United States Prestige Rises After Red China Defeat
At the United Nations General Assembly the 48-36 vote blocked Peiping’s bid to seat Communist China, signaling a setback for the Soviet-led effort and reinforcing Nationalist China’s UN seat. Britain France Finland Denmark Iceland abstained or aligned, while most Western European and Latin nations supported the bloc opposing Red China.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.S
China
Chiang Kai-shek
General Assembly
Peiping
United States
Soviet Union
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Valerian A. Zorin
Zorin
Britain
Russia
France
Finland
Denmark
Iceland
Asia
Africa
Europe
Cuba
Shotgun Blast Kills Siler City Businessman
In Siler City AP H Elton Stout a prominent banker and businessman was killed by a shotgun blast Friday as he prepared for a hunting trip. Coroner Baxley says the weapon likely discharged accidentally while Stout was removing it from a closet. He died en route to a hospital.
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Siler City
H. Elton Stout
Stout
Chatham Bank
R. D. Baxley
Baxley
Midwest Warms Up As Cold Wave Hits Northeast
The Associated Press reports a sharp temperature split with zero to subzero readings in upstate New York and parts of New England. Midwest areas eased, though Wisconsin saw temperatures just below zero while many regions remained very cold from the Northern Plains to the Great Lakes.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Upstate
New York
New England
Rome
Massena
Watertown
Mercury
Montpieler
Caribou
Maine
Lebanon
N.H
Wisconsin
Madison
Green Bay
Plains
Great Lakes Region
Atlantic States
UN Chief Opposing Cease-Fire in Katanga
Acting Secretary General U Thant rejected immediate cease-fire demands, insisting UN objectives be met before stopping fighting in Katanga. He cited need for freedom of movement and guarantees to complete Congo resolutions regarding mercenaries and territorial integrity. The U N and Security Council await potential council action while UN forces press a major offensive.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
U Thant
Katanga
Thant
Abbe Fulbert Youlou
Congo—Brazzaville
Philibert
Youlou
Security Council
Omar Loutfi
United Arab Republic
U.N
United States
State Department
Tshombe
Kennedy
Congo
Cyrille Adoula
Katangans Outnumbered U N Successes Reported In Elisabethville
U N troops drove into Elisabethville and seized two Katangan strongpoints in heavy fighting amid mortar and machinegun fire. Katangan forces reportedly retreated toward Kipushi and Kolwezi as U N forces overran the Lido Hotel and a railroad tunnel commanding main roads. The assault targeted Camp Massart while Swedish and Irish units cut routes from the base.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
U.N
Kipushi
Kolwezi
Moise Tshombe
Brussels
Tshombe
Lido Hotel
Leopoldville
Kabeg
Camp Massar
United Nations
Camp Massart
Elisbethville
Belgium
Mass
Officials Arrested in Baton Rouge Demonstrations
Federal and state orders bar CORE protests after tear gas used on 1,500 demonstrators. Thirteen leaders named in restraining orders include David Dennis and Ronnie Moor, with show cause hearings set for December 26 and January 4. Bond $1,500. no injuries reported.
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Baton Rouge
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Negr
U.S. District Court
Gordon West
C. A. Barrett
Fred Blanche
Fred LeBlanc
New Orleans
Southern University
E. C. Harrison
East Baton Rouge
Old State Capitol
David Dennis
Core Field
Louisiana
Dowtown
Ronnie Moor
all-Negro Southern University
E. B. Cox
High Point
N.C
Cox
Bryan Clemmons
Haw River Dam Planned in Cape Fear Basin Flood Plan
Army engineers outline a $25 million New Hope Dam on Haw River at New Hope North Carolina as the first step in a Cape Fear basin flood control plan. The project would create a 9400 acre lake, span multiple counties, and require congressional authorization and funding before construction.
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Washington
Army
Cape Fear River
North Carolina
Haw River
New Hope
Cape Fear
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Congress
Cape Fear Basin
New Hope River
Moncure
Chatham County
Wake
Orange
Durham
Agriculture Department
Spirit of Christmas For A Canadian Boy
High Point children plan to be Santa for a Canadian boy they have not met in person. The story of this Christmas outreach will appear in the Enterprise tomorrow. Mrs Mary Myers recalls life with Confederate veteran Lindsay Myers as one of North Carolina’s surviving widows. The Enterprise tomorrow features her memories. The Nike Zeus anti missile system is examined with Army support and skeptic doubts explored in the Sunday Enterprise.
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High Point
Canada
Mary Myers
Thomasville
Lindsay Myers
Department of Defense
Army
Sunday Enterprise
Kennedy tours Caracas promoting Alliance for Progress
President Kennedy safely toured Caracas driving through crowded streets amid security from heavy rain and threats. He urged Latin Americans to resist alien philosophies that promise prosperity yet erode liberties while promoting U S aid linked self help under the Alliance for Progress. Thousands of troops protected his route as helicopters surveyed the city.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
U.S
Maiquetia
Werhead
Cairo
First Lady Kennedy Receives Warm Puerto Rico Welcome
Jacqueline Kennedy and President Kennedy arrived in San Juan to a 200000-strong crowd as Puerto Ricans greeted them with cheers and flowers. They toured historic sites including gifts from Queen Isabella of Spain and stayed at La Fortaleza with a Casals performance marking a festive arrival.
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Frances Lewine
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Jacqueline Kennedy
Kennedy
Isabella
Spain
Latin America
Kennedys
la Fortaleza
Pablo Casals
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