Frustrated Argentine Navy Chasing Mystery Sub
Argentina pressed on with a long naval pursuit in Golfo Nuevo as a second submarine reportedly taunts pursuing ships. The operation sinking uses U.S. depth charges reaching 656 feet while officials seek to confirm damage and possible breakout from the gulf.
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Buenos Aires
Jina
Golfo Nuevo
U.S
Argentina
Navy
Gaston Clement
United States
Gulf
Naval
Record distributors to testify on payola practices today
A Legislative Oversight subcommittee resumes hearings with three Boston record distributors set to testify about payola allegations. Cecil Steen Harry Carter Gordon Dinerstein and Donald Dumont face questions after David Maynard admitted receiving payments totaling 6817 but claimed they did not influence his music on WBZ hosted shows.
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Washington
Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
Lesti Mony
Boston
Jin Federal Trade Commission
Lta
Cecil Steen
Records, Inc
Harry Carter
Music
iInc
Gordon J. Dinerstein
Donald K. Dumont
Dumont Record Distributing Co
Mutual Distributors
David Maynard
Maynard
WBZ
Steel stockpiles rise as buyers shift outlook to April
Steel magazine reports that finished steel shipments and steady demand push stockpiles higher. Consumers will receive about eight million tons of finished products this month while using 6.4 million and adding 1.6 million to inventories. A buyer's market is forecast by April with tight supplies on some products into midyear. Mill capacity reaches 94.5 percent with production near 2.693 million ingot tons last week.
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Steel Magazine
The
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Steal
Britons Gather Outside Gates as Royal Birth Nears
Crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace as Queen Elizabeth neared the birth of her third child. Maternity nurse Sister Helen Rowe moved into the palace, while obstetrician John Harold Peel waited seven minutes from his London apartment.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Helen Rowe
Palace
John Harold Peel
Subcommittee Probes Deejay Convention Spending
At a Miami Beach deejay convention last May, testimony showed recording companies spent $117,664 on dinners cocktails rooms and other favors for about 2 000 deejays. The subcommittee recessed without indicating when it would continue.
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Miami Beach
Defense Debates Not New
A Washington AP piece notes rising pressure to increase the defense budget beyond Eisenhower’s 41 billion proposal. Senators Jackson and Russell push for more missiles and arms, while Rep Cannon urges boosts, reflecting a long running, high stakes debate on defense needs and potential home impact amid arms and intelligence developments.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Henry M. Jackson
D.wash
Senate
Richard Russell
D-Ga
House
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Debate Over Missile Gap And Deterrent Strength
Senator Symington argues a substantial missiles gap exists and will widen. Secretary Gates concedes the Soviet Union may outpace the U S in missiles in the next three years but says U S deterrent remains strong due to bombers missiles ships and submarines.
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Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Thomas J. Gates Jr
Soviet ‘Union
United States
Engine On Fire Aboard DC7 Landing At Midway
An American Airlines DC7 caught fire shortly after landing at Midway Airport in Chicago. The engine fire prompted evacuation of 70 passengers via an emergency chute. the blaze was quickly extinguished with no injuries reported.
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Chicago
American Airlines
Midway Airport
Worst Winter Weather Moves Across Country
A severe winter storm system sweeps the nation causing heavy snow and ice disruption across multiple states. Travel bans and school closures rise as utility crews work to restore power amid dangerous road conditions.
16 Inches Of Snow In Dixie Storm Slams Eastern States
A massive weekend storm dropped up to 16 inches of snow in Dixie and hammered more than a dozen eastern states with gale winds and sleet. Deaths totaled at least 38 from heart attacks and accidents while travel, air flights, and rail service were severely disrupted.
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Associated Press
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Ohio Valley
New York
New England
Ohio
Atlantic Coast
Lake Erie
Connecticut
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Eastport
Maine
Civil Rights Fight Opens In Senate Divided Three Ways
The Senate begins debate on civil rights with three camps liberal moderates and Southern dissenters. Lyndon B. Johnson seeks modest voting rights gains while Dirksen backs a seven point plan including federal penalties for integration obstruction and expanded court powers. Keating proposes broader enforcement and lynching penalties.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
House
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Eisenhower
France weighs hydrogen bomb after Sahara test
Paris AP reports Pierre Guillaumat and Defense Minister Pierre Messmer discuss France studying an H bomb after Saturday Sahara explosion. Jacques Soustelle, ex-atomic chief, urges France to build a hydrogen bomb if capable, while confirming steps toward a stronger nuclear force delivery.
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Paris
France
Pierre Guillaumat
Lnew Atomic Energy
Sahara Desert
Guillaumat
Pierre Messmer
Jacques Soustelle
de Gaulle
Aurore
Soustelle
Quadruplets Turn 12 At Quiet Latrobe Party
The Zavada quadruplets John Barbara Anna Mary and Bernadette mark their 12th birthday with a home party for about 25 friends. At birth they had a one in 600,000 survival chance and joked about what it is like to be quads.
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Latrobe
John
Barbara
Anna Mary
Bernadette
Time Is Running Out as Chessman Appeals Death Sentence
Cary Chessman’s latest appeal goes to a three member panel of the Ninth Circuit four days before his scheduled execution in the gas chamber. His attorney argues a 52 year old federal rule requiring a certificate of probable cause is unconstitutional.
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San Francisco
Cary
Chessman
U.S. 9Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Richard H. Chambers
Tucson
Ariz
Los Angeles
San Quentin
Chamber
George T. Davis
Davis
Chambers
U.S. Supreme Court
Hugo Black
California Democratic Council
Fresno
California
Joseph Wyatt Jr
CDC
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
John F. Shelley
State Supreme Court
Panic Averted In Theater Fire
More than 600 patrons evacuated calmly from a suburbia Chicago theater after a fire broke out. No injuries were reported and the roof collapsed an hour later. Five suburban fire companies battled the two story building. the blaze began when projectionist Bert Schwind noticed smoke. Damage was estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Chicago
Blue Island
Bert Schwind
Weekend snow strikes Middletown area with heavier falls elsewhere
Weekend weather brought light snow to Middletown with heavier totals in other areas. Cincinnati reported about three inches, Dayton one inch, and up to 11 to 12 inches in parts of the state. Temperatures expected to rise Tuesday and Wednesday with some melting in the afternoon. Clear, slightly warmer tonight and tomorrow with a low near 20 and a high around 38. Official high yesterday reached 4 pm and the morning low was 13 degrees.
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Middletown
Cincinnati
Dayton
900 Mile Trip In 1928 Truck
Two University of Tulsa students Bob Lorenz and Dick Ponce drove a 1928 Seagraves fire truck from Columbus to Tulsa covering 900 miles in 75 hours. They arrived on campus Sunday night saying they were pooped. The Phi Kappa Alpha fraternity bought the truck to display at Tulsa athletic events.
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Tulsa
Ohio
University of Tulsa
Bob Lorenz
Olney
Ill
Dick Ponce
Babylon
N.Y
Seagraves
Columbus
Phi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Busy man handles tasks through secretary
Quote about getting a job done by a busy man who delegates to his secretary. Brief comic observation on efficiency and office life.
Natural for Job in Bardstown Leads Foster Drama Casting
Pro ducers seek lead role in The Stephen Foster Story outdoor drama in Bardstown Kentucky. A single applicant stood out after review, Stephen Foster of Cadiz Louisiana applied twice and drew attention.
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Bardstown, Ky
Stephen Foster
Icadiz
White Christmas Paralyzes Ohio Roads Halts School Buses
Snow stranded buses and closed secondary roads across Ohio. About 12 000 students in Lawrence Columbiana Jefferson and all of Vinton counties stay home as three deaths linked to shoveling or stalled cars are reported in Cincinnati. Snow totals ranged from 1 inch in Dayton to 12 inches at Dam 8.
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Associated Press
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Santa Claus
Lawrence
Columbiana
Jefferson
Vinton County
Hancock County
W. Va
Beaver County
Cincinnati
Dam
Ohio River
East Liverepool
Willoughby
Geauga County
Youngstown
Picketon
Zanesville
Akron
Mansfield
Columbus
Cleveland
Dayton
Lorain-Elyria
Huntington
Portsmouth
Ironton
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