Guardsmen’s Hunger Strike Rumor Sparks Release Debate
NH Guard unit rumors of a hunger strike spread from Ft Bragg to Ft Devens as officers report most men still eating outside the mess hall. Col Whiting notes a drop in mess hall departures, while Pentagon officials review the Ft Bragg situation and Army plans for releasing National Guardsmen and Reservists.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
New Hampshire National Guard
Francis B. McSwiney
New Hampshire
Roger Whiting
Whiting
197Th Artillery
Col. Whiting
Ft. Devens
Mass
Washington
Pentagon
Ony Jay
Army
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Senate
Berlin
Stahr
Dupuis Estate Valued At 1.15 Million Inheritance
Charles W. Dupuis honorary board chairman of Central Trust Co. left an estate of 1,148,034 dollars as shown in a probate inventory. The will divides the estate equally between his daughter Mrs. Betty D. Hill of Darien Connecticut and his son John D. Dupuis, vice president of Fifth Third Union Trust Co. in Cincinnati. Dupuis died December 2.
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Cincinnati
Charles W. Dupuis
The
Central Trust Co
Dupuis
Betty D. Hill
Darien
Explosion Aboard Verena Tanker Kills Six Crew
A Shell Tankers spokesman said an explosion in the engine room of the British tanker Vere na off India's west coast caused a fire. Six crew members are feared dead as rescuers search.
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London
India
Shell Tankers Ltd
Noa Crew Expected to Nabs Glenn Capsule at Sea
The destroyer Noa planned to recover John H. Glenn Jr. after his Freedom 7 test, with confidence shared aboard Randolph and on deck. Readiness included a planned welcome and a celebratory display as Glenn emerged aboard the Noa after the capsule's splashdown near the ship.
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Frank Carey
Washington
Noa
John H. Glenn Jr
U. S. Marine
Randolph
Glenn
White
William Hatcher
Jacksonville
Fla
W. W. Helms
Charlotte
N. C
Mullin
David Bell
Youngstown
Ohio
Oil and Water Foil Divers Search Wreck Victims
Diesel oil and frigid water hampered divers probing Granite Lake after a Northern Pacific derailment near Athol Idaho. They sought two crewmen from the North Coast Limited engineer Jess J. Pruitt and fireman Stephen F. Renner.
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Athol
Idaho
Northern Pacific
Jess J. Pruitt
Stephen F. Renner
Spokane
Wash
Granite Lake
Coeur d'Alene
North Coast Limited
Chicago
Seattle
Portland
Boxcar Shelter Plans Drawn At Family Backyard
Atlanta man T J Sutherland plans to bury a 40 foot Navy surplus boxcar in his backyard to serve as a fallout shelter for his wife and six children. He argues commercial shelters are too small and stresses safety in case disaster strikes.
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Atlanta, Ga
T. J. Sutherland
Sutherland
Cuba Faces Worsening Shortages Says British Reporter
Richard Beeston of the London Daily Telegraph reported in Miami that Cuban grocery shelves are bare aside from insecticides and sugar. He said ration cards are not honored, meat and eggs are unavailable, and the last egg was eaten on January 25. He noted costly, poor quality restaurant food and a shortage of car parts. Beeston observed Russian vessels delivering more military equipment and militia presence in Havana, with Fidel Castro and his brother Raul mostly in the background.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
Richard Beeston
London Daily Telegraph
Beeston
Kolkhoznik
Fidel
Raul
Tshombe Warns Against Attack in Katanga
President Moise Tshombe said his troops would resist any attack in north Katanga by central government forces with every means possible. The UN confirmed fresh central government troops arriving at Albertville, Katanga, with unclear if this marked a build-up or replacement of the garrison.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Alpertville
U.N
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