21 Dec 1962
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1962
Page
1
The U S appears ready to approve British access to Polaris missiles while consults continue with France. Officials say Kennedy and allies weigh Western defense unity, amid Skybolt issue and bid to keep Britain aligned with a nuclear deterrent.
Dominicans voted in large numbers for president and Congress in their first free election since 1924. The main presidential contest pitted writer Juan Bosch of the Dominican Revolutionary Party against physician Viricio Fiallo of the National Civic Union. Early reports noted heavy turnouts in regions considered Fiallo strongholds, with many women voting freely. Complete official results were not expected before Sunday.
Two trains derailed after one box car was torn open near Brandy, Culpeper County. Three cars left the track onto nearby yards as a southbound freight struck the wreckage. No serious injuries reported and a guard controlled the scene.
Ges Tenlatt BEDS auspicee says some groups offered to take all or none of the orphans, weeks after they were separated. Donations of money and gifts from civic groups are expected to improve the children's Christmas, as a final session with leaders concludes before a lunch with Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker.
A fire caused by oil spewing from a diesel locomotive halted a southbound train. Three men jumped as a box car struck the engine area, derailing several cars at the rear. Crane cars and equipment were en route from Alexandria and Charlottesville, delayed by heavy snow. no damage estimate yet from Southern Railway.
Rescue workers rushed to the scene near Okeechobee after a collision involving a northbound train carrying drugs to the Okeechobee hospital. Eight Baker orphan children, recently adopted by Meyers of Charlotte, faced separation as crews and nurses tended to injuries and families awaited reunions during the long journey.
Negotiator James Bureighter and aide Donovan return to Havana amid ransom talks with Fidel Castro over 1,113 Cuban prisoners. The mission, tied to a Red Cross exchange of medical supplies for captives, follows multiple flights between Miami and Havana as U.S. officials seek a swift liberation deal.
Pentagon officials declined to disclose how the Joint Chiefs of Staff voted on the Skybolt issue. McNamara has said all but one member opposed the RS70 reconnaissance strike bomber project, though speculation suggests three Chiefs raised no objection to Skybolt. The history includes three 1960 advisory group cautions and a split between civilian aides and top military advisers.
A damaged note from a Christmas message is found at a fire scene as firefighters combat flames. Reports say some mail was registered and the cause remains undetermined. In Homestead and Miami, officials prepare for returning Bay of Pigs prisoners, with stockpiled ransom supplies totaling 33 million dollars and plans for transport and hospital care. Cuban Families Committee members react to Donovan’s Havana visit as negotiations continue.
Geneva session watchers reported mutual recrimination between Soviet bloc and Western delegates over nine months of talks. Dean urged renewed Soviet participation after recess, saying the United States is ready for serious negotiations toward a final test ban.
Munro earns about $11 000 yearly in pay and allowances as the assembly nears Friday’s closing. Debate shifts from disarmament to Congo finances while Thant is reappointed secretary general for four more years. The World Court ruling on peacekeeping costs is endorsed despite Soviet bloc and France refusals to pay. A spring special session will address Congo and Middle East funding.
A proposed restructuring creates Pan American World Airlines as the operating company for routes and fleets, exchanging 6,674,155 TWA shares and 11,346,063 new Pan Am shares for 6,688,852 Pan Am shares. Pan Am becomes a holding company, TWA exits, and Pan Am receives 150,000 preferred shares plus cash and stakes in National Airlines and the Pan Am Building. The CAB faces whether to maintain competition on the North Atlantic as international carriers rise from three to 18 since 1946, with foreign lines taking most business.
A cigarette ignition in a Roanoke frame house killed four residents, with George Tatum and Guy Cooper among the dead. Ethel Hopper and Mamie Green died of suffocation. Firemen found two men dead in or near the doorway and the two women in a front bedroom. The blaze began around 11 p.m. and was under control 36 minutes later. Cooper was visiting from Riceboro, Georgia.
Illinois officials and the Salvation Army plan a Christmas release for 63 year old William Russell Pethick who after 47 years in prison at Stateville has earned parole. He was convicted of a 1935 knife slaying and later released on special hearings. He has taught in the prison Sunday school and never traveled beyond Joliet until now. The parole board approved his release and the Salvation Army offers him a home and a job. He plans to visit his parents’ grave and may pursue Protestant ministry after freedom.
AP reports in McAlester and Edwards Air Force Base that the X15, flown by pilot Joseph A. Walker, exceeded planned speed during a Christmas test flight. Gracey “Kansas City Fat” 0 served 28 years for a 13 cent holdup and remains on death row, awaiting parole as officials note no holiday release. The mission aimed to study high altitude performance, with the craft reaching near 140,000 feet before reentry.
A fragment discusses a death row worker who serves meals and shops for inmates, focusing on public attitude toward commuting sentences. It reflects on leniency toward criminals and a shift from a tough stance, noting perceived reductions in sentence lengths over time and the impact on policing culture.
Weather continued from page one describes a broad cold snap with snow across the Great Lakes to New England and rain extending from the snow zone to Texas and the Carolinas. Fog disrupts many California airports as the cold wave moves southeast, with forecasts calling for cold, snowy conditions in the northeast and mid-Atlantic and rain from Tennessee to the Gulf Coast. Observations list city temps and conditions, from Boston 25 clear to Minneapolis 22 snow and Seattle 44 partly cloudy, with varied conditions across major hubs.
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