Soviet budget hikes 1962 military outlay amid rising tensions
The Soviet Union unveiled a record 81.9 billion ruble budget for 1962 with defense spending rising about 50 percent from 1961. Defense funds reach 13.4 billion rubles while science programs total 4.3 billion as World tension expected to remain high.
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Moscow
U.S
Berlin
Khrushchev
Vasily Garbuzov
Supreme Soviet
Parliament
Soviet Union
Grand Kremlin
Garbuzov
UN and Katanga Engage in Battle at Elisabethville
The UN and Katanga air forces clashed near Elisabethville as fighting intensified for a second day. Katanga bombed the main airport, UN jets struck Katanga targets, and UN reinforcements including Swedish and Irish troops arrived.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
The
Congo
UN Command
K. A. S. Raja
Kolwezi
Leopoldville
Jadotville
United Nations
Stockholm
Dublin
Daring Engineer Leads 24 Germans To Freedom
Berlin report says 28 year old engineer Harry Deterling and 24 companions hijacked an East German train, raced to West Berlin at 50 mph, escaping as border guards remained silent. Seven unknowing passengers chose to return. the escape was aided by a switching locomotive.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Harry Deterling
East Germany
Director Demands Non Communist Oaths
In Tampa the housing authority requires heads of family to sign an oath denying Communist party membership. Director Thomas Dyer says tenants or applicants who refuse will be evicted or barred from future housing.
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Tampa
Fla
Authority
Thomas Dyer
Communist Party
Dyer
Potters Strike Cambridge Plant Over Dismissal
An unauthorized strike erupted at the Universal Potteries plant in Cambridge on Tuesday after a worker was discharged. Local 243, International Brotherhood of Operating Potters, called the move a contract violation. the plant employs over 200 people.
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Cambridge
Universal Potteries
International Brotherhood of Operating Potters
Bankruptcy filed by former Ohio utilities official
R. Martin Galvin, ex secretary of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission, filed for bankruptcy in U S District Court in Columbus listing assets of 4262 dollars and debts totaling 52 695 55 dollars.
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Columbus
R. Martin Galvin
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
U. S
New Engineering Dean at Cincinnati UC names Wandmacher as head
Prof Cornelius Wandmacher, longtime University of Cincinnati engineering faculty member since 1951, named the new dean of UC's engineering school.
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Cincinnati
Cornelius Wandmacher
University of Cincinnati
UC Engineering School
Ohio creates 22 member Commission on Children and Youth
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle announced the formation of a 22 member Ohio Commission on Children and Youth by executive authority to study Ohio child needs. The panel will coordinate health education welfare and recreation services across state and local agencies.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio
FBI Agents Join Police in Cincinnati Fur Theft
FBI agents have joined city police in pursuing burglars who stole mink beaver and Persian lamb fur coats worth 40000 dollars. A porter found the theft early Tuesday at Todd Bros Apparel Co in downtown Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
FBI
Todd Bros. Apparel Co
Courtesy Lease- Save Plan faces 675 traffic summonses in suit
Chicago firm Courtesy Lease- Save Plan Inc, a division of Courtesy Motor Sales, is served 675 summonses for traffic violations dated 1958 to 1960. Captain Nelligan says each offense carries up to $200 fine. Jim Moran, owner of the parent company, questions liability of the leasing firm or its customers for rented car driver violations.
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Chicago
Courtesy
Courtesy Lease- Save Plan, Inc
Courtesy Motor Sales, Inc
John J. Nelligan
Jim Moran
Evans Merges Markets With Thorofare
GALLIPOLIS Evans Grocery Co a chain of 14 stores in Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky has merged with Thorofare Markets Inc a 63 store Pittsburgh Pa chain The merger values Thorofare stock at about three and a quarter Evans shares Evans will become a Thorofare division Thorofare reports 127 million annual sales and Evans 21 million combined assets exceed 344 million dollars
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Gallipolis
Evans Grocery Co
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Thorofare Markets, Inc
Pittsburgh
Evans
Point Pleasant
Stanley L. Evans
Evans Board of
Thorofare Common
Evans Common
Evans Supermarkets
Thorofare
Pennsylvania
Kent State President Defends Travel Spending From Tax Funds
Kent State University President George A. Bowman rebutted a state senator’s claim that most of the $57,129 spent last year for faculty and staff travel came from tax funds. Bowman said only $13,289 of the total origin was tax money and criticized the senator for a distorted portrayal.
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Kent
Kent University
George A. Bowman
Bowman
William Deddens
Cincinnati
Editor Emeritus Hammond Dies at 78 in Chicago
Dr Johnson F Hammond aged 78 longtime editor emeritus of the Journal of the American Medical Association died of a heart ailment at his Chicago home Tuesday. He was born nearCoshocton Ohio.
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Chicago
Johnson F. Hammond
Journal of the American Medical Association
Coshocton
Ohio
Stevenson Stays at U.N. Post over Senate bid
Adlai E. Stevenson announced Tuesday he will remain United Nations chief U.S. delegate and pass up an Illinois Senate run. President Kennedy approved the move with delight and promised Stevenson a larger role in foreign policy, while reports said Kennedy would consult him more often. The former Illinois governor and two time Democratic nominee disclosed last Saturday he had weighed a run for the Dirksen seat at Mayor Daley’s request.
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United Nations
N.Y.P
Kennedy
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
U.S. Senate
Stevenson
Everett Dirksen
Senate
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
New York
JFK Latin Visit Raises Safety Concerns In Venezuela
President Kennedy will begin a Latin American trip with Caracas as his first stop on December 16. The trip recalls past hostile demonstrations including the 1961 riot that targeted an American official, underscoring Secret Service precautions after last night’s stone throwing at a Caracas arrival of six U S senators.
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Washington
Kennedy
Latin America
Caracas
Venezuela
Richard M. Nixon
U. S. Secret Service
U. S
Circus Fleas Halt Torp’s Touring Show
Brigantine New Jersey reports John Torp and Max Kitson move their circus troupe south with about 40 fleas. Torp notes fleas die quickly in cold, seek warmer climates, and seek large black six legged fleas for performers.
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Brigantine
N.J
John Torp
Torp
Denmark
Max Kitson
Cold Air Is Ohio Bound Weather Summary
Official Weather Bureau forecast says Ohio will be clear and cold this morning with lows from 20 at Zanesville to 28 at Toledo. Colder air arrives Thursday with possible snow flurries and afternoon highs in the 30s.
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Columbus
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Zanesville
Toledo
Cleveland
Appeal Mother's Case in Ohio Supreme Court
The Ohio Supreme Court was asked to review the case of Mrs. William Fratantonio of Cleveland who was convicted of feeding drugs to her two young daughters in a highly publicized legal proceeding.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
William Fratantonio
Cleveland
Five Day Forecast Shows Mild Weekend Warmth Then Cooling
Temperatures will run near normal with highs around 40 and lows near 25. Colder Thursday then a warming trend through the weekend followed by cooler conditions early next week. Rainfall average one half to one inch in showers, mainly Sunday.
Soviet nuclear doctrine feared by Western defenses
Maj. Gen. A. R. Fitch outlined Soviet tactical concepts at Ft. Monroe noting rapid armored thrusts and waves to keep advancing day and night. He said Soviet doctrine uses nuclear strike power and aircraft or missiles but still relies on conventional artillery, with emphasis on mobility and contact with Allied forces.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Europe
A. R. Fitch
Army
Elvis J. Staler Jr
Ft. Monroe
Fitch
United States
State Welfare Funds To Need Replenished
Columbus Ohio Gov. Michael V. DiSalle warned that welfare payments will be cut for six months unless an extra 10.5 million dollars is provided. The state controlling board meets December 15 and may move funds from next fiscal year's appropriations to cover payments to the blind dependent children the disabled and poor relief matching funds.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Fight Looms at AFL CIO Convention in Florida
AL HARBOUR Florida leaders from AFL-CIO plan closed sessions to reconcile rival dispute settlement plans before the convention opens with President Kennedy as speaker. Key factions led by Meany Reuther Hayes push alternative arbitration schemes amid calls for a unified approach subject to court enforcement.
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AL Harbour
Fla
Afl-Cio
Kennedy
al Hayes
Machinists
George Meany
Hayes
Meany
Aflcio Executive Council
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers Union
Low Highway Budget Forecasted For 1963
Columbus Ohio faces a reduced total highway construction program for 1963 potentially totaling 260 million dollars. Highway Director Everett Preston warned the Ohio Contractors Association on Tuesday that the previous year set a high with 354 million spent and urged contractors to plan now for extending federal aid after the interstate system ends in 1972.
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Columbus
Ohio
Everett S. Preston
Ohio Contractors’ Association
Preston
No Nightmares as Horses Roam in Roselle Ill
A frightened Roselle housewife called Cook County sheriff's police reporting a horse eyeing her through the front porch window. Two motorists were forced off the road by two brown mares galloping toward cars before deputies rope them in. One deputy suffered a foot injury from stepping on by a horse.
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Roselle
Ill
Cook County Sheriff's Police
James Prideaux
U N Council to Study Katanga Crisis
United Nations Security Council will meet to review the Katanga crisis as U Thant prepares a report on clashes between UN and Katangan troops in the Congo. Thant signals a possible personal mission, with U.S. backing reported by a State Department spokesman.
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United Nations
N. Y
Security Council
Katanga
U. N
U Thant
Congo
Fire destroys Fairland Roller Rink near Proctorville
A spectacular fire leveled the Fairland Roller Rink on Ohio 7 near Proctorville early today. Proctorville and Chesapeake firefighters battled the blaze from 2:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. The concrete block structure with a wooden interior had been open about six months. Cause is undetermined. owner Arthur Montrose says insurance coverage is partial. Estimated damage cited around 60 000 by one source.
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Fairland
Ohio 7
Proctorville
Chesapeake
Arthur Montrose
Court Denies Restraining Order in Tropic of Cancer Sale
In Cleveland and Akron authorities may continue enforcing actions against the sale of Tropic of Cancer. U S District Judge James C Connell denied the publisher's request for a federal restraining order to bar interference by enforcement agencies.
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Cleveland
New York
Akron
U. S. District Court
James C. Connell
Kennedy urges new trade push to align with Europe and reduce tariffs
President Kennedy proposed a bold plan to lower tariffs to curb Soviet economic encirclement. He backed US-European Market cooperation and wider tariff bargaining powers to cut across whole categories, aiming to boost exports and unite the West against communism.
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New York
Kennedy
West
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Canada
Japan
Free World
Congress
U. S
National Association of Manufacturers Congress of American Industry
Atlantic
United States
Great Britain
TO SEEK LAW POST STEUBENVILLE Le for attorney general
A candidate announces plans to seek the office of attorney general in the May primary following the Steubenville developments. The campaign emphasizes legal reform and enforcement priorities.
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Steubenville
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