Mass of San Francisco riders halts at end of line
A crowded scene on Powell Street ends with Mrs. Frank Andrade, elderly widow of a Hawaii circuit judge, refusing to alight at the turntable. She remains aboard, saying she paid 35 cents to ride to the line's end while officers devise a solution as bystanders cheer. Police escort her to a cab.
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Kennedy Calls Envoy Home From Moscow
President Kennedy orders Ambassador Llewelyn Thompson to return from Moscow for consultation on Soviet relations and then reassigned to Moscow indefinitely. White House and Press Secretary Salinger emphasize Thompson will remain ambassador and return to Moscow after consultations. Thompson, appointed in 1957, met with Khrushchev recently as part of ongoing exchanges.
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Press-Gelearam Offesat Ties Eee Me Fay Sete
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Shennton and a numeric 6835 with unclear action. Limited readable names and places prevent full reconstruction.
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U S Sends Free Corn to Africa
Nairobi Kenya report states the United States will gift 100600 bags of corn to drought struck central and southern Kenya with distribution costs of 200000 dollars borne by the colonial government. An additional 100000 bags may be needed by May to ensure adequate food.
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Pirate Rebel Talks and Brazil Landing Plans
Rebels led by Galvao discussed substitutes and a landing at Recife, Brazil, after meetings aboard the Santa Maria with Smith Jr. The Gearing reports the plan remains uncertain as discussions continue. The Vera Cruz will bypass Recife and head directly to Lisbon from Salvador with Portuguese security guards aboard.
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Catalina Opened for Development Push Sees 1962 Airs
Wrigley announced Catalina Island development plans including regular 30 minute helicopter flights from Los Angeles to Avalon by 1962 and exploration of hydrofoil boats for cross-channel service. A fresh water well was found on the island, while authorities aim to align tourism growth with mainland development and power needs from saltwater conversion.
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Boston Hit by Transit Walkout
In greater Boston about 706000 people were left without public transit as an unauthorized strike by operating employees shut down rapid transit and bus service. Gov. Volpe urged settlement. MTA and Carmen's Union officials met at the State House. A court voided an arbitration award that would have raised driver pay, worsening the crisis and causing widespread traffic jams and car use. This marked the second mass shutdown on the MTA in five months.
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Thirteen Algerians killed in Algiers mine incident
Thirteen Algerians were killed and three injured near Algiers on Monday when a truck carrying them to a market ran over a land mine planted by Nationalist rebels.
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Spy Rocket Fired by U S at Arguello
A two stage rocket launched at Arguello aimed to test Samos I satellites for earth observation. Officials expected orbit determination within two hours. The first Samos, launched Oct 11 from nearby Vandenberg, failed to reach orbit.
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Report Urges Full State Medical Care
A state committee cites California as having the 28th highest health costs in the nation due to inefficient manpower use and overbuilding in metropolitan areas. It notes commercial insurers pay a smaller share of premiums and levy higher nonmedical costs. The report urges universal coverage with a permanent state health council, county councils, and prepayment plans, plus reforms to funding and policy rules.
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Writer Guild Strikes Ozzie Nelson and ABC Firm
The Writers Guild of America strikes Ozzie Nelson and Stage 5 Productions producer of the show featuring Ozzie and Harriet. The guild says Nelson refuses to sign a collective bargaining agreement while Nelson argues the guild should only deal with the company. Stage 5 employs no writers but Nelson has personal contracts with three writers.
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Kennedy Links Fitness to National Survival on TV
President Kennedy described physical fitness as vital to national survival and pledged to stress it as president. He noted a decline in American fitness versus Europe and others, saying personal health is a private yet important public issue during a taped NBC Today interview tied to Massachusetts General Hospital's 150th anniversary.
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Chimp Sent to Space Performs Satisfactorily Flight Test
SPACE AGENCY officials report the chimpanzee performed satisfactorily in the test mission. The one ton bell shaped capsule, a near replica of the human design, endured the flight with a higher thrust booster causing noted velocity and altitude increase.
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World War I General Dies After Dimes Theft
Mrs. Sampier tells police a thief stole $700 in dimes meant for her mother’s funeral. Major General John F. O’Rienfoss, commander of the 27th New York National Guard division in World War I, died Monday in New York City.
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Tex
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Sampier
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N.Y
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Kefauver Eyes Probe of High Heating-Aid Costs
Senator Estes Kefauver says the Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee may investigate complaints of excessive heating aid prices. He notes most output is controlled by three or four firms, with prices substantially identical across them.
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UPI
Estes Kefauver
Fenn
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly
Man Backed by Wagner Wins in N Ys Man Backed by Wagner Wins in N Ys
New York U 1 Domestic Relations Court Justice Edward R. Dudley elected Manhattan Borough president defeating Carmine DeSagio in a Tammany Hall clash. Dudley, endorsed by Mayor Wagner, will fill post formerly held by Hulan E. Jack, who lost the job after a conviction on a conflict of interest charge tied to an apartment remodeling deal.
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Mount Etna Eruption Spreads Incandescent Lava Clouds
Mt. Etna erupts with incandescent stones and sand hurled from the main crater as white smoke clouds rise. Scientists say no danger is expected for villages far below on the slopes of the volcano.
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Eiope
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Lle
Hearing Assured By New Science Discovery Promotion
A promotion promises a novel assurance against dull hearing and improved understanding, claiming to clear head noises and enable hearing friends across a room. The ad offers to share the secret with no charge via Independent Press Telegram BOX No. ic 4191-4.
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