Tshombe Seeks New Congo Negotiations Amid Kolwezi Siege
Katangan President Moise Tshombe, in an Kolwezi interview, urged renewed talks as U.N. combat troops close in on his dwindling resistance. He warned that if Kolwezi falls the fight would move to the bush, while U.N. Indian, Irish and Ethiopian forces press the hunt, taking Jadotville and the copper cobalt center with controlled resistance from Tshombe’s gendarmes and mercenaries.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Moise Tshombe
U.N
Kolwezi
Tshombe
Adrian Porter
Associated Press
Jadotville
Siberians Return Home After Embassy Plea for Help
In Moscow the 32 Evangelical Christians from Siberia who sought refuge at the American Embassy were escorted back to Siberia after police guards confronted the group. They described persecution for their beliefs, but U.S. officials could not intervene. The convoy left Chernogorsk, a mining region, for the long journey east. Meanwhile in Katanga, UN forces control up to three-fourths of ore facilities as Tshombe negotiates with Thant, who rejected a cease-fire condition and emphasized unification talks.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Chernogorsk
Reinhold Ensz
Siberia
Katanga
Tshombe
Jadotville
Kolwezi
Thant
U.N
Congo
Union Miniere
Vietnam Mission Tipped To Reds
US military authorities said the ambush of a helicopter borne South Vietnamese force by Viet Cong guerrillas southwest of Saigon indicates intelligence security problems. As many as 980 Viet Cong guerrillas lay in wait. heavy casualties were inflicted on the South Vietnamese in the Mekong River fight. Officials noted the need for newer transport helicopters with effective weapons.
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Washington
Saigon
Mekong River
Americans Form Patrol Capture 17 Communists
A U S Army colonel in Vietnam formed a 60 man patrol to trap fleeing Communist guerrillas in the Mekong delta. The unit captured prisoners without firing a shot, while government forces reported heavy fighting nearby and up to 101 Viet Cong killed in the day’s battles. Reports also noted a New Year’s Day Viet Cong attack on a Pleiku special forces camp resulting in 30 Vietnamese troops dead and substantial injuries.
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Tan Hiep
South Viet Nam
Texas
Mekong River
John Paul Vann
el Paso
Vann
Ap Bao
Son
Here
Saigon
Pleiku
Two Killed As Bullets In Katanga Car Ambush
In Katanga Congo, Indian troops moving into Jadotville encountered a bullet riddled car. Albert Verbrugghe and his wife Madeleine were killed, a friend died from wounds in the back seat. Verbrugghe cried as his wife was carried away.
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Albert Verbrugghe
Jadotville
Katanga
Congo
Indian United Nations
the Congo
U.N
Madeleine
Aline van den Eyke
Verbugghe
Verbrugghe
Adoption of Orphans Rejected in North Carolina
LENOIR NC AP The Welfare Department says a dozen families offered to adopt nine Hentley orphans but were rejected due to North Carolina law. The siblings aged 10 months to 14 years were placed at Church of God Orphanage Kannapolis after their parents died in a truck accident last October. A 1-year-old boy is in a foster home and will join them when he turns 2. Joseph Etler of the department notes consent is required from any child aged 12 or older for adoption. Aber Bestley age 7 14 has refused to oversee them previously.
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Ee County Welfare Department
Akecir
Joseph Etler
North Carolina
Abser Bestley
Han
Aber
Enky Bestley
Telstar Restored After Radiation Fails and Fix Found
Telstar went back into operation transmitting television across the Atlantic after a six week outage. Engineers traced the fault to radiation affecting a decoder translator and used a trick code to cut off the electrical fever, restoring normal function for an 11 minute test before the signal was sent to French and British receivers.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Telstar
Atlantic
Bell ‘Telephone| Laboratories
A. H. Mumford
W. C. Hittinger
Bell
van Allen Belt
Khrushchev
Peking
Pacific
Ed Sullivan Named In Suit
Ed Sullivan has been named as a principal defendant in a Los Angeles lawsuit, with details not yet disclosed. The report notes active legal proceedings and stresses that Sullivan's involvement is part of a broader civil action.
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Ed Sullivan
Los Angeles
Judge May Rule Today On Wall Barricade Case
In Atlanta a municipal court hearing on blocking two streets between Negro and white neighborhoods to form a racial buffer may end today. Judge R E Jones paused after a lengthy session but pledged swift action. Barricades were set up Dec 18 by city approval to curb encroachment, with lawsuits seeking removal citing public nuisance.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
R. E. Jones
Yvan Allen Jr
Board of Aldermen
Peyton and
Harlan Roads
Berlin
D. L. Hollowell
Newell Edenfield
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Redither
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Mats
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Redfly Hills
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Sullivan
Ussr
Telenovia
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