Ike Shocked By Collision During Brazil Visit
President Eisenhower faced tragedy during his South American trip as a midair collision near Rio killed 61 people including 35 US Navy personnel and 19 band members. Survivors numbered three, with both presidents visiting hospitals and sending condolences while continuing the tour.
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U.S. Navy
Buenos Aires
Eisenhower
Juscelino
U.S
Kubitschek
James C. Hagerty
Sao Paulo
Here
Miguel Couto Hospital
United Nations labeled Nasser inciter of war
In a letter to the United Nations Israel accuses President Gamel Abdel Nasser of openly inciting the United Arab Republic to war. The AP report covers the charge and its international implications.
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United Nations
N.Y
Israel
Gamel Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Midas
Brownsville, Tex
Port Brownsville
Navy Band Treated as Irreplaceable Loss After Rio Crash
In a fogbound collision over Rio de Janeiro 19 Navy musicians perished among more than 60 dead. The Navy Band, based at the Washington Navy Yard, had 128 members known for both martial and orchestral skill and many long careers.
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Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Lovely Bay
Navy
Virginia
Maryland
Navy Yard
J. A. Mohs
Clifford H. Mohs
Cincinnati
Snowstorm Hits Northeast After Broad Midwest Snowfall
A fast moving storm swept from the South and Midwest into the Northeast with heavy snow sleet and strong winds. The system brought 10 inch totals in parts of Michigan Ohio and northern New England with 25 to 35 mph winds creating large drifts and at least 22 deaths were blamed on the storm system.
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Associated Press
South
Midwest
Lower Michigan
New England
Michigan
Ohio
Great Lakes
Detroit
Florida
Rockies
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Jackson
Miss
Crash Kills Many as Alitalia Jet Crashes in Irish Cemetery
An Alitalia four engine jet crashed after takeoff from Shannon Airport killing 23 of 52 aboard and leaving 3 missing. Survivors numbered 26, including four children, with 16 critically injured. The crash tore through a cemetery near the airport, leaving a mile long trail of bodies and debris.
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Shannon
Ireland
New York
Alitalia
Naples
Rome
Thomas Comerford
Cold Weekend Ahead with Snow Flurries Predicted
The Mi ami Valley faces a cold weekend as icy dry air moves in. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy windy weather with light snow flurries today and tonight, high near 29 and low around 15. Saturday and Sunday remain windy cold with more snow likely, high near 30. Middletown records show 37 degree high and 26 degree low on respective days.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Animals in Court and Kennel Club Tales Across the Nation
In Joplin Missouri a Afghan hound named Phantom fled a dog show, was chased for seven hours through snow, and captured by Officer Don Waterman using a net. In Boston a terrier called Scamp won a sweepstakes while her owner faced cruelty charges and a prison sentence. Winnie the four foot shark and Waldo the shark reunite at Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco after travel, with Winnie arriving by plane in water-filled bag.
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Phantom
Joplin
Tristate Kennel Club
12Th
Minnesota
Don Waterman
Bob Close
Lawton
Okla
Boston
L. C. Stanley
Lexington
Scamp
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
House of Correction
SPCA
San Francisco
Waldo
Winnie
New York Aquarium
Steinhart Aquarium
Steinhart
Crash Toll Tops 325 in Eight Plane Disasters
Summary of eight major crashes reports more than 325 deaths. The toll includes incidents on Jan 1 in Rio de Janeiro and Shannon Ireland, with other fatal crashes on Jan 6 in Bolivia, Jan 18 near Holdcroft Virginia, Jan 19 in Turkey and a Scandinavian airliner, Jan 21 Jamaica B W I, and Jan 5 near La Paz Bolivia involving Lloyd Aereo Boliviano.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brendan Murray
Shannon Airport
Alitalia
New York
Shannon
Ireland
National Airlines
Bolivia
N.C
Capital Airlines
Holdcroft
Turkey
U.S. Navy
Avianca
Jamaica
B.W.1
la Paz
Lloyd Aerio Boliviano
Boy and Dog Parted By Court in Dallas
In a Dallas courtroom Justice of Peace W E Richburg ordered Bruno the Beagle returned to Dr. Howard H McClure Jr after D C Howard grandfather testified the lean hungry dog appeared on his Van Zandt County farm last September. McClure demonstrated the dog’s tricks and possession was proven, ending Johnny Ray Clark’s six month friendship with Bruno.
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Dallas
Tex
Johnny Ray Clark
Bruno
Justice of Peace
W. E. Richburg
Howard H. McClure Jr
D. C. Howard
van Zandt County
Johnny
McClure
Howard Yard
Richburg
Eisenhower Arrives in Argentina for Weekend Visit
President Eisenhower lands at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires for a weekend stay. He greets Arturo Frondizi and 5,000 spectators as bomb blasts in the city spark speculation of dissident actions amid the trip. The visit coincides with Argentina’s 150th anniversary of freedom.
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Buenos Aires
Eisenhower
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Ezeiza International
Peronistas
Arturo Frondizi
Washington
Alitalia crash victims spread across Irish hospitals
Eight men and four women at Ennis County Hospital mostly on critical list. Twelve others at Limerick Regional Hospital with severe shock burns and fractures. five in dangerous condition. Child patients include a five year old boy two teenage boys and a 13 year old girl. Two women reported from Israel. Two survivors at Barrington Hospital in Limerick. Alitalia says first passenger deaths in its history. Planeload of officials and technicians sent from Rome to probe cause. Second pilot Giorgio Gallo previously co piloted plane carrying Italian president to Moscow last month.
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U.S. Navy
Gulf
Passenges
Ennis County Hospital
Limerick Regional Hospital
Israel
Barrington Hospital
Limerick
Alitalia
New York
Rome
Giorgio Gallo
Giovanni Gronchi
Moscow
Chuckle Caption From Today's Humor Page
A playful quip contrasts patient trust with a doctor named Mr Twiddy. The joke hinges on a mock medical diagnosis to suggest an incurable condition in a lighthearted way.
Eisenhower's Brazil Visit Boosts U S Relations During Tour
President Eisenhower's Brazil trip raised U S Brazilian ties to a new high and set a standard for his four nation swing through Argentina Uruguay Chile. Talks with Brazil's Horacio Lafer paused after a Guanabara Bay disaster but are expected to resume in Washington in March. Brazil seeks loans and Petrobras aid while credits tied to austerity falter, yet the visit appears to halt a drift away from the United States.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Eisenhower
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Chile
Rio
Guanabara Bay
Christian A. Herter
Horacio Lafer
Lafer
Washington
U.S
Petrobras
Herter
United States
Kubitschek
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Elmer E. Armiger
Seubinne
Lana Mae
Marjorie Albrecht
William F. Albrecht
Jerome Rosenthat
Hitches
National Symphony Orchestra of Washington
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Frances
A. J. Desiderio
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Macon
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Airine
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Capital
Constellation
Charleston
W. Va
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Ake
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