Diem Seeks Return of Rebel Pilot After Phnom Penh Crash
Saigon reports Diem asks Cambodia to hand over Sub-Lt. Nguyen Van Du who crash landed in Phnom Penh after an air attack on the palace. Lt. Pham Phu Quoc captured after his plane was shot down. Quoc questioned as the government labels the raid an isolated action. Diem’s sister-in-law injured by falling plaster. Saigon shows no sign of broader unrest.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Diem
Nguyen van du
Pham Phu Quoc
Mme, Ngo Dinh Nhu
Severe floods sweep Kentucky and neighboring states
Floodwaters from heavy rains inundated broad lowland areas across Kentucky and three adjacent states. Evacuations affected hundreds of families in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee as roads were blocked and towns isolated. One death reported in West Virginia with widespread farmland damaged and ongoing river crests over flood stage.
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Kentucky
West Virginia
Tennessee
Ohio
Ashland
Corbin
Louisville
National Guard
Jackson
Ravenna
Salyersville
Inez
Logan
Wayne
Williamson
Decision Due on Air Tests
President Kennedy weighs resuming atmospheric nuclear tests after Soviet detonations last fall. White House offers no verdict. Kennedy aimed to decide by month end and announce the reasons to the American people. Britain may conduct an underground test at Nevada soon as Geneva disarmament talks loom.
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White House
Kennedy
United States
Geneva
Britain
U.S
Nevada
Educator Warns on School Drop Outs Harming Future
St Louis AP report cites Daniel Schreiber of the NEA drop-out project. He says almost a million youths will quit school this year facing limited jobs and a future of unskilled labor. Reading problems drive dropout rates. family attitudes also influence outcomes.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Daniel Schreiber
National Education Association
Schreiber
New York City
National Association of Secondary School Principals
America
Constantaine
Louisiana
New York
Steel Pact Prospects In Early Settlement Talks
Pittsburgh AP report says top steel negotiators expect to know soon if a basis for new labor contracts exists. R Comrad Cooper and United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald voiced optimism that a basis for sound agreements could be reached in the next few days. The union seeks job security enhanced benefits and a wage rise for about 430000 workers earning around 3.28 dollars an hour under contracts expiring in June.
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Pittsburgh
R. Comrad Cooper
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
Simon H. Rifkind
New York U.S
The
Commission
One Mouse’s Poison Is Lifesaver
In Lebanon Tennessee a flooded suburb on the Cumberland River scene a drifting package of rat poison carried by floodwaters. A damp mouse rode the package as worker Lee Hill moved merchandise to clear a path.
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Nashville
Tenn
Lebanon
Cumberland River
Lee Hill
Train smashup injures at least nine near Lewistown
Pennsylvania Limited No. 55 from New York to Chicago derailed after colliding with derailed freight cars near Lewistown. Three diesels and 17 of 18 passenger cars derailed injuring nine, with seven taken to Lewistown Hospital and two to Black Community Hospital. Engineer S. D Miller of Altoona suffered a fractured leg.
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Lewistown
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Lewistown Hospital
S. D Miller
Altoona
Fire Strikes Glenn Hotel in Newport
A three story Glenn Hotel and Tropicana Night Club building in Newport Kentucky was wrecked by an early morning fire. The hotel and club had been closed for months. Firefighters from several towns aided Newport crews as flames were visible for miles. Loss and cause were undetermined.
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Newport
Glenn Hotel
Tropicana
Weather Outlook With Cold Front and Snow Likely
The region will clear tonight bringing frigid arctic air. Thursday remains fair and cold with an icy low near 14 tonight and a high around 26 tomorrow. Five day highs average near 39 with lows about 19. Snow mixed with rain possible late Saturday or Sunday. Yesterday's high was 37 at 2 45 p.m. and overnight low 32 at 8 a.m. Today Middletown rainfall reached 0.62 inches in 24 hours ending 8 a.m. The river level was 12.5 feet at 8 a.m.
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Middletown
Nehru and Menon poised to win India election
Prime Minister Nehru and Defense Minister V K Krishna Menon head for victories as results flow in. Nehru’s Congress leads in most states, with Kerala a noted exception. Menon trails Kripalani in North Bombay by halfway tallies but benefits from Nehru’s campaign and Menon’s popular image.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
V. K. Krishna Menon
Maharani
Jaipur
Congress Party
Kerala
Gayatri Devi
Krishna Menon
J. B. Kripalani
Menon
Bombay
Kripalani
Young Proposes Stock Plan for Space Communications Firm
Senator Stephen M. Young proposes broad private investment in Kennedy’s space firm. He urges selling 10 million shares of $100 Class A stock instead of 1 million shares of $1,000 each to widen ownership among small investors.
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Washington
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Kennedy
Senate Space Committee
Young
Presidential Panel Endorses Rail Job Cuts With Worker Aid
A Kennedy era presidential panel urged railroads to slim operations and cut thousands of jobs while offering displaced workers partial pay and retraining. The report backs efficiency gains but warns of union strikes and industry resistance, with unions predicting heavy job losses and delays in savings.
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Washington
Kennedy
Wth
Commission
Garys Was Not Only U2 To Crash
The Air Force said at least nine U2 aircraft operated for high altitude research have crashed in the United States. The count excludes the Powers plane shot down over the Soviet Union in May 1960 and any CIA aircraft.
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Elton C. Fay Washington
Francis Gary Powers
Russia
United States
Air Force
Powers
Soviet Russia
Central Intelligence Agency
U2 Losses Attributed to Multiple Causes Across Years
The Air Force cites flame outs electrical issues and landing crashes as factors in U2 losses. A near Picayune Mississippi pilot ejected after an electrical malfunction. Crashes occurred Dec 19 1956 near Winslow Arizona and multiple incidents in 1957 1958 and 1960 at Laughlin Del Rio Texas with four fatalities. A 1958 Abilene Texas crash killed one, and a Jan 2 Mississippi event ended with the pilot parachuting to safety.
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Air Force
Picayune
Miss
Air Force U2
Winslow
Ariz
Laughlin Air Force Base
del Rio
Tex
Abilene
Mississippi
Nine Fishermen Await Rescue On Tiny Pacific Isle
Nine shipwrecked tuna fishermen, one injured, wait on Clipperton Island 29 days after the Monarch sank off the coast. A Mexican vessel found them last weekend but could not lift them. The USS Robison was diverted. rescue expected Thursday morning pending reach.
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San Diego
Calif
Pacific
Clipperton Island
Central America
Robison
Clipperton
Tuna Boat Association
Navy
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Kentuc
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Weather Bureau
Tennesse
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Cheatham County
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Cincinnati
Quen City
Scioto
Hocking
Great Miami
Little Miami
Dr. Crane
Nason
Ewe
Tense Society
Teneo Eee
Nehbru
Association of American Railroads
Gary
American Tute Boat Association
Coast Guard
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