Kennedy Inaugural set to be largest and costliest yet
Washington AP reports Kennedy's inaugural is shaping up as a record event with 58 000 seats sold for the parade and sold out inaugural concert tickets. Former presidents Hoover Truman Eisenhower attend. gala tickets fetch up to 100 dollars. inaugural licenses sold. profits support party debt and future committees. costs estimated around 300 000 dollars amid nationwide preparations.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Kennedy
Pennsylvania Avenue
National Symphony of Washington
General Order No 1 Inaugural Parade guide
A concise 85 page printed document outlines the inaugural parade, listing every unit in order, the gap behind the preceding unit, and the marching tempo for bands. It reflects how modern inaugurations require detailed planning beyond the Founding Fathers era.
Crisis Over Tom the Company Cat Returns to Post
Crisis at Joe Van Nuys factory ends as Pacific Mercury Electronics Corp officials and workers resolve Tom the company cat’s dismissal issues. A two hour meeting yields housekeeping fixes and a sandbox, with Tom returning to his main gate post as a union-backed discussion potentially continues.
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van Nuys
Calif
Tom
Pacific Mercury Electronics Corp
NYC Cancels Grand Central Commuters
New York Central Railroad canceled all morning commuter service in and out of Grand Central Terminal and halted long distance trains after crewmen refused to cross picket lines. About 40,000 Harlem and Hudson division commuters were affected, with Hudson division service between Grand Central and Poughkeepsie disrupted.
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NEW York
New York Central Railroad
Grand Central Terminal
Harlem
Hudson
Suburbs
Manhattan
Central
Grand Central
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Hudson River
Swedish UN Troops Repel Baluba Attacks on Train
Swedish U N troops escorting a train in central Katanga fought off three Baluba rebel assaults. A UN spokesman said heavy Baluba casualties and no Swedish injuries, with rounds of fighting near Luena and the train torn up rail sections. Troops dig in around Luena station as a helicopter delivery of ammunition heads from Kamina base. Forty nine Americans and their families reached Ruanda Urundi after detention by unspecified forces.
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Elisabethville
the Congo
U.N
Katanga
Pro Lumamba
Kivu
Leopoldville
Luena
Luena Station
Kamina
Ruanda- Urandi
Train crash at Magnolia leaves several dead and injured
The crack passenger train City of New Orleans struck a butane gas truck at a downtown crossing in Magnolia early today. Reports indicate seven persons killed and six others injured.
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New Orleans
Magnolia
Quiet second integration day at University of Georgia
At Athens Georgia the University of Georgia ran a day and night of integration with 7500 white students returning to classes and no major violence. Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, the two Atlanta Negroes, again faced little disruption as campus authorities kept watch and warned against disorder while rumors of protests faded.
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Athens, Ga
University of Georgia
Charlayne Hunter
Hamilton Holmes
Atlanta
Myers
Miss Hunter
Governor urged to use patrols to stop violence now
The Clark County grand jury urged Governor Ernest Vandiver to deploy state patrol officers pre emptively to prevent violence rather than wait for disorder. In Atlanta Mayor Ralph Snow and Athens Police told U S District Judge Bootle they could handle normal disorder, but Vandiver said the state patrol could be called on anytime they advised otherwise.
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Clark County
Grand Jury
Ernest Vandiver
Atlanta
Ralph Snow
Athens
U.S
Weather Outlook Tonight and Wednesday Forecast
The thermometer will dip into the upper 20s tonight with cloudy conditions forecast for tomorrow. Wednesday’s high is expected to reach 43 degrees after a Monday official high of 36 at 4 p.m. and an overnight low of 30 at 5 a.m. today.
U S Canada Sign Pact To Develop Columbia River
President Eisenhower and Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker signed a treaty to jointly develop the Columbia River basin for flood control power and conservation. The pact aims for vast cross-border gains with Canada building three storage dams within nine years and the United States paying Canada a share of savings and electricity profits. The agreement follows two years of joint study and seeks swift Senate approval.
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Eisenhower
John G. Diefenbaker
Columbia River
Diefenbaker
Ottawa
White House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Pacific
Oregon
America
British Columbia
United States
Grand Coulee
Canada
Mica
High Arrow
Duncan Lakes
Libby Dam
Six Missing In Naval Pier Fire Charleston
A spectacular fire at a naval base pier in Charleston S C intensified by wind and two explosions. Six men are missing and four injured. the degaussing station building near the pier was demolished. The Navy will investigate the blaze’s cause. Three missing are Navy, three are civilians. The station employed two officers, nineteen enlisted men and five civilians.
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S.C
Naval Base
Rere
Navy
Laotians Capture Rebel Base At Vang Vieng
Pro Western government troops seized the rebel stronghold at Vang Vieng after a brief 30 minute battle with only slight resistance. Dispatches say another column moved south from Luang Prabang to link and turn east toward Plaine des Jarres as government setbacks on the southern front raised concerns.
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Vientiane
Laos
Vang Vieng
Luang Prabang
Associated Press
Fred Waters
Plaine Des Jarres
Ta Vieng
Fidel Castro regime orders executions amid Cuba rebel crackdown
In Havana three more so called terrorists were shot at La Cabana fortress amid a wider purge of labor unions. The executions bring the unofficial toll to 5380 since Castro rose to power, following recent bombings and sabotage. Balbino Diaz was charged with trying to kill a radio commentator Jose Pardo Linda. Lievra Suarez was accused of spying for the United States.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
la Cabana
Juan Mesa Lopez
Julio Lievra Suarez
Signals Give Out Hope Fades For Tower Victims
New York AP reports salvage crews found no sign of life from the Texas Tower wreckage 70 miles southeast of New York after a stormy sea. One body recovered, another sighted then lost. Tapping and a voice were heard earlier, sparking hope of survivors before fading.
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Coast Guard
Tower
New York City
Texas Tower
Westlake Mayor Dies in Cleveland Suburb
Hugh D. Price 70 mayor of Westlake died early today at Lakewood Hospital. He had served the city for some time. Funeral services are pending according to officials.
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Cleveland (Ap
Hugh D. Price
Westlake
Lakewood Hospital
Chuckle: A careful driver heads to court for speeding summons
A lighthearted line notes a driver calmly making his way to court to answer a speeding summons, portraying caution as a humorous form of legal responsibility.
Do It Your Self Life Jacket Cocoon Is Space Chale
A Do It Yourself space life jacket called Mooseman is described for emergency re entry from space. John H. Quillinan and Harold L. Bloom of General Electric Space Sciences Laboratory explain a foam and plastic cocoon surrounding an astronaut with built in oxygen, recovery gear, and a rocket for trajectory control. The device includes a heat shield, flotation, beacon, and parachute release, enabling ocean landings as a raft and potential use in prefabricated space life rafts and boats.
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Tex
Earth
American Astronautical Society
John H. Quillinan
Harold L. Bloom
General Electric Company
Space Sciences Laboratory
Astroaut
Quillinan
Astro
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