Ankara Plane Collision Leaves City in Grief
In downtown Ankara a collision between a British Viscount airliner from Lebanon and a Turkish C47 transport crashed at noon, killing 17 aboard and at least 61 on the ground. More than 200 were injured as flames ravaged Alusa Square and surrounding banks and shops.
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Ankara
Turkey
UPI
Cemal Gursel
Ismet Inonu
Lebanon
Alusa Square
Air Force
C47
Dance Lessons Begin Tonight at Washington YMCA
A new dance lesson series opens tonight at the Washington YMCA for interested freshmen and sophomores. The first session is at 6 p.m. and costs $4 for members $6 for nonmembers. Instructors are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nelson and Dean Garrett.
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Washington
YMCA
Jack Nelson
Dean Garrett
Dispute Over Cuban Arms Figures Heats Up
Washington reports a clash between Sen. Strom Thurmond and the Defense Department over Cuba arm counts. Thurmond cites thousands of tanks mortars and missiles plus a large air army, while the Pentagon says figures are wildly different and finds no evidence of offensive weapons or nuclear warheads.
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Washington
UPI
Russia
Cuba
Defense Department
Department
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Pentagon
Thurmond
Kennedy
Sen. Thurmond
Department of Defense
Senator
Europe faces dire fuel and weather crisis across nations
European countries grapple with freezing temperatures and blizzards that shut roads and rails, halt Rhine coal shipments, and spike deaths. West Germany air drops aid to icebound islands while East Germany limits food stores to three hours daily. Poland reports record lows and Baltic harbors are detonated to stay unfrozen.
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London
UPI
Britain
Europe
France
Italy
North Sea
Rhine River
Frankfurt
East Germany
ADN
Eisenach
Heiligenstadt
Poland
Baltic Sea
Refugees describe Havana airport shooting and Russian presence
One hundred seven Cuban refugees tell of militiamen firing on two men fleeing toward a Cubana Airlines plane at Havana Airport. Witnesses report bullets wounding none seen, gas leaks, and men seized by militiamen. They mention rising Russian presence in Cuba and a Russian-led hospital and staff, while noting scarce U S aid and supplies.
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Isle of Pines
Nicholas Mohedano
Vega
Naval Hospital
Havana
U.S
Cuba
Texas Sizzles Amid Storms and Heat Across Regions
A Pacific storm raged from the Northwest to California causing floods and mudslides while Texas and the Plains baked with record heat. Nine dead and 800 homeless reported. widespread damage across Reno and Idaho prompted emergency declarations and school closures.
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Northwest
Rockies
Plains
Midwest
Texas
California
Nevada
Reno
Nev
Truckee
Gambling Paradise
Lewistown
Mont
Montana
Indiana
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Panhandle
Cotulla
Tex
Amarillo
Colorado
Kansas
Pacific Northwest
Napa River
Yuba
Chester
Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
Kiwanis Adventure Series features Aruba Bonaire Curacao
Washington Kiwanis Club presents the Netherlands Antilles program at Washington High School auditorium Monday at 7 30 p m. Narrator Marion Dix, UW journalism graduate, recalls her career from Hollywood to the UN and Southeast Asia while showing colored films of the three Caribbean islands. Season tickets or at door admissions available.
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Netherlands Antilles
Aruba
Bonaire
Curacao
Washington High School
Washington Kiwanis Club
United States
Marion Dix
University of Washington
Hollywood
London
France
Paris
America
United Nations Preparatory Commission
Southeast Asia
U S Ready For Nuclear Tests Amid Accord Talks
UPI reports disarmament chief William C Foster told House Republicans that the United States will remain ready to test nuclear devices as a national policy despite a test ban. He urged lawmakers not to politicize arms talks with Russia and warned readiness could prevent Soviet surprise abrogation, while funding would sustain testing and talent. A separate note from Corbin, Kentucky mentions the western hemisphere’s only known moonbow at Cumberland Falls.
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Washington
UPI
United States
William C. Foster
Foster
House
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Nevada
Russia
GOP
Punxsutawney Groundhog Sees Shadow for six More Weeks
Punxsutawney Pennsylvania reports the groundhog saw his shadow at Gobbler's Knob confirming six more weeks of winter. Temperatures remain cool as a cold wave warning looms and a day of festivities follows the annual ceremony. The event includes a groundhog banquet at the country club and a YMCA teen dance with guests from Turkey Pakistan and Argentina receiving honorary memberships.
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Althoug
Gobbler
Gobbler’s Knob
Pennsylvania
Light
Punxsutawney Country Club
Elks Home
YMCA
Turkey
Pakistan
Argentina
Weekend lull in Senate anti filibuster clash
The piece tracks two decades of Senate battles over a cloture rule from 1957 to 1961 with Nixon's advisory opinions, Johnson's 1959 revision, and repeated liberal attempts. It notes 18 days of debate, key votes, and the pattern of liberals pressing for tighter rules despite repeated defeats.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nixon
Johnson
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Thruston B. Morton
R-Ky
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Rules Committee
Ruwes
Mansfield
Rubio Woman Dies At Hospital In Ottumwa
RICHLAND Mrs. William Fitch 68 of near Rubio died this morning at St. Joseph's Hospital Ottumwa after a lengthy stay. Born September 3 1899 she had been a patient since December. Funeral plans are pending with Gould Funeral Home Richland. Survivors include brother Howard Bailey and two sisters in law Mrs. Raymond Crone and Mrs. H. P. Jones of Washington.
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Rubio
Ottumwa
Richland
William Fitch
Near
St. Joseph's Hospital
Fitch
Gould Funeral Home
Howard Bailey
Raymond Crone
H. P. Jones
Washington
Resignation of West Germany Chief Common Market Negotiator
Alfred Mueller Armack, West Germany's senior negotiator for the collapsed Common Market talks, resigns after Charles de Gaulle blocks Britain's entry. He cites repeated defeats due to one member's opposition and steps down from the Economics Ministry role, a longtime liberal economist and Erhard ally.
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BOM
UPI
West Germany
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Alfred Mueller- Armack
Ludwig Erhard
Mueller - Armack
de Gaulle
Mueller-Armack
Erhard
Germany
Troubles Ahead for Shaff Reapportionment Plan
Iowa debate on David Shaff plan looms with House set to stage a Wednesday remap vote amid legal questions. Few alternates offered, Senate tallies six alternatives, attorney general to testify on legality as court challenges persist.
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DES Moines
UPI
House
Senate
Atty
Evan Hultman
David O. Shaff
Clinton
General Assembly
U.S. Supreme Court
Iowa Federation of Labor
AFL - Cio
Iowa Attorney General's Office
U.S. District Court
Roy L. Stephenson
Britain Italy aim flexible unity to heal European rifts
Rome and London seek a European lineup that preserves unity without France's veto. Premier Fanfani and PM Macmillan discuss a forum for views, wider US ties, and a path for Britain into the Common Market while backing Kennedy's multilateral NATO nuclear plan.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
Britain
Amintore Fanfani
Harold Macmillan
France
Macmillan
United States
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
West Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Europe
Kennedy
Fanfani
Pope John XXII
Strikes Widen as Talks Drag in Nationwide Labor Disputes
In Philadelphia 5 600 transport workers vote on a contract could restart city services with a 10 cent an hour raise and a year end bonus while a 18 day transit strike nears end. New York City newspaper talks recessed until Monday as ITU and publishers seek a reexamination of issues. A coal miners strike ends at U S Steel Robena and a Seattle judge blocks Boeing walkout.
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Philadelphia
New York City
U.S. Steel
Robena
Pennsylvania
Seattle
Wash
Boeing Co
Transport Workers Union
TWU
Philadelphia Transportation
Philadelphia Transportation Co
PTC
N.Y
Aecess
Robert F. Wagner
International Typographical Union
ITU
Newspaper Publishers Association
National Defense Act Grant For Junior High Science
Supt John V Phieger received a 1152 check for improving the junior high science program in the Washington district. The funds come from National Defense Education Act sources following local application and approval by federal officials.
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Supt
John V. Phieger
Washington
Cold Wave Continues in Iowa Weather Outlook
United Press International reports a cold wave persists in Iowa with partly cloudy skies and frigid conditions continuing tonight. Northerly winds ease, Sunday remains cold with lows around 10 below to near zero and highs near zero to 10 above. Monday may bring increasing clouds and lighter southerly winds.
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Iowa
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