Strikes Loom In Paris After Bloodied Riots
In Paris communists threaten strikes and new demonstrations after a night of violent clashes that left eight dead and hundreds wounded. Police faced organized rioters amid attacks on government offices and the bombing campaign by the anti De Gaulle Secret Army Organization.
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Buenos Aires braces as anti Castro protests erupt
Police reinforcements moved into central Buenos Aires on Thursday night to quell pro Castro outbursts over Argentina breaking ties with Cuba. President Frondizi, pressed by anti-Communist military chiefs, tightened security and ordered stronger guards in front of the U.S. Embassy and American agencies amid growing hemispheric isolation.
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Argentina
Cuba
Arturo Frondizi
Havana
U.S
Los Angeles Flood Rains Bring Deaths and Landslides
The heavy storm drenched the Los Angeles area with 1 to 2 more inches, pushing totals near 3 inches in the basin. Mudslides and rockfalls snarled traffic from Culver City to Bel-Air while Port Hueneme evacuated 24 residents. snow blankets the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains as river waters rise.
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Azusa
Encino Hills
Los Angeles
San Gabriel
San Bernardino
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Just Like Old Times French Say in Algiers
In Algiers, French settlers who endured the Nazi era feel at home amid the Algerian war. They view a cease fire as a preface to independence, call the government in Paris a new Vichy, and condemn De Gaulle as a traitor. They liken authorities to the wartime milice and Gaullist Gestapo.
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Algeria
France
Paris
Vichy
Charles de Gaulle
Pierre Laval
de Gaulle
Marshal Philippe Petain
Secret Army
Rail Crash Kills 3 in Poland Train Off Rails
WARSAW AP Three killed and four injured when a four passenger train ran off the rails and rammed through a house Thursday, Polish Press Agency reported.
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Warsaw
Weather forecast shows cold night with rising weekend warmth
The forecast calls for no more snow tonight but colder air settling in with a low around 25. Saturday should be warmer with a high near 30. The five day outlook indicates gradually rising temperatures with highs near 50 by next Wednesday and lows around 33. Yesterday the official high was 36 at 2 pm and the overnight low 32 at 7 am. Middletown had 1.5 inches of snow by 8:30 am today.
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Middletown
See we did undersell everybody Chuckle Sign
A boisterous sign from a shuttered department store proclaims See-we DID undersell everybody. The witty display captures the store’s closing moment and tongue in cheek salesmanship.
True honesty shows in unusual manners in Michigan
Mount Clemens, Mich. AP Sheriff Lester A. Almstadt received a dollar in the mail with a letter from Joanne Daunt, 24, saying her speedometer went awry and she may have broken the speed limit while driving a friend to catch a bus. She offered to pay more if needed, and the sheriff drove to her workplace in New Haven to return the dollar.
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Lester A. Almstadt
Joanne Daunt
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Almstadt
New Haven
Insect Bites Galore Jayne Mansfield Rescued on Rose Island
Nassau Bahamas actress Jayne Mansfield and husband Mickey Hargitay with a friend were marooned on Rose Island after their water ski trip. They were found by a Coast Guard plane and spent hours in frigid 64 degree air, with Mansfield suffering exposure and insect bites.
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Bahamas
Jayne Mansfield
Mickey Hargitay
Jack Drury
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Hargitay
Nixon Attacks Kennedy on Cuba Landing Air Support
Former Vice President Richard Nixon blasted President Kennedy on air support for the abortive Cuban invasion during a Paar show appearance. He accused Kennedy of taking advice and failing to provide air cover, urged a policy to remove Castro, and criticized both parties for courting militant anti-Communist groups while emphasizing strong, realistic foreign policy leadership.
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Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Jack Paar
Nixon
Labi
United States
Castro
Million in Bogus Bills Found in Brooklyn Hoard
Secret Service agents and city detectives seized about $1 million in counterfeit ten dollar bills in a Brooklyn apartment building basement. Five different Federal Reserve District markings indicated five printing plates were used. One man, Joseph Maggio, 35, was arrested. authorities say he is not a key figure in the operation. Albert Whitaker led the Secret Service in New York and said Maggio would be arraigned on the possession charge.
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Secret Service
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Federal Reserve District
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Motorist Surprised By White Horses on Indiana Highway
Velmer Hendrix of Folsomville was driving near Indianapolis when two white horses galloped along the highway. He attempted to pass between them but struck a brown horse in the road, killing it. Hendrix, uninjured, reported about $1,000 damage to his truck.
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Velmer Hendrix
Folsomville
Here
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Red Chief Turns Back At Crossing
Soviet commandant in Berlin Col. Andrei I Solovyev attempted to enter the American sector defying a US ban. He turned back when MPs asked for identification at Friedrichstrasse crossing while on a bid to reach the British sector amid Berlin wall restrictions. He has been banned from the American sector since Dec 23.
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Berlin
United States
U.S
Andrei I. Solovyev
Friedrichsstrasse
U.S. i
Solovyev
General Harkins to lead new Saigon command
General Paul D. Harkins announced the United States will not deploy combat troops in South Viet Nam. The mission focuses on advising and training native forces against the Viet Cong with advisory roles and self defense only. Harkins, 57, was named to head the Military Assistance Command and will base headquarters in Saigon, with his wife joining later.
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Paul D. Harkins
South Viet Nam
U.S
Associated Press
Harkins
Pentagon
Pacific
Saigon
West Split On When Tests Start
Washington reports a rift between the United States and Britain over final decisions on atmospheric nuclear tests. US officials say Kennedy will decide independently of Soviet reaction, while Britain favors East-West talks and aims for possible agreement on further testing, signaling tense divergent approaches.
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United States
Britain
Soviet Union
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Geneva
Kennedy
Christmas Island Might Host US Nuclear Tests Beyond Hawaii
The story outlines a Kennedy era plan to conduct air and other tests at multiple sites including Christmas Island and Johnston Island. It notes Britain’s agreement on use of Christmas Island and US underground facilities, plus potential tests at Nevada, Marshall Islands, and sea-based locations amid trustee talks over the Marshall Islands.
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Christmas Island
Eniwetok-Bikini
Marshall Islands
Kennedy
Marshalls
Johnston Island
Hawaii
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