Castro orders U S Embassy staff cut to eleven in Havana
Fidel Castro declared the U S embassy staff in Havana must be reduced to 11 by Wednesday night and invited the entire staff to leave Cuba. He claimed the American personnel were spies directing counter revolutionaries while thousands cheered in Civic Plaza.
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Havana
U.S
Fidel Castro
U.N. Security Council
Cuba
Castro
Washington
United States
Civic Plaza
Guantanamo
Daniel Braddock
Santiago
State Department
Critical 3 year old found beside dead mother in Bronx home
Patricia McKiernan, 3, found by Housing Authority patrolman sitting by her mother Jennie McKiernan's body. Patricia in Misericordia Hospital in critical condition after prolonged starvation and neglect. Jennie, 33, died likely days before, heart attack. Christmas tree and toys nearby.
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New York
Patricia McKiernan
Misericordia Hospital
Bronx
Jennie McKiernan
Finch Trial Opens For Dr R Bernard Finch Wife Murder
In Los Angeles Dr R Bernard Finch 42 and former mistress Carole Tregoff 24 face a third murder trial over the July 1959 death of Finch's estranged wife Barbara Jean 36. The case hinges on a double jeopardy plea after two deadlocked prior trials. The state alleges the slaying aimed to dodge a costly divorce settlement.
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Los Angeles
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Treguf
Barbara Jean
Finch
Miss Tregoff
David Coleman
Blizzard ties up Japanese travelers in widespread rail tieup
Japan faced its worst blizzard in 15 years as snow halted Honshu rail lines leaving about 130000 travelers stranded in trains and villages. Most of 80 stalled trains resumed Monday night but National Railway said full relief would take two more days to clear the congestion.
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Tokyo
Japan
Noorthern Honshu
National Railway
Frank Lane Named GM of Athletics
Frank Lane, then GM of the Cleveland Indians, was named general manager of the Kansas City Athletics at a press conference called by Charles C. Finley who recently bought 52 percent of the club. Lane will succeed Parke Carroll and join Joe Gordon, new Athletics manager, under a two year contract for Gordon. Lane’s hiring marks his fifth major league executive post as the Indians announced no immediate replacement. Lane built a reputation as a trader, swapping more than 200 players during his career with the White Sox and Cardinals.
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Kansas City
Frank Lane
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Athletics
Lane
Charles C. Finley
Arnold Johnson
Parke Carroll
Philadelphia
Joe Gordon
Athletics
Indians
Pilot
Gordon
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis Cardinals
Laotian Forces Retake Key City From Rebels
Laotian government says forces recaptured Xiengkhouang from pro Communist rebels with paratroopers, as U S Embassy staff and SEATO talks accompany the crisis. Officials claim evidence of foreign intervention and North Vietnamese troops involved, while Western observers doubt broader charges.
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Vientiane
Laos
Boun Ouma
Xiengkhouang
Bouavan Norasing
Norasing
Ban Ban
Plaine Des Jarres
U. S
Bangkok
A'Ready
Mattaine
Viet Nam
Pathet Lao
SEATO
Sarasin
13 Year Old Victim Girl Murder Sparks City Search
Police faced few clues in their hunt for the attacker of Barbara Jean Black a 13 year old girl found beaten and strangled beneath a tractor trailer in a South St. Louis parking lot after she failed to return from a movie. Local officers and detectives continued the investigation into the homicide.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Barbara Jean Black
South St. Louis
Rains Wash 4000 From Homes In Spain
Torrential rains flood North and northeastern Spain prompting evacuations as Navarra and Zaragoza provinces report over 4,000 people evacuated in three days. Property and crop damage exceed 100 million pesetas about 1.7 million dollars.
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Spain
Madrid
Navarra
Zaragoza
The Case of the Sticky Closet Door
Glenn Pennington confronted a burglar in his Mateo California home after finding the front door ajar. A closet door repeatedly pulled shut, delaying the intruder as Pennington searched room by room. The burglar escaped before police arrived, with no theft reported.
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Can
Mateo
Calif
Glenn Pennington
Pennington
Eisenhower backs fast action over Laos crisis
President Eisenhower, urged by top advisers, supports swift force readiness and a strong SEATO stance to halt Communist advances in Laos. Aimed at avoiding military intervention unless necessary, the plan includes increased Pacific airlift and a Bangkok SEATO meeting to coordinate defense among member nations.
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V.shington
Eisenhower
Laos
U.S
T.e Laotian
Viet Nam
Senhower
United States
Red China
Red Pathet Lao
Aso
Bangkok
Council of Seato
United
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Thailand
Pakistan
Pentagon
White House
Pacific
James C. Haggerty
Christian A.derter
Livingston T. Merchant
James H. Douglas
Lyman
Defense orders signal early alert to U S military forces
The Defense Department actions served as a preliminary alert to U S military commanders to be ready for possible orders. Some air and amphibious units were already moving toward the crisis area as part of an initial posture shift.
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Defense Department
U.S
Clashes in Belgium as Socialists rally nationwide
Brussels and Antwerp saw clashes between police and striking crowds as 9 000 marched in Brussels and 10 000 in Antwerp. Five thousand demonstrated in Liege, with miners threatening mine floods. Police used sabers in Brussels. state radio noted overwhelmed actions in Tournai. Soldiers guarded key sites ahead of Parliament reopening.
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Brussels
Belgium
Antwerp
Stersely
Tournai
Liege
Gaston Eyskens
Ito
Tragic rape case ends with teen victim found nearby theater
Police said the probable attacker intended rape. Barbara Black, 15, was found dead in a parking lot owned by Theodore Spinner. Barbara lived with her mother Naomi Black while father Richard H. Black worked at an aircraft factory by day and served as a police sergeant by night. the family is divorced. Barbara and a 13-year-old friend had attended a neighborhood theater. the friend left with another girl, but Barbara stayed behind.
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Theodore Spinner
Barbara
Naomi Black
Richard H. Black
Subu
Dag Hammarskjold protests Belgian acts in Congo
United Nations leader Dag Hammarskjold condemned Belgium for aiding Col. Mobutu’s troops by allowing passage through Ruanda Urundi to attack rebels in Kivu. He said Belgium violated UN resolutions and demanded immediate steps to prevent Belgian authorities from supporting Congolese military actions.
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United Nations, N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Belgium
Congo
Hammarskjold
Walter Loridan
Joseph Mobuttu
Ruanda-Urundi
Kivu
U.N
Begium
25 Die Airliner Crash Near Vaasa Finland
All 25 aboard a Finnish DC3 were killed when the aircraft plunged into a wooded area north of Vaasa. Witness Kahlevi Tiainen described a sudden air blast and burning wreck as villagers rushed to the scene but found no survivors. The flight was from Kronoby to Vaasa with 22 passengers and three crew.
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Vaasa
Finland
Kahlevi Tiainen
Tiainen
Kronoby
Died In Holiday Accidents Mark New Year Toll
The New Year weekend saw 333 traffic deaths by midnight Monday, with total holiday fatalities including fires and other mishaps reaching 473. Final counts may shift slightly after the 78-hour period, and the 1959-60 three day toll stands as a record.
Holiday period holiday deaths top thousand in nation
During Christmas and New Year’s holidays more than 1,100 people died nationwide in accidents. Over 800 were killed in traffic crashes, including 488 during Christmas weekend. Fires caused 77 deaths and other accidents claimed 82 more lives. Vehicle deaths ran at five or more per hour by day, easing at night. The National Safety Council had projected 340 deaths in non-holiday weeks, now estimated at 310.
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National Safety Council
Weather outlook warms as snow ends in Middletown
The forecast shows no more snow for a while as temperatures drop tonight to a low of 20. The high tomorrow is expected to reach 30 degrees. Middletown recorded four inches of snow since Friday, peaking around New Year’s Eve. Yesterday’s high reached 35 degrees, with an overnight low of 28.
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Middletown
Chuckle on faults like headlights in others
A brief humorous line notes that flaws in others stand out more than our own, comparing fault finding to car headlights that glare more on others than on us. The quip frames human bias with a wry, self aware tone.
Multimillion dollar Polish art treasure returns to Poland
A Poland valued art collection worth over 50 million dollars crossed into the United States from Canada at Derby Line and headed to Boston for shipment to Cracow. The convoy, guarded by Royal Canadian Mounted Police, moved after years of evasion from Nazis and then the Communist government.
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Derby Line Vt
United States
Poland
Derby Line
Royal Canadian
Lover
New England
M. Dobrosielski
Boston
Iexite
Canada
Maurice Duplessis
Quebec
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