Testimony conflict in vessel crash probe continues
Coast Guard inquiry into the pre dawn crash that killed 10 persons heard skippers dispute blame. Capt Carlo Liannazza and Capt Joseph Castro offered conflicting accounts while the Corsair and Marcello faced steering and log irregularities. FBI work on erased notes and log restoration was also reported.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard Board of Inquiry
Carlo Liannazza
Eocumen Oem AA
Castro
Marcello
Vogt
John Vogt
FBI
Liannazza
Coast Guard Board
Washington, D. C
Six Mile Point Bend
Burns
United Givers Campaign Warns Of Possible Defeat
W. E. Whetstone told over 300 volunteers at a meeting that the United Givers drive is lagging and near 34 percent of its goal. He urged chairmen to press division needs and warned only 20 percent of solicitation cards returned, noting some firms have refused contributions. He praised 100 percent givers but warned the October deadline looms with deficits possible.
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United Givers Fund
W. E. Whetstone
Whetstone
United Givers
Today's Chuckle Pop Style Quip
A lighthearted caption notes that some small acts rise quietly rather than with a bang, they succeed with a simple pop. The tone suggests playful humor about modest beginnings leading to noticeable outcomes.
Nixon Pledges firmness in dealings with Khrushchev
Vice President Richard M. Nixon campaigned in Ohio asserting he can handle Khrushchev while accusing Kennedy of changing positions on foreign policy. He highlighted his Eisenhower administration record as proof of experience and met a large, rain-soaked crowd in Middletown and Dayton.
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Nixon
Ohio
Richard M. Nixon
Khrushchev
New York
John F. Kennedy
Middletown
Kennedy
Mr. K
Dayton
Eisenhower
Edward H. Skagg Jr named 1961 Legion campaign chairman
Edward H. Skagg Jr was named chairman of the 1961 membership drive for the local American Legion Post. He will oversee the effort during American Legion Week set for November 17. Charles Cascio serves as post commander. Northeast Louisiana State College nursing department received initial accreditation.
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Edward H. Skagg Jr
American Legion Post
American Legion
Charles Cascio
Northeast Louisiana State College
Department of Nursing
Poet Perse Wins Nobel Prize in Literature in Stockholm
Saint-John Perse a French poet and former diplomat and Library of Congress consultant in Washington was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The 73 year old exile from France whose Anabase influenced modern poetry is noted for enigmatic imagery drawn from travels in the Gobi Desert, South Seas, and Guadeloupe.
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Stockholm
Saint-John Perse
France
United States
Library of Congress
Washington
T. S. Eliot
Xenophon
Perse
Gobi Desert
China
South Seas
Guadeloupe
West Indies
Foreign Office
German Troops to Train in France as Allies
Paris reports that West German army units about 2,400 men will train in Eastern France for three weeks at Lissonne near Laon and Mourmelon near Chalons sur Marne under a Adenauer de Gaulle accord. Training bases remain under French control.
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Paris
France
French Defense Ministry
Konrad Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
Figaro
Defense Ministry
Lissonne
Laon
Aisne Department
Mourmelon
Chalons-sur-Marne
Marne
Sissonne
Treason Charged as NYPD Feud Resumes Traffic Crackdown
New York police officers resume issuing traffic summonses after a unilateral moratorium ended. Commissioner Stephen P Kennedy calls the move treason to the people amid a clash over moonlighting penalties and alleged misuse of the police radio system. Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association president John Cassese says the action was a spontaneous grassroots protest.
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NEW York
Stephen P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Bank and File
John Cassese
Patrolmen's Benevolent Association
Cassese
Ike Refuses To Release Poll Report
The White House declined to publish a USIA report Democrats say shows U S prestige abroad has declined. Press secretary Hagerty said Secretary Herter and director George Allen determined the paper will not be made available outside the executive branch. The statement added the action follows policies approved by the President.
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Washington
White House
U. S
James C. Hagerty
Christian A. Herter
George Allen
U.S. Information Agency
Herter
Allen
USIA
IKE
Sickly Looking Ex Con Caught After Farm Robbery
In Terrell Texas police captured Freme Felton 23 a Louisiana ex convict seen as one of two men who tied up and robbed a farm family then fled in a stolen car Felton held in jail to be charged with the crime Felton said to have served five years in a Louisiana state penitentiary Police pursued his armed companion David Maddox 23 of Louisiana as the duo were spotted in the stolen car near Marshall Texas on Tuesday The two held the Milton Croft farm family hostage before fleeing toward an unknown direction.
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Terrell
Tex
UPI
Louisiana
Myrtie Bozeman
Freme Felton
Felton
Louisiana State Penitentiary
David Maddox
Marshall
Milton Croft Farm
Injuries Fatal To Ex-Rayville Coach in Highway Crash
Cecil Burchfield 30, Crossett High School track and assistant football coach, died at a Shreveport hospital after a Oct. 15 crash four miles north of Bastrop Louisiana. An all-state quarterback at Arkansas A&M College he coached at Rayville before returning to Crossett. Survivors include his widow three children and his parents. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Crossett
Ark
Cecil Burchfield
Crossett High School
Shreveport
Burchfield
Bastrop
Arkansas A&m College
Monticello
Rayville
Ontario Explosion Toll Reaches Ten In Windsor Store
Rescue workers battle rain soaked ruins after a gas triggered blast at a downtown Windsor Metropolitan Stores outlet. Ten died and nearly 100 injured as crews search a 10 foot deep rubble pile for more victims while walls buckle and a collapsing roof hovers overhead. Witnesses recall screams and chaos as the store is virtually destroyed.
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Windsor
Ont
Metropolitan Stores, Ltd
J. A. Anderson
Metropolitan Stores Ltd
State Registration Increases 13 326 in Louisiana
The Louisiana Board of Registration reports total voter registration up 13 326 to 1 152 151 eligible to vote in the Navy election. Orleans gains 6 668 to 213 025, Jefferson Parish 5 975 to 86 442, with Lafayette Caddo Ouachita and Bossier also rising. East Baton Rouge Acadia LaFourche and Tangipahoa show declines from purges. White Negro voter ratio steady, Republican registration up from 8 701 to 10 913. Illiterates rise due to 9 500 new illiterate registrants in Jefferson Davis Parish since Aug 31.
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UPI
Louisiana Board of Registration
Orleans
Jefferson Parish
Lafayette
Caddo Ouachita
Bossier
East Baton Rouge
Acadia
Lafourche
Tangipahoa
Jefferson Davis Parish
Showers and mild trend for Monroe West Monroe area
General showers persist into Wednesday afternoon in the Monroe West Monroe region. Tonight will be partly cloudy and mild with a low near 60. Tuesday's high reached 82 with a low around 53 early Tuesday night.
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Monroe-West Monroe
Atom spy Greenglass to be released November 16
Bullets from Lewisburg report David Greenglass will finish a 15 year sentence and be freed November 16 after nine years four months served. In Decatur threats to bomb the courtroom disrupted an appeal hearing for a Negro integration leader jailed for a traffic violation. Billy Graham weighs endorsing a presidential candidate in Montreat. A Baton Rouge committee holds closed session on vote machine rigging. Nixon and Kennedy join a nationwide drive against racial and religious bigotry.
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Lewisburg
UPI
Atom
David Greenglass
Ethel Rosenberg
Julius
Decatur
Baton Rouge
Get Out Of Leopoldville Forces Ordered From Capital
The United Nations demanded Col. Joseph Mobutu withdraw his unruly soldiers from Leopoldville after a four day rampage. Mobutu agreed to move troops to barracks by Thursday, while Belgian officers are blamed for subverting U.N. aims and hindering public order in the Congo crisis. Lumumba is cited as a political force likely to gain from the turmoil.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
United Nations
Joseph Mobutu
U. N
Rajeshwar Dayal
India
Mobutu
U.N
United
Patrice Lumumba
Kennedy accuses GOP of hiding secret report on Soviet lead
Senator John F. Kennedy charged the Eisenhower administration with secrecy to influence politics as he campaigned in Michigan. He cited a government financed survey claiming that the Soviet Union leads militarily in 10 friendly nations and accused Defense State and aid agencies of blocking public access to information.
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Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
Michigan
Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Soviet Union
Mount Clemens
Mich
Defense and State Departments
International Cooperation Administration
Civil War Centennial Commission
Congressional
Gold Prices Slip in London Market
Gold fell sharply in London trading as the five company committee fixed the price at 36.75 an ounce, down 1.25 from 38. The drop follows the U S stance on official pricing and cashing in by speculators. Gold shares also declined on the stock market. Some sellers considered withdrawing after the quote was published.
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London
UPI
U.S. Federal Reserve Board
United States
Washington
No Dogs Allowed in School Statement From Florida Elementary
A Florida elementary school distributed a tongue in cheek note to parents stating dogs are not educable and must be withdrawn from public school until a suitable canine-teacher is provided. The letter humorously classifies dogs as home bound and unmailable to classroom learning.
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Lakeland
Fla
Devia
Blues Replace Cha Cha Rhythm In Castro Land
Havana residents report a mood shift as Cuba endures 22 months under Fidel Castro with shortages worsened. Residents note scarce vegetables and bootlegged eggs, meatless Fridays and chickenless Wednesdays, while the press and radio fail to drown discontent.
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Havana
UPI
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Russia
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