German Mine Disaster Deepens Toll at Luisenthal
The Saar State Mining Office reports 279 miners dead and about a score missing after a massive explosion and cave in at the Luisenthal coal mine. Of 480 men in the pit, 275 bodies have been recovered, four died in hospitals, and 81 remain in hospitals, many in critical condition. About 100 escaped unhurt, leaving roughly 20 unaccounted for as rescue efforts continue 30 hours after the blast 1800 feet underground. Relatives flocked to the mine gate as doctors and police aided survivors with plasma and aid.
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Kennedy pushes public school aid stance amid parochial caveat
President Kennedy vowed to push a three year 2.1 billion plan for public school construction and teacher salaries, while reiterating no aid to parochial schools unless the Supreme Court allows it. He warned about potential atmospheric nuclear tests and urged continuous disarmament talks with safeguards.
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Luciano laid to rest in Queens mausoleum
Lucky Luciano, once a leading New York vice lord, is buried in a $30,000 mausoleum in St. John’s Cemetery, Queens. The 64-year-old exile arrived from Italy after dying of a heart attack January 26 there, having been deported 16 years ago following a decade in prison for prostitution racket charges. Only two mourners attended, his brothers Bartolo and Joseph.
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Confiscated pistols stolen from Rochester police academy
Six pistols seized by police in various investigations were reported stolen from the police and fire training academy in Rochester. Training officers noted the firearms, valued at unknown amount, were among confiscated weapons stored at the facility.
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Rockefeller urges active politics at Harvard speech
Governor Nelson A Rockefeller addressed 1400 listeners at Harvard University urging less political aloofness. He warned democratic life loses civic energy when partisan life becomes overly cautious, delivering the first Godkin lecture in Sanders Theater with Harvard President Pusey and Gov Volpe among those present.
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Two New Trustees Named at Colgate Hamilton
Colgate University announced the election of two new trustees. William A. Kern, head of the Rochester Telephone Co., and H. Guyford Stever, MIT professor and head of mechanical, naval architecture and marine engineering departments, join the board.
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Bank President Gets Jail Term
NEW YORK Henry William Voorhees president of the Livingston Manor National Bank was sentenced to a year and a day in jail for embezzlement. A bank audit showed a $50,000 loss over 20 years but Voorhees pled guilty to stealing $1,500 between March and September 1961. He began as a $20 a week clerk and was described by prosecutors as a solid citizen who manipulated bank records.
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Steelworkers Press for Job Security in Steel Contract Talks
United Steelworkers union seeks stronger unemployment protection and job security for about 430,000 basic steel workers as talks open in Pittsburgh with a June 30 contract expiry. Key demands include expanded unemployment benefits, seniority protections, retraining, reduced overtime during layoffs, new vacations, and higher wages. President Kennedy urges an early signed deal to avoid stockpiling that could hurt the economy. The current wages range from 2.28 to 4.38 dollars per hour.
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Retired Albany Newspaper Manager Dies at 60
Alexander J. McDonald, longtime general manager of The Albany Knickerbocker News, Knickerbocker Press, and Albany Evening News, died suddenly at 60 in Delmar. He later left to represent J. P. McKinney & Son Inc. in New York City.
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New Satellite Snaps Earths Cloud Cover
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida The United States launched a new weather satellite Tiros IV into orbit aboard a 90 foot Thor Delta rocket at 1 44 a m The satellite weighs 285 pounds and initial photographs of earth cloud cover were received NASA announced and noted good indications Pictures were recorded at Wallops Island Virginia and Princeton New Jersey stations during the first orbit The mission official Robert Gray said all three rocket stages performed normally and signals were received from the payload in Winkfield England No definite orbit confirmation was made before the first 100 minute circuit was completed
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Warmer and Wet In West States
Warmer and wet weather prevailed across broad sections of the nation today but winter's latest cold spell clung to northern Midwest and East. Coldest weather in the Midwest confined to Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan with readings down more than 30 degrees below zero. Northeast readings near 30 below in Maine. Millinocket -26 Old Town -14 were the coldest spots while Inter national Falls Minn -31 and Marquette Mich -29 Pellston Mich -25 Eau Claire Wis -20 were among lows. Western and southern areas turned mild with moisture and precipitation in many spots.
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Tuxedo Park School Closed Until Monday
The Tuxedo Public School was closed today until Monday due to influenza and related illnesses. Principal Louis Euvard cited about 390 pupils absent, prompting the temporary shutdown to protect students and staff.
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Embassy Children See Opera at White House
Embassy children visiting Washington saw the White House in party style and attended a Mozart Così Fan Tutte performance by the Metropolitan Opera Studio. President Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy greeted the teens from 67 embassies, including Caroline Kennedy, as a feathered turban caught fire but was quickly extinguished with no injuries.
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Jayne Mansfields Bahamas ordeal ends safely at Rose Island
Nassau reports Jayne Mansfield her husband Mickey Hargitay and a Florida companion were found safe on Rose Island after a night on a coral atoll following a water ski trip. The group endured a capsized craft and exposure with sharks feared by their boat crew, and Hargitay received treatment for a leg wound.
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Suit Filed Against Celtics for 750000 in Syracuse
Three Syracuse men claim 750000 damages in a lawsuit against the Boston Celtics coach four players the NBA and two groups. The suit cites a March 25 melee during the Celtics Nationals playoff game at the War Memorial Auditorium in Onondaga County.
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NASA plans 18 orbit Mercury flights in 1962
NASA administrator James Webb said two Mercury missions in 1961 would keep an astronaut in space for 27 hours per flight at satellite speeds around 17,500 mph. He noted the program would push human life in space and referenced a 1962 orbiting solar observatory named Oso.
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Reservists at Ft Lewis Mistakenly Mustered Out
About 300 reservists were discharged at Fort Lewis after being called up by mistake. Army spokesman says the discharges mainly affected fillers pressed into active duty last fall during the Berlin crisis to restore strength in the 32nd Division and other units.
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Senator Brydges Leaving Albany Hospital for Home
Upstate New York Sen Earl Brydges who suffered a heart attack on January 17 exits St Peter s Hospital Albany by ambulance for his Wilson home near Niagara Falls to recuperate. A hospital spokesman said the convalescence would last at least ten days.
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Poet Robert Frost Hospitalized in Miami Care
Poet Robert Frost, 87, is hospitalized in Miami due to lung congestion after several days illness at his winter home. He is listed in satisfactory condition as his physician notes a fever peaking at 102 degrees.
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