Kennedy Hails Releases Freeing Americans Sought
The last of 1 113 Cuban invasion prisoners freed in a $70 million airlift landed in Miami as Castro pledged to release about 1 000 relatives of the prisoners. James Donovan said pledges were secured for early release of 23 Americans. President Kennedy called the release a brighter Christmas for Americans.
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Miami
UPI
Fidel Castro
Freedom
Santa Claus
United States
Cuba
James D. Donovan
jJast
Castro
New York
Palm Beach
Kennedy
Washington
Robert Kennedy
Antonio de Los Banos Military Field
Florida Straits
Homestead Air Force Base
James B. Donovan
Snowfall Forecast and Weather Toll Across Indiana
Christmas 1962 brings cold weather in Indiana with flurries adding two to three inches in parts of the state. The cold front has already caused 11 weather related deaths and disrupted air travel at Hulman Field. Forecasts predict subfreezing highs in the 20s and continued snow flurries through Tuesday with lingering cold into the week.
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Inediana
Terre Haute
Hulman Field
Rites For Crash Victim, 7 Remain In Local Hospital
Seven of eight people in a two car crash on Ind 67 twelve miles east of Daleville Sunday night remain in fair to serious condition at St John s Hospital. Rosemary Franklin 49 of Indianapolis died in the crash. The other car occupants were seriously injured. A dog in the other vehicle was treated for injuries.
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Daleville
Anderson
St. John’s Hospital
Rosemary Franklin
Homer
John F. Turpin
Indianapolis
Franklin
Delco - Remy
Turpin
Ann Turpin
Mona Turner
Gracey
Randall F. Turner
Mary Jo Donica
Lillian Ashbaugh
Chesterfield
Traffic Toll Reaches 16 on Christmas Weekend
Two elderly men were struck and killed as Indiana’s holiday weekend toll rose to 16. Robert McCann 83 stepped in front of a car near West Lafayette and was hit by Raymond H. Butz 39 who said he was blinded by oncoming lights. William C. Tryon 69 died after stumbling into a Terre Haute auto driven by John F. Goelz 69. Becky Fielding 18 died when a sister’s car ran out of control on Ind 111. Mrs Franklin’s funeral details follow.
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Indiana
Robert McCann
State Soldiers Home
West Lafayette
Raymond H. Butz
Brookston
Butz
William Carl Tryon
Terre Haute
John F. Goelz
Becky Fielding
Fifty Thousand Seamen Back Longshore Picket Lines
Fifty thousand NMU seamen vow not to cross ILA picket lines, backing a broad maritime strike that halts cargo into U S ports from the Gulf to New England. Rail embargoes compound the disruption as skeleton crews guard cargo while ships sit idle and mass picketing nears.
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New York
UPI
Gulf of Mexico
New England
National Maritime Union
NMU
International Longshoremen’s Association
Kennedy
Katangese Forces Down Copter Killing UN Officer
Katangese gendarmes forced down a U N helicopter with ground fire during a clash with U N Ethiopian troops. An Indian officer was killed and five other occupants were beaten. U N officials in Leopoldville reported the incident and called for restraint.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
UPI
U.N
New York
Leopoldville
Congo
Molise Tshombe
Tshombe
Union Miniere
Teens Rob Woman in Driveway Holdup for $60
Police suspect two teenage boys battered 50 year old Mrs Don Ross as she returned home from shopping at 1621 East 32nd Street Anderson Indiana. The assailants robbed her of 60 dollars then fled in a nearby parked car. Mrs Ross’s husband works as a printer at Anderson Newspapers, Inc.
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Anderson
Don Ross
E. 32Nd St
Christmas Rites Begin Advent Worship Series
A Christmas meditation service sponsored by the Anderson Association of Churches opened a series of observances at Central Christian Church and across Anderson. Churches stayed open and lit from 7 p.m. to midnight on Christmas Eve while Yale services continued today in many churches. At First EUB Church candle lighting followed a Christmastime program with music scripture and Apostle ushers passing light. Meadowbrook Baptist also held a candlelighting service as worshipers gathered for the season.
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Anderson Association of Churches
Central Christian Church
Anderson
Yale
The
Association of Churches
EUB
Meadowbrook Baptist ‘Church
Shirley E. Fox Set for Worshipful Master Install
Shirley E. Fox of Route 6 will be installed Thursday as the 52nd worshipful master of the Anderson Fellowship Lodge. Other officers include James Moore Jr as senior warden and Marshal A Pitts as junior warden along with several officers and four past masters conducting the ceremony. Fox is a 26 year Guide Lamp employee and mother of three with four grandchildren.
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Shirley E. Fox
Rt. 6
Anderson Fellowship Lodge
Fox
James Moore Jr
Marshal A. Pitts
Donald Wright
Raymond A. Wilkins
Arthur Franks
George Monroe
Guy P. Downey
Charles Johnson
Neil A
World observes Christmas as wars and divisions mark season
People around the world celebrate Christmas with services meals and family reunions while conflicts persist in Viet Nam Guantanamo Korea and Yemen. Bethlehem hosts a solemn rite led by Patriarch Gori amid Arab tensions and reduced Western participation. Pope John XXIII blesses the season.
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Guantanamo
Korea
Turkey
Bethlehem
Christ
Alberto Gori
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Yemen
Mandelbaum
Israel
Jordan
Vatican
John XXIII
Macmillan under fierce press attack over Nassau and Skybolt
British press intensifies criticism of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan over the Nassau deal to cancel Skybolt and move to Polaris. The London Times says Kennedy was less than honest and dismayed by reaction. Macmillan plans a Washington visit to finalize details as Labour decries a Munich style sell out.
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London
UPI
Harold Macmillan
Munich
Nassau
Anthony Eden
Kennedy
London Times
Britain
Macillan
Washington
Macmillan
Daily Herald
Daily Express
Skybolt
Polaris
Herald Follows Holiday Schedule
In observance of Christmas Anderson Newspapers, Inc. will close most offices and departments today. The Herald editorial department operates on a shortened holiday schedule with newsroom staff available after 8 pm to receive calls and news material for publication. The Wednesday Herald will be delivered at the usual hour.
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Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Herald
Christmas travel toll comes in below early forecasts
Severe winter weather kept drivers cautious during the holiday period but raised danger in after dark hours. Officials warned pedestrian risk rises in winter, while the overall toll for the 102 hour Christmas period fell about 20 percent from preholiday estimates, with potential spikes possible on Christmas Eve and Day.
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Howard Pyle
National Safety Council
Brink's Truck Hijacked in Chicago Robbery
A masked gang hijacked a Brink's armored car outside a suburban Chicago bowling alley during a hurried Christmas money run. Officials could not confirm the exact amount taken, though initial estimates suggested about 150000 dollars.
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Chicago
UPI
Brink's Co
Brink's
Hoffa Jury Charges To Be Investigated
A special grand jury will be seated in Nashville to probe claims that close Hoffa associates attempted juror tampering in his conspiracy trial. Judge Miller ordered the inquiry after a mistrial and noted at least three contact attempts with veniremen. The next Teamsters case date is January 4 in Miami for a mail fraud matter linked to a $500,000 fund misuse.
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Nashville
Veniremen
Teamsters Union
Miami
Fla
Tampa
Chicago
Local man leads petition for first US Christmas stamp
Joe Schreiner of Brown County near Nashville led a campaign to create the first official US Christmas stamp. He printed five thousand petitions and mailed them to six hundred recipients across all states and Puerto Rico, helping generate about 150000 signatures. The 4 cent Christmas stamp was issued November 2 by the Post Office Department.
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Julia
Brown County
Nashville
Joe Schreiner
Joe
US Post Office Department
United States
Anderson
New York Central Railroad
Edigeit Ueiles Beeref Greys
Puerto Rico
Joel
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Scotland
Malcolm Crow
Crow
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Explorer
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Mittee
Melvin Phillips
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Men of Good Will
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29Th Street
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Hoffa
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Thomas Gary
Alexandria
Joe F. Philbert
Rt. 4
Clarence H. Stroud
Ulm Rd
James Pugh
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William U. Myera
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