Kennedy keeps Cuban defense with strong alert
Washington reports that the United States maintains air defenses in the southeastern states with radar warning, interceptor planes, and Hawk missiles on high alert. Ground forces moved to Florida and Georgia have been returned to bases while the quarantine fleet is reduced. President Kennedy says Russian missiles and bombers are removed from Cuba but cautions certainty is never 100 percent and U. S. inspection continues.
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Strategic Air Force
No One Hurt In Vinton Bus Accident
A 1962 Wilkesville Local School bus carrying 14 students skidded on an icy road at Lambert and Pond Ridge Roads in Wilkesville Two turning onto its side. None of the students were injured after examination by a physician. Driver Carl Herold Moler, 57, of Ewington Route 1, was cited for driving left of center and will appear in County Court Saturday.
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Brazilian airliner missing with 50 aboard
A Brazilian airliner operated by Panair do Brasil with 50 people on board vanished in the Amazon interior. The Constellation had signaled readiness to land six minutes before a planned touchdown at Manaus, deep in the region.
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Air Force Opens Lab At Newark Amid Silent Cavern Facility
The Newark Air Force Station unveiled a new four story underground lab used to repair and calibrate guidance systems for Minuteman Titan Atlas Hounddog and Skybolt missiles. The Heath Maintenance Annex expansion cost 4.2 million dollars with over 33 million in equipment. The facility sits 65 feet underground beneath a seven acre windowless complex and was dedicated Thursday.
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Newark Air Force Station
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Skybolt
Heath
U S Attacks Soviet Arms Proposals at Geneva
At the Geneva disarmament conference USA argues Soviet proposals aim to undermine NATO and shift the balance of power. Ambassador Arthur H. Dean warns Western bases and nuclear capacity must remain for security until full disarmament. The Soviet drive to remove Western bases and nuclear forces risks prolonging conflict and blocking progress.
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United States
Free World
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Arthur H. Dean
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Democrats eye state chairman post says Wiethe
Cincinnati. John A. Wiethe Hamilton County Democrat chairman notes several prominent Democrats asked about the state chairmanship but he has not decided. Aachen mine blast rocks Merkstein authorities report a major underground explosion near the German town.
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Hamilton County
Wiethe
Aachen
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NATO ministers clash over Atlantic nuclear strategy
NATO defense ministers meet in Paris amid a four hour debate on nuclear policy. U S pressure seeks a combined NATO nuclear force while Britain and France resist loss of independent deterrence. Britain faces Polaris swap and a $700 million submarine program as Skybolt is retired.
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Texan Quits Alleghany Presidency in Proxy Fight After 18 Months
Wealthy Texan John D. Murchison Jr. resigns as Alleghany Corp. president 18 months after seizing control in a proxy battle. He remains a director as Bertin C. Gable gains influence by buying nearly half the holdings. The move follows the ousting of Allan P. Kirby and the Mirchison-led board installing Gable.
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John D. Murchison, Jr
Alleghany Corp
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Clint W., Jr
Allan P. Kirby
New Yorker
John
Bertin C. Gable
Minneapolis
Gable
Murchison Group
DiSalle Says Federal Job Not In His Plans
Columbus Ohio Governor Michael V DiSalle meets with President Kennedy in Washington and says a federal job does not fit into his plans at the moment. The session was arranged by telephone after the November 6 election. DiSalle also reports receiving a life size plastic Santa Claus Christmas card from Illinois Governor Otto Kerner.
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Columbus
White House
Kennedy
Michael V. DiSalle
Santa Claus
Ilinois
Otto Kerner
Man robs drug store for 420 after jail release
A man entered a downtown drug store on Thursday and told the clerk he needed a fresh start after being released from jail. He fled with 420 dollars.
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New York
Unseasonably Cold Weather Siege Lifts in Many Areas
The eastern half of the nation shows moderation after a prolonged cold and snow siege. Florida endures its coldest stretch in 70 years with freezes threatening crops and prompting swift citrus harvests. Ohio reports heavy snow with 54 inches near Ashtabula, highway closures and mass tow operations in Cleveland as cleanup continues.
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Miami
Ohio
Ashtabula
Cuban Prisoner Release Hoped By Christmas
James B. Donovan, key negotiator, expects to win freedom for 1,113 Cuban invasion prisoners and have them returned by Christmas. He cites Kennedy’s support and Red Cross cooperation as encouragement amid talks over supplies in exchange for the prisoners. Fidel Castro demanded a ransom of 67 million, which Donovan rejected.
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James B. Donovan
Donovan
Kennedy
Red Cross
Fidel Castro
Donovar
Curtailment Authorized for Washington Cleveland Night Trains
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused to reconsider its ruling allowing the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to discontinue the Washington to Cleveland night express trains No. 17 and No. 18, affecting departures at 10:00 p.m. from Washington and 9:25 p.m. from Cleveland with morning arrivals. Archie Yates of Ashland Kentucky, a 58 year old house painter, was identified as the man found frozen to death on the Ohio River bank near Ironton.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cleveland
Ironton
Ohio River
Archie Yates
Ashland
Athens Area Watershed To Get U S Assistance
The Soil Conservation Service, approved by the U S Department of Agriculture, will aid Athens County in planning a watershed protection and flood prevention project for the Margaret Creek Watershed. The 38 600 acre area may include five floodwater retarding dams and 1.27 miles of channel work with total cost around 850 000.
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Soil Conservation Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Margaret Creek
Athens County
Athens County Soil and Conservation District
Raymond S. Brown
Albany
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Brown
Dock Worker Negotiations Urgent to Avert Christmas Eve Strike
Washington government negotiators meet with union and management to head off a potential East and Gulf Coast docking walkout on Christmas Eve. Workers who struck in October threaten more action as an 80 day emergency court order expires December 23 amid deadlock and a nine day deadline. Secretary Wirtz urges national interest over bargaining positions.
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W. Willard Wirtz
Mariner 2 Mission Sends Venus Scan From 36 Million Miles
The Mariner 2 spacecraft turned on instruments at 8:35 a.m. EST from Goldstone California 36 million miles away to scan Venus for 42 minutes. NASA reported the command was acknowledged in six and a half minutes with two radiometers activated after initial device failures.
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Mariner 2
Venus
Goldstone
Calif
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Mariner
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Minnesota Firm Wins Low Bid On Belpre Highway Project
S. J. Groves of Minneapolis bid 4 992 764 as the apparent low bidder on the 6.37 mile Routes 50 and 7 improvement from Centre Belpre to north of Belpre, Ohio. The state estimate was 5 474 100. The plan calls for a four lane, limited access highway with interchanges at Route 76 and where Routes 7 and 50 separate. The highway will skirt Belpre north and end about 900 feet north of Belpre limits. Completion date not given.
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Belpre
Ohio Department of Highways
S. J. Groves
Minneapolis
Highway Department
Center Belpre
Belpre Corporation
Coolville
Claycraft Production Halted Amid Winter Slump
Shawnee plant Claycraft Co. shut down Monday because orders are scarce and winter weather lingers. About 120 workers were employed in September. current headcount drops to 65 and expected to fall to 15 to 18 for yard work and maintenance through winter. Plant superintendent Richard Rowe said callbacks depend on orders and spring delivery dates.
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Claycraft Co
Richard Rowe
Lexington Raises Pay Cuts Taxes
Lexington Kentucky increases monthly pay by 25 dollars for most city employees, adding about 325000 to the annual budget while cutting taxes. Finance Director Robert Johnson cites retirement of 1352000 in general obligation bonds from 1933 for school construction and a sewer system as the funding source.
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Lexington
Robert Johnson
Ocasek Spent Most in Ohio Campaign and Lost House Race
Democrat Oliver Ocasek, Ohio state senator, said he spent 20 216 dollars on a three county campaign against Republican Will Ayres of Akron. The post election report raises questions about a Harris poll study in his favor. The five day forecast shows a cooler week with highs near 37 to 45 and light snow flurries.
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Oliver Ocasek
Ohio
Kennedy
Ocasek
William H. Ayres
Akron
New York
Louis Harris
Orm
Stargazer Balloon Completes 81,500-Foot Atlas Flight
Air Force Captain Joe Kittinger and astronomer William White landed in New Mexico after an 18 hour 32 minute ascent from Holloman. The Project Stargazer flight reached 81 500 feet to study star twinkle above Earth and record sounds with experiments led by Dr. J Allen Hynek.
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Joe W. Kittinger, Jr
William C. White
New Mexico
U. S. Highway 81
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Kittinger
White
J. Allen Hynek
Northwestern University
Joseph W. Kittinger Jr
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