Mother Bitter as Surgeons Amputate Daughter's Leg
Christine Simko, 14, faced a life saving leg and hip amputation for a malignant tumor after doctors secured juvenile court permission against her mother's wishes. Four surgeons operated smoothly. Christine’s prognosis improves with artificial limb and therapy, while her mother laments blame from court and medical staff amid public sympathy letters.
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Cleveland
Lily Simko
Christine
Metropolitan General Hospital
Man Wins Funds for Seeing Eye Dog Care in Albany
Charles Haeusser of Hampton Manor near Albany, blinded in an industrial accident at F and M Schaefer Brewing Co., won his court fight for workers compensation disability pay but faced appeal from the insurance company over additional funds to care for his seeing eye dog. The Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court, Third Department, upheld the award.
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Albany
Charles Haeusser
Hampton Manor
F. and M. Schaefer Brewing Co
Workmen's Compensation Board
Insurance Company
Appellate Division of
State Supreme Court
Third Department
Buffalo Man Killed in Truck Overturn Crash
James Walton, 50, of Buffalo died Monday when the truck he rode in overturned at an intersection. Police have not determined the cause of the crash.
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Buffalo
James Walton
Estes Invokes Fifth Amendment In Senate Probe
Texas promoter Billy Sol Estes refused to answer questions before a Senate Investigations subcommittee, invoking the Fifth Amendment to avoid self incrimination. The closed hearing followed questions about gifts to government officials tied to cotton acreage allotments and fertilizer deals. Estes, a Pecos figure, had earlier faced fraud convictions as the panel seeks to learn if political influence aided his fortunes from federal farm programs.
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Washington
Texas
Billy Sol Estes
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Estes
Pecos
Tex
Subcommittee
Sen
Sam J. Ervin Jr
DN. C
Agriculture Department
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Hunter Missing As Searchers Seek Air Force Sergeant
State Police said T. Sgt. Albert Straub, 35, of Plattsburgh Air Force Base, separated from his hunting party Sunday afternoon in the Ampersand Mountain area near Harrietsville Franklin County.
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Saranac Lake
Air Force
Albert Straub
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Ampersand Mountain
Harrietsville
Franklin County
Russians Pass U S Convoy On Autobahn In East Germany
Berlin A US Army convoy of 13 vehicles and 54 men moved from Berlin to West Germany today without Soviet interference. It followed earlier delays last week at Marienborn when a larger Allied convoy was briefly held while dismount counts were denied. The three convoys have been conducted with fewer than 30 troops per vehicle to avoid Soviet head counts.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
Ship Hercules Victory faces boiler explosion and blaze
The 7602 gross ton ship Hercules Victory reported a boiler explosion and a fire about 330 miles northeast of Bermuda. She asked nearby ships to standby, then said the fire was under control and she was dead in the water. Coast Guard cutter Yakutat and an amphibian aircraft assisted, with ownership by Hercules Steamship Corp. and management by Ocean Cargoes Inc. of New York.
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Portsmouth
Hercules Victory
Bermuda
Coast Guard
Hercules Steamship Corp
Ocean Cargoes Inc
New York
Gen John R. Hodge dies at Walter Reed at 70
Gen John R. Hodge retired decorated WWII hero dies at Walter Reed Army Hospital at age 70 after a stay since November 6. He earned the Air Medal for daring solo reconnaissance flights over enemy territory in the Philippine Islands while serving as a corps commander.
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Washington
John R. Hodge
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Hodge
Philippine Islands
Diamond Cache Found Linked to City Jewel Robbery
A cache of diamonds was found Monday night at a Manhattan demolition site believed to be connected to last Friday's $3 million jewel robbery. The same site previously yielded $2 million worth of gems and gold bars from a hijacked jewelry messenger car.
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New York
Manhattan
Faces Trial In Slaying Civil Rights Leader
Jackson Mississippi Supreme Court blocks further mental tests for Byron de la Beckwith and orders his return to jail to stand trial for the murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The court ruled circuit Judge Hendricks overstepped authority in ordering pretrial sanity tests. Beckwith is charged in the ambush slaying last June as Evers, NAACP field secretary, was killed near his home. A fingerprint on a rifle sight tied Beckwith to the case.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi Supreme Court
Byron de la Beckwith
Medgar Evers
Leon Hendricks
Jackson
Beckwith
Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Snow Blankets Parts of State With More Predicted
Snow over parts of New York State followed rain, with four inches in Arcade Wyoming County and about an inch in Jamestown. Copenhagen and Adirondack foothills saw four inches on the ground as more lake-effect squalls and flurries were forecast amid 20s temperatures. Rain in November has been frequent, reducing floods risk while farmers and hunters note weather shifts. Western New York may see one to three inches of snow in higher elevations with temperatures staying above freezing.
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New York State
Arcade
Wyoming County
New York
Jamestown
Lake Erie
Watertown
Lake Ontario
Binghamton
Weather Bureau
Copenhagen
Adirondack
Erie
Chautauqua
Cattaraugus
Allegany
Nixon says he would not seek GOP nomination
New York Nixon states he can conceive of no circumstances under which he would be a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination next year. He says if named in New Hampshire or Oregon primaries he will do what is legally possible to keep his name out, arguing the primaries should pit New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Sen. Barry Goldwater rather than himself.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
New Hampshire
Oregon
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Rockefeller
Syrian Premier Salah Bitar resigns as government to be formed
Premier Salah Bitar, age 53, resigns in Damascus after thirty cabinet terms since March. The National Revolutionary Council announced the move, saying consultations are underway to form a new government. Bitar had pushed to quit since September amid Raber Ba'ath influence.
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Damascus
Syria
Salah Bitar
National Revolutionary Council
Council
Apportionment Supreme Court Arguments Seen This Week
The Supreme Court begins eight appeals on legislative and congressional districting with focus on urban versus rural representation. Cases from New York Alabama Maryland and Virginia lead a week of hearings, while future sessions in Georgia New York and Delaware are planned along with others pending. A 1962 Tennessee ruling opened federal challenges to districting, inviting broader scrutiny and a Department of Justice brief urging population as the standard under the 14th Amendment.
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Supreme Court
New York
Alabama
Maryland
Virginia
Georgia
Delaware
Michigan
Florida
Ohio
Oklahoma
Colorado
New York City
Queens
Tennessee
Justice Department
Senate Eyes Swift Action On Foreign Aid Bill
Senate leaders pressed to speed the foreign aid bill toward passage by Thursday amid vows to table amendments. Dirksen and Mansfield agreed to cut the proposal to 3.742 billion, well below Kennedy's request of 4.53 billion, as Morse Gruening pledge further restrictions and additional edits.
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Washington
Senate
Faverett M. Dirksen
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Congress
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Kennedy
House
Morse
White man set ablaze by youths in Atlanta assault
Police report 39 year old William Lanigan was seized by several Black youths who dragged him several blocks and burned his clothing. He remains in serious condition with third degree burns to the upper body. Detectives say Lanigan could not offer a coherent statement.
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Atlanta
William Lanigan
Lanigan
Yale Prof Arrested As Spy By Russians
Yale political science professor Fred C. Barghoorn, noted for critical books on the Soviet Union, was arrested on espionage charges in Moscow. He arrived Oct 1 on a tourist visa and had worked at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow during the 1940s. The State Department had no report, and officials noted the arrest followed easing tensions after the nuclear test ban pact.
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Fred C. Barghoorn
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United States
Foreign Office
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State Department
Barghoorn
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Tiflis
Barghoori
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Conn
Elsa Sterrenberg Barghoorn
Harvard
Elizabeth B. Barghorn
Iron Curtain
Germany
Arest
Barnhoorn
FBI
United Nations
Englewood
N. J
Igor A. Ivanov
New York City
Amtorg
John William Butenko
Orange
Butenko
International Electric Corp
Paramus
Explosion probes continue as professor in hospital
UNITED NATIONS and MONTREAL reports show a cross nations effort to avert a U S Soviet split over disarmament. Nigerian Ambassador Adebo led a group of 46 sponsors seeking a stronger Geneva disarmament push while the Russians proposed changes. In Canada, Roland Haumont, an assistant professor of cache at Harpur College, remains hospitalized after testifying on the deadly October 20 blast that killed his wife Sheilah and two daughters with a son seriously injured.
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United Nations
U. N. General Assembly
U. S
K. V. Notikov
S. O. Adebo
Geneva Disarmament Committee
United States
Britain
Geneva
Soviet Union
Geneva Commission
Assembly
Latin America
Montreal
Roland Haumont
Haumont
Harpur College
Binghamton
N.Y
John McDougall
McDougall
Fourteen Syracuse Schools Closed Over Water Contamination Risk
Fourteen schools in Syracuse, eight public and six parochial, were closed today due to danger of water contamination from a main break Friday. The City Health Department ordered boiling water in the north side until tests confirm safety. The break flooded a five block area, dropped water pressure, and was repaired.
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Syracuse
City Health Department
Fly Operation Big Lift Home
The U S Air Force began bringing home troops from Operation Big Lift with a C135 jet carrying 73 soldiers from the 2nd Armored Division departing Rhein-Main. Captain Robert K. Potter piloted, with a C118 another 60 troops leaving Ramstein, stopping at McGuire before reaching Bergstrom. About 222 flights are planned to return 16,000 troops, a redeployment over ten days, after Europe airlift that began October 22.
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Germany
U. S. Air Force
2Nd Armored Division
United States
Rhein-Main Air Force Base
Alden L. Haswell
White Plains
Robert K. Potter
Salt Lake City
Ramstein Air Base
McGuire Air Force Base
N. J
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Texas
Europe
Newlyweds Injured in Thruway Crash Near Geneva
A Baltimore couple on their Niagara Falls honeymoon were injured when their car overturned near the Geneva interchange. Raymond Zenone, 26, suffered two fractured legs while Lois Evan Zenone received a shoulder injury and bruises after a gust of wind caused the skid. They were taken to Geneva General Hospital.
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Geneva
Baltimore, Md
Niagara Falls
Geneva General Hospital
Raymond Zenone
Lois Evan Zenone
Zenone
Kennedy news conference broadcast planned for Thursday
President Kennedy will hold a news conference at 11 am EST Thursday with both live and delayed television and radio broadcasts announced. The New York area outlets will carry the briefing to provide national updates and responses to pressing questions.
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