Christmas Tree Ties Northwood Class to Canadian Child
A spruce tree gifted by Mrs. Charles Blackburn connects 30 High Point youths with a Canadian boy. The tree stands in Northwood Elementary in Mrs. Elizabeth Pirtle’s third grade room and is decorated with gingerbread men, Santa cookies and an angel. Blackburn’s son Tom, a class member, helped purchase the tree last Wednesday at a local market.
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Canada
Elizabeth Pirtle
Northwood
Charles Blackburn
Sherbrook Dr
Tom
Tim Blackburn
Susan Evans
Pirtle
Note from Canada Sparks Yale Class Christmas Giving
A note found in a cellophane wad from Brantville New Brunswick sends Yale students on a charity mission. Yvon L Kelly seven year old asks for gifts for his big family as local children pool nickels and dimes for clothing and a toy or bicycle. The Brantville priest confirms a large single family and the class plans a Christmas box and clothing for Yvon and siblings.
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Yvon L. Kelly
Brantville
New Brunswick
Canada
Catherine
Julia
Rosanna
Josep
Selena
Jacqueline
Ann Marie
Yvon
Kennedy Warmly Welcomed in Caracas Aids Progress Plan
President Kennedy toured Caracas amid large crowds as U S aid for the Alliance for Progress gained visibility. He urged Latin American unity against communist influence, warning of repressive regimes while pledging new Good Neighbor policies. Betancourt reaffirmed Venezuela’s Western alignment and anti Soviet bloc stance.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Kennedy
U. S
Alliance For Progress
U.S
Americas
Europe
China
Cuba
Romulo Betancourt
Latin America
John F. Kennedy
la Morita
Jacqueline Kennedy Speaks to Venezuelan Peasants in La Morita
Jacqueline Kennedy gave an unscheduled Spanish speech to shirtsleeved peasants in La Morita during President Kennedy's visit. Her brief remarks wished success and closed with Hasta luego, gracia, drawing the day’s biggest cheers and national TV coverage.
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LA Morita
Venezuela
Kennedy
Jacqueline
Gracia
King Joins 266 Arrested in Albany Antisegregation Protest
The Rev Martin Luther King Jr along with Ralph Abernathy and W G Anderson were among 266 marchers arrested in Albany Ga during a fifth antis segregation demonstration. Total arrests for the period reach 735 with at least 350 released.
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Martin Luther King
Albany
Albany, Ga
Martin Luther King Jr
Georgia
Freedom Riders
Laurie Pritchett
City Hall
Pritchett
Tey
Wright brothers honored at Kitty Hawk 58th anniversary
At Kitty Hawk North Carolina the 58th anniversary of powered flight and 50th of naval aviation was celebrated with 16 Air Force and Navy aircraft over the Wright Memorial. Lindsay Warren received tribute for helping establish the site as a memorial.
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Air Force
Navy
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Kitty Hawk
Lindsay C. Warren
U.S. Comptroller
Wright Memorial
Nags Head
Adm
Robert B Pirie
Naval Operations
Air
Wright Brothers
Pirie
Tshombe Flees Capital as U.N. Forces Take Katanga Strongholds
U.N. troops overwhelmed three Katangan forts in Elisabethville and captured Camp Massert as President Tshombe fled to Kipushi. Katangan defenders, led by white officers, still held near Leopold II Hotel amid wrecked streets and scarce water.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
U.N
Elisabethville
United Nations
Moise Tshombe
Camp Massert
Katan
Tshombe
Kipushi
Northern
Rhodesia
Katanga
Leopold II
Camp Tshombe
Rusk reports Western powers outlook improves after NATO talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk returns from Europe with a positive assessment of Western strength and unity. He cites progress at NATO discussions in Paris and a productive meeting with Franco at El Pardo, calling the talks in Madrid highly satisfactory.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Europe
Rusk
Andrews Air Force Base
Spain
Francisco Franco
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paris
NATO
France
Soviet Union
Germany-Berlin
Franco Rusk
George W. Ball
Seville Sacasa
State Department
Madrid
el Pardo Palace
Franco
U.S
Star signals in Bethlehem stir Herod and high priest
The high priest watches a bright star in the night sky and reports to King Herod who fails to understand its meaning. The Magi warn of a new savior while Herod seeks to learn its implications and whether to act. The story ends with plans to consult the council and spies as the plot unfolds.
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Judea
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Temple
Moab
Herod
Melchior
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Robert Marks
Enterprise Sunday
Yale
Caroline Chiles
N. Hampton Chiles
Heathcliff Road
Chuck Spencer
Charles Sponcer
Hillside Dr
Santa Claus
Santa
High Point
Mrs. Pirtle
Ene
Dent
Mrs. Kennedy
South America
Camilla
Kill Devil Hills, N.C
Wrights
James Carr
Carr
Northwood Elementary School
Joe Rawiey
U. N
West
Jim Bishop
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