Katanga Deputies Take Seats in Congo Parliament
Six Katanga deputies sat in the national Congo Parliament and pressed for a revision of the provisional constitution to loosen central control. Nine more Katanga deputies were due from Elisabethville. Moise Tshombe said Katanga seeks a federation or confederation with substantial independence. He accused U.N. troops of planning a new offensive and charged the U.S. ambassador Gullion with behind the scenes involvement.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Congo
Katanga
Elisabethville
Moise Tshombe
Kitona
Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
U.N
U.S
Leopold
United Nations
Adoula
Gullion
Kennedy
The
Laos Princes Seek Coalition Amid Cold War Talks
Souvanna Phouma said a three to four day wait could yield a surprising breakthrough as behind the scenes talks continue on reviving the three princes summit. Premier Boun Oum balks at meeting with Souphanouvong while Gen Phoumi Nosavan visits Souvanna. talks influence Laos political fate and possible East West war risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene-Georges Magari
Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
U.S
Boun Oum
Phouma
Souphanouvong
Phoumi Nosavan
Savang Vathana
Tar Heels Will Get State Tax Forms Shortly
North Carolinians will begin receiving state income tax return forms soon. Revenue Commissioner William A. Johnson noted about 820,000 taxpayers received refunds this year and expected a similar rate in 1962, with April 15 as the deadline for forms to reach his office.
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Raleigh
William A. Johnson
Johnson
Car Bus Wreck Kills One and Wounds Ten Seriously
A chartered bus and a car collided head on three miles east of Pacific Missouri along U S 66. The car driver Joseph P McNamee 23 died en route to hospital. Ten seriously injured and 31 total injured. Patrolman Hurth minor injuries. Bus continued 264 feet before stopping against embankment near tracks.
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Pacific
U.S
Fox Creek
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Joseph P. McNamee
St. Louis County Hospital
Robert D. Hurth
State Of The Union Talk Is Prepared In Palm Beach
President Kennedy focuses on finishing the 1963 budget and drafting the State of the Union Message to Congress. He relaxes during a warm Florida holiday while his ailing father Joseph Kennedy remains under care. Top advisers, including Orville Freeman and Douglas Dillon, attend sessions.
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Palm Beach
Fila
Kennedy
Orville L. Freeman
White House
Joseph P. Kennedy
Congress
Pierre Salinger
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Hobe Sound
Freeman
Washington
AEC Approves Steroids For Soviet Union
The Atomic Energy Commission approved exporting a small quantity of carbon 14 labeled radioactive steroids to the Soviet Union for medical research. The substances, including cholesterol and hormones, are used to study metabolism and are said to have no military value.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
AEC
Tarzan and Jane marriage rumor sparks Downey school debate
Downey Unified School District faces controversy over Tarzan and Jane marriage claims with librarians removing Tarzan books and officials investigating. Burroughs and film stars cited to defend intact narratives while Edger Rice Burroughs and Zane Grey works are discussed amid parental objections. The Downey Lions Club donated 200 to buy Tarzan and Zane Grey books for the district.
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Bruce Moore
Downey Unified
Robert L. Ryan
Svousen
Ryan
Sol Lesser
Burroughs
Tarzan
Noyes Alexander
Downey Lions Club
Woman Killed as Chimney Falls in Raleigh Home
In Raleigh, 62 year old Ruth McNamara was killed when the chimney of her ramshackle house toppled during high winds. Neighbors recalled a sister seeking help around 4 am as debris pinned the woman to her bed and a coroner attributed death to a large chimney piece striking her head.
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Ruth McNamare
Raleigh
Tarzan
Jane
Lesser
Central Leach
Leach
Miss McNamare
Wake County
Marshall Bennett
Miss McNamara
Littlest Santa Newsboy Moves Hearts Across US
Kingsport Tennessee AP nine year old Gary gave two cents from every paper sale to the Salvation Army Christmas kettle. His selfless act drew national attention and gifts and support for his family poured in. He was honored by the Exchange Club received a bicycle jacket and a savings account was opened in his name.
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Kingsport, Tenn
Kingsport
Salvation Army
Gary
Exchange Club
British Researcher Sees Small Cancer Rise From Fallout
Dr. Philip R. J. Burch of Leeds, visiting Oak Ridge, says fallout radiation may only modestly raise cancer rates. He suggests radiation acts as a supplementary trigger in vulnerable individuals and could add at most 0.04 percent to spontaneous cancer rates if future nuclear testing stays within past levels.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Philip R. J. Burch
Burch
University of Leeds
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge, Tenn
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Examiner Says Union Red Tainted
Washington hearing examiner recommends declaring the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Communist infiltrated and ineligible to bargain under the NLRA. Francis A. Cherry found the union substantially directed by pro Communist elements, noting significant aid to the Communist party and a foothold in U.S. labor. The union is the largest in hard rock mining with 200 locals and up to 100000 members per old tally.
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Washington
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Robert F. Kennedy
Francis A. Cherry
Cherry
Fiveman Subversive Activities Control Board
Communist Party of the United States
Communist Party
U.S.A
United States
Examiner
Powder Plant Blasts Wreck Tiny Village
A series of explosions at the Whitaker Atlas Supply Co powder plant in Norton Virginia leveled or damaged every home in the nearby mountain village of Sutherland. Twenty six people injured. six emergency vehicles and a fire truck damaged. roads blocked by snow slowed rescue efforts as residents fled the blast area.
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Norton
Sutherland
Whitaker Atlas Supply Co
Virginia
L. W. Bundick
Norton Radio
WNVA
Pamela Sturgill
Donnie Sturgill
Thacker’s
Richard Isom
Whitaker-Atlas
Cold snap grips North Carolina as snow boosts western elevations
A cold front from the northwest brought snow to western North Carolina mountains and colder temperatures statewide. Highs ranged from the 20s in the mountains to the 50s near the coast, with chilly lows tonight. Snow fell overnight in Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Asheville, mainly at higher elevations, Mt. Pisgah reporting 3 to 4 inches.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
U.S. Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Charlotte
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Asheville
Mt. Pisgah
Air Force fatted crews ordered to slim down in Britain
More than 100 flight crews and about 2,000 ground crewmen at two U S bases in Britain were ordered to lose weight to ten pounds below the maximum. Lt Col James Asher cited coronary heart disease risk and said menus could cut calories by half while removing bread potatoes candy and liquor. Failure to slim could lead to hospital methods.
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London
U. S
Britain
James Asher
Bentwaters Base
Suffolk
Woodbridge Base
Asher
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Tar Heels
Tarz
California
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Los Angeles
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Hollywood
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Zane Grey
Grey
Moore
Jane Porter
Baltimore
Cyril R. Rothmund
Tarzan and
Rothmund
Maureen O'Sullivan
Janes
Johnny Weissmuller
Rio de Janeiro
Tarzan the Invincible
ME Jane
Union
Norton Hospital
Hobart Whitaker
Wanda Smith
Isaac Wilson
Wilson
Weather Bureau
Air Force
Bentwaters
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