Hijacked Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui seized by rebels
Belem Brazil—The Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui and nine hijackers headed toward Brazil after seizing the ship off Maracaibo. Brazilian forces took control at Macapa and the crew, led by skipper Oscar Pereira, were unharmed. The hijackers seek asylum in Brazil while Venezuela seeks extradition.
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Father of Nine Awarded Degree
Robert R. Fontaine, 34, father of nine, earned an electrical engineering degree from George Washington University after attending night classes for 122 years. He says he studies in daytime weekends after the children are sent out to play or after 9 p.m. once they are in bed.
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Washington (Ap
Robert R. Fontaine
George Washington University
Fontaine
Slow Down You’ll Meet The Joneses Coming Back
A light humorous item playfully notes that slowing down may let readers notice the Joneses returning, adding a friendly nudge to observe neighbors and daily life.
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Joneses
Renew Hunt for Missing Freighter Sulphur Queen
An unidentified flare and flotsam led to renewed search efforts south of Key West for the freighter Sulphur Queen which disappeared after sailing February 2 with 39 men aboard.
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Key West, Fla
Key West
Flare Seen Off Florida Straits Linked to Missing Plane
The flare was spotted Wednesday night in the Straits of Florida between Key West and Cuba. Coast Guard found no evidence tying it to the 523-foot vessel or a private Beechcraft Bonanza named Louder overdue from Miami to Great Inagua.
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Cuba
Coast Guard
Ior
Miami
Great Inagua
Balamas
Flare mission delays patrol boat trip to Miami
The patrol boat's flare mission delayed its trip to Miami as articles recovered from the sea were believed to be from the missing freighter Marine Sulphur Queen. Miami Coast Guard officials said a life jacket marked Sulphur Queen and an oil can were found about 14 miles southeast of Key West in the Gulf Stream.
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Miami
Miami Coast Guard Search and Rescue
Key West
Titan 2 Missile Dies In Flight
At Vanderberg Air Force Base California an Air Force test Titan 2 missile exploded shortly after launch when ground power lines failed to separate. The 300000 pound missile blew up in the air at about 18000 feet over the Vanderberg Test Site after power feed lines were ripped from the craft, causing self destruction.
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Calif
Air Force
Vanderberg
Air Force Ballistic Systems Division
Titan
Red troops may leave Cuba within days says AP
U S sources say as many as 8000 Soviet troops could be shipped from Cuba soon. Four empty or lightly loaded Soviet ships docking near Havana fueled the forecast. Officials fear removal of troops may leave behind missiles and antiaircraft bases that could enable Castro to provoke the United States. Senate committee to seek a full defense briefing on Cuba.
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Fidel Castro
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Midsection Of Nation Is Freezing
A vast mass of icy air from Montana to Ohio sent subzero temperatures across the Midwest and Great Lakes. Gale winds and snow squalls paused highways in western New York while hundreds of minor accidents occurred. near zero readings hit Rochester and Buffalo as blizzard conditions loomed in North Dakota and Minnesota. Weather Bureau cold wave warnings stretched from western New York to Texas and New Mexico with no immediate relief expected.
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Midwest
Frigid Air Returns To Ohio Areas
Arctic cold returned to Ohio bringing snow from Lake Erie to the Ohio River and subzero readings. Hazardous driving persisted statewide as temperatures dropped to 4 below in Mansfield and 3 below in Toledo Youngstown and Chillicothe while Cincinnati and Akron were 2 below and Columbus 2 above.
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Youngstown
Chillicothe
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Akron
Minuteman Missile Flies 1400 Miles For Test
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP a Minuteman missile flew 1400 miles in a test of its guidance system with the nose cone splashing into the ocean area monitored by underwater sound devices to determine the landing point with high accuracy.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Union Plans Bigger Role In Politics
The AFL-CIO is mapping a permanent year around political effort to mobilize labor votes nationwide. Voting overseers will be placed in 60 000 local unions to maximize turnout in 1964 and beyond, as union leaders aim to influence elections while not dictating how workers vote.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Committee On Political Education
Kennedy orders action to prevent Cuban attack recurrence
President Kennedy ordered the armed forces to take all necessary action after Wednesday's Cuban aircraft rocket attack on an American shrimp boat. The White House also announced that several thousand Soviet personnel will be withdrawn from Cuba by mid March.
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Kennedy
White House
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Cuba
Western Allies Split On Berlin Parley Talks
Western allies reportedly diverge over restarting exploratory talks with the Soviet Union on Berlin. The United States favors engaging with Moscow, Britain and West Germany lean toward backing the U S position, while France remains opposed. Details of who should talk and where to meet remain unsettled as consultations continue in Washington with Llewellyn Thompson presiding.
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Soviet Union
Berlin
United States
France
Britain
West Germany
U.S
Bandit Uses Dog As Aide At Hold Up Near Police Station
HOLLYWOOD AP James EF Underwood a 47 year old laborer says he was robbed by a man and his dog aided by a blond youth. As he walked near the police station a car stopped and the youth with a large white dog demanded a match. While the dog bared its fangs the bandit took $89 from Underwood and drove off.
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Hollywood
James EF. Underwood
Underwood
MIG fighters fire rockets near U S shrimp boat
Two Cuban based MIG fighters conducted rocket passes near a U S shrimp boat in the Florida Straits. No injuries reported aboard the two man crew. U S jet interceptors responded as unidentified targets appeared on Key West radar, but no engagement occurred. The incident occurred in international waters about 60 nautical miles north of Cuba and 78 nautical miles east southeast of Key West.
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Cuba
U.S
Florida Straits
Defense Department
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Key West
Ala
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Air Defense Command
Florida
Kennedy proposes $10 billion plan for elderly care
President Kennedy unveils a five year program totaling about ten billion dollars to aid seniors with health housing and income. Key elements include hospital insurance for the aged tax benefits and expanded housing loans and group residences. The proposal faces Congress and mirrors past efforts though adds an option based on age 65.
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Kennedy
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American Medical Association
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Ways ‘and Means Committee
Senate
President outlines elderly tax benefits and aid protections
The President proposed a $300 tax credit for all aged 65 and over, unlimited deductions for medical and drug expenses, and generally lower tax rates if the program is adopted. He also urged withholding federal old age assistance grants from states lacking safety and health standards and allowing payments to be made to a third party when beneficiaries need help handling funds due to illness or debility.
Heat hits Adelaide crowd awaiting Queen Elizabeth III
In Adelaide, Australia, over 100 children fainted or collapsed from the heat and excitement while waiting for two hours for Queen Elizabeth III to arrive at Elizabeth Township. The queen unveiled a fountain commemorating the township’s naming after her.
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Adelaide
Australia
Queen Elizabeth III
Elizabeth Township
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