Ike Returns Home Today After Latin Tour
President Eisenhower flies from Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico to Washington aboard a Boeing 707 to deliver a 15 minute radio TV address. He concludes a 10 day Latin American swing through Brazil Argentina Chile and Uruguay and rests before returning to Dorado Beach to golf with family. Officials call the trip a successful bid to improve U S Latin relations amid Cold War pressure.
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Ramey Air Force Base
Puerto Rico
Eisenhower
Washington
American
U.S. Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Uruguay
Dorado Beach
Dorado Beach Club
Here
White House
U.S
Latin America
Cuba Ends Photo Censorship for News Packets
Havana authorities said military officials ended censorship of news photographs sent abroad. Some seized packets remained under examination and not yet returned. Air express shipments can now be sent without prior review by Major Raul Castro's forces. Most seized images depicted last Friday's munitions ship blast in Havana Harbor.
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Havana
Raul Castro
Ministry of the Armed Forces
Mos
Dliss
Nuclear blast flash triggers automatic alarm system
The United States will install an automatic bomb alarm system triggered by the blinding flash of a nuclear explosion. First stations go live in two to three weeks, providing post blast damage data to White House, Pentagon, and strategic centers. The system costs about two million dollars annually to operate and links to major Air Force and defense centers.
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Washington
United States
Air Force
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
J. B. Bestic
Air Force Communications of Electronics
House Military Appropriations
Bestic
Western Union
Shirley Peterson
Mondovi
Buffalo County
Hichwar
Mondavi
Army probes reports about son of officer during inspection
Munich story details U S Army inquiry into Col E K Juergens son Richard 11 wore lieutenant uniform on a company inspection Feb 26. Soldiers complained the boy mocked a GI and the incident sparked calls of mockery and disgrace. Col Juergens apologized and said Richard is a mascot of the 71st Ordnance Battalion.
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Munich
Germany
U.S. Army Today
Richard Juergens
E. K. Juergens
Holmes
Army
Col. Juergens
Vial 47Th Ordnance Group
Richard
Juergens
71St Ordnance Battalion
Four Die In State Traffic Over Weekend
Four people died in Wisconsin traffic accidents over the weekend. Russell B. Guerra, 26, of Kenosha and Thomas G. Huiss, 26, of La Crosse were killed when their car left Highway 31, struck a culvert, and overturned near Kenosha. Arnold Hendrickson, 41, of Imal Center died Saturday when his car and a truck collided on Highway 12 near Black River Falls.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Russell B. Guerra
Kenosha
Thomas G. Huiss
la Crosse
Highway 31
Arnold Hendrickson
Lmal Center
Black River Falls
Cold Lingers Records Fall Across Nation
A mass of Arctic air caused extreme cold and record lows across several states. Cities from Davenport to Chicago reported double digit below zero readings while heavy snow and ice isolated towns and prompted airlifted medical supplies.
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United Press International
United Press Interna
Editional
Davenport
Iowa
Chicago
Topeka
Kan
Des Moines
Columbia
Indianapolis
Madison
Wis
Milwaukee
Flint
Mich
Cleveland
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Southern Plains
Westy Coast
UPI
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
Boston
New York
Towa
French Leaders Split On De Gaulle Algerian Policy
Paris reports indicate President Charles de Gaulle faces confusion over new get tough orders to the army in Algeria. Aides urge another television address to explain policy amid a trip highlighting war aims and possible outcomes. De Gaulle doubts FLN ceasefire talks and signals continued military action while Algerian independence remains a debated, lengthy prospect.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gaulle
Aligeria
Algerian National Liberation Front
FLN
France
Fury Jet Crashes Near Tokyo During Training
An American Navy F-4 Fury jet fighter crashed near Tachikawa Air Base on Tokyo’s outskirts during a routine training flight. Pilot Tomlinson from Detroit Michigan ejected and parachuted to safety. no injuries reported.
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Tokyo
Tachikawa Air Force Base
Ao Navy
Timeline of Whitney’s Holdups and Murders Timeline
Federal authorities traced a cross country series of holdups and killings by Dennis Whitney starting February 12. The spree left service station attendants dead in California Arizona and Miami with Whitney later admitting to kidnapping and killing Virginia Selby in Jupiter. He faces first degree murder charges and others are listed with dates and victims.
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Miami
Fla
APJ
Dennis Whitney
Whitney
North Wollywood
Virginia Selby
Hialeah
Calf
Hell
Fenner
Ken Mezzarano
Arthur L. Keel
Jack L. Beecher
Selby
Jupiter
Warren Wolmes
North Hollywood
Calif
California
Arizona
Florida
Miami, Fla
Around-Clock Talks Resume On Civil Rights
Senate talks on civil rights resume at noon with no clear path to break a filibuster. Senators face a tough election-year fight as Southerners vow to continue the day and night sessions despite dwindling odds for ending the battle.
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Washington
Senate
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Douglas
Fire Destroys Half of Yandoon Town in Burma
A weekend fire in Yandoon, 60 miles north of Rangoon, leveled more than half the town. Damage estimated at six million dollars. Around 5,000 residents were left homeless after the blaze that swept the trading center all day Saturday.
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Rangoon
Burma
Yandoon
Negro Sitdown In Montgomery Nearing Climax
The sit down demonstrations for equal lunch counter access move toward a climax in Montgomery Alabama as leaders in Virginia Florida urge continued actions while others push for mediation. An armed guard of over 50 officers was needed in Montgomery amid tense crowds.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
National ‘Assn
Virginia
Florida
South Carolina
Tennessee
Protest Blame Stated Over Havana Ship Blast
U S officials lodge a formal protest after Fidel Castro accuses the United States of causing the La Coubre explosion in Havana. Daniel Braddock to deny Castro while American photographer Donald Chapman, held two days, is freed amid mounting U S Cuban tensions. Chapman, from Nebraska, said he only learned of the munitions aboard after departure from Antwerp.
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Havana
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U.S
Washington
Daniel M. Braddock
Castro
Donald Chapman
Castro Castro
Chapman
North Bend
Neb
la Coubre
Antwerp
Belgium
Nebraskan
Rep
Larry Brock
D-Neb
Brock
University bans creatures in dorms over pet reptiles and dogs
St Louis university officials forbid in dormitories all creatures that fly crawl or bore for safety after an alarming number of students kept boa constrictors alligators and basset hounds in rooms. The new rule targets pets seen as risky or disruptive.
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ST. Lquis
UPD
St. Louis University
New Hampshire Voters to Elect First Delegates
Washington AP reports the first delegates for major party national conventions will be chosen by direct vote in New Hampshire Tuesday. Democratic 51 votes and Republican 60 votes have been pledged via state conventions and committees, with Kennedy Humphrey Symington and Stevenson among Democrats and Nixon loyalists leading Republicans.
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Washington
New Hampshire
John F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphry
Stuart Symington
Adlai E. Stevenson
George Docking
Kan
Nixon
Richard M
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Kennedy
Alaska
Humphrey
Symington
Stevenson
Docking
Ha Kansas
Kansas
Son
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Keystone
Explosion of Atlas Probed by Air Force
An Air Force Board of Inquiry investigates why an Atlas missile exploded on its Vandenberg launch pad during a routine fueling drill. The blast damaged one of three launch pads and raised questions about the nuclear deterrent potential of the United States hosted at the base.
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Vandenberg Air Force
Calif
CPT
Air Force Board of
United States
Anver i
Air Force Tax
U. S
Atlas
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