UN chief moves to shield Belgians as Congo crisis deepens
Dag Hammarskjold urged urgent steps after Bernard Lumumba loyalists threatened to arrest Belgians in Orientale Province unless Lumumba is freed within 48 hours. He ordered a full report from Rajeshwar Dayal and convened the 18 nation Congo advisory committee as anti Lumumba tensions erupt in Stanleyville and Kinshasa.
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Congo
U.N
West
United Nations
Cardoso
Security Council
Soviet Union
Britain
Katanga
Oriental
Mob Violence Erupts in Algiers Over De Gaulle Visit
Rioters clash with police in Algiers and Oran as approximately 10 000 Europeans confront authorities. 2 000 settlers barricade streets while army tanks hold position amid widespread protests against De Gaulle's Algeria policy.
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Algiers
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Oran
U.S. Cultural Center
Algier’s
Ain ‘Temouchent
Prince Philip criticized as arrogant in British press
Daily Mirror columnist Cassandra attacks Prince Philip as openly arrogant and critics Princess Margaret's husband Antony Armstrong-Jones for taking life too easy since marriage. The piece compares him to a traditional shire horse, noting the royal burden of duties and slow pace.
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London
Prince Phillip
Antony Armstrong Jones
Princess Margaret
Britain
William Neil Connor
Daily Mirror
Cassandra
Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth
Drury Lane
Margaret
Jones
Mirror
Snowstorm Barricades Southwest Stranding Motorists
One of the heaviest snowstorms in years blankets Arizona New Mexico and parts of Texas. Up to 15 inches in some spots causes highway closures isolating Albuquerque and El Paso. Airlines grounded, rail service delayed. towns convert public spaces for shelter.
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Albuquerque, N. M
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Santa Rosa
U. S. 66
Albuquerque
el Paso
Tex
Texas Western College
Hobbs
Melrose
Thompson resigns as North Carolina Democratic national committeeman
Paul Thompson of Fayetteville resigns as Democratic national committeeman from North Carolina to devote more time to family and business. Gov elect Terry Sanford praises his tireless support and leadership. Bert Bennett notes Thompson's quick impact and states a successor will be chosen soon.
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Raleigh
Paul Thompson
Fayetteville
North Carolina
Thompson
Terry Sanford
Sanford
Bert Bennett
Democratic Party of
Bennett
Democratic National Committee
Six Men Escape N C Road Gang
Six convicts overpowered a highway foreman and fled in a Highway Commission truck. Woodrow Sykes was released unharmed about five miles west of the escape scene. The six men, all felons from Nash County Prison camp near Bunn, were at Pennell Road west of Wake Forest when the break occurred around 10:30 a.m. They triggered a wide search with roadblocks in the area. The escapees were identified as David Lewis Campbell James Ray Brinkley Joseph E Maples Glenn R Reece Robert King and John B Vester.
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Wake Forest
Highway Commission
Prisons Department
Woodrow Sykes
Sykes
Nash County
Bunn
Pennell Road
Highway 98
Highway Patrol
David Lewis Campbell
James Ray Brinkley
Joseph E. Maples
Glenn R. Reece
Robert King
John B. Vester
Kennedy Discusses Aged Care Plan With Lawmakers
President elect John F Kennedy resumes talks with legislative leaders about a health program for the aged financed under Social Security. He met Rep Hale Boggs and discussed the overall legislative program and likely easier passage than last year. He then headed to Georgetown University Hospital and planned a trip to Florida with Lee.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Georgetown University Hospital
Kennedy
Hale Boggs
D-La
House
Ways and Means Committee
Boggs
Ways and Means
Florida
Lee Kennedy
Lumumba Release Sought in Congo Crisis Threat
In Leopoldville supporters of Patrice Lumumba threaten to kill Belgian hostages unless Lumumba is freed. Bernard Salumu heads Stanleyville regime threatening to arrest Europeans and sabotage Belgian interests if Lumumba not released within 48 hours. UN moves 1800 Ethiopian troops to protect about 2000 whites in Oriental Province and may evacuate to Leopoldville.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Oriental Province
Joseph Kasavubu
Joseph Mobutu
Lumumba
Bernard Salumu
Stanleyville
United Nations
Lalumu
Oriental
Salumu
Anti Castro Insurgents Reported Fighting in Central Cuba
A 150 strong armed anti Castro band reportedly clashed with Cuban troops near Corralillo while another airliner hijack attempt early and midweek ended without success. Officials cited counterrevolutionary threats as Havana reported casualties among rebels and civilians.
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Central
Cuba
Havana
Corralillo
Armed Forces Ministry
Fidel Castro
Matanzas
Escambray Mountains
Cumanajuagua
Cienfuegos
United States
Holguin
Cane Field
Francisco Martinez
Laos Capital Seized As Paratrooper Factions Clash
Red kerchiefed paratroopers led by Kong Le seized Vientiane in a bloodless night takeover. Premier Souvanna Phouma remained in the palace as fighting raged briefly. Kouprasith Aphay had briefly gained ground at Camp Chinaimo before Kong Le’s second battalion blocked the effort.
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Roy Essoyan
Vientiane
Laos
Kong le
Souvanna Phouma
Kouprasith Aphay
Chinaimo Amy
Teay
Kouprasith
Camp Chinaimo
Souvanna
Marshals Escort White Pupils To William Frantz School
Federal marshals escorted white students and one Negro girl to William Frantz School amid threats linked to a school integration boycott. Attendance rose as eight white children joined earlier counts. SOS leaders blamed harassment and job threats for downturn. Local banks faced state lending restrictions affecting Frantz and nearby McDonogh No. 19.
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New Orleans
William Frantz
Marshall Edward J. Petitbon
Frantz
SOS
Sand
Marion McKinley
Baptist Seminary
Peresonnel
McDonagh No. 19
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White House
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