passenger train crash injured more than sixty people. Authorities attributed the attacks to saboteurs as counter-revolutionaries were blamed. Crowds gathered in Havana’s central park shouting calls for action.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Camaguey
Central Park
Strikes Halt Italy's Trains
About half of Italy's trains were out of action as crews of the Communist led railroadmen's union walked out for 24 hours to press for higher pay.
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Rome
Reuters
Italy
Exemption of Lavon Splits Israeli Cabinet and Mapai
The exoneration of former defence minister Pinhas Lavon sparks a rift in Premier David Ben-Gurion's cabinet and the Mapai party. Foreign Minister Golda Meir walks out over Ben-Gurion's stance, drawing a resignation letter before being dissuaded by Levi Eshkol.
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Jerusalem
Pinchas Lavon
David Ben-Gurion
Mapai
Ben - Gurion
Lavon
Golda Meir
Levi Eshkol
Laven
Israel
Gaza Strip
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Soviet Union
Ben-Gurion
Histadrut
Israeli Federation of Labor
Communist Promises Aid to Cambodia From Soviets and Allies
Prince Sihanouk, returning from a world tour, announced pledges from Communist nations. The Soviet Union promised a large university, two hydroelectric dams, and 10 to 12 passenger helicopters. China will fund expansion of four factories, two new ones, and railroad help. Czechoslovakia to build sugar refineries in Cambodia.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Soviet Union
China
Czechoslovakia
Man Lived 38 Years As Woman Faces Court
In Toronto, Lillian Owens a man for 38 years was revealed in court to be male after being arrested for malicious damage. He wore women’s clothes, was examined, pleaded guilty to smashing a neighbor’s car mirror, and was fined seven dollars or two days.
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Toronto
Lillian Owens
Lillian
Qwens
Owens
Donald Graham
Salvation Army
Po Oserub
Exchange Time Opens After Christmas Rush
After the Christmas rush Medi cine Hat stores and mail order departments report busy exchange activity. Shoppers exchange gifts mainly for size and color, or duplicates, rather than dislike. Clerks say exchanges are usually satisfied with close replacements and refunds are rare.
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Medicine Hat
Demonstrators Smash Tram Cars in Belgium Strike
Rioters smashed streetcars as mounted police and soldiers with machine guns dispersed about 6,000 workers in Brussels during the ninth day of a Socialist led strike. Tear gas, fire hoses, and protests spread to Ghent Liege and Antwerp as authorities report acts of sabotage and disruptions to rail and bus service.
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Brussels
Ghent
Anwerp
Liege
Belgian Industries Federation
Socialist Party
Gaston Eyskens
West Germany and USSR reach new trade pact
Bonn reports a West German Soviet trade accord after talks with Berlin status likely settled. East German negotiators balk at linking Berlin to West German economy while threatening to suspend land and river traffic into Berlin if no deal by day. Talks to continue with a promise the agreement could be signed before year end.
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Bonn
ADP
West Germany
Soviet Union
Berlin
Comimunist East
Dron Curtain
West Berlin
East Germany
Heinz Behrend
Eight Nabbed On Espionage Rings Reported
The Times of India says police uncovered three spy rings two foreign country links and a Soviet connection. Eight people tied to the rings were arrested including three foreign ministry officials two defence ministry staff a planning commission official a former army captain and a civilian.
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NEW Delus
Times of India
Force and Defence Ministries
Soviet Union
Times
India
China
the Times
Foreign Ministry
Defence Ministry
Mountain of Ice Was Just A Ship
A glistening iceberg off Hamilton harbor proved to be the Great Lakes Institute research ship Port Dauphine after a private plane confirmed the object. The converted naval vessel, conducting temperature current and biological readings, was iced over by spray and crewmen chopped ice from the superstructure.
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Hamilton
Lake Ontario
Irish Republic Army Leader Still At Large
Police across Northern Ireland hunt 21 year old IRA district leader Daniel Ignatius Donnelly who escaped Belfast jail during Christmas. He aided another inmate and fled over the wall as security and border controls tighten amid royal visitors in Ireland.
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Irish Republic Army
Belfast
Northern Ireland
British Isles
Daniel Ignatius Donnelly
Princess Napanee
Ireland
Trish Republic
IRA
Republic
Dublin
Margaret
Antony Armstrong - Jones
Countess of
Rosse
Birr
County
Offaly
Irish Republic
Neighbors Aid Freddy Davis In Dark Power Outage
In Southampton a holiday party broke as lights failed and neighbors rushed to Freddy Davis 38 who relies on an iron lung. They kept him alive by powering the device with car batteries and manual operation until power returned, preserving his breathing.
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Southampton
Freddy
Freddy Davis
Davis
Truman says Eisenhower would have been restored to five star rank
Former president Truman told reporters during a cold morning stroll that he planned to restore Eisenhower to five star army rank if Eisenhower had lost the 1952 election. Earlier reports noted Congress weighing restoring his general of the army rank as he leaves the White House.
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New York
Harry Truman
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Indonesia Seeks Red Arms in Moscow Mission
Foreign Minister Subandrio left Jakarta on an arms buying trip to Moscow tied to alleged Dutch military buildup in West Irian. He said Indonesia views the Dutch move as serious and noted U.S. arms shipments are mainly small arms for internal security, insufficient to counter the Dutch strength.
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Jakarta
Reuters
Subandro
Indonesia
Moscow
West New Guinea
West Ivian
Subandrio
West Irian
United States
U.S
Netherlands
Christmas weekend traffic deaths reach 488 in U.S.
Chicago AP reports 488 people died in holiday traffic across the United States over a 78 hour period from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. The toll, though high, was the lowest since 1949, with total accidents at 647. the National Safety Council had warned of as many as 10 deaths per hour in worst cases.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Monks Charged With Extortion in Sicily Case
Four Capuchin monks and four other individuals face extortion murder charges in central Sicily. Prosecutors seek trial for eight defendants tied to a Mazzarino monastery. a gardener linked to the case died by suicide while jailed. The ring allegedly extorted money by threats and is accused of killing a wealthy farmer in 1958 after he refused a demand.
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Caltanissetta
Sicily
Court of Assizes
Monastry
Mazzarino
Caltanissella
Cuba accuses U.S. of supplying bombs after Havana blasts
Revolucion, the semi official Cuban newspaper, renewed charges that the United States provides explosives to terrorists after multiple Havana bombings. The front page shows a 13 year old wounded in a department store blast as part of a series of attacks including a train wreck and damage to a Tropicana club and power plant.
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Havana
United States
Revolucion
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Thugs Reported to Have Escaped with 450000 Dollars
A Tampa police report estimates thieves stole about 450000 dollars in a nighttime heist. Detectives described the incident as the robbers using pneumatic drills to break into the target location. Authorities continued to investigate the case Tuesday night.
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Tampa
Fla
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