GOP Edges In Reapportionment Wars Across States
Republicans seem to hold the edge in redrawing congressional districts amid population shifts. Early estimates show a slight GOP net gain in House seats, with Democrats facing a small loss, though Illinois Pennsylvania and Massachusetts could shift results. New York’s reapportionment law could add five GOP seats if upheld, offsetting Democratic gains elsewhere.
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Portugal Girds For Election Amid Boycott Calls
Lisbon authorities mobilized security forces and a vote drive as Portugal braces for Sunday's general election. Communist leaflets urged nonvoting while opposition parties urged a boycott to protest Salazar’s 32 year rule. Capt Galvao’s anti regime materials and a prior hijacking incident added to the turmoil.
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Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Salazar
Henrique Galvao
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Santa Maria
Tangier
Morocco
National Assembly
Monkey Orbit Shot Next Week in Mercury Prep
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla The United States plans a chimpanzee orbital flight this week in 4 % hours around the world to test systems ahead of a manned Mercury mission. If the chimpanzee is recovered alive a human pilot would ride the next Mercury capsule. NASA hopes to achieve a manned orbit before year end while Russia previously orbited cosmonauts this year.
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Queen Elizabeth Visits Accra Market and Harbor
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip toured Accra on Saturday visiting the main market amid heat and cheers. They later watched a canoe regatta as police arrests spread in Ashanti Province ahead of the queen's next visit there.
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Prince Philip
Kwame Nkrumah
Ashanti
B W Professor Pendell Dies at 47 in Berea
Dr. William D. Pendell a 47 year old professor of French and department chair at Baldwin Wallace College died of a heart attack at his Berea home Friday. He led the department and was well known in academic circles.
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Cleveland
William D. Pendell
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea
Kennedy Announces Cambridge Library For Presidential Papers
President Kennedy said a library and museum will be built in Cambridge Massachusetts to house his presidential papers and mementoes. The project aims to preserve and display the papers for public access and historical study.
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Kennedy
Cambridge
Mass
Reds Drop Three Old Party Men
In Moscow three former Soviet leaders Georgi Malenkov V M Molotov and Lazar Kaganovich were expelled by local Communist party cells. Molotov was en route to face accusers in the Soviet Union. The other two former officials had appealed the decision.
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Communist Party
Georgi Malenkov
V. M. Molotov
Lazar Kaganovich
Molotov
Soviet Union
Vienna
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Kaganovich
Khrushchev
Central Committee
Adriatic
Kremlin
Albania
Taft Opens for GOP Governor Draft in 1962
Robert Taft Jr. of Cincinnati says he would consider running for Ohio governor if urged by individuals or groups. As GOP floor leader, he focuses on the upcoming General Assembly session while Young Republicans urge a dynamic 1962 candidate. A Veterans Day speech drew pro draft cheers.
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Robert Taft Jr
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Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower and Truman End Feud at Liberty Memorial Event
Former Presidents Truman and Eisenhower bury years of distance during the Liberty Memorial rededication in Kansas City. They greeted each other warmly at the Memorial Library in Independence before a private meeting in Truman's office and a library tour. Truman had arranged the gathering after Ike asked to visit the Truman Library.
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Fred Vinson
Philip Brooks
Joyce C. Hall
Kennedy Urges Peace Yet Readiness to Fight for Freedom
President Kennedy led Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and urged peace while warning the United States stands ready to fight for freedom if required. He laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns as Taps sounded, while Vice President Johnson spoke in Texas on national defense.
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Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Army
George W. Myers
U. S
Lyndon B Johnson
McKinney, Tex
Albanian Economy Struggles After Soviet Aid Withdrawal
Foreign observers report Albania faces a grave crisis as Soviet and East European aid and technical support pull back. Red China is seen trying to fill the gap while Czechoslovak experts exit, beginning with the Soviet base at Sazan.
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Yugoslavia
Albania
Soviet Union
China
Tirana
Sazan
French Bombs Hit Tunisian Civilian Village
Tunisian sources report a French B26 light bomber crossed into Tunisia near the Algerian border at night two days ago. It allegedly fired low and machine gunned civilians and cattle, killing a 24 year old Tunisian and fatally wounding several cattle.
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Sidi Daher
Tunisia
Insurance claims for Bel-Air and Topanga fires rise
In Los Angeles the Bel-Air and Topanga Canyon fire claims range from 185000 to 700000 dollars, averaging about 50000 dollars, reflecting widespread property damage and emergency response costs.
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Los Angeles
Bel-Air
Topanga Canyon
White House Denies JFK Campaign Plans
The White House said President Kennedy has no plans to participate in the 1962 congressional campaign. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger refused to elaborate, noting it is a long way until next year. A New York Times dispatch suggested Kennedy fears Republican gains impacting his legislative program.
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White House
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Pierre Salinger
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Senate
Salinger
The
New York Times
Washington Dispatch
U S Justice Grants Stay of Execution
Ohio inmates death sentence for Clarence V Ferguson halted as Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart granted a stay. The 19 year old from Cleveland faced electrocution at the Ohio Penitentiary with the scheduled 8 p.m. time.
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Columbus
Ohio
Clarence V. Ferguson
Washington
Potter Stewart
U.S. Supreme Court
Cleveland Slayer
Finnish Defense Talks Continue With Gromyko
Finnish Foreign Minister Ahti Karjalainen spent hours in Moscow discussing Soviet plans for Finnish neutrality. He met with Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko who explained the Kremlin note of Oct 30, with both sides silent on specifics. The note urged a conference on mutual security and cited West German rearmament as a reason for heightened vigilance.
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Ahti Karjalainen
Finland
Karjalainen
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kremlin
Gromyko
State Payroll for Officials and Employees Tops 215 Million
Ohio state expenditures for salaries of officials and employees for the year ended June 30 totaled 215 million 397 thousand 568 dollars, as reported by State Auditor James A. Rhodes on Thursday.
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James A. Rhodes
Berlin Crisis Talks Still Await Concrete Soviet Proposals
Washington officials said no new concrete Berlin proposals had been received from Moscow despite Moscow reports of a four point plan. Hans Kroll met Nikita Khrushchev for 105 minutes in a private exchange, with Bonn denying any instruction from West Germany.
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U.S
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Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kroll
Bonn
State Department
White House
Llewellyn Thompson
Fumble Is Margin In MAC Victory
Bowling Green defense and ball control edged Ohio University 7 to 6 at Peden Stadium to share the Mid American Conference lead. Asa Elsen kicked the deciding extra point after a fourth quarter fumble, while Dave Hutter's 68 yard kickoff return produced a Bobcat TD. The Falcons dominated time of possession and trailed 6-0 before the winning drive.
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Bobcats
Doyt Perry
Asa Elsen
Dave Hutter
Bobcat
Bill Hess
Bob Babbitt
Falcon
Dick Newcome
Hepner
Financial Outlook Is Still Dark
Columbus reports no agreement after a two hour closed door session on appropriations. Gov. DiSalle and 10 legislators face a choice between further budget cuts or new revenues as a grim finance report warns the state could temporarily run out of cash early next year due to increased spending, tax exemptions, and lagging sales tax revenue after prepaid tax stamps end January 1.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Senate
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
DiSalle
James H. Maloon
Maloon
Sukarno vows Indonesia to West New Guinea sovereignty
President Sukarno told cheering crowds in Semarang that Indonesia would gain West New Guinea with or without United Nations approval. He said he would command future action after UN decision on Dutch plan. Luns proposed UN administration until readiness for independence.群众喊“我们会攻击”回应 Sukarno问事件后续。
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Indonesia
Sukarno
West New Guinea
United Nations
Java
Semarang
J. M. Luns
Luns
Same Town Names Volgograd Replaces Stalingrad
The article notes Volgograd replacing Stalingrad as Russia historic name change amid denazification efforts. It explains Volgograd lies on both banks of the Volga with a population around 300,000 and references the wartime Volgograd battle.
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Volgograd
Volga
Tsaritsyn
Stalingrad
Joseph Stalin
Volga River
Exiled Ecuadorian Leader Shifts Plans to Mexico
Former President Josa Maria Velasco Ibarra, who left office last Tuesday, changed his exile plan by moving to Mexico and arranging a flight to Argentina.
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Quito
Ecuador
Josa Maria Velasco Ibarra
Mexico
Argentina
Ohio Highway Awards 13 Construction Contracts
The Ohio Department of Highways will award 13 construction projects based on bids opened next Tuesday. The action signals a broad bidding process across multiple districts and includes general project scope details and expected timelines.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Highways
Rayburn Faces Critical Health Status at 79
Bonham Texas Sam Rayburn 79 remains critically ill with widespread cancer doctors warn death could come in hours to days as his heart weakens and breathing labors. Personal physician Dr Joe Risser issued the bulletin noting shorter lucid moments and no pain. Vice President Johnson visited early today.
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Johnson
East German guards defect to West Berlin study
Nearly 200 East German border guards have defected to the West since the Berlin wall went up last August, authorities said. Officers reported 12 refugees escaped overnight including two defecting East German policemen and three youths who swam a river. Two other men were caught trying to flee near the Brandenburg Gate.
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