Tshombe slips from Katanga capital into Ndola border town
President Moise Tshombe secretly left Elisabethville and appeared in Ndola on Saturday prompting friction with U.N. officials. Diplomats question his return route as U.N. forces advance on Kolwezi and seek to persuade his gendarmerie to pledge allegiance.
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Northern Rhodesia
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Katanga
Congo
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U Thant
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Kolwezi
Elisabethvile
George Sherry
Leopoldville
Sakania
Rhodesias
Prison Break At Iowa Reform School Two Escapees At Large
Officials at the Iowa reform school in Anamosa were tipped on December 20 about a planned break and two inmates John Barrett age 23 from Council Bluffs and Dennis Moss age 22 from Iowa City escaped December 21. Wardens blamed carelessness by a cell block captain and suspended him 30 days. Barrett had reportedly been released to sick call when the escape occurred.
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Iowa Men’s Reformatory
Ray Purcell
Purcell
John Barrett
Council Bluffs
Dennis Moss
Iowa City
Orba Barrett
Milton Etherton
Etherton
Barrett
Coe-Carleton Basketball Game Rescheduled to 7:30
Coe's home contest with Carleton, set for 1 30 Saturday, moved to 7 30 due to Carleton's delay in arrival and misread schedule. Coach Don King explains the game will start at 7 30 in the Coe fieldhouse to resolve the timing dispute.
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Cedar Rapids News
Coe
Carleton
Don King
Seven U.S. Army crewmen killed in Mekong Delta crash
In South Vietnam seven helicopter crewmen from the 57th and 93rd companies died when an H-21 troop carrier crashed on a small island in the Mekong river Delta. The crash, blamed on mechanical trouble, followed earlier forced downs. 23 Americans have now died in helicopter incidents.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Mekong River
U.S
South Vietnam
Senators say Rusk has a lot more explaining to do
Senators from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expressed continued qualms about the Cuban crisis after a two and a half hour closed briefing by Secretary of State Rusk. They questioned on site inspection, missile removals, and ambiguities in Kennedy Khrushchev commitments, noting 17000 Soviet personnel and missiles in Cuba and awaiting further questioning.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rusk
Sen. Aiken
R-Vt
Lausche
Ohio
Fulbright
Cuba
China weighs buying 14 BOAC airliners
A BOAC spokesman said Communist China is considering purchasing 14 Britannia airliners offered by British Overseas Airways Corp. The potential deal was disclosed Saturday, highlighting China’s interest in expanding its civilian aircraft fleet.
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London
China
British Overseas Airways Corp
BOAC
Phone Listener-In Saves Marriage
An LA minister overheard a Pittsburgh couple's Christmas week call by mistake while dialing his sister. He urged reconciliation, spoke to them from faith and urged they stay together. Days later the couple thanked him, saying they were back together and hopeful.
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Los Angeles
Craig Hunter
Pennsylvania
Hunter
Pittsburgh
Secret U S Arms Data in Red Report
The Omaha World-Herald reported a vast Soviet study on U S military strength has fallen into American hands. The 175000 word document edited by V D Solovsky outlines SAC bomber reductions to 900 by 1966, plans for 700 bombers with nuclear missiles, Skybolt missiles, and details on Atlas Titan Minuteman missiles and satellite launches. It notes some errors but accuracy in many areas and data that could come only from spies.
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Omaha
Omaha World-Herald
U. S
V. D. Solovsky
Strategic Air Command
World Herald
John Jarrell
Washington
Minuteman
the World-Herald
Southern Railway Strike Called by Locomotive Firemen Union
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen called a strike against Southern Railway Co effective at 5 30 a m Sunday The AFL CIO union president said the railroad violated contract provisions on mileage and vacations since July 1959 The 8100 mile system operates in 14 states and the District of Columbia
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
The
Southern Railway Co
H. E. Gilbert
Afl-Cio Union
States
District of Columbia
Three Inches Cover Cedar Rapids Streets, Cold Sets In
A convoy of 17 plows and spreaders began gnawing through three inches of snow on Cedar Rapids streets early Saturday. By noon, nearly eight hours after crews started, most main streets were near normal. Street Commissioner Jack Eggleston said crews began sanding and pre salting operations.
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Cedar Rapids
Jack Eggleston
Temperature Dips as Cedar Rapids Sees Cold Friday
The city of Cedar Rapids recorded an overnight low of 15 degrees at 6 am with a 2 pm temperature of 3 above, marking a frigid Friday after a high of 22 degrees earlier in the day.
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Cedar Rapids
Snow and Cold Grips Iowa. Crews Tackle Icy Streets
Snowfall reached up to nine inches across the state as high winds hampered early cleanup. Linn County crews deployed 12 plows at 6 a.m. while main roads and downtown areas faced slick conditions and drifting. Temperatures plunged to 17 below in Sioux City with Cedar Rapids reporting 1 degree at 6 a.m. and only 3 above by afternoon, causing traffic incidents and continued plowing efforts Friday night and into the weekend.
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Eggleston
Iowa
Linn
William G. Harrington
Harrington
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
East Iowa
Roads Open After Snow Locks Iowa
A cold wave hit Iowa after a Friday night snowstorm. Temperatures dropped sharply across the state with western readings 10 to 20 below and eastern areas 0 to 10 below. Forecasters warned of worse conditions before improving, with the weekend highs near zero to five.
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Iowa
Iowa News
Road Reports From Iowa Highway Patrol
Road reports may be obtained by calling 366-1884 in Cedar Rapids. Reports are compiled from patrolmen on the roads and tape recorded.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Witwer Ordered To Bargaining Table By NLRB
The NLRB ordered Witwer Grocery Co to cease discouraging union membership and to bargain at the union's request. It also required restoring health benefits, offering reinstatement to two dismissed workers, creating a preferential rehire list of ten, and paying back salaries to 12 employees between $445 and $822.
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Minneapolis
UPI
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Witwer Grocer Co
Cedar Rapids
United Packinghouse Workers Union
Marion
Witwer
Temperature plunges to 56 below zero in Montana
The report from West Yellowstone Montana notes an extreme cold snap with the thermometer at minus 56 degrees on Saturday. Local residents endure severe wind chill as cold stretches impact travel and daily life across the region.
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West Yellowstone
Mont
Snowy Iowa town opens ski runs after storm
East Iowa endured a biting snowstorm with Decorah records showing 8 inches, enabling limited ski runs to reopen as crews pack the base. Auto accidents fell, and all main highways remained open, while officials warned packing would continue Sunday.
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Iowa
Linn
Jones
Buchanan
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