Indonesia Presses West New Guinea Seizure Demand
Indonesian air force mounts war games along West New Guinea borders as Sukarno demands Dutch handover. He rejects self determination while urging youths into training centers. Dutch plans include rationing and emergency hospitals as diplomatic talks continue with U.S. and U.N. observers.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Sukarno
Air Force
Soedharmono
Moluccas Islands
Moluccas
New Guinea
West Trian
Hollandia
Red Cross
Katanga Cabinet Blocks Reunification Pact Approval
Katanga's cabinet declines to approve President Tshombe's unity pact, saying authority rests with the Provincial Assembly. Observers warn the move could derail reunification as Adoula warns of measures if the pact is not honored by next Wednesday. Reports of killings in Elisabethville add to tensions.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
U.N
Bush
Elisabethville
Assembly
Katanga Comunique
Tshombe
Kitona
United Nations
Baluba
Kenya
Adoula
Police chase ends in crash as suspect captured near Vermont line
Daniel Ordower, 19, of Hillside New Jersey, sought for assault in a New York tavern, led police on a high speed pursuit through Vermont and New York. He rammed a New York cruiser and a Ford sedan with six passengers before his car wrecked. Ordower was apprehended with an unidentified firearm and injuries to none reported. Lucy Dyke of Cambridge was treated after the crash.
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Vermont
New York
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
New York 7
Daniel H. Ordower
Hillside
N.J
Martha Karus
Harvest
New York 22
Salem
N.Y
Ordower
New Jersey
New York State
George A. Strong
Vermor
Strong
Shaftsbury Barracks
Rutland Barracks
Loudonville
Vermont 9
D. R. Pushee
G. R. Milne
Volkswagen
Sting
Ordoner
Louis H. Holcomb
Cambridge
Holcomb
Lucy B. Dyke
Mary McClellan Hospital
Vermont Line
Weekend Weather Forecast Remains Cold Across Regions
Partly cloudy today with scattered snow flurries in high elevations. High temperatures reach the upper teens. Clouds increase Saturday night with little temperature change Sunday. Vermont highway conditions are reported good overall, but many secondary roads are snow covered and hazardous.
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Vermont
Kennedy Returns From Bermuda As Father Struggles
President Kennedy flew back to Florida after a Bermuda trip as Joseph Kennedy, age 73, remained hospitalized in West Palm Beach after a stroke. Doctors cautioned recovery would be partial, while Cardinal Cushing and family members visited and offered cautious optimism.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Kennedy
United States
Bermuda
Harold Macmillan
Florida
Great Britain
President
John F. Kennedy
St. Mary’s Hospital
Cardinal Cushing
Legislators Rally to Defend O'Brien in Highway Probe
Vermont legislators defending Sen. John J. O'Brien say he is entitled to his own opinion after he criticized the highway department. Senate leader James Oakes emphasizes the commissioner is not calling for ousters, while Gov. Keyser labeled O'Brien's remarks irresponsible.
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Nesses
Oakes
O’brien
Highway Department
Max Leighty
Keyser
Cleon Perkins
Highway Board
Leighty
Factory Wage Earnings Climb as Prices Dip
The Labor Department reports a record rise in factory workers earnings in November while the consumer price index falls by 0.1 percent to 128.3, about 1.28 dollars needed to buy what one dollar did in 1947-49. Earnings and buying power reach new highs.
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Washington
Labor Department
Unwilling Santa in Milan Loses Million Lire Bill Pouch
Nello Pavan, in Milan, chased by crowds after realizing his pocket of one million lire disappeared when he left his car to close the gas cap. He recovered 80 thousand lire from pedestrians but most people doubted his claim as the bills blew away.
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Milan
Italy
Nello Pavan
Santa Claus
Pavan
Kennedy Macmillan agree on Berlin talks and atmospheric tests
In Bermuda, President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan outline the plan to probe Soviet willingness to negotiate on Berlin. They authorize U S ambassadors to approach Moscow and prepare to resume atmospheric nuclear tests, with timing to be coordinated through allied channels and Da Gaulle’s stance noted.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Kennedy
Macmillan
United States
Soviet Union
Berlin
Palm Beach
Fla
Congo
Government House
Britain
U.S
Moscow
Frank Roberts
Thompson
France
Charles de Gaulle
Khrushchev
U.N
New Hampshire Mother Dies in Christmas Eve Car Crash
A Littleton mother, 31, Mrs. Cora Marcotte, was killed in a two car collision near Bedford as her family headed to Rhode Island for Christmas. Her 10 year old daughter Donna was hospitalized in critical condition with injuries. The husband Leopold, 36, and the other driver Frederick Zyliak, about 40, were treated for injuries. The crash occurred at 6 03 p m EST and was the nation s first holiday fatality reported.
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Bedford
N.H
Rhode Island
Cora Marcotte
Littleton
Donna
Notre Dame Hospital
Manchester
Leopold
Frederick Zyliak
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Anthony C. Lombardo
Bethlehem
Manger
Bennington
Hagerman
Piet J. Plateel
Plateel
U.N. Congo Command
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Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Stratton Mountain
Llewellyn Thompson
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