Bird strike blamed in Maryland airliner crash
Federal investigators said a large bird, likely a goose or swan, struck the United Air Lines Viscount shortly before it crashed near Ellicott City, killing all 17 aboard. The left stabilizer was punctured, the tail found apart from the wreckage, and investigators noted air traffic warned of birds nearby. The plane was en route from Newark to Atlanta when it went down six miles from Ellicott City.
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Edward Slattery
Civil Aeronautics Board
Associated Press
United Air Lines
Slattery
Baltimore
Maryland
Russell S. Fisher
CAB
Washington
Eastern Air Lines
Newark
Atlanta
Washington, D.C
Exile group vows renewed raids on Cuba after blockade end
Miami based Cuban exile unit Commandos L-66 says it will resume hit and run raids on Cuba now that the U S naval blockade has ended. Leader Aurelio Sanchez Arango of Triple A confirms long opposition to the Castro regime and notes Alpha 66 split, with Commandos L-66 adopting a new militant name. A spokesman appeals for Cuban exile and American financial support for planned operations.
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Miami
UPI
Commandos L-66
United States
Aureliano Sanchez Arango
Triple-A
Cuba
Triplea
Sanchez Arango
L-66
Alpha 66
Commandos L-6
Amish Refuse to Pay Fines and Jail Over School Rule
Eight Amish men were jailed in Independence Iowa after refusing to pay ten dollar fines for failing to hire certified teachers for their two private schools. They maintain their eighth grade education teachers suffice and say state law demands college trained teachers. Dan Bontrager spoke for the group defending religious freedom and petition rights. Two other Amish men were arrested. one paid the fine and the other was hospitalized.
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Independence
Iowa
Justice of the Peace
Joe Koeppel
Dan Bontrager
Christmas Funds Drive Kicks Off For Goodfellows
The annual Goodfellows fundraising campaign begins today to support needy children and families at Christmas. The local charity, in existence for 28 years, aims to raise funds through donations and events to provide essential gifts and support during the holidays.
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Goodfellows
Tu lane selects Monroe student for teaching scholars program
Ramblin Nancy Sielings of Monroe a junior American studies major at Newcomb College New Orleans has been chosen for Tulane Universitys scholars and fellows program She is among 213 undergraduates in a year old grant aimed at boosting future teachers Army PFC James P Brady son of Dennis L Brady West Monroe completed an eight week radio and carrier operation course at Fort Gordon And Barre Tanguis of Monroe progressed to private first class at LSU Baton Rouge The piece references Goodfellows charity work in Monroe with annual drive led by Martin and Jack Hesketh and notes donations support groceries toys and clothing with no salaries or fees and all aid screened and mailed through News-Star-World
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Nancy Sielings
Monroe
Newcomb College
New Orleans
Tulane
Miss Snellings
Army
James P Brady
Dennis L. Brady
Arthur St
West Monroe
Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Gate
Wilson Ewing
News-Star—World
B. B. Martin
Goodfellows
Twin Cities
Civisimas
Martin
Jack Hesketh
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News- Star — World
Good Fellows
News-Star World
News-Star
Morning World
Unwanted stowaway found aboard Bristol City in Norfolk
Joaquin Reimonte, a countryless man, hid in the Bristol City’s ventilator in Norfolk last August. Owners Charles Hill & Sons face $1,000 daily fines for illegal entry and now pay $25 daily for security guards to watch him aboard the British cargo ship. The crew loves him, but Uruguay won’t claim him. He claims to speak no English and has wandered from New York to Manhattan during his escape periods.
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Norfolk
Joaqui Reimonte
Bristol City
Urugua
Uruguay
America
Reimunto
Port
Charles Hill & Sons
United States
JFK to Visit Cuban Crisis Bases Across Georgia to Key West
President Kennedy plans a one day trip to military bases from Savannah to Key West to see units aiding the Cuban crisis. He will meet officers at Homestead and oversee the operation headquarters headed by Adm. Dennison. The trip follows his call off of travel to Cambridge for the Harvard Yale football game due to weather prospects.
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Hyannisport
Mass
Kennedy
Georgia
Florida
White House
Savannah
Key West
Fla
Cuba
Andrew T. Hatcher
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami
Filia
Robert L. Dennison
Norfolk
Cambridge
Massy
Harvard
Yale
Hatcher
Robert F Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Boston
Caroline
Dean Francis Keppel
Harvard School of Eduction
Education
Howling Storm Fades Out In Northeast Area
A vast autumn storm ends as light snow moves through Pennsylvania New York and New England. Utica four inches in six hours Massena and Burlington two inches Maine up to four inches Minnesota saw eight inches in one area. Weather system brings varied impacts across the Midwest and Northwest with wind damage and frigid air in several states.
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United Pres International
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New York
New England
Utica
N. Y
Massena
N Y
Burlington
Maine
Midwest
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Minn
St Louis
Kiel Auditorium
Sioux City
Iowa
Oregon
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Weather Bureau
Thanksgiving Traffic Toll Holds Steady Across Years
The Associated Press reports the Thanksgiving four day holiday death toll shows little variation from past years. Counts for 1968 454 826 1990 445 650 1980 442 608 and 1961 457 2 are cited, with the current tally running from 6 pm Wednesday to midnight Sunday. The piece notes higher danger in Christmas and Independence Day periods and contrasts with a non holiday four day weekend totaling 459 traffic fatalities fire victims 114 other accidents 02.
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Associated Press
Soaper Says Optimistic Yet Cautious Economic Outlook
Government economists forecast better next year but not as good as hoped. The piece notes public sentiment mirrors daily uncertainty and mentions a need for new ethics guidance, while referencing defense plants and a brave neighbor.
Pentagon awards test fighter contract to General Dynamics
General Dynamics and Grumman will build 22 test planes for a multibillion dollar universal design fighter program for the Air Force and Navy. The development contract covers design and test aircraft with first deliveries in about two decades, aiming for a jet capable of Air Force Navy or Marine missions and carrier operations, plus in-flight wing configuration changes and multi-weapon use.
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Washington
General Dynamics Corp
Pentagon
Air Force
Navy
General Dynamics
Grumman Corp
Boeing Co
Robert §. McNamara
General ‘Dynamics
Specialists Hope For Wee Lass Facing Blindness
A 19 month old Glasgow girl Margaret McKeown arrives in New York seeking treatment at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Doctors earlier removed her left eye for a tumor and the disease threatens the right eye. Her mother Mrs Mary McKeown and funder Mrs Joseph Gales Ramsey arranged passage after Ramsey learned of the case and urged doctors to help.
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New York
Scotland
Margaret McKeown
Glasgow
Mary McKeown
London
Margaret
Joseph Gales Ramsey
Reno
A. B .Reece
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Talks Begin On Western Military Aid
NEW DELHI India asked Com munist China for clarification of its three day border war cease fire as U S and British teams began formal talks on massive military aid for India. London dispatches said the two nations were ready to give India any assistance requested whether it accepted Pe king's truce terms. Fronts were quiet with patrols in Ladakh and NEFA.
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New Delhi
UPI
India
China
U. S
London
Jawaharlal Nehru
Peking
Ladakh
Kashmir
North East Frontier Agency
Red China
Nehru
Assan
Tezpur
Escapees Swim Free Across icy Berlin River
Three East Germans aged 19 22 and 27 swam an icy river into the American sector of West Berlin Saturday, were found on a snow covered bank by West Berlin police, and hospitalized with exposure. The ADN agency claimed arson damaged a transformer on the East West elevated railway, while West Berlin authorities denied knowledge of any fire.
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West Berlin
Red Agency
West Germany
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