Oklahoma Crash Tops New Year Toll in Nationwide Drive
A flaming two car crash near Cordell Oklahoma killed eight people including three children as New Year weekend traffic began. Dry winter roads mostly, except Buffalo area snow. National Safety Council projects up to 330 traffic deaths before Monday midnight. Compared with AP survey 347 nonholiday deaths. prior weekends ranged 269 to 524 with 374 best for 1959 60.
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US Seen Resuming Nuclear Tests Soon
Washington reports indicate the United States may restart atmospheric nuclear tests within days or weeks as President Kennedy weighs final approval. The push follows Russia breaking a test moratorium last fall and experts note Soviet advances in device triggering and warhead packing. Western strategists say renewed testing is needed to maintain a deterrent edge.
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Scientist Warns Against Change In Genetic Traits
Denver based AP report quotes Dr. A. G. Steinberg of Western Reserve University as warning that partial cracking of the genetic code could lead to dangerous tampering with the human species. He notes PHS research might in the future enable directing genes and altering traits at will, though he also says such developments could offer great benefits to humanity.
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Western Reserve University
U.S. Public Health Service
Biddeford Saco Journal to skip January 1 issue
The Biddefort Saco Journal will not be published on Monday January 1 in observance of New Year’s Day. The notice informs readers of the holiday edition break and resumes normal publication thereafter.
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Tipplers In State Face Dry Evening
AUGUSTA Maine will be dry on New Year s Eve for public liquor sales. Liquor Commission Enforcement Director Timothy J Murphy said liquor may be sold January 1 from midnight to 2 am unless January 1 falls on a Sunday. Since December 31 is a Sunday no liquor sales.
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De Gaulle plans precipitate riots in Oran amid withdrawals
Paris AP reports President de Gaulle aims to pull most French troops from Algeria and seek peace with Algerian nationalists provoking protests in Oran. Riots erupted Friday night. two young men and a marine were killed as right wing forces attacked broadcast towers and bombs shook cities in France and Constantine. De Gaulle insists withdrawal and terms with nationalists within a year.
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Quiet New Year Holds Biddeford and Saco
Inaugural ceremonies mark the new terms in Biddeford and Saco with Mayor Clement Deschambault sworn in for a fifth term at 10 a.m. Monday, and Mayor-elect Dinsmore Worthing taking office in Saco at city hall Monday night. Banks, stores, and factories close. municipal offices shut from noon yesterday until 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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Gas Price Jump Will Be Probed by Justice Dept
Providence reports a Justice Department inquiry into gasoline price hikes by American Oil Mobil Oil and Humble Oil after they removed dealer discounts. The actions raised 4.3 cents per gallon in Providence and 2.8 cents along the Atlantic seaboard, with no effect in New York and New Jersey. An oil company spokesman said the increase aims to curb price slashing by dealers.
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Ulbricht Admits Soviet Role in East Germany
Moscow AP report quotes Walter Ulbricht in Pravda admitting the Soviet army enabled East Germany’s Communization and detailing losses from defections. He says 30 billion marks were spent training workers and refugees before fleeing to the West, and calls reunification possible only via progressive forces in West Germany.
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Respect for Plumbers and Philosophers Keeps Water Flowing
A witty epigraph notes that respect is due to both plumbers and philosophers or risk failing pipes and theories. The quip, attributed to Copr. Gen. Fea. Corp., frames a practical yet playful take on practical wisdom and intellectual effort.
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