Kennedy Macmillan Agree On New Defense Strategy
Kennedy and Macmillan agreed to end the transatlantic missile crisis and outline a long term Allied defense plan. Polaris replaces Skybolt, enabling Britain to arm submarines and seek a broader Western deterrent with potential Franco British nuclear autonomy.
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Kennedy
Macmillan
Nassau
Bahamas
Harold Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
France
London
Britain
United States
Nuclear Weapon Club
Polaris
Skybolt
British
Europe
U N Chief Returns to Congo for next phase of drive
U N Secretary General for Congo Gardiner heads back to direct operations ending Katanga secession. An eight man U S military mission led by Lt Gen Truman left Maryland for Leopoldville to assess possible U N requests for equipment. Bunche notes Katanga’s air power while U N plans for 16 fighter planes from multiple nations.
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United Nations, N.Y
Robert K. A. Gardiner
U.N
Congo
Katanga
Gardiner
U.S
Louis W. Truman
Truman
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Leopoldville
United States
Ralph J. Bunche
Ethiopia
Italy
Philippines
Sweden
U.N. General Assembly Ends Heated Cuba War Session
The 110 nation General Assembly adjourned after a tense session marked by Cuba nuclear crisis and India China hostilities. Post mortems by Adlai Stevenson and Valerian Zorin followed a vote abolishing Hungary watchdog reports.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
Cuba
India
China
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Valerian A. Zorin
110-Nation Forum
Hungary
Cuban Prisoner Exchange Progress Reported From Havana
New York attorney James B Donovan is said to be making progress in negotiating release of 1,113 Cuban invasion prisoners in exchange for drugs and food worth millions. The African Pilot freighter has begun roundtrip port duties from Port Everglades to Havana, with $33 million in aid stockpiled.
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Havana
New York
James B. Donovan
Tee
Donovan
American Red Cross
Port Everglades
Fla
Miami
United States
Bay of Pigs
Florida
Castro
Enrique Llaca
Cuban Families Committee
Last Days Of Autumn Cold Brings Subzero Readings
The article reports subzero temperatures across New England on the last day of autumn with Montpelier and Newport at 19 below zero. It lists readings for multiple cities from Massachusetts to Maine and notes the Weather Bureau forecast for temperatures to rise to the teens tonight.
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Boston
New England
Montpelier
Newport
Massachusetts
Bedford
Pittsfield
Worcester
Chicopee
Nantucket
Rhode Island
Block Island
Providence
Quonset Point
Connecticut
Norfolk
Can
Hoffa Case Heads to Jury Late Today
In Nashville the lengthy conspiracy trial of Teamsters Union President James R. Hoffa goes to the jury after a final court hour and judge's instructions. A secret session occurred with a jury member replaced previously, and prosecutors say Hoffa received profits from Test Fleet Corp. totaling at least 51 thousand dollars.
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Hoffa
Nashville, Tenn
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
U.S. District Court
Commercial Carriers, Inc
Test Fleet Corp
Test Fleet
ICC Grants Delay in RR Abandonment
The Interstate Commerce Commission stayed the Rutland Railway abandonment order for the 331 mile line serving Vermont and New York. The delay follows a request by the Railway Labor Executives Association to rule the case a matter of general transportation importance, potentially sending it to the full commission. The Rutland has been strike bound since September 1961.
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Washington
Railway Labor Executives Association
Rutland
Interstate Commerce Commission
RLEA
ICC
Vermont
New York
Moose Lodge Fire Destroys Main Quarters In Subzero Blaze
Moose Lodge No. 1233 at 916 Main St suffered a near total loss in a fire that started before 1 a.m. causing an estimated 40,000 dollars in damage. Santa Claus preparations continue for a Sunday party as insurance coverage is reported adequate. Fire crews faced freezing conditions while containment efforts extended into dawn.
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Moose Club
Moose Hall
Santa Claus
Main St
Sylvester Babson
Babson
Bennington
Eagle Hose Co
Robert
Train Truck Collision Kills Three Near Okeechobee
A Seaboard Air Line passenger train collided with an orange laden tractor trailer just before 7 p.m. near Okeechobee Florida killing the truck driver and two train crewmen. Seventeen passengers were hospitalized and a dozen cadets from Miami Military Academy aided by fellow travelers helped others escape. Ambulances and fire units rushed from nearby towns to the 7,000 resident community on Lake Okeechobee.
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Okeechobee, Fla
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Miami-to-New York
Okeechobee
H.O. Slaughter
Wildwood
William Bell
Tampa
O.B. Jones
Haines City
Okeechobee General Hospital
Miami Military Academy
Sebring
Fort Pierce
Vero Beach
Lake Okeechobee
Florida
Miami
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Dorchester
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Plymouth
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Middle East
Assembly
U.N. Works and Relief Agency For Palestine
Refu
Disarmament Committee
Muhammad Zafrulla Khan
Pakistan
Security Council
Thant
Soviet Union
Troika
Mystery
Wallace Mattison
Fire Station
Anthony C. Lombardo
Jefferson Ave
Lombardo
Mannikin
Hagerman
Bud Sparkman
Academy
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