British Hurl Warships Toward Kuwait Amid Iraqi Threat
London reports an armada led by the aircraft carrier Centaur sails from Mombasa toward Kuwait to counter a suspected Iraqi invasion threat. Britain readies 300 transport crew troops, with other fleet moves kept secret as Kassim masss troops near the oil sheikdom.
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Nasser Ends UAR Ties With Yemen Sheikdom
Cairo timed reports say President Gamal Abdel Nasser severed ties with Yemen formally. The break ends the United Arab States federation formed after the UAR proclamation in 1958 and signals a shift away from Yemen’s Imam Ahmad, whose opposition to Arab socialism drew the split. Exiled Yemenis in Beirut warned of potential upheaval at home.
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Chrysler Toys With Making Turbine Car
Chrysler displays an experimental turbine driven automobile and signals possible limited serial production later this year. Robert Anderson notes tests and consumer response could lead to volume output though decisions hinge on further engineering and cost studies.
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Chrysler Corp
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Had Orders To Withdraw
Senator Hugh Scott says defected East German police reported orders to withdraw if Allies moved to smash the Berlin wall. Returning from four weeks in Western Europe, he told Pennsylvania radio and TV stations that Western powers could have and should have knocked the wall down. He said he interviewed defected East German military police.
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Hugh Scott
Still in Sink Hamilton
Luther Bales of New Miami was fined $50 and costs in municipal court Tuesday on a charge of illegally making whiskey in his kitchen.
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Luther Bales
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Red light push-buttons to curb customer walkouts
A Browns ville discount store plans to install red flasher lights at exits to deter customers who leave without service. The ad promotes comfort and shopping from home via Want Ads and lists mahogany vanity set and console sewing machine for sale with contact details.
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Wilson's Widow in Washington Grievously Ill
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the former president, gravely ill with a respiratory infection and complications, was reported to be holding her own this morning. The 89 year old, ill for three weeks, showed slight improvement after a recent decline, at her Washington home.
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Woodrow Wilson
Akron plant fire causes $125000 in damage
Sparks from an overheated stamping machine ignited plastics at an Akron plant shared by Pan Mac Nye Co and Med keff Nye Custom Packing Co. Tuesday fire caused an estimated $125000 in damage.
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New Year Holiday Traffic Toll Seen To Rise
Columbus report to Gov DiSalle predicts 22 more highway deaths during the New Year period. The Christmas toll was 23 with 10 drivers 10 passengers and 3 pedestrians. Excessive speed left of center and failure to yield are cited along with one drunk driver.
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Pilot Safe After U S Air Force Jet Crash
A U S Air Force F102 jet crashed and exploded in the South China Sea off the Central Luzon coast but the pilot bailed out safely according to an Air Force spokesman.
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Kennedy Aides Work On Budget And State Of The Union
President Kennedy faces a busy day with budget work and the State of the Union ahead. He will also undergo a back checkup delayed by travel issues and visit his ailing father as five advisers join him for discussions at the White House. Congress convenes January 10.
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U S Aims to Avert Open Clash Over West New Guinea
In Jakarta American Ambassador Howard P. Jones met with President Sukarno to urge restraint as Indonesia and the Netherlands edge toward talks on West New Guinea. Foreign Minister Subandrio offered no details while Dutch officials consider UN involvement and self-determination for Papuan residents.
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Kennedy trade bill eyed as first 1962 action
Congress may start 1962 with President Kennedy’s plan for a broader reciprocal trade program. Administration aides push rapid action to outpace opposition while defending tariff cutting powers and aiding vulnerable domestic industries. The House Ways and Means Committee could push a floor vote, with hearings to follow if needed.
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Dyna Soar Plan Revised to Use One Liquid Engine
The Air Force ordered a major revision of the Dyna Soar program eliminating a step and using one large liquid-fuel rocket engine with two smaller solid-fuel engines. The Titan II may be boosted by two solid-fuel rockets to reach orbital speed of about 18,000 mph.
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Nolting to Visit Washington for Secret Talks on South Viet Nam Aid
U S Ambassador Frederick Nolting Jr. will depart Saigon Friday for consultations in Washington. The talks will cover more than a month of negotiations on new U S aid to South Viet Nam and political reforms urged by the United States to win broader popular support for President Ngo Dinh Diem's government.
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Franco Returns To Work Despite Hand Injury
Generalissimo Francisco Franco returned to work in Madrid despite associates saying he still suffers some pain from a shotgun wound to his left hand. The injury occurred Sunday when his shotgun exploded while he was shooting partridges.
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Spain
Francisco Franco
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Seizure of French Schools in Cairo Reported
Cairo's Al Ahram reports the Egyptian government ordered seizure of three schools tied to the French education mission in Egypt. The action reflects escalating tensions affecting foreign educational institutions and jurisdiction.
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al Ahram Said
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Mussolini's Jazz Heir Plans Marriage to Loren Kin
Roman Mussolini, 33, son of the late dictator and jazz pianist, announces he will wed Maria Scicolone, 23, Sophia Loren's sister, at the earliest opportunity.
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Sophia Loren
Political plans indicated for U S Senate candidate Ribicoff
AP reports Secretary of Welfare Abraham Ribicoff would accept a draft to run for the U S Senate from Connecticut next year. The Courant story on a possible Democratic nomination was called basically correct. Also, Rep Stratton will seek New York governor in 1962, and Rep Alford will run for Arkansas governor.
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Five Day Forecast Shows Varied Temperatures and Snow Burns
Temperatures hover near normal with highs around 38 to 44 and lows near 22 to 26. Cold start then a warming trend by Friday, followed by a return to cooler conditions Monday. Snow or flurries tonight and Friday, with snow or rain possible over the weekend.
Governing Conference Begins In Laos Power Talks
VIENTIANE Laos Prince Souphanouvong and pro Communist ally Souvanna Phouma arrived to meet with rightist Prince Boun Oum on forming a coalition government. The trio named Souvanna Phouma to lead, amid cautious hopes and remarks that a miracle may be needed. Souphanouvong denounced American warmongers and noted their earlier escape from a Vientiane prison in spring 1960.
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Souphanouvong
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Phoumi Nosavan
President to speed action for new post
President Kennedy plans to expedite the creation of a Cabinet level urban affairs and housing department by using reorganization powers. Officials say a quick path may be used, likely placing Robert C. Weaver as secretary, the first Black individual in Cabinet rank.
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Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Strike threatens New York transit on New Year’s Eve
New York faces a potential New Year’s Eve bus and subway walkout as 9000 electricians join the transit strike threat. TWU officials prepare for a crisis meeting as contract talks stagnate, with authority over Transit Authority and seven private bus lines at stake.
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Michael J. Quill
TWU International
Sihanouk Opens Cambodian Congress Denouncing Enemies
Cambodia's chief of state Prince Norodom Sihanouk opened Congress with a fiery address denouncing Thai and South Vietnamese foes. He praised Communist China as the only real support and breather for Cambodia.
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Congo Belgians Resume Relations in Leap Toward Unity
Leopoldville Congo Belgium restored diplomatic ties with the Congo as Parliament prepared for Katanga delegates. Premier Cyrille Adoula strengthens his position amid Moise Tshombe’s secession. Relations had been severed 17 months after Lumumba’s anger over Belgian troops during independence riots.
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Cyrille Adoult
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Moise Tshombe
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Farm receipts rise 2.5 percent in first 11 months
The Agriculture Department reports farmers’ receipts from products in the first 11 months rose about 2.5 percent from the prior year. Total cash receipts reached roughly $31.28 billion, up from $30.5 billion.
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The
Agriculture Department
Elevated Wreck Kills One in West Philadelphia Train Crash
One person died and at least 35 injured when an elevated train struck a station platform in West Philadelphia. Four of the five cars derailed and teetered on a 35 foot rail above a busy intersection.
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