River Crests and Falls Across Ohio River Towns
The Ohio River crested and began falling Saturday through Indiana and Kentucky towns including Cincinnati, Portsmouth, and Maysville. Flooded areas forced evacuations totaling 1,411 people and local shelters in Cincinnati and New Richmond. New Richmond’s school became a relief hub with clinics, mail service, and salvaged furniture aiding residents.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Weather Bureau
Markland
Ind
Portsmouth
Maysville
Red Cross
New Richmond
Steel Talks Collapse Amid Steel Labor Negotiations
Pittsburgh AP report notes talks between steel industry negotiators and United Steelworkers Union broke off after more than two weeks with offers still apart. Industry proposed 6 to 8 cents more per hour while the union sought about 10 cents, and government pressure from Secretary Goldberg and Kennedy urged a quick resumption to reach a public interest settlement.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
Arthur J Goldberg
Washington
Kennedy
Negotiations Stall Amid Unresolved Differences
The parties show an immediate failure to resolve their differences, a situation to be regretted. It is clear negotiations of this type present obvious difficulties, underscoring the challenge of reaching a settlement.
Spaceman's Problem Not Time Enough to See Old Pals
Astronaut John Glenn Jr returns to Ohio after spaceflight to a New Concord welcome with up to 50 000 visitors. The town, population 2127, hosts a six hour visit including a lunch, parade and speeches at Muskingum College Gymnasium before Glenn heads back to Cape Canaveral. Vendors stay away as the town braces for crowds and television airings.
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Alfred C. Hall
New Concord, Ohio
John H. Glenn Jr
John Glenn
Florida
Washington
New York
Mukingum College Gymnasium
Cape Canaveral
Concord
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John
Jola
James K. Taylor
Muskingum
Glenn
New Con
Four killed as fast train derails in Idaho canyon
A Northern Pacific North Coast Limited train derailed near Athol Idaho on a frozen stretch spilling the diesel engine into Granite Lake. Four crew members feared dead and at least 28 injured with unconfirmed reports of two passenger deaths. Rescuers faced treacherous roads to shuttle injured to Sandpoint and Coeur d Alene hospitals.
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Athol
Idaho
Northern Pacific
North
Granite Lake
Sandpoint
Coeur d'Alene
U2 Missing Pilot Fate Unknown After Edwards Flight
A Lockheed U2 spy plane vanished near Edwards Air Force Base California during a training flight. Captain John Campbell 36 of Bilasdel i New York piloted the aircraft last seen at 9 p m Thursday by another U2 pilot over the base. Search planes scoured the Mojave Desert 140 miles southeast with reports of a parachute sighting but no trace found. Military officials remained tight lipped about operations at Edwards where seven U2s are stationed.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
California
Russia
Desert
John Campbell
Bilasdeli
N.Y
Pam
Anoner U2
Mojave
Force
Edwards
Lightning Hits Dubrovnik Hydro Tunnel Injuring Fifteen
A lightning strike hit an electric cable inside a Dubrovnik hydroelectric tunnel in Yugoslavia injuring 17 workers as they fixed a controlled blast. Eleven are listed in serious condition.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Dubrovnik
Glenns On The Town Before Trip To Ohio
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. and family rest in New York before a New Concord homecoming visit. They visit the United Nations where Soviet official Valerian Zorin greets them, then see Camelot with Julie Andrews and meet cast backstage.
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New York
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
New Concord
Ohio
United Nations
Valerian A.zorin
Glenni
Task Force Awaits Go On A Tests
An 11 800 man task force will enter the Pacific for U S nuclear tests slated to begin in late April Most of Joint Task Force 8 will base on Christmas Island and Johnston Island while others will man ships and fly planes The operation will involve Atomic Energy Commission crews Defense Department monitors Navy ships and Air Force aircraft will collect air water samples and assess blast effects, with warning to safeguard shipping
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Washington
Pacific
U. S
Joint Task Force 8
Christmas
Johnston Islands
Hawaii
West Coast
Atomic Laboratories
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Kennedy
Navy
Control Failure Largely Believed In Jetliner Crash
New York AP reports investigators focus on a control system failure as the likely cause of the American Airlines Boeing 707 crash into Jamaica Bay after takeoff from Idlewild. Salvage teams recover 72 bodies as 52 million dollar jet remains, flight recorder, and tail stabilizer components.
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New York
American Airlines
Jamaica Bay
Lee Rainll
Bvvettunchl Uvestizators
Idlewild
Ita
Civil Aeronautics Board
FAA
Todays Buckle If You Must Cry Over Spilled Milk
Brief item notes a humorous quip about handling mishaps with restraint. It suggests keeping emotions in check when minor losses occur.
Global reactions as Kennedy restarts atmospheric nuclear tests
Western allies back Kennedy while Tass predicts Khrushchev will reject a post test ban. Japan urges reconsideration as protests erupt in Tokyo. Britain supports the decision, calling it necessary to preserve freedom, and Canada and Australia side with the U S stance.
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Uss
Kennedy
Tass l
Khrushchev
Tass
Japan
Soviet Union
U.S
Tokyo
United States
Europe
Harold Macmillian
Toronto
Four year old Susan Stuck to have both legs amputated
In Battle Creek Michigan Mrs Clyde Stuck reports Susan suffers from orthogyrposis congenita multiplex and chose to have both legs removed in hopes of using artificial limbs. The Shriners will cover the treatment cost potentially reaching twenty thousand dollars after exploratory surgery revealed no corrective option.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Clyde Stuck
Susan
Stuck
Susie
Mrs Stuck
Mrs. Stuck
Shriners Organization
Burma Falls Under Gen Ne Wins Dictatorial Grip
Tanks and armed convoys move through Rangoon as Gen Ne Win seizes virtual dictatorial power after a lightning coup. He heads a military revolutionary council with control of defense finance and justice, while civilians and ministers are detained amid uncertainty over Burma and its policy of neutrality.
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Rangoon
Burma
Raegoon
Ne Win
Win
U Nu
Revolutionary Council
Defense
Ang Gyi
U Thi Han
Mem
Bers
U Win Maung
100 Sailors End Shelter Test Today
One hundred Navy men completed a two week underground shelter test at Great Lakes to gauge design and confinement. The crew lived in a 41 foot shelter beneath five feet of earth, without heat, in basic rations, and without contact with the outside world.
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Washington
United States
Navy
Great Lakes
Til
Naval Training Center
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Here
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Wayzata
Minn
Joanne Schneider
F. R. Clark
Verndale
Glenns
Camelot
Julie Andrews
Robert Coote
Pellinore
Coote
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Garfield Barwick
China
Free World
South Korea
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Singapore
Laborite
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Daily Mail
ADN
Susan Stuck
Gen. Win
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