More Military Material For Congo Crisis
Washington sources say the United States will soon announce expanded military aid to the United Nations Congo operation. The plan centers on transport planes and trucks to bolster U.N. ground and air defense amid Katanga threats. Officials caution fighter commitments depend on other nations’ contributions, with Iran pledging four jet fighters and Sweden, Italy, the Philippines, and others expected to supply additional jets.
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Washington
United Trons
U.N. Air Force
Louis W. Truman
Congo
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Kennedy
United Nations
U.S
United States
U.N
Katanga
India
Ethiopia
Iran
Italy
Philippines
Sweden
New Year Wisdom on Youth and Opportunity
A reflective feature by Mary Anita Laseter surveys timeless quotes on youth, age, and fresh starts. It mulls famous lines from Cyrus the Great, Philippians, Bruce Barton, Longfellow, and Douglas MacArthur, linking wisdom to youth and urging a positive outlook as Southwest Arkansas adopts its town motto.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Hymoraster
Ne' Tola
Cyrus, the Great
God
Jesus
James J. Metcalfe
Bruce Barton
Longfellow
Douglas McArthur
Arkansas
Capital Is Not Much to Look at
Washington experts declare the capital a city on the wane in a 136 page report by the American Institute of Architects. Pierre L'Enfant’s plan is said to have lost luster as population shifts and fragmented planning hinder cohesive design. Paul Thiry heads the committee urging centralized planning authority.
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Washington
Potomac
D.C
American Institute of Architects
Pierre L'Enfant
Paul Thiry
Weather totals show 1962 rainfall and trend
Rainfall through November 1962 sums to 47.20 inches, below the 51.19 inches for the same period last year. Clouds prevail with rain ending today, then decreasing clouds and cooler tonight. Warmer conditions expected today across the region.
Durante Guilty on Minor Traffic Charge in Chicago
Comedian Jimmy Durante pleaded guilty by mail to a minor traffic offense from a downtown Chicago auto accident. His rented car collided with another vehicle and a police squad car. He was fined $10 for following too closely. city property and license charges were dismissed.
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Chicago
Jimmy Durante
Durante
Las Vegas
Casimir V. Cwiklinski
Skybolt Missed Target by 100 Miles in Test
Washington AP reports new calculations indicate the Skybolt missile test last week would have missed its mark by 100 statute miles and did not impact the target area. After five failures and the project’s apparent death knell, Saturday’s shot was a near miss. Officials had not prioritized accuracy but had hoped for a bonus. Further tracking and data revisions may adjust the latest estimate.
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Washington
Democrats Start Organizing for Senate Rules Fight
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota planned a conference with Senators Joseph S. Clark and Philip A. Hart to map a strong effort to change Senate rules. The group aims to ease the process to shut off debate as Congress prepares to convene on January 9, signaling a lengthy rules fight. Clark voiced uncertainty on whether the Senate would ratify a Soviet Union nuclear test ban treaty even if negotiations succeed.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Humphrey
Philip A. Hurt
D-Mich
Congress
Clark
Soviet Union
Debutantes Hold a Ball in New York Society
Serena Russell, granddaughter of the Duke of Marlborough and Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, led 49 debutantes at the eighth international debutante ball in the Astor ballroom. The 18-year-olds, many with European titles or famous parents, glided in as social registers and bows signaled readiness for marriage and high society.
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New York
Serena Russel
Duke of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
Astor Ballroom
Police puzzled as Soviet protest follows Chicago arrest
Chicago police said they questioned Vladimir Karatsuba, a 32 year old Amtorg employee, after a 3 a.m. Dec 4 drunkenness arrest in downtown Chicago. He refused to identify himself, was held for his safety, and the charge was later dismissed in police court. The State Department disclosed the Soviet protest over the incident.
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Chicago
C. W. Wilson
Anton H. Marchen
Vladimir I. Karatsuba
Karatsuba
Amtorg
U.S. State Department
Soviet Union
New Budget Director Takes Oath
President Kennedy swore in budget director Kermit Gordon at an open patc on Kennedy's oceanfront villa. Gordon, a Council of Economic Advisers member, replaces David Bell and will help review welfare department financing and programs for 1963 congressional action with HEW and Cabinet officials.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Welfare Department
Kermit Gordon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Gordon
Council of Economic Advisers
Claude Reese
David E. Bell
Budget Bureau
Bell
Agency For International Development
Welfare
Anthony J. Uelebrezze
No End to Newspaper Strike Yet
In New York a prolonged newspaper strike remains unresolved as federal mediator Stephen I. Schlossberg warns negotiations may stay suspended until after New Year’s Day. He reports no sign of budgeting or movement from either side and notes a frozen, unproductive bargaining atmosphere.
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NEW York
Stephen I. Schlossberg
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
No Data on 1000 Dollar Plate Dallas Dinner
The Dallas Democratic dinner marking President Kennedy’s second anniversary has no announced price. Chairman Bedford Wynne says no definite price is set and he will follow the Democratic National Committee recommendation.
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Dallas
Kennedy
Bedford
Wynne
Democratic National Committee
Kennedy To Meet With The Survivors In Miami
Survivors of Brigade 2506 who helped topple Castro’s stronghold in 1961 will meet President Kennedy at the Orange Bowl. Kennedy planned to review the veterans and receive battle colors as guests of the anti Castro unit, with Mrs. Kennedy to speak in Spanish. Telecasts were arranged as thousands gather for the ceremony.
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Miami
Pla
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Palm Beach
Castro
Florida
ABC
NBC
Kennedys
Manuel Artime
White House
Artime
Cuba
Miami Area
Havana
United States
Switzerland
U.S
Donovan Says He Led Cuban Prisoner Exchange Alone
Washington attorney James B. Donovan, counsel to the Cuban Families Committee, says he alone managed the prisoner exchange worth 53 million in drugs food and equipment for 1 118 Cuban invasion prisoners. He told the Washington Star he could have completed the operation without Kennedy if not for the October Cuban missile crisis. He praised Robert F Kennedy but insisted policy and negotiations were entrusted to him.
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Washington (Ap
James B. Donovan
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Washington Star
Donovan
Kennedy
New York
Senate
T the
Cuban
Lake, Placid
Tide Castro
Donjovan
the Star
Anitiaks
Hope Star Raises Rural Sub Price to Eight Fifty
The Hope Star announces a January 1 1963 rate increase for rural subscriptions from 6.50 to 8.50 per year. A full new rate schedule shows monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options reflecting the loss of government postal aid. Editor Alex H. Washburn defends the change and explains the policy to readers.
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Hope Star
Hempstead
Our Republic
Star
Hope
Alex. H. Washburn
Burglary Charged to 3 Youths in Christmas Fire
Three Chicago youths Thomas Zels 18 Robert Glass 20 and Jack Little 19 face burglary charges after a Christmas Day blaze in a building. Glass admitted taking cigarettes from a burning apartment. A national safety official claimed firemen took liquor cigarettes and gifts, prompting inquiries by the mayoral office and fire department.
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Chicago
Thomas Zels
Robert Glass
Jack Little
Naisbitt
National Safety Council
Glass
Richard J. Daley
Clvic
Fire Department
ABC News Department Reorganized Under Hagerty
New York AP report says ABC reorganizes its news division with James C. Hagerty taking overall supervision and policy duties. Thomas Velotta becomes administrative head and Robert Lang handles operations. Changes take effect January 14 to consolidate the department and improve top management communications.
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New York
American Broadcasting Co
James C. Hagerty
ABC
Hagerty
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thomas Velotta
Robert Lang
ABC News
No Trace of Missing Navy Seaplane
No trace found today of a Navy seaplane missing since Wednesday night with thirteen men aboard. The Martin Marling, from Patrol Squadron 42, was en route from a routine patrol to North Island Naval Air Station after a position report 450 miles southwest of San Diego.
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San Diego
Calif
Martin Marlig
Gulf of Alaska
North Island Nasal Air Station
Author Maugham seeks to deny daughter share of estate
Somerset Maugham, 88, sues in Nice to deny Elizabeth Mary Maugham any share of his fortune upon death and to recover 2 million dollars he says he has given her. He argues she was conceived while her mother was married to another man, making her not legally his daughter. He also reveals he adopted his longtime secretary Alan Frank Searle as his son.
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Nice
France
Autho Somerset Maugham
Elizabeth Mary Maugham
Lord John"Hope
Lady Hope
Lyrie Bernardo Maugham
Maugham
Henry Welcome
Welcome
Alan Frank Searle
Sarle
Delay Okay in Rail Work Rule Change
Justice Douglas granted a stay of a lower court ruling that would have allowed railroads to reorganize employee practices, delaying the effect until Jan 2 and now Jan 90 for filing a formal appeal. Union counsel argues the case raises Railway Labor Act interpretation questions and fears automated work rule changes could threaten up to 78,000 locomotive jobs over time.
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Washington
Douglas
Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Circuit Court
Hact
Kennedy Budget Talks With Gordon In White House
President Kennedy sent budget director Kermit Gordon back to Washington after three days of policy talks at the White House. Gordon, sworn in Friday, said changes may still appear in the 1964 budget as tax cuts military spending and education and aged care legislation are debated. Kennedy planned a Miami visit with Cuban invasion survivors as final budget questions were settled in a session with Del Vecchio and Celebrezze outlining education and medical care proposals.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Washington
White House
Kermit Gordon
Gordon
Kennedy-Gordon
Elmer Staats
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Miami
Jacqueline
Ciy
Orange Bowl
Welfare
Anthony J. del- Vebrezze
Celebrezze
Khrushchev Letter Draws West German Outrage
Bonn denounces Khrushchev letter as grotesque and Moscow misinformed on Berlin, while Adenauer’s government, Socialist opposition, and Willy Brandt condemn the charges. Officials say a reply from Adenauer has not been decided.
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Bonn
West Germany
Khrushchev
Konrad Adenauer
Berlin
Adenauer
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
Kremlin
Karl Guenther von Hase
East Germany
von Haser
von Hase
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