Pittsfield Police Target Safety Drive for New Year
Pittsfield police with state troopers and the Registry of Motor Vehicles begin a threefold traffic safety push to curb fatalities during the holidays. If no fatalities occur through midnight the city could set a record for 1953 and seek national pedestrian safety awards. Chief Thomas H. Calnan urges motorists not to drink and drive noting arrests under operating under the influence carry a one year license loss.
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Pittsfield
Thomas H. Calnan
Calnan
Three Children Die in Nashua Fire
A Nashua New Hampshire apartment blaze killed three children and injured eight others. The Ricart-Theresa family losses included Theresa 4, Denise 3, Euchide 5. parents Eugene and Lucienne, and 16 month old Margaret among the injured. William Straw 38 and wife Cynthia were severely burned in the blast, police say the heater caused the explosion. Firefighters faced subzero temperatures and iced equipment during response.
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Nashua
N.H
Eugene Ricart
Theresa
Denise
Euchide
Ricard
Lucienne
Margaret
Willam Straw
Cynthia
Richard
Stilwell Wounded in Saigon Copter Mission
Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell and two American pilots were slightly wounded by ground fire during a Mekong Delta helicopter search near Saigon. The injuries were minor, and all three returned to duty. Stilwell, son of the late Gen Vinegar Joe Stilwell, has commanded US Army support units in Vietnam for about 14 months.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mekong Delta
U.S
Stilwell
Seph
Vinegar Joe) Stilwell
Stillwell
China-Burma-India
Korea
Hionday
Hair wig shop burglary reported in Albuquerque
Albuquerque police investigate a burglary at the Holiday Wig Shop where eight women's wigs valued at 1700 dollars were stolen.
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Albuquerque, N.M
UPS
Albuquerque
Holday
Rent Strike Upheld In Harlem Court Showdown
Harlem tenants won a civil court ruling allowing rent withholding in substandard buildings. Judge Guy Ribaude ordered three months’ rent paid into court for landlords to fix violations. Jesse Gray of the Community Council on Housing praised the decision as a push to broaden the campaign.
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New York
UPI
Harlem
Guy Ribaude
Jesse Gray
Community Council On Housing
Gray
Rockefellers Expect First Child in May
New York reports that Margaretta Rockefeller wife of Gov Nelson A Rockefeller is expecting a child. Confirmation came from her mother Mrs George E Bartol of Wynnewood Pa that the governor and his second wife anticipate their first child next spring possibly in May.
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New York
UPD
Margaretta Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
George E. Bartol
Wynnewood
Record Cigarette Production Hits New Highs in 1963
Americans smoked an estimated 523 billion cigarettes in 1963, marking the seventh straight year of rising output and consumption. The Agriculture Department cited a near 3 percent increase from 1962 and signaled a likely continued rise in 1964, while noting uncertainty over how a forthcoming surgeon general advisory report might influence tobacco use.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Surgeon General
New York Transit Strike Heads to Court as TWU Vows to Fight
The Transit Workers Union moves to block a court injunction aimed at stopping New York's planned New Year’s Day combined subway and bus strike. Michael J. Quill says the TWU will face jail rather than call off the walkout, while Transit Authority negotiators seek to avert a system-wide shutdown that could paralyze 4 million commuters. David L. Cole of the Transit Labor Board hopes to resolve the dispute, with a court hearing set for 2 p.m. EST.
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Transport Workers Union
TWU
Michael J. Quill
TWA
Transit Authority
NEW York
UPI
Ron
Quill
David L. Cole
Transit Labor Board
Robert F. Wagner
Supreme Court
Arthur Markowich
United States
Green Mountain Park seeks early spring harness dates
Green Mountain Park in Pownal Vermont said it would ask the state Racing Commission for an early spring meeting of more than 40 harness racing dates. The track ran its opening year with almost 434000 attendees and more than 19.2 million dollars in tote handle, though attendance and handle fell short of expectations, leading officials to seek tax relief from the legislature.
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Pownal
UPI
Green Mountain Park
State Racing Commission
Defense Budget Down a Billion
President Johnson plans about 52 billion dollars for defense next year, a reduction of one billion from the prior estimate. Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense officials held a session as McNamara and Gilpatric reviewed the plan, stressing no loss of national defense and anticipated superior peacetime defense levels.
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Johnson City
Tex
AP T
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Robert 8. McNamara
Roswell L. Gilnatere
McNamara
White House
Congress
Congressional Appropriations Committees
Joint Chiefs
Chou En-lai urges peaceful coexistence stance
In a Paris interview Chou En-lai softens claims of conflict, says China seeks peaceful coexistence with capitalism and rejects a new world war while criticizing U S policy. He cites Formosa withdrawal and expands Africa tour plans amid ties with Morocco Albania and other nations.
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Paris
Peking
Chou En-lai
Chow
United States
Chi-na
China
Formosa
Formosa Strait
Rabat
Chou
Morocco
Albania
Soviet Union
Africa
Tunisia
Ghana
Mali
Guinea
East Africa
Red Chi
Khrushchev
Peking-Moscow
Red China
France
Optimism Over Mr. Khrushchev Proposals Faces Hurdles
London and Moscow report growing plans for 1964 peace talks, with the Geneva disarmament conference set for January 21. Khrushchev presents a five point easing of tensions including arms race slow down and banning spread of nuclear weapons, but Western diplomats warn no quick or easy solution is in sight.
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London
Geneva
Khrushchev
United Press International
Moscow
Vkhrushchev
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
United States
Daily Mail
The
Guardian of Manchester
Yale Expert Tests Jack Ruby in Dallas for Defense
Dr. Rey Schafer of Yale University, ex-chief psychologist at Austen Riggs, tests Ruby for a Baltimore court defense. The examinations, likely totaling five hours, may influence the February 4 trial delay. Schafer notes the private consult focuses on personality and thinking traits without detailing findings.
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Rey Schafer
Yale University
Austen Riggs
Stockbridge
Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Kennedy
Schafer
Manfred Guttmacher
Balimore Court
Ruby
New York City
City College of New York
University of Kansas
Clark University
Riggs Foundation
Riggs
Yale Medical School
3000 Men 78 Planes To Leave Japan for US
The U S Air Force will transfer 3500 personnel and 78 aircraft from Japan to the United States, including the last operational B57 bomber wing. Withdrawals aim to cut overseas defense costs and shift to mobile airlifted groups, with 2000 dependents returning home and about 2400 Japanese employees losing jobs.
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Tokyo
U.S
Japan
United States
Maurice A. Preston
Washington
Pentagon
Sth Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Fuchu Air Base
Nwo
Misawa Air Force
Tactical Air Command
Asia
Okinawa
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Athantic
Gibraltar
Portu- Ertce
Associated Press
American Automobile Association
Victor J. Mann
Western Massachusetts Safety Council
National Safety Council
Rockefellers
TWU Fights
Quill Adamant
Defense Department
Choy En-jai
Mr. K
By K.C. Thaler
West
By Henry Shapiro
London Daily Sketch
Cuba
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Times of London
Roy Schafer
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