Tshombe bids for talks as UN closes in on Kolwezi
Congo Katanga president Moise Tshombe said he is willing to negotiate amid UN forces advancing on Kolwezi while his remnants retreat. He warned that if Kolwezi falls they will fight in the bush. UN troops, including Indian, Irish and Ethiopian units, pursue Tshombe forces near Jadotville.
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Adrian Porter
Associated Press
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Democrats Pep Rally Set Saturday in Columbus Buckeye Building
A Democratic fundraiser dinner at the Buckeye Building on the Ohio State Fair grounds aims to draw about 1200 attendees for a get well party. Gov. Matthew E. Welsh of Indiana headlines and Gov. Michael V. DiSalle will describe post‑office plans.
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Willian L. Coleman
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Matthew E. Welsh
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Birch Bayh
Homer Capehart
Michael V. DiSalle
Slippery Ohio Roads Raise Caution Across Counties
Geauga and surrounding counties warn drivers of slick road conditions on primary and secondary routes. Officials cite spots around Chardon Elyria Medina Ravenna Jefferson Logan Athens Woodsfield as hazards while urging careful travel.
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Woodsfield
McElroy backs seven member Ohio Liquor Board plan
Atty Gen Mark McElroy urged expanding Ohio liquor board from four to seven to end tie votes and handle rising caseloads. He proposed two divisions for Columbus and major cities and said savings would come from lower witness fees. Dorothy Sproule dies at 95 in Montreal apartment. famed Canadian poet born in Dundas County Ontario.
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Mark McElroy
Liquor Board
James A. Rhodes
McElroy
Ohio
State of
Montreal
Dorothy Sproule
Canada
Ontario
Dundas County
Dick Powell Memorial Held Today in Beverly Hills
Hollywood stars and fans gathered at All Saints Episcopal Church for the memorial of Dick Powell who died Wednesday night at 58 from cancer. Police assigned extra officers to manage the crowd as June Allyson sat by his side. cremation at Forest Lawn followed the service.
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Hollywood
Dick Powell
Beverly Hills
All-Saints Episcopal Church
Powell
June Allyson
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Actor Jack Carson
Carson
Steel Murder Trial Date Set Feb 1 By Judge Bolin
Common Pleas Judge John Bolin schedules the trial of Gene Isaac Stees, ex OU professor, for 9 am February 1. A 75-person jury wheel will be drawn and jurors report that day. Doctors from Lima State Hospital deem Stees sane after 30 days of observation. The indictment cites first degree murder in the October 20 slaying of his wife Helen, whose body was found in an oil drum in Dow Lake.
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Gene Isaac Stees
Ohio University
Lima State Hospital
Jerry O. Crist
Steel
Lima
Stees
Joseph B. Vanity, Jr
Common Pleas Court
Dwight Palmer
Ohio State University
Helen
Dow Lake
Messenger adds features for readers in 63
The Messenger announces new features for Sunday and Monday including a weekly area page, Heloise homemaking hints, Life Begins at 40 by Robert Peterson, and a redesigned television log showing three Ohio and three West Virginia stations.
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Heloise
Robert Peterson
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the Messenger
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West Virginia
De Gaulle Opens Talks on NATO Polaris Missile Plan
de Gaulle sends a message to Kennedy to start exploratory talks on a NATO strike force armed with Polaris missiles. Talks expected Saturday in Palm Beach with Rusk and Finletter. Project seen as unlikely but not discouraged. Kent State gets a $2.5 million loan for a dormitory and food-service building housing 376 women students.
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Charles de Gaulle
France
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Fla
Dean Rusk
Thomas K. Finletter
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pierre Salinger
White House
U. S
Nassau
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Community Facilities Administration
Colleges Set New Record in Ohio Higher Education Gifts
The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges reports 1962 charitable gifts totaling 1 087 834 dollars for 32 col- leges, up 8 percent from 1961. Donors reached 1 547, an 11 percent rise, with most gifts from corporations.
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Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges
Ohio
U S Battle Patrol Goes Into Action
Colonel John Paul Vann led 60 American soldiers against Communist Viet Cong fleeing into the Mekong River near Tan Hiep South Viet Nam They captured 17 prisoners and fired no shots The operation protected a US major and Vietnamese troops while heavy fighting earlier killed two government soldiers and wounded 23 An estimated 200 guerrillas were later flushed out in Saigon reports
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Aalta Innelve Tadaw
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Intelligence Failure Blamed for Vietnamese Helicopter Ambush
U S military officials cite intelligence security as a core problem after Communist Viet Cong guerrillas ambushed a helicopter borne South Vietnamese force southwest of Saigon. Up to 600 guerrillas waited for the fourth wave, causing heavy casualties and downing five of fifteen helicopters. Three Americans were killed and six wounded, not seriously.
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U. S
Saigon
Siberian Christians Sent Back From Moscow Embassy
Soviet spokesman announced 32 Siberian Christians who sought refuge at the American Embassy would be returned to Siberia. They toured Moscow briefly Thursday and then boarded a train home. The Foreign Ministry pledged they would be treated well, with the embassy kept informed of handling.
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Siberia
U. S
Two West Virginia Men Killed in Train Truck Crash
At a railroad crossing six miles east of Chillicothe Ohio two West Virginia men died in a truck train collision. Charles Bailey 42 and John Boggess 22 of Sissionville W V A were killed. The Baltimore and Ohio freight train bound from Portsmouth to Chillicothe did not derail. no crew were injured. A second item reports a nail train striking a stationary passenger train near Katihar India killing 11 and injuring 34.
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Here
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Charles Bailey
John Boggess
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W. Va
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Portsmouth
Servicemen Pay Increase Move Approved by Kennedy
The administration plans to ask Congress to raise active duty and reserve pay by about 14.4 percent, costing roughly $1.75 billion annually for about four million personnel. Kennedy approved the plan, with McNamara stating the cost is justified and Congress will see it this month. The changes include replacing sea and foreign duty pay with remote and isolated duty pay and switching reenlistment bonuses to a variable career incentive pay, plus retirement pay tied to cost of living. Separately, Ambassador Horsey presented credentials in Vienna to President Novotny.
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Congress
Kennedy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Lausche Attacks Moyers Peace Corps Pick
Sen. Frank Lausche of Ohio criticizes President Kennedy s appointment of 28 year old Bill Moyers to a Peace Corps post and opposes a domestic Peace Corps. He questions qualifications and warns of federal overreach in local communities while urging careful examination of Moyers confirmation.
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Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Moyers
Peace Corps
Palm Beach
Senate
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Chagrin Falls
J. Knox Montgomery
Muskingum College
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