London Train Wreck Kills 18
London AP reports a blizzard caused two trains to smash together near Copenhall Junction 25 miles southwest of Manchester. At least 18 killed including six children and an American serviceman, with 33 injured as crowds fled the chaos on Boxing Day travel. Rescue squads battled the winter storm to reach the wrecked cars.
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London
Arope
Copenhall Junction
Manchester
Harold Schiff
Cheshire
Tonield
Public hearings on Pa welfare plan in three cities
The State and Local Welfare Commission will hold hearings on January 21 in Pittsburgh January 22 in Harrisburg and January 23 in Philadelphia to discuss reorganizing Pennsylvania public welfare. The panel endorses county welfare departments while the state handles planning and research and proposes county taxes to fund local services.
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Harrisburg
State and Local Welfare Commission
Pennsylvania
Stanley J. Brody
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Brody
Commission
Mother and three children killed in Vernon crash
Five people including a mother Mary K. Shelton 42 and her children Joyce 8 Kay 11 Chester 12 died in a two car crash near Vernon Illinois. Floyd Shelton 48 left turn into a country road when struck by Lerry Martin 18. Kenneth Lewis 19, a Martin passenger, also died. All victims from Mt Vernon. Seven others injured. Tipsy Los Angeles Arrested for drunken driving.
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Mt, Vernon
Tillinois
Mary K. Shelton
Joyce Shelton
Kay Shelton
Chester Shelton
Kenneth Lewis
Felice
Floyd Shelton
Lerry Martin
Lewis
Martin
Mt. Vernon
Tragedy on Turner Turnpike Two-Career Photo Crash
A two car turnpike crash between Chandler and Oklahoma City injures Lola Denman 62 and Harry Kerns 52. Kerns trapped under his car for an hour. A bystander photographer from Tulsa captured the scene. A second photo shows Robert Bergamio, Old Forge Pa. crushed to death in a separate overturned tractor trailer collision near Tobyhanna Pa. Two others critically injured.
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Chandler
Oklahoma City
Ohia
Turner Turnpike
Highway Patrol
Lola Denman
Harry Kerns
Midwest City
Kerns
C. Guy Campbell
Tulsa
Cold Weather Grips Nation Amid Snow and Ice
Subzero readings span the central Plateau to New England with Caribou Maine reporting 16 below zero and Milwaukee at 3 below. Arctic air tightens its grip as motorists battle frost inside cars and cities clear heavy snow from downtown streets. Police report few crashes despite slick conditions and a major snow deposit of 45 inches since December 1 as Corry and surrounding towns endure continued cold and drifting snow.
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Associated Press
Orthern Rockies
Upper Plains
Great Lakes States
Pennsylvania
New England
Caribou
Maine
Craig
Cole
Welta
Utah
Bismarck
N-D
Phillipsburg
Indianapolis
Ind
Milwaukee
St. Mary's
Great Lakes
Washington
Florida
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Pacific Coast
Texas
Louisiana
Carolinas
Virginia
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Midwest
The
Mercury
Grand Canyon
Streets Department
Corry
Richard Mountain
Weather Bureau
North Center Street
Columbus Avenue
Columbus
Caldwell
W. J
New Jersey
Hector R. Catala
Canter
Spencer Thompson
Lawrence Bolvin
Fifth Avenue
Seaplane Missing With 13 Aboard
A Navy seaplane with 13 men aboard disappeared during a routine patrol from North Island Naval Air Station. The PSM Marlin of Patrol Squadron 42 was due back at 9:15 p m last night. last radio contact was 169 miles west of Guadalupe Island, about 360 miles southwest of San Mega. Other Navy planes joined the search as fuel on board was estimated to last until 4 30 p m today.
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San Libuy
Patrol Squadron 42
North Island Naval Air Station
Guadalupe
Slaying Investigation Accelerated in Mrs Eleanor Free Case
Deputy Police Chief Miller said the murder inquiry into Mrs Eleanor Free, 39, will speed up after Christmas with about 20 more suspects added and around 90 individuals questioned since her body was found December 10. No lie detector widely planned yet though some questioned may face polygraph tests. three require further interrogation as state experts have not yet been engaged. Neighbors found Free bound, beaten and strangled in her upstairs bedroom after noticing a persistent light. A stocking gag and cords from electrical appliances were used in the crime.
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Erle
Eleanor Free
Chester J. Miller
Free
Miller
Hen Heck
Soviet Official Expelled for Nationalism in Kazakh Republic
Pravda reports Salken Daubenoy, premier of the Virgin Lands region in Kazakhstan, was expelled from the Kazakhstan Communist Party Central Committee for displaying nationalism and accused of ethics violations and conceit. The move signals Moscow's tightening controls and discipline within Soviet republic leadership.
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RED
Moscow
Pravda
Ony
Soviet Union
Kazakhstan
Salken Daubenoy
Communist Party
Kennedy Malls U S Armed Strength
President Kennedy and top advisers held a year end defense review at the White House with McNamara Gilpatric and the four Chiefs of Staff. Gen LeMay opposed dropping Skybolt funds while Kennedy prepared a broad tax cut package details, with Treasury and other advisers refining proposals ahead of Congress reconvening.
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Palm Beach
Fis
Kennedy
Robert 8. McNamara
Ros ‘Yell L. Gilpatric
White House
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
McNamara
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Treasury
Henry Fowler
Striking Longshoremen Parade Toll On East Gulf Ports
Stevedores in Charleston and nearby ports halted unloading as a 60 000 strong strike disrupts East and Gulf Coast activity. In Charleston the local union briefly broke ranks to unload seed potatoes and bananas under pressure from top officials. About 100 stockworkers in Galveston crossed picket lines to unload a Swedish banana boat under police supervision. The national union threatens to revoke Charleston’s charter, while most ports remain closed except for military or emergency cargoes. Two shiploads of wheat bound for East Pakistan sit stalled in New Orleans, deemed urgently needed by the Pakistan Embassy.
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Ine Associaaed Press
Charleston
D.C
Gulf Coast
International Longshoremen’s Association
Afl-Cio
South Carolina
William V. Bradley
TLA
Galveston
Tex
East
New Orleans
East Pakistan
Pakistan
Washington
Help Needed To Clear Mead Park Rink
Edward Kovach skating supervisor asks for volunteers at Mead Park tonight from 6 o clock to shovel away over three feet of snow. Men and boys with shovels are urged to help clear the Mead Park skating rink so it can be flooded tonight and tomorrow for weekend skating.
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Mead Park
Edward Kovach
Kovach
The
Journal Today
Park
the Ark
Koyach
Editor Cleared In Election Day Editorial Case
In Birmingham, Judge Francis Thompson struck down charges against James E. Mills of the Birmingham Post Herald, ruling the 1915 election day ethics law unconstitutional as applied to newspapers. The decision spares an immediate appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court to resolve free speech limits on election day.
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Birmingham
Ala
Francis Thompson
James E. Mills
Birmingham Post Herald
Fide
Alabama Supreme Court
Emmett Perry
Supreme Court
Mills
Grady Wilams
Voters Ap
FBI Thwarted Him PDQ Mayhem Attempt at Bank
AN FRANCISCO AP A would be bandit Richard Dean Holtan 27 attempted to rob the Humboldt Bank yesterday issuing a demand note for 1500 dollars He claimed a bomb would explode the block An FBI agent confronted him inside the bank and Holtan was arrested on the spot after teller Mayrenn Laval read the note and complied with a 1100 dollar payment The chaotic scene ended without injuries or a successful heist
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AN Francisco
Richard Dean Holtan
Monte Hall
Hibernia Bank
Hurnan
Holton
Mayrenn Laval
Holtan
FBI
Hall
Miss Laval
More Cubans Dock In Florida
The freighter African Pilot brought 922 relatives of Bay of Pigs invaders to the United States docking at Port Everglades near Fort Lauderdale. Observers saw 200 newspaper men and officials on site as refugees, many awake overnight in nervous excitement, sang the Cuban anthem as the ship moved in. Nine measles cases were reported aboard with three ambulances on the dock to treat 11 stretchers. The ship carried limited life saving gear and had only 12 passenger capacity, yet a Welcome sign flew from its stern and an American flag topped the vessel.
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Miami
Fila
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale
Fidel Castro
United States
Red Cross
Joe McGowan
Associated Press
Havana
Angla Ceballos de Marero
Castro
Guba
SA Cadets to Take Part in New Year Service
Salvation Army Training School cadets from New York City home for the holidays will join Sunday services at the local citadel. Cadet Kenniston will preach at 11 a.m. on A New Man for a New Year. Cadet Satterlee, Bev erly Austin and Patricia Lang also participate with special music. Watch Night service at 10:45 p.m. ushers in 1963 with a Militant for Christ campaign. Commissioner Holland French will deliver a challenge, Cadet Lane to speak for the New Year session.
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Sive
Salvation Army Training School
New York City
Citadel
John Edeen
Corry
Merton Kenniston
Philip Satterlee
Beverly Austin
Patricia Lang
Kenniston
Cadet Satterlee
Austin
Edeen
Militant For Christ
New York
Vis
Holland French
Cadet Lane
Bdeen
Jet winds warn pilots over Buffalo in 161 mph gusts
Weath er Boreal reports jet winds reaching 161 miles per hour over New York State yesterday. Winds moved toward New England at 25 000 feet, prompting the bureau to advise pilots to avoid the altitude until subsiding.
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Buffalo
N.Y
New York State
New England
Bureau
Beverly Hills Doctor Ends Life At Home
Beverly Hills physician Dr. E Bertrand Woollan 67 shot himself after telling police and responders he wished to die. He suffered a back ailment said to cause great pain and left a note stating he would die by his own action. His wife Priscilla Woollan supported his wish and refused medical aid.
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Hollywood
Beverly Hills
E. Bertrand Woollan
Priscilla
Robert Stevens
Woolian
Set. Stevens
Claims Red China Bids To Displace Russia As No. 1
Washington AP report quotes Assistant Secretary of State Averell Harriman saying Communist China openly seeks to take over leadership of the world movement from the Soviet Union. He notes growing differences as the leadership struggle unfolds and warns China may become the more dangerous threat to the Free World.
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Red China
Russia
Washington
W. Averell Harriman
China
Soviet Union
Harriman
Moscow
Kennedy
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Michael Paul
Congress
Charles Fennell
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