United Plan Would Replace First Class With One Class Service
United Air Lines president William Patterson urges elimination of first class and coach fares in favor of a single, improved one class service. He says jets have crowded planes with 80 percent coach occupancy and plans to test single fares on Chicago to San Francisco or Los Angeles routes before a broader rollout. The change would begin with new planes arriving in late 1963 and could take effect in early spring.
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Patterson
United
William Patterson
United Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Chicago-San Francisco
Los Angeles
Shriver Weighs Illinois Governor Run Rumor
Peace Corps director Sargent Shriver, Kennedy brother in law, said he might run for Illinois governor but offered no timing or firm commitment. In a taped interview he noted ongoing interest in public service and would consider running if an opportune time and suitable opportunity aligned with his situation and Illinois.
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Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Kennedy
Illinois
Shriver
Mary Martin Guesting on Crosby Show on KCRG TV 9
At 9 PM Monday Mary Martin appears as special guest on The Bing Crosby Show broadcast in color and black and white on KCRG TV 9.
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Mary Martin
Bing Crosby
Virginia claims first Thanksgiving before Plymouth
Former Virginia state senator John Wicker pursued the White House over the first Thanksgiving. A Schlesinger letter backed Virginia's 1619 claim at Berkeley Plantation near Richmond, prompting Governor Harrison to thank him for a valuable service to the Commonwealth.
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Volpe
New England
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Albertis Harrison
Commonwealth of Virginia
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Quotes from Norstad and Nicklaus on effort and progress
NATO Commander Gen Lauris Norstad warns that defense hinges on up to date forces and meeting goals while Jack Nicklaus concedes poor play but notes gradual improvement after an absence of ten weeks from competition.
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NATO
Lauris Norstad
Jack Nicklaus
Wreck Fragments Found Likely Armada Galleon
Archeologists in Ostend Belgium study beach fragments from a wreck. They note no wooden nails and suggest the ship may be a 16th century Spanish Armada galleon.
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Ostend
Belgium
Shots Fired at Meredith Home in Mississippi
None injured as authorities investigate mysterious shotgun blasts into the frame house of James Merediths parents in Kiscuisco Mississippi. Meredith first Negro to gain admission to the University of Mississippi planned to cut holiday visit to Chicago and return to the state. Three shots were fired around 12:25 a.m. into the house as Miss Meredith and her family were present. A neighbor saw a group of boys in a car fire at the residence.
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James Meredith
Meredith
University of Mississippi
Chicago
J. H. Harvey
Willie Meredith
Air Force
University
Miss Meredith
Weather in Mo Tion with Dave Carter on MID WEST NEWS FINAL
Local weather update segment reports nightly at 10 PM Monday through Friday on TV 9. Dave Carter anchors the MO location forecast, delivering regional conditions, precipitation chances, temperatures, and brief travel impacts.
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Dave Carter
TV 9
G.O.P Gains Dominate in November National Vote
Republicans spark broad gains in the November election with 24,116,473 votes for 47.11 percent nationwide, led by substantial rises in the Old South where Alabama Texas Virginia Georgia Montana and other states show sharp GOP climbs while Democrats maintain a nationwide edge with 68.75 percent in the South and a total of 26,948,221 votes nationwide.
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Posted election tallies show large pluralities for senators
Tennessee reports over 200000 total likely reflecting strong margins. Among winners listed are Sen Jacob K Javits of New York with 983000 votes, Sen Thomas Kuchel of California with 724000, and Sen Frank Lausche of Ohio with 692000 during the election roundups.
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Tennessee
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Thomas Kuchel
Calif
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Population of Formosa Reaches 11 Million Mark in 1961
Formosa's population at 1961 year end totaled 11,149,139, excluding about 600,000 Nationalist Chinese soldiers. The figure shows an over 80 percent increase since 1946 when the island was taken from Japan and returned to Chinese rule.
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Formosa
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