Tragic Ankara Plane Crash Kills 62 in Ulus Square
A Middle East Airlines Viscount and a Turkish C47 Dakota collided above Ankara, plunging into Ulus Square. About 62 dead and 100 injured, many on the ground, as wreckage ignited stores and a five story bank. MEA flight originated Beirut via Nicosia en route to Ankara. pilot tentatively identified as Mr Stillwell.
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Turkey
Middle East
Ulus Square
Old City
Times Square
Middle East Airlines
Nicosia
Cyprus
Turkish Air Force
Radio
Ulus
Kemal Ataturk
MEA
Beirut
Mr. Stillwell
Albany Heart Month Proclaimed by Gov Rockefeller
Governor Rockefeller designates February as Heart Month in New York State urging residents to learn about and support public and private groups fighting heart disease and related disabilities.
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Albany
New York State
Rockefeller
Aerialist Escapes East Berlin Guards Over Power Cable
East German trapeze artist Horst Klein, once banned for anti Communist views, slid 70 yards on a power line between East and West Berlin then dropped into the Western zone. He survived with broken arms after a 40 foot fall near the Teltow Canal as border patrols watched. The stunt followed Khrushchev's halt in nuclear test ban talks amid Atlantic alliance strains.
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West Berlin
Horst
Klein
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Teltow Canal
East Berlin
Groundhog at Gobblers Knob Seeks His Shadow Saturday
Punxsutawney Phil prepares for the annual Groundhog Day forecast in Gobblers Knob, with the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club asserting Phil’s prognostication will predict six more weeks of winter. The event draws international attention as affiliated chapters plan banquets in Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Cleveland and Chicago.
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Paris
de Gaulle
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San Francisco
Cleveland
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Elmira college orders whistles for coeds after dark
Canada resents U S intrusion as Ottawa debates nuclear arms policy. U S criticism intensifies North American defense tensions. Prime Minister Diefenbaker condemns the State Department note as an unwarranted intrusion while signaling Canada’s resolve to honor obligations and seek cooperation with the United States.
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U. S
Canada
Douglas Harkness
House of Commons
Iat Aean
John G. Diefenbaker
Washington
Canadian
Commons
Diefenbaker
U. S. State Department
North America
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
State Department
House
Harkness
United States
Foreign Ministry
United States Department of State
Department
Plan to Resume A-Tests Gives Canada Apology
President Kennedy orders resumption of underground nuclear test preparations in Nevada after talks with Russia on a test ban broke down. Secretary of State Rusk frames the move as necessary and expresses regret for Canada’s offense over a prior U S statement. He stresses U S aims and warns on a Cuban troop presence.
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United States
Canada
Rusk
Ottawa
Cuba
Salihan
Kennedy
U. S
Arrest of Woman Tied to Forged Check Ring in U S
The FBI arrested 20 year old Rita Kaun of Manhattan as an alleged aid to Joseph Corpus of Buffalo in a coast to coast forged check ring. The group is accused of distributing nearly 200 forged checks. Five arrests in a week signal more possible arrests.
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FBI
Rita Kaun
Manhattan
Joseph Corpus
Buffalo
Newburgh Man Identified After Bridge Fall Death
John Ramsey, 39, of Newburgh, identified by his sister after a man fell from a railroad bridge into the path of a New York Central locomotive. Dutchess County coroner’s office withheld a verdict pending further investigation.
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John Ramsey
Newburgh
Dutchess County
Ramsey
New York Central
Floods and Gale Hit NorCal Nevada Oregon Coast
Storms raged from Hawaii to the mainland as rain floods hit Northern California and Nevada with evacuations, power outages, and road closures. Reno sandbags truckee river. Napa river rises. Oregon and Washington brace for snow and wind. International reports note Honolulu Harbor closure and Queen Elizabeth flight turnback.
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Royal couple delayed in Vancouver after long flight
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip faced an overnight delay in Vancouver due to foul weather and mechanical issues after a 20 hour journey from London. The BOAC jet turned back twice for a stopover in Edmonton under snow, wind, and cold, as crews prepared a hotel suite for the royal party.
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Prince Philip
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New Zealand
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Richard Colville
British Overseas Airways
Thomas Nisbet
Edmonton
Alta
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Philip
Roosevelt
Congress
New York
Washington
White House
F D R Jr Chosen as Hodges Aide in Commerce Post
President Kennedy selected Franklin D Roosevelt Jr son of the late president and former campaign lieutenant to be undersecretary of commerce at a salary of 21000 dollars. If confirmed by the Senate he would replace Edward Gudeman.
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Washington
Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Senate
Roosevelt
Edward Gudeman
Luther H. Hodges
Commerce
New York
Rockefeller Faces Defeat Over Auto Fee Increase Plan
Gov. Rockefeller faced likely defeat in the Legislature over his plan to raise motor vehicle registration fees by about 48 million dollars annually. Democrats oppose and GOP support wavered as Republicans in both chambers balked, threatening a major policy clash within the party.
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Etaoi Shrdlu Emmny
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