Kennedy blasts Kremlin and Cuba policy at news conference
President Kennedy warned the Soviet Union against placing offensive weapons in Cuba and urged calm in U S responses to rumors of Soviet missiles. He backed intelligence programs while criticizing Congress critics for undercutting the administration. Senator Keating said he would share intelligence on Soviet strength but would not reveal sources.
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Kennedy
Soviet Union
United States
Remmer
Cuba
Kremlin
Congress
U. S
Caribbean
Kenneth Keating
R-N.y
Associated Press
Defense
Robert McNamara
McNamara
Defense Department
Polaris subs get new A3 model for nuclear missiles
Cape Canaveral tests yield first success after six prior failures. The A3 missile launched land, flew 1340 miles along the Atlantic Missile Range. Navy plans future range to 2875 miles and says once operational in about 18 months, subs can reach any target worldwide.
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Fila
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Navy
Fire damages Twain honeymoon home in Buffalo
A Thursday night blaze damaged a vacant 30 room mansion once the honeymoon residence of author Mark Twain in Buffalo. Fire crews estimated damage at six dollars to the three story white brick structure. Twain lived there with his wife Olivia Langdon, while he edited the Buffalo Express in 1870 71.
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Buffalo Vu
Mark Twain
Twain
Olivia Langdon
Old Buffalo Express
Kennedy backs Rusk as Secretary of State in public show
President Kennedy expressed high confidence in Dean Rusk at a news conference, stating Rusk should be his main foreign policy adviser and direct day to day diplomacy. He said they agree on the secretary of state's role and cautioned over recent calls to consolidate more responsibility in Rusk's office.
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Washington
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Rusk
United States
Defense
Robert S. MacNamara
John G. Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
Western Europe Thaw Brings Widespread Flood Threat
A broad thaw across Western Europe triggered floods from Greece to Britain. Greece evacuated 12,000 villagers near Salonika as the Axious overflowed. Yugoslavia faced chaos with flood waters and ice blocks. Serbia mobilized around Stalac to combat flooding. France saw heavy rain and avalanches while Strasbourg remained thawed. Germany and Austria thawed, Vienna stayed cold, and Italy warmed except in Trentino.
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Strasbourg
England
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Austria
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Missing Airman Safe Found in Jungle Near Saigon
U S Air Force co pilot 1st Lt James E Johnson 28 of Winter Haven Florida found in good condition in dense jungle 260 miles northeast of Saigon after parachuting from a B26 bomber that crashed Maj James R ONeill 40 of Huntington Station New York was killed in the crash His body recovered from wreckage Thursday Johnson and ONeill were dropping incendiary bombs on a Viet Cong concentration
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Viet Nam
Air Force
James E. Johnson
Winter Haven
Fla
James R. O'Neill
Huntington Station
N.Y
O'Neill
Johnson
Ransom Goods Headed to Cuba from Miami
A Red Cross shipment of 15,000 pounds of drugs and medicine is aboard a Pan American DC6B en route to Fidel Castro. The plane’s return from Cuba could carry refugees, as past ransom flights have brought Cubans and Cuban exiles to the United States.
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Miami
Fla. UP
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Red Cross
U.S
Tiffany Diamond Stolen From Irene Selznick Hotel Suite
Jewelry worth nearly 300000 dollars including the Tiffany Diamond was taken from Irene Selznick a 54 year old producer's hotel suite in New York. The theft occurred after she left for dinner with Sol Rosenberg and returned to find the items missing from between a bedroom and bathroom. The door was accessed with a celluloid strip and the jewelry was displayed at the 1939 Worlds Fair.
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New York
Tiffany
Irene Selznick
Hotel Pierre
Selznick
Irene Gladys Mayer
Louis B. Mayer
David O. Selznick
Lewis Jeffrey
Daniel Mayer
Jennifer Jones
Icy Air and Gales Hit Wide Area of U S East
A blast of icy air from Canada, aided by northerly winds, swept the eastern half of the nation ending a brief mild spell. Temperatures dropped below zero from Upper Michigan to northern Maine and into upstate New York with single digits in several cities. Northerly winds up to 40 mph produced gale warnings along coastlines as snow flurries, freezing drizzle, and fog affected the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and New England.
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Maine
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Mercury
Peilston
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Power lines snap cutting heat in Mattydale area
Syracuse reports two main power lines snapped in a substation early today causing a power outage for about an hour in 1300 homes in Mattydale suburb. Emergency generators activated at Hancock Field airport.
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Syracuse
Hancock Field
One Killed In Hotel Fire In Syracuse
A fire at the five story Howard Hotel in downtown Syracuse killed one person, forced about 100 guests to flee in 13 below zero temperatures, and hampered efforts as water froze. The body was found on the top floor. Firemen could not identify the deceased. The room was registered to Peter Smith, who was missing. Two firefighters were injured. The blaze started on the top floor and spread to two floors below before control. Owner Emil Colozzi said talks to sell the building were near completion with a reported price of 200000. The cause remained undetermined and damage estimates were not provided.
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Peter Smith
Franklin
Washington Streets
Emil Colozzi
Niagara Falls to lengthen school day in 1963 64
The Niagara Falls board of education voted to extend the school day by 40 minutes for four junior and three senior high schools. For 1963 64 classes start at 8 25 a m instead of 8 35 a m and end at 3 30 p m instead of 3 p m to ease anticipated scheduling difficulties from heavy enrollment.
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Board of Education
Pankow acquitted on tax evasion charges
Federal court jury in Buffalo acquitted former mayor Steven Pankow of income tax evasion for 1954 to 1957 after an 11 day trial. Prosecutors alleged unreported income totaling 92 177 dollars during his four year tenure, marking his second trial on the charge after a 1961 deadlock.
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Buffalo
Steven Pankow
Pankow
Army Rebels Lead Pro-Nasser Revolt Against Iraq
The report covers a broad set of midcentury labor and military topics. It notes AFL CIO ITU president Elmer Brown entering New York newspaper strike talks, Kennedy urging restraint and concern for workers, and resistance to Taft Hartley tactics. It also outlines US plans to form antiguerrilla experts in the Panama Canal Zone to aid Latin American defenses against potential Cuban-backed uprisings, detailing Special Forces capabilities and past deployments.
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Elmer Brown
Afl-Cio International Typographical Union
Kennedy
Brown
Colorado
Kennnedy
Cleveland
National Defense Fund
ITU
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Panama Canal Zone
United States
Cuba
South
Central America
Robert S. McNamara
Caribbean
Latin America
U. S
Fidel Castro
U. S. Army
Canal Zone
Guatemala
Colombia
South Viet Nam
Beirut
Lebanon
Abedel Karim Kassem
Iraq
Defense Ministry
Baghdad
Kassem
Ministry of Defense
Fire kills eight children in Toronto tenement blaze
In Toronto West End a deadly fire claimed the lives of eight children in a family’s tenement. Roy French, 36, blamed an overheated electric kettle that exploded after he fell asleep. Neighbors helped drag him from the blaze as flames trapped Mrs. French and the children. The bodies, ages 4 to 16, were found on the second floor.
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Toronto US
Toronto
West End
Roy French
Bill Bartlett
French
Keating to Discuss Cuba With CIA Chief McCone
Senator Kenneth Keating of New York met with CIA Director John A. McCone to discuss Cuba and alleged Soviet offensive bases there. The midafternoon session occurred in Keating’s Washington office at McCone’s request.
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CIA
Washington
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N. Y
Soviet Union
Cuba
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agen
Keating
McCone
Harlem Fire Evacuates 600 From Burning Apartment
About 600 residents fled a Harlem apartment building in near zero weather as the structure burned and two neighboring buildings were threatened. The upper walls and floors collapsed after evacuation. No injuries reported. nine treated for smoke inhalation from the blaze likely starting on the second and third floors and spreading via an air shaft.
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New York
Harlem
Mustafa Leading Revolt Reported in Iraq
Baghdad broadcasts indicate Abdel Kerim Mustafa, a former Iraqi paratroop commander, now leading the revolt in Iraq. The Iraqi embassy in Moscow said Mustafa, 35, was dismissed from the armed forces three years ago for political activities and is an Arab nationalist.
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Abdel Kerim Mustafa
Baghdad
Iraq
Iraqui
Mustafa
Abdel Kerim Mustafa Nasrat
Revolutionary Command
Tehran
Kassem
Turkey
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