Kennedy Eyes Strengthen U S Posture Ahead of Talks with Soviets
President Kennedy meets top military and diplomatic advisers to discuss ways to boost US strength before potential Khrushchev talks. Officials say a spring meeting with the Soviet leader is possible, with plans for later allied consultations and a State of the Union focus on world issues.
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Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Khrushche
Harold Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
London
Dean Rusk
Robert S
McNamara
Congress
White House
Pierre Salinger
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyman L. Lemnitter
Joint Chiefs of Staff
French Ships Freighter In Collision at Le Havre Harbor
The French liner Liberte collided with the freighter Mississippi in Le Havre Harbor during a storm. No injuries were reported and neither ship was in danger of sinking. The Liberte had been towed from a dry dock after overhaul and carried only a skeleton crew. Winds reached hurricane speeds, driving the vessels together.
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LE Havre
France
Liberte
Ther
Mississippi
Two Air Force Captains Reunite With Families After Russian Release
In Topeka Kansas Air Force captains John McKone and Freeman Olmstead ended nearly seven months as prisoners in Russia with a private homecoming. About 200 civilians joined the reception at Forbes Air Base as Lt Gen John P MecConnell escorted McKone and Olmstead to their homes.
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Topeka
Kan
John McKone
Freeman Olmstead
Air Force
Russia
John P. MecConnell
2Nd Air Force
McKone
Big Leap Forward in China Reorganized For Quality Focus
Communist China abandons the big leap forward and breaks up the people s communes amid unrest and famine. A Peiping communique from the Central Committee orders consolidation, shorter work weeks, more rest, no night work, and emphasis on quality and maintenance.
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China
Hong Kong
Peiping
Red China
Communist Party
Firemen Die In Chicago Factory and North Side Blaze
In near zero weather two big fires trapped many firefighters. Eight died and more than a dozen were rescued or hospitalized as walls collapsed at a two story factory and a separate three story building housing a bowling alley a dance hall stores and apartments. An arson probe was ordered as officials reported extensive damage and several injuries.
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Chicago
5Th Battalion
George Kuhn
George Rees
Rees
Hilker & Bletsch Co
Crown Glass Co
North Side
John Jenkins
Standeford's Lost Again The Cruelty Decrees
Adolph Oliver and Conn stance Oliver were granted divorce decrees in Oakland California. Mrs Oliver testified her husband 47 blamed Stanford University losses for his cruelty and mood. Stanword team finished 0-10 last season.
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Oakland
Calif
Adolph
Connstance Oliver
Oliver
Stanford
Stanword
Talks On Airmen Held By China Are Postponed
WARSAW AP The U S Embassy in Warsaw announced the postponement of talks with China aimed at securing the release of five Americans held in Chinese jails. The meeting between U S Ambassador Jacob L Beam and Chinese Ambassador Wang Ping man was moved from February 2 to March 7 for administrative reasons.
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Warsaw
U.S
Jacob L. Beam
Wang Ping-man
Fate Of 6 Yanks On Trial In Cuba
Havana AP dispatch reports six American adventurers facing a military court for attempting to join anti-C Castro forces. The five man La Cabana court concluded the trial in under three hours. The prosecution sought death by firing squad while Cuban defense lawyers urged acquittal or deportation. The Americans, who spoke no Spanish, awaited verdict with courtroom crowds watching.
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Havana
Thien
Cuba
la Cabana
Fidel Castro
U. S
Kennedy
UN Chief Warns Congo Outlook Grim As Clash Looms
UN military commander Gen Sean MacKeown warned of a possible full scale conflict between Congo factions and noted U.N. troops could do little to prevent it. He said the situation is serious but a clash may still be avoidable asMobutu forces move to counter Lumumbisi advances near Equator Province with reports of clashes near Bumba.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
United Nations
Congo
U.N
Sean MacKeown
Ireland
Joseph Mobutu
Lumumbisi
Equator
Bumba
Santa Maria Still Sailing Toward Fernando de Noronha Island
The Santa Maria, carrying 588 passengers and seized by Capt. Galvao, sails toward Fernando de Noronha a Brazilian island used as a missile tracking post. Brazil weighs actions as U S reconnaissance planes were grounded. US ships including Seawolf monitor the liner while Portugal gears up for possible interception.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
United States
Fernando de Noronha
South Atlantic
Natal
U.S
Recife
Equator
Finletter Chosen as U S Ambassador to NATO
President Kennedy selected Thomas K. Finletter 67 a Democrat former Air Force secretary to be ambassador to the North Atlantic Council. Finletter currently partners in a New York investment banking firm and awaits Senate confirmation.
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Washington
Kennedy
Thomas K. Finletter
Air Force
U.S
North Atlantic Council
Finletter
New York
Senate
Five Million Dollar Jet Crashes Off Long Island
A $5 million jet on a training flight rolled over and crashed into the Atlantic off eastern Long Island with the loss of six lives. All aboard were instructors or trainees. no passengers. No cause was immediately known. weather was clear at the time of the 1:15 p.m. crash.
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Amagansett
N.Y
Atlantic Ocean
Long Island
Frank Ward
Lon
Montauk
New York Area
City Disaster Plan Aims To Handle Any Local Emergency
Middletown prepares a comprehensive disaster plan covering fire flood explosion and enemy attack. John Fleming reports on the readiness and steps on page 21. The piece notes the plan's scope and potential challenges in unforeseen events.
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Middletown
John Fleming
Wife to Husband Sick in Bed Sparks Sympathy Card Joke
A humor note signals the scene as a wife teases her ill husband with a quip about a sympathy card from his secretary. The playful exchange captures light domestic wit.
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Olmstead
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Gil Delamarre
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Portugal
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West Africa
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