Tear Gas Used In Belgium To Break Up Riots
Demonstrations in Ghent prompt tear gas and fire hoses as unions call for a general strike in Antwerp. The eight day walkout against tax increases and welfare cuts ties to Premier Eyskens and a Social Christian-Liberal coalition. Police and army guard Brussels as parades continue.
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Brussels
Ghent
Antwerp
Gaston Eyskens
Fuel Gas Works
Eyskens
Parliament
Royal Palace
Social Christian Unions
Congo
Hitler
Leopold
LBJ Allies Likely to Control Senate Policy Panel
Washington reports Lyndon B. Johnson supporters will keep control of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee with Senators Magnuson and Pastore slated for vacancies. Mike Mansfield is expected to lead the policy group with Humphrey and Smathers joining the panel, aligning with Johnson’s middle course amid mixed reactions from critics Douglas and Clark.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
Democratic Policy Committee
Congress
Warren G. Magnuson
John O. Pastore
Rhode Island
Magnuson
Pastore
Johnson
Sens
Paul Douglas
Illinois
Joseph S. Clark Jr
Pennsylvania
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
George A. Smathers
Florida
Harvard Professor Archibald Cox Named Solicitor General
The New York Times reports Archibald Cox, a Harvard Law School professor, will serve as solicitor general in the Kennedy Administration.
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Solicitor General Post
New York
Harvard Law School
Archibald Cox
New York Times
Cold Weather Blankets North half Of Nation
Temperatures plunged across the northern half from the Rockies to the Atlantic with readings well below zero in the northern Midwest and New England. Some areas stayed above zero into the teens, while Palm Beach reached 70 as skies stayed cloudy with light snow and rain moving across the nation.
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Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Midwest
Upper
Mississippi Valley
New England
Fraser, Colo
Titusville
Pennsylvania
Texas
Gulf Coast
Florida
Palm Beach
Great Lakes
Central Plains
Plains
Seven Strokes Dial to Sell Your Car in Messenger Want Ads
The Messenger urges use of seven dial strokes to reach the Want Ad Department for selling a used car. Records show more cars sold via Want Ads than any other advertising medium, and the notice provides LY 3-1242 as the contact.
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Want
the Messenger
Traffic Toll Reaches 488 During 78 Hour Holiday Weekend
Chicago reports 488 fatalities from traffic accidents over a 78 hour Christmas weekend. The National Safety Council had estimated up to 510 and warned on year end totals. This is the lowest Christmas 3 day toll since 1949 and below last year. An Associated Press survey counted 293 deaths in the period. The council projects about 340 motor vehicle fatalities for the New Year 78 hour weekend.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Bequest of $3 Million to Cleveland Foundation
Eugene S. Halle, founder of the Cleveland Stock Exchange, and his wife, leave more than $3 million to the Cleveland Foundation. The bequest supports charitable aims and regional nonprofit work.
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Cleveland
Eugene S. Halle
The
Cleveland Stock Exchange
Cleveland Foundation
Steel Rise Forecast by Iron Age Magazine
Iron Age Magazine projects a moderate uptick in steel industry activity for January, signaling a steadier pace for mills and related markets in the new year.
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New York
Iron Age Magazine
Judge Altman Appointed to Columbus County Court
Herbert J. Altman of Leetonia was appointed judge of the Columbiana County Court for a term ending December 31, 1962.
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Columbus
Herbert J. Altman
Leetonia
Columbiana County
Kennedy weighs envoy posts with wealth in mind
President elect Kennedy pushes for higher expense funds to attract non-career ambassadors. He met with Rep. Rooney who cites alcohol allowances as a hurdle, noting family spending by the Kennedy era ambassador to Britain. Ambassadors earn 20 000 to 27 500 a year plus two allowances.
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John F. Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
House
Rooney
Joseph Kennedy
Great Britain
State Department
London
Paris
Secretary of State
Kennedy Names Zuckert Air Secretary and Connally Navy Head
Palm Beach Florida announces Eugene Zuckert 49 chosen as secretary of the Air Force and John Connally 43 named secretary of the Navy. Both are Democrats and Zuckert has prior service with the Air Force and Atomic Energy Commission while Connally is a Fort Worth attorney and longtime Johnson aide with campaign leadership in 1960. President-elect Kennedy will meet Sen Fulbright at the Atlantic shore home Thursday.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Palm Beach
Kennedy
Johnson
John Rooney
Oklahoma
Robert S. Kerr
John B. Connally Jr
Fort Worth, Tex
John F. Kennedy
Palm Beach, Fla
Fla
Eugene Zuckert
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
Zuckert
John B. Connally
Texas
Navy
Conally
Atlantic
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Ford Motor Co
Harry S. Truman
Bombings and Train Wreck Injure Over 60 in Cuba
Daylight bombings and a Camaguey Havana train collision injure more than 60 people. Officials blame counter-revolutionaries as Cas tro loyalists mobilize in Havana. A power station blast amid several explosions prompts evacuations and a relief collection for the injured.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Camaguey-Havana
Camaguey
Ohio Supreme Court Dismisses Lee Bryant Appeal
The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously dismisses the appeal of Lee Bryant who is serving a life sentence for the fatal shooting of Thomas Barner outside a Dayton tavern on August 20 1956.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Lee Bryant
Thomas Barner
Dayton
Cities Get Grant for Ohio Growth Plans
The Urban Renewal Administration announced a grant of 8230 dollars to three Ohio communities London St Marys and Solon to aid in preparing growth plans.
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Washington
Ohio
London
St. Marys
Solon
Urban Renewal Administration
Constellation Fire Judge Slams Navy Housekeeping
New York City Fire Commissioner Edward Cavanagh Jr. condemned the Constellation’s sloppy upkeep and dangerous conditions. He warned that under civilian standards the project would be halted for cleanup as a fully loaded bomb with 42 minor fires prior to the Dec 19 disaster that killed 49 and caused about 75 million dollars in damage at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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New York — City
Edward Cavanagh Jr
Constellation
Naval Court of Inquiry
Cavanagh
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Cornell Names Harp New Head Football Coach
Tom M. Harp, 33, longtime Army backfield coach, is appointed head football coach at Cornell University in Ithaca New York. The move marks a shift from Army to the Cornell program after five years with the service team.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Tom M. Harp
Army
Cornell University
Fate still pondered in Columbus on Klumpp execution
Governor Michael V. DiSalle says he is still considering the fate of condemned murderer Edythe Klumpp in Columbus. The wavering decision leaves a high profile case unresolved as officials weigh clemency options and legal avenues.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Edythe Klumpp
Henchmen of Peron Set Political Asylum Record
In Buenos Aires, Juan Carlos and Luis Amadeo Cardoso, once Peronist police henchmen, have spent five years and more in asylum at the Paraguayan Embassy basement. They aided torture and extraction under the Peron dictatorship while surrounded by family visits, radios, and a guarded life.
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Peron
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
Juan Carlos
Luis Amadeo Cardoso
Victor Raul Haya de la Torre
Apra Party
Peru
Lima
Brothers Cardoso
Federal Police
Luis Amadeo
Writer alleges rigged episodes on It Could Be You show
A freelance writer claims at least 40 episodes of It Could Be You were rigged between 1956 and 1958. Ralph Edwards and NBC deny knowledge of improprieties. Al Blake says he provided players for the daytime audience participation show and accuses Edwards staff of awareness, without naming Edwards himself.
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Hollywood
Ralph Edwards
National Broadcasting Co
al Blake
Confidential
NBC
Blake
Edwards
Stefan Hates
Gallia Judge to Rule on Junior Johnson Warrant
Gallia County Municipal Judge William H. Jones hesitates to sign the arrest warrant for Junior Johnson in the December 20 shooting of Carroll Short. Judge Janes may disqualify himself and bring in another judge to decide if the warrant will be issued tomorrow.
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Gallipolis
Junior Johnson
Athalia
Carroll Short
Federal Creek
Crown City
William H. Jones
Johnson
Janes
Poland joins push for Indochina armistice conference
Poland aligns with the Soviet Union and North Vietnam in calling a 1954 Indochina armistice conference to resume talks to end the war in Laos.
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Warsaw
Poland
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Laos
Church Thanks Leaders After 1960 Campaign
The Roman Catholic Church expresses gratitude to Protestant and Jewish leaders who defended it during the 1960 presidential campaign.
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Washington
Laos Rebel Gunfire Hits U S Airplane
U S Air Force plane observing Soviet air drops to Pathet Lao rebels was hit by small caliber gunfire over Vangvieng Laos. Maj Armand Riser and four crew escaped injury as the aircraft returned to Vientiane after a reconnaissance flight. The source did not confirm whether the fire originated from the Soviet aircraft.
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Laos
U.S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Armand Riser
Vangvieng
Riser
Average American Consumes 1488 Pounds Provisions Yearly
The Agriculture Department reports an average U S citizen eats about 1488 pounds of food annually. Dairy products excluding butter total 414 pounds. fruits and vegetables 409 pounds. potatoes 108. meat fish and poultry 178. flour and cereal 146. sugar and syrup 108. butter fats and oils 67. eggs 41. coffee tea and cocoa 17.
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L U. S
Washington
Agriculture Department
Five-Day Forecast for Oho Region
The period brings a temperature trend below normal with normal highs of 35 northern and 39 southern and normal lows of 21 to 23. Central and southern areas warm gradually into Saturday then turn cooler Sunday and Monday. Snow is expected tonight and Thursday in the central and southern zones with state-wide snow possible Sunday or Monday.
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