Eisenhower Praises Missile Record Endorsing No Candidate
President Eisenhower lauded the missile development record as gratifying and rejected a continuous bomber alert. He backed Gates and Twining over Power, dismissed defeatist fears, and reiterated his policy of endorsing no Republican candidate before the July convention. He also endorsed constitutional reforms for four-year House terms and item veto power for presidents.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
Secretary of Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Thomas S. Power
Strategic Air Command
Powter
United States
Power
Gates
Joint Chiefs
Twining
Lisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
California Republians
House of Representatives
Hartford City Principal Kills Two Teachers Then Himself
Leonard VII Redden a Hartford City principal and church worker, driven by imagined gossip murders two women teachers Harriet Robson and Minnie McFerren in a fifth grade classroom before shooting himself in a forest. His wife Hazel said he feared being the victim of rumors and had planned to seek psychiatric help the day after.
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Hartford City
Ind
Leonard VII. Redden
Redden
Harriet Robson
Minnie McFerren
Hazel
Miss Robson
First Christian Church
Muncie
Dr Finch To Take Stand In Trial For Life
Los Angeles coverage details Dr R Bernard Finch on trial for his life as he prepares to testify about the night his wife Barbara Jean Finch was shot outside their West Covina home. The defense seeks to frame the shooting as accidental or self defense while his mistress Carole Tresoff faces separate testimony.
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Los Angeles
R. Bernard Finch
Barbara Jean Finch
Finch
Carole Tresoff
Carole
Las Vegas
West Covina
Bevan Improves After Major Abdominal Operation
Doctors report Aneurin Bevan, 62, is making continued progress in his recovery from a major abdominal operation on December 29.
Crew Abandons Burning Vessel Off New Bedford
Seven crew members escaped a rapidly burning 87 foot fishing boat named Star of the Sea 20 miles off New Bedford Massachusetts. The vessel owned and skippered by Kevin Cleary age 61 from Dorchester sank shortly after the abandonment.
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New Bedford
Mass
Boston
Kevin Cleary
Dorchester
Israelis and Syrians clash on frontier near Sea of Galilee
Reports say Syrian forces fired on a five man Israeli patrol and Israeli machine gunners answered from fortified Tawatik positions. UN and Ben-Gurion warned Syria to withdraw, while Israel demanded UN action to remove Syrian units from a demilitarized zone. Cease-fire held unevenly with mortar and machine gun fire after nightfall.
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Jerusalem
Damascus
United Arab Republic
Tel*Aviv
Tawafik
United Nations
Raymond Pirlot
Mixed Armistice Commission
Israel
U. N
Sea of Galilee
David Ben-Gurion
Syria
Egypt
Iirlam
Akram Deery
Ua.r
U.N
Irael
Tawatik
MacArthur Improves Morale At Lenox Hill Hospital
General Douglas MacArthur shows steady improvement while receiving treatment for enlarged prostate at Lenox Hill hospital. His arm chair from the hotel and a new West Point robe comfort him. An Army spokesman notes surgery could be considered in about 10 days. In New York, Sen. Stuart Symington will be guest of honor at a Democratic luncheon and dinner hosted by Carmine DeSapio and Michael Prendergast at the National Democratic Club with state legislators and county leaders attending.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Lenox Hill Hospital
West Point
MacArthur
Army
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Democratic State Committee
Democratic National
Lindsay Crosby to Wed Las Vegas Showgirl in Vegas
Las Vegas showgirl Barbara Frederickson, 22, will marry Lindsay Crosby, 71, Bing Crosby’s youngest son, this Saturday. Lindsay, son of the late Dixie Lee Crosby, met Barbara during a Las Vegas visit for brother Dennis's wedding. Bing Crosby and wife Kathy Grant will serve as best man and matron of honor.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Las Vegas
Crosby
Bing
Phillip
Sandra Drummond
Dennis
Pat Sheehan
Tropicana Hotel
Lindsay Crosby
Dixie Lee Crosby
Barbara Frederickson
Desert Inn
Lindsay
Crosby Brothers
Singer
Gary Crosby
Kathy Grant
Senate Debates Federal Aid To Education in 1960 Session
Senate opens debate on federal school aid proposals likely extending beyond Eisenhower plans. McNamara seeks 500 million yearly grants for two years to states for school construction. Dirksen hints at presenting administration bill. Eisenhower veto anticipated but debate proceeds.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Lincoln
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Everett M. Dirksen
White House
McNamara
Arthur S. Flemming
Dirksen
Gates Center Of Storm After Two Months On Job
In two months as secretary of defense Thomas Sovereign Gates Jr has sparked a political storm amid debates on defense policy and a record 85 billion dollar budget. Critics like Lyndon Johnson and Stuart Symington question rosy briefings while Gates defends intelligence estimates and past service. Born in 1806 in Germantown, he rose from Navy combat duty to secretary of defense, with family ties to Philadelphia bankers.
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Washington
Thomas Sovereign Gates Jr
Gates
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
George Mahon
D-Tex
Lyndon Johnson
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
U.S
Germantown
Philadelphia
Mediterranean
Pacific
Navy
Donald Quarles
Quarles
Defense
Neil H. Mc-Elroy
McElroy
Millicent Annn Brengle
Gateses
Thomas &. Gates III
Harvay
Church Demands Full Liberties For Citizens
The Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic calls for full liberties amid mass arrests reportedly linked to a rumored plot against Rafael Trujillo. The pastoral letter, read in churches, urges peace and cautions authorities against excesses while noting the archbishop and bishops endorsed the appeal.
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Washington
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Ctizens
Trujilla
Guatemala
Argentina
Yrasilio
State Department
Run-Away Daughter of College Official Found in Times Square
Dorothy Lebohner 18, daughter of Alfred University treasurer Edward Lebohner, disappeared from a New York hotel. She was found in Times Square with Warren Sutton 21, of Chester, Pennsylvania, after a long night wandering the city. Police reported the pair walked all night, ate at automats, and spent the day in movie houses. Lebohner family plans to return her to Alfred University amid concerns over an interracial romance with Sutton.
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New York
Florida
Times Square
Dorothy Lebohner
Biltmore
Edward K. Lebohner
Lebhoner
Alfred Unity
Alfred
3X. Y
Ter Dan Ter
Miss Lebohner
Warren Sutton
Chester
New York City
Lebohners
Lebohner
Sutton
Newark
N. J
St. Petersburg
Fla
Alfred University
Seventh Day Baptists
Pennsylvania
Fire Destroys Hotel and Four Other Buildings in Rouse City
A fierce two hour blaze in Rouse City Texas destroyed a 50 to 60 year old brick hotel and four other buildings. No deaths. the Rev Carroll Cole suffered a broken ankle while aiding residents and eight hotel occupants were led to safety. Firefighters from four nearby towns battled strong easterly winds. damage estimated over 350000 by Joe Van Cleave president of Citizens State Bank.
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Rouse City
Tex
East
Texas
Carroll Cole
Joe van Cleave
Citizens State Bank
Girl found delinquent in Texas shooting death
A 14 year old girl was found guilty of juvenile delinquency for the shooting death of Steve Fields in Boston Texas. The jury recommended probation in custody of her father or a suitable caretaker. Judge Robert Vance set a February 13 probation hearing. The defendant testified she fired into the ground to scare boys away and did not intend to kill anyone.
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Boston
Tex
Billy
Frances Marie Kelley
Steve Fields
Robert Vance
Truck Driver Killed in New York Thruway Crash
A truck driver was killed when his vehicle rammed the rear of another truck on the New England branch of the New York State Thruway. The victim’s name was not released. The collision occurred at 6:26 a.m. in the eastbound lane, causing a major traffic tieup for over an hour. Traffic was rerouted to alternate routes later.
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Rye
New England
New York State
Bank Robbery Duo Seek Easy Money in Bellflower Tale
Bellflower residents Joe Shellnut and Jamies Johnson, longtime friends, were jailed on robbery suspicions after Shellnut turned himself in claiming bank thefts. Shellnut admitted a $4000 robbery then mailed the cash back, while Johnson, who once discussed a bank heist with him, was arrested days later at Shellnut's home. Johnson said the talk was not serious.
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Bellflower
Calif
Joe Shellnut
Jamies Johnson
Shellnut
ShellInut
Johnson
Thesday
iShelnut
Shellut
First Western Bank
Jack
World Fair Group Seeks President With No Dream Candidate
New York reporters note the 1964 World's Fair organizers have searched since December for a president but chairman Thomas J. Deegan Jr. says the ideal candidate does not exist. Deegan will stay unpaid chairman while four men will share the top duties.
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New York
Thomas J. Deegan Jr
Dream Man
Deegan
Ien
Tog Command
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