UN Stakes in Congo Crisis as Katanga Versus Central govt
In the Congo crisis, Moise Tshombe seeks $40 million a year from Union Miniere while Cyrille Adoula battles to preserve his government and Congo unity. The UN faces its most serious test to maintain credibility among Africa's 240 million people amid inflation and political chaos.
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Lynn Heinzerling
London
Congo
United Nations
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Union Miniere
Cyrille Adoula
Central Congo
Africa
Tshombe
Godefroid Munongo
Leopoldville
Jean Bolikango
Adoula
St Francis and the rise of carol singing through history
A concise history of carol singing from St Francis of Assisi as the originator of popular carols to medieval minstrels, Puritan bans, 19th century revival, and the 1840 appearance of Silent Night shaping modern Christmas music.
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St. Francis of Assisi
Richard the Lion-Hearted
Breen Loses Against Diners Club Counterclaim
Singer Bobby Breen failed to win damages in a Nevada case where the Diners Club sued him for 3672 dollars over a claimed unpaid bill. The judge refused Breen’s countersuit alleging reputational harm from the false suit.
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Bobby Breen
Diners’ Club
Breen
Bobby ‘Breen
John Sexton
Las Vegas
Nev
Reds Fire 8 476 Shells Over Que Moy and Matsu
The Chinese Communists fired 8 476 shells at the Nationalist held Que Moy and Matsu Islands from January 1 to December 20, according to the Nationalist Defense Ministry report released Saturday in Taipai Formosa.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy and
Matsu Islands
Bomb Explosions Hit Fifth Avenue Building Near Puerto Rican Office
Two homemade bombs exploded outside the Puerto Rican government offices at the Tishman building on Fifth Avenue. No injuries and minor damage reported while about 50 children attended a Christmas party on the 21st floor. Police sought three unidentified men seen nearby before the blasts.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Chhildren
Tishman
Drug Imports Are Curbed by British High Court Ruling
A London high court judge said Britain's Health Ministry must stop imports for the National Health Service if the drug is unlicensed by patent holders. Pfizer of New York challenged the ministry, alleging patent infringement on the antibiotic tetracycline.
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London
High
Britain
Health Ministry
National Health Service
Pat
Pfizer Corp. of
New York
Two Tar Heel Escapees Returned to State
John A. Powell and James Hammond, both prisoners from Jackson County, were captured in Rhode Island after fleeing on Thanksgiving Day 1961. They will be tried for escape in Jackson County, North Carolina. Powell faced 20 years for passing bad checks and Hammond 10 to 20 years for theft of five typewriters.
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Raleigh, N.C
North Carolina
Rhode Island
John A. Powell
Nashville, Tenn
James Hammond
Dallas
Tex
Central Prison
Robert Allen
Powell
Hammond
Jackson County
Jackson Camp
William G. Grande
Providence
R. I
Grande
Federal District Court
Many Visit Religious Shrines in Holy Land This Christmas
In Jerusalem AP report 5600 Israeli Christians will visit Jordanian holy sites this Christmas season. About 2600 will cross the armistice line to Bethlehem and other holy places, including Protestants, Roman Catholics, Greek Orthodox, and Armenians.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Primatene Tablets Offer Nonprescription Asthma Relief
The Asthma formula prescribed most by doctors is now sold without prescription in many states. Primatene tablets open bronchial tubes loosen congestion relieve nervous tension and provide hours of relief from asthma attacks. Each tablet combines eight medicines at prescription strength and costs 98 cents at drugstores.
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New York
N. Y
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