Carrier fire probe opens 46 dead on Constellation
A Naval Court of Inquiry is convened to investigate the Constellation disaster at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The carrier fire killed 46 civilians and injured many, delaying completion by about a year. The injury toll included 150 burned. insurance none. total ship cost about 259 million.
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Prendergast Ouster Likely As Party Head
Albany report says Democratic county chairmen meet amid speculation State Chairman Michael H. Prendergast will be replaced. Erie County chair Peter J. Crotty and Nassau chair Johnny English cite possible successors while Prendergast vows to finish his term. Insurgents call for leadership change amid DeSapio ties. Kennedy reportedly weighs options but has not acted.
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Landslides in Northern Italy Kill Four More
Four more people died in landslides in northern Italy on Monday raising the three day toll to 16. In a separate event twelve people were killed Sunday in the foothills of the Italian Alps as persistent rains caused slides and floods across the region.
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Heavy Snowstorm Slams Chicago and Reaches East
A fast moving storm dumped heavy snow from the Rockies to the Midwest and east. Chicago saw about five inches with up to ten expected. roads clogged and buses and trucks slowed. Six inches fell across the Mississippi Valley with three to eight inches in Wisconsin and Michigan corridors.
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Nazi concentration camp head Baer arrested in Germany
Frankfurt prosecutors announce the arrest of Richard Baer the last Nazi commander of Auschwitz details say he was living under an alias and had been presumed dead until two months ago Baer 49 faces charges linked to the wartime camp's extermination program of Jews and others at Auschwitz known as a death factory during World War II.
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President to Light National Christmas Tree Friday
President Eisenhower will light the national Christmas tree near the White House Friday afternoon between 5 and 5 50 p.m. He will give a brief talk at the ceremony. The Eisenhowers plan to spend Christmas in the White House.
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Pope John XXIII offers prayers for U S and Germany disasters
The Vatican reports Pope John XXIII expressing condolences to the United States and West Germany for recent disasters. He said special prayers were offered for victims of the New York air tragedy and aircraft carrier fire and the Munich air crash.
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GOP Proposes 111 Million Tax Refunds In 1960 Return Relief
New York Republicans introduced four tax relief bills totaling up to 111 million dollars in refunds for 1960 income. The measures include a 10 percent cut aligned with Governor Rockefeller and additional credits boosting totals from 45 to 111 million. Rockefeller announced sped up public works totaling 206 million in Upstate areas to curb unemployment, with further plans for Auburn and nearby cities.
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Canadian Firm to Build Massena Plant
Cornwall Brass and Iron Foundries of Cornwall Ontario plans to form a new corporation and open a manufacturing plant in Massena next year. It will supply castings to Reynolds Metals Co. and the Aluminum Company of America and expects to employ hundreds. New York Development Corp. approved a 120000 loan. another 30000 will be raised via stock.
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Kennedy to push Congress on medical care for aged
President elect Kennedy said Congress should act quickly on medical care for the aged and broader reforms including education housing and unemployment. He urged early action on raising the $1 minimum wage and named Johnson to lead the space council and contract compliance efforts.
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Soviet Budget Record Sets 1961 Peacetime Plan
Moscow reported a record peacetime budget of 77.5 billion new rubles to fund an 88 percent rise in industrial output for 1961. Finance Minister Vasilii Garbuzov said defense cuts were possible thanks to unilateral armed forces reductions, though costs remain high until disarmament talks succeed. Western experts dispute ruble values and the overall military budget.
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Segregated Private School Opens in Old New Orleans Garage
In New Orleans a segregated private school operates in an old garage once used for auto work. About 250 children arrive each morning for classes in eight new rooms funded by the state and staffed by retired teachers and certificate holders. Superintendent Davies and parents push toward a cooperative, tuition‑free school for 2,000 by September.
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William Frantz
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Marine Killed in Wayne County Car Crash
Adrian Blackenberg 21 a US Marine on holiday leave from Marion N Y was fatally injured when the car he rode in rammed an embankment in the Wayne County village of Lyons. The incident occurred during the holiday leave period and details note the fatal accident near his home.
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Man Killed When Car Skids Off Route 17 Near Waverly
Angelo Gialanella, 43, of Binghamton, was killed when his automobile swerved off Route 17 seven miles east of Waverly in an overnight crash.
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