Norstad resigns as NATO chief to pursue retirement
General Norstad informs President Kennedy of his plan to retire after 36 years of service, including four at West Point. Kennedy praises his career, noting Norstad’s pivotal role guarding Europe from Norway to Turkey and his status as a symbol of U.S. commitment to the alliance.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mathew B. Ridgway
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Bandit Gang Robbery Sparks Downtown Shootout and Escape
Four suspects held up a downtown office, brandishing an automatic pistol and a knife. Clerks Virginia Byrd and Margaret Dinning were knocked down and the telephones cut, while night manager Arthur Stein triggered a silent alarm. cash shortages listed as $2, $30, and $17 with a total $291 found on suspects. police arrived to a locked front door as robbers noticed them.
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Kent Henderson
Western Union
Virginia Byrdletti
Arthur Stein
Margie Dinning
Charles Kasper
Stein
Frank E. Miller
Port Site for Customs Finally Ok'd
The site on 22nd Street near the Los Angeles Harbor Department lands is approved for the new customs house. The project shifts the district headquarters to Long Beach and the harbor area, with 1961 port revenues reported at over 398.5 million for Long Beach and Los Angeles. Sen Thomas Kuchel and Rep Craig Hosmer praise the decision after four hearings, and both Senate and House committees will direct GSA to proceed with the plans for the customhouse.
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22Rd Street
Los Angeles
Craig Hosmer
Long Beach
Senate
House Public Improvements
GSA
Airliner Crash Killing 26 Itinerary Details Revealed
The Pittsburgh area confirms Mrs Gilbertson and her children Eric 15 and Chris tine 11 were aboard the ill fated plane. They were returning home to near Pittsburgh after a year in Japan with husband and father Dennis L Gilbertson of Blaw Knox's chemical division in Tokyo. A De Havilands spokesman in London notes this is the first Comet IV C crash since entering commercial service.
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Blaw-Knox Co
Japan
Dennis L. Gilbertson
Blaw, Knox's Chemical Division
Tokyo
de Havilands Aircraft Co
London
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