Congo Crisis Talks Begin At Kitona Base
Katanga Premier Tshombe and Congo government head Adoula flew to the U N base at Kitona for secret discussions aimed at ending the Katanga secession. U S envoy Gullion and U N Undersecretary Bunche accompanied or joined as invited. Officials cautioned prospects for reconciliation remain uncertain.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Cyrille Adoula
Central Congo
U.N
Kitona
Tshombe
Ndola
Northern Rhodesia
U.S
Edmund A. Gullion
Adoula
Leopoldville
Ralph Bunche
Bunche
Gullion
U Thant
Congo
Algiers
Angola
Viet Nam
India-Red China Frontier
Laos
Holy Land
Decatur Votes Another Cent Tax For Civic Projects
The City Commission approved a one cent gross receipts tax to take effect January 1 1962. The extra tax raises Decatur’s sales tax to five cents, with two cents by the city and three by the state. Funds will back educational civic and cultural development. Huntsville recently raised its rate to five cents, Cullman voters directed additional money to a special appropriation account to fund a school building program.
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Charles Cates
Decatur Daily
City Commission
Decatur
Huntsville
Cullman
City notices and local items from Decatur area
City clerk reports building permits for Mrs Lawrence Wade and others, car collision between Carroll Wright and Ivy Clemons noted by police. Sheriff reports one drunk and one concealed pistol arrest. Fire log: no recent fires. Decatur Curb Market set for Wednesday with meats, cakes, vegetables, trees and decorations. Cotaco Literary Club meets Wednesday at 3 p m. Animal Shelter lists 18 dogs for redemption and 10 puppies for sale. Tax plan: one cent gross receipts tax eyed to fund school construction on pay as you go. initial funds to repay borrowed sums and state proration deficits. City Commission stresses need for revenue to sustain education expansion and pay as you go funding. two new school projects planned for 1962 opening.
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Board of Education
Pro
Christmas tree and Santa Claus in Christian teaching
The writer sees no Bible ban on Christmas trees and urges teaching children the true meaning of Christmas. He notes much of the celebration can be pagan and says the tree symbolizes the cross, gifts symbolize God’s Son, and Christmas should focus on the Christ story rather than Santa or pagan elements.
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Santa Claus
Christ
H. Z
Yuletide World Tensions Spark Cold War News
AP dispatches report rapid battles in India Portugal clash over Goa Daman and Diu with India claiming victory and Portugal denying a final end to fighting. U Thant orders Katanga cease fire as U N troops hold Elisabethville. Describe ongoing global frictions and mobilization trends during the season.
Tension Eases In Georgia City
A biracial agreement in Albany Georgia eased racial tension and halted trials for over 700 arrested during marches. Leaders say negotiations will resume next month on a broad desegregation program and police will enforce desegregation orders at terminals.
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Georgia City
Don McKee
Albany, Ga
Georiia
Lecce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Freedom Rider
Albany
Ene
Page
Laurie Pritchett
King
Atlanta
Mass March at Orleans Protest Planned
In New Orleans a planned mass march on the registrar office follows the arrest of nearly 300 demonstrators. The Consumers League of Greater New Orleans appeals to President Kennedy for protection as police promise to curb demonstrations.
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New
Orleans
Consumers League of Greater
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Dillard University
Southern University
Avery Alexander
The
Consumers League
Kennedy
Ton Rouge
Alexander the Consumers League
Gallinghouse
Gifts for the Home from 99 at Robinson's Free Parking
Shoppers browse home gifts at Robinson's store with free customer parking advertised. The sale promotes affordable homeware and decor items priced at 99 and under.
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Robinson‘s
Cold Wave Moves Into North Alabama Amid Flood Threats
The Weather Bureau warned of a coming cold front driving temperatures to the upper 20s to lower 30s as several Alabama rivers remain near flood levels. More than 250 families have evacuated from low grounds along the Alabama River with further evacuations possible as rivers rise toward weekend peaks.
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Alabama
U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Birmingham
Cahaba
Coosa
Tallapoosa
Tombigbee
Warrior Rivers
Gadsden
Demopolis
Alabama River
Montgomery
Dallas
Wilcox
Millers Ferry
Kennedy Returns From Latin America Trip Resting in Palm Beach
President Kennedy returns to Washington from a Latin American tour after a day’s rest in Palm Beach Florida to fight a cold. Jet landings at National due to poor visibility. NSC meeting planned at the White House and a news conference expected.
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Washington
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington National Airport
National
White House
Andrews
National Airport
Pierre Salinger
National Security Council
Bermuda
Harold Macmillan
Salinger
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Latin America
Soviet Veto Blocks Goa Withdrawal Resolution at UN
At the United Nations, a Soviet veto blocked a Western bid to withdraw Indian troops from Goa and the Portuguese enclaves Diu and Daman. Adlai Stevenson lamented the veto as a step toward UN disintegration and condemned calls to rewrite the Charter to justify force. India and its allies defended the invasion as anti colonial.
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United Nations, N.Y
Goa
India
Stevenson
U.N
United Nations
Diu
Damao
Bombay
New York
U.N. Security Council
Portugal
Nehru
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Valerian Z. Zorin
New Delhi
V. K. Krishna Menon
General Assembly
Limestone Skeleton Might Be Long Missing Man
A skeleton found at 2:45 p.m. Monday on the Martha Lewis farm between East Limestone and Capshaw is thought by Sheriff Clyde Ennis and Coroner Buddy Evans to be Clarence Mitchell, a 78-year-old Black man missing since July 1960. Mitchell had been in Mount Vernon mental institutions. a toxicologist from Huntsville will examine the bones. The find was made by Mrs. Bill Lipscomb and her grandson while cutting a Christmas tree.
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Athens
Martha Lewis
East Limestone
Capshaw
Clyde Ennis
Buddy Evans
Clarence Mitchell
Walter Mitchell
Evans
Mitchell
Mount Vernon
Ala
Lock State
William T. McVay
Huntsville
Bill Lipscomb
Ennis
India claims victory in Goa Damao and Diu invasion
India announced complete victory after blitzing Goa Damao and Diu on the west coast, with more than 1,000 Portuguese troops said to have surrendered and Nova Goa raised the Indian flag. Portugal denied finality claiming ongoing fighting at Nova Goa and Mormugao.
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Bombay
India
Portugal
Arabian Sea
Goa
Damao
Diu
Information Ministry
Nova Goa
U.N. Security Council
India Today
Subcontinent
Defense Ministry
Lisbon
Mormugao
Manuel Antonio Vassala E Silva
Indian Defense Ministry
Belgaum
J. N. Chaudhury
A.m
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13Th Wright
Clemons
Wright
Sheriff's Force
Decatur Curb Market
Cotaco Literary Club
W. M. Almon
Woodland Ave
City Animal Shelter
George Collier
Commission
H. R. Leeman
Austinvile
Walter Sackewn
Associated Press
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Sukarno
Dutch West New Guinea
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Netherlands
Indonesia
the Hague
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Max Harrelson
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