UN forces press Katanga operation amid stalled Congo talks
U.N. forces launched a major operation in Elisabethville at 10 p.m. to restore freedom of movement and law and order. Diplomats expect Kennedy to back U Thant while Tshombe seeks negotiations with Adoula. Gullion named as U.S. envoy. talks possible via Senghor mediation.
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U.N
Katanga
Elisabethville
United Nations
Kennedy
U Thant
Moise Tshombe
Congo
White House
Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
Kennedy Seeks Congo Negotiations With Tshombe and Adoula
In Washington hopes rise for a peaceful Congo settlement as President Kennedy sends a letter to Katanga leader Moise Tshombe. The move aims to trigger talks with Premier Cyrille Adoula and avert further bloodshed under a U.N. cease fire.
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Washington
Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
White House
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Tshombe
U.S
Union School Study Aims At Broad Curriculum Plan
The Southwest District School Planning board unanimously endorsed the Curriculum Committee report led by Mrs. John G. McCullough. The plan targets all high school students, outlines six study areas, emphasizes future work and automation, and proposes a flexible four year program for a potential union high school across eight districts. The board will study building needs and costs ahead of a January 25 meeting.
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Southwest District School Planning Board
Molly Stark
Pownal
Arlington
John G. McCullough
North Bennington
Arthur S. Faris
Shaftsbury
Barton Jenks
Charles E. Ulrich
Bennington
Colorado Bus Train Crash Provokes Probe Into Cause
Colorado officials investigate the school bus collision with an Union Pacific train near Greeley that killed 20 children. Frosted windows and driver actions are under scrutiny as 13 children remain hospitalized among 37 aboard the bus.
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Colorado
Greeley
Colo
Colorado Highway Safety Council
Duane Harris
Union Pacific
City of Denver
Chicago
Denver
Herbert F. Sommers
Sommers
Harrs
Kennedy Visit to Venezuela Colombia Seen as Alliance Test
President Kennedy travels to Venezuela and Colombia in a bid to boost the Alliance for Progress. The trip aims to reassure Latin America, with leaders Romulo Betancourt and Alberto Lleras Camargo backing reforms and countering Castro. Risks exist if communists try to spoil the mission, but success could spur bolder regional ventures.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Kennedy
Colombia
United States
Latin America
Romulo Betancourt
Alberto Lieras Camargo
Havana
Alliance For Progress
Fidel Castro
Castro
Ing
South America
Cuba
Castristas
Lleras
Hospital Board approves two step rate increase
Putnam Memorial Hospital board voted to charge Bennington County indigent patients 75 percent of ward rates in 1962 rather than 100 percent, enacting a two step rise requested by Bennington Town to ease impact. The move lowers income by about 7500 dollars in 1962 and delays endowment fund repayments tied to a 1958 construction program.
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington County
Bennington
Barber
Robert D. Stout
Stout
Board of Corporators
Red China Vote Near in U N General Assembly
The General Assembly moves toward a showdown vote on Communist China's bid for United Nations membership. The United States remains confident Peiping will be kept out as balloting nears today. Debate has spanned two weeks after a decade of shelfed action.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
China
United States
World Organization
Peiping
Two Men Die In Williamstown Auto Accident
Two men from Manchester Connecticut were killed when their car left Route 7 and Route 2, struck a tree near the Elwal Pines Motel in Williamstown at about 5 a.m. Clovis F. Charbonneau Jr. and Richard H. Davis were identified as victims. A gray French poodle was found beneath one body and fled as officers tried to seize it.
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Williamstown
Mass
Manchester
Kennedy Expands U S Aid to South Viet Nam
President Kennedy ordered increased U S assistance for South Viet Nam's defenses to repel northern aggression. No American combat troops will be sent, and the move follows a request from Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem amid his country's crisis. The leaders exchanged messages publicized in Washington and Saigon.
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Washington
Kennedy
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
United States
Saigon
Kennedy Heads to Venezuela and Colombia on Latin Trip
President Kennedy and First Lady depart from Andrews for San Juan then Caracas and Bogota amid protests. Venezuelan officials bolster security while U.S. authorities track the itinerary and expect a warm welcome once the Kennedys reach the region.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States
Venezuela
Andrews Air Force Base
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Kennedys
Luis Munoz Marin
Caracas
Bogota
Colombia
Richard M. Nixon
Latin America
Eichmann Sentenced to Death in Israel for Crimes Against Humanity
Adolf Eichmann, the former Gestapo officer who organized the deportation of Jews, was sentenced to hang by a three member Israeli court in Jerusalem. The judge cited crimes against the Jewish people and crimes against humanity. Eichmann, 55, stood unmoved as the verdict was read and was given 10 days to appeal with five days to draft reasons.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Nazi Germany
Israel
Moshe Landau
Gestapo
Eichmann
Robert L. Servatius
West Germany
Supreme Court
Izhak Ben-Zvi
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Brussels
Adoula
Senegal
Leopold Senghor
Adlai E. Stevenson
New York
Southwest
Elizabeth Dwyer
Melvin C. Swanson
Harms
Jerry Hembry
Asst. Dist. Atty
Karl Ahlborn
Lincoln
N.H
John M. Roberts Jr
Prospect St
Orleans
Roberts
New Hampshire
J.F.K
Columbia
Betancourt
Caroline
Caroline Kennedy
Stephen Smith
Stephen Jr
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