Kennedy says ground forces vital to NATO in history
President Kennedy told NATO parliamentarians through Secretary of the Army Stahr that ground forces are as important now as at any time in NATO history. Gen. Norstad reported about 25 divisions in Central Europe, with expected 25 percent effectiveness gain by year end and quicker reserve mobilization. Couve de Murville warned the Berlin crisis tests the Western world but expects unity to sustain peace.
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Diplomat and Soldier Tony Biddle Dies at 64
Tony Biddle Jr a society sportsman and diplomat died after a heart attack at Walter Reed Army Hospital. He served as ambassador to Spain and Poland and as wartime ambassador to seven governments in exile in London. He retired in 1944 to join the army and later headed the European contact section of Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe.
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United States and Britain urge Geneva test ban talks on Nov 28
The United States and Britain delivered notes to the Soviet government proposing resumption of nuclear test ban negotiations in Geneva on November 28 with the USSR free to propose an earlier date. Washington said it would consider any alternative date and stressed progress reports to the U.N. by December 14. The notes follow Moscow’s test program since Sept 1 and Kyiv comments by Valerian Zorin about slim chances for a deal within a broader disarmament framework.
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Purged Molotov Arrives in Moscow Amid Silence
Former Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov arrived in Moscow by train with his wife facing a purge by the Communist party. Western reporters pressed questions as Soviet officials and party rhetoric indicated tensions over his role in Stalin era purges. He offered no public statement.
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Kennedy orders FAA to update air traffic control plan
President Kennedy directs the FAA to apply Project Beacon recommendations, funding a five year, 500 million update. The plan favors SAGE components only for civilian control, promotes transponders for altitude reporting, and creates a new controlled visual rules category for pilots without full instrument ratings. It also envisions stricter airport and airway rules including speed limits and segregated arrival and departure lanes.
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Light Snow and Rain Spread Across Iowa States
Iowa woke to light snow in several areas with 4 inches reported at Zearing in northeast Story County and three tenths of an inch in Oelwein. Lamoni Waterloo and Des Moines logged rainfall amounts, while Cedar Rapids and other towns saw modest totals and a cool day followed by a cloudy, unsettled forecast.
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Flanks Driver's Test Twice, Is Killed in Wreck
In Faulkton South Dakota an 82 year old man Chester Johnson Creschard obtained his license four days earlier after failing two prior tests. He died when his car collided with a truck on Saturday. The story notes South Dakota required no test before 1959, only a 50 cent permit fee.
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Children Taken from Cono School Charged with Custody Theft
A Los Angeles police officer Cecil F Bard and his wife along with Mrs Pat Furness faced charges of child stealing after four Bard children were removed from the Cono Christian School near Walker Iowa. The group was located later in Blue Grass and a court hearing was tentatively set in Cedar Rapids.
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Algerian Rebel Chief Bern Bella Weakens on Hunger Strike
Mohammed Ben Bella, 44, imprisoned vice premier of the Algerian rebel regime, grows weaker on the 12th day of a hunger strike aimed at forcing concessions from France. He and two subordinates are confined in the guarded Chateau de Turquant, about 100 miles southwest of Paris.
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Ragtime Comes of Age in New Orleans Jazz Museum
The New Orleans Jazz Museum is dedicated in a rain soaked ceremony in Congo Square. Officials say the museum preserves America's native music and holds a vast jazz memorabilia collection including instruments and a Stalebread La coume banjo. The opening features Fats Houston led parade and a mix of whites and Blacks dancing in the streets.
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Suspended Sentence for Norman Mailer in Wife Stabbing Case
New York AP Norman Mailer, 37, author of The Naked and the Dead and Deer Park, received a suspended sentence after pleading to third degree assault in the stabbing of his wife at a drinking party. Judge Mitchell Schweitzer placed him on probation for three years, matching the maximum penalty.
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End To Katanga Secession Asked
Congo Premier Adoula urged the U.N. to provide practical means to end Katanga secession and to hand over all mercenaries and foreign advisers captured by U.N. forces to Congolese courts for trial.
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