Congo Partners Seek End to Katanga Secession Talks
In Kitona Congo talks Tshombe and Adoula met to end Katanga secession as U Thant ordered a cease fire. U.N. and U.S. officials doubted a lasting accord while Elisabethville faced renewed fighting and Katangan forces prepared guerrilla resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville, the Congo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Cyrille Adoula
Central
U.N
Gullion
U.S
Elisabethville
Tshombe
New York
U Thant
Kennedy Heads Back to Washington After Palm Beach Rest
President Kennedy, recovering from a cold and earache, flies from West Palm Beach to Andrews Air Force Base. He feels better and plans a 4 PM National Security Council meeting, a Wednesday news conference, and Bermuda talks with Prime Minister Macmillan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach, Fla
Kennedy
Washington
Sunshine
West Palm Beach
Big
Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Bermuda
Harold Macmillan
Salinger
Ocean Front
Palm Beach
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Latin America
Negroes Plan Mass Protest In New Orleans
In New Orleans a planned mass march to the registrar’s office followed the arrest of nearly 300 demonstrators. The Consumers League of Greater New Orleans appealed to President Kennedy for protection as police warned demonstrations would not be tolerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Consumers League of Greater
Dillard University
Southern University
Avery Alexander
The
Consumers League
Kennedy
Baton Rouge
Not Yet, Stupid Noted Card Warns of Emergency
A folded card labeled Important Instructions hung on a bulletin board outside Chesterfield County offices. It warns to wait for attack before opening. The card is addressed to M. W. Burnett the executive secretary and Howard A. Mayo Jr. the county planner and civil defense coordinator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond, Va
Chesterfield County
M. W. Burnett
Howard A. Mayo Jr
Senate May Debate U S Katangan Role
Washington AP reports a Kennedy administration defense of U N action in Katanga may be needed in the Senate. Foreign Relations members consider January questioning of Secretary Rusk. Senator Dodd seeks an inquiry into U N efforts to control Tshombe and Congo affairs. Senator Lausche argues U N forces acted illegally in Elizabethville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Senate
U.N
Katanga
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Dean Rusk
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Moise Tshombe
Congo
Dodd
Frank J. Lausche
India wins forgoes Goa battle in UN veto clash
In a UN Security Council session, a Soviet veto blocked a Western backed demand for India's troop withdrawal from Goa and the enclaves Diu and Daman. Adlai Stevenson led the Western push while Portugal was urged to cooperate with liquidation of the colonies. The veto stalemate left the Asian African bloc plan defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
The
Council
United Nations
League of Nations
Security Council
Stevenson
India
U.N
Valerian A. Zorin
Portugal
Ceylon
Liberia
United Arab Republic
Indian Subcontinent
Goa
Diu
Damao
United States
Britain
France
Turkey
Nehru
Valerian Z. Zorin
New Delhi
V. K. Krishna Menon
New York
General Assembly
Pownal Merchant Injured When Car Drops onto Track
Pownal gift shop owner Charles W. Tornadone Sr., 59, escaped serious injury after his 1960 Chevrolet Corvair left U.S. 7, rolled 140 feet, and came to rest on the Boston and Maine Railroad tracks near the Vermont Massachusetts line. He suffered a fractured arm and ribs and was hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Tornadone Sr
Pownal
U.S. 7
Boston and Maine
Tornadone
Massachusetts
Sugar House
Williamstown
Mass
Harry B. McDonald
Vermont State Police
North Adams
Samuel N. Bacon Jr
Hopkins Ambulance Service
Grundy
McDonald
John D. Courtney
Francis A. Coleman
Ransom Jenks
Rey Bush
Sukarno orders mobilization for West New Guinea invasion
President Sukarno declares total mobilization and orders Indonesian armed forces to be ready to invade Dutch held West New Guinea at any time. He vows to wreck Dutch efforts toward a puppet state and to hoist Indonesia’s flag as he rallies in Jogjakarta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sukarno
West New Guinea
Jakarta
Indonesia
West
Nehru
Goa
West Irian
Big Island
Netherlands
Papua
New Guinea
West Papua
Australia
Netherlands East Indies
Dutch East Indies
Indies
Java
Jogjakarta
Ambon
the Hague
Utrecht
Fog and freezing rain disrupt air travel in New York
Fog and freezing drizzle disrupted airline flights and hampered road travel across portions of New York State. Mohawk Airlines cancelled morning flights in the Mohawk Valley and described conditions as marginal in New England and to the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N.Y
New York State
Mohawk Airlines
Mohawk Valley
New England
Steering Committee Funds for Regional High School Plan
The Joint Steering Committee of Bennington and Southwest District Schools voted to turn over its $800 plus budget to the Planning Board aiding a plan for a regional high school. The group discussed state aid formulas, director education, and a proposed expanded directors meeting with regional school visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Southwest
Planning Board
Molly Stark
Arthur S. Faris
South Shaftsbury
Vermont State School Directors Association
J. Goodall Hutton
Association
Robert M. Wilson
Wilson
Vermont
New York
Massachusetts
Dalton
Mass
Mt. Greylock
Williamstown
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
United Counseling Services of
India asserts victory in Goa Damao and Diu campaign
Indian Defense Ministry announced completion of operations with Goa Damao and Diu in Portuguese west coast enclaves under 1,537 square miles. Lt. Gen. J N Chaudhury hoisted the flag in Nova Goa as crowds cheered ending 442 years of Portuguese rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
India
India Today
Portugal
Subcontinent
Defense Ministry
Goa
Damao
Diu
Manuel Antonio Vassala E Silva
Indian Defense Ministry
Belgaum
J. N. Chaudhury
Nova Goa
New York
U.N. Security Council
Biracial Pact Eases Tension in Albany Georgia
In Albany Georgia a biracial agreement reduces racial tensions after city officials and Negro leaders meet. The pact postpones trials for over 700 Negroes arrested during last week’s marches and suspends mass demonstrations while negotiations resume next month on a broad desegregation program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany, Ga
M. S. Page
Albany
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England
Damon
Dia
Congo War
Adeoula
Adoula
Leopoldville
Union Miniere Mining Company
Brussels
Paul-Henri Spaak
Thant
Union Miniere
London
Lord Home
House of Lords
J.F.K
Capital
Florida
Pierre Salinger
White House
National Security Council
Reds
Pownal Merchant
Menon
Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
East
West Berlin
Georgia City
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