Pope convokes ecumenical council Vatican II for 1962
Pope John XXIII issues a papal bull convoking Vatican II to address church internal affairs and Christian unity. Some 3,000 bishops worldwide will gather in St. Peter's Basilica late in 1962 to discuss modern world challenges and the church's response.
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Christmas Eve Bomb Kills 50 in Colombia
In Buga near Bogota, a Christmas Eve bombing during a religious procession killed at least 50 worshippers and injured over 110. Police reported around 80 arrests as authorities pursued suspected terrorists who aimed to steal arms from an artillery barracks.
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Veteran Newsman Virgil L. Adams Dies in Winchester Hospital
Virgil L. Adams editor of the Northern Virginia Daily died after months of illness. He led the paper since January 19, 1959, after editing Greenwood Morning Star in Mississippi and earlier jobs in Parkersburg and Lenoir City where he chaired the Tennessee Press Association. Funeral services were set for Thursday in Lenoir City, Tennessee.
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Family Reunites After Christmas Hospital Run
Harold Reid Phelps and family faced a Christmas scare as illness and injuries sent four members to Plymouth North Carolina hospital on December 9, 14, and 15. All four were released by December 21.
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Social Security Tax Rate Increased for 1960 Changes
The Social Security tax rises again on January 1 to 3 percent for employees and 6 percent total payroll, with self employed at 4.7 percent. The wage base remains 4800 dollars, capping the maximum tax at 300 dollars for workers and employers and 225.60 dollars for the self employed. Also new benefits rules include early retirement at 62 with reductions, higher widows benefits, a raised minimum, and work incentives by lowering benefits withholding on earnings.
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Washington
Businesses Begin Massive Spending Push for 1962 Expansion
The AP report notes corporations boosting outlays for plant and equipment in 1962 with expectations of strong growth. Steel and metalworking industries seek modernization while machine tool, gas, electric utility, and major firms like AT&T GE and Jersey Standard Oil announce sizable capital programs. Predictions vary on pace, with some economists optimistic about a 1957 peak level or higher.
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One Of Slayers Of Dillinger Dies At 66
John Vincent Murphy, an FBI agent who shot and killed desperado John Dillinger outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago in July 1934, has died in a Houston rest home at age 66. He retired last year after 36 years with the FBI.
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Cold Wave Claims About 200 Lives in North India
An estimated 200 people have died as a cold wave grips North India entering its 10th day with no relief. New Delhi recorded a low of 34.8 degrees as peasants, ill clad for the season, face the chill in the region.
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