Kennedy says Red Bloc is cracking in Columbus
President Kennedy told a Democratic fund raising banquet in Columbus that the Western alliance is gaining strength while the Communist bloc has begun to crack. He cited East Germany Poland Hungary and Red China Albania as moving away from communism and urged support for federal programs on higher education medical care for the aged and social security integration. He praised Gov. Michael V. DiSalle and framed 1962 as a year of progress with a two year record to appeal to voters.
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Columbus, Ohio
Kennedy
Western Alliance
Ohio
Berlin
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Congress
DiSalle
Mark McElroy
McElroy
Eight die in Illinois crash near Greenup
In rain and fog on U S 40 at Greenup Illinois eight people died when a car collided with a semi truck. The car was torn apart and bodies including three children were scattered along the two lane highway. The truck driver Neils Roland of East St Louis survived with serious back injury. He said the crash was unavoidable as the car skidded in front of him. The wreck occurred by the Greenup fairgrounds in a valley at the base of a long grade near Effingham.
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Greenup, Ill
U.S. 40
Greeup
Harrison King
Jessie Martin
St. Louis
Neils Roland
East St. Louis
Sur
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Effingham
Greenup Fairgounds
Greenup
Illinois
Kennedy and Mills Meet on Medical Care Bill
President Kennedy met with House Ways and Means chair Wilbur Mills amid efforts to push the administration plan for medical care for the aged under Social Security. Mills declined comment and his stance could affect the bill’s fate, with Byrd and King also involved in related tariff and health measures. Kennedy plans further talks and breakfast meetings with Democratic leaders to build support.
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Washington
Kennedy
House Committee
White House
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Cecil R. King
California
House
Senate
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Senate Finance Committee
Eee
Eee Kennedy
Gram
Sukarno Hypes Invasion as Indonesian Troops Pour In
President Sukarno urged patience while signaling plans to seize Dutch New Guinea this year. He named Papuan natives to govern West Irian, avoided disclosing a governor’s name, and Indonesian forces mobilized in Celebes with six to seven destroyers bound for Makassar as East Indonesia braces for possible invasion.
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Celebes
Indonesia
Sukarno
Dutch New Guinea
New Guinea
Col. M. Jusuf
Makassar
West Irian
Kennedy's Father May Be Released From Hospital
Joseph P Kennedy senior father of the President may leave St. Marys Hospital for home next week. Doctors said his condition is improving and he is getting along nicely as hospital officials plan the discharge.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
St. Mary's Hospital
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Sad Town Tries To Bury Its Past
Wilmont Minnesota recalls a 18 month old auto crash killing nine and injuring many as residents and families cope with grief. AP reporter Jules Loh visits to tell how the town confronts memory and moves toward the future.
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Wilmont
Minn
Jules Loh
Associated Press
Today
Journal
It Doesn’t Pay To Wear Stripes at Truax Air Force Base
Airman Sidney Harding 22 punched his sergeant, Sgt Cletus Lewis 32, after an honorable discharge. Lewis required eight stitches for a head wound. Harding fled with his wife and two children to Fredericksburg Virginia. extradition not planned.
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Madison
Wis
Truax Air Force Base
Sidney Harding
Dane County
John Byrne
Cletus Lewis
Flu Catches Town Without A Doctor In Valmeyer Ill
Valmeyer Illinois with a population around 2500 faced a flu outbreak as its sole physician was in South America. State police sourced a doctor from East St. Louis while volunteers stood by. A five inch snowfall worsened conditions and a 52 year old woman died of pneumonia after an ambulance ride. Mayor George Andres appealed for emergency medical help from regional doctors and the East St. Louis Chamber of Commerce.
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Valmeyer
Ill
South America
East St. Louis
George Andres
East
Redbud
Waterloo
Columbia
Dupo
Walmeyer
Freeze Strikes Crestview Florida Tornado Claims Life
In Crestview Florida a tornado killed one person and injured about 60 while wrecking 75 houses and damaging 150 to 200. Between 600 and 700 residents were left homeless, seeking refuge with neighbors as rescue workers searched the destruction. State Patrol Captain Jourdan said no further victims were missing and about fifty patrolmen and city officers remained on duty amid a freeze forecast and cleanup.
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Crestview
Fla
Florida
Parol
J. W. Jourdan
Jourdan
Chuckle Sign Advises Checking In For Game Day Absences
A humorous office sign warns employees seeking time off for serious illness or a death in the family must check with the supervisor before 11 a m on game day. The note blends workplace rules with inexact timing and a sports context.
Four Deaf Men Die In Toledo Crash On Expressway
Four deaf men died when their car skidded on ice and slammed into a northbound tractor-trailer on the Toledo Detroit Expressway. Two other passengers were hurt, truck driver Newt Thompson said he could not stop in time. Victims: Marvin R. Pierce 26 Madison Heights Valerio L. DiFalco 32 Detroit Carroll C. Wood 20 Detroit William W. Knight III 28 Warren.
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Toledo, Ohio
Michigan
Toledo- Detroit
Marvin R. Pierce
Madison Heights
Valerio L. DiFalco
Carroll C. Wood
Detroit
William W. Knight III
Warren
Newt Thompson
Indianapolis
Airlines Fail Check For Safety
Washington AP The Defense Department said four of eight nonscheduled airlines tested for safety since a November crash that killed 74 soldiers lacked defense approval for airlifting personnel. Four approved carriers were American Flyers Airline Corp Modern Air Transport Quaker City Airways also Admiral Airways and Saturn Airways. Six others already had approval.
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Washington
Defense Department
Defense
Department
Military
Pentagon
American Flyers Airline Corp
Modern Air Transport, Inc
Quaker City Airways, Inc
Admiral Airways
Saturn Airways, Inc
Doctors warn twist dance hazards for spine in Britain
London AP report quotes orthopedist Dr Hames Cyriax warning that the Twist dance raises risk of slipped discs and spinal injuries as the craze spreads from the United States to Britain. He says extreme rotations strain lumbar and thoracic joints and that distracts from safe dancing.
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London
United States
Britain
Hames Cyriax
School of Physiotherapy
St. Thomas’ Hospital
Cyriax
Highway Crash Claims Three Young Children
Police rerouted traffic along an old highway section after a crash that killed several, including three young children. Bishop's Funeral Home reported the victims among the deceased brought to their services.
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Tance
Bishop's Funeral Home
Izvestia Rejects Berlin Talks Push
Moscow based Izvestia declared the Soviet Union will not negotiate a new occupation agreement for West Berlin with Britain and the United States. The paper warned Western observers not to be deceived by any notion of a round table to cement the status of the sector.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Kentucky Dairy Strike Ends After One Day
Northern Kentucky dairy drivers ended their strike Saturday night after a day of picketing. James Luken, president of the AFL-CIO Greater Cincinnati Dairy Workers Union, said an agreement was reached on all issues and a tentative labor pact was drafted for companies in Hamilton, Ohio, and Northern Kentucky.
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Covington
Kentucky
James Luken
Afl-Cio
Greater Cincinnati
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Govenor
Michael DiSalle
Red
China
Albania
Vivor
Pierre Salinger
Tee
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Congressional
Niagara Falls
Middletown
Irene Barr
Rado TV
Society
Beeen
Etree Eee
Eee Valley News
Acs Family Weealy
Florida City
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Foreign Ministry
Gromyko
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