Navy Inquiry Opens Into Constellation Fire Toll 46
A naval court of inquiry is convened to investigate the Constellation disaster in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Fifty-foot flames and jet fuel sparked a blaze that killed 45 or 48, with 150 injured among 24,600 civilian workers and a Navy crew spared fatalities. The carrier, cost about 250 million, was under construction and set back roughly a year. Vice Adm. Bernard Austin to head the inquiry, with a civilian labor force unpaid by insurers. The ship was to carry 100 planes and employ missiles for defense.
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New York
Naval Court of Inquiry
Constellation
Navy
Bernard L. Austin
Naval War College
Newport
Schuyler Pyne
Ijmen
Jon
Schuyler N. Pyne
Brooklyn
Freezing Rain Thwarts Fire Fight in Southern Illinois
A severe blaze spread through a structure as freezing rain turned to snow and flames raged across multiple decks. Fire crews evacuated workers who slid down ropes into the East River to escape heat and smoke. Dozens reportedly perished or drowned amid toxic fumes and icy water as temperatures plunged. lake spillway levels and rainfall readings are noted alongside the dramatic incident.
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Ilinois
Kennedy Urges Speed On New Welfare Laws
President-elect Kennedy called for rapid action by Congress on medical care for the aged and aid to education housing and areas of chronic unemployment He favored early increases to the current minimum wage of one dollar an hour He named Lyndon B Johnson as chairman of the Advisory Council on Space Exploration Problems and will shift Johnson to head the Contract Compliance Committee with the government figures stating agreement on the administration's legislative program and budget plan
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
Ian Rayburn
Texas
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Senate
Advisory Council On
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Richard M. Nixon
Rayburn
Mansfield
Atlantic
Weaders
Hammarskjold
U.N
Halilliams
Scenes Of Horror On The Carrier Constellation Fire
A valiant rescue effort aboard the carrier Constellation saved many from death as flames raged through the ship’s innards. Navy crews and civilian workers battled the blaze for hours, cutting holes in the hull to vent water and reach hot zones while civilians in the East River area were evacuated or rescued.
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Valiant
Death Land
Constellation
Ronk
Metaller Thateireless Brigade
Navy
East
Pyne
John Phelps
10 Inch Snowstorm Hits Illinois
A squally snowstorm swept into Illinois ahead of winter with forecasts of up to 10 inches on the ground. Chicago and northern Illinois faced heavy snow and hazardous driving, with main streets white and winds driving drifts while St Louis felt the storm during rush hour and Missouri and Illinois roads stayed treacherous. Temperature near 28 and winds 20 to 30 mph.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Bureau of Sanitation
Bomala
St. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Witness Division of Highways
O'Hare
Midway
Congo Deadlock Shuts Down UN Assembly Votes
United Nations General Assembly stalls on Congo crisis with two rival resolutions failing to gain two thirds. US and Britain backed plan loses 48 to 22 with 32 abstentions. India and others defeated. Hammarskjold says Congo operation continues. assembly schedules March 7 revocation item. Snow and travel disruptions also affect Chicago area and St. Louis routes.
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N.Y
General Assembly
Congo
United States
Britain
India
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Patrice Lumumba
Hammarskjold
V. K. Krishna Menon
Williams Receives Soapy Raffle Cloth Gift From Goldfine
Gov G Mennen Williams receives a rare vibrantly patterned vicuna cloth raffle gift from Bernard Goldfine amid a farewell event held by newsmen. The donation connects to Goldfine’s past probes and tax records case while Williams moves toward a Kennedy administration role in African affairs.
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Lansing
Mich
G. Mennen Williams
Vicuna
Bernard Goldfine
Williams
Kennedy
Clath
Goldfine
Boston
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Willliams
Howtie
Kasavubu
Soapy
Radio Radar Operator Describes NYC Air Collision
A radar operator recalls warnings of an approaching United jet and a TWA Constellation before a fatal collision over New York. He details blips merging, one plane crashing into Brooklyn, another into Staten Island, with 135 to 155 deaths and the toll on residents. The interview highlights the stress, danger, and low pay of radar work.
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New York
New York City
David Wollman
Tme
Trang World Airlines
la Guardia
TWA
United Air Lines
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Brook
Elwood R. Quesada
Federal Aviation Agency
Washington
Ward Cannel
Dye
Allentown
Tve
Medar
Haile Selassie Says Rebels Might Have Foreign Help
In Addis Ababa Emperor Haile Selassie claimed some rebel actions could have foreign assistance, stating concerns over external backing for opposition forces.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Emperior Haile Selassie
Aloen
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