Soviets Warn Ships Over Pacific Rocket Tests
The Soviet government announced plans to launch rockets in a Pacific test zone and asked nations with ships or aircraft in the area to instruct captains to avoid entering the water, air space, or vicinity of the test. Kamchatka could host a launch about 3,800 miles from the impact area, with nearby lands Palmyra and Johnston Island and the Marshall Islands a thousand miles away.
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Tass
Pacific
Kamchatka Peninsula
Bering Sea
Sea of the Okhotsk
Moscow
United States
U.S
Vanderberg Air Force Base
Calif
Eniwetok
Bikini Islands
Central Pacific
Cape Canaver l
Ifla
Ascension Island
South Atlantic
Palmyra
Johnston Island
Marshall Islands
Convicts Flee After Prison Break Stirs Virginia Police
North Carolina inmate Junior Jernigan, 27, was captured near Wytheville after wrecking a car, while accomplice John Ward, 28, fled after delaying information allowed road blocks to miss him. Both had escaped from a North Carolina prison camp by sawing through bars and seizing a guard’s gun. Ward was jailed for larceny, Jernigan for attempted arson, with Ward now sought by authorities and Jernigan to be turned over once transportable.
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Culpeper
North Carolina
John Ward
New Orleans
Virginia
Ruckersville
Ward
Durham County
N.C
Wytheville
Junior Jernigan
Godwin
Jernigan
Coogan Seeks Jury Trial in Drunken Driving Case
Actor Jackie Coogan, 45, pleads innocent to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge after his car struck a parked auto in Brentwood. He and Lorraine are divorcing. trial set for January 28 at Santa Monica Municipal Court. no children. Horace Heidt filed related matters involving his wife.
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West
Los Angeles
Heidt
Jackie Coogan
Santa Monica
Calif
Horace Heidt
Lorraine
Coogan
Brentwood
Arlington
Liberal Democrats Seek Bigger Voice
A group of northern and western Democratic senators say they will push for a bigger voice in party strategy and legislation this session. They met with Lyndon B. Johnson who downplayed it as a leadership challenge. The nine-member policy group under Johnson could see changes if motions demanding more meetings or selection of new members are acted on. The dispute echoes last year’s complaints about Johnson’s leadership and may affect cooperation with the Republican administration.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Douglas
Sen
Paul H. Douglas
Johnson
Democratic Policy Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Thomas C. Hennings
D-Mo
Democratic Conference
John
Sons
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Joseph St. Clark
D-Pa
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Hall Hopes To Leave Hospital After Cancer Surgery
Rep. David Hall of North Carolina says he expects to leave Memorial Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases in New York and return to Sylva next week after extensive bladder cancer surgery. Wheelchair user since childhood, he had sutures replaced and plans to go home briefly before resuming duties in Washington.
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New York
David Hall
D-Nc
Sylva
N.C
Hall
Memorial Center For Cancer and Allied Diseases
Washington
Officers Accept Gift Aspirins Triggered Deluge in Pittsburgh
An anonymous call to Melvin and Braunstein sparked a flood of unsolicited gifts including flowers, medical supplies, taxis, bread, and pizza. Ads offered their home and car for sale while a fire truck appeared. police investigated and officers took aspirin from the report, prompting headaches.
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Pittsburgh
Melvin Braunstein
Braunstein
Jaycees Map January Projects at High Point meeting
The High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce outlined January plans including operating a parking lot during the furniture market, aiding Polio vaccination efforts, and Jaycee Week activities. Marvin Koonce will speak, with candidates sought for Outstanding Young Man. Jollies tryouts set for Jan 13 and 15 at the Wrenn Street kindergarten.
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High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Marvin Koonce
Jack Weaver
Don Horne
Gurney Snider
Bob Marsh
Jaycee Jollies
Kindergarten of Culture
Wrenn Street
Charles Money
Keith Jones
Jim Callahan
Conrade Kohlheyer
Edgar Dubough
Tom Mauldin
John Davis
Chick Jarrell
Clarence Jones
Betty Hutton Released From Hospital After Influenza
Actress Betty Hutton was discharged Thursday after a four day stay in a Hollywood hospital to recover from influenza. The AP report notes she is reported in good spirits and looks forward to returning to work.
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Hollywood
Betty Hutton
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