Newest Discoverer Voice Loses Transmitting Power
NEW BOSTON NH UPI The Air Force said the Discoverer XIX satellite has lost transmitting power after its last contact at 1134 p m Christmas Day on its 75th pass around the world Col Nicholas Polio at the radar satellite tracking station said the base had been receiving radiation data since it was launched from Vandenberg AFB California The satellite orbited pole to pole every 93 minutes and tracking was suspended after power failure
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Boston
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Vandenburg Air Force Base
California
Lynnfield Officer Tests Ice But Falls Through
Lynnfield Massachusetts AP reports safety officer John Pepper 35 tests pond ice near the police station after calls from children wanting to skate. About 100 feet from shore the ice gave way and Pepper fell into cold water up to his shoulders. He warned the ice at Pillings Pond is unsafe for skating.
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John Pepper
Pillings Pond
Pepper
Kennedy Names Highway Boss Withton to Head Federal Roads
President elect Kennedy named Rex Whitton chief engineer of Missouri Highway Department to lead the federal Bureau of Public Roads. Whitton, 62, has 40 years with Missouri and oversees a $20 million annual program and 32,000 miles of road. The federal program aims to add 41,000 miles to the interstate system by 1972 with a $2.2 billion annual authorization. Kennedy also pursued space program and diplomacy talks with aides, planning pre inauguration operations from the Carlyle Hotel in New York.
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Bureau of Public Roads
America
Pierre Salinger
Lyndon B. Johnson
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State Department
Rooney
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London
Madrid
Rio de Janeiro
Dillon
Treasury
New York
Florida
Carlyle
Palm Beach
76Th Street
Madison Avenue
Progress Reported Two Expeditions Heading Toward South Pole
Two American scientific teams push toward the South Pole from McMurdo Sound and Byrd Station. Albert Crary’s party, 40 miles from Skelton Glacier, aims to reach pole in February after departing December 10. Maj Antero Ha ydla’s group has completed about 500 of 800 miles toward the pole to deliver three 37 ton factors at the South Pole base. Two US Navy Otter planes saw action. one crash landed Christmas day with no injuries. A Marine pilot was forced to land later due to engine trouble, with injuries reported but details unclear.
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Antero Haydla
Byrd Station
Marie Byrd Land
Pole
South Pole
Antarctic
William D. Hughes
Peekskill
N.Y
Range Home Run Twice as Wife’s Ad Sells Fast
A family posted a want ad for a 36 inch electric range in excellent condition. After initial silence the same ad ran again and six buyers responded, selling the range instantly. Dial HI 7-7311 for a friendly ad taker.
Kennedy task force starts drafting aid plans for depressed areas
President-elect Kennedy’s special task force begins writing recommendations to aid economically distressed regions. Some members push for action by January 2 or within days of his taking office, with two programs planned: one executive order ready now and another requiring legislation.
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UPI
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Police Fight Strikers Anew In Brussels
A Brussels clash between anti government demonstrators and police marked the seventh day of a socialist led general strike crippling Belgium. Reported 600000 on strike. King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola considered returning from Spain to help. Government called up troops and reservists to maintain essential services as paratroops and police guarded key facilities amid ongoing protests over austerity measures linked to Congo independence.
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Socialist Party
Seville
Spain
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Fabiola
Gaston) Eyskens
Wallonia
NATO
Congos
Queen May May Appoint Margaret Governor of Bahamas
London AP reports a royal insider says Queen Elizabeth II may appoint Princess Margaret as governor of the Bahamas to ease both Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones. The couple, unused to idle life, would run Government House in Nassau as tourism grows for the Bahamas, with a similar precedent set by King George VI for the Duke of Windsor in 1930s.
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Bahamas
London
Elizabeth II
Antony Armstrong
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Armstrong-Jones
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Government House
Nassau
Duke of Windsor
George VI
New England Textile Outlook Sees Fewer Jobs Over Time
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston forecasts sustained regional production with about 40 000 textile jobs cut over the next decade due to revolutionary tech progress. The study notes efficiency gains from new fibers faster machines and new production methods while older mills close and retirements absorb much of the impact.
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New England
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
William H. Miernyk
Northeastern University
Monthly Business Review
Traffic Toll Falls Short Of Safety Council Figure
A 78 hour Christmas weekend period ends with 474 traffic deaths, below the Safety Council’s 510 estimate. Fires kill 76, other accidents 80, total violent deaths 630. Last year’s three day period totaled 493 traffic fatalities, with 413 in 1939 for historical comparison.
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National Safety Council
Noviholiday
Associated Press
New York Omits Race From Birth Records
New York City will stop recording race or color on birth certificates for babies born after New Year’s Day making the city the first in the United States to adopt this policy. Health Commissioner J Leonz Baumgartner said the step follows protests about potential discrimination while the board keeps color or face data in confidential medical records for research.
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New York
New York City
United States
J Leonz Baumgartner
Board of Health
New England Holiday Weekend Toll Hits 32 Lives Lost
The Associated Press reports New England lost 32 people in 78 hours from Friday 1 pm to Monday midnight during the holiday weekend. Of these, 17 died on highways, 7 in fires, and 8 in other accidents such as falls and explosions, higher than the previous Christmas period.
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New England
Woman cashier foils gunman at Champaign pharmacy
Caroline Cavar, a pharmacy cashier in Champaign, Illinois, confronted two gunmen when they demanded money. She slammed and locked the register drawer and ordered them to leave. the intruder pocketed his gun and fled.
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Ili
UPI
Caroline Cavar
Magnetic Field Found Strongest Ever By Astronomer
In Pasadena California AP reports Dr. Florence W. Babcock, assistant director at Mt Palomar Observatory, using the 200 inch Hale telescope, discovered a magnetic field about 34 000 times stronger than Earth's surrounding a nearby Milky Way star without a common name, designated as HD TL441.
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Calif
Earth
Florace W. Babcock
Mt. Palomar Observatory
Milky Way
Eisenhower to Study at War College Carlisle assignment
President’s son Lt. Col John Eisenhower, a White House staff member, will attend the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks Pennsylvania beginning August 17 for a 10 month course. The Army released a list of 162 officers selected. Carlisle is near Gettysburg where the President's farm is located.
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UPD
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White House
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Weat Point
France conducts third Sahara nuclear test and safety studies
France staged its third nuclear test at Reggane in the Sahara, aiming to advance tactical and thermonuclear weapons research. Officials report small-scale fallout, no danger to nomads, and animals in the test area studied in Paris. The test drew swift condemnations from the Soviet Union and China, while France seeks a foothold in the nuclear club with U.S. technical cooperation constrained by the McMahon Act.
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France
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Reggane
Sahara
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Defense Ministry
Pierre Billaud
Soviet Union
de Gaulle
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Moscow
U.N. General Assembly
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Africa
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Britain
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