Freighter Grounded Off South Manitou Island In Gale
Liberian freighter Francisco Morazan ran aground off South Manitou Island during a gale on Tuesday night. Coast Guard units from Mesquite Mackinaw and Sundew joined rescue efforts while helicopters hovered as water filled holds and crew of fourteen faced worsening conditions.
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Traverse City
Mich
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Francisco Morazan
South Manitou Island
Eduardo Trizizas
Trizizas
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Cheboygan
Chardevoix
W. E. Chapline
Glen Haven
Leelanau Peninsula
Lower Michigan
Lumumba Reaches Safe Distance From Mobutu's Forces
Reports say former prime minister Patrice Lumumba has reached friendly territory about 400 miles east of Leopoldville, avoiding Mobutu's reach. Some sources claim he abandoned plans to go to Stanleyville and headed toward Luluabourg, while others report an automobile accident near Kikwit and hospitalization under military guard.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
Stanley
Luluambourg
Kasai
Union
Lumumba
Kikwit
Idiola
Kwilu
Luluabourg
Idiofa
Bambala
Leopold
WANTS POISON LABEL ON CIGARETTES
Albany news reports Assemblyman Sidney A. Asch proposes a skull and crossbones poison label on every cigarette pack with a warning that smoking is at the smoker’s risk. He filed the measure for the 1961 legislature after a similar proposal failed last year.
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Albany
Japan Romania Sign Trade Pact
Japan and Romania signed a trade and payments agreement to boost cross border commerce to about 6 million dollars in the first year. Japan already has pacts with the Soviet Union Poland and Czechoslovakia.
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Tokyo
Japan
Romania
Soviet Union
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Inside Radio and Editorial Highlights Across Sections
The page outlines features from Radio to Editorial, Obituary, Comics, Sports, and Market. It lists sections 2 6 14 6 20 19 16 4 with page references and brief notes on content across the issue.
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Fulton
Train Hits Lamont Bus Killing 16 Students in Alberta
Eyewitness Lois Stefura described the moment a Canadian National Railways freight train struck a Lamont Alberta school bus at a grade crossing. The crash killed 16 pupils, 14 girls, and injured 25, with the oldest victim 18 and the youngest six. The bus carried 44 pupils on its daily run from Chaipman to Lamont. driver Frank Budney was identified as 31 but could not be interviewed by hospital authorities.
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Lamont
Alta
Lois Stefura
Chaipman
Alberta
Edmonton
Frank Budney
Budney
Budneys
Soviets threaten Hammarskjold over Congo operation
The Soviet Union signals a full scale assault on Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold accusing him of driving the UN Congo mission toward bankruptcy. They demand funding changes arguing Congo costs are not in the regular UN budget while Hammarskjold warns the operation may be scrapped without prompt member payments.
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United Nations GP
Soviet Union
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
Hammarskjold
U. N
United Nations
General Assembly
Kennedy Holds 180 180 Lead In Election Returns
President elect John F Kennedy held a margin of 180 180 votes over Richard Nixon as 181 precincts in six states remained unreported. Official returns from 31 states put Kennedy at 34 120 496 votes and Nixon at 33 940 316, a combined total surpassing 68 million votes. Republicans alleged overcount in Texas and Illinois precincts.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Kenedy
Nixon
Texas
Illinois
Court Clears Path for School Integration in Louisiana
Three federal judges rejected interposition arguments and barred state officials from blocking desegregation in New Orleans and statewide. The Orleans Parish School Board sought a delay. the court ordered temporary injunctions against Gov. Davis and others, preserving the constitutional right to integration despite protests outside William Frantz Elementary.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Orleans Parish
John Garrett
Claiborne Parish
Jimmie H. Davis
French Jordan
Gretna
Mississippi River
Jack Gremillion
William Frantz
Lloyd Foreman
Foreman
Supreme Court of the United States
Richard T. Rives
Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Dist
Herbert W. Christenberry
US. di
J. Skelly Wright
Wright
Gov. Davis
Minister Faces Hostile Crowd at School Desegregation
Pastor Foreman and his daughter faced a violent demonstration as a dozen women formed a human chain to block their entrance to Frantz Elementary. Police cleared a path to the rear, while Foreman expressed doubt over the city's tolerance and defended his family and decision amid crank calls and angry supporters.
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Foreman
Pamela
Frantz
Mrs. Foreman
Alexandria
Crowley
New Orleans
Sir Winston 86 Today Gets Huge Brandy Cake
A parade of well wishers and messengers arrive at Sir Winston Churchill’s London home on his 86th birthday. Despite recovering from a back injury, friends expect a lively Churchillian celebration with a brandy soaked cake and cigars as greetings pour in from Queen Elizabeth II, PM Macmillan, and others worldwide.
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Sir Winston
London
United States
Eisenhower
Winston
Tors
Sir Winlston
Queen Elizabeth II
Macmillan
October 1960 traffic deaths set record for month
Albany reporting the State Motor Vehicle Bureau said October 1960 toll reached 230 lives, the worst October since 1941, with most increase in Upstate urban areas. Compared with October 1959, fatalities rose 12 percent in Upstate cities, fell in New York City and rural areas.
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Albany
Upstate
New York City
Uprising in Argentina and Buffalo snow storm
Northern Argentina faced a rights revolt with armed civilians seizing oil facilities and clashing with forces, while in Buffalo a blizzard dumped up to 18 inches of snow with drifts to 3 1/2 feet, causing road closures and travel delays across western New York.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Buenos Ares
Salta
Tatlagal
Vespucio
Juan D. Peron
Rosalie
Rosario
Peronistas
Buffalo
UPI
New York
Erie County
Orleans
Niagara County
Genesee
Chautauqua
Cattaraugus
Allegany
Lake Ewe
Pennsylvania
Rochester
Niagara
Monroe County
Hamburg
Orchard Park
Amherst
Nagara
Sherif
Global 1960s Highlights from Tokyo to Paris and London
U S Ambassador MacArthur II says U S Japan ties are strong and security is a concern until UN security is assured. De Gaulle plans Algeria visit on December 9 to outline self government, with referendum date likely January 8. Handley Page denies accepting a 516 million offer from an American buyer and says negotiations are ongoing not a sale.
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Nagoya
Japan
U.S
Douglas MacArthur II
United States
United Nations
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gaulle
London
Handley Page
Britain
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Romulo Betancourt
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McDonogh
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Barher
Julio Barredo
Humberto Sosa Molina
Perons Minster
Dhef
Peronismo
Diario de la Manana
Tartagal
Lake Ontario
U. S. Coast Guard
Moroung
Mercury
State Island
Ths
Harry Kerr
State College of Agriculture
Cornell
Newera Prrda Phlye
World News
Information
Louis Terrenoire
Duluth
Minn
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