Munich Air Crash Toll Grows As Deaths Rise
Munich mourns after a US Air Force Convair crashed into a street, killing 49 people including 20 Americans led by Pfc Elvin J. Sherman. The suburbs and city officials imposed mourning while rescue and identification work continued. Searches and condolences followed from President Eisenhower and Chancellor Adenauer.
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Munich
U. S Army
London
Pfc
Elvin J. Sherman
Linden
N. J
University of Maryland
Union College
U.S
Britain
Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer Adenauer
Hans Jochen Vogel
Germany
Northolt
England
U. S
Frankfurt
Inquiry Pressed In New York Crash
Federal investigators planned intensive questioning of at least 10 witnesses who saw Friday’s collision over New York. The CAB pursued the cause while flight recorders headed to California for analysis. 135 people were dead including 128 aboard the two jets and five on the ground. payouts could exceed $15 million.
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New York
United Air Lines
Idlewild
Civil Aeronautics Board
Trans World Airlines
Brooklyn
California
CAB
Staten Island
France and Israel Joint Peaceful Nuclear Research Denied
French and Israeli spokesmen confirmed a joint atomic research program aimed only at peaceful uses. They denied reports Israel seeks a bomb, noting safeguards and heavy water uranium work, with France providing assistance strictly for nonmilitary purposes.
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Paris
Washington
London
Israel
Canada
India
Jerusalem
Britain
Arthur Laurie
Washington Post
New York Times
U.S
Selassie Forces Sweep Rebels After Coup Bid
In Addis Ababa Emperor Haile Selassie mobilized loyal troops to hunt rebel imperial guards who fled to the mountains after a failed bid to dethrone him. Civilian and army casualties were estimated at 2,000 as government forces claimed the revolt was crushed and ordered swift punishment for participants.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Asfa Wassen
Imperial Guard
Securty
Ethiopian Airlines
Europe
Christmas weekend traffic death toll forecast by safety council
The National Safety Council estimates up to 510 deaths from traffic accidents during the 78 hour Christmas weekend if motorists and pedestrians do not exercise extra caution. Speeding and alcohol are cited as chief factors.
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Chicago
D AP
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Commissioners Hear Reports Of County Agents
Scurry County Commissioners Court met in the County Agricultural Agent’s office to hear annual reports from County Agent Billy Roach and County Home Demonstration Agent Ruby Butts. The court approved five pipeline crossings on county roads in Precinct No 2 and then adjourned after bills were read.
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Scurry County
Billy Roach
Ruby Butts
Fire Traps 200 as Carrier Constellation Burns at Brooklyn Yard
A massive blaze aboard the unfinished aircraft carrier Constel lation at the Brooklyn Navy Yard trapped about 200 workers and injured at least 40. Fire crews battled flames as water cascaded into the East River and a crane delivered cutting gear to reach trapped men. The Navy said the ship, 60,900 tons and 1,047 feet long, was near commissioning and had 3,500 to 5,000 men aboard during finishing work. Police and hospital crews treated burns and evacuated the dock area.
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New York
Constellation
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Naval
Navy
Cumberland Hospital
Brooklyn
U S Rockets Unmanned Mercury Capsule Tests Atlantic Recovery
A one ton Project Mercury capsule rose atop a Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral, reached about 130 miles high, and splashed down 235 miles away in the Atlantic. NASA said systems operated successfully as recovery ships moved to the impact area.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Atlantic Missile Range
National Aeronautics and Space Adminis
Tration
Atlantic
Grand Bahama Island
NASA
The
Cape
Air Force
Donald Slayton
Virgil Grissom
Rehearing Denied In Saunders Case
The Court of Criminal Appeals refused to reopen the case of former insurance board chairman J. Byron Saunders. The ruling keeps Saunders two year perjury sentence in place after a prior reversal and finalizes the court’s mandate. Judge Morrison and Judge Davidson supported Saunders. Judge Woodley dissented.
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Travis County Dist. Atty
Les Procter
Saunders
Glenn Haynes
Travis County
Court of Criminal Appeals
House
BenJack Cage
ICT Insurance Co
Saunder
W. A. Morrison
Lloyd Davidson
K. K. Woodley
Fog Covers Houston Area Stranding Ships and Flights
Dense fog blanketed Houston for about 12 hours over the weekend, halting port operations for 10 hours and closing Houston's international airport for five. Police attributed dozens of auto accidents with sixteen injuries, none serious, as visibility dropped to one sixteenth of a mile.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Lubbock
Abilene
el Paso
Brownsville
Laos Capital Rebuilds After Four Day Battle
After a four day clash in Vientiane left many dead and wounded, pro Western Premier Boun Oum's government, aided by an American airlift, moved to restore order. Snipers and looters were rounded up, while Pathet Lao and Kong Le forces remained a regional threat.
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Vientiane, Laos
Boun Oum
Thailand
Bonn
Foreign Ministry
Kong le
Vientiane
Phoumi Nosavan
Pathet Lao
H G Moore Dies Today in Scurry County
Herman Grady Moore longtime Scurry County resident dies suddenly at Cogdell Memorial Hospital at 3 45 am He farmed west of Snyder born December 24 1903 in Ladonia Texas came to Scurry County in 1910 Survived by wife Josephine Burditt Moore daughter Nadine Groves four brothers and five grandchildren Funeral arrangements pending at Bell Funeral Home
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Herman Grady Moore
Scurry County
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Moore
Snyder
Ladonia
Fannin County
Josephine Burditt Moore
Nadine Groves
H. G Moore
Ruby Pear Eades
Dewey and
Lester Moore
Carl Raymond Moore
Rupert
Idaho
Cecil Moore
Hamilton
Bell Funeral Home
East Germany demands new Berlin travel pact in ultimatum
East Germany issues a travel threat to Berlin saying all traffic agreements will lapse January 1, 1961 if no new trade pact is signed this month. The Neues Deutschland editorial proposes a military transport offer while Western Allies likely refuse to recognize the regime.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Neues Deutschland
Communist Party
Red
Red Organ
Rpublic
Weather highlights Snyder and surrounding regions
Temperature readings across Texas show cool to mild conditions. Snyder reports 7 am readings around 27 degrees today with highs in the mid 60s, while nearby panhandle areas trend cooler with lows near 25 to 38 and highs in the 60s to 70s. Expect a gradual cool-down into Tuesday with variable winds and scattered showers in the far south.
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Snyder
Texas
Texas Patr
Panhandle
Airtele
Warner
Southwest
Balmer
Vair
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