Katanga calls for total war against UN in Tshombe speech
Katanga President Moise Tshombe urged a march to war against United Nations forces in Elisabethville pledging to defend secession. UN jets attacked southern suburbs as 700 Ethiopian troops joined Indian Irish and Swedish contingents at the UN airport amid a buildup for a broader operation.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
Congo
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Tshombe
Belgium
Grandma Moses Dies at 101 World Famed Artist
HOOSICK FALLS NY Grandma Moses the 101 year old primitive painter famed after taking up art in her 70s died 12 days before Christmas at Hoosick Falls Health Center. She vowed on her 101st birthday she would live to 200. Dr Clayton Shaw said she died at 3 15 p m with nurses present.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Grandma Moses
Grandma
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Clayton Shaw
New Manager Is Named at Gra h am Station
W Va based Philip Sporn plant at Graham Station Gra ham West Virginia will be led by T W Abelin now manager at Glen Lyn Virginia plant. He replaces A G Mehlman who moves to American Electric Power Service corporation in New York. J A Moore will take over Glen Lyn from Abelin. All moves effective January 1 per R E Hodges Appalachian vice president and general manager.
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Point Pleasant
T. W. Abelin
Appalachian Power Company
Glen Lyn
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
W. Va
Appalachian and Ohio Power Company
A. G. Mehlman
American Electric Power Service Corporation
New York
J. A. Moore
Ohio Power Company
Muskingum River
Four Buyers Seek 1953 Mercury Car in Messenger Ad
Four prospective buyers remain for a 1953 Mercury four door with radio and heater and clean interior. Call LY 2 5934. The ad suggests trading up to a newer model and promotes low cost Want Ads for better deals.
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Messenger
Mercury
Meany Wins Two Year Term As Top Labor Leader
George Meany secured a two year extension to lead the AFL CIO and gained new tools to address labor issues including a tougher disputes settlement system. He reconciled with A Philip Randolph and backed a civil rights department to root out race bias in unions while preventing Teamsters readmission.
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Bal Harbour
Fla
George Meany
Organized Labor
Meany
Afl-Cio
A. Philip Randolph
Sleeping Car Porters Brotherhood
Aflcio
Washington
U S Announces Sixth Underground Nuclear Test Shot
The Atomic Energy Commission reports firing a sixth underground nuclear test at the Nevada site. The low yield detonation Wednesday is described as about 20 000 tons of TNT.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Nevada
Civil Defense Plan Would Cost About 700 Million
Washington report says the federal Civil Defense program to be sent to Congress next month will cost about 700 million dollars. It includes incentive payments for construction of fallout shelters in schools hospitals and public welfare institutions.
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Washington
Congress
American Committee for Aid to Katangan Freedom Fighters
A new group formed on Wednesday to support Katanga in the Congo conflict. The American Committee for Aid to Katangan Freedom Fighters aims to assist the province as it battles a United Nations force.
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New York
Katanga
Congo
United Nations
Marietta Manufacturing To Hire 600 More For Navy Ships
Marietta Manufacturing Co in Point Pleasant will more than double its workforce from 400 to as many as 1500 to handle a 5.4 million Navy contract for two ocean going survey ships. Company says hiring starts after spring design work. ships to be 208 feet, 1350 tons each, boosting local repair capacity and total government work to 12 million this year. Venezuelan authorities crack down on agitators during Kennedy visit after bombs planted in Caracas.
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Mary Hyre
Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Co
U.S. Navy
Point Pleasant Shipbuilding and Repair Firm
Washington, D.C
U.S. Bureau of Ships
Marietta
Navy
Marietta Manufacturing
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Service
Washington
Marietta Ways
Proba tion officer’s tree stolen from City Hall court
John Lyden, Youngstown probation officer, reports a three foot Christmas tree he decorated in the municipal court building was stolen on a busy weekday. He notes two exits exist and warns he may use his shillelagh if the thief is caught.
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Youngstown
John
Lyden
City Hall
Guard Callup Estimated at Over 500 Million Dollars
The callup of reservists and National Guardsmen is expected to cost more than 500 million dollars by next summer as part of a 4 billion dollar military budget increase. The largest single item is about 300 million for two federalized National Guard divisions the Wisconsin 32nd Infantry and the Texas 49th Armored.
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Washington
Kennedy
Wisconsin
32Nd Infantry
Texas
49Th Armored
Talks Resume Over Dayton Bus Strike After 30 Days
Negotiators were scheduled to resume talks this afternoon in an effort to end a bus strike in Dayton that has now lasted 30 days.
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Dayton
Fulbright Plans Renomination Bid in Arkansas Primary
Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas announces plan to seek renomination in the upcoming Democratic primary. The move confirms his intent to continue leading in the state where he has held the seat for years.
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Little Rock
Ark
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
California to Overtake New York as Most Populous State
Census Bureau provisional estimates indicate California will surpass New York in 1963 as the nation’s most populous state. New York is listed at 17 million, while California stands at 16.5 million as of July 1.
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Washington
California
New York
Census Bureau
Millionth UN Visitor Sought For Anonymity
John Edwards and Michael Unger both 17 at Manhasset High School cut classes to tour the United Nations. Edwards became the millionth visitor in a year, receiving VIP treatment and a private tour, while Unger ranked just behind. The boys viewed the trip as study from political and economic theory but faced school-sanctioned consequences.
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New York
John Edwards
Michael Unger
John
Michael
Manhasset High School
United Nations
Long Island
Edwards
U.N
Unger
Asians Africans hail U S stand at UN over Katanga
Acting Secretary General Thant backed by the Asian African bloc pressed for UN action against Katanga. Britain urged a cease fire, while the U S said no goal unless minimum objectives are met. Vakil of Iran announced group support and concern over Security Council cooperation. The U S and USSR proposed a new 18 nation disarmament panel to report by June 1.
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Tom Hoge
United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Congo
Britain
United States
Katanga
U. S
Thant
Mehdi Vakil
Iran
France
Vakil
Security Council
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Russian Embassy Officials Seek Nuclear Shelter Films
Ambassador Menshikov joked that umbrellas could beat fallout shelters. In Washington two Russian Embassy officials signed out three films on biological warfare and bombproofing on Oct 10 and returned two days later for more, signaling heightened interest in shelter topics.
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Washington
Mikhail Menshikov
Menshikov
National Press Club
Washington City Civil Defense Headquarters
More Arrests Promised In Albany Ga
Albany police warned that more arrests would follow if demonstrations resume. Since Sunday 555 Negroes and five whites were arrested in Albany Georgia with over 300 still jailed. Police chief Laurie Pritchett said additional arrests could occur after about 200 Negroes were jailed Wednesday night during protests.
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Albany
Georgia
Laurie Pritchett
Farm Bureau says U S moved toward socialism and communism
The American Farm Bureau Federation resolution states the United States has drifted far left in the past year toward socialism and communism.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
United States
Gifts Showing Brings Ticket
In Cincinnati motorists leaving Christmas packages in plain view may receive a friendly warning tag. The card notes that visible valuables tempt thieves and urges removal from sight or placing items in the trunk.
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Cincinnati
Train Hits Bus Crash Near Greeley
A streamliner passenger train collided with a school bus in Greeley Colorado with initial reports of 10 dead and at least 15 injured. Authorities and responders rushed to the scene as investigators began assessing the wreck.
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Streamliner
Europe and US face new tariff clash in postwar trade talks
In Geneva the United States and the European Common Market edge toward tariff cuts amid GATT talks. George Ball signals the pact may exhaust 1958 powers as Congress weighs broader authority. European six move to a common tariff wall.
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United States
Europe
George Ball
U.S
Congress
Geneva
GATT
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Italy
West Germany
Belgium
The
Netherlands
Luxem
Bourg
Britain
Canada
Japa
NATO Defenses Focus as Berlin Talks Pause
NATO defense chiefs, shifting from Berlin negotiations, review progress toward 30 combat divisions. Gen Lauris Norstad says 25 divisions planned by year end, with about 23 fully equipped, as calls grow for standardization of arms and NATO control over nuclear weapons.
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U. S
Lauris Norstad
Allied Forces
Europe
Western Union Assembly
McElroy Urges DiSalle to Halt Draft Mov ement
Ohio Democratic Attorney General Mark McElroy released an open letter urging Governor Michael V. DiSalle to disavow a draft movement aimed at him. McElroy, the lone Democratic candidate for governor, questions DiSalle sincerity and hints at cooperation with the draft effort to pressure a change of mind.
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Columbus
Mark McElroy
Michael V. DiSalle
McElroy
DiSalle
Towboat Crews to Vote in NLRB Election
Workers on river towboats of the Allied Chemical Semiet Solveny Division will vote in a representative election on December 20 and 21 in Ashland Kentucky, the National Labor Relations Board announced today.
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Cincinnati
Semiet-Solveny Division
Allied Chemical Corp
Ashland
National Labor Relations Board
Legal Study Washington-i Grants Aid Parochial Schools
A Roman Catholic Church agency released a legal study arguing that federal grants to aid teaching secular subjects in parochial schools would be constitutional. The study counters concerns about church-state separation and supports selected funding for church-affiliated education.
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Washington
President to wish nation Merry Christmas on Wednesday
President Kennedy will greet the nation with a Christmas message and light the national community Christmas tree next Wednesday. The event signals the start of nationwide holiday celebrations.
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Washington
Kennedy
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