Kennedy hosts policy talks with Johnson and defense chiefs
President Kennedy, Vice President Johnson, and top defense officials meet in Palm Beach to review United States security posture and preparedness against the Soviets. The gathering, not focused on the defense budget or atmospheric nuclear tests, continues through Wednesday with the Joint Chiefs arriving later. Kennedy to stay through Saturday before a Columbus fundraiser for Gov. DiSalle.
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Fla
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
Robert S. McNamara
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Maxwell D. Taylor
White House
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Columbus
Ohio
Michael DiSalle
Rebellion Quashed In Portugal Beja Involving Barracks Battle
In Beja Portugal a rebel group led by Manuel Serra and the captured Gomes attempted to seize a military barracks and ignite a revolt against Premier Salazar's government. A three hour gun battle left at least one rebel killed and many captured with others possibly at large as officials report.
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Beja
Portugal
Antonio Salazar
Joao Maria Paulo Varela Gomes
Tay
Manuel Serra
Gomes
Salazar
8Th Infantry Regiment
Tshombe To Get Award In New York Rally
Moise Tshombe of Katanga will receive an award at a March 7 rally sponsored by Young Americans for Freedom in Madison Square Garden. Herbert Hoover, Sen. Thomas J. Dodd, and Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker are among others slated to receive awards. Speakers include Senators Barry Goldwater and John Tower.
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New York
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Young Americans For Freedom
Herbert Hoover
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Edwin A. Walker
Madison Square Garden
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
John Tower
Texas
Expect Last Stamp Redemption To Be Big in 1961
State Treasurer Joseph T. Ferguson predicts a record redemption of sales tax stamps when all 1961 stamps are tallied. He notes the final year saw sales far below the 1960 total, yet expects strong redemptions.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Four Firemen Hurt in Maumee Lumber Blaze
Four Toledo firefighters suffered minor injuries in a Maumee fire at Rudolph Lumber Co. causing more than 40000 dollars in damage.
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Toledo
Rudolph Lumber Co
Maumee
Study to examine Ohio highway accident causes and costs
Ohio's Department of Highways plans a statewide study this year to determine the causes and financial impact of highway accidents across the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Department of Highways
Cheshire Land Bought For Catholic School
The Diocese of Steubenville bought 22 acres from Richard E. Roush along Route 7 in Cheshire for a planned Catholic junior and senior high school. Purchase price 20000 dollars. No construction date set. the land will allow school buildings playgrounds and possibly a football stadium and fieldhouse for regional Catholic students from nearby towns.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire
Adolph Golubiewski
Steubenville
Richard E. Roush
St. Louis Catholic Church
John King Massio
Waren F. Sheets
Richard Roush
Route 7
Thomas Brothers Garage
Roush
Father Golubiewski
Pomeroy
Middleport
Point Pleasant
Mason
New Haven
Skirmishes Continue in Congo Amid Katanga Claims
Leopoldville reports President Moise Tshombe conceding Kongolo loss to central government troops while claiming Katangan forces repelled attacks at Kapona south of Baudouinville. He accused 13 000 Congolese troops of murdering civilians and burning villages, and said Katangan forces held Kapona with heavy casualties on both sides.
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The
Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Kongolo
Kapona
Baudouinville
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Four Thousand U S Soldiers to Germany in January Move
About 4000 additional U S soldiers in two infantry battle groups will be flown to Germany in mid January. Air Force planes and crews from bases nationwide will support the transfer. The units are drawn from the 4th Infantry Division based at Fort Lewis Washington. Major General William F Train, the division commander, declined comment.
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U.S
Germany
Air Force
4Th Infantry Division
Ft. Lewis
Wash
William F. Train
Bad Year Acknowledged by Communist Nations
In New Year statements Communist China North Korea and North Vietnam admitted 1961 was a bad year due to natural calamities and other difficulties as Asia's Bamboo Curtain remained closed.
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China
North Korea
North Viet Nam
Asia
Dominicans Adopt Council Of State Amid Free Assembly Pledge
Rafael Donnelly, to head the new Dominican Council of State, promised Dominicans freedom to assemble and discuss all issues and warned the armed forces against interfering in the council’s affairs. The seven member body holds legislative and executive powers until a elected government takes over in 1963. Maj. Gen. Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria backed the pledge, after leading a move that crushed a coup and ousted the Trujillo era family.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Rafael Donnelly
Dominican Council of State
Donnelly
Joaquin Balaguer
Sevenman Council
Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria
Guatemala Admits Training Cuban Exiles in 1961 Invasion
President Miguel Ydigoras disclosed in a New Year message that anti Castro Cubans were trained in Guatemala for the April 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. He said the operation frightened Fidel Castro and that a secret training base existed in Guatemala while another operated openly. He cited Kennedy’s ongoing responsibility for a sequel and noted commitments in South America.
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Miguel Ydigoras
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
South America
Echo-free radar chamber at Republic Aviation tests tracking
Quiet, please framed foam windows create an echo-free chamber at Republic Aviation's Farmingdale NY research center for radar measurement tests. The model shown undergoes tests to improve tracking so ground stations can keep vehicles in sight at all times.
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Republic Aviation Corporation
Farmingdale
Long Island
N.Y
Danish Government Suspends Arms Exports to Indonesia
Copenhagen suspends all arms shipments to Indonesia over Jakarta’s threat to seize West New Guinea. The move signals escalation in regional tensions and aims to pressure Indonesia to halt plans.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Kennedy Seeks Tax Cut Authority to Hedge Economy
The Kennedy administration weighs asking Congress for presidential power to adjust income tax rates to blunt inflation or recession. Aimed at potential six month cuts from 20 percent to 15 percent, details withheld and subject to congressional veto, to be outlined in a major address this month.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
White House
Noted Lawyer Jerry Giesler Dies at 75 in Hollywood
Jerry Giesler prominent criminal lawyer died Monday at age 75 in Hollywood from a heart ailment. He built a high-profile practice and represented famous clients in major trials during decades of legal work.
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Hollywood
Jerry Giesler
Briley Seeks GOP Senate Nomination in Ohio
John Marshall Briley 56 resigns as vice president and general counsel of Owens Corning Fiberblast to pursue the Republican nomination for U.S. senator in Ohio. Briley has led the Ohio Republican Finance Committee and served with the Lucas County GOP organization, marking his first bid for public office.
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John Marshall Briley
Owens-Corning Fiberblas Corp
Briley
Ohio Republican Finance Committee
Lucas County
GOP
Gotham Bus Strike Halts Service for 1.3 Million Riders
New York city buses halted by a strike on its two largest lines forcing 1.3 million riders to use subways car pools and private cars. Police noted heavier subway traffic and longer car lines with snow in Queens and Brooklyn. No negotiations set for today as the dispute began at the start of the new year.
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New York
Queens
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Midtown
Prank Sparks Reno New Year Riot Involving 1000 People
In Reno on New Year's Eve a prank escalated into a riot with about 1000 people. Twenty two individuals were ordered to appear in municipal court on charges from inciting riot to disturbance. Sixteen servicemen were handed to military authorities for action. At least 30 people were injured.
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Reno
Nev
Robert Peel
American Huk Leader Held in Manila Awaiting Deportation
William Pome roy, an American pardoned after nine years in prison as a Huk rebel leader, was held on an island in the Manila port area awaiting deportation as an undesirable alien.
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Manila
William Pomeroy
Huk
Netherlands Open Talks on West New Guinea Without Conditions
The Netherlands declare willingness to negotiate with Indonesia on West New Guinea without preconditions. Prime Minister Jan de Quay states no automatic requirement for Papuan self determination. Indonesia’s Sukarno proclaimed the territory a province and ordered a special command to direct any invasion.
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Hague
Netherlands
West New Guinea
Indonesia
Jan de Quay
Holland
East Indies
Sukarno Monday
de Quay
New Guinea
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Subandrio
Auto Workers Strike At Studebaker
The United Auto Workers Union called a strike at Studebaker-Packard Corp in South Bend Ind after mediators failed to resolve contract differences. The action involves about 6,500 production workers with issues over washup time shift premium vacation computation representation and management rights.
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South Bend
Ind
United Auto Workers Union
Studebaker-Packard Corp
Local 5
Gibson Named To Public Utilities Commission
Rankin M. Gibson, 45, state director of commerce and ally of Gov. DiSalle, was appointed to the Public Utilities Commission. He replaces Edward J. Kenealy who retired. Gibson will serve until Feb. 1, 1965 with a $16 000 annual salary and had begun as legal adviser to the governor.
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Columbus
Rankin M. Gibson
Commerce
Michael V. DiSalle
Public Utilities Commission
Gibson
Edward J. Kenealy
DiSalle
East German boast on wall contrast with Berlin refugees
East German authorities boasted that the Berlin Wall was insurmountable, while West Berlin papers reported at least two refugees escaping over the weekend despite the high barrier and intensified controls.
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Berlin
West Berlin
NAACP Leader Predicts Victory for Racial Equality
Roy Wilkins executive secretary of the NAACP predicts victory for the cause of racial equality, signaling optimism about progress and civil rights efforts.
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New York
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Montreal Prison Riot Brings Four Hour Furor
About 400 inmates rioted at Bordeaux jail in Montreal, clashing with police for four hours. Prisoners in a trials block weakened by unheated, waterlogged wings spent the night in cells after an attack in the dining hall. Lieutenant Colonel Leon Lambert, governor, said some appeared intoxicated and that the disturbance was not yet over as authorities sought to regain control. Three prisoners and a water- hose foreman were injured, none seriously.
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Montreal
Bordeaux
Leon Lambert
Lambert
Ex U S Steel Chief Dies In Pennsylvania
Benjamin F. Fairless 71 former head of the U S Steel Corp died at his home in Ligonier Pennsylvania He rose from a coal miner's son to president of the American Iron and Steel Institute and retired board chairman of U S Steel His life was a noted American success story from news boy to college financer through teaching in country schools.
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Ligonier
Benjamin F. Fairless
Allegheny Mountains
Fairless
American Iron & Steele Institute
U. S. Steel Corp
Barbara Ann Burns Dies in Barbiturate Overdose
Los Angeles report states Barbara Ann Burns 23 daughter of late comedian Bob Bazooka Burns died Monday from an overdose of barbiturates. It marks her third overdose in six months, reflecting ongoing narcotics troubles.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Ann Burns
Bob Bazooka Burns
Washington Moscow Talks Seek Basis for Berlin Peace
U S Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko met for two hours in Moscow in a bid to establish a mutually satisfactory basis for East West Berlin negotiations. Thompson said more talks may follow and would brief Britain and France. A ministerial conference could follow if the talks are successful.
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Moscow
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
Gromyko
Thompson
Kempton Jenkins
Leonid Iliychev
Niychev
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Britain
United States
Frank Roberts
Aid Sent To Drifting Ship Catalina S
A Panamanian registry cargo vessel the Catalina S. drifted powerless in the Gulf of Mexico before radio failure. A Coast Guard plane located it 150 miles west of St. Petersburg Florida with the Irish Ash en route to assist. The 2407 ton ship had unknown destination.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
St. Petersburg
Fla
LeMay Postpones Spain Trip Over Illness
General Curtis E. LeMay chief of staff of the Air Force has delayed an official visit to Spain due to a cold that kept him in a hospital for several days. The illness prevented the trip originally planned this week.
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Washington
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
Spain
Heifer Ad Draws Twenty Calls in Early Stock Sale
Vernie Bobo advertised a white face heifer described as one week old for sale in AD 4. The ad drew between 20 and 25 calls, showing strong local stock interest. The notice underscores ongoing demand for livestock and invites more ads to reach buyers.
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Vernie Bobo
Bessie
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