Stevenson Declines Senate Bid to Stay at United Nations
Adlai E Stevenson announced he will remain United Nations chief US delegate and decline Illinois Senate run requests from Chicago Mayor Daley. President Kennedy expressed delight at the decision and support for Stevenson’s expanded foreign policy role, while Dirksen offered no position on the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
Kennedy
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S. Senate
Stevenson
Everett Dirksen
Senate
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Ilinois
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Daley
Dirksen
Illinois
Dwight Green
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Connecticut Citizens Win Yule Fight
In Hamden Connecticut the Board of Education rescinded a directive to tone down Christmas observances after a noisy meeting. Five hundred people attended as Kingnam J Humphrey the board chairman affirmed that Christmas will be observed in schools as it always has been.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Pearl Harbor Anniversary Reflections On Global Strife
AP Analyst James Marlow surveys 20 years since Pearl Harbor, contrasting Communist and capitalist systems, space race milestones, and global shifts. He notes rising life expectancy, new nations, and ongoing Cold War tensions amid fears for a peaceful future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Special Protection Planned for Kennedys Latin America Visit
President Kennedy will receive heavy security on a Latin America tour starting December 16 in Caracas Venezuela where past protests against U.S. officials sparked concern. Secret Service teams will cover ground in Caracas while officials assess additional steps for the Kennedys 24 hour stay. The trip continues to Bogota Colombia December 17 before returning to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Latin America
Caracas
Venezuela
Richard M. Nixon
U.S. Secret Service
U.S
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Secret Service
Kennedys
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Nixon
Eisenhower
Juan Peron
University of Montevideo
Bogota
Colombia
AFL-CIO Leaders Scramble Over Dispute Settlement Plans
AFL-CIO leaders held a closed session in Bal Harbour Florida to craft a single proposal amid rival plans for refereeing inter union jurisdictional feuds. George Meany and Walter Reuther led key disagreements as they prepare for Kennedy to speak at the opening convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bal Harbour
Fla
Afl-Cio
Labor
Kennedy
Aflcio
al Hayes
Machinists
George Meany
Ages
Meany
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers Union
Polaris Tests New Thrust Control System
Polaris missile completed a second successful test of a new thrust control system near Cape Canaveral. In South Viet Nam a Viet Cong raid derailed and ambushed a passenger train between Saigon and Nha Trang injuring two passengers and a soldier guard while seven soldiers are missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nha Trang
Amish face new statewide energy rules in Lancaster
In Lancaster Pennsylvania Amish communities must adapt as a new law lowers power use for farms and industry. The impact centers on old fashioned lighting and reliance on iron and steel production with reflected changes ahead.
Red War Doctrine Sketched
Washington AP reports American intelligence experts outline Soviet tactical doctrine for a European war. They foresee a rapid deep armored main attack with waves of units, constant contact with Allied forces, and use of nuclear firepower to support armor. Fitch notes Soviets focus on dispersion, bridging tools, amphibious vehicles, and depth deployment to limit losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soviet Union
Europe
A. R. Fitch
Army
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Ft. Monroe
Fitch
United States
Japanese Sub skipper recalls Pearl Harbor mission as a brief war
Kazuohi Sakamaki, then captain of a tiny midget submarine, recounts the Dec 7 1941 Pearl Harbor raid. After engine trouble, coral wrecks, and failed harbor entry attempts he and Petty Officer Inagaki were forced to withdraw. Inagaki drowned and Sakamaki was rescued by a U.S. Army sergeant at dawn on Oahu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Pennsylvania
Sakamaki
U.S. Army
Hawaii
Japan
Toyota Motor Co. Ltd
Pearl Har R
Toyota
Kazuoi
Honolulu
Inagaki
San Francisco
Manila
Singapore
Sydney
Australia
Lanai Island
Lanai
Oahu Island
Natalie Wood Foot Prints Enshrined at Grauman's Theater
Hollywood officials and film luminaries watched as Natalie Wood, 23, became the 138th star in 34 years to have her footprints set in concrete before Grauman's Chinese Theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Natalie Wood
Gruman
Pennsylvania to record first balanced budget in 14 years
Gov. Lawrence announced at a regional development conference that Pennsylvania will post its first balanced budget since the late Duff administration, with 1963 set as the year. He praised the Erie West Virginia Throughway progress and highlighted PIDA loan programs creating 3,837 jobs since 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Meadville
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Duff
Erie-West Virginia
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority
PIDA
Opposition Urged to Balaguer Demands Resignation
In Santo Domingo opposition leaflets urge a silent mass march on the National Palace to demand President Joaquin Balaguer's resignation amid a nine day general strike and rising disorder. Talks between opposition and government leaders continue without a clear agreement as Balaguer receives hospital checkups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
Rafael Trujillo
Deer Hunter Dies After Accident Near Border
A deer hunter identified as Lee C. Amos of Brandywine Maryland died after being shot in the thigh with a .38 caliber gun while hunting with friends near the Pennsylvania Maryland border south of Bedford. Authorities say a companion was loading a rifle in a pickup when it discharged, striking Amos and causing a fatal hemorrhage en route to Bedford County Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Lee C. Amos
Brandywine
Pennsylvania- Maryland
Bedford County Memorial Hospital
Amos
Two Brown Mares Flee Farm. Deputy Hurt Near Roselle
An alarmed housewife reported a horse at her porch window near Roselle. A horse trainer said two brown mares fled a farm. Two motorists were forced off the road by the mares' galloping. Deputies tracked them in a field and roped the horses. Captain Prideaux said only one casualty, a deputy, who was injured when a horse stepped on his foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roselle
Cook County Sheriff's Police
James Prideaux
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maxie Rosenbloom
Maxie
Connecticut
Hamden, Conn
Earth
Peerine
Frlande Santinliery
Nammus
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Earth People
David Wyilie
New Haven
de Nicola
Pearl 1
New
Education
Hejyesu
Wyllie
The
Jook
Hitler
Tom
Jay
West
Comall
Althrough
Lyndon B. Johnson
Stalin
Reuther
sSulding
Congress
Polaris
Law
Lancaster
New York
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!