Derailment Triggers Deadly Chlorine Gas Disaster
NEW ROADS Louisiana AP report describes a train derailment that released chlorine gas killing an 11‑month‑old boy and hospitalizing about 50, with 10 in critical condition. Evacuations affected Morganza High School and 14 nearby homes as National Guard and civil defense workers contained the spill and neighbors fled amid choking fumes.
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Louisiana
Kansas City Southern Railway
Louisiana National Guardsmen
New Roads
Morganza High School
Innis
Oliver Basquine
Basquine
Harris
James Harris III
St. Joseph Hospital
National Guard
Volunteers Herd 40 Students to Levee Summit in Mississippi
Volunteers herded 40 schoolchildren to the top of a Mississippi River levee, safeguarding them as rising waters threatened nearby communities. The group organized the evacuation with local aid from residents and emergency crews, prioritizing child safety and orderly movement.
Ham Clears Way For Man In Cape Canaveral Flight
Chimp Ham signals go ahead for manned spaceflight after a 155 mile high, 420 mile SE Atlantic splashdown aboard a Redstone rocket. Ham, 37 pounds, tested weightlessness and high g-forces, helped by an early escape boost that pushed his capsule higher and longer into space as NASA primes future human flights.
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Ham
Atlantic
U.S. Navy
Ian
Santa Maria Halts Near Recife With Hijacked Passengers
The Santa Maria halted three miles off Recife awaiting a Brazilian decision on its passengers and future action after hijackers led by Capt. Henrique Galvao sought asylum. President Quadros in Brasilia urged calm as U S Navy officials and Brazilian authorities negotiated aboard the ship.
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Brazil
Santa Maria
South Atlantic
Us. Navy
Janio Quadros
Brasilia
Quadros
Henrique Galvao
Galvao
Portugal
U.S. Navy
E. Smith Jr
U.S
Damato
Sport
Humberto Delgado
Chhief
Salaizar
Rio de Janeiro
Radio Jornal Do Commercio
Delgado
Galvay
Chanel
Minuteman Missile First Flight Test The Cape
Cape Canaveral reports the first flight test of the Minuteman ICBM. The second generation intercontinental range rocket is described as a pushbutton war capability with potential deployment on trains or in underground silos ready to fire within seconds.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
United States
Air Force
Cold wave nears with light snow forecast this week
The weatherman warns of another cold spell not as severe as the last. Temperatures fall near 20 tonight with snow likely Thursday as a high around 30. Five day outlook shows 4 to 8 degrees below normal, contrasting with the prior 26 degree below normal cold snap. Warming to Saturday then a colder turn Monday with possible snow or rain. yesterday’s high reached 40 and overnight low was 17 at 8 am.
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Kennedy Pledges Revenue Plan to Balance Budget
President Kennedy told Democratic leaders he will seek extra revenue to offset any spending that could unbalance Eisenhower era budgeting. He wants matched revenue for deficits, weighs postal rate hikes and a gasoline tax boost, and favors quick unemployment aid tied to stronger highway and mortgage programs.
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Kennedy
Congress
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
Chuckle: Women Drive Equally Well on Any Side of Road
A lighthearted item notes that women drivers perform as well as men and can drive on either side of the road, reflecting a playful take on driving skills. The remark emphasizes equality and flexibility in handling driving tasks without assigning advantage to gender.
Air Force sends Samos II on secret global spy mission
Samos II circles the globe every 95 minutes on a pioneer Air Force mission to photograph any point on earth and detect potential foes. The satellite launched from Point Arguello near Vandenberg in California and is equipped with cameras and sensors to record electromagnetic radiation. Data are being received at stations in California Hawaii and Alaska with further tracking at Sunnyvale. Samos I failed to orbit last October. Future satellites are planned to take 300 mile high images with human-eye quality from 100 miles.
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Calif
Samos II
United State Electronic
Earth
Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Oahu
Hawaii
Kodiak
Alaska
Air Force Satellite Test Center
Sunnyvale
San Francisco
Samos I
Point Arguello Naval Base
Los Angeles
Mitchell Jailed Over Alimony in Beachcomber Case
Actor Cameron Mitchell, 42, held in Orange County Jail on a $50,000 bond amid a delinquency alimony dispute raised by his former wife Johanna. He faces a March 6 hearing on her complaint after failing to secure freedom at two hearings, crying for the judge’s permission to speak. He claims 40 percent of gross income goes to her, plus fees to agents and managers, totaling about 128 percent.
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Frank A. Smith
Jesus Christ
Orange County
James Byrd
Orlando
California
Johanna
Fred Men
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Soviet Union
Man Killed by Train in Marion
William Latta aged 77 of Marion was struck and killed by a New York Central passenger train in the downtown area Tuesday night. The incident occurred near Franconig Avenue, Marion, and is being investigated by local authorities. Latta resided at 252 Franconig Ave. in Marion.
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Marion
Ohio
William Latta
Franconig Ave
New York Central
Fire destroys Cincinnati appliance warehouse
A fast spreading blaze tore through a downtown Golden Rule Electric Co warehouse in Cincinnati causing about 40,000 dollars in damage. Forty employees were driven from the building Tuesday as investigators blamed a careless smoker for starting the fire.
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Cincinnati
Golden Rule Electric Co
Gotham Press Strike Halts New York Morning Papers
About 1,700 truck drivers from the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union walked out against 35 wholesalers, curtailing delivery of New York area six morning newspapers. The strike affected New York Connecticut and New Jersey delivery routes today.
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New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Murder Roving cattle buyer linked to Pine City blaze
Pine City residents buzz over Levi L. Henter, 6, arrested after remains found in a fire at his remodeled home. Authorities probe identity of an elderly man killed in the blaze and whether Henter used dating methods to mislead people. Sheriff investigates past arrests and prior wives’ deaths as clues in the murder case.
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Minn
Levi L. Henter
John Doe
Henter
Lawrence Thrun
Colquit
Bietermann
Georgia
Minnesota
Theman
Enter
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