Violence erupts in Kapuskasing logging strike killing three
In Kapuskasing Ontario a clash between strikers and settler loggers turned deadly as gunfire wounded nine and killed three during a four week dispute over a new contract with Spruce Falls and Kimberly Clark. Authorities charged settlers with murder and riot while 400 striking workers faced further arrests.
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Norman S. Grant
Toronto
Val Rita Cooperative
Canada
Rockefeller extends harness season to raise revenue
Albany Governor Rockefeller won quick passage for a 26 day extension of the harness racing season to add 9 million dollars in annual state taxes on betting. The move comes with Democratic attacks on the broader budget plan including a 48 million increase in motor vehicle registration fees. The measure, approved Tuesday, expands the season from Feb 25 to Dec 7 with Yonkers and Roosevelt raceways the primary tracks likely to benefit.
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Rockefeller
Anthony J. Travia
Assembly
Elieha T. Barrett
Senate Finance Committee
New York City
Senate
Yonkers
Roosevelt Raceways
30 Hurt at Waterloo Girl's Leg Torn Off When School Bus, Truck Collide
Waterloo New York report details a crash between a school bus and a tractor-trailer on a snow slick street. A 77-year-old girl suffered a leg loss and was later cast, while 29 children and the driver were injured. Other kids had various injuries. truck driver Robert Turner cited brake failure as cause.
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New York
Deborah Marcuccilli
Seneca Falls
Taylor-Brown Hospital
Ralph Worden
Tyre
Wendy Warren
Terry Sperazza
Yvonne Ditmars
Robert Turner
Dallas
Texas
Main Street
Troy YMCA blaze linked to 19 year old student arson
James T. Briggs, 19, a Rochester resident and Hudson Valley Community College student, admitted starting a fire at the Troy YMCA on a six story building Sunday night. The blaze forced 76 occupants to flee with $80,000 in damage. Briggs was charged with arson. He had lived in the building since September. He aroused residents on the third and fourth floors and kicked a locked door to wake an elderly man.
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Troy Ymca
James T. Briggs
Rochester
Hudson Valley Community College
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Kissing and Driving Don’t Mix Judge Says
Kansas City Missouri. William L Strong 23 was fined 10 dollars for careless driving after he told the judge he was kissing his girl while weaving through traffic. Judge Alex Peebles compared kissing a car to a full time job, like alcohol and gunpowder, and ruled that the two do not mix.
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Kansas City
William L. Strong
Alex Peebles
Albany Proclaims Engineer's Week in New York State
Governor Rockefeller declared next week as Engineers Week in New York, stating that the nation's engineers are the keystone of our future in his Tuesday announcement.
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Albany
New York State
Rockefeller
Kennedy seeks to enlarge Senate Finance Committee
President Kennedy weights behind expanding the 17 member Finance Committee to 19 seats to ease passage of major tax legislation. Senate leaders and Byrd oppose, with a first test vote set in the Democratic Steering Committee. Dirksen vows to fight expansion, while Javits’ seat may be affected by related moves on Appropriations. The White House aims to reassure liberal Democrats and push tax cut plans amidst fiscal reform.
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Kennedy
Senate
White House
Capitol Hill
Harry J. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
House Rules Committee
Finance Committee
Democratic Steering Committee
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Jacob K. Javits
R-N. Y
New York Democrat Chairman Attacks Rockefeller Motive
New York political clash erupts as Democratic State Chairman William H. McKeon accuses Gov. Rockefeller of a part time governing style and a tax policy aimed at advancing his White House ambitions.
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New York
William H. McKeon
Gov. Rockefeller
White House
Salinger Saves His 'Soles' Bow Out of Fitness Test
Washington report shows Pierre Salinger withdrawing from a 50 mile Kennedy fitness hike after a cold, as Leatherneck Lt. Donald L. Bernath wins the six mile course at Camp Lejeune. Secretaries from Capitol Hill endure stiff chores, broken glass and frigid conditions along the towpath.
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Washington
Pierre Salinger
New Frontier
White House
C&o Canal
Kennedy
Teddy Roosevelt
Donald L. Bernath
Camp Lejuene
N. C
Asian Flu Sweeps Over Eastern Half of Nation
The Asian flu or a similar illness spreads through the East, causing widespread school absences and at least 20 deaths. North Carolina declares an epidemic area with outbreaks in about 20 counties and multiple deaths. Kentucky reports high absenteeism and hospital strain as the flu spreads through Trigg and Hopkinsville regions.
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Associated Press
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South Carolina
Columbia
Walterboro
Trigg County
Hopkinsville
Tag Ky
Monay
Kentucky
Russell Teague
Maryland
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Norwich
Conn
Bridgeport
Catholic Church Appoints New Bishops in 3 Dioceses
Pope John XXIII named James Aloysius McNulty bishop of Buffalo, transferring him from Paterson. Ogdensburg’s James G. Naugh is named bishop of Paterson, while Leo R. Smith becomes bishop of Ogdensburg. McNulty, Navagh, and Smith have long service in New York area sees and Rome.
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John XXIII
James Aloysius McNulty
Buffalo
Paterson
N.J
McNulty
Joseph A. Burke
James G. Naugh
Ogdensburg
Leo R. Smith
Marida
Ogden
Canisius College
Our Lady of the Angels
Niagara Falls
Ombi
Auxiary
Raleigh
N.C
Bishop Smith
Attica
N.Y
Canisius College At
Pontifical North American College
Rome
Deputy National Guard Head Named in New York
Brig. Gen. John C. Baker of the 27th Armored Division Artillery takes over as deputy commanding general of the New York Army National Guard. Gov. Rockefeller announced the promotion, with Baker also serving as vice chief of staff. He succeeds Maj. Gen. Charles G. Stevenson who retired. Baker’s annual pay is set at 17850 dollars.
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Albany
John C. Baker
27Th Armored Division
New York Army National Guard
Rockefeller
Baker
Charles G. Stevenson
Sayville
Suffolk County
Mr. Kiwanis Walter Lloyd Dies at 83 in Poughkeepsie
Walter O. Lloyd, 83, a retired contractor famed as Mr. Kiwanis, died today at Vassar Hospital in Poughkeepsie after a long association with Kiwanis organizations across New York. He chaired local service projects and supported statewide charity efforts.
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Walter O. Llyod
Mr. Kiwanis
Vassar Hospital
Threat to Blow Up FBI Building Continues
A man drove an automobile onto the sidewalk by the Justice Department and crawled under the car with a wired device, demanding to see FBI Director Hoover. Police locked down the area on Pennsylvania Avenue as hundreds gathered, unsure if the five gallon can wired to the car is a bomb.
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Justice Department
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
J. S. Hughes
Metropolitan Police
Pennsylvania Ave
Hughes
Mr. Hoover
Arizona
House Mover Receives Unexpected 12000 Windfall
Milton Larmon, a 78 year old house mover in Schuylerville, suddenly gains 12000 from unexpected sources. A check for 8485 arrives labeled payment and interest on an 5000 house moving job done 11 years ago, followed by a 3246 Social Security adjustment. He likens the gift to old Santa Claus.
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Milton Larmon
Larmon
Social Security
Santa Claus
Cooper Orbit Trip Delayed to Mid May
Houston reports astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr will not orbit Earth until mid May. The delay shifts expectations for the mission date while officials review the schedule and keep the project on track for a successful flight.
Officials Seek Clues to Cause Of Fatal Crash
Federal investigators studied jet wreckage spanning miles in the Florida Everglades after a Northwest Orient Airlines Boeing 720B with 43 aboard crashed shortly after leaving Miami. Rescue teams, CAB and FBI guarded the site as the flight recorder was recovered, while searchers and authorities traced the scene in swamp terrain 14 miles from the base.
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Florida Everglades
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Glades
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W. C. Wals
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