Cops Slay Ex-Convict In Probe of Holdup
Fairfax in a tense police incident two officers fatally shot ex convict Allan BR Hecht after a gun battle at his North Fairfax apartment during questioning about a $15,000 supermarket kidnapping and robbery. Hecht, identified by victims, was linked to a similar Los Angeles crime for which he had been sentenced.
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Army Rejects Moon Tests Outside U S
Washington based Army sources say plans to launch a satellite secretly abroad were dropped. The project will instead be tested at Cape Canaveral Florida, the Air Force missile center, to ensure tracking and timing accuracy and avoid publicity akin to the Vanguard episode.
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Army
United States
Panama
Puerto Rico
Air Force Missile Test Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy Vanguard
Canaveral
Cancer Hope For Chennault Col: Cancer Hope For Chennault
The wife of retired Maj. Gen. Claire I Chennault insists a renowned doctor believes there may be treatment options despite the general's report of lung cancer. Chennault says he has fought the disease since August 1956 after an upper left lung lobe removal at Walter Reed. He plans to return to the United States for further care, though he says he is not very hopeful.
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Taipei
Formosa
Claire I. Chennault
Chennault
Anna
Anna, Insisted A World-Famous Networeans
Flying Tigers
Awhich A
China
Pearl Harbor
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D.C
United States
Walter Reed
Cold Air Wave Sends Snow Flurries Eastward
A Pacific air mass moved east reaching the Great Lakes and central plains. Strong winds with gusts up to 55 mph accompanied the cold, bringing light rain and snow flurries along its advancing front from western New York to Texas and the Pacific Coast. Temperatures ranged from the 30s to 50s across major cities including Boston Chicago New York Washington Atlanta Miami Dallas Seattle San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Rockies
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Chicago
New York
Washington
Atlanta
Miami
Dallas
Seattle
San Francisco
Loe Anjeeles
United Press
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Bakersfield St
Boise
Brownsville
Denver
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T. Fresno
Helena
Kansas’ City
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Oakland
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Red Bluff
Salt Lake City
San Diego
AL Stockton
Thermal
Tucson - Be - Washington
Teamsters Weigh Staying In AFL Central Bodies Despite Expulsion
Detroit report says James R Hoffa floats Teamsters officials retaining central body roles by joining other AFL-CIO unions in good standing. Wayne County Federation of Labor chief Andrew S McFarlane notes expedient path, citing past Bakery Workers precedent and potential membership shifts pending AFL-CIO directive.
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James R. Hofa
Teamsters
AFL
Michigan
Teamters
Fl-Cio
Hoffa
Teamter
Afl-Cio
Teamster
Andrew S. McFarlane
Wayne County
Schnitzler
AFL - Cio
William, F
Schmitzler
Thefl-Cio
California Weather Outlook Mixed Across State
Statewide forecast shows fair conditions for Christmas in much of California but local fog and light rain near Crescent City. Pacific high pressure moves closer to coast while storms stay north near British Columbia. Low clouds from Red Bluff to Fresno and valley fog likely Wednesday morning with light rain recorded in parts of Northern California Monday. notable readings include Crescent City around one inch, Fort Bragg .33, Red Bluff .03. Meanwhile Jakarta reports an Indonesian inquiry into a coup attempt targeting Sukarno and government figures with arrests rising as the probe continues.
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British Columbia
Oregon
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Fresno
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Blue Canyon
Fort. Bragg
Jakarta
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Sukarno
Los Angeles
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Eureka
San
Francisco
Paso Robles
Central
Soviet dog Albina sent to space twice and returned
London reports Sovietskaya Rossiya quoted by Moscow radio saying a space dog named Albina completed two rocket flights to 125 miles and survived by parachute. The broadcast gave few details but claimed the flights prove animals can endure rockets and imply man could be taken to great heights. Soviets plan IGY launches carrying scientific and medical experiments.
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London
Moscow
Sovietskaya Ras- Siya
Moscow Radio
Albina
Refugees Cast Grim Tone Over Bethlehem Christmas
In Bethlehem, refugees from the Palestine war crowd the hills and streets, outnumbering locals and living in poverty. Camps and huts dot the Judean slopes as 30,000 displaced people dream of home, while pilgrims visit the grotto of Christ's birthplace near the ancient basilica. The scene contrasts peaceful religious rites with stark hardship amid a tense border nearby.
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Christ
Holy Land
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Jordan
Israel
The
Judean Hills
Talerdar
Manger
Christendom
Justinian
Alberto Gori
Jesus
Courtyar
Rights Chief Sets Good Will Theme for Job Rights
Washington reports the Civil Rights Commission names Michigan State University backer of integration as chairman and Florida ex-governor Carton as member. Hannah, the vice chairman, plans to meet January 3 to launch the panel’s work on voting rights and desegregation. The six member group awaits Senate confirmation and will begin meetings soon.
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LLP
Civil Rights Commission
America
Michigan State University
Eisenehower
Supreme Court
Stanley F. Reed
Hannah
Commission
Itm Ten
Florida
Doyle E. Carlton
Reed
F Cartton
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Senate
East Lansing
Mich
United Press
Solemn Pilgrims Begin Trek to Bethlehem on Christmas
In Jerusalem and Bethlehem Christian pilgrims crossed into Jordan amid barriers. About 1,700 were expected to enter Jordan at Mandelbaum Gate for services at the Church of the Nativity. A procession led from Jerusalem to Bethlehem past Gethsemane and the Mount of Olives with consuls from seven nations attending a midnight Mass.
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Holy Land
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Prince of Peace
Israel
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al ‘Berta Gori
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Gethsemane
Mount of Olives
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Jerussalem
Nasser Attacks West Amid Port Said Speech
In Port Said, President Gamal Abdel Nasser denounced Western powers and a "plot against victory day" as tens of thousands applauded. He warned against NATO stockpiling atomic weapons and hydrogen bombs in Turkey, claimed foreign governments back anti-revolution factions, and urged nuclear disarmament and self-determination for Cyprus Indonesia and Algeria.
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Hit
Wasser
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Turkey
Nasser
Farouk
Egypt
Cyprus
Indonesia
Algeria
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