Tunisian village bombed by French jets 100 killed
A French air raid on Sakiet Sidi Youssef near the Algerian border killed about 100 residents and wounded 75, as 11 B26 bombers and 6 Corsair fighters joined 8 Mistral jets in a dawn attack. Tunisian President Bourguiba demanded withdrawal of 25,000 troops and recalled the ambassador to Paris. The attack sparked widespread panic among Tunisian Europeans and prompted cabinet meetings and a UN appeal.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Washington
Anbassador
Mongi Slim
State Department
Joseph Palmer
Red Cross
U. 3
Habib Bourguiba
Sakiet Sidi Youssef
Bourguiba
10 Pans
France
Algeria
Arca
United Nations
Habib Nourguibi
Weeks Signals Federal Action to Curb Oil Imports
Secretary of Commerce Weeks, speaking in an unusual weekend statement from Washington, said the government will consider new steps to curb oil imports, potentially including mandatory quotas. He noted the domestic oil industry faces growing challenges and that the Cabinet committee on oil imports will need urgent consultations.
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Washington
u—Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
James C. Hagerty
White Houses
Eisenhower
Senate Blue Ribbon Space Panel Formed To Study Curbs
Senate leaders named 13 members to a blue ribbon space panel to study measures on space exploration and possible shifts of authority to the Defense Department. The group includes seven Democrats and six Republicans, with hearings and decisions pending on whether to impose mandatory oil import controls if voluntary limits fail.
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Senate
Washingson
Ewes
Meeden
Commissien
aspErt
Menia
U.S
Richard M. Weeks
Nixon
Defense Department
Eisenhower
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gopgram
William F. Knowland
Cabinet
Armed Services Committee
Cur
Johnson
White House
Rendy
Detron
Sense Department
Mysterious Cylinder Crashes In Naples
In Naples Italy a mysterious explosives packed projectile crashed in a suburb. Experts study source and origin, noting a four foot hole and no explosion. Residents feared volcanic eruption as officials assess device contents and purpose.
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Naples
Italy
Halian
Third Badgett Quad Married in Galveston
The third Badgett sister, 19 year old Teraldine, wed William Tollett, 21, in Galveston with Joyce Badgett acting as bridesmaid. Daughters of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ellis Badgett, the couple joins the local wedding line as the family story unfolds amid reports of an unrelated explosive incident nearby and a separate defense and space policy discussion in Washington.
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Galveston
Badgett
Teraldine Badgett
William Tollett
Joyce
W. Ellis Badgett
Radio Signals May Have Sent Atlas Crashing
Cape Canaveral Fla UP There was a chance a distant radio signal unintentionally steered the Atlas missile into pieces during its fifth flight from the Cape three minutes after launch. Air Force teams weighed mechanical failure versus radio interference as a possible cause and noted delays in clearing frequencies for data links. Authorities referenced Sen John W Bricker and Sen Karl Mundt in related discussions.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Cape
Jin
Grip Of Cold Snap Loosening On Texas
Subfreezing cold lingered in the Panhandle with freezing drizzle fog reducing visibility while much of Texas warmed to around 74 in Presidio and nearby areas. Dalhart reached 29 with clouds spreading north and rain likely Sunday. fog and frost risk persist in northern regions as a broad cold wave affects the eastern U S.
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Texas
United Press
Panhandle
South Texas
Presidio
Dalhart
Rio Grande
Pecos Valley
Panhan-de
Upper
Dalhadt
Amarillo
United States
Continental Divide
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
North Atlantic Coast Line
Southern Plains and Gas States
Red Jet Liner Open for Public at Baltimore
Crowds of about 5000 pas sengers explored the TAMMA jet airliner at Friendship International Airport in Baltimore as Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Menshikov arrived. Pilot Boris Bungaev greeted visitors with candy while navigator Nicholi Nesov stayed shy. Hostesses Ella Garrova and the other stewardess welcomed all, noting the carpe ted interior and personal oxygen tubes beside each seat.
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Baltimore
Feb
Friendship International Airport
Boris Bungaev
Mikhail I. A. Menshikov
Nicholi Nesov
Ella Garrova
Weather Forecast From The Weather Bureau
Mostly cloudy with light drizzle early Sunday and Monday. Partly cloudy and somewhat warmer. High today 86, low tonight 35, high tomorrow 93. Yesterday’s high 89, overnight low 36.
Army Flies Daddy To Injured Child
In Memphis, the Army flew Sgt. Gerald M. Flowers from Bamberg Germany to be with his daughter Christine Flowers who survived severe burns. Christine, still in a hospital bed, has begun showing the will to eat again with her father assisting her meals.
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Army
Memphis
Tenn
Daddy
Germany
Christine Flowers
Christine
Gerald M. Flowers
Bam
Surg
Pretty Wisconsin teacher held by Russians in East Berlin
Phyllis Lemiesz, a Ripon Wisconsin schoolteacher, was held by Russian officials near East Berlin after wandering from the highway during a convoy from West Germany. She described encountering vodka toasts by two Russian colonels and noted language barriers at the checkpoint before an interpreter arrived.
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Berlin
Wisconsin
Phyllis Leomeisz
Ripon
Wis
West Germany
East Germany
Benin
East Berlin
M.J. Hillenbrand
West
Paners Protest Aly Khan for UN Appointment
In Karachi on February 8 three newspapers protested Prince Aly Khan’s appointment as Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations. They argued he is not a Pakistani and criticized the choice, noting his past as Rita Hayworth’s former husband and his perceived unreliability.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Aly Khan
United Nations
Pakistan Times
Aly
Mostem
Rita Hayworth
Pentagon lifts space secrecy reveal of weapons and plans
Washington DC The Defense Department lifted secrecy limits on space programs unveiling a family of weapons and ambitions to send men into space. Officials described new capabilities and missions as part of a broader national space effort.
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Washington
Defense Department
Russia
Defense
Neil H. McElroy
Space Agency
Roy W. Johnson
Johnson
Advanced ‘Research Process Agency
ARPA
Eisenhower
Senate
Pentagon
Navy
Arkansas Baptist College Gymnasium Burned in Fire
A four hour blaze destroyed the Arkansas Baptist College for Negroes gymnasium in Little Rock. An anonymous caller claimed segregationists set the fire, denying injuries and estimating losses around 60 thousand dollars.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Baptist College
Gymnasum —Om
Ure
O. A. Rogers Jr
Rogers
British physicist to lecture on nuclear reactions at UT
Dr B B Kinsey, a British atomic scientist, will start two weeks of lectures on nuclear reactions at the University of Texas on Monday.
Polio Victim Weds In Iron Lung in Peoria
Loretta Boyd a 17 year old polio victim who has ridden out her illness in an iron lung married Rodney Dale Corlahr 21 an Air Force mechanic today in St Francis Hospital Peoria isolation ward. The couple had planned a summer wedding after her graduation from Galva High School. Loretta from Galva Illinois and Rodney a Galva graduate have been engaged two years.
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Peoria
Loretta Boyd
Rodeney Dale Corlahr
Air Force
Loretta
St. Francis Hospital
Rodney
Mlinois
Galva
Galva School
Guilty verdict read in second-degree murder case
Spokane jurors find Nicholas Simchuk and Joseph Weston guilty of second-degree murder in the Sept. 24 shooting of hobby shop owner Manley G. Martin. Both broke with emotion as verdicts were read. Weston removed on a stretcher after claiming chest pains. Prosecutor notes minimum 10 years, maximum up to life.
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Spokane
Wash
Nicholas W. Simchuk
Joseph H. Weston
Simchuk
Weston
John J. Lally
Mountain View
Martin
Stantial
Manley G. Martin
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House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee
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Armed Services Committes
Sugicens. Mz
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Rome
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Paese Sera
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John W. Bricker
Ohio
Karl E. Mundt
S.D
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