Bullets Fly in Havana as Mikoyan Opens Soviet Expo
Gunmen fired from a fast car near Havana's Prado as Soviet first deputy premier Anastas Mikoyan opened the Soviet exposition. Police sealed streets. Fidel Castro arrived after the shots but the ceremony continued with no reported casualties. Crowds panicked then regrouped as a military band played.
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Havana
Cuba
UPI
Anastas Mikoyan
Mikoyan
Osvaldo Corticos
Fidel Castro
Palace of Fine Arts
Bolivia Plane Crash Kills 59
A Lloyd Aereo Boliviano DC4 crashed shortly after takeoff from Cochabamba en route to La Paz, killing all 59 on board including 45 adults, 10 children, and four crew. Victims include deputy Rene Antezana and union president Walter Higueras. cause unavailable.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Lloyd Aereo Boliviano
Cochabamba
Rene Antezana
Teachers’ Union
Walter Higueras
John Manning
N. Flores
Juan Decol
A. Arellano
Jet Airliner Mired in Mud at Lambert Field
A Boeing 707 jet airliner of Trans World Airlines became stuck in two feet of mud at the end of a 6,000 foot runway at Lambert Field. The $5 million plane carried 123 people and skidded off the wet runway yesterday, with no injuries reported.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Trans World Airlines
Lambert Field
Doctors Decide to Operate on MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur, aged 80, will undergo surgery to relieve a prostate ailment after his urological condition improves. Col. Gordon Barclay said no date is set and none can be determined yet. MacArthur slept well and was more rested.
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New York
UPI
Douglas MacArthur
Gordon Barclay
Jto
MacArthur
Becerra Retains Bantam Title With Ninth-Round KO
Jose Becerra defended his world bantamweight crown by stopping Alphonse Halimi in the ninth round at the Coliseum. In the undercard, Carlos Ortiz finished Battling Torres with a knockout in the 10th round.
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Jose Becerra
Alphonse Halimi
Carlos Ortiz
Torres
Missile Mess Denied by UPI Report on Schriever Testimony
Lt Gen Bernard Schriever told the House Space Committee that Russia would be a major threat once ballistic missiles reach full production while praising U S missile progress. He warned of a missile mess but said very great work has been done. Eisenhower met advisers on security matters as officials discussed defense funding and missile programs.
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UPI
Bernard A. Schriever
Air Force Research
Schriever
House Space Committee
United States
U.S
Eisenhower
White House
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Joint Chiefs
Christian A. Herter
House
James Fulton
Rpa
Fulton
Senate
Russia
Soviet Union
Space Committee
D. N. Yates
Cape Canaveral
Fla
More Fog No Rain In Offing On Southern California
Fog covered parts of the southern California coast today but burned off early. The forecast calls for variable high clouds and night fog near the coast with little temperature change, highs near 68 and a low around 48. No rain is expected in the five day outlook.
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California
Missile teams report mixed Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg tests
U S missile teams conducted a doubleheader at Cape Canaveral with two successful firings. Discoverer IX at Vandenberg failed to reach orbital velocity after second stage uncertainty. Florida launches included a Jupiter 1 500 mile test flight and a Polaris at 900 miles. Weather affected California and Midwest snow hit the plains.
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U.S
Cape Caiaveral
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Vandenberg
Air Force
California
Florida Cape
Atlantic
Navy Ship Rolls Killing One and Missing Five Off Virginia Coast
A destroyer Daly on sea trials off Cape Henry rolled violently, killing one crew member and leaving five missing after ten men went overboard. Three were rescued by the Daly, two by the merchant ship Alabama, as ships and planes searched 20 miles offshore. Names of missing sailors included Nicholas Calatuca, Robert Carlson, Charles Ellis, Paul Harvey, and Gerral Bebert. The cause of the roll was not explained and the ship fleet prepared for mothballing at Newport.
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Atlantic
Virginia
Daly
Cape Henry
Hope
Lodi
N.J
Gerral J. Bebert
E. Broadway
Crystal Lake
Ill
FourYearOld Robert Myers Dies In Ranch Cabin Fire
A home fire on a ranch near town killed four year old Robert Myers. The blaze started when kerosene exploded in a stove while the father Joe Myers tried to kindle it. The father and eight month old Kelley were badly burned. Betty Myers escaped with minor injuries.
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Robert Myers
Joe Myers
Kelley
Betty
Missing Monrovia Boys Return Home After Five Days
Two 12 year old boys Roy Marquardt and Fred Short Jr. from Monrovia were found safe last night after five days away. They left Saturday for Santa Monica and said they had been fooling around. They were in good condition and did not reveal where they slept during the disappearance.
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Monrovia
Roy Marquardt
S. Lincoln PL
Fred FE. Short Jr
N. Broad Oaks Ave
Santa Monica
Leniency Talk on Chessman Case By Governor Brown
Governor Brown quoted Federal Judge Louis E. Goodman as saying clemency to Daryl Chessman would be life in prison without parole if he were governor. Brown noted Goodman cited no legal merit in Chessman's latest appeal but favored humane action. Chessman, 38, remains on death row at San Quentin and has repeatedly declined clemency.
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Sacramento
Brown
Daryl Chessman
Louis E. Goodman
San Francisco
Goodman
Chessman
Los Angeles
Supreme Court
San Quentin
Lovers’ Lane
Jury Probes Garment Trade Extortion Suspects Questioned
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has questioned three witnesses in a probe into possible extortion attempts in the local garment industry. The panel will reconvene next Thursday with details on witnesses or topics not disclosed.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Dougherty
London SayskKeypt Gets Russian Subs
Diplomatic sources report Russia has supplied eight submarines to Egypt amid a steady arms buildup in the Middle East. The United Arab Republic receives new Soviet Mig fighters to replace older Migs, with arms routed through satellites including Czechoslovakia and Poland. China and Iraq are also linked to fresh weapon deals, underscoring growing regional tensions along the Israeli-Syrian border.
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IPI
Russia
Egypt
Middle East
United Arab Republic
Czechoslovakia
Poland
China
Bier
Finch Climax Nears as Doctor Denies Murder Kit
Dr. R Bernard Finch testifies about a so called murder kit used in his wife Barbara Jean Finch s death last July 18. He denies intending to kill her and claims a man was hired to obtain divorce evidence, not to murder, while prosecutors allege a plot to kill. The trial includes testimony from Carole Tregoff and Jack Cody as investigators describe the scheme.
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Finch
R. Bernard Finch
Dr. Finch
Cooper
Barbara Jean Finch
Carole Tregoff
Carole
Jack Cody
Cody
Mrs. Finch
Los Angeles Wins 1962 Rotary International Convention
Sidney Heedmaker, president of the Los Angeles Bureau, announced that Los Angeles has won the 1962 Rotary International convention, one of the nation’s largest events.
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CNS
Sidney Heedmaker
Pe ‘Bureau
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