Peaceful Atomic Buildup Talks Jeopardized by Denials
French and Israeli spokesmen confirmed joint atomic research aimed at peaceful power use only. They denied Washington and London reports of Israel pursuing a bomb. French officials denied French aid to Israel for weapons, while Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission stated Israel does not produce weapons and the reactor is open to inspection.
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Israel
Washington
London
Tan
Ad Atomic ‘Einerg’y Commission
Crushed by Auto A Local Woman Victim in Freak Accident
Mrs. George Foot, 29, of route 5, died after falling from a moving car on highway 92 61 near Sunset Inn at about 3 23 p m Sunday. She was dead on arrival at Muscatine General Hospital at 5 55 p m. The driver, her husband 33, said the right door swung open as he turned onto a county road. He tried to grab her but failed. Their three children rode in the back seat with a pregnant mother. An oncoming car driven by Ernest Monroe Ross 50 Mount Pleasant could not stop in time at about 35 mph. Ross, a former Muscatine resident, was southwestbound. Four had been headed toward
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George Foot
Route 5
Sunset Inn
Muscatine General Hosital
George M. Wittich
Ernest
Monroe Ross
Mount Pleasant
Invin
Ross
Muscatine
Four More Die In Iowa Accidents
A string of fatal crashes in Iowa claims four more lives. Mrs. Geraldine Thisten, 43, of Des Moines, died when her car overturned on Highway 60 near Hartford. Philip Hefel, 24, of North Buena Vista, perished when his vehicle left a county road near Holy Cross. John Green, 23, of Waterloo, died when the car he rode in struck a bridge on Highway 218 near Janesville. driver Gene Noble, 28, of Waterloo, was injured. George Foor died near Muscatine after a crash while traveling with his wife, Mrs. Foor, who suffered severe injuries. Mrs. Foor, born June 24, 1981, leaves a husband, two sons, a daughter, and two siblings. Funeral plans set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at George M. Wittich funeral home with interment in Greenwood cemetery.
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Des Moines
Hartford
Philip John Hefel
North Buena Vista
Holy Cross
Dubuque
John M. Green
Waterloo
Janesville
Gene Noble
W. Brown
Fort Madison
Franklin
Ross
Mount Pleasant
Darrell Goddard
Mrs. Foor
Louisa’ County
Earl
Nina Selzer Blake
Muscatine
George C. Foor
Fruitland Baptist Church
David Allen
Ohio Bank Heist: Hooded Trio Steals Over Fifty Thousand
In Youngstown three masked men robbed a Mahoning National Bank branch early today, seizing keys and the depository combo from teller Robert A. Macauulay. Receipts from pre Christmas business were missing and authorities fear a total loss may reach as high as 100000. Macauulay’s wife Hazel noted this was the third such holdup involving his family and bank staff. The assailants used a shotgun to coerce the teller and demanded the correct access to the vault and its key.
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Ohio
Robert A. Macaulay
Mahoning
National ‘Bank
Boardman’ Plaza
Hazel Macaulay
Macaulay
Unmanned Capsule Flight Follows Atlantic Recovery
A U S unmanned space capsule launched and recovered after a 16 minute flight. It reached about 130 miles high and 4,000 mile hours of mission time. The capsule landed in the Atlantic near the Bahamas after sighting near Granit Bahama Inland. A fleet of ships planes and helicopters continued search and rescue.
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Canaveril
Fle
United States
Fael
Atlantic
Granit “Bahama
Selassie Loyalists Crush Ethiopian Rebellion Dead
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie’s loyal army hunted rebel guards who fled to the mountains after a failed attempt to dethrone him. Addis Ababa patrols and air cover were reported as officials announced about 2,000 civilians and combatants killed. The revolt, sparked while the emperor was in Brazil, was quickly crushed and swift punishment promised for others involved.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Aditis Ababa
Brazil
Halle
Imunique
Three Children Die In Missouri House Blaze
In Charles, Missouri a fire swept the Beck cottage Sunday killing three children Patty nine John seven Kenneth three. The bodies were found on a bed with Patty atop the younger siblings as if shielding them. Mr Beek twenty was cut moving through shattered windows while Mrs Beek twenty eight collapsed from shock after returning home and both were treated for shock.
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Charles
Chhldren
Joseph Beck
Beck
Patty
John
Kenneth
Pally
Beek
Mac to hold talks with Britain's three big allies
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan plans early personal meetings with leaders of Britain's three main Atlantic Alliance partners. Informants say the talks may address unforeseen developments and reinforcing Western unity.
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Mac
Britain
Big Partners
Paris
Harold Macmillan
West
de Gaulle
Madmillan
Stolin F
Kennedy
Electoral College Picks Winner Today
Des Moines reports the Electoral College meets to choose the president, with Kennedy leading 303 votes to Nixon 220 and Byrd 14 in the tally. The piece explains electors are party faithful, often unknown to voters, and in many states electors’ names do not appear on ballots.
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Des Moines
Richard M. Nixon
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Hawaii
Kennedy
Nixon
Byrd
Alabama
Mississippi
Jarso
Inquiry Moves Ahead in Worst Airliner Crash
Federal investigators question at least 10 witnesses and review flight path details after the United Air Lines jet collided with a Trans World Airlines Super Constellation, killing 128 aboard and on the ground. A recorder is sent to Crownia for analysis under CAB supervision.
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New York
United Air Lines Dcs
Tollewild
Trans ‘World ” Airlines
Broollyn
New-York
Brooklyn Way
Crownia
CAB
Fire Engulfs Constellation One Of Worlds Largest Carriers
Fire raged aboard the unfinished 60,000 ton carrier Constellation as as many as 200 workers were trapped. Water sprayed into the East River while rescue efforts and crane work continued. Navy officials said all personnel were accounted for. the incident halted fitting work on the vessel scheduled for commissioning next spring. Moran Towing provided tugs and tows as crews attempted to rescue those trapped and control the blaze.
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Navy
Narmally
Ns Heel
Moran Towing Co
Lars 0. Thorsen
Carol
Moran
Cal. Balada
Grony
Cumberland Hospital
Brooklyn
Jailbreak by gun-toting wife shocks Howell crowd
Thomas Sargent, 29, escaped from Howell Michigan jail with aid from wife Brenda, 20, who pressed a snub-nose revolver on Deputy Lloyd Cook and forced release. Sargent had been jailed on robbery charges.
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Howell
Michigan
Brenda
Lloyd Cook
Sargent
AP Photofox
Rites set for Tot Killed by Homemade Clothes Drier
Adel services for Harlan C Petro 24 of Earlham were arranged after a home made clothes drier caused by a boy poking a stick into exposed electrical contacts. Coroner Dr Paul E B Egleston said the boy died of electrical shock, not electrocution, the accident occurring last week.
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Adel R
Harlan C. Petro
Robert Petro
Earlham
Paul EB
Egleston
Madison County
East Germany issues new ultimatum to West Berlin
Berlin reports that East Germanys Communist regime issued a fresh ultimatum threatening Allied and German travel to isolated West Berlin. An editorial in Neues Deutschland said a trade pact signed this match will render all traffic agreements invalid on Jan 1 1961. Four Berlin negotiations failed over whether West Berlin should be treated as part of West Germany.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
West German Republic
Airliner Ground Mishap Sparks Fire At Airport
Spectator inspects the burned nose area of a chartered airliner on the ground at Philpscior Airport. Guard Theodo Dando said the taxiing vehicle used to start the plane ignited the fire, causing heavy damage.
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Philpscior
Theodo Dando
Money Prime Issue Now in Integration Row
New Orleans School Board and Louisiana Legislature clash over finances in desegregation. A $500000 offer from Ellen Steinberg is weighed, while Baton Rouge lawmakers push a one cent sales tax to fund private segregated schooling efforts. A three judge federal court may order four New Orleans banks to release school money.
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New Qulegas
Lai
New Orleans
Louisiana
Ellen Steinberg
St. Louis
New ‘York
Baton Rouge
Iaewmakers
Shopping Hours For Final Push in Muscatine Stores
Muscatine retailers stay open to 9 p m tonight for extra Christmas shopping time. Through Friday, stores will close at 5 p m on Saturday, Christmas Eve, as holiday hours wrap up.
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Muscatine
Riday
Crisis in Laos Aided By Airlift In Battle Ruins Capital
Vientiane Laos a Western backed premier faced a collapsing regime as an American airlift ferried rice milk medicine and building supplies after pro Communist forces were driven from the city in a four day battle that killed hundreds. The airlift will continue while the Buddhist kingdom faces a political crisis from a leftist coup and ongoing rebel threats.
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Vientiane
Laos
Wille
Thailand
U. S
Kong le
Burglars Peel Younkers in Ames Store Weekend Theft
Younkers in Ames was robbed over the weekend with several thousand dollars believed stolen. The theft was discovered Monday morning by store manager Ted Kooser and auditors would determine the exact amount taken.
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Ames
Younkers
Yeggs
Ted Kooser
Caid Ah
Statton Pursuit of Narcotics Peddlers Sparks Iowa Controversy
Des Moines reports Gov Norman Erbe rebuked State Safety Commissioner Donald Statton over hiring a former convict as a secret narcotics enforcement agent. Statton defends the move as providing invaluable information from wholesalers, noting he used 750 of his own dollars for narcotics work earlier this year before repayment from state funds after a lengthy dispute.
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Donald Statton
Iowa
Alad Norman’ Erbe
PBS
Statton
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