Labor May Press Congress To Shorten Working Week
The report notes pressures mounting for rapid action to shorten work weeks. President Kennedy intends to push Congress after Thursday session. CIO President Meany met with a delegation from the Negro American Labor Council to improve relations and address discrimination concerns within the AFL CIO. Secretary Goldberg spoke to the AFL CIO Maritime Trades Convention on labor issues.
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U.N. Congo Chief McKeown Denounces British, French Roles
Sean McKeown, Irish commander of U.N. troops in the Congo, backs Conor Cruise O'Brien’s charges that powerful nations hindered U.N. efforts. O'Brien resigned after accusing Britain and France of backing Katanga secession. McKeown, en route to Congo, will quit Dec. 21, saying he has no wish to pursue a UN career. Home declined to join the dispute. Tshombe had been told Britain views Katanga as having no future as an independent state. McKeown denied British military responsibility but urged action to remove mercenaries after identifying them.
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Stevenson decision renews focus on foreign policy post
Stevenson confirmed likely to stay at the United Nations as ambassador after discussions with Kennedy and Chicago Mayor Daley. Daley noted Stevenson phoned to say Kennedy asked him to continue, a move seen as honoring Stevenson’s leadership in the UN. Dirksen offered no position, while U Thant praised Stevenson amid debates on his political future.
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Virginia seeks new research unit near Williamsburg
The State Council of Higher Education said plans are underway with NASA for a 13 million dollar synchrocyclotron research facility in Eastern Virginia. The site options include Newport News near Langley Air Force Base or Williamsburg near the College of William and Mary, with UVA proposing a training and research program in Newport News in partnership with NASA and Virginia Tech.
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Dominican calls for Balaguer resignation to clear path for provisional regime
Dominican opponents demand Balaguer step down and purge regime loyalists as the armed forces back a transitional government. Balaguer offers a small cabinet with posts to the opposition while dismissing three army generals linked to the family and revising national holidays, removing honors for the late dictator Generalissimo Rafael L. Trujillo, assassinated May 30.
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Christmas Observed In West Haven Schools
The community nearly rejects a Jewish Community Council request to end religious observances. Christmas will be observed in West Haven schools as it has for a century. Warriors Defeat Knicks In Madison Square Garden. Philadelphia 122 New York 105.
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West Haven
U S officials see South Viet Nam crisis as serious challenge
U S deputy undersecretary of state compares the Viet Nam conflict to the Berlin crisis while praising South Viet Nam for absorbing refugees and boosting food and health programs. He notes the guerrilla war grew from 3,000 to about 17,000 with attacks rising, and says North Viet Nam supported and directed the violence. The article also mentions U S hopes to block a two thirds majority for a Soviet resolution at the UN and reports African support for continued Nationalist membership.
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Mongolia
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Carved in memory maker of miniature wagons
R E Weimer of Kingfisher Oklahoma, now 60, carves miniature covered wagons from mahogany and redwood. In 1889 he traveled the Chisholm trail in a covered wagon with his parents, a memory he keeps alive through his art.
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Chisholm Trail
Buena Vista Judge Robert Smith Dies at 35
Buena Vista AP Judge Robert C. Smith died at 35. He led the Buena Vista Floyd-Davidson American Legion Post 126 and served as vice commander of the 7th District. A Washington and Lee alumnus and former football tackle, he was active in Phi Alpha legal fraternity and Phi Gamma Delta. He is survived by his widow Barbara, four children, a sister, and a brother.
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Bridge County-Buena Visite Bar Association
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Virginia Department of the American Legion
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Charlottesville
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Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
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Virgini State Bar
American Bar Association
St. John’s Methodist Church
Army Air Force
Repeal of Blue Laws to Be Presented by Virginia Assembly
Fairfax AP report notes Del. John Webb plans to introduce a repeal of blue laws. The move reflects advocates' push against the state's controversial legal rules. The assembly quotes constitutional references and the aim to avoid strict blue law enforcement in Virginia.
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Brush mix up cited in CAB hearing on Constellation crash
Testimony described improvised brush use from Delta hangar to replace engine brushes on Constellation engines. Officials debated cross over fuel valve status and fuel gauge accuracy as Imperial Airlines crews faced a deadly crash, with pilot credentials praised and co pilot Greenlee remembered. The CAB hearing continues into Wednesday.
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Delta Air Lines
Ronald Hudisk
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Hadish
Manuel Lopez
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Chiss
Warren M. Yeung
Lepex
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Young
Constellation
Ronald Conway
James Greenlee
Drug Overdose Blamed In Death Case
Mrs Elizabeth Cabot wife of artist Hugh Cabot III died of a massive overdose of a drug prescribed for him doctors say the cause was an overdose noticed in Beacon Hill apartment where her body was found above their home a note read I am going out to pray Cabot cites mistaken overdose as he recalls his third wife Elizabeth Peterson Bethlehem Pa died after long illness and surgery related to a perforated ulcer
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Cabot
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Glenns Capsule Must Hit A Keyhole In The Sky
New York says astronaut John Glenn warned in Life Magazine of the crucial moment to achieve orbit, describing a keyhole in the sky where the capsule must begin circling Earth. He said precise tracking and guidance are essential and that a failure could separate the capsule from the rocket. Glenn also spoke of feeling independently responsible for reactions and findings that could shape the U.S. man in space program, while describing the upcoming second orbital flight and a view spanning from Washington to Nicaragua.
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Florida
Ways Sought To Protect Food Supplies
Washington AP says the Army Chemical Corps and the FDA began joint studies at Fort Detrick Maryland on safeguarding food from biological contamination. The project aims to find processing adjustments and rapid safety checks, prompted by a National Academy committee report warning that modern food systems could be contaminated to harm many people nationally.
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Berlin permission and US troop move to West Berlin
The 2nd Battle Group of the 6th Infantry returned to West Berlin after four days of training in West Germany. They traveled 110 miles on a controlled East German highway, disarming at two points, with senior officers praising the trip. President Kennedy proposed internationalizing the highway. Khrushchev and Ulbricht rejected the idea, and a 1,300 man Soviet replacement force was expected to move in Thursday. West Berlin police reported 13 escapes from East Berlin in 24 hours, including four police members and a couple who tried to reach West Berlin Fire Department.
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House Demos May Start Session Without Leader
Washington AP reports Democrats face a vacant floor post as the new session nears, with McCormack likely to become majority leader and a caucus set for January 9. Rep. Carl Albert of Oklahoma, Richard Bolling of Missouri, and Albert B. Dickson are listed as candidates, while Rep. John W. Mewit is noted as a current nominee for the post. The party may hold a second caucus in the first week of the new session amid questions about timing and leadership legitimacy.
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Man Marries 30 Wives In Katanga Capers
Long Beach California AP police report Franklin J Mills a portly man known as the time keeper married his 30th wife days after meeting a Long Beach secretary. He claimed to be a decree and continued to wed soon after. Authorities say he is a con man with prior bigamy and bank schemes, having married 30 women and divorced none. He was jailed after an apparent dining room incident and a mistaken reference to a Seaside Hospital. The case ties into broader UN and Katanga hostilities as reports describe conflict and military actions in the region.
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Two Convicted Of Robbing N. C. Hermit
A Wilmington jury convicted Henry Blue and Harvey Shirer of stabbing and robbing Robert Harrell, a 68 year old hermit who lived near Fort Fisher. Sentences postponed. both were ordered jailed without bond. Harrell, known for poetry, said Blue choked him during the assault and they later fled after taking cash and a dollar bills found in the rear seat of their car.
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Ft. Fisher
George Fountain
Henry D. Bive
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Harrell
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Shirer
Katanga Crisis Deepens as U.N. and Katangan Forces Clash
Elisabethville battles erupt as Indian Gurkha troops guard UN positions while Katanga paratroopers push toward the airport. UN plans and Katangan positions are reported amid heavy shelling and a controversial claim of government control.
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