Practice intercepts halted after B52 Sidewinder crash
The Air Force paused all practice intercepts while investigators seek the cause of a Sidewinder misfire that felled a B52 bomber. Three crewmen were killed. five survived. The incident occurred during a training attack near Mt. Taylor, New Mexico. Capt. Stephen Carter and Lt. Glenn V. Bair Jr. died, along with Capt. Peter J. Gineris. Surviving crew were Capt. Donald C. Blodgett, S Sgt. Raymond H. Singleton, and Capt. George D. Jackson.
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N.M
Air Force
Washington
Albuquerque
Kirtland Air Force Base
Stephen Carter
East Hartford
Conn
Glenn
Diem Wins Re-Election in Saigon South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem secured re election with more than 80 percent of votes in South Vietnam’s first democratic style poll. He dominated in the Mekong Delta while voting mostly went smoothly despite minor incidents including a grenade throw and an ambush with no casualties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mekong River
Kennedy pledges US strength for NATO defense
President Kennedy pledged that the United States will strengthen its conventional forces in NATO while maintaining a strong nuclear capability. He emphasized keeping all forces under high command control to deter aggression without triggering unnecessary nuclear war and urged NATO toward a clear, firm U.S. commitment to Europe’s defense. France seeks a bigger voice in nuclear matters.
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Kennedy
United States
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U.S
NATO
France
Europe
Train collision injures ten on Georgian from Atlanta
An Atlanta to Chicago Georgian passenger train struck a tank truck carrying liquid fertilizer on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois line near Atherton, Terre Haute. At least 10 people were injured as two diesel locomotives toppled and seven cars derailed while three stayed on track. Ambulances and buses moved passengers to Danville as crews worked the scene.
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Ind
Atlanta
Chicago
Clinton
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Atherton
C&ei
Danville
Ill
Reds Open Season Amid Snow and Rain in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Reds returned home to open the National League season as weather turned wintry with temperatures in the high 30s and a mix of rain and snow. Forecasters expected slight improvement and a Tuesday game against the Chicago Cubs. Sunday’s rain delayed Louisville final spring training exhibition.
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Cincinnati Reds
Weather Bureau
Reds
Chicago Cubs
Louisville
Dara wreck sinks as salvage ships beach it
In Manama Bahrain the burned out liner Dara sank as salvage ships attempted to beach her. The casualty toll rises to 212 missing, with 360 survivors. The company lists 580 passengers, 132 crew, and 60 visitors among a total of 772 aboard. Two Americans are reported among the missing.
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Manama
Bahrain
Persian Gulf
Leaky freighter reaches Mobile after ballast leak
A 172 foot Panamanian registered freighter Kirk B carrying 13 crewmen reached Mobile under Coast Guard escort after taking on water 100 miles from port. Captain Kirkconnell said the leak began Saturday night and the ship was listing to starboard atop the harbor flood. The incident followed a collision near Dibai and involved casualties and missing passengers, with some aboard Caltex employee L V Dorsch and his wife Vala. Multiple ships and navies helped fight fires aboard the Dara which sank off Oman after an explosion in the engine room and a rescue effort.
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Mobile
Ala
Coast Guard
Charles Kirkconnell
Kirk B
Basra
Bombay
U.S
British India Steamship Co
Persian Gulf
Iiland
Bahrain
Oman
Arabian Peninsula
Gulf
Dentist's Waiting Room Fearful Patient
A Louisville reader wires an AP report from a State Dental Association meeting in Richmond Kentucky about a patient who has feared dentists for four years. The story notes the patient repeatedly sits in the waiting room then leaves before being seen, illustrating anxiety surrounding dental visits.
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Louisville
Porter Richmond
Richmond
State Dental Association
Eight acre wrestling ring in Greenwich Village protest
In Washington Square New York police and demonstrators clashed for about three hours over a ban on impromptu songfests. About 10 demonstrators including author Harold L. Humes were arrested and a police officer was bitten as eggs and chants filled the square.
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Greenwich Village Square
New York
Greenwich Village
Washington Square
Showdown Looms Over Ohio Highway Financing Bill
In Columbus a legislative clash looms as a bill to give local governments 15 million dollars a year for highways advances from a House vote toward a Senate review. Governor DiSalle and Highway Director Preston oppose shifting funds from the Ohio Department of Highway to locals, warning it would cut federal matching for interstate construction and cost hundreds of millions. Republicans claim current funds suffice for matching and that tag money can be freed for local use.
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Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Everett S. Preston
Ohio Highway Department
Senate
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
The
Safety Department
Preston
DiSalle
Highway Department
Discoverer Satellite Reports Steady Orbit Over Earth
Vandenberg Air Force Base California AP reports the 23rd Discoverer satellite orbited Earth today with a secret load possibly cameras or heat detectors. It launched Saturday into a north-south orbit and is said to be doing fine. It orbits about 186 to 402 miles from Earth, completing a pass every nine minutes.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Art buyers pass on Modigliani bargain in France
Albert Lorent, a Ville Franche tourist official, borrowed an unsigned Modigliani from a local collector and displayed it with 50 paintings in a Ville Franche gallery sale. Valued at 50 000 francs, Lorent priced it at 120 francs with a promise to pay the owner the difference if sold, but no buyers emerged over two weeks despite thousands visiting.
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Nice
France
Albert Lorent
Riviera
Lorent
Ville- Franche
Modigliani
Cap Ferrat
Ville Franche
Lorenz
Chuckle: a light bulb goes out nightly yet shines bright again
A light joke notes that a bulb can go out every night and still be bright the next day, turning a simple household image into a humorous observation about resilience and continuity.
John Birch Leader Reveals Two Secrets
Robert Welch of Belmont Massachusetts founder of the John Birch Society says the group is not a secret society and has only two secrets. He spoke on a Los Angeles television program with Dr James W Fifield Jr noting the group aims to prevent the breakdown of morality and oppose collectivism while educating citizens about current events.
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Los Angeles
Robert “Sic
Belmont
Mass
Welch
James W. Fifield Jr
First Congregational Church of
John Birch Society
Air Force
Trial opens Tuesday on Eichmann case in Jerusalem
Eichmann faces 15 count indictment for crimes against the Jewish people and humanity. He will stand trial before Israeli judges in Jerusalem with 39 witnesses scheduled, including survivors who allege personal encounters with him during 1939 to 1945. Witnesses recount demands for water and supplies with the stark command Dig.
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Adolf Eichmann
Eichmann
Gestapo
Foreign Office
Nazi Germany
Anti-Castro Pilots Headed for Secret Training Camp
More than 35 anti-C Castro airplane pilots, including some formerly tied to Batista, were said to head to a secret camp likely in Central America to heed the Cuban Revolutionary Council call for a second war of liberation. Families said they were stripped of clothes and IDs, given uniforms, and told farewell as they were spirited out of the United States. The plan, led by Dr. Jose Miro Cardona in New York, envisions six million armed rebels inside Cuba when active. Havana radio and papers reportedly ignored the appeal.
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Miami
Fla
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Fulgencio Batista
Central America
United States
Jose Miro Cardona
New York
Miro Cardona
Cuba
Havana
Miro' i Cardona
Lundula Snubs Bid For Truce In Congo
Stanleyville army chief Gen. Victor Lundula refused a truce offer from Maj. Gen. Mobutu and said he would hold out until political agreement is reached between the Stanleyville and Leopoldville governments. Mobutu flew toward Equator Province seeking talks on the border. Talks were set to open but postponed over a neutral ground dispute with Gizenga fearing for personal safety and proposing Stanleyville or Addis Ababa as meeting sites.
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Stanleyville
the Congo
Victor Lundula
Joseph Mobutu
Leopoldville
Lundula
Antoine Gizenga
Leopodville
Mobutu
Equator
Oriental Province
Weather turns cold with snow flurries in forecast
The Weather Bureau warns of a cold snap with temperatures as much as 14 degrees below normal for five days. Snow flurries are likely today and Wednesday, with tonight’s low around 32 and Wednesday’s high not exceeding 48 under cloudy skies. Yesterday's official Middletown high was 42 and the morning low 30, with .72 inch of rain since yesterday morning.
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Weather Bureau
Middletown
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