New Year Babies Lead 1962 North Carolina Derby
Across North Carolina hospitals the first babies of 1962 arrived at Gastonia Rex Raleigh Greensboro Shelby Fayetteville Asheville and Charlotte. Notable newborns include Angela Darlene Reese in Asheville and Robin Ann King in Charlotte with times ranging from 12 01 a m to 2 05 a m and weights listed for several others.
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Associated Press
Gastonia
Raleigh
North Carolina
Cleveland Memorial Hospital
Paul E. Polk
Clover
8. C
Rex Hospital
Thomas R. Harper
Thomasville
Bruce Hayes
Greensboro
L. R. Dalton
Rt. 1
Summerfield
Shelby
Louis Johnson
Longdale
Fayetteville
Bobby Corney
Hope Mills
Asheville
Angela Darlene Reese
Wayne Randolph Reese
West Asheville
Lebanon Rebels Arrested in Beirut Coup Attempt
President Fuad Chehab's government crushed a revolt aiming to align Lebanon with a northern Arab bloc. Five killed and several wounded as violence lasted under a half day. Rebels included members of the Popular Social party, two army captains, and about 40 soldiers. Hostages were taken from military leaders and moved toward Wadi el Karm.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Fuad Chehab
Popular Social Party
Defense Ministry
Abdel Kader Chehab
Chehab
Wadi el Karm
Shakeup Foreseen in United Nations Leadership Shifts
AP analysis reports a likely reorganization at the U.N. secretariat with Eastern European and African officials filling top posts. Czechoslovakia names Jiri Nosek to head conference services as a Chinese Nationalist retirements reshuffle offices handling interpreters, documents, and meeting support.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N. Y
U.N. Secretariat
U.N
U Thant
Dag Hammarskjold
Thant
Soviet Union
United States
Latin America
Asia
Western Europe
New York Bus Lines Struck By Transit Workers Union
The Transport Workers Union struck New York Citys two largest bus lines, Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transit with 6 400 workers involved. The action started at 12 01 a m creating disruption for 1 3 million daily riders while city officials and unions negotiate reduced relief and concessions.
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New York
Transport Workers Union
TWA
Fifth Avenue Coach Lines
Surface Transit Inc
Manhattan
Bronx
Westchester Street Transportation Inc
Yonkers Transit Corp
Robert F. Wagner
Road To Peace Cloudy Air Of Guarded Optimism In 1962
The new year opens with guarded optimism as world leaders pledge peace in 1962. Khrushchev and Kennedy express hopes for improved relations amid Western fears and Iron Curtain rhetoric. The Kremlin and Palm Beach events frame a year of cautious diplomacy and nuclear-age stakes.
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Pierce Lehmbeck
Associated Press
Khrush‘chev
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Defense Ministry
Red Star
Hodges Declines to Seek Political Office
Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges says he will not pursue elective office again after a decade in public service. The former North Carolina governor told a reporter he has no ambition for further office and plans to continue in the Cabinet, noting his age and full term as governor.
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Washington (Ap
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
Hodges
Senate
Kennedy and Khrushchev greet New Year with hopes for peace
President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev exchanged New Year greetings as 1962 loomed, pledging to strengthen peace and curb military dangers. The Kennedys hosted a black tie dinner at the Wrightsman home with friends, including David Gore, amid a night of music and relaxation before Kennedy's return to work in Washington.
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Frances Lewine
Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Ocean
Charles B. Wrightsman
Lester Lanin
Congress
Joseph P. Kennedy
St. Mary's Hospital
Honey Fitz
Pres
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pentagon
Jacqueline
Wrightsman
Jane
Kennedys
David ‘Ormsby Gore
Washington
Khrusev
Leonid Brezhnev
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
White House
Pierre Salinger
Columbus
Ohio
Michael DiSalle
Rain and Snow Hit Eastern States Across New Year
Snow fell across North Carolina and parts of the Southeast with four to six inches in mountains and up to six inches in Asheville and Hendersonville. Charlotte and Winston-Salem reported three inches. rain spread east toward Fayetteville Raleigh and Wilmington. Hazardous driving conditions were noted. chains advised.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Fayetteville
Raleigh
Wilmington
State Highway Patrol
Piedmont
Asheville
Hendersonville
Mt. Mitchell
Gaston County
South Carolina
Greenville
Spartanburg
Southland
Georgia
Alabama
Carolinas
Florida
Tennessee
Fort Payne
Ala
Miami
Plains
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Midwest
Canada
Minnesota
Michigan
New Year Toll in N C Dips as Fire Kills Three Children
North Carolina ends the New Year holiday with six traffic deaths and a fatal fire near Washington that claimed three children from the Lawrence family. The tally brings the weekend total to eight violent deaths, lower than last year’s 16 highway deaths. Names listed include Linda King Grimes and Mary Ethel Wilson among others.
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Associated Press
Washington, N.C
North Carolina State Motor Club
Linda King Grimes
High Point
Mary Ethel Wilson
Warsaw
Foshier Harkins
Littleton
Carolyn Faye Boyd
Carrollton
J. Kelly Lee
Rt. 2
Four Oaks
John Robinson
Whiteville
Freddie Lawrence
James Lawrence
Virginia Lawrence
Wade Lawrence
Guerrilla chatter grows as Cuba crackdown looms
Cuban exiles in Miami report rising anti-C Castro guerrilla activity inside Cuba ahead of Uruguay talks. Leaders like Jose Miro Cardona cite Escambray rising force, with factions pledging intensified actions to topple Castro. Underground groups claim broad operations across six provinces.
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Cuba
Punta del Este
Uruguay
Jose Miro Cardona
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Inter-American Peace Commission
Washington
Escambray
Miami
Vinuie G
Revolutionary Council
Fidel
Duque
Castro
Jin Action
Heavy Load For JFK Foreseen
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield of Montana said President Kennedy will face a heavy political burden in the upcoming Congress session. He warned of tough battles over key administration programs and noted the absence of Speaker Sam Rayburn. Mansfield expressed optimism about possible passage of a liberalized trade program and a Social Security medical care measure for the elderly if action is possible.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Kennedy
Congress
Mansfield
Sam Rayburn
A New Year and a New Type Face in the Enterprise
The Enterprise upgrades its news machines with larger type to ease reading for readers this new year. The switch aims to brighten the reading experience, though eyes remain unchanged.
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