Power sticks to alarm over Soviet strike threat
SAC chief Gen Thomas Power told a Senate hearing he stands behind his warning that the USSR could knock out U S striking power in 20 minutes with 300 missiles and urged funds to keep bombers airborne. Defense Sec Gates called the claim unrealistic while Power said U S forces must maintain a continuous airborne alert to preserve deterrence.
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Washington
UPI
Thomas S. Power
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Power
Congress
Russia
U. S
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Senate Space Committee
Armed Services Preparedness
Eisenhower
Brucker
Southeast Asia
Far East
Kaufman Drops Motion To Hear Bugged Talk
Attorneys for Sam R. Kaufman withdrew a motion to hear a transcript of a bugged conversation between Kaufman and County Attorney Harry Ackerman. Justice of the Peace Alice Truman planned to rule at 10 a.m. on whether Kaufman and Alexander L. Abbott should be held for Superior Court action on bribery charges.
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Kaufman
Sam R. Kaufman
Harry Ackerman
Justice of the Peace
Alice Truman
Alexander L
Pop) Abbott
Atty
Sidney Weissberger
Mrs. Truman
Weissberger
Robert S. Tullar
Abbott
Pima County Planning and Zoning Commission
Joan Delaney
Pima County
Grand Jury
VA to raise GI life insurance dividends next year
The Veterans Administration said 5 million NSLI policyholders and 300000 World War I veterans will see dividends rise about four percent in 1961, averaging about $52. The boost results from higher interest on Treasury securities held by the insurance trust funds and follows committee approval after a hearing with acting Treasury Secretary Julian Baird.
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Washington
UPI
Veterans Administration
National Service Life Insurance
Treasury
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Julian B. Baird
Baird
Seven Die In B52 Crash At Ramey Field Puerto Rico
A U S Air Force B52 bomber practicing touch and go landings crashed and burned at Ramey Field Puerto Rico killing all seven crewmen aboard. Victims included Col Samuel G Porterfield Lt Col Keith M Garison 1st Lt George G Fedterer 1st Lt Kent W Slaughter Capt Robert E Howell Capt Nabor Mendez Perebrina and Sgt William R Hill with homes listed in Louisiana California Wisconsin New York Ark Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
UPI
Ramey Field
Samuel G. Porterfield
Shreveport
72Nd
Keith M. Garison
San Francisco
Calif
George G. Fedterer
Shepayagan
Wis
Kent W. Slaughter
Corona, Queens
New York
Robert E. Howell
Yellville
Ark
Nabor Mendez Perebrina
Santurce
P. R
William R. Hill
Gunemaugh
Reds Lose Seats in Kerala Stronghold in Early Returns
In Kerala's 126 seat assembly election anti Communist candidates led with 21 seats while four Communists won. Former Red ministers T. V. Thomas K R Gowri and Joseph Mundassery lost, Mundassery's bill to seize private schools helped topple the government. E M S Nambudiripad and Dr A R Menon among winners. Congress party prominent in early returns. Final results expected tomorrow.
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Trivandrum
India
Kerala
E. M. S. Nambudiripad
Red
Nambudiripad
A. R. Menon
Nehru
Congress Party
Socialist Party
Moslem League
T. V. Thomas
K. R. Gowri
Joseph Mundassery
Lawyer Seeks Contempt Citation in Heron Deposition
Phoenix UPI Attorney Darrell Parker plans to file for a contempt citation against James R. Heron former Arizona Savings and Loan Association president. Parker says Heron gave few answers under deposition as receivership seeks records. Judge Lorna Lockwood will hear Feb 18.
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Phoenix
UPI
Darrell Parker
James R. Heron
Arizona Savings and Loan Assn
Heron
Parker
Maricopa County
Elias M. Romley
Barker
Romley
Superior Court
Lorna Lockwood
Felix Adler Dies a Noted Public Figure
The obituary notes the death of Felix Adler, prominent clown referenced on the page, with a brief life summary and public recognition. The item appears in the newspaper’s interior pages, indicating his fame in entertainment circles.
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Felix Adler
Debre urges emergency powers to back De Gaulle in Algeria
In Paris Premier Debre asked the National Assembly to authorize emergency powers for De Gaulle to guard liberty and pacify Algeria. The cabinet approved the move, and the assembly met in a special session amid applause. In Algiers, Moslem workers took over rebel remains as leaders were captured or fled.
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Paris
UPI
Michel Debre
National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
France
Algeria
Gaulle
Debre
de Gaulle
Mediterranean
Algiers
Pierre Lagaillarde
Joseph Ortiz
Foreign Legion
Military plane crashes near Douglas with pilots safe
A Fort Huachuca aircraft reportedly crashed about 12 miles east of Douglas. The pilot and a passenger are believed to have parachuted to safety.
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Douglas
Ft. Huachuca
Weather notes for Tucson and Flagstaff shift with front
Showers moved further south than predicted with a fringe dampening Tucson. Flagstaff reported six inches of new snow and another six inches forecast. Temperatures will cool tonight and then rise tomorrow with light winds and no rain expected in Tucson.
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Flagstaff
Tucson
U. S. Weather Bureau
Municipal
University of Arizona Weather Station
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Tanque Verde Road
Hartford City Principal Kills Two Teachers at School
Hartford City Indiana police search for Principal Leonard Redden after he killed Miss Harriet Robson in fifth grade and Mrs Minnie McFerren in sixth grade with shotgun blasts in front of frightened pupils. Roadblocks are in place as authorities investigate motive and escape.
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Hartford City
Ind
Leonard Redden
Harriet Robson
Minnie McFerren
Redden
Indianapolis
Flu Nears All Time Peak in Pima County
Flu cases in Pima County climb toward a record high with 1 017 reported as of the latest week. Statewide 3 010 flu cases were logged, up 659 from the prior week, while doctors say no epidemic exists.
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Pima
Maricopa
Esther Closson
Pima County
Closson
Mary Lanphear
Pima County Medical Society
Herbert Cooper
Cavett Elementary
Cavett
Tucson
William B
Syrian Guns Fire Anew Across Sinai Border Crisis
Syrian and Egyptian forces massed along the Israel Egyptian truce line after renewed clashes near the Sinai demilitarized zone. Cairo reported troop movements and a Tawafik battle with disputed casualty figures as UN observers reinforced the buffer area.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Sinai Peninsula
Cairo
Syria
U.A.R
Tawafik
Demilitarized Zone
Sea of Galilee
United Nations
U.N
Javits Urges US Israel Mutual Security Treaty
Sen. Jacob Javits called for a mutual security treaty between the United States and Israel to counter a growing arms race in the Middle East. He cited large Soviet shipments to Egypt and warned of a dangerous power imbalance in the United Arab Republic as a result.
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U.A.R
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Abdel Hakim Amer
United Arab Republic
Egypt
Jordan
al Ahram
Israel
Middle East
U.N. Security Council
Tawafik
United Nations
New York
Dag Hammarskjold
London
Minneapolis
Minn
UPI
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
United States
Javits
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Jewish National Fund
Rhodes seeks federal list of revoked drivers licenses
Rep John J Rhodes urged a bill to require a federal register of all drivers whose licenses are revoked. He noted over 30 000 U S highway deaths since last year and over 1 billion dollars in damage. The Commerce Department would administer the revocation list to help states bar offenders.
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Washington
John J. Rhodes
R-Ariz
Rhodes
House
U. S
Commerce Department
Transferral No Headache For Douglas Engineers
A hundred Douglas Aircraft engineers move from Long Beach to Santa Monica for new jobs while keeping homes. They commute by plane daily, priced at 50 dollars per month via Stewart Air Service using three DC3s. Wife reluctance and high Santa Monica prices factor in.
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Long Beach
Calif
Santa Monica
Los Angeles
Stewart Air Service
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