Kennedy returns to Florida as father lies gravely ill
President Kennedy flies from Washington to St Marys Hospital in West Palm Beach to be at his father Joseph P Kennedy's bedside. Doctors report extensive tests find a blood clot inside the skull and decide against operation. The elder Kennedy remains in serious condition as family members gather.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Washington
St. Mary's Hospital
Joseph P. Kennedy
Little White Chapel
Palm Beach
Robert Kennedy
Eunice
Eugene Seraphin
Jacqueline Kennedy
Seraphin
Arctic Cold Bites Midwest Flood Refugees and Snow
A winter storm blankets the Midwest with snow and ice while an Arctic chill drives temperatures to 23 below zero in North Dakota and Montana. Snow and ice disrupt travel from Idaho to New England, with floods in the South worsening as authorities warn of frigid conditions and traffic hazards across several states.
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Middle West
Schoors
Idaho
Washington
New England
Kennedy
Andrews Air Force Base
National
Burlington
Towa
Ottumwa
Quincey
Ill
Plains
Great Lakes
Chicago
Toledo
Ohio
Cincinnati
Grand Rapids
Mich
America
Interstate 96
28Th Street
Williston
N.D
Minot
Glasgow
Mont
Bismarck
Minnesota
Mississippi Valley
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Tenn
Snow and near zero cold set for Indiana this week
Forecasters warn of heavy early season snow in extreme northern Indiana with up to four inches possible elsewhere. Snow and subfreezing temperatures extend across the state with travel hazards on northern roads and a cold wave lasting into the holiday period.
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Indiana
Indonesia Signals Open Peace Talks for West Irian
In Jakarta Subandrio told parliament that peaceful negotiations remain possible for West Irian despite Sukarno ordering total mobilization. He stressed Indonesia will not initiate conflict but will use all means if talks fail, while Kennedy urged moderation in a letter influencing Sukarno.
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Jakarta
UPI
Dr. Subandrio
Netherlands
West Irian
Dutch New Guinea
Sukarno
New Guinea
West Papua
Indonesia
Australia
Sukaorno
Grand Jury Session Delayed Then Convened For Knight Slaying Probe
The Madison County grand jury was dismissed due to a member-name mixup but will reconvene at 8 a m today to empanel for further investigation into the 1959 death of Gus L. Knight. Prosecutor Melvin Thornburg seeks additional evidence in the Knight case tied to a fatal blow and the ongoing murder charge against Homer Branham.
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Madison County
Gus L. Knight
John B. Bowers
John P. Bowers
Chesterfield
Melvin Thornburg
Dence
Knight
Delaware County
Daleville
Homer Branham
Anderson
Indiana
Thornburg
Claude Amick
Rt. 3
Pendleton
Cold and cloudy with light snowfall forecast
Cloudy and colder with occasional light snow or flurries. Total accumulation no more than one inch. Tonight will be fair but chilly with a low around 15 to 20 degrees. Daylight highs in the upper 20s to near 30. Sunrise 7 59 a m Sunset 5 19 p m Moonset 6 37 a m
Man breaks car windows amid vandalism scene in Dubuque
Police in Dubuque Iowa spotted a man breaking car windows Tuesday then decided not to charge him. Desk Sgt Merlin Koch said the car belonged to the man. He became enraged when the vehicle would not start and punched out one window with his fist and then broke the rest with a tire iron.
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Dubuque, Iowa
UPI
Merlin Koch
Plane crashes into flood relief convoy in Seville
A small plane circling above a 100 truck relief convoy struck a power line and exploded, killing 23 and injuring 9 in Seville. The disaster followed widespread floods that left thousands homeless after rivers overflowed three weeks earlier, with the convoy part of Operation Carnation.
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Seville
Spain
UPI
Tabardillo
Small Child Hurt In Wreck Tuesday
Two year old David Willhoite of 118 W Cross St suffered facial contusions and possible jaw fracture after a collision between a car driven by his mother Joyce aged 29 and another car driven by Mary Collins aged 32 at the Jackson and West 8th Street intersection. Police said both drivers claimed the green light. Total damage estimated at 1100 dollars.
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David Willhoite
W. Cross St
Joyce
Jackson and
W. 8Th Sts
Mary Collins
Woods Rd
State Adopts New Property Tax Plan
The Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners adopted a new property tax formula affecting most adults. Chairman Richard Worley announced the manual containing the formula after a public hearing, with new forms to guide taxpayers. A three day school for local assessors is set for January 16 to 18 at the Statehouse.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners
Richard Worley
Worley
Statehouse
India Seizes Goa Capital Pangim End of Portuguese Rule
Indian forces captured the Goan capital Pangim after a 30 hour blitzkrieg ending 451 years of rule. Diu and Deman fell earlier as Prime Minister Nehru ordered 30 000 troops. Governor General de Silva reportedly disappeared and MoramgAo remained resisting pocket. Casualties were light with eight Indian deaths reported.
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Pangim
Goa
UPI
Diu
Deman
Jawaharlal Nehru
Vassaio E. de Silva
J. N. Chowdhury
de Silva
Vasco da Gama
Mandavi
New Delhi
V. K. Krishna Menon
Mormagoa
Krishna Menon
New York
Security Council
India
Congo Talks Start Today in Katanga Sees U.N. Peace Push
Katanga President Moise Tshombe and central Congo Premier Cyrille Adoula arrived in Kitona for talks sponsored by the United Nations aimed at reuniting the country. Anxious for a halt to fighting, the U.N. seeks to determine whether Katanga rejoins Congo or remains independent.
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the Congo
U.N
Elisabethville
Katanga
Congo
New York
Union Miniere
UPI
Neil Smith
United Nations
United Nat
Sagelinias Cay
Tshombe
Adoula
Tshombe No
Siesta
Coquilhatville
A Christmas Story Mothers Kiss Top Gift
This historical column excerpt presents a Christmas meditation narrated by Ralph Byers, contrasting three wise men with a Nazareth family scene. It unfolds with images of judgment and tenderness as a mother inspects her son Yesua’s bloodstained hands, linking biblical motifs to daily toil and sacrifice.
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Nazareth
Yosefa
Board Lets Eight Contracts For County Supplies
The Board of Commissioners awarded eight contracts for supplies on December 8. Winners include Goodrich Tire Co for tires, Standard Oil Co for gasoline and fuel oil, Cities Service for motor oil, Vernon Company for calcium chloride, Chemitral Co for weed killer, Childes Coal and Supply for drain tile, and Associated Signs Co for road signs. The board set a maintenance policy with Delaware County for the Madison Delaware County road line south of Jackson Street Road. the county to handle the south segment while the north segment remains with the neighboring county.
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Vernon Company
Anderson
Standard Oil Co
Chemitral Co
Childes Coal and Supply Co
Associated Signs Co
Muncie
Delaware County
Madison - Delaware County Line
Jackson Street Rd
Oaklandon Man Draws Ten Years For Cicero Holdup
U. S. District Judge Dale J. Holder sentenced Robert E. Elliott, 38, of Oaklandon, to 10 years in prison for a 1960 holdup of the Hamilton County Bank at Cicero. Elliott denied involvement in a second August holdup and was captured minutes after the initial crime. His accomplice, Orville Leroy Thomas, 37, Sheridan, already received a three-year term. Elliott was identified as the gunman.
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U. S
Dale J. Holder
Robert E. Elliott
Oaklandon
Hamilton County
Cicero
Elliott
Orville Leroy Thomas
Sheridan
Financial Institution
Sam P. Good Jr. Indicted for Embezzling 192000
Marion Indiana Sam P Good Jr owner of Grant Securities Co and former president of Royal American Insurance Co was indicted Tuesday on a charge of embezzling 192000 from the insurance firm.
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Marion, Ind
Sam P. Good Jr
Grant Securities Co
Royal American Insurance Co
Macmillan Heads to Bermuda for Talks With Kennedy
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan departed London for Bermuda to meet President Kennedy for two days of discussions. Key topics include nuclear arms and Berlin, with aim to outline broad policy guidelines for 1962 and beyond. Attending are Foreign Secretary Home and senior officials.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Bermuda
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
White House
Macmillan
Lord Home
Evelyn Shuckburgh
Foreign Office
Norman Brook
William Penney
NATO
United Nations
Berlin
Mable Riffle Dies at 84 Funeral Thursday
The Rev. Mable Anna Riffle 84 of 4113 Mounds Rd secretary of the Indiana Association of Spiritualists and director of the Spiritualist Camp at Chesterfield died at 3 30 am Tuesday in St John’s Hospital She served 54 years as secretary and camp director and was known internationally for her religious work Born August 18 1877 in Montpelier Blackford County she moved to Anderson in 1908 and married Ar in 1901
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Mable Anna Riffle
Mounds Rd
Indiana Association of Spiritualists
Chesterfield
St. John’s Hospital
State Association
Montpelier
Blackford County
Lymon E
Eliza Jane Simpson
Anderson
New Arrivals at St Johns and Mercy Hospitals
Newborns announced from St Johns Hospital include a girl born to Mr and Mrs Alfred Poole at 1914 Sherman Street and a girl for Mr and Mrs Keith Clevenger of 211 Wasbinder Drive, plus a girl for Mr and Mrs Max Cunningham of Yorktown. Mercy Hospital Gary Indiana reports a boy born to Mr and Mrs Grover Malott of Crown Point at 320 South Court Street with maternal and paternal grandparents listed.
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St. John’s Hospital
Alfred Poole
Sherman St
Keith Clevenger
Wasbinder Dr
Max Cunningham
Yorktown
Mercy Hospital
Gary
Ind
Grover Malott
S. Court St
Crown Point
Lavern Kruger
W. 8Th St
Harvey Malott
Rt. 3
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United Press International
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Dia
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Ralph Byers
The
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Baltazar
Edwin Markham
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Mary
Yesue
Yesua
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Haha Sn
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