Split Manhattan by 50 Megaton Bomb Threat
Soviet Premier Khrushchev pledges a 50 megaton nuclear test as a spot survey by United Press International maps potential devastation across major U.S. cities. New York would split Manhattan Island. Washington DC would lose federal buildings. Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Atlanta, Boston and others face near total destruction with massive loss of life.
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Atlanta
Boston
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Boston Harbor
State House
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Detroit
Cobo Hall
Civic Center
Hijackers Trial Heads Toward Jury in Bearden Case
The Leon Bearden hijacking trial in El Paso Texas was expected to go to a jury today. Bearden 38 of Coolidge Arizona testified claiming federal agents plotted the hoax and he was coerced. His son Cody has pleaded guilty and faces a federal juvenile sentence while Bearden maintains innocence.
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UPI
Leon Bearden
Cuba
Bearden
Coolidge, Ariz
Cody
Continental Airlines
Fidel Castro
Fed
Mexico City
Coolidge
Mr. Walker
FBI
Mr. Shoemaker
Secret Service
Walker
Dewitt
Mary Ruth
Ben D. Stepp
Los Angeles
Johnson Visits Ailing Rayburn in Dallas
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson spent an hour with House Speaker Sam Rayburn in Dallas and said he is waging a brave battle with cancer. Johnson described Rayburn as sad to see ill, while doctors at Baylor University Medical Center noted slight improvement as Rayburn sat up, ate meals, and grew stronger.
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Dallas
Tex
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sam Rayburn
Johnson
Baylor University Medical Center
Rayburn
Scottsdalian Back From Yugoslavia Reports Underground Power Plants
Rod J. Mc Mullin, Salt River Project general manager, returned from a two week U S delegation to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in Yugoslavia. He says the Yugoslavs build power plants underground with hand tools to protect against atomic attack and cites impressive hydroelectric facilities. He notes a young population, openness to emigration, focus on industry, and a mix of fear of the Russians with respect for Americans, concluding the trip was interesting and strenuous but enjoyed returning to American methods.
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Yugoslavia
Rod J. McMullin
N. Invergordon
McMullin
Salt River
U.S
United Nations Economic Commission For Europe
Representa
Finland’s Kekkonen to Honor Hoover for Wartime Aid
President Urho Kekkonen’s Washington visit included a brief call on former President Herbert Hoover at Waldorf. Hoover aided Finland with food shipments in 1919 and 1939 40, earning lifelong Finn gratitude as the nation faced postwar challenges and mired distrust among Allies.
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Finland
Washington
New York
Hoover
U.S. Relief Administration
Republic
Soviet Union
Kekkonen
Waldorf Suite
Kennedy couple attend NSO concert season opening
President and Mrs. Kennedy attended the opening performance of the National Symphony Orchestra season Tuesday night, joining music officials and guests at the concert.
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UPI
Kennedy
National Symphony Orchestra
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