Poet Sandburg Sees Strong Kennedy At Midlife Birthday
Flat Rock North Carolina Carl Sandburg the 85 year old poet says JFK has shown vision and restraint comparing him to FDR Teddy Roosevelt and Coolidge He notes Kennedy resembles Roosevelt in immediacy of response and says both he and Kennedy are strong presidents The author also details Sandburgs prolific output and plans for a novel Honey and Salt is 35th book from Harcourt Brace Jan 6 proclaimed Carl Sandburg Day in two states and a high school diploma will be awarded posthumously He dismisses nuclear war fears as remote and reflects on Lincoln See POET On Page 10A.
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Mrs. Sandburg
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John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Terry Sanford
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Galesburg
Ill
Lombard College
Katanga War Stalls as Diplomatic Efforts Push Talks
In Katanga the fighting paused as Belgian and British diplomats urged Tshombe to meet U.N. representatives in Elisabethville. U.N. forces halted their advance toward Kolwezi with Angolan supplies, and consuls' intercession reduced chances of Tshombe returning soon. Washington signaled openness to talks if Tshombe pledges cooperation with the central government.
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the Congo
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Moise Tshombe
U.N
Elisabethville
Tshombe
Kolwezi
Criticism rises over Ap Bac battle tactics in Vietnam War
After the Ap Bac clash near Tan Hiep, American officers faulted intelligence, coordination, and aggressiveness in the attack that left 66 government troops and three Americans dead, with 110 wounded and five helicopters downed. The government claims over 100 guerrillas killed and about 40 enemy bodies found. The Pentagon affirmed continued helicopter use and the airborne assault approach.
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Tan Hiep
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Portuguese Aid to Tshombe Reported as Katanga War Worsens
A Katangan cabinet source says Portuguese authorities in Angola are aiding Moise Tshombe with ammunition weapons and four tank cars of gasoline to sustain fighting U.N. forces. The train reportedly traveled from Lobito to Kolwezi with aid unloaded in Lobito. Lisbon denies the accusation.
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Angola
Moise Tshombe
U.N
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Elisabethville
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Portugal
United Nations
Lisbon
Tshombe
Jadotville
High Pointer Killed When Truck Overturns
One man died and another was hospitalized after a truck they occupied overturned on Highway 62 at 10 15 a m near High Point 62 Kersey Road intersection. Donald Ray Mann 31 of 722 Prospect St died from skull injuries. Luther Carl Martin 58 of Rt J Kernersville was treated at High Point Memorial Hospital. The single vehicle crash remains under investigation with no charges yet filed. Mann was born October 3 1931 in Guilford County and was a long distance driver for Perkins Glue Co.
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Luther Carl Martin
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Vance Avenue
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Guilford County
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Arilla Rains Mann
Oak Hill
Ferndale
U. S. Marine Corps
Perkins Glue Co
Fayetteville
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Mr. Mann
Kennedy Versus Congress Faces Polarized 88th Session
President Kennedy must count on Republican votes for major domestic bills while foreign policy issues like Cuba Katanga and Skybolt face bipartisan scrutiny. The shift in House balance raises alarms over the Rules Committee as 18 of the 22 Republicans who aided the 1962 coalition return uncertainly. See KENNEDY On Page 10A.
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Congress
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Court Orders Barnett To Show Cause
A federal appeals court ordered Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett and Lt. Governor Paul Johnson Jr. to show cause February 8 why they should not be held in criminal contempt for blocking James Meredith's admission to the University of Mississippi. The court warned of possible heavy fines or imprisonment if they do not appear or plead. The four counts allege acts to prevent Meredith, a Black student, from entering Ole Miss amid riots that left two dead and many wounded.
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Paul B. Johnson Jr
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Appeals
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Oxford
Barnett
Scientists urge prioritizing life search in space program
A 100-member panel of American scientists urged NASA to elevate the search for extraterrestrial life as the top scientific goal in the space program. They warned life-detection experiments may not be ready for inclusion in the first unmanned Mars mission in 1966 and criticized neglect of sustaining astronauts on long voyages.
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Washington
Mars
Moon
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State University
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Iowa
National Space Agency
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Higher Postal Rates Take Effect In AP Report
Starting Monday, a penny more per letter or post card goes into effect, aiming to boost revenue by about 600 million dollars. First class rates rise from 4 to 5 cents per ounce, post cards from 3 to 4 cents, air mail from 7 to 8 cents per ounce, with second, third and fourth class rates also increased. Some increases extend over three years.
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Washington
Old Buck Returns To Outer Banks
Buck the papier-mache bear like bull storms from Cape Hatteras woods to thrill Rodanthe children during Old Christmas on Jan 5. Official horns from a Texas Longhorn were fitted by John Herbert as part of the Epiphany celebration linked to North Carolina’s 300th charter anniversary.
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Outer Banks
Rodanthe
N. C
Buck the Wild Bull
Cape Hatteras Woods
North Carolina
Buck
Texas
John Herbert
Carolina
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