Dominican capital gripped by fire and protests over Balaguer
In Santo Domingo troops fired on demonstrators calling for President Balaguer's ouster, wounding three women and a boy amid a four day general strike. One youth was reported killed, as clashes flared near the National Palace and shops reopened slowly.
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SANTO DOMINGO
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
National
Gwic Union
Ted Noowslover
Viriato A. Fiallo
Santiago
National Palace
Balaguer
Six Nevadans Honored on All-FWC Team
University of Nevada Wolf Pack players Jim Whitaker Max Culp and Larry Moss earned spots on the all-FWC squad Whitaker tied for an offensive flanker berth Culp is a Reno native linebacker on defense Moss a 6 3 220 pound first team defensive tackle Four Nevadan selections earned second team including quarterback Jack Renwick and tackle Tony Klenakis on offense and end Gary Busch and Whitaker on defense San Francisco State Humboldt State shared the conference title with 4 1 records
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Jim Whitaker
Max Culp
Larry Moss
University of Nevada Wolf Pack
Whitaker
Ukiah
Calif
Culp
Reno
Moss
Joblessness At Low Level
Washington AP reports the Labor Department says November saw the fewest industrial centers with substantial joblessness this year. Substantial unemployment above 6 percent declined to 60 cities and metros, eight fewer than October and 41 below the March–April peak during the recession.
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WASHINGTON
Labor Department
department
Gibson Girl Anabelle Whitford Buchan Dies at 83
Anabelle Whitford Buchan, 83, once the original Gibson Girl in the Gay Nineties era Zierfeld Follies, died Thursday after a long illness.
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BIES
CHICAGO
Annabelle Whitford Buchan
Gibson Girl
Russians Halt U S Army Convoy on Berlin Autobahn
Berlin AP A Soviet cut halted nine U S Army vehicles for one hour fourteen minutes on the autobahn near Berlin during a tightened inspection of American convoys. The move followed warnings that such troop movements could have dangerous consequences. Capt Harry Daniels intervened to fix travel papers, allowing the 150 man convoy to continue to West Germany.
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BERLIN
Soviet Union
U.S
West Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
Harry Daniels
U Thant Calls Leader Unstable
Acting Secretary General U Thant labeled Congo secessionist leader Moise Tshombe unstable and promised next week to reveal concrete plans for Congo Province. He cited the U.N. Congo operation and its costs as his primary concern after Tshombe’s paratroopers beat two top U.N. officials in Elisabethville.
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UNITED NATIONS, N.Y
U Thant
Katanla
Moise Tshombe
Congo
U.N. Congo
Tshombe
Elisabethville
U.N.s
Rags to Riches Immigrant Dies
Samuel Zemurray, who came to the United States as a penniless immigrant and rose to millionaire status, died in a New Orleans hospital after a lengthy illness. He had served as president and chairman of United Fruit Co and was known in importing circles as the Banana King.
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NEW ORLEANS
Samuel Zemurray
United States
Zemurray
United Fruit Co
Retired School Teacher Leaves $6 Million Estate
Margaret Baker of Washington Kansas died November 21 at 79 after 34 years teaching. Her will names 166 relatives and 40 farm tenants as heirs. The estate includes 542 million in IBM stock, 12 farms around Washington and other land in Thomas County Kansas and Hayes County Nebraska. Attorney F R Lobaugh notes the wealth surprised locals who underestimated her fortune.
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WASHINGTON, Kan
Kansas village
Margaret Baker
Miss Baker
International Businss
Washington
Thomas County
Kan
Hayes County
Neb
Lobaugh
Truman Says AP Threatened Suppression of Speech
Former President Harry S. Truman told 800 attendees in St. Louis that an Associated Press official threatened to suppress a speech criticizing Eisenhower. The AP denied any suppression occurred, and Truman recounted a telephone exchange with an AP editor who warned about publication.
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ST, LOUIS
Harry S. Truman
Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
St. Louis
Democratic Committee
ande
Associated
Washington
West Delegates Leave Geneva for Nuclear Test Talks
U S Delegate Arthur H Dean flew home today but said he could return on short notice to the Geneva conference if Russia shifts its position. Dean and Joseph Godber left negotiations to their deputies after Soviet S K Tsarapkin indicated no new controls. Western delegates said their government would accept no new enforcement measures for a test ban.
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GENEVA
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
United States
Dean
Joseph Godber
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Japanese Deny Earhart Landed on Saipan
A Japanese government report found no evidence that Amelia Earhart landed on Saipan according to Rep. John F. Shelley. An UC anthropologist studies teeth and bones in a shallow grave on the island. Poe relative Edgar Allan Poe Jr. dies at 90, former Maryland attorney general.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Amelia Earhart
Pacific
Saipan
John F. Shelley
Calif
University of California
POE
PHILADELPHIA
Edgar Allan Poe
Maryland
Camera shy Enos refuses to pose at Bermuda briefing
Enos the space chimp, after a Mercury orbit, avoided photos at a Kindley Air Force Base news conference in Bermuda. Air Force Capt. Jerry Finney said the animal is cool but not a performer and showed no ill effects from the trip.
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Associated Press
Enos
Kindley Air Force Base
Bermuda
earth
Capt
Jerry Finney
Air Force
UPE
Sierra Storm Pushes Snow Depth Higher at Lake Tahoe
The Sierra storm continues with heavy snowfall across the range. Squaw Valley reports two and a half feet on the floor and eight feet on peaks, Donner Summit at 30 inches, Soda Springs pack 42.7 inches with 13 inches in 24 hours, and Lake Tahoe level rising to 6,222.78 feet as more precipitation falls.
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byernoon
Sierra
Jef
Edmonds
Sierra Washington
cians
Squaw Valley
Iman
Reno
U. S. Forest
Central Sierra Snow Laboratory
Soda Springs
Donner Summit
California Highway Department
Donner
Cisco
Tahoe City
Lake Tahoe
Daryl De Walt
north shore
Hearing Asked In Sacramento Freeway Fight
Gov Brown urged a public hearing on Sacramento's West End freeway clash as Rex M. Whitton lifted a federal funds freeze and ordered design work. Opponents want the route across the river in Yolo County while plans show an eight lane north south freeway between 2nd and 3rd streets. Whitton signaled further hearings amid a federal report listing 15 historically significant buildings.
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SACRAMENTO
Brown
Rex M. Whitton
Yolo County
Whitton
Shark deterrent test at Miami Sea Aquarium
John Hicks demonstrated an electronic device intended to repel sharks at the Miami Sea Aquarium. Observers from the Navy watched as Hicks applied a brief electrical discharge to a large eight foot shark, which rammed the raft before Hicks moved to safety.
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MIAMI
Fla
John Hicks
Miami Sea Aquarium
Navy
shark channel
Hicks
Echeverria to Probe Police Department Goals Listed
Reno attorney Peter Echeverria, acting as legal investigator for the Reno City Council, outlined aims to probe possible thefts kickbacks and policemen incomes. He said the investigation follows his grand jury appearance and that subpoenas target councilmen and two unidentified departmental associates.
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Peter Echeverria
Reno
jLOUNTY Granu
Echeverria
Elmer Briscoe
grand jury
George Carr
Al Gasper
Indictment of U.S. Reds handed down
The Communist party of the United States was indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 counts for failing to register as a Soviet controlled organization. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy announced the decision after the midnight registration deadline for party officers. The case cites the Subversive Activities Control Act and notes changes in party structure and aims to influence public sentiment against the act.
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WASHINGTON
Communist party of the United
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Kennedy
FBI
Communist party
U.S.A
New York City
Cows Dentist Boosts Milk Output With Steel Crowns
Dr Ward C Newcomb Chap pel Neb dentist credited with raising milk yield per cow by up to 48.6 percent. His bovine tooth crown exhibit at the 1961 International Livestock Exhibit notes crowns costing 20 to 35 dollars extend productive years as grass abrasiveness wore teeth down causing reduced eating and weight loss.
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CHICAGO
Ward C. Newcomb
Jerry Haynes
Newcomb
Haynes
Verbal clash erupts between Foley and Macaulay over quotes and telegrams
Attorney General Roger Foley rebukes North Rim freeway advocate Thomas W. Macaulay calling his remarks insane and defamatory. Macaulay replies with another telegram demanding an apology or denial by midnight Saturday. Foley defends being correctly quoted and dismisses the telegram as ridiculous and irresponsible.
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Roger Foley
North Rim
Thomas W. Macaulay
Macaulay
Foley
Sam
It's Only Legal in Nevada CBS Cameras Visit a Rookie Joint
CBS Reports reveals a Boston area bookie joint operation with concealed cameras showing illegal betting. Cronkite notes Nevada’s legalized gambling as a backdrop and stresses the broader issue of small bettor networks and protection schemes.
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Nevada
CBS
Associated Press
Boston
Mass
ness
Cronkite
Walter
crime commission
Cronikite
Air Force to Issue New Silver Wing for Astronauts
The Air Force will award a new silver wing insignia featuring a shooting star for astronauts. To qualify, pilots must have flown powered space vehicles to above 50 miles in altitude.
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WASHINGTON
Air Force
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