South Pole Today Echoes Amundsen Mission Anniversary
AP reports at South Pole Station the modern base contrasts starkly with Amundsen and Scott eras. Navy planes and helicopters deliver cargo while tempers and dangers are managed by advanced weather and space research gear. The piece reflects on Roald Amundsen's 1911 pole arrival and today’s high tech operations.
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Iman
South Pole
Roald Amundsen
Frank Carey
National Science Foundation
Antarctic
Deayed
Norway
Armundsen
Scott
Soviet Rants At U N Over Katanga Sabotage Open Threats
The Soviet Union urged U N action against what it calls open sabotage by Britain and France in Katanga. It accused Western powers of obstructing efforts to end Katanga's secession and hinted at a Security Council meeting to review new data on colonial interference.
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Soviet Union
U.N
Britain
France
Katanga
Congo
Security Council
O'Brien
Rajeshwar Dayal
India
United States
Tshombe
United Nations
Kennedy’s Trade Plea Wins Mixed AFL CIO Reception
President Kennedy urged broader tariff cutting powers in a trade policy push at the AFL-CIO convention and in New York with the National Association of Manufacturers. Labor leaders showed warmer reception than businessmen, with AFL-CIO President George Meany pledging full cooperation. officials warned of consequences for jobs and profits without expanded foreign markets.
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Bal Harbour
Fla
Kennedy
Afl-Cio
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Congress
America
Labor
George Meany
NAM
Kennedy Aims to Protect Communities from Trade Impacts
President Kennedy pledged that any adjustment plan would shield workers industries and communities hurt by rising imports and promised that no community would suffer unduly. AFL CIO leaders urged specifics while counterfeit $20 notes tied to a Newark ring surfaced in Harrisburg amid holiday shopping.
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Harrisburg
Harristrade
David J. Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment
Jacob Potofsky
Amalgamated Fores
Afl-Cio
Pennsylvania Bank
Asso
Kennedy
Solation
NTS
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Robert C. Forrey
Association
U.S. Treasury
Arnold Lay
Scranton
Newark
Ferrey
Florida Coast Resort
Forrey
Lau
St. Edward’s Church
Pheen
Andrew T. Hatcher
Hatcher
New York
David F. Powers
Wilkes First
Barre
Carlisle
Pottsville
Hazlenow
House
Ton and
Johnstown
London
King Hussein of Jordan
Amman
Polio vaccine supply uncertain as types limit use
Public Health Service officials report progress limited to two oral polio vaccine types cleared for general use while Type E1 and Type TH face long licensing timelines. Pfizer says Types I and II available by prescription yet awaits NIH clearance for Type III, with analysts predicting months before broad three-type use. Stockpiles exist to aid epidemics, but shipments to Chile paused amid the outbreak.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Luther L. Terry
Charles Pfizer & Coa
New York
Pfizer
National Institutes of Health
Health Service
Chile
Navy's first female line officer begins sea duty
Lt Charlene J Suneson 27 debuts as the first woman assigned to sea duty as a U S Navy line officer. She expects to serve on USS W A Mann during an 18 month Pacific cruise with two nurses aboard and many women dependents among passengers.
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Calif
U.S. Navy
Charlene J. Suneson
San Diego
Suneson
W. A. Mann
Navy
Treasure Island
Mann
University of Chicago
Yale Season Officially On Rockefeller Center Tree Lights On
Rockefeller Center in mid-Manhattan lit the 85-foot Norway spruce for the Christmas season. The display features 3,750 multicolored lights and 250 ornaments atop the skating rink tree.
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New York
Rockefeller Center
mid-Manhattan
Fisherman Patrick Dies at 112 Years Old After Life of Beer and Fresh Air
Peter Patrick, a Newfoundland fisherman who credited beer and fresh air with his longevity, died Wednesday at 112. He celebrated his 112th birthday with beer and notes his hard life at sea, survived by his second wife Rebekah, 81, and two sons.
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Cox's Cove
Nild
Peter Patrick
Patrick
Rebekah
Fake $20 Bulls Passed in Capital
Chicago AP reports a postal official described a boy’s letter to Santa pinned to a toy catalogue with circled favorites. The boy pledged to leave a Lindberger cheese and Nye brand sandwich as incentive for better Santa accuracy.
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Chicago
Santa
Jackie Takes Long Weekend
Mrs. John F. Kennedy spends a long weekend in Virginia Hunt country. The White House says she left by helicopter Thursday afternoon for Glen Ora in Middleburg, Va. She left behind Caroline, 4, and John Jr., 1. The children may be driven to Middleburg today to join her, spokesmen said.
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John F. Kennedy
Virginia Hunt Country
White House
Kennedy
Glen Ora
Middleburg
Caroline
John Jr
Landon Urges Global Mobilization Against Communism
Alf Landon calls for a united Free World bloc to counter imperial communism. He urges merged military forces under a unified command, coupled with economic mobilization and a widened common market. The 74 year old Kansan cites U.N. weakness and cites Communist advances in Southeast Asia and Europe as warning signs.
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Alf M. Landon
Free World
Kansas
Landon
National Press Club
United States
Kennedy
Europe
Kennedy Maps 1962 Legislative Push and Tariff Talks
President Kennedy plans a 1962 program focused on medical care for the aged federal aid to education and tariff reduction for foreign goods as Congress readies for elections He faces strong opposition and must navigate civil rights action Berlin and economic pressure from Europe while touring Latin America and Bermuda.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Iff
Civil Rights Commission
Vice
Richard M. Nixon
Janary
Latin America
Bermuda
Macmillan
Russia
Berlin
Tanganyika Gains Independence Under Nyerere Leadership
Tanganyika becomes an independent state at midnight led by Prime Minister Julius Nyerere. The new nation faces a shaky economy, a population of about nine million, and a need for foreign assistance while preparing to navigate postcolonial challenges.
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Tanganyika
Indian Ocean
Julius Nyerere
Nyerere
Africa
Ghana
Free World
Tanganyika African National Union
Kwame Nkrumah
People’s Party
British Commonwealth
Richard Turnbull
British Trust Territory
Tangan‘yika
Williamson
United States Peace Corps
Truman Attacks Super Patriots At Beverly Hills Dinner
Former President Harry S. Truman denounced so called superpatriots as hate mongers and the sick among us calling them restless voices of doom. He praised Senator Wayne Morse for dissent and urged tolerance while condemning bigots and rabble rousers who crave headlines.
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Calif
Harry S. Truman
U.S. Sea
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Truman
Morse
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