Nassau Summit Edges Toward Polaris Accord
In Nassau Bahamas AP Kennedy and Macmillan approve an accord to supply Britain with Polaris missiles replacing Skybolt as part of a new Allied nuclear strategy. The plan aims to ease Atlantic defense tensions, potentially unifying Big Three deterrents while Paris reports no allied force yet.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Britain
United States
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Macmillan
London
Nuclear Weapon Club
Traffic Deaths To Mar Holiday
CHICAGO AP Millions of Americans begin the Christmas holiday with a long weekend and heavy highway travel. The National Safety Council projects 650 to 750 traffic deaths in a 102 hour period from 6 p.m. tonight to midnight Tuesday and 27,000 to 33,000 disabling injuries. This compares with past tolls such as 706 in 1956 and 884 in 1956 for different periods.
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National Safety Council
Safety Council
The
Associated Press
Barber Shop for Rent in Biddeford Building
Attention barbers: barber shop and rent available in the same building on Alfred Street Biddeford. Options include with or without equipment. Contact AT 4-7014 or AT 2-1259 nights.
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Alfred Street
Biddeford
Chuckle Blessed Quip On Busy Day and Restful Night
A light saying notes that blessed people stay busy during the day so they do not worry and sleep soundly at night, implying contentment from activity and rest. The line attributes the quip to an author credited in the source.
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Sen, Fea, Corp
Weekend PO Hours Slated for Biddeford Office
Extra weekend stamp and parcel post window service announced by Postmaster Willie Laverriere at the Biddeford Post Office. Hours run until 4 tomorrow afternoon and Sunday 10 a.m. to noon to help patrons mail Christmas packages and letters.
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Biddeford
Willie Laverriere
Detroit Fire Destroys Wyman Family Home
The George Wyman family of ten fled a four room Detroit house fire on Thursday with ages two to 15. Fire Chief Wendall Bickford Jr estimated losses at $6,000 and the cause remained undetermined.
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Detroit
George Wyman
Wendall Bickford, Jr
Second juror replaces Hoffa trial juror in Nashville
In the Hoffa conspiracy trial in Nashville, Gratlin Fields miss ed the final summation as jurors assembled. Second alternate Mrs. W. M. Johnson of Dickson moved into Fields seat after an hour-long closed session. One alternate remains after prior changes including Mrs. James Paschal replacing an ill juror.
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Nashville, Tenn
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Gratlin Fields
Nashville Railroad
Fields
W. M. Johnson
Dickson
U.S. District Court
James Paschal
Woodbury
Weather Bureau Warns of Snow and Ice Across New England
The Weather Bureau forecast snow and hazardous driving for all New England tonight through Saturday. Snow to arrive tonight in Vermont New Hampshire and spread to Maine by Saturday with sleet and freezing rain possible in the southern tier. Northeasterly winds to accompany the storm as subzero readings drop to 19 below in Montpelier and Newport Vermont.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Montpelier
Newport
Maine Port Faces Disruption If Longshoremen Strike
SEARSPORT Maine potato shippers could divert export spuds to Saint John New Brunswick if the dockers walk out Sunday. Hartley C Fraser manager for Jarka Corp said Aroostook shippers will route seed potatoes to the New Brunswick port by rail. Newsprint and seed potatoes dominate local trade. A Western Europe potato shortage aided Maine exports last year.
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Searsport
Maine
Saint John
N.B
Hartley C. Fraser
Jarka Corp
Aroostook
New Brunswick
Europe
Fraser
Congo Chief Heads Back to Lead Congo Mission
United Nations chief in the Congo Robert Gardiner returned to Leopoldville to direct the next phase of the drive to end Katanga's 29 month secession. An eight man U S military mission led by Lt Gen Louis Truman left Andrews Air Force Base to study possible U S military support for the U N Congo force.
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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
U.N. Congo
United Nations
Charles W. Yost
UN Assembly Ends Session Amid Cold War Tensions and Cuba Risk
The 110 nation General Assembly adjourned after midnight amid threats of nuclear war over Cuba and the India Red China conflict. Adlai Stevenson and Valerian Zorin briefed reporters on the session’s end, which saw abolition of Hungary watchdog reporting and Yemen’s revolutionary government recognized. The body also dropped plans for Portugal Angola sanctions and authorized up to 10 million a month for Congo and 1.58 million for the Middle East, continuing coverage on page seven.
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Cuba
India
China
U.S
Adlai FE. Stevenson
Valerian A. Zorin
110-Nation Forum
Hungary
Bate
Yemen
United States
U.N
Angola
Portugal
U Thant
Congo
Middle East
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Crystal Marshall
Nancy Gillis
Mona Ouellette
Lucy Radley
Glenna Sherman
Jocelyn Plaznick
Ellen Fowler
New York
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St. Louis
Canada
Charles Dumas
Robert Boucher
St. Francis College of
Richard Cote
St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish
Nova Scotia
Paul Tousignant
University of Maine
Michael Morel
St. Anselm's College
Manchester
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Providence College
R. 1
Carl Haas
William O'Sullivan
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Arnold Calderwood
Earle Towle
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Main Street
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Notis
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Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Wirtz
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Jefferson Street
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Boston Shoe Store
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