Tshombe Quits Struggle For Katanga Amid UN Plan
London said President Moise Tshombe issued a statement returning to Elisabethville to seek calm and support UN reconciliation for Congo unification. British officials urged cooperation and rejected scorched earth actions while noting Tshombe pledged to avoid any declarations against the United Nations.
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London
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Foreign Office
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Derek Dodson
United Nations Plan For
U. N
Dodson
Consuileneral
Tshombe Shorty
United Nations
Son
Central
Central Congo
Union Miniere
Kolwezi
Congo
Fire Hits New York Skyscraper Empire State Building
A fierce fire climbed a pipe shaft to the Empire State Building’s upper offices, damaging floors 64 to 66 and forcing evacuation of most workers. Firemen kept flames from spreading as broadcasts were disrupted and the tower remained largely closed.
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New York
Empire State Building
New York City
WNBC
Jurist Assails Printers Leader Over NY Newspaper Strike
In New York a three man board probing a month long newspaper blackout continues despite Bertram A Powers refusal to participate. Judge Medina criticized the boycott while noting the board will hear available union and industry witnesses as 20 000 city workers remain idle amid the national press strike.
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NEW York
Bertram A. Powers
Aflcio International Typographical Union
Board of Public Accountability
Powers
Medina
American Newspaper Guild
Washington
New York City
Guild
Afl-Cio
Independent Teamsters Union
Cleveland
The
Plain Dealer
Press & News
Ohio City
Teamsters
Mona Lisa Debut Spoiled by Gallery Acoustics Glitch
Washington AP The National Gallery of Art opened Mona Lisa to the public after President Kennedy introduced the painting amid a malfunctioning sound system. A VIP complained she could not hear during Andre Malraux’s remarks as the painting’s fame began to unfold. The 1 500 attendees faced audio troubles that obscured the historic moment before the work moves to New York and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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National Gallery of Art
Kennedy
France
Mona
Andre Malraux
Mona Lisa
National Gallery
Paris
Louvre
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
da Vinci
Mme. Malraux
Congress
M. Malraux
Leonardo
Today's Chuckle Hangover Head Scratcher
A lighthearted note about the lingering fog in the head after festive New Year celebrations. The brief pokes fun at unused faculties while nodding to common Curated jokes and party fatigue.
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Copr
Gen
Fea, Corp
Tyndale Named As House Committee Head For Utilities
Augusta Maine August The first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee Rep Marguerite H Smith of Falmouth was named by Speaker David J Kennedy She also runs Smith Farm Restaurant in West Falmouth starting her fourth term and third on the committee The Senate chairman is FE Perrin Edmunds of Fort Fairfield
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Augusta
House
Maine
David J. Kennedy
Milbridge
Marguerite H. Smith
Falmouth
F Alse
FE. Perrin’ Edmunds
Fort Fairfield
House Appoints Chairmen Across Committees
Kennedy taps Charles E. Waterman Auburn for Taxation chair Rep Edwin R. Smith Bar Harbor to lead Judiciary Rep Cleveland P. Curtis Bowdoinham becomes Education chair The speaker assigns minority Democrats to each panel, with some committees having two members among the eight women in the House Continued on Page Two.
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House
Kennedy
Charles E. Waterman
Auburn
Edwin R. Smith
Bar Harbor
Cleveland P. Curtis
Bowdeinham
Congressional Showdown Looms
In Washington the 88th Congress opens with both chambers crowded for swearing in new and returning members. A major fight looms over House rules to curb presidential proposals, while Senate leaders plan to wait for Kennedy’s State of the Union message before debating filibuster changes. The House organizes with Rep. John W. McCormack slated as speaker amid a festive Capitol mood.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
White House
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Big Power Dam In The Works At Cross Rock
Bangor firm Eastern International Engineering plans a $169 million hydro dam on the upper St. John River with first power hoped in 1969 if lawmakers create a Maine Power Authority and federal approvals follow. Financing would be via tax exempt bonds with no public funds, amid federal power intervention debates.
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Bangor
St. John River
Fastern International Engineering Co
Maine
Maine Power Authority
Federal Power Commission
International Joint Commission
Caun
Cross Rock
Eastern International
Capital Assumes Familiar Bustle on Capitol Return
Washington wakes to busy capital as Kennedy returns from Florida and Congress reconvenes. New senators and representatives begin informal receptions in offices after the noon oath, with Birch Bayh hosting Indiana supporters and Edward Kennedy holding an open house. Vice President Johnson plans two receptions at the White House to introduce new lawmakers to the executive branch.
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George A. Smathers
Florida
Senate Democratic Conference
Smathers
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
House
Edward McCormack
U.S. Senate
Kennedy
Edward
Massachusetts
Capitol
Rep
McCormack
Charles A
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congress
Inidiana
Birch E. Bayh
Indiana
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washisington
White House
New England Sends Seven Fresh Faces to Congress
The 88th Congress opens with seven new lawmakers from New England. Ted Kennedy Tom McIntyre and Abraham Ribicoff join the Senate. In the House Bernard Grabowski William St Onge James Cleaveland and Louis Wyman are seated. The regional partisan balance shifts in both chambers.
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Washington
New England
House
Senate
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Tom McIntyre
D-N.h
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Bernard F. Grabowski
William L. St. Onge
Connecticut
James E. Cleveeland
Louis C. Wyman
New Hampshire
Spring fashions preview shows diamond cut silhouettes
New York previews by designer Karen Stark and Ann Klein highlight the diamond cut trend as a flattering option for slim figures. Models reveal wool and crepe diamond shapes on bias, while Montmartre silhouettes favor long overblouses and A line skirts for a lean look.
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Jean Sprain Wilson
NEW York (Ap
Karen Stark
Harvey Berin
Ann Klein
Junior Sophisticates
Houette
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Gail Jacques
Albert Picard
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Paul Mondor
Morgan Dubrow
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