Castro offers more Cuba departures if Pan Am resumes Havana flights
Havana reports a cool reception to Castro's offer to ease Cuba US travel for more evacuees if Pan American Airways restarts Havana Miami service. Pan Am in New York cited heavy losses and little desire to resume Cuba routes. The State Department ban on flights to Cuba remains, with historic exceptions.
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United States
Pan American Airways
Miami
Pan American
New York
Cuba
State Department
Fidel Castro
Castro
Bay of Pigas
James B. Donovan
Lake Placid
N.Y
Donovan
United Nations
Havana Radio
Kennedy
New Year's Resolutions From Garden City Officials
Local column lists New Year pledges from city leaders and notable residents. Deane Wiley vows to stop burning midnight oil at the Telegram, Tony Jewell aims for six coffees on air, and others pledge changes from bow ties to late board meetings. The editor jokes about not honoring release dates while the Garden City Western Railway donates $100 for repainting the vandalized engine at Finnup Park.
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South Main
Deane Wiley
Telegram
Tony Jewell
Jesse Scott
David Williams
Jaco Dean
Elmer Bartlett
Lynn Williams
Kermit Dean
Claude Robinson
Harold Fansler
Lloyd Haag
Finnup Park
Garden City Western Railway
License Sales See Growth as Residents Show Tax Receipts
Mrs Zirkel said residents must present personal property receipts and the IBM registration card from Topeka to buy tags. If no IBM card, the 1962 registration card and vehicle titles are required. She noted more residents have reserved tags this year than in recent years.
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IBM
Topeka
Maine Blizzard Paralyzes Bangor as Winds Shut City
Below zero temperatures and high velocity winds battered Maine. A youth may have fallen from a ferry, a motor boat capsized, and a crane toppled while a river ran dry. Bangor, with 21 inches of new snow and 20 foot drifts, closed movie houses and stranded 2000 people. the Bangor Daily News did not publish. Governor Reed declared action.
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Bangor
Maine
Bangor Daily News
John H. Reed
Congo Troops Defy U.N. Victory Claims In Katanga Fighting
In Katanga the Congo’s Tshombe troops clash with U.N. Congo command units in N Katanga as U.N. says it controls Elizabethville area. Looting and terror reported as UN orders looters shot and pilots to surrender by noon Tuesday. Tshombe returns to Katanga after overnight Rhodesian visit.
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U.N
Katanga
Leopoldville
the Congo
Moise Tshombe
U.N. Congo
United Nations
Elizabethville
Severe cold and winter hazards grip Northeast and Midwest
Maryland reports three sledding deaths as cars strike sleds and a tree stops a boy. Six Boy Scouts trapped in a snowdrift in Washington County Pennsylvania are freed by highway crews. Northeast railroads report signal outages with delays up to three hours. NYC hits 4 degrees, other towns see subzero readings including 11 below in Massena and -38 atop Mt. Washington. Monday features Fulton Main resurfacing and city projects. Chamber plans monthly sessions and new directors. White lies and a 1963 First Baby Derby tease at St. Catherine Hospital amid local civic updates.
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New York
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New Hampshire
White Mountains
Katanga Leader Tsombe Vows to Fight to Death Over Secession
Moise Tshombe, after visiting Southern Rhodesia, vowed Katanga will fight to the death rather than accept reunification with Congo central government. The U.N. reported Katanga forces and air defenses under pressure as Swedish and Ghanaian units engage near Kamina and Elizabethville.
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Moise Tshombe
Rhodesia
Salisbury
Tshombe
Congo
U.N
Katanga Sees Backing From Colonial Powers for Mining
British Belgian and American capital back mining operations in Katanga after secession from the Congo following Belgium’s end of colonial rule in June 1960, amid post‑independence turmoil and resource disputes.
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Katanga
Congo
Belgium
Critics Challenge JFK Science Advisory Committee
Dr James Van Allen attacked the President's Science Advisory Committee at the AAAS meeting, saying its July radioactivity report on a nuclear test created an artificial belt was flawed. He cited Telstar and Injuns data and called the panel hasty and government dominated while the panel defended its competence.
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Philadelphia
James van Allen
David Beckler
van Allen
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Space Agency
United States
Mars
Science Advisory Committee
Johnston Island
Pacific
State University of Iowa
Telstar
Jerong B. Weisner
Fair Weather For New Year Kansas Forecast
TOPEKA AP says the year will end with fair mild weather across Kansas and continue into 1963. Western areas expect 60s today, eastern highs near 50, with lows 28 to 35 tonight. Clouds may form by New Year’s morning but no storms are indicated and most of the state stays fair. Early lows ranged 17 at Goodland to 34 at Pittsburg after Sunday highs of 45 at Olathe and 4 at Goodland.
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Goodland
Hill City
Pittsburg
Olathe
Two Leafs Youths Hurt in US83 Crash
Two teenagers sustained injuries in a two car crash about 11 p.m. Sunday one half mile north of US83. Kenneth Rodgers 17 driver of one car and Terry Wells 17 a passenger were taken to St Catherine Hospital. Rodgers suffered a mild concussion and chest bruises and was admitted. Wells received elbow bruises and was released. Clayton H Albers 16 uninjured drove the other car. Deputy Wallace Bascue said Albers tried to turn left into a private driveway and the Rodgers car rear ended his vehicle causing extensive damage. No charges filed.
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Leofs
St. Catherine Hospital
Kenneth Rodgers
Terry Wells
Rogers
Wells
Clayton H. Albers
St. John
Wallace Bascue
Albers
Nurse Aide Course Planned at St Catherine Hospital
A Nurse Aide course will start at St Catherine Hospital with classes from 2 to 4 30 p m on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Women over 17 may enroll. Dale Gillan the public relations manager said interested individuals may contact Sister Mary Lucy at St Catherine for more information.
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St. Catherine Hospital
Dale Gillan
Sister Mary Lucy
St. Catherine
Substantial Tax Cut Favored by Heller for Economy
Walter Heller, chair of the Kennedy administration’s Council of Economic Advisers, urged a tax cut exceeding 4 billion dollars in a Sunday ABC TV interview. He described the plan as a big balanced program with lower brackets relief, higher investment incentives, and corporate-rate cuts. Hodges warned that growth was slowing though the economy remains sound, with record activity but reduced forward momentum.
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Washington
Walter Heller
Kennedy
Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
Heller
Abc-Tv
Administration
Luther H. Hodges
Eight Bentley children find new life at Church of God orphanage
In Kannapolis North Carolina welfare worker Andrea Triplett arranged for eight siblings aged 4 to 14 to join the Church of God orphanage after a family tragedy. A 10 month old Terry Wayne could not join. The siblings were moved from their four room home to an uncle’s, then scattered to six foster homes before the orphanage agreed to take all but the infant. The Bentley parents Abner senior 67 and wife 40 died in a car crash near Morganton on October 7 leaving the children in care of relatives and social services.
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Kannapolis
N.C
Church of God Orphanage
Andrea Triplett
Abner Avery Bentley
Morganton
Miss Triplett
Caldwell County
Church of God
Bentley
Terry Wayne
Abner Jr
R. C
Bonnie
Jerry
Darlene
A. B
H. T
Danny Gene
Year Ends With Joy and Sad Reflections Across World
International mood shifts as 1963 begins. People plan church prayers and quiet celebrations while others seek nightlife. Highway safety urged as many gather, and unusual events include Adaman group ascent of Pike's Peak for a midnight fireworks display and Mummers’ parade dress rehearsals in Philadelphia. The Iowa temple bell returns to Japan after centuries apart, marking a cultural note in the New Year.
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Adaman Group
Pike's Peak
Colorado
Philadelphia
Japan
Iowa
Iowa State University
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