Jet airliner crashes after takeoff in snowstorm
New York AP report details a DC-8B Aero Naves de Mexico jet crashing seconds after liftoff in a 25 mph wind driven snow. Of 106 aboard, 102 escaped death with at least 25 injured. Four crew members identified among the dead, including pilot and purser. Flight bound for Mexico City, wreckage spread across a highway near the airport as Civil Aeronautics Board and FAA opened investigations.
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Aeronaves de Mexico
Mexico City
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Farmington
Conn
Aia
William B. Poe
Miami
Fla
Poe
St. Joseph's Hospital
Queens
Steven B. Derounian
R-N.y
Wash
Derounian
House
Survivors Describe Calm Exit After Jet Crash
New York AP report quotes survivors including Patricia Smedick of Hartford. They say the absence of hysteria saved lives as passengers remained courteous while exiting the stricken Mexican jet airliner.
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New York
Patricia Smedick
Hartford
Conn
Snowed Out Sno Meet Delays Maryland Highway Talks
District officials of the Maryland Roads Commission were to meet Baltimore highway authorities but snow halted the session. The commission called off the meeting due to snow.
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Baltimore
Maryland Roads Commission
Commission
Castro fires two as alert ends in Cuba
Havana AP Fidel Castro’s firing squads executed two more Cubans at La Cubana prison as guards dismantled defenses after a 20 day alert against an invasion that never came. Seven others were sentenced to three year terms, while two killings were reduced to 30 years. Total gunned down under Castro neared 587.
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Fidel Castro
la Cubana
Revelacion
Castro
Communist Bloc
Eisenhower
Postman Drowns In Mail Route Mishap At Suburban Pool
West Covina California AP report describes postman Ralph Thunderburk tripping into a swimming pool while sorting mail on Down East Garvey Boulevard. He surfaced and reached drydock later, with a substitute carrier completing the rounds Thursday while his route was halted.
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West Covina
Calif
Kennedy Calls for New World of Law in Inaugural Address
President Kennedy pledged to defend liberty at all costs and urged both sides to seek a “new world of law” in the face of danger. He spoke amid a blizzard that closed streets, delayed events, and blanketed Capitol grounds as snow plows cleared the parade route.
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Hartford
Conn
Courant
Washington
John F. Kennedy
AAG
Kennedy
Humain
William Howard Taft
Snowstorm Delays Kennedy Inauguration Activities
A fast-moving blizzard snarled inaugural events along the East Coast. Philadelphia to New England saw over a foot of snow with 47 mph winds, closing airports and delaying the Washington parade and gala. Kennedy and Johnson attended the gala despite travel woes.
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Washington
New York City
Philadelphia
New England
Delaware Bay
Maine
Midwest
In Old Ireland They Celebrate Kennedy Kin Honor
New Ross Ireland hosts a Kennedy family celebration with Joseph Kennedy reading a torchlight procession and raising the U S flag at the quay from which Irish Kennedys sailed a century ago. The town marks emigration history, a reduced population, and hopes for relief from Congo violence and global troubles.
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Ireland
Joe
Jack
Kennedy
Andy Minihan
Joseph Kennedy
U.S
Graystone
John Rohan
Congo
Cold snap grips Middletown with flurries and snow
The weather forecast warns of continued cold with heavy coats needed. Tonight's low near 15 with some flurries. Saturday remains cold with a high around 28 and diminishing snow showers. The 5 day outlook runs 10 to 12 degrees below normal and precipitation totals about a tenth of an inch. Yesterday reached 28 at 12:30 am with an 12 degree overnight low at 8 am. Middletown recorded 1 inch of snow yesterday.
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Middletown
Storm Halts Hoover's Inaugural Try In Miami
Former President Herbert Hoover, 86, planned a Florida Keys fishing trip while a younger man took the oath in Washington. Hoover sent a radio message to John F. Kennedy saying he had made a hard try to attend the inauguration. He left Miami by Air Force DC6, circled the storm closed airfield, and returned home after nine hours.
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Fla
Florida Keys
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Hoover
John F. Kennedy
Air Force
Parade Goes On Army Battles To Clear Snow
Washington readers followed a brisk inaugural parade as overnight snow threatened delays. Plows cleared Pennsylvania Avenue and salt crews prepared the route from the Capitol to the White House for Kennedy and Johnson. Despite weather and security reminders, the parade moved ahead featuring Navy PT boats, uniforms, island costumes, and the planned flotilla of floats while giant weapons and missiles reminded the nation of looming crises.
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White House
Washington
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Florida
Presidential Parade Opens With Police, Marshals and Army Band
The lead feature shows the star attraction up front with police and marshals, backed by the Army Band and infantrymen, preceding the presidential limousine. Open sedans and limousines were lined up outside the Capitol.
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Capite
Leopard halts aria as leopard bites tenor in London
Shapur the Bengal leopard supplied by Bertram Mills Circus bit tenor Charles Craig during a live audition for Sadler’s Wells Opera. Craig noted the bite came before he sang, suggesting the animal may not be suitable stage partner for Ariadne auf Naxos. Production may shift from final act appearance.
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Charles Craig
Sadier
Wells Opera House
Craig
Bacchus
Bertram Mills Circus
Shapur
Bengal
minister Burns Own Churches Burns Palo Alto pastor admits arson
Palo Alto Calif AP a Baptist minister Rev Leonard Rhoads 44 confessed Thursday to burning two of his churches. Police say his First Southern Baptist church in Palo Alto was destroyed December 13 and he also admitted setting a Fontana church fire on November 16 1956.
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Palo’ Alto
Calif
Leonard Rhoads
Southern Baptist
Palo Alto
Harry Parker
Fontana
Kennedy weather sticks in memory as snow and rain mix
Washington faced Kennedy inauguration snow and heavy traffic as officials note many past presidents endured varied weather. The count shows 43 inaugurations with clear skies, 10 with rain, and 7 with snow, with dates shifting not greatly altering conditions.
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Kennedy
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
James A. Garfield
William H. Taft
Ieee
Vas Iy
The Length of a Woman's Past Feared by Many
A humorous reflection notes that the enduring memory of past experiences weighs on some women more than the events themselves. The quip emphasizes how length can loom large in personal histories among readers.
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