De Gaulle Cuts Tour Short Amid Algeria Crisis
General Charles de Gaulle ends his Algeria peace tour and returns to Paris a day early as riots surge in Algiers and Oran. The clash between Moslems and European settlers leaves dozens dead and hundreds wounded, while Algiers Castbas and Casbah patrols intensify government crackdowns.
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Oran
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Ferhat Abbas
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Winter Storm Paralyzes Eastern Seaboard Cities
A crippling snowstorm hit Pennsylvania New York and much of the eastern seaboard snarling travel and closing schools. Philadelphia saw four deaths as up to a foot of snow fell in parts of New York New Jersey and Philadelphia area amid airport closures and widespread travel disruption.
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Weather Bureau
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
South Jersey
Atlantic City
Jobless Total Tops 4 Million in November
Washington AP reports unemployment rose to 4.031 million in November, a record for the month, with employment down 300000 from October. The jobless rate dipped to 6.3 percent, long-term unemployed steady at about one million, and total labor force totals show broad declines across manufacturing and construction mixed with gains in government and trade sectors.
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Washington
Labor Department
Supreme Court Upheld Ruling Against Louisiana Segregation Laws
The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a three judge federal court ruling from New Orleans that struck down state laws aimed at preserving racial segregation. The decision marks a major federal stance against state measures enabling segregation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New Orleans
Louisiana
Snow Flurries Hit Asheville and North Carolina Highways
Snow flurries in Asheville resumed this morning with some sticking and icy spots on roads. Clingmans Peak logged three inches of snow and 13 degrees, Boone saw a trace, and motorists were urged to stay cautious on U.S. 19 over Seco Gap. One traffic death linked to the wintry weather occurred near Kernersville on N C 150.
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Seco Gap
North Carolina
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Winston - Salem
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Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Wilmington
Laos Parliament moves to oust Quinim Pfiolsena government
A Lao majority in the Assembly demanded the ouster of Quinim Pfiolsena and prepared for a quick vote to dissolve his pro Communist regime. Assembly leaders sought a special session and asked the king to summon it. Soviet arms arrived to support leftists in Vientiane as Quinim vowed to resist.
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Quinim Pfiolsena
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Luang Prabang
Savang Vatthana
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Savannakhet Radio
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Vathama
Soviet Union
Phowmi Nosavan
China
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Hanoi
Viet Nam
Paroles Head Hopes To Give Peyton Lie Detector Test
Raleigh AP report says Boyd Payton union leader and Carolina Textile Workers Union of America director agrees to a lie detector test this week. State Paroles Board chairman Johnson Matthews expects a decision soon. Payton, jailed for conspiring to dynamite cotton mill facilities, seeks exculpation though tests are not court-admitted. He is at Central Prison after transfer from Lincoln County.
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Peyton
Raleigh
State Paroles Board
Boyd Payton
Johnson Matthews
Payton
Carolinas
Textile Workers Union of America
Matthews
Central Prison
Lincoln County
Mansfield Seeks Broad Rules On Conflicts Of Interest
Senator-elect Mansfield says Kennedy appointees will face conflict of interest scrutiny similar to Eisenhower era. He urges a reasonable, universal set of rules to allow capable individuals to serve, noting past divestiture requirements for cabinet nominees and potential trust arrangements.
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D-Mont
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General Motors
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Kennedy
Robert S. McNamara
Ford Motor Co
Leaflets Shower Down On Havana As Anti Castro Tactics Rise
Thousands of leaflets dropped from two planes over Havana urging Cubans to arms against Fidel Castro. The Revolucionary Democratic Front claimed responsibility for the first flight, with the second occurring before dawn. Six men were executed in the Escambray foothills, raising unofficial executions to 582 since Castro took power. A near riot injured several women after a church tribute to anti Castro rebels, amid a vandalism attack on a church water main.
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Revolucion
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Cuba
Santa Clara
Germain Lence
Stowe
Man and Wife Shot to Death in Rock Hill Home
A Rock Hill auto salesman Joe M. Beamguard and his wife Blanche Beamguard were found shot to death in their home. A .22 rifle and a shotgun were found near the bodies, and a maid reported the husband had said he would not pick her up that morning. Coroner and police investigated the double homicide with no children in the household.
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Blanche Beamgard
Joe M. Beamguard
A. Y. Lesslie Jr
Beamguard
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