Eisenhower Accuses Kennedy of Power Grab in Denver
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower arraigned the Kennedy administration in a Denver Coliseum speech, calling Washington’s record a pattern of political connivance and selfish power grabs. He urged voters to choose engagement in politics over accepting orders, criticizing the new frontier platform as overreach.
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Denver
Colo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Denver Coliseum
Eisenhower
Washington
Omaha
Minneapolis
California
Richard M. Nixon
Edmund G. Brown
Boise
Idaho
New Frontier
Humphrey's Son Called By Probers
Washington AP Gilbert W. Humphrey son of former Secretary George M. Humphrey was summoned by senators probing profits from a Korean War nickel stockpile contract. He led M. A. Hanna Co. and headed Hanna Nickel Co. when the $100 million deal was signed January 16 1952. W A Marting, Hanna Mines president, testified after tax profit averaged 25 percent yearly on a $3.6 million investment, totaling about $7.5 million over eight years.
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Washington
Gilbert W. Humphrey
Tration
Humphrey
Stuart Symington
D - Mo
Senate Armed Services
Eisenhower
Symington
W. A. Marting
the Mining Co
God Pulled Me Through from Laos Captivity
Army Sgt Orville Ballenger and Maj Lawrence Bailey and cameraman Grant Wolfkill recalled 16 to 17 months as POWs in Laos. They described harsh huts little light, pebble rice, brutal guards, and isolation. Ballenger spoke Psalm 23 daily and credited God with pulling him through.
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Washington (Ap
Orville R. Ballenger
Laos
Ballenger
Spring Lake
N.C
Columbus
Ohio
Bailey
Laurel
Lenger
God
State Department
Formosa marks ROC anniversary with parades and air show
Taipei Formosa AP reports the 51st anniversary of the Republic of China celebrated by Nationalist Chinese with parades and an air force display.
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Taipei
Formosa
Republic of China
Driving Instructor Abandons Pupil During Lesson
In Stockport England an on road driving lesson ended when a male instructor abandoned an elderly woman pupil after shouting This is plain death by own action. He halted the car and fled prompting police to remove the vehicle from the highway. Police later said the instructor appeared scared and the pupil did not comply with instructions.
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Stockport
England
Thief Breaks Court Then Seeks A Beer In-Break
In Macon Georgia Benny Franklin Reynolds 29 fled the courtroom while awaiting sentencing on three burglary counts. An officer found him drinking in a beer parlor five minutes later. He refused to plead guilty to escaping confinement stating he only wanted a beer. Judge Hall Bell sentenced him 7 to 10 years for the burglaries.
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Macon
Hall Bell
Benny Franklin Reynolds
Reynolds
Sub Fires Two Missiles Quickly In Atlantic Test
CAPE CANAVERAL FL A Polaris submarine launched two missiles within minutes in an Atlantic test near Antigua. The launches, described by an unnamed source, tested rapid fire and accuracy over 1000 miles to an impact area. Submarine name and precise timing were not disclosed.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Polaris
America
Navy
Air Force
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
West Indies
Antigua
Safe Drug Bill Signed By Kennedy
President Kennedy signed a new drug bill to provide safer, more effective drugs. In the White House, lawmakers who pushed the bill and FDA officer Frances Kelsey stood by as Kennedy gave the first pen to Sen. Estes Kefauver for his hearings shaping the reforms. Rep. Oren Harris led a House probe and was not present.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Frances 0. Kelsey
Food and Drug Administration
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Rep
Oren Harris
D-Ark
North Korea claims full turnout in 383 constituencies
In a dispatch from Tokyo the AP reports North Korea declared a 100 percent voter turnout across 383 constituencies for the National Assembly election. It said all registered voters voted and all electors supported the deputies’ candidates.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Toda
National Assembly
Kennedy warns of Berlin crisis as U S ready
Atty Gen Robert F Kennedy warned of a possible Berlin crisis within weeks while asserting U S resolve. In a policy address at the American Legion convention he stressed American military strength and unity to defend West Berlin as Khrushchev knows the U S will act. FBI chief Hoover reported 925 Soviet personnel in the U S with 70 to 80 percent in espionage work and 21 Soviet officials expelled since 1950 for flagrant activities.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Robert F. Kennedy
Berlin
United States
American Legion
Kennedy
West Berlin
Khrushchev
West
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
The
Legion
Soviet Union
Hoover
House Takes Aim In Prestige Tiff
Washington AP The House prepared to fire another salvo at the Senate in a prestige fight that has stretched this Congress toward a record length. The plan centers on a Senate emergency financing resolution for the Agriculture Department possibly through next June. House leaders say the Senate measure is an improper origination of an appropriation and vow not to consider it, risking further deadlock as five annual appropriation bills remain unresolved. The House also planned action on a $5 billion public works bill, with the outcome depending on the fate of temporary farm financing.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Agriculture Department
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Capitol Hill
Tax relief bill for self employed seeks quick action
Two measures hinge on adjournment plans but could be settled fast if the prestige fight ends. One bill on the President’s desk offers tax relief for self employed persons who set up their own retirement programs. He has until midnight tonight to sign veto or let it become law without his approval.
Weekend cooling Expected after warm spell
The forecast calls for highs around 75 and lows near 46 into Saturday with a cooler weekend. Tonight’s low should be near 52, and Thursday will push into the upper 70s. Yesterday’s high reached 76 at 3:30 p.m. and the overnight low was 46 at 5:30 a.m.
Quake Hits In Iran Shakes Fasa Town
An AP report from Tehran says a severe earthquake struck the town of Fasa, about 500 miles south of Tehran, causing panic but with no damage or casualties reported at the time.
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Tehran
Iran
Fasa
United States and Soviet Union clash over test ban at UN
At the United Nations General Assembly top political committee debate on a nuclear test ban continues. Adlai Stevenson urges an air test ban with international inspections to curb underground blasts while the Soviet Union rejects on site checks. Brazil and eight nations push a plan to end all tests by year end with an international commission handling inspections. Gromyko says Moscow will concede some missiles in a three stage disarmament, but the US demands safeguards with any plan.
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United Nations
N Y
United States
Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
General Assembly
Brazil
Geneva
Britain
Burma
Ethiopia
India
Mexico
Nigeria
Sweden
United Arab Republic
Andrei A. Gromyko
Assembly
Kremlin
British explorers lose Antarctic rock samples in transit
British explorers Dennis Ardus and Colin Johnson dragged 300 miles across ice to collect rock specimens from the Tattan Mountains. After shipping the rocks to England, a truck driver misplaced them between docks and Birmingham University, frustrating Sir Vivian Fuchs who said the loss sets research back a year.
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London
Antarctic
Tattan Mountains
Dennis Ardus
Colin Johnson
England
Birmingham University
Vivian Fuchs
Britain
Rail Crash Kills 11 and Injures 50 in Poland
In Moszczenica near Warsaw a Warsaw bound express from Budapest struck a derailed train from Budapest. The crash left at least 11 dead and more than 50 injured as 16 coaches left the rails on the Warsaw Prague Vienna line. Officials cautioned the casualty count could rise.
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Warsaw
Poland
Budapest
Transport Ministry
Vienna
Lodz
Moszczenica
Katowice
Prisoner Exchange Talks Pause as Cuba Relief Bid Emerges
US lawmakers weigh emergency funds as 1961 Cuban prisoner release talks continue. Donovan negotiates with Fidel Castro for 1113 inmates captured in April 1961 in exchange for food and medicine to Cuba. Castro seeks 62 million dollars. Dorticos leaves UN, Castro postpones session to greet him.
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Washington
Congress
New York
James B. Donovan
Fidel Castro
Central Intelligence Agency
Castro
Donovan
Cuba
Cuban Prisoners Committee
Today's Chuckle There's nothing wrong with teenagers
A lighthearted quip suggests that attempting to reason with teens only annoys them more, a humorous take on generational clash and parental frustration.
Old Bones Unearthed in West Virginia Dig
Archaeologist Edward V. Mc Michael of the West Virginia Geological Survey uncovered a human skeleton along old US 6 in St. Albans. The remains, possibly over two millennia old, include a few large bones from a burial mound akin to other WV finds.
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ST. Albans
W. Va
Edward V. McMichael
West Virginia Geological Survey
McMichael
West Virginia
Secret U.S. satellite launched from Vandenberg
An Air Force release stated a Thor-Agena booster satellite was launched today from Vandenberg Air Force Base California. The announcement described it as a hush satellite with the operation conducted by the U S Air Force.
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Los Angeles
U.S
Air Force
Vandensberg Air Force Base
Calif
Expulsion Held Up Modest Miss Absent From Classes
Akron AP reports Judy Rae Bushong a 16 year old student at Springfield Township High School faced possible expulsion after missing gym class and days of school. She objects to wearing pedal pushers and lipstick, citing religious beliefs. Her father the Rev Herbert Bushong plans to appeal to the Summit County Board of Education.
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Ohio
Judy Rae Bushong
Springfield Township High School
Springfield Board of Education
Charles Rieger
Judy
James Stone
Herbert Bushong
Church of
Soul's Harbor
Bushong
Springfield
Summit County Board of Education
Bushongs
Judy Rae
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