Murdered Lancaster mother found in ice near Racoon Creek
The body of Virginia Wagner 35 wife of a local glass executive was found in ice covered Racoon Creek three miles east of Lancaster. She had been beaten and strangled with a green plastic jump rope tied around her neck. Authorities planned tests at Ohio State University while searchers aimed to recover more evidence from the creek.
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Lancaster
Virginia Wagner
Racoon Creek
Here
Jack Blazer
Meredith May Leave Mississippi
James H Meredith said he will not attend the University of Mississippi next semester under the present circumstances while remaining enrolled through the current term. He spoke at his dormitory after enrolling under federal guard and noted no decision to halt his overall education efforts.
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Oxford
Miss
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
Grand Jury Opens in Oxford Desegregation Riot Case
A federal grand jury convenes in Oxford Mississippi on Tuesday to hear charges against 11 men linked to the University of Mississippi desegregation riot. The group includes Edwin A Walker former Army general and ten others charged with interference with federal officers conspiracy to impede officers rebellion and insurrection and conspire to oppose federal authority.
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Oxford
Miss
University of Mississippi
Edwin A. Walker
Army
United States
Cancer Panic Grips Southern California After Actor Deaths
Doctors report a surge in cancer exams among men following the deaths of Charles Laughton Thomas Mitchell Jack Carter and Dick Powell within 18 days. While some fear an epidemic physicians call it a coincidence and note normal cancer mortality.
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Los Angeles
California
Charles Laughton
Thomas Mitchell
Jack Carter
Dick Powell
Sol Baker
American Cancer Society
Baker
Ohio Legislature Opens With Money on Minds
Ohio lawmakers convene with Republican control amid funding worries for public and higher education as a new Rhodes administration prepares to take over. Speaker Cloud Recovers From Car Crash, session set to begin amid fiscal pressures and shifting governance.
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Art Parks
Columbus
Ohio Senate
Ohio House
Michael V. DiSalle
Swords Points
World corn crop smaller than last year
The Foreign Agricultural Service reports world corn production this year at about 7.3 billion bushels, roughly 100 million less than last year. Lower yields in the United States Europe and the Soviet Union were partly offset by gains elsewhere, with half of the world crop grown in the United States.
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Washington
Foreign Agricultural Service
United States
Europe
Soviet Union
Divergent Policy Views Mark Soviet Chinese Editorial Clash
In a publicized exchange, Pravda blasts Albania and anti Soviet forces over Cuba while Red Flag criticizes Khrushchev as a revisionist. The two Communist parties accuse each other of dogmatism, nationalist excess, and risking world war to pressure rivals.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Red China
Pravda
Communist Party
Red Flag
Albania
Peking
Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Ussr
United States
JFK Pleased With Senate Appointment
Oklahoma Governor Howard Edmondson, a Kennedy friend, resigns to join the U S Senate succeeding the late Robert Kerr. Lieutenant Governor George Nigh says Kennedy will be pleased by Edmondson seat, and notes Edmondson plans solid support for the administration.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Howard Edmondson
Kennedy
Oklahoma
U. S. Senate
Robert S. Kerr
George Nigh
Edmondson
Nigh
Palm Beach
Fla
Senate
U S Meat Plentiful in Early 1962 Production
Washington reports 1962 first eleven months red meat output at 25.6 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 1961. Beef leads with 13.8 billion, pork 10.2 billion, veal 862 million, and lamb and mutton 735 million. lard down 1 percent at 2.2 billion pounds.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Praises JFK Program Helped Improve Latin American Ties
The Argentine ambassador credits the Alliance for Progress, launched by President Kennedy, for improving relations between the United States and Latin America. In Houston Clifton Webb slated for abdominal aneurysm surgery. In Honolulu a bank teller loses his job due to money allergy.
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Cleveland
United States
Latin America
Alliance For Progress
Kennedy
Honolulu
P—A__ bank
Tshombe Given Chance Cuban Attacks Continue
Maj Armando Fileites leader in exile of the second National Front of Escambray says further hit and run raids on Cuba are planned to debunk Fidel Castro's invincibility. The groups Alpha 66 and Escambray have carried out three attacks, with the most recent invasion at Juan Francisco Beach in Las Villas Province on December 4. Fleites says raids depart from secret Caribbean bases and will continue.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Second National Front of
Escambray
Fidel
Armando Fileites
Alpha 66
Fleites
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Juan Francisco Beach
Las Villages
Caribbean
British Deny U S Defense Penetration Report
London papers claimed swift British Vulcan bombers penetrated U S defenses in a mock H bomb strike endangering cities like New York Chicago Los Angeles Washington. Officials in both nations denied the report and cited Skyshield II from Oct 14 1961 as the last similar exercise.
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London
U.S
New York
Washington
Chicago
Los Angeles
North American Defense Command
United States
British
Air Ministry
DiSalle Outlines Postoffice Plans and Future Roles
Governor Michael V. DiSalle, marking his 55th birthday, revealed future plans including a return to public service, opening a Columbus law office, writing a capital punishment book, a three month term as a political science professor at the University of Massachusetts, and directing the Cincinnati regional federal home loan bank.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
University of Massachusetts
Frank J. Lauscher
Stephen M. Young
William L. Coleman
Coleman
Federal Home Loan Bank
Cincinnati
ROTC Cuts Proposed by Officials for New Congress
Washington reports that defense officials plan a drastic ROTC overhaul. Mc Namara backs ending high school ROTC and compulsory college ROTC, trimming four-year programs to two years. Savings claimed reach several million annually. several services now fund uniforms equipment and drill pay. The plan mirrors the Navy tuition and stipend approach for midshipmen who commit to service.
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Washington
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Congress
Defense
Senate
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Army
Air Force
Navy
Armed Services
Wirtz Plans OSU Lecture
Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz will deliver the Walter J. Shepard lecture at Ohio State University on Thursday April 11. The lecture series begun in 1936 honors the late dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and former president of the American Political Science Association.
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Columbus
Willard Wirtz
Walter J. Shepard
Ohio State University
College of Arts and Sciences
American Political Science Association
India open to ICJ study of Himalayan border dispute
New Delhi informs Beijing it will refer the Himalayan border dispute to the International Court of Justice if China accepts a basic truce demand. Nehru’s move follows Chinese encroachments and Ladakh losses. In Columbus, Franklin County records show 66 percent turnout for the Sabin polio vaccine third dose, below earlier rounds.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
China
International Court of Justice
Peking
Ladakh
Chou En-lai
Columbus
Franklin County
Tshombe Faces UN Occupation Deal Over Kolwezi
In Elisabethville diplomats report President Tshombe may invite a bloodless UN occupation of Kolwezi to secure power as UN forces amass. If he resists, potential sabotage risks threaten Katanga’s electric power and economy while central government moves to reintegrate Katanga under Adoula.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Kolwezi
Congo
Tshombe
U Thant
Cyrille Adoula
Leopoldville
Bunche
Sakania
Dilolo
Angola
Bob Hope Plans More Yule Tours
Bob Hope plans another Christmas USO tour to entertain troops abroad, hoping to visit Greece and Turkey next December. He recalls visits to Korea Okinawa Formosa the Philippines and ships at sea with two shows daily in 12 days of duty. He jokes about crossing the line to North Korea and notes Cardinal Spellman joined him in Korea this year.
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Hollywood
Bob Hope
Greece
Turkey
Rapid Robert
Lakeside Country Club
Sam
Bob
Korea
Hope
Panmunjom
Okinawa
Formosa
Philippines
Francis Cardinal Spellman
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