Hillary Reaches South Pole After 1200 Mile Trek
Sir Edmund Hillary, Everest conqueror, completes a 1200 mile solo trek across Antarctica arriving at the South Pole with his four New Zealand companions. He reports crossing the continent in soft snow and nearly running out of fuel as they reached Scott Base.
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Auckland
Sir Edmund Hillary
Mount Everest
Earth
South Pole
Scott Base
Ross Sea
Antarctic
Hillary
Base
Pole
New Zealand
Ross Island
Mt Everest
Ava Gardner Faces Surgery After Private Accident
London columnist claims Ava Gardner suffered facial damage in a fall at a private bull ring visit last autumn and needs an operation possibly followed by minor plastic surgery. The report cites no sources and mentions Sinatra urging treatment, with the star reportedly avoiding the procedure.
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London
Daily Express
Ava Gardner
William Hickey
Aya
Lyndon Johnson drives substitution plan in missiles program
The report notes Senator Lyndon Johnson reports progress in substituting "aetlion for tranquil izers" in the United States missiles and satellites program. Details reference a page 42 story and list various section pages and features across the newspaper.
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Lyndon Johnson
United States
Fire Truck and Train Collision Kills Four Firemen
A fire truck racing to a blaze was struck by a train at a level crossing near Rocca Canavesca. Four firefighters died and two were seriously injured, while no one aboard the single train car was hurt.
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Tuain
Italy
Rocca Canavesc
Fog Delays Travel as Coastal Fog Closes Airports
Heavy coastal fog slows early traffic and closes Long Beach Municipal and Los Angeles airports overnight. Flights resumed around 8 am, then briefly halted, reopening by 9:30 am. Fog blankets from Santa Monica to Newport Beach. Matsonia with 700 passengers waited seven hours to dock.
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Long Beach Municipal
Los Angeles International Airport
Coast Guard
Leila] Fie
Nao the Locat
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Newport Beach
Missing Girl Found Asleep in Wild Area
SAN DIEGO AP searchers found 9 year old Roberta Donovan asleep in a mesquite area after nearly a day missing. She was in good condition despite temperatures dropping to 46 degrees and was returned to her Rialto parents. The girl, described as mentally retarded with a speech defect, disappeared around 9 am Thursday at Vallecito County Park. her sister Lorraine 14 had called off the search by directing crews toward the camp area. About 100 men, bloodhounds and Navy helicopters aided the operation before the child was found three quarters of a mile from the Vallecito Stage Station Camp Ground and cared for by the park warden’s staff.
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International Geophysical Year
Pale
Scott Bago
Hillary
San Diego
Roberta Donovan
Lawrence Donovan
Rialto
Roberta
Lorraine
Vallecito County
Here
Mesquite
Robert E.sheppard
Imperial Beata
Sheppard
Chera
Overland
Valleclto Stage Station
Alexander Zenait
Two Boys Missing Near Newport Area
Two youths, Randy Lynch aged 10 and Ted Power aged 14, have been missing since December 27. A large ground and air search is underway near Newport Bay with 100 Bet? line Sea Scouts and police. a Marine helicopter surveyed the area. Mrs Virginia Power initially asked for no publicity but then asked media for help.
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Randy Lynch
Ted Power
Newport Bay
Virginia Power
Judy Garland Quits Flamingo Show Over Laryngitis
LAS VEGAS reports laryngitis forced cancellation of Judy Garland at the Flamingo Hotel. Producer JACK CATHCART said her voice failed during New Year’s Eve performance after a boisterous audience. Earlier hotel spokesmen cited an onstage quarrel with a noisy patron as a trigger. Garland had just returned from London and was tired before the engagement, which was to run to January 13.
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Las Vegas
Judy Garland
Jack Cathcart
Migs Garland
Cathcart
Miss Garland
al Hotel
Miss Garrard
Callas
Weather Outlook: Sunny Through Saturday with Wind Gusts
Mostly sunny conditions prevail through Saturday with gusty winds at times near canyons. Temperatures rise slightly, bringing warmer air across the region and a pleasant weekend forecast for outdoor plans.
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Weather Bureau
Tog
Sknes
Canyon
Linee Matsonia
Canyons
Extreme Cold Grips Midwest and Northeast Nationswide
The coldest winter snap sweeps the nation with subzero readings across the Midwest and upstate New York. -22 at Brainerd and -31 at Grantsburg headline a frigid stretch, while Chicago records 1 above zero. Snow totals reach 26 inches near Lake Erie and Lake Ontario with transport disrupted and motorists using public transit.
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New York
New York State
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Brainerd
Minn
Grantsburg
Wis
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Bradfid
Duluth
Chicago
City
O'Hare Field
Morton Grove
Callas Walkout Blamed on Bronchitis at Rome Opera
Rome AP report says Maria Meneghini Callas walked out of Bellini Norma after the first act blaming a bronchitis attack. Doctors say she has fever of 102 and must rest. newspapers and MPs criticize her temper over catcalls outside the Rome Opera.
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Rome
Maria Meneghini
Callas
Rome Opera
Ion
Callas da
Roma
Bellini
Norma
Jane
Umberto de Martini
Italy
Girl Writes Kin of Man She Killed Victim's Family Receives Note
Christine Nystrom a 16 year old high school honor student fleeing police in a stolen car crashed into a sports car on the Hutchinson River Parkway killing Richard Sperling and injuring others. She had been freed on 7500 bail on vehicular homicide and grand larceny charges awaiting a Wednesday court hearing.
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MT. Vernon
N.Y
Xiling
Christine Nystrom
Jetter
Christine
Hutchinson River Parkway
Richard Sperling
Newtown
Conn
Richard Jr
Swedes Note Russia Has Three Atomic Submarines
Stockholm AP reports the 1968 Marinkalendern yearbook says the Soviet Union probably already operates three atomic submarines. It places two in the Baltic and one in the Far East, with no further details. Jane's Fighting Ships notes Soviet focus on atomic subs and projects 700 submarines by 1961, including nuclear-powered craft.
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Stockholm
Soviet Russia
Marinkalendern
Baltic Sea
Far East
Britain
Jane's
Soviet Union
United States
Jane’s
SALD
Russia
Hunter Trapped in Mud Rescued After 20 Hours
AZ Florence report details Kenneth Turner a 4 Tucson insurance executive trapped to armpits in deep marsh mud for about 20 hours near a southern Arizona community. Three youths alerted authorities, a helicopter from Davis Monthan Air Force Base aided the rescue, Turner was treated at Florence Hospital in weak condition.
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Florence
Aziz
Davise Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Kenneth Turner
Arizona
Taey
Pinal County Sherriff’s
Turner
Flore Lence
Polish Scientist Defects to West
Atty Gen Rogers announced the defection to the west of Dr Jerzy Leon Nowinski a Polish scientist and thermoelasticity specialist who was granted asylum in the United States on Thursday His wife Maria Franczka and daughter Kristina 7 are in England awaiting asylum the attorney general said
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Rogers
Jerzy Leon Nowinski
National Press ‘Club
Nowinski
United States
Maria Francizka
Kristina
England
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