Packers Rally to Beat Giants in Bitter 16 7 NFL Title Game
Green Bay edged New York 16 7 at Yankee Stadium in 17 degree wind. Rey Kramer kicked three field goals and Jim Taylor scored the lone TD as Ray Nitschke forced two fumbles and dominated defense. Giants suffered miscues and late penalties, with Tittle’s passing unable to click against the Packers.
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Jim Taylor
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Giants
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Kramer
Jim Collier
Arkansas
Erich Barnes
Max McGee
Y. A. Tittle
Andy Robusselli
Paul Hornung
Jett
Phil King
Sam Horner
Tittle
Nitschke
Artes
Horner
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Ulinois
Teading
Wood
del J Shofner
Kelleher
Weather story for Bridgeport and vicinity today
Official weather summary for Bridgeport and vicinity reports mostly clear skies with strong winds and bitter cold. Highs near 5 to 10 above zero with tonight’s lows around 0 to 16 below. Tomorrow remains cold with highs in the teens and continued dry conditions.
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Motels Packed as Grid Fans See Packers Giants Clash
Crowds of football fans packed four major motels and gathered at Sears Roebuck in Stratford to watch the Green Bay Packers versus the New York Giants on TV. An estimated 20 000 watched from motels and restaurants along the Connecticut and Berlin turnpikes. The Stratford Motor Inn drew 2 300 diners and viewers, with 300 at Westport New Englander, 1 100 at Danbury New Englander, and 200 at Merritt Parkway Motor Inn. Fans traveled from New Jersey and New York to see the game amid a New York blackout, many motels reporting sold out signs multiple weeks in advance.
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Samuel Tedes
Westport
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Castro places departure limits on Cubans to United Nations
Read of New Year holiday crashes as 223 deaths mark midweek. Castro’s office denies plans to free 21 American prisoners and rejects Kennedy welcome. Havana Radio blasts US policy, claims exit departures will resume once Pan American flights return.
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FESS
Jend
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Cuba
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Red Cross
James B. Donovan
Lake Placid
N.Y
Castro
Kennedy
Miami
Pan American
New York
United States
Theri
Kétsiedy
Grange Bowl Stadium
Wirtz hopeful in dock strike talks as mediation continues
Labor Secretary Wirtz reports progress in the week long Longshoremen strike with “more understanding” on both sides though chief union negotiator says talks are stalled and hopes for a New Year settlement fade. Company offers drew harsh initial reaction from Thomas Gleason. Talks on money and fringe issues to resume tomorrow.
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York
W. Willard Wirtz
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Thomas Gleason
Gleason
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No U S Hurricane in 1962 Marks Weather Anomaly
Weather summary reports no tropical storms or hurricanes struck the U S mainland in 1962 the first time in the 20th century yet offshore storms caused damage. January brought severe freezes with records as Denver hit below zero for 14 days and New Orleans endured hours of subfreezing weather. February flipped to extreme heat with Wyoming at 79 Missouri 94 Illinois 83 and South Carolina 89.
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Woman Dies in Greenwich House Fire in Upscale Area
Greenwich reports Mrs. James L. Hooper, 45, died today in a blaze at her Blind Brook Lane residence. Fire confined mostly to the living room as investigators noted the ranch style home. Her husband serves as a vice president at TIT, a New York City credit investment firm. Continued on Page Two.
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Blind
Brook Lane
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TIT
New York City
Special Holiday Service Edition Issued by The Bridgeport Telegram
The Bridgeport Telegram announces a Holiday Edition on Tuesday January 1 containing all The Post features and comics plus Telegram content. The issue will be distributed to Telegram and Post readers through newsdealers and carriers with delivery to all standard subscribers. The Post Publishing Company wishes a Happy New Year.
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Post Publishing Company
UN Tightens Hold on Katanga As Tshombe Resists
UN forces claim Elizabethville fall and Tshombe vows to die fighting rather than yield to Congo central government. In Salisbury he denounces UN actions and says Katanga will not leave while seeking terms, predicting a longer struggle than Algeria. UN secretary general and leaders hail the campaign as a success.
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Allies 10 Meet Soviet Oil Push in East West War
London dispatch reports Atlantic Allies led by the United States moving to counter Soviet oil dominance as Moscow boasts higher output placing the USSR second to the United States. NATO weighs curbs on steel pipes and oil pipeline links while Britain favors gradual easing. Japan urged to halt pipeline supplies. more measures studied.
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Red Empire
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Japan
Features for Everybody In Telegram Every Day
Telegram issue page fragment lists sections including Editorials Fashions Obituaries and Theater News. Reads like a catalog of daily features with page numbers and column names such as Comics Crossword Puzzle and Women’s News.
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Women's News
East Raked by Winds and Snow Across the East
Storms dump heavy snow and fierce winds from Maine to New York. A ferry passenger was swept overboard in New York City with presumed drowning. A New Baltimore bus crash injured riders. Roofs ripped from theaters and multiple power outages reported as blizzards paralyze Bangor and nearby towns.
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Quads Born in Philadelphia. Three Die Within 42 Hours
Quadruplets delivered to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Spector at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia proved tragically fragile as three boys and a girl died within 42 hours. The surviving boy remains in critical condition, while Vivian Spector, 20, recuperates. The parents, long-time Philadelphians, work at the U S Naval Air Development Center.
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U.S. Naval Air Development Center
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Alvin Spector
Jefferson Hospital
Baby Born In Snowbank Near Home In New Haven
In West Haven on December 10 an infant was reported in good condition at Grace New Haven hospital. Shirley Amuro, 26, gave birth in the driveway at 349 Savin Avenue as Robert Amuro, 24, prepared to rush her to hospital. The fourth child, christened Lorth, weighed seven pounds 11 ounces.
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Savin Avenue
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Lorth
Overnight plunge to subzero in Fairfield area
A brutal cold snap struck overnight with an estimated low near minus nine at City Airport. Winds peaked around 77 mph with gusts, causing widespread damage and peril as residents hunkered down. forecast called for subzero readings to persist into the New Year with limited relief.
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Vicidus
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Weather Bureau
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Giles
Florida
Norwalk
Fairfield
Fairfield County
Three-Family Waterbury Fire Flattens House
In Waterbury three-story wooden dwelling destroyed by fire in subzero wind of 30 mph. Three families evacuated, three firemen treated for frostbite. Two alarms, 11 pieces of equipment used at North Main and Brewster streets. Cause under wild investigation.
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