Indian takeover: Goa seized after 36 hour blitz
India asserts control over Portuguese Goa after a rapid 36 hour operation capturing Daman and Diu. Government reports say minimal casualties and residents welcomed Indian administration while reporters remain outside Belgaum awaiting access. Prime Minister Nehru cites failed negotiations with Portugal and diplomacy at the U.N. says India acted to liberate enclaves.
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NEWS
Delhi
India
Goa
Defense Ministry
Belgaum
Damao
Diu
Bombay
Defense
V. K. Krishna Menon
United Nations
New York
Menon
Portugal
Nehru
U.N
Communists Seen Ignoring Registration Deadline
Washington AP reports the U S Communist Party with 10 000 plus members faces a midnight deadline to register as agents of a foreign power. They are expected to ignore it risking jail and fines up to 10 000 per day plus prison time for officers and members.
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Washington
U.S. Communist Party
FBI
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Indonesia Keeps Door Open For Negotiations With Dutch
Foreign Minister Subandrio told parliament that Indonesia could seize West New Guinea by force but still seeks a peaceful settlement with the Netherlands. He said Indonesia would accept only control of the western half of New Guinea. President Sukarno ordered total mobilization and armed forces preparations to seize West New Guinea at any time.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Subandrio
West New Guinea
Netherlands
Netherlands East Indies
Sukarno
West Irian
West Papua
Holland
United Nations
Washington
State Department
Kennedy
Fire destroys Lanesboro home. mother saves child and dog
In Lanesboro Massachusetts a mother named Mrs James Towart pulled her three year old son Jeffrey and the family dog from a blaze that took hold after a kitchen door blew in. Firefighters arrived within two minutes and fought the flames through the rear to the front. The cause is under investigation and the wife said she could not explain the origin. The husband was at work in Pittsfield. Adjacent buildings were kept safe.
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Lanesboro
Mass
Jeffrey
James Towart
Mabel Towart
Bennington
River Street
Katanga Seccession Talks Open Between Tshombe and Adoula
Congo leaders Mbise Tshombe and Cyrille Adoula begin disputed talks at the U N base to end Katanga's secession. They meet amid fighting in Elisabethville as U N forces hold fire to aid negotiations and Bunche oversees a controlled information environment.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Katanga
Mbise Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
U.N
Kitona
Congo River
Tshombe
Congo
Adoula
Elisabethville
United Nations
Union Miniere de Haut
U Thant
Tshomb
Ralph Bunche
Lovanium University
Leopoldville
Smith Completes Pownal Track Land Purchase
Louis Smith, president of Taconic Racing and Breeding Association Inc., completed the land purchase in Bennington for a new track at Pownal. The $103,600 sale covers about 111 acres. Construction may start once surveys finish and weather allows, with a lighted sign planned at the site.
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Louis Smith
Taconic Racing and Breeding Association Inc
Pownal
Smith
Kennedy to Meet Macmillan Amid Stroke Update
President Kennedy plans to meet Prime Minister Macmillan in Bermuda or Palm Beach amid his father Joseph Kennedy Sr’s stroke. Aides say Berlin crisis and Soviet talks will likely top the agenda, with Bundy and Rusk briefing Kennedy in Florida.
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Macmillan
Bermuda
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Dean Rusk
Charles E. Bohlen
Washington
McGeorge Bundy
Florida
Kennedy- Macmillan
White House
U.S
Berlin
Lost N H Hunter Finds Way to Safety
A missing hunter, Joseph McInnis, 39, of Lincoln, was found safe on Warren Mountain after wandering in deep snow since yesterday. More than 100 searchers, led by Lincoln Fire Department Chief Kenneth McInnis, scoured the area near Elbow Pond for his location.
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Woodstock
N.H
Warren Mountain
Joseph McInnis
Lincoln
Elbow Pond
McInnis
Lincoln Fire Department
Kenneth
New England Storm Dumps Snow and Hazards Across Region
A four day mix of snow sleet and rain blanketed New England with up to 10 inches in New Hampshire and Vermont. Massachusetts and Maine saw lighter snow with dangerous driving and several fatalities including two in Holyoke and New Bedford. Offshore fishermen faced the worst loss as the Barbara and Gail sank near Nantucket with five dead and five rescued.
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Boston
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
New England
New Bedford
Gail
Nantucket
William H. Cullen
Holyoke
Mass
Roland W. Blais
Ski Areas Readied for Opening Days
Manchester area ski ing is excellent with Bromley opening tomorrow at 8 30 a m. Junior Ski Patrol members in the county will have free skiing on Thursday and Friday. Magic Mountain opens on Friday and Stratton on Saturday.
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Manchester
Bromley
Magic Mountain
Stratton
UN Condemns Portugal on Colonies and a Snowbound Holiday
Weather across the northeast brings heavy snow from Maine to Vermont with a foot in higher mountains and 21 inches on Cannon Mountain New Hampshire. In New York the UN General Assembly condemns Portugal for withholding information on overseas territories and endorses a seven member inquiry with a $200 million bond to shore up the budget.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
General Assembly
Portugal
Security Council
India
South Africa
Spain
Bolivia
France
United States
Britain
North Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Assembly
Kennedy elder talks of bedside fight amid Bermuda Palm Beach summit
President Kennedy's ailing father Joseph P Kennedy, 73, hospitalized after a stroke with slight left side paralysis, showed some improvement. A planned Kennedy Macmillan meeting may shift from Bermuda to Palm Beach with Macmillan arriving in Bermuda and in contact with the president. Doctors warned 24 to 48 hours would reveal his progress as four physicians treated him and the family gathered at St Mary's Hospital in West Palm Beach.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Britain
White House
Pierre Salinger
Bermuda
Palm Beach
Macmillan
Joseph P. Kennedy
St. Mary’s Hospital
Edward
Ann Gargan
Salinger
William T. Foley
New York
Legal Briefs Await In Vermont Power Case
Attorneys for Vermont utilities must file briefs within a week following a Public Service Board hearing over a subtransmission contract dispute between Vermont Electric Power Co and Citizens Utilities Inc. The case concerns terms for St. Lawrence and Niagara power in Vermont. Citizens contests PSB authority, cites unfair rates, and seeks compensation for subtransmitting power to seven northern allottees.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Public Service Board
Vermont Electric Power Co
Citizens Utilities Inc
Newport
St. Lawrence
Niagara Power
Lee Emerson
Citizens
PSB
Ver- Atty
John D. Carbine
VELCO
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Communist Bloc
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Pownal Track
Fla
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Cannon Mountain
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Weather Bureau
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Congress St
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Grove St
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