Kennedy to Resume Work as Back Exam Planned
President Kennedy returns to business in Palm Beach as his back is examined by Dr. Preston Wade while his father battles pneumonia and paralysis after a stroke. First Lady and children join Mass at St. Marys Hospital as Rose Kennedy visits.
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John F. Kennedy
St. Mary’s Hospital
West Palm Beach
Fla
Joseph P. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Kennedy
Preston Wade
New York
Wade
White House
Janet Travell
Pierre Salinger
Washington
Salinger
Rose Kennedy
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Walter Newbern
Britain
Debevoise Awaits Timbers Order on Brown Case
Vermont Attorney General Thomas Debevoise said he has received a five pageTimbers order on the writ of habeas corpus for Frank Brown Brattleboro arson with death conviction but awaits a fuller filing Timbers must spell out his arguments to overturn the 1958 Windham County jury verdict that killed Lyman Streeter and life sentenced Brown.
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Washington
Timbers
Debevoise
Fires Dull Christmas Across Cities
AP reports on Christmas fires in Baltimore Nashville and Groton. In Baltimore a six story wholesale produce building burned. eight firefighters were overcome and several hospitalized. Nashville saw the Maxwell House Hotel gutted with guests fleeing into cold air, one elderly man missing. In Groton a family tragedy left a mother Irene L Thayer and three of five children dead in a farmhouse fire. a hired man died attempting a rescue.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Nashville
Tenn
Maxwell House
Groton
N.Y
Irene L. Thayer
Robert Brown
May Thayer
Heavy Seas Delay Rescue of Crew of Stricken Dredge
Coast Guard cutter Acushnet conects a line to the dredge Cartagena 25 miles east of Nantucket as heavy seas risk the crew of 10 aboard. Seas have moderated but 20 to 30 foot swells and a 40 knot gale prevent crew transfer or towing. The dredge en route Quebec to Baltimore, in tow of Founda tion Vigilant, lost a hawser yesterday.
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Boston
Coast Guard
Acushnet
Portland
Maine
Cartagena
Nantucket
Quebec
Baltimore
Foundation
Detroit
Tramway Code Safety Checks Under Way
Vermont prepares for a new passenger tramway code with safety standards affecting more than 60 winter resorts becoming effective February 1. Insurance inspectors are examining tramways and ski lifts as if the code were in effect, while final approval awaits the Tramway Board.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Department of Industrial Relations
Insuran Company
Tramway Board
State House
New Hampshire
New England Christmas Weekend Death Toll Reaches 30
The Christmas weekend in New England ends with 30 fatalities from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight. Traffic deaths total 15, fires 11, and 4 from miscellaneous causes including carbon monoxide poisonings in Maine. States report varied counts with Brockton and Northbridge fires raising the toll.
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Boston
New England
Maine
Massachusetts
Brockton
Northbridge
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Ronald Kaltofen
Rita
Donna
Anne J. Ollila
Maynard
Holiday Toll Nears Record Across Nation
National Safety Council tallies show 521 holiday traffic deaths during the Christmas period, with 83 in fires and 85 in miscellaneous accidents, totaling 670 fatalities for the three-day span. It marks the first Christmas three-day period with over 500 traffic deaths since 1955.
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National Safety Council
Cardinal Visits Troops In Berlin During Christmas Visit
Cardinal Francis Spellman completed his Christmas visit to Berlin voicing pride in U S troops stationed there and sorrow over the Communist wall marking the divided city during the tense wartime outpost period.
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Berlin
Francis Cardinal Spellman
U.S
Holiday Snowfall Opens Ski Areas
Holiday snow blanketed the state as Big Bromley Mt. Snow and Stratton Mountain reported varied crowds over the weekend. Mt. Snow drew an estimated 5 000 to 6 000 skiers across three days, Big Bromley hosted about 1 000 with excellent skiing, and Stratton logged 500 skiers over a two day period. All areas expected a record New Year weekend as 1962 approached.
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Big Bromley
Mt. Snow
Stratton Mountain
Soa
Leaders of Western World Appeal for Peace Unity
A Christmas story recounts acts of charity across the Americas as people help the needy. Freddie Downer seven was killed crossing a Massena street early this month. Vicky received gifts after Santa’s help, while Cahill children in Bloomfield faced homelessness but were aided by carolers and donors. Fires in Nashville left families with nothing, but communities rallied with money and goods. The Jones family found a new home on Christmas morning with donated labor and gifts. Silas Brown and family received shelter and a job offer in Galveston after a hurricane. A Springfield caller donated 991 dollars to the Salvation Army, boosting its Christmas fund.
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Freddie Downer
Massena
N.Y
Santa Claus
Santa
Vicky
St. Nick’s
Bloomfield
Conn
James F. Cahill
Cahills
Louisa Cahill
Jones
Silas Brown
Florida
Texas
Springfield
Salvation Army
Road Crewman Killed as Train Rams Truck at Crossing
Colchester Vermont police say a Central Vermont Railroad freight train struck a maintenance truck at Farnsworth Crossing killing Douglas A Norton 38 of Jericho and seriously injuring Neal Carpenter Jr 32 of Colchester. The truck was hurled about 200 feet along the track during a snow removal job.
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Colchester
Central Vermont Railroad
Farnsworth Crossing
Douglas A. Norton
Jericho
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Burlington
Neal Carpenter Jr
Norton
Carpenter
Christmas at Trung Lap Camp Brightens Despite Viet Cong Threats
at Trung Lap camp in South Vietnam 15 U S Army men and Vietnamese trainees held a midnight Mass a small Christmas tree and a turkey dinner carried 30 miles from Saigon despite Viet Cong sniper fire and two bridge arson attempts villagers with children joined the service members for Mass and carols the generator failed lights died the children inspected the tree by flashlight amid security and loneliness during the first Christmas in Vietnam for many.
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Trung Lap
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Trung Lao
Linton C. Beasley
Lynchburg
U.S
Dinh Tuan Ngan
Father Ngan
Viet Nam
Christian Rangers
Kennedy Voices Support for West Berlin and Global Peace
President Kennedy reassured West Berliners with a taped broadcast that free Berlin will shine for years, pledging steadfast friendship and unity. The broadcast highlighted Christmas services, calls for peace, and global leaders urging restraint amid Cold War tensions.
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Kennedy
Berlin
Burlington GE Plant Gets $2,273,902 Job
Senator Javits said the Army awarded General Electric a 2,273,902 dollar contract for 20 millimeter guns and repair parts. Work will be done at GE's Burlington Vermont plant.
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Washington
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Army
General Electric
New York
Burlington, Vt
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