Yankee hero helps quench Civil War replica blaze
A replica of the Union ship Star of the West arrived in Charleston harbor to mark the Civil War centennial when Confederate artillery fired. Cadets from The Citadel rode to action as a battery fire broke out, and cadet Robert Theobald of Union City, New Jersey, quickly extinguished the blaze.
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Charleston, S.C
Star of the West
Charleston Harbor
Citadel
South Carolina
Military College
Robert Theobald
Union City
Twelve Die In Two Car Train Accidents
Missouri Pacific passenger trains struck two automobiles in separate crashes in Missouri. Eight victims died at the Strasburg crash about 30 miles southeast of Kansas City, including two young mothers and their three preschool children. Four others died at Harviell, ten miles south of Poplar Bluff. Engineers cited warnings seen by car occupants. one car reportedly halted on the tracks after crossing.
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Souri Pacific
Missouri
Strasburg
Kansas City
Harviell
Poplar Bluff
James Smith
Little Rock Ark
Floyd Boitz
Bill Would Set Up Inter Faith Day
Washington AP reports Sen Kenneth B Keating introduces a bill to designate the fourth Sunday in September each year as Inter Faith Day. The proposal aims to promote dialogue among religions and public service observances across the nation.
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Bill
Washington
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Base reaffirms Guantanamo use amid Cuban threats
Washington reports Eisenhower chose to continue Navy and Air Force maneuvers in the Atlantic to show the United States will keep Guantanamo Bay in operation despite Castro’s demands. The plan includes three aircraft carriers Forrestal Shangri La and guided missile cruisers with 32 destroyers and 6 submarines amid protests from Havana. A senior officer said forces could have approached Cuba more closely to display strength.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
Fidel Castro
Guantanamo Naval Base
Cuba
Eisenhower
Guantanamo
Castro
Forrestal
Pentagon
Central Intelligence Agency
Havana
Revolucion
Guantanamo Bay
Raul Roa
U.N. Security Council
Guatemala
Ydigoras
U.S
Gatemala
Retalhuleau
Kennedy
Navy and Air Forces Run Offshore Exercises Near Cuba
State and Defense Department authorities describe the maneuvers as normal and nonbelligerent to boost defense readiness. About 75 Navy warships with 1,500 Marines sailed for three maneuvers expected to involve 45,000 personnel in three to four weeks. Air Force bombers will join in two weeks. Only the carrier Franklin D Roosevelt moved into the Cuban area near Guantanamo Bay as part of long planned carrier operations. A 22 ship task force with Marines sails for Puerto Rico to train in convoy and beach landing drills near Vieques.
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State
Defense Department
America
Navy
Cuban
Franklin ‘Delano Roosevelt
Guantanamo
24Th Expeditionary Force
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Vieques
Puerto Rican
North
South Carolina
U.S
Washington
Guantanamo Bay
Vieques Island
Havana
Imaneuver
U.S. Navy
Itsy the poodle returned after $500 ransom demand
Mrs Callender and husband, mourning the loss of their 9 inch poodle Itsy, paid $500 to a beach rendezvous thief who contacted them through a Greensboro link. Police warn extortion charges loom if the suspect is caught. the couple plans to return home after reuniting with their pet.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Callenders
Callender
E. C. Jones
Greensboro
Kennedy selects Halaby as FAA administrator choice
The Washington Post reports that Najeeb E. Halaby, 45, a Los Angeles electronics executive, is President-elect John F. Kennedy’s preferred pick to lead the Federal Aviation Agency. At present E.R. Quesada is head of the agency.
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Washington
Washington Post
Najeeb (Jeeb) E. Halaby
Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Federal Aviation Agency
E.R. Quesada
Weather Forecast Sees Warmer Temperatures Ahead
The weatherman forecasts a warm spell with nights near 27 degrees and tomorrow higher. Yesterday peaked at 31 degrees by 4 p.m. with an overnight low of 4 degrees at 7 a.m. today, signaling a milder trend ahead.
Cuba Under Martial Law Sparks Cuban Invasion Alert
Havana reports reveal widespread mobilization as Castro grinds Havana seafront defenses and militia units, while U S Navy and Marine Corps maneuvers in the Caribbean draw sharp denials from Washington. Osvaldo Sanchez Cabrera is killed in a Valadero plane crash amid rising tensions and claims of planned invasion. The U S carrier Roosevelt and accompanying destroyers are to conduct several days of night training near Guantanamo Bay and Vieques with occasional port calls. Cuban press accuses alleged U S aggression and mobilizes in response to the threat.
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Havana
US. Navy
Marine Corps
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Valdo Sanchez Cabrera
Valdero
Hoy
Sanchez Cabrera
Malecon
Negroes Fail To Show At Georgia U
Atlanta AP reports the University of Georgia remains segregated as two admitted Negroes did not report for classes. Governor Vandiver would sign orders to close the university once they appear or fees are paid. Holmes was listed for 9 am but did not attend. President Aderhold and the administration awaited the governor’s word amid low white attendance.
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Atlanta
University of Georgia
Ernest Vandiver
Associated Press
Charlayne A. Hunter
Hamilton E. Holmes
Georgia
Holmes
Vanduver
C. C. Aderhoid
Vandiver
Inside the Newspaper Puzzle and Social Pages
A fragment from the Inside section includes a crossword puzzle note and snippets on deaths, funerals, radio and TV highlights, a theater reference, and a women's page. readable items show generic notices and local brief items without full articles.
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Ckperdesand
Spakee Goce CS Caksteris
Cgebeasavenas
B17 Jet Crash Kills 3 Airmen in Wichita
The B47 bomber crashed at McConnell Air Force Base during landing practice when the right wing dipped and the plane cartwheeled into a fiery ruin killing three crewmen. The incident occurred at Wichita Kansas as officials investigated the cause and confirmed fatalities.
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Wichita
Kan
McConnell Air Force Base
Kennedy gets front row seats to Broadway musical
President elect John F Kennedy, en route from Boston, finds two tickets to the hit Do Re Mi at St James Theater after aides call the box office. A stalled offer to squeeze him in meets with theater officials' joke, but a high-up pull secures two aisle seats in the fourth row amid applause.
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Hennemy Hau Suen Sable
Boston
Kennedy
Grant Stockdale
Miami, Fla
Salinger
St. James
St. James Theater
Stockdale
Club 21
Harvard University
Cambridge
Harlvard
New York
Phil Silvers
Kennedy seeks a second ticket for an old friend
Kennedy told his press secretary Pierre Salinger to try to line up two tickets. He wanted the second ticket for an old friend.
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Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy Pledges Dedication Amid Stormy First Year
President Kennedy vows an administration of courage judgment integrity and dedication to the nation. In a Massachusetts joint session he pledges to serve without mortgage to any group, with a busy schedule spanning Manhattan, Washington, and Florida after a Harvard welcome and theater visit.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Manhattan
Washington
Capital
Florida
Kennedy Seats Swap After Manager Offers Exchange
A theater official sought two young women with fourth row aisle seats and offered to swap for less desirable ones to accommodate the president elect. The women, fans of Kennedy, agreed to swap willingly. The official did not obtain their names and the Kennedy tickets were free according to management.
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Kennedy
Todays Chuckle The Mind A Wonderful Device
The human mind is a wonderful device that starts working the minute you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak.
Consuls Seek U S Asylum
Officials of three or four Cuban consulates in the United States have reportedly contacted immigration about seeking asylum here. The Immigration and Naturalization Service had not reached a decision, and Cuban officials had not fully decided as of Monday, an immigration spokesman said.
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Washington
United States
Immigration Service
U S Training Guatemalan Forces Amid Cuba Tensions
New York Times reports the United States is aiding Guatemala with training personnel and materiel for a possible clash with Cuba. The dispatch says air field construction and intensive daily air training are funded and run near Retalculca, near Guatemala’s southwest coast.
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NEW York
United States
Guatemala
Cuba
New York Times
Paul P. Kennedy
Retalculca
De Gaulle Moves Quickly in Algeria After Victory
Paris AP reports President Charles de Gaulle will press to break the Algerian stalemate. He plans a timetable and details for an interim self governing regime, promising Moslem-majority participation until peace returns and Algerians vote on independence or continued ties with France. Public enthusiasm follows the referendum victory but peace remains distant.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
France
Algeria
Dayton Murder Case Near Breakthrough Implicates Accomplice
Dayton police edge closer to solving the Gibbons Hotel slaying of Harvey Whetstone. Holden, Compton, and a still‑sought third man allegedly moved a body, fled the scene in a stolen car, and fled to Knoxville after theft and robbery actions spanning from Knoxville to El Paso. Whetstone, 31, a Chicago engineering consultant, was found nude in his eighth floor hotel room with hands bound.
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Dayton, Ohio
Gibbons Hotel
Knoxville
Tenn
Harvey Whets
Chicago
Whetstone
Lombard, Ill
Ville
FBI
Dayton
Richard C. Grundish
Holden
Compton
Dayton Municipal Building
Michigan
Toni Harvey
Grandish
Alexander Proudfoot Co
Memphis
el Paso
Tex
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Greensboro, N. C
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Island
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la Calle
Georgia U
Harrisburg
Jek
Taha DB Wan
Harvard
Times
Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes
John David Holden
Mascot, Tenn
Michael Hugh Compton
Knox
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