Liberian tanker Africa Queen breaks in two off Maryland coast
The 590-foot tanker Africa Queen split and grounded ten miles east-southeast of Ocean City Maryland. All 45 crewmen were rescued by helicopter after a Coast Guard led rescue. one crewman suffered a head bump. Captain Kia Danielsen and first officer Jorgen Jorgensen remained aboard briefly before evacuation.
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Ocean City
Venezuela
Paulsboro
N.J
Danielsen
Jorgen Jorgensen
Coast Guard
One Man Sailor Traverses World Solo To Long Beach
Peter Tangvald, 34, sailed the Windflower 13,000 miles from England to Long Beach in 14 months. He faced four days of hurricane seas and 48 hours of fog with no sleep or food, breaking two fingers and bandaging himself. He credits the voyage as a life changing but says never again.
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Long Beach
Calif
Peter Tangvald
West Mersey
England
California
Los Angeles
Mariner
Lillemore
France
Tangvald
Spain
Canary Islands
Antigua
West Indies
Panama Canal
Pacific
Mexico
Acapulco
Chuckle Grapefruit Mystery Unveiled Hidden Twist
A playful note hints at a grapefruit puzzle with a surprising angle. The item promises humor plus a hidden element that invites readers to look beyond the obvious.
Oil Tanker Valued at 600000 in 21000 Ton Cargo
The ship carried 21000 tons of crude oil with an estimated value of 600000. It is owned by African Enterprises Ltd and registered in Liberia. Packett Shipping Co of New York operated it and Cocony Mobil Oil Co chartered it. Crew members are Germans plus 10 other nationalities including Norwegians Swedes and Danes.
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African Enterprises, Ltd
Liberia
Packett Shipping Co
New York
Cocony Mobil Oil Co
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Boys Seek Ride From Branford Train, Youthful Fareback Incident
Two boys aged 14 and 15 flagged a 100 car freight train in Branford Connecticut on Tuesday night. The train stopped and crewmen asked their trouble. The boys said they wanted a ride back to New York City after visiting a girlfriend. Railroad police turned them over to juvenile authorities.
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Branford, Conn
New York City
Snow likely for New Year’s Eve in Miami Valley
A southwest storm brings snow and sleet to the Miami valley tonight and Thursday. Today features mostly cloudy and windy skies with a high near 34. Snow and sleet may begin this afternoon, with stronger wintry conditions and a high of 35 and low of 24 tonight into Thursday. Midletown reported a 35 degree high yesterday and a 24 degree low this morning.
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Miami Valley
Midletown
Cuban airliner detentions prompt release of teachers
Cuban police freed two Kentucky schoolteachers who had shouted support for Fidel Castro's rebels after being dragged from an American airliner. They were to continue to the United States but could not be located after release.
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Havana
Kentucky
Fidel Castro
United States
New York Athlete Glenn Davis Wins Sullivan Award
Glenn Davis Olympic 400 meter champion is named winner of the James E. Sullivan AAU Memorial Award today in New York, recognizing his athletic excellence and amateur status.
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New York
Glenn Davis
James E. Sullivan
Search party locates 2-year-old Karen Coffer in mountains
In Barstow California a large rescue operation of over 250 people found 2 year old Karen Coffer in the icy mountain darkness just after midnight. The extensive effort spanned hours as responders scoured rugged terrain.
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Barstow. Calif
Karen Coffer
Fighting Rages Around Santa Clara Cuba as Both Sides Claim Edge
In central Cuba fierce combat surrounds Santa Clara with government troops and rebels suffering heavy casualties. Government forces press to purge rebels from the city while reporting higher rebel losses. Castro allies claim gains elsewhere and push for a truce to reduce street casualties.
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Havana, Cuba
Santa Clara
Cuba
Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Las Villas
Batista
Castro
Ernesto Guevara
Guevara
Rebels claim advances as planes attack several towns
In the last two days government airstrike targets hit Cruces Cumanayagua Fomento Sancti Spiritus and Trinidad 40 miles south. Rebels say they captured Trinidad a south coast hub of 15 000 people near Sierra de Trinidad Castro's second front. The Santa Clara assault and a push toward Las Villas stemmed from this front.
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Santa Clara
Cruces
Cumanayagua
Fomento
Sancti Spiritus
Trinidad
Sierra de Trinidad
Castro
Las Villas
Rebels claim Remedios seizure and town gains
In Oriente the rebels say they captured Remedios in the western province and several towns in its southwestern tip. The army has pulled out of the area.
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Oriente
Remedios
Sink Does Double Duty
A brief item notes a sink performing two roles in the ongoing feature, highlighting its practical use and any linked design notes or context from the page 2 continuation.
Governors Invited to See Russia this Summer
The Soviet Union invited nine governors and Hawaii to visit Russia in June. The Governors Conference Executive Committee, meeting in Chicago, may sponsor the trip with NYU and the Institute of International Education arranging funds and support from foundations. Invited governors include Collins Florida Stratton Illinois Underwood West Virginia Clyde Utah Coleman Mississippi Meyner New Jersey Anderson Nebraska McNichols Colorado Quinn Hawaii. The committee planned to act on Feb 23 at Biloxi Mississippi.
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New York
Soviet Union
Hawaii
Russia
Governors Conference
Chicago
John E. Ivey Jr
New York University
NYU
Institute of International Education
Brevard Cranfield
Conferrence
Leroy Collins
Florlida
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Cecil H. Underwood
West Virginia
George D. Clyde
Utan
James P. Coleman
Mississippi
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Victor E. Anderson
Nebraska
Stephen L. R. McNichols
Colorado
William F. Quinn
Woman Dies In Car Crash At Wright Patterson Base
Mrs Ma lrie Hey 37 wife of Lt Col Winston S Hey died from injuries after her car left a base street and plunged into a deep drainage ditch at Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton Ohio She died at the base hospital without regaining consciousness Authorities said her husband is assistant deputy chief of staff at Air Materiel Command and she leaves three children
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Dayton
Ohio
Air Force
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Here
Malrie Hey
Winston S. Hey
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson
Snow Expected For New Year Across Midwest and Southwest
A moisture-laden storm brings 4 to 10 inches of snow to the Midwest and Southwest with 4 to 8 inches in Texas Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri. The system moves slowly across southeast Kansas into northeast Missouri with sleet and freezing rain along the southern and eastern edges. Thirteen deaths, mainly from traffic accidents, are attributed to the storm.
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Kansas City
Midwest
Southwest
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
St. Louis
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Iowa
Hoffa halts plan to harass police amid picketing
The New York Times reports Teamsters President James R Hoffa killed the plan to cut deliveries to police stations in New York City. Hoffa said local aides were told to only distribute handbills and that he had not been briefed before the New York organizing drive announcement.
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NEW York
The
New York Times
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
the Times
Hoffa
Detroit
Union Picket Plans Stir Hornet Nest Of Police Criticism
Plans by the heavily scrutinized union to picket the police department drew sharp criticism. Police Commissioner Stephen P. Kennedy warned that unionizing the force would turn him into a police commissioner in trouble.
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Police Department
Stephen P. Kennedy
Holla
Picketing of Police Installations Planned Jan 12
Henry Feinstein, a Teamsters official, announced a nationwide drive approved by Hoffa to bring police, firemen and other public workers into the union with picketing of police stations starting January 12. State Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz vowed to use full power to prevent unlawful interference with government agencies.
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Henry Feinstein
Teamsters
Feinstein
Hoffa
Atty
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Plane Crash Near Rio Kills 5 Survivors Plucked From Bay
Five people died when a Brazilian twin engine plane crashed into Rio Bay on Thursday. Of 31 aboard, several were injured and rescued, with all passengers identified as Brazilians.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Rio Bay
Weather and political notes on storm zones and Berlin talks
Storm area hazards stretch from Texas to the Ohio Valley with heavy snow in the north and freezing rain in the south. Diplomats expect a possible Big Four foreign ministers meeting in spring as Mikoyan’s Washington visit intersects Berlin crisis maneuvering.
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Germany
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Washington
Berlin
Mikoyan
Kremlin
Khrushchev
West Three Push Talks on Germany Berlin Future
The Western Big Three urged the Soviet Union to discuss the entire German problem, including Berlin, at a new four power conference and rejected talks under menace. The United States Britain and France flatly rejected Khrushchev's proposal to turn
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Washington
Soviet Union
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris Rejects Soviet Berlin Ultimatum Demands
Paris sent Moscow a brief diplomatic note denying any Soviet demand to turn West Berlin into a disarmed free city. The note rejects the ultimatum and asserts Western stance on Berlin.
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Paris
France
Moscow
West Berlin
West Berlin Free City Plan Sparks East West Clash
Khrushchev’s plan to turn East Berlin over to East Germans drawn as a violation of international accords. Allies vow to keep forces in West Berlin to safeguard its two million residents. United States issues a 2000 word note signaling readiness to discuss not only Berlin but broader German and European security issues.
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Khrushchev
East Berlin
West Berlin
West
Berlin
Net
Britain rejects Russia on Berlin status and proposes unified German problem talks
Britain sharply rejected Russia's plan to change Berlin's occupation status but offered to discuss Berlin's future within the broader framework of the German problem. The move signals willingness to address postwar arrangements in a single comprehensive approach.
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London
Britain
Russia
Berlin
New Year Baby Sitter Prices Rise In Kansas City
Kansas City reports a tight babysitting market for New Year’s Eve with Grandmothers like Mrs. Carrier Small charging up to $10 for eight hours and others asking $1 per hour or more. Demand exceeds supply as about 100 sitters are listed but only a handful available.
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Kansas City
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