Rockefeller Son Disappears in New Guinea Rescue Efforts Begin
Newsreel accounts say Michael Rockefeller, son of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, vanished during a scientific expedition off the New Guinea coast. Dutch authorities, American missionaries, and naval air units launched a multi‑nation search by sea and air, with rescue crews reporting currents and a capsized raft near Flamingo Bay.
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Guinea
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
R. W. Wassing
Michael
Ate
Flamingo Bay
South
Gqast
Rockefeller
Pirimapun
Miracle elusive for Michael Rockefeller search
The Hague reports a top New Guinea expert doubts Michael Rockefeller will be found alive. A. Boondermaker, deputy governor of Dutch New Guinea, calls Rockefeller and his Duleh companion’s sea canoe trip highly dangerous along an isolated coastal strip making rescue unlikely.
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Hague
Netherlands
Michael Rockefeller
New Guinea
A. Boondermaker
Dutch New Guinea
Wall protests erupt as youths clash at Berlin border
West and East Berlin police used water cannon and tear gas to halt hundreds of youths attempting to storm the border wall. The unrest marked the 100th day since the wall’s erection, with about 20 grenades reportedly crossing over. A torchlight march of some 20,000 followed an anniversary observance led by Ernst Lemmer and Otto Bach at Reichskanzlerplatz.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West Zone
East Berlin
East
Nerous
Ernst Lemmer
Otto Bach
Garcia Bow to People as Garcia Concedes Presidency
Manila reports President Garcia prepared to bow to the people’s will and concede the election after confirming he did not win. In Geneva David Morse resigns as ILO director general. West Berlin students condemn East German leaders and march toward the Brandenburg Gate as police disperse the crowd.
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Manila
Carlos P. Garcia
David Morse
ILO
Geneva
David A. Morse
International Labor Organization
Brandenburg Gate
Woman Balloonist Breaks Russians Mark in 40 Hour Flight
Constance Woll of Philadelphia, 56, a balloonist and pilot, spent 49 hours 6 minutes aloft in a rubberized basket tied to a 50 foot balloon, breaking a Russian record of 24 hours 21 minutes 31 seconds. She landed 12 miles west of this Oklahoma field at 4:13 pm Monday, declaring she wanted to prove Russians don’t know it all.
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Constance Wolf
Philadelphia
vOkeriah
Okla
Constance Woll
Philadelhia
Oklahoma Field
Here
For Sale Coon Dog Bluetick Four Year Old Trial
Classified item from the Muscatine Journal advertises a trained bluetick coon dog four years old for sale. Contact the editor through the Journal to arrange a trial or purchase.
Marine Jet Crashes in Hawaii Killing Pilot and Child
A Marine A4D Skyhawk crashed into two houses near Kaniaoete Mariee Corpa Air Station on Oahu. One pilot died and a four year old boy was killed while several others were injured including two Schmitz children and Mrs Clarke hospitalized. The second Skyhawk landed safely and no identity was released pending next of kin notification.
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Hawaii
Wailua
Oahu
Marine Corps
Kanieote Mariee Corpa Air Station
Anthony D. Miller
Indianapolis
Ind
Cmdr
Prank
Henry Clark
Schmitz
Stephen
Palice
Clarkeas
Medical Society Rejects Blood Bank Proposal in Des Moines
In Des Moines and 38 central Iowa counties, the Polk County Medical Society rejects a Red Cross plan to establish a locally run blood bank. Society president Dr. W. O. Purdy says a community bank will be built instead. Red Cross leader Frank Burns Sr. complains doctors did not consult the Red Cross before the rejection. Burns argues the bank would cut blood costs by over 50 percent for Polk County citizens.
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Des Moines
Red Cross
Iowa
Polk County Medical Society
de. W. 0. Purdy
The
Medical Society
Frank Burns Sr
Polk “County
Red Cross’ Blood Committee
Red “Cross
Burns
Polk ‘County
JFK and Adenauer Report Progress Toward Berlin Accord
President Kennedy and German Chancellor Adenauer held a lengthy White House meeting on Monday. They are said to be making steady progress toward a Berlin settlement and may seek Soviet negotiations with Western powers, with French leaders involved in talks.
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Washington
Kennedy
Kanntnd Adenauer
Soviet Union
Berlin
White House
Reqchectian
Unk
Powell seeks return to Cherokee job amid board action
Dr. J. W. Powell, who resigned from the Cherokee Mental Institute last August after a salary dispute, asked to be rehired. The State Board of Control rehired him Tuesday at his former salary of 19,200 dollars a year, following action by the Interim Committee on salaries for state mental institutions.
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Des Moines
J. W. Powell
State Board’ of Control
Powell
Serviceman To Dine Well This Thanksgiving Menu
American servicemen worldwide will dine on turkey with all trimmings this Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Pentagon released a menu for Army and Air Force commands including shrimp cocktail, turkey with giblet gravy, bread dressing, cranberry sauce, mashed and candied sweet potatoes, buttered succotash.
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The
Pentagon
Army
Air’ Force
United States Rules Out Uncontrolled Nuclear Moratorium
Washington ordered its Geneva negotiators to return for new talks with the Soviet Union but rejected a proposed uncontrolled moratorium. State Department officials said the United States will resume testing as needed for national security, signaling no halt while negotiations proceed. Khrushchev warned Western patience could trigger unilateral Soviet action, yet Kennedy aides stressed no plan to pause testing.
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Washington
United States
Geneva
State Department
Soviet Union
Russia
U. S
Nore
London
Nikita Khrushchev
Kennedy
Probe Discloses Foreign Matter In Crashed Plane
CAB investigator says reddish brown foreign matter found in salvaged fuel and engine filters of Imperial Airlines plane that crashed near Richmond on Nov 3. The FBI will test the material. Pilot Ronald H. Conway survived. two engines were down and another failing when the plane crashed in a marsh near Byrd Field.
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Richmond
Civil Aeronautics Board
Imperial Airlines
Frank T. Taylor
Constel-lason
FBI
Ronald H. Conway
West Holly
Byrd Field
Conway
Columbia, S.C
RR Bridge Collapses Over River in Nitro West Virginia
A New York Central freight train crossed a Poca River bridge that collapsed early today. Two crewmen died while four others escaped as 32 of 73 freight cars derailed and chemicals leaked briefly before fires were put out. Victims were fireman R. A. Turnan of Inverilla Ohio and brakeman Charles C. Mulford of Hobson Ohio.
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Poca River
Poca
West Virginia
New York Central
AP Photofox
Nitro
W. Va
Charleston
R. A. Turnan
Inevilla
Ohio
Charles C. Mulford
Hobson
Turner
Mulford
Notre Dame Victory In Disputed Syracuse Game
New York officials ruled Notre Dame’s 1715 win over Syracuse was due to misinterpretation of rules. The game remains on the record as a Notre Dame victory unless the school concedes. A late field goal by Joe Pevlowsk stood after time expired amid a roughing penalty. Rev. Edmund Joyce said Notre Dame has no intention of conceding the result.
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New York
Big Ten
Eastern College Athletic Conference
Notre Dame
Syracuse
Joe Pevlowsk
NotreDame
Edmund C._ Joyce
Syracust
County Seeks Approval for Secondary Road Program
Muscatine county supervisors urge the state highway commission to approve 277 558 for secondary road construction in 1952 in addition to 195 000 announced earlier for farm to market road work. The plan covers grading, right of way, resurfacing and rolling stone on hundreds of miles across Fruitland Bloomington Montpelier Goshen and Wapsinonoc townships with a total estimated expenditure of 257 656 and variations for future projects.
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Muscatine County
James R. Dougherty
Magentine
Dougherty
Fruitland
Bloomington
Montpelier
Goshen
Wapsinonne
Mel Larsen
Ames
State Highway Commission
Muscatine
Wild Cat den State Park
Dew Cedar River
Goshen Township
Icebreaker Glacier Smells Victory In Arctic Convoy Run
FRANK CAREY reports the glacier class icebreaker Glacier led a convoy through up to 10 feet of ice on a 2000 mile journey from New Zealand to Antarctica to relieve a critical aviation fuel shortage for the U S scientific task force. Commodore Capt Edwin McDonald said the mission opened a path for annual fuel resupply and reduced dependence on aircraft for summer operations. A six mile hose will bridge to the tanker Chattahoochee when in position.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press Science
Wester
Glacier
U. S
Antarctic
America
Mr. Aillen
New Zealand
Edwin McDonald
Tils
United’ States
Hax
Winles
McDonald
Chattahoochee
Cash Fired for Good Of Agencies In Housing Row
Washington reports Commissioner James B. Cash Jr. was dismissed “for the good of the housing agencies.” FHA officials cited a $7,000 blackjack game at a builder’s convention in Chicago as the reason, a San Diego Union account noting a contractor named Rob Pillane as the unnamed winner. Cash refused voluntary resignation, saying it could be seen as admission of improper conduct.
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Washington
Jamesb. Cash Jr
Federal Housing Administration
Robpillane
San Diego
FHA
Cass
Drew Pearson
Cash
Four workers pulled alive after building collapse
Four Davenport and East Moline workers were rescued from debris when a brick building door collapsed during razing. Berman Kray 59 Davenport escaped a 40 foot fall. he and four injured colleagues Lester Morris Bennie Morey Walter Hofer Jrough were taken to hospital with non immediate condition reported.
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Davenport
Berman Kray
Rr Hospital
Lester. Morris
Bennie Morey
East Moline
Walter Hofer
East Morline
Jrough
Rock
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Avhg
Honolulu
Hoe
Bialk
Schouten
Garcia
Walter Albright
Griminals
Ulbricht
Juergen Wohlrabe
Kalxerdamm
Hee
Brandenburg
Russ Mark
Yipes
Muscatine Journal
Laouu
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Adenauer
Duffy
Hollywood
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Terry) Duffy
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Darryl Zanuck
20Th Century-Fox
Tout
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