U N Troops Drive Deep Into Katanga Capital Elisabethville
U N troops advanced toward Elisabethville in a major push to seize the secessionist capital. The vanguard neared 350 yards from the center as casualties flowed to city hospitals, with civilians bearing most deaths and injuries. Katangan forces resisted at Kongolo as diplomats debated Congo settlement options.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
U.N
Kongolo
Congo National Army
Jail School Bus Driver On Manslaughter Charge
Duane R. Harms 23 faces involuntary manslaughter charges after a Union Pacific passenger train struck his school bus seven miles southeast of Greeley Colorado. Seventeen students survived with thirteen hospitalized. Harms was jailed on a $1000 bond and arraignment set for Monday amid investigations into failing to stop at a railroad crossing.
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Greeley
Colo
Duane R. Harrs
Duane R. Harms
Asst
Dist
Karl Ahlborn
Donald A. Carpenter
Harms
Ahlborn
Union Pacific
Jerry Hembry
Harris
Colorado
Auburn
Here
Delta
Supreme Court Upholds Depositions in Homicide Case
Vermont Supreme Court unanimously upheld a lower court ruling allowing depositions and other statements from police and physicians to be used by defense in the murder case of Charlotte Mahoney. The decision clarifies that the state’s 1961 statute grants broad discovery rights, paving the way for Mahoney's murder trial and a related manslaughter case for James Craven.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Supreme Court
Thomas M. Debevoise
Franklin County
Charlotte Mahoney
St. Albans
Debevoise
Rockefeller Will Not Talk Of Divorce
Albany New York AP Gov Rockefeller refused at his first formal news conference since the divorce announcement to discuss whether he or his wife started the split or to discuss his private life. He said he would answer questions in the public domain but not about his personal life. No reason for the 31 year marriage breakup was indicated.
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Albany
N. Y
Rockefeller
Rockefellers
U.N. Defeats Seating Bid By Red China
The United Nations General Assembly defeated a Soviet bid to seat Communist China, 48 to 36, in a historic first debate on China’s U.N. representation. The vote upheld Nationalist China’s rights and required a two thirds majority to alter representation, with significant abstentions and a separate amendment defeat.
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U.N
Red China
United Nations, N.Y
General Assembly
China
United Nations
United States
Mao Tze-tung
Chiang Kai-shek
Republic of China
Formosa
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Cambodia
Ceylon
Indonesia
Australia
Colombia
Italy
Japan
Soviet Union
NATO backs negotiation but builds up defenses
NATO nations at Paris endorsed renewed diplomatic contacts with the Kremlin on Berlin while pledging stronger defense to deter aggression. The communique said the probe aims to see if a basis for formal talks exists, with the alliance preserving West Berlin rights and access. The United States Britain and West Germany push for talks, while defense measures rise to back diplomacy.
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NATO
Paris
Soviet Union
Gression
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Moscow
Berlin
United States
Council
Kremlin
France
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Washington
London
Andrei A. Gromyko
West Berlin
Nazi Germany
Bennington Merchants Report Steady Christmas Trade Amid Fire Losses
Bennington merchants and banks report solid Christmas sales despite October downtown fire and competition. Stores note stronger merchandising and pride, with some gains in temporary quarters and mixed effects on downtown foot traffic. Banks see deposits roughly steady as retail activity remains generally healthy.
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Bennington
Sky Records January as Shoppers Pour Cash at Stores
Shoppers dollars fall like snow into registers as Christmas buying heats up across the nation. Merchants report strong crowds since the day after Thanksgiving with rising purchases and some shifts toward gift items and shelter equipment.
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New York
Banner Starts To Rebuild Razed Block
Officials of the Banner Publishing Corp. announce construction will begin soon on a one story building to replace the Banner building destroyed by fire in October. The new masonry structure with a colonial brick front will have 120 feet depth and 38 feet of Main Street frontage, with a four foot passage to Union Street. Fashion Fair, owned by Harold E. Gordon, will move from 201 South St. into the eastern store and may occupy the west side once a tenant is found. Occupancy is aimed for early April.
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Banner Publishing Corp
Banner
Main Street
Main
Union Street
Fashion Fair
Harold E. Gordon
Women’s Wear
South St
Gerald E. Morrissey
President Kennedy Tours Puerto Rico On Alliance Drive
President Kennedy arrived in San Juan on his Latin American tour to push the Alliance for Progress a 10 year 20 billion program to spur development and counter communism. He lauded Gov Luis Munoz Marin and Puerto Rico's democratic progress while security kept protests at bay near La Fortaleza.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Americas
Venezuela
Colombia
U.S
Puerto
Luis Munoz Marin
Munoz
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Christian Independent Association
la Fortaleza
Island
Venezuela Police Curb Extremists Ahead of Kennedy Visit
Venezuelan army and police kept 24 hour alert for possible last minute extremist attacks aimed at disrupting President Kennedy's visit. Intelligence sources said a small but organized group planned bombings and terror acts to embarrass the United States, with security under a unified command to protect the trip.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Kennedy
United States
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Moise Tshombe
G. C. Senne
International Red Cross
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Kansas City
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Retail Merchants Association
Associated Press
Powell
Wesley Powell
New Hampshire
Maurice J. Murphy
Portsmouth
Murphy
Styles Bridges
Marin
Kennedys
Andrews Air Force Base
Munoz Marin
Mrs. Kennedy
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