Eisenhower’s Elder Brother Arthur Eisenhower Dies
Arthur B Eisenhower aged 71, elder brother of President Eisenhower, died of a heart attack at his Kansas City home. A retired banker, he rose from errand boy in 1905 to executive vice president, later vice chairman, and resigned in 1956. He was a director of Trans World Airlines and other Kansas City firms.
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Arthur B.eisenhower
Eisenhower
Louise
Arthur Eisenhower
Commerce Trust Co
Plaza Bank of Commerce
Trans World Airlines
Coleman Co
Wichita
Kan
TWA
New York
Abilene Brother Beats Odds to Become President
Arthur Roueche, one of six Abilene brothers, left high school with a green bag and sought fortune. He rose to prominence in Kansas City and became president. He is survived by his wife, three brothers Edgar Tacoma Milton and Earl, an adopted daughter Mrs Berton Rouece East Hampton NY, and a grandson Arthur Bradford Roueche. Roy died in 1942.
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Kansas City
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Rove
Reper Ood
Berton Rouece
East Hampton
Long Island
N. Y
Arthur Bradford Roueche
Edgar
Tacoma
Wash
Milton
Johns Hopkins University
Earl
la Granze
Roy
Junction City
Snow Flurries Forecast For Middletown
The forecast calls for cloudy and cold conditions with snow flurries off and on through Tuesday. Highs near 35 to 36 degrees, lows around 25 to 29, with light rain and snowfall totaling about .10 inches yesterday.
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Middletown
Egypt and Syria reportedly plan federation into United Arab State
Cairo reports say President Nasser and Syrian leader Boukaily will announce a merger creating a single state with Cairo as capital. The plan envisions one government and one army, a plebiscite in both countries, and alignment of foreign policy aided by Soviet support.
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U. S
Eban Pleads for Continued Truce in Israel
Abba Eban, Israel's ambassador to the United States, urged at a Tulsa press conference that the current uneasy truce in the Israeli Arab conflict be kept under control. He said there is little hope for a peace settlement and called for restraint to prevent further conflict.
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Oklah
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Israel
Girls Die On Trestle In Bluff City Tragedy
Two young girls die after being brushed from a railroad trestle over the Holston River in Bluff City Tennessee. Pamela Harmon 13 and Dorothea Miller 11 faced an oncoming train as Dorothea’s foot tangled in the structure. Pamela tried to pull her to safety before the plunge.
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Dorothea Miller
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Pamela
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Venezuelan Junta Moves to Restore Order Amid Tensions
In Caracas a tense climate worsened as supporters of ousted dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez reportedly prepared a counter move. The junta met in emergency session and armored vehicles patrolled the capital while arrests of Perez Jimenez loyalists spread nationwide to secure peace and order.
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Peruvians hope exile ends Perez Jimenez leave soon
Authorities noted a statement from exiled Argentine leader Juan Peron that he would depart Venezuela soon. He said he would leave "as soon as possible" and expected to head to the Dominican Republic, where Rafael Trujillo has offered asylum for Perez Jimenez.
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Argentina
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
Rafael Truillo
Perez Jimenez
Venezuelan exile Jovito Villalba proclaims national truce
Jovito Villalba arrives from New York and, in a nationwide broadcast, proclaims a truce among Venezuela's political parties after fleeing Perez Jimenez regime. He calls for a strong expanding economy to lessen dependence on petroleum and arms from the United States.
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Union Republicana Democratic Party
Perez Jimenez
Villalba
New York
Venezuela
United United States
Exiles Return as Caracas Prosecutions Move Forward
Villalba accuses the United States of backing dictators while praising Americans for their hard work. Gustavo Machado returns from exile in Mexico as Perez Jimenez loyalists flee. Caracas teams prepare trials for over 200 former police linked to tortures and abuses.
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United States
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Gustavo Machado
Communist Party
Mexico
Caracas
College prank leads to train derailment attempt charges
Three Ohio University freshmen from Cleveland area were charged by federal authorities with attempting to derail two Baltimore and Ohio trains in Athens in January and February. They claimed it was a college prank, but face up to 10,000 dollar fines and 20 years in prison. Bonds of 2,000 dollars each were posted by their fathers after arraignment in Chillicothe.
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U. S
Willard C. Walter
Chillicothe
FBI
James John Onder
Rocky River
John Earl Hamm III
North Olmsted
Gerald Baxter Hinkley
Fairview Park
Baltimore & Ohio
Walter
Ed Mason
Cincinnati
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Ohio U
Mason
Ohio U Dean Recommends No Action for Three Students
Hawkins said he advised the disciplinary board to take no action until federal authorities finish their case. Cards on file with the university show none of the three has been in serious trouble before. Barricades on tracks here are not new, with snowmen and dummies previously placed on the rails near the dorms east of the station where the train engineer cannot see ahead.
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Mural -Hawkins
Athens
Rockets fly by Houston boys at 700 mph
A group of Houston youths launched their 87th rocket, reaching two miles high and travelling about 700 miles per hour. The rocket cost ten dollars and the event was captured by an AP Wirephoto.
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Houston
Tex
Boys' homemade missiles orbit in three cities
High School boys in Houston, Spokane, and Steelton launched homemade ballistic missiles yesterday and all missions reached orbit. The Associated Press reports the teens carried out the experiments but emphasizes the missiles are inanimate objects.
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Steelton, Pa
Texans test 10 model rocket hits 700 mph
Cape Canaveral notes describe a 30 inch long 2 inch diameter model rocket reaching 700 miles per hour and rising two miles in 530 seconds. Dennis Ashton 16 year old president of the Rocket Research Im Development Society of Houston calls it perfect and states the launch met predictions. RR&DS has worked three years and this was launch No 87. The RID rocket is 5 feet long and 3 inches in diameter and aims to reach 30 miles.
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Dennis Ashton
Rocket Research Im Development Society of Housnett
Rr&ds
Houston
Two Teens Build Rocket Aces New Two Stage Design
David Loych aged 16 and Joseph Count 15 launched a 15 inch aluminum rocket from Charles W Holumb’s farm near Steelton. The craft flashed a yellow flame, shook its fins and vanished from sight. It marked their fifth flight as they test a fusing paper toweling soaked in potassium nitrate and plan a two stage No 6 model.
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David Loych
Joseph Count
Charles W. Holumb
Steelton
Spokane youths launch zinc sulfur powered missile
Mil ton Mikalson and three classmates with teacher supervision built a four foot long missile that rose at least a mile before vanishing from sight. The four teens Milton Mikalson Wayne Farmer Wayne Kalk and Larry Sims used powered zinc and sulfur fuel while a police officer watched the launch for security reasons.
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Spokane
Milton Mikalson
Milton
Wayne Farmer
Wayne Kalk
Larry Sims
Mild heart attack confines Governor ONeill in Columbus
Gov. C William ONeill suffered a mild heart attack and canceled all engagements. Doctors plan more tests and will withhold prognosis for now. His age and family medical history are noted as not adverse, with stable vital signs reported at 9 45 a m and a nurse on duty at the mansion.
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Columbus, Ohio
William O'Neill
Conefry
Marietta
Governor Attends Dayton Events After Plane Incident
Conefry said the governor believes his attack occurred on a plane en route to Dayton Wednesday afternoon. John Hermanies of Cincinnati accompanied O'Neill during bad weather. The governor and Hermanies drove in a state patrol car to Dayton where he operated a power shovel at a ground breaking for a children's psychiatric center. He then spoke indoors at a schoolhouse, held a press conference at the Biltmore Hotel, attended a ginger ale cocktail party, and delivered the principal address at a Chamber of Commerce dinner.
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Dayton
John Hermanies
Cincinnati
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Hermanies
Childen
Biltmore
Chamber of Commerce
Governor’s late-night journey prompts health update
Grant Scott drove the governor from Dayton to Columbus. The governor loosened his tie and belt on the way home, arrived at the mansion around 11:45 p.m., and received treatment from Dr. Kirk. He spent a restful night but felt ill the next day. Doctors continued tests. no diet changes reported. Mrs. O’Neill noted breakfast at 8:45 a.m.. no coffee.
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Dayton
Grant Scott
Kirk
Conefry
O'Neill
Nelson
Governor suffers mild heart attack after illness
The governor was sidelined for about a week last September with a cold and ear problem. Doctors, including Dr. Kirk and Dr. Nelson, examined him and took an electrocardiogram. Conefry announced from the statehouse that the governor had a mild heart attack as he was returning from leave.
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Conefry
Nelson
Hal W. Conefry
Statehouse
Prussian Prince Oskar II Dies at 69 in Munich Clinic
Prince Oskar of Prussia, 69, last surviving son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, died early today in a Munich clinic after battling cancer. His death follows a long public life connected to German royalty and history.
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Prince Oskar of
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
Pact Meet In Ankara Under Fire
Britain Turkey Iraq Iran and the United States met in Ankara with U.S. Secretary of State Dulles as Russia presses its Middle East campaign. A blast damaged a U S Embassy warehouse and a nearby private bookshop but caused no injuries.
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Bombings Cited as Demonstration Against Conference Opening
Turkish security forces patrolled Baghdad through the night hunting demonstrators after coordinated blasts blamed on illegal Turkish Communist movement aimed at the Baghdad Pact, a chief target of Communist and Middle East neutralist factions.
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Middle East
Turkey
Pact ministers debate aid as Moslem members urge more help
Leaders on the southern Soviet frontier expect Dulles to respond to new offers of aid. The American secretary of State attends as an observer and faces criticisms of U S and Western aid scopes. Moslem members Turkey Iraq Iran and Pakistan call British American support insufficient against Soviet pressure.
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Soviet Union
Dulles
Pact Council of Ministers
U.S
Turkey
Iraq
Iran
Pakistan
Dulles Rules Out Full U S Pact Membership
A for Dulles says the United States will not join the pact fully despite Middle East urging. The U S has only joined the alliance's military economic and antisubversion committees, with concerns that full membership would hinder relations with Egypt Syria and other regional opponents.
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Dulles
United States
Middle East
Alliance
Egypt
Syria
Four Nation Talks to Focus on Aid and Defense
Bread and butter issues of American and British aid to the four Moslem members of the alliance and plans for strengthening collective defense are to dominate four days of talks. The conferees share a common aim to resist Soviet communism, a resolve likely to overshadow internal strains to be discussed in closed sessions.
Executives Read Their Own Writing Better Than Others
A light quip notes that the one thing most executives excel at is reading their own writing. The line plays on self assurance and corporate self reliance.
Vanguard rocket still grounded as launch slips delay satellite plans
The Navy struggles to launch the temperamental Vanguard in the race to orbit a U S satellite while weather and mechanical bugs push back planned missions. If delays persist the Army Jupiter C may be first to lift a satellite into orbit.
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Fla
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Army
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Vanguard
Vanguard Second-Stage Guidance Unflighted
The Vanguard program remains experimental with its second-stage guidance system unflown. Jupiter-C components have flown and performed well. Florida rain hindered last week's tests as minor defective parts were found and replaced. The 6.4 inch satellite ceased radio transmissions during countdown checks.
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Vanguard
Florida
Winter weather halts Thor missile test at Florida center
Florida tests were interrupted by rain washing out a Thor intermediate range ballistic missile launch. A power failure from underground water disrupted operations. Maj. Gen. Donald N. Yates, commander, noted the missile’s electronics contain 12,000 parts and about 37,000 items must work correctly for the missile to fly true.
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Florida
U.S
Donald N. Yates
Klan Leader Seeks Major Rally Near Maxton
James Cole head of the Ku Klux Klan says the group will rally near Maxton North Carolina within a month with not less than 5000 Klansmen. Lumbee Indians confront the marchers prompting police to escort Klansmen away. Cole, indicted for inciting riot, vows to fight extradition and claims support from Texas Kentucky and South Carolina.
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S. CC
Wku Klux Klan
James Cole
Maxton
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Texas
Kentucky
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Pembroke
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Virginia
James F. Milligan
Newport News
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