Kennedy Inauguration Tops Four Day Washington Spectacle
President-elect John Kennedy will lead a four day inaugural spectacle in Washington with a large parade and parties. Officials expect up to half a million visitors from 30 states for the event. Notables include Truman Hoover Frost Anderson Sinatra and Lawford. Public hotels and sleeping cars will handle crowds as costs are funded by a $1 million business and Democratic fund.
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Kennedy Inaugural Plans Include Parades Gifts and Balls
The inaugural committee lists prices from $1 for a souvenir program to $10,000 for a 10 seat box at Sinatra's gala. Free seats for 19,000 watched Kennedy take the oath. A 344 mile parade route with 60,000 seats ranged $3 to $25. Kennedy adopts dress of cutaway and silk top hat. A viewing stand for 21,000 marchers overlooks the White House. The Navy displays a World War II boat and the destroyer Joseph P Kennedy Jr. will be moored in the Potomac. Events run from a symphony to multiple inaugural balls with ample private parties as well.
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Gun Fire Opens Civil War Centennial Event in Annapolis
The 100 year observance began with a cannon salute from Annapolis dock reenacting the Star of the West incident at Fort Sumter. The event included a memorial service at the Naval Academy chapel as First Maryland Artillery members in Confederate uniforms fired 17 shots.
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Peace lessons from Civil War urged for world
Chaplain Capt. James W. Kelly urged that lasting peace after the Civil War reflects the world’s needs. Gov. and Mrs. Tawes and Rep. Lankford attended services as guests of Academy Superintendent Rear Adm. John F. Davidson, underscoring dedication and courage in defending convictions.
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Relic Hunter Rescued From Shaft In Nevada Mines
Virginia City reporter Paris details Larry Dacek a 15 year old who spent about eleven hours crouched in an air shaft of the historic Comstock silver mine before a cave in left a narrow opening. He escaped unharmed praising the rescue.
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Rescue Delivers Teen From 1400 Foot Death Plunge
Larry, a high school student from Reno, fell 1400 feet into an abandoned air shaft while exploring with friends Fred Veldero and Howard Carlson in Sparks. A policeman lowered 50 feet along a rope to reach him as flood lights lit the eerie scene and workers watched.
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Soviet Ethnography Institute Completes 300 Peoples Map
The Soviet Academy of Sciences Ethnography Institute reports a new world ethnic map identifying 300 peoples. Tass notes the map highlights diverse ethnic groups and regions across the globe.
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Fire claims two children in Maryland apartment
A weekend blaze in a one room Anne Arundel County apartment killed 1 year old Darnell Somerville and 3 year old Marie Louise Somerville, injuring a third child who survived with severe burns. The girl died Sunday at Anne Arundel General Hospital in Annapolis.
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