Radar Platform Collapses Off New Jersey Coast
A huge Air Force radar platform collapsed into the Atlantic 65 miles off Barnegat New Jersey during a northeast gale. Twenty eight airmen and construction workers were aboard the Texas Tower No 4. one body was recovered with debris and a small boat found. Vast search efforts by Navy Coast Guard and Air Force continued as crews evacuated others from the site and intensified the rescue operation. The tower had suffered hurricane Donna damage and was being repaired when it sank in 180 feet of water after last radio contact late Sunday.
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Gerald Stone
New York
UPI
Atlantic
New Jersey
Texas Tower
Barnegat
N.J
Norris
F.T. Berry Sim
Navy
Coast Guard
Air Force
Cmdr
Moses E. Walker
Seaboard
Wasp
Donna
William E. Elder
Boston Air Defense Section
West Virginia Governor Barron Calls for Nonpartisan Economic Plan
Gov Barron urged a united nonpartisan effort to lift the state's economy. In his inaugural address he promised a wide plan for economic development to be submitted to the legislature, stressing unity, sacrifice, and equal opportunity for all West Virginians. The Democratic Party would fulfill campaign commitments and govern as a team, putting aside political differences.
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West Virginia
Barron
West
Democratic Party
Budget Includes 83 Million For distressed Areas
President Eisenhower urged Kennedy not to govern by credit cards and proposed an 83 million loan and grant program for long term unemployment in fiscal 1962. He predicted a possible 1.5 billion surplus if rates rise and taxes stay, and urged private and local action for regional recovery rather than federal rescue.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Ness
John F Aee
Kennedy to Revise Eisenhower Budget After Inauguration
Kennedy aides plan revisions to the Eisenhower budget after the January 20 inauguration. Cooperation with the Budget Bureau has continued since November, and the new program is set to be about 1.9 billion dollars higher, including a 1.4 billion dollar rise in defense spending.
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Eisenhower
Kennedy
Eisenhower Administra Budget Bureau
Whence It Comes Where It Goes
Washington United Press International details the 1962 federal budget: 57 cents for national security, 11 for interest on debt, 2 for debt reduction, 6 for farm production, 6 for veterans benefits, and 18 for other activities. Revenue sources total 55 cents from individual income taxes, 25 from corporate taxes, 12 from excise taxes, and 8 from other revenues.
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Washington
UPI
Uncle Sam
National Security
Eisenhower urges using 1.5B budget surplus to cut debt
President Eisenhower asked Congress to apply his expected 1.5 billion dollar budget surplus to reducing the public debt. At that rate, it would be the year 2247 before the United States would be free of debt.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Congress
Uncle Sam
Hock
Eisenhower Proposes Budget Boosts in Defense and Aid
President Eisenhower urges a balanced budget while outlining a 1962 request with a peacetime defense total of 42.9 billion dollars, a 250 million foreign aid rise to 3.6 billion, and a 195 million postal space project increase to 965 million. He advocates fiscal discipline and hints at possible extra debt payments if Congress cooperates.
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Africa
Latin
America
New Budget Averages 436.83 Per Person
UPI reports the federal budget averaging 436.83 per person across the U S population, far from the 80.9 billion total in Eisenhower's 1962 plan. It notes individual taxes average 245.68 per person, with extra levies on fuels, cars, and goods, and explains the difference between per person averages and total spending using relatable figures.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Eisenhower
Castro Leads Massive Cuban Rebels Assault in Escambray
Havana sources say a 30,000 strong government force led by Fidel Castro is engaging about 4,000 rebels under Maj Evelio Duque in the Escambray Mountains. Casualties reported on both sides with no figures yet. The assault follows days of heavy bombardment aided by artillery mortars bazookas and other weapons. Peasants were moved from the area before the bombardment.
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UPI
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Castro
Evelio Duque
Las Villas Rovince
Russia
Entertainer Brothers Split From Bandwagon Image
Quotes from Florence Italy on fashion. London hair stylist on political fame. Washington leader on media bias. Hollywood entertainers Crosby brothers split into solo acts.
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Hollywood
Philip Crosby
Lindsay
Dennis
Rose Strategy for Marital Crises Cited by Nae
A short saying suggests handling marital crises with a firm hand full of roses as a symbolic approach. The note emphasizes calm resolve and romantic gesture as remedy in tense moments. No names beyond Nae appear in the fragment.
West Virginia weekend traffic toll rises with eight deaths
West Virginia records at least eight traffic fatalities over the past weekend with additional deaths in Moundsville and elsewhere. State toll for the new year reaches 16 after a Huntington crash killed Moundsville guard Bose, who was driving with a prisoner. others include deaths in Indore Clay County, Marion County, Parkersburg, Charmco Greenbrier County, Homling Falls Nicholas County, and a 72 year old man.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Montageton
M. C. Bose
Moundsville
Huntington
Boso
Florida
Effie Neal
Indore
Clay County
Ralph Conner
U. S. 19
Marion County
William Thomas
Parkersburg
W. Va. 2
Thomas
Garnett B. Harrison
Ruipert
Greenbrier County
W. Va
Charmco
Harvey Freeman
Winona
Fayette County
Slaughter
Dellis Ronald Bragg
Homling Falls
Nicholas County
John Kokisinsky
Kennedy Poised to Head North for Inauguration
President elect John F Kennedy prepares to leave Florida for his January 20 inauguration. The trip includes final administration appointments and meetings in New York before heading to Washington. Billy Graham and Senator George Smathers joined Kennedy for lunch at the Palm Beach villa as Lyndon Johnson departs for Washington after a Florida stay delayed by weather. Franklin D Roosevelt Jr. is noted visiting.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Florida
Kennedy
New York
Washington
Billy Graham
George Smathers
Villagre
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Sturday
Fdr Jr
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Space age church vote vows interplanetary scout program
A Lutheran Churchmen of America committee resolved to extend church sponsored Boy Scout programs to any planet discovered in future interplanetary lore. Wolverhampton engineers plan to buy a $280 sculpture but only paid up union members may view it. Seventy agriculture students at a Lincolnshire dairy farm drink dried milk instead of fresh from the 50 cows, the farm director says it is economics.
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Chicago
UPS
Lutheran Churchmen of America
Wolverhampton
England
UPI
Engineers Union
Simple Economics London
Lincolnshire
Summersville Dam gets $9 million in 1962 budget
The $9 million appropriation would advance Summersville flood control on the Gauley River, WV, completing about 30 percent by next fiscal year. The plan appears within a $13.54 million WV public works package, with the Opekiska Lock and Dam project receiving $3 million to push 14 percent of completion. Kennedy era changes possible.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Summersville
Gauley River
West Virginia
Army Engineers
Nic
Holas County
Opekiska
Monongahela River
Morgantown
Kennedy
Two Georgia U Black students return to class under court order
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, both students at the University of Georgia, resumed 9 am classes in Athens under federal court orders after civil unrest last week. Hunter arrived with three GBI agents, while Holmes entered zoology as about 100 students watched quietly. Dean Williams escorted Hunter to psychology.
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Athens
UPI
University of Georgia
Charlayne Hunter
Hamilton Holmes
Atlanta
Miss Hunter
Center Myers
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Holmes
Meigs Hall
Joseph Williams
Pope elevates four prelates to cardinal status
Pope John XXIII promoted Archbishop Joseph E Ritter of St. Louis and three others to cardinals in a Vatican secret consistory. The moves boost the College of Cardinals to 85 members and raise U.S. cardinals to six. Ritter praised progress toward racial integration and urged following Christian precepts in education.
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Vatican City
UPI
John XXIII
Joseph E. Ritter
St. Louis
Vatican Palace
U.S
Ritter
Vatican
United Press International
Jose Humberto Quintero
Caracas
Venezuela
Luis Concha Cordoba
Bogota
Colombia
Giuseppe Ferretto
Saycred College of Cardinals
West Virginia five day forecast and cold New England
The West Virginia region reports cloudy conditions with rain or wet snow north and rain south. Highs 35 to 40, lows around 33, then partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday. Temperatures average about 2 degrees above normal for the five day outlook with generally fair weather and little precipitation. In the national note, Caribou Maine logged 16 below zero as the coldest spot, while El Toro California reached 86.
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West Virginia
Ibeckley
Oak Hill
New York
Mob Pummels U S Fuehrer in Boston Picket Clash
About 2,000 protesters including WWII camp survivors routed George Lincoln Rockwell as he attempted to picket a film on Israel’s founding in Boston. Police intervened to prevent further violence during the confrontation.
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Boston
Mass
UPI
Fuehrer
George Lincoln Rockwell
U.S. Naval
State of
Israel
New Governor Barron Seeks Sacrifices For State Woes
West Virginia’s Gov. W W Barron, sworn in twice in 12 hours, urged citizens to endure sacrifices to secure equal opportunity amid “uneasy economic conditions.” He called unemployment the top problem and vowed to lift the state with a four year mandate. The noon ceremony followed an early oath after he signed the sales tax bill to begin collections.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
W. W. Barron
West
Chu
Barron
Joe F. Burdett
State Board of Works
Capitol
Cecil H. Underwood
Underwood
Old-Timers Yearn for the Good Old Days
A Charleston report quotes Sherwood Glutz lamenting the modern era and long nights, expressing nostalgia for governors sworn in earlier and a life ending naturally rather than by an automobile accident.
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Charleston
Guvners
Governor In 64? Smith's Star Seen Rising
West Virginia politics clouded by Barron oath as governor for four years. Hulett C. Smith, who backed Barron after losing the primary, gains visibility and influence in Charleston. Analysts foresee Smith as a potential future governor due to his active legislative engagement and Democratic support.
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Charleston
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
Barron
Hulett C. Smith
Smith
Robbers Escape With $750,000 Gold at Ezeiza Airport
Four men disguised as airline workers struck at the International Airport in suburban Ezeiza. They overpowered the customs office head and four employees, tied and gagged them, then loaded about 900 pounds of gold bricks into a waiting vehicle and fled.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Ezeiza
Panagra Airlines
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