Embrace of Cuban refugees sparks Miami reunion scenes
In Miami crowds welcomed former Cuban detainees as they arrived from Castro's Cuba. Edgardo Jr and Santissa Babum embraced, while Omar, Lincoln, and Santiago Jr. reunited with family. Captives described exhaustion from the ordeal and relief that the voyage ended.
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Cuba
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Edgardo
Santissa Babum
Omar
Lincoln
Santiago Jr
Sandra
Shotgun blasts target Meredith home in Mississippi
In Koscisuo Mississippi two shotgun blasts hit the Meredith home barely missing teen Wille Lou Meredith as federal troops had cooled tensions over James Meredith's enrollment. The gunfire came from a passing car, police believe using two shotguns, shattering a kitchen window and prompting fear among the Meredith family.
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UPI
Kegro
James Meredith
Meredith
University of Mississippi
Cap Meredith
Wille Lou
Willie Loz
Frost in Hospital After Surgery and Other National Briefs
An 8 year old poet Frost remains hospitalized after surgery for an undisclosed ailment with improving but uncertain prospects. In other news, a Russian turboprop intercepted near Havana prompted a NORAD response and a near-miss alert. Gasport New York reports a tank car fire forcing evacuations, while Prince Frederick Maryland mourns five child fatalities in a house fire. Manhattan sidewalk collapse damages cars but injures none.
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Frost
Lawrence
Cambridge
Kennedy
Freedom Flights Return Cuban Prisoners in Florida
Cuban exile survivors poured into the United States during a high tempo Freedom Flight airlift in Miami Florida as 426 former captives of Fidel Castro's regime arrived in four successive DC-8s. The first landed at 6 06 pm with 108 evacuees and three more flights followed at 7 00 pm 7 23 pm and 8 55 pm carrying 106 103 and 110 respectively as many exiles awaited reunions after 20 months apart.
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United States
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Florida
Fidel Castro
San Antonio de Los Banos
Dockers Strike Strikes Across Ports From Maine to Texas
New York dispatch reports the International Longshoremen's Association AFL-CIO resumed a coast wide strike as 4,500 workers abandoned piers in Houston and other ports. Ships sailed ahead under a 55 vessel flow while Kennedy pressed Taft Hartley act to end the 80 day cooling off period.
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Texas
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Umion
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Gulf
Hudson River
Jersey Turnpike
Coast Guard
United States Lines
Caribbean
America
United States
Houston
Tex
Bradley
W. Willard Wirtz
Korean Patrol Boats Clash Upland Sea Conflict
A clash between a South Korean patrol boat and a North Korean vessel near Yeonpyong Island in the Yellow Sea left two South Korean sailors dead and four wounded. Seoul cited North Korea as the initial aggressor in the Saturday gun battle.
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Korea
Yeopyme Island
Yellow Sea
Thel
Safer Yale So Far on Highways
Chicago reports preliminary Christmas holiday traffic toll with 290 deaths on streets and highways, 141 in fires, and 36 in miscellaneous accidents. National Safety Council president calls current pace potentially the safest Christmas on record, while noting earlier estimates of 550 to 750 fatalities depending on trend.
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Safetal
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National Safety Council
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Four die in private plane crash near San Diego on Christmas
A private single engine plane carrying Earl Langford 38, Valery Donahue 22, her 2 year old daughter Erin, and Lewis Jones 26 crashed 17 miles northeast of San Diego during a holiday visit. The pilot had clearance to turn to avoid low clouds. All four perished instantly. rescuers found toys and a large Christmas stocking at the scene.
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San Diego
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la Jolla
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Pacific Beach
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Donahue
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Chula Vista
Oo Ee
Jones
FAA
Gllespie Field
Langford
Cost Guard
Sanday
Jury Told of Secret Sessions in Hoffa Trial
A mistrial was declared in the James R. Hoffa conspiracy trial after a nine week case. The judge ordered an investigation into alleged attempts by Hoffa allies to influence the jury. Jurors described the deadlock as 7 to 5 for acquittal followed by a switch. Hoffa spoke from court, praising gratitude. The government may seek a retrial.
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Associated Press
Wietehote
James Hoffa
The
Teamsters
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Alfred R. Dalton
Hatsville
Hoffe
Hoffa Solemon
James F. Neal
Hoffa
Wiliam E iMiler
Dallas Defeats Houston In Sudden Death Title Game
In a dramatic finish on neutral turf, Dallas edges Houston 1 0 in sudden death to secure the American Football Fan championship. Major players from both teams are praised for clutch performances and referee decisions are reviewed for the tense finale.
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