Idlewild Flight 512 Crashes on Runway in Dense Fog
Eastern Airlines DC7B with 50 aboard crashes and burns on Idlewild runway while landing in fog. Firefighters combat flames as officials report 18 to 25 survivors. flight originated Charlotte and was due in New York at 9 09 p m. EST. Debris scattered, emergency units rushed to scene.
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New York
API
Eastern Airlines
Idlewild
Fire Department
Police Department
Queens
Charlotte
N.C
Eastern Flight 512
Red China Signals Border Pullback Amid Threats
Chinese officials announced a planned troop withdrawal along the Indian frontier while warning India to pull back as well or risk an renewed border clash. New Delhi reports say few Chinese troops remain active but fear regrouping for another assault. Peking warned of possible hostilities if India does not disengage.
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New Delhi
China
India
Radio Peking
New China News Agency
Tokyo
Jawaharlal Nehru
Red China
Peking
Chou En-lai
Nehru
Chou
Ladahk
U Thant Named UN Secretary For Full Term
U Thant, the Burmese neutralist who helped mediate the Cuban crisis, was named United Nations secretary general for a full term. The General Assembly unanimously approved a Security Council recommendation setting the term to November 3, 1966.
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United Nations, N.Y
UPI
U Thant
United Nations
General Assembly
Security Council
Thant
Soviet Union
U.S
Adlai F. Stevenson
Stevenson
Valerian A. Zorin
Assembly
Kremlin
Troika
Honduras
United States
Council
Rusk Presses Cuba Proof Before Any No Invasion Pledge
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told Soviet official Anastas Mikoyan that Washington will not issue firmer pledges against invading Cuba until verifiable removal of offensive weapons is confirmed. Two days of talks yielded no breakthrough on Cuba or Berlin, with issues deemed unresolved and no clear shift in East West relations.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Russia
Cuba
United States
Rusk
U.S
Berlin
Mikoyan
U.N
Kennedy
Hemisphere
Area Basketball Scores and Tonight's Games
Area games recap with many scores including Anderson 65 Ind ers Short Ridge 58 Frankton 85 Vernon Township 45 Noblesville 76 Madison Heights 56 Lapel 65 Westfield 45 and more. Tonight schedule features Muncie Southside at Anderson Union City Lupe at Union City Eaton at Yorktown Vernon Township at Jackson Central Winchester at Anderson Highland Madison Heights at Marion Noblesville at New Castle Indiana Tech at Anderson.
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Anderson
Inders
Shortridge
Pendleton
Middletown
Frankton
Vernon Township
Noblesville
Madison Heights
Lapel
Westfield
Alexandria
Summitville
Markleville
Yorktown
Hancock Central
Wilkinson
Muncie Southside
Lupe
Union City
Gaston
Eaton
Jackson Central
Winchester
Anderson Highland
Marion
Indiana considers tighter controls on tax exemptions
A subcommittee agreed on a bill to strengthen the Indiana Board of Tax Commissioners by requiring annual exemption reports, enabling state review of all exemptions, and clarifying powers to curb violations. Members from churches unions and chambers back stricter guidelines amid concerns over local denials and non profit cemetery exemptions.
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Indianapolis
UPT
Indiana Board of Tax Commissioners
James B. Kessler
The
Commission On State Tax
State Board
Richard Worley
Board of Tax Commissioners
Worley
Chambers of Commerce
Addi
Tion
Kessler
Edwin K. Steers
Steers
Legislative Advisory Commission
Typhoon Lucy Threatens Mekong Delta Rice Fields
Typhoon Lucy batters South Viet Nam with gale winds and heavy rain. The storm targets Vinh Banh Province in the Mekong Delta, threatening about 80 percent of the nation's tidal rice crop and risking war effort and rising rice prices. U.S. personnel prep typhoon zones and relocate dependents while air units evacuate toward Singapore and Bangkok.
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Saigon
UPI
Lucy
Viet Nam
Vinh Banh
Mikong Delta
Mekong
South Viet Nam
Singapore
Bangkok
Missing Columbus Ship Replica Sighted by Navy Plane
A US Navy P2B patrol plane spotted the Nina I replica of Columbus' ship, missing for seven weeks with eight men aboard, calmly sailing 800 miles east of San Juan. A Coast Guard spokesman confirmed the crew are all right and asked families not to worry.
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San Juan, P.R
UPS
San Juan
Coal Guard
Lords may lose privilege to hang by silk cord
Lord Hailsham noted the House of Lords could abandon the ancient prerogative to be hanged with a silk cord instead of hemp. He said the right has not been exercised for long and may be disputed in the interests of democracy, with uncertainty over its return.
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London
UPI
House of Lords
Lord Hailsham
Atlantic Tides Batter Coast
A strong Atlantic storm battered the eastern seaboard for nearly a week as coastal communities sought aid. Jacksonville Beach mayor William S. Wilson urged Kennedy to declare a disaster area after half a million dollars in seawall damage and extensive property losses. In Wilmington, Sen Sam J. Ervin Jr. sought Army Engineer help for the Outer Banks where homes and vacation islands were destroyed and beaches left in ruins.
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Miami
UPI
Jacksonville Beach
Fila
William S. Wilson
Kennedy
Wilmington
N.C
Corps of Army Engineers
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Police Release 2 Suspects In Anaconda Wire Robbery
Police freed two suspects after questioning in connection with an armed robbery at the Anaconda Wire and Cable Co. at 3 20 am Thursday. Two men armed with a shotgun and revolver took 166 dollars from a cash register after forcing two women into a wash room. Detectives Kenneth Cage and Omer Garner reported vague descriptions from witnesses and released the two men after processing.
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Anaconda Wire and Cable Co
Kenneth Cage
Omer Garner
Weather Snippet From Yesterday and Daylight Times
In the thirties yesterday the high reached 62 degrees and the low 31. Sunrise was at 7 45 a m and sunset at 5 18 p m.
McCart to Head Boys School in Indiana
James E. McCart will return as superintendent of the Indiana Boys School at Plainfield, replacing Glen W. Harmeson. Harmeson leaves after a period marked by escapes. McCart volunteers to serve at a salary near Harmeson’s, with Harmeson moving to athletics and recreation duties.
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James &. McCart
Indiana Boys School
Plainfield
Glen Harreson
McCart
State Corrections Department
Indianapolis
James E. McCart
Plainfield Institution
Glen W. Harmeson
Arthur Campbell
Friday Harmeson
The
Indiana Reform
Campbell
Harmesen
Harmeson
Guide Employe Faces 2nd Charge In Metal Theft
Gwyn Lyall a 48 year old employee from Middle Town Rt 2 was arrested by State Police on a Henry County Circuit Court charge of possession and concealing stolen plating metal. The probe ties him to theft of plating material valued over 100 dollars from the Guide Lamp Division of General Motors. He had a prior Nov 15 release in Anderson City Court on 1000 dollar bond for grand larceny.
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Gwyn Lyall
Rt. 2
Middletown
Henry County
Lyall
General Motors
Anderson
Guide Lamp
Area Man Victim Of Illinois Truck Fatality
A Henry County man Elmer Calveris aged 48 from Middletown was killed in a three truck collision on foggy U S 70 four miles west of East St Louis Indiana. His cab was demolished and death was instant after his truck struck Mon roe Milburn 66 also of Middletown and the second truck driven by Wilbur Yancey 41 of Jackson Mississippi rammed by Milburns truck.
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Henry County
U.S. 70
East St. Louis
Elmer Calveris
Middletown
Wilbur Yancey
Jackson
Miss
Monroe W. Milburn
Calverts
Milburn
1963 Tax Levies Set by State Board of Examiners
Final tax levies for 35 Madison County units were set by state tax board examiners after a two day study. A two cent county levy cut applied to all units while many school budgets were reduced due to state support. Budgets cover July 1 1962 to December 31 1963 with 18 month bases. Nine units raised rates while others fell below 1962. Rates per $100 of real estate valuation are shown.
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Madison County
State
Four Hurt After Fire In Frankton
Four people were injured in a Frankton fire at a sawmill owned by Ed Ruit. One victim, Wilma Kay Talley of Elwood, remains in critical condition after a 5:40 am traffic crash connected to the incident. Robert Fesler, a volunteer firefighter, survived with a skull fracture and later surgery. A State Police report cites driver Edward Doyle and Harry Acres as involved in the crash sequence near Ind 28 and Ind 23, with Doyle cited for reckless driving.
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Frankton
Mercy Hospital
Elwood
Wilma Kay Talley
Pipe Creek
Robert Fesler Fesler
Rt. 2
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Fester
Ed Ruit
Harry A. Acres
Summitville
Ind
Fesler
Acres
Vs. Talley
Delco-Remy
Anderson
B. and O. Ford
Edward Doyle
North C St
Snider
Doyle
Pope John XXIII Faces Further Health Checks
Vatican sources say further checks are being carried out as doctors seek clarity on the pope’s illness. An official update noted improvement as the 81 year old pontiff worked on church matters for the second day.
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Vatican City
UPI
Vatican
John XXIII
Laughton Discharged From Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Charles Laughton 63, still in serious condition from cancer, was discharged Friday to continue treatment at home. Doctors say he will no longer receive cobalt bomb therapy and will stay on internal medications.
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Laughton
Hospital Hollywood
UPI
Charles Laughton
Cedars of Lebanon
Dodtors
Highland High Student Presents Colorful Christmastide Essay
Miss Karen Bowlin, a 16 year old Highland High School student from Chesterfield, submits an essay for the What Christmas Means to Me contest. Her piece envisions an awesome stillness, a glowing star, and voices praising the newborn king. She contrasts the festive season with the modern rush of shopping and parties.
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Highland High
Karen Bowlin
Chesterfield
Highland High School
Chaffee Wins Rhode Island Governor Seat by Narrow Margin
Republican John H. Chaffee defeated Democratic incumbent John A. Notte Jr. by 398 votes after an official statewide recount. Final totals: Chaffee 163,952 to Notte 163,554 with 6,123 absentee and service ballots included.
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United Press International
John H. Chaffee
Rhode Island
John A. Notte Jr
Rhode Island Elections Board
GOP
Elmer L. Andersen
Minnesota
Election Board
Food For Peace
George McGovern
Joseph H. Bettum
South Dakota
Chafee
Notte
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Union
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Robert Reed
Pan- American Airlines
Raymond Reed
Delaware Crt
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Ment
van Wyick Parkway
Standard of Co
Edward Thompson
A. G. Snider
Pope
Coltumn
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St. John’s Hospital
Earl Phelps
Jonesboro
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