Bombing Blamed on Racial Troubles Hits Birmingham Church
In Birmingham Alabama a homemade dynamite blast shattered Bethel Baptist Church and nearby homes injuring a church trustee and others. Police blamed ongoing racial tensions and noted no immediate suspects. The Rev Fred L Shuttlesworth and his Alabama Christian Movement faced past bombings and threats amid the unrest.
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Birmingham
Ala
Street
Eugene Cons Church
Cid
Shuttlesworth
V. C. Provitt
James
Rives
Bethel Bap
Alabama
Hamhore
Provitt
Serre
J. H. Wooley
Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Rives’ House
Kindling
Rights
Bethel
Birmington Houses
Negroesham
Thesr
Bethel Church
More Spying Charged in Soviet Propaganda Trial
The article reports Wynne's wife flying from London to Moscow amid a snowstorm to visit him as Soviet authorities arrest and expel several U.S. officials tied to espionage claims. It notes expulsions of Raymond Smith and Kermit Midthun, plus Richard Carraco and alleged Penkovsky ties, with Pravda illustrating coded signals linked to secret material drops. Additional details discuss Jacob and alleged signals, with state remarks calling some charges fabrications.
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Wynn
Wynne
London
Moscow
Sheremetyevo
Soviet Union
Hungary
Cdmr
Raymond
Smith
Brooklyn
N.Y
Kermit
Midthun
San
Francisco
Richard Carracob
Harbor City
N.S
Archivisl
United States
United Nations
Jacob
Tass
Penkovsky
Washington
Hussian
State Department
Provda
Alex
Bald
Pravda
Daviton
Kutosovsky
Penksveky
Penkavsky
Monipameery
Cambass
Fravda
Pau
Dunt Gonery Bnower
JFK Urges Early Tax Cut Amid Budget Debate
President Kennedy calls for a preemptive tax reduction while warning that high tax rates blunt revenue, jobs, and growth. He contrasts deficit risks with a transitional cut, cites Rep Wilbur Mills, and states agencies should keep payrolls and nonessential spending in check as defense and exploration funding rise. He plans to brief Congress in January and attend events in New York.
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Kennedy
Tee
Nan Wilbur Fills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Defence
New York
Peonantie Club
United States
Wwer
Washington
Demonstrators Clash With Police Over Education Bill in Japan
In Tokyo and Kyoto clashes between police and students left 17 officers and 20 students with minor injuries and five people seriously hurt. About 650 students protested near Parliament against a bill granting the government greater authority over state universities. In Kyoto some 80 students joined, with four sustaining minor injuries.
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Tokyo
Kyoto
Japan
Venus Probe Mariner 2 Triumph Famed Mission
Mariner 2 completed a Venus flyby after a tense flight from Earth August 27. Scientists report a wealth of data from radiometers and microwave instruments, aiming to answer Venus atmosphere and surface temperature questions while planning a follow-up mission in 1984.
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Earth
Venus
Washington
Mariner Project
Pasadena
Calif
William Pickering
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of California Institute of Technology
Mariner
National Aeronautics and Space, Administration
Space Agency
Senate
House Space Committees
Ouda
James E. Webb Jp
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Fandom B. Johnson
Bernard Lovell
England
Jodrell Bank Radiotelescope Laboratory
Mariner 2
Space Hbeney
Venug
US Traces Illegal Drug In Harrisburg Case
A Pennsylvania Health Department report traces an illegal drug named Lief curt distributed by a Cast India firm. The US Food and Drug Administration says it can cause severe toxicity. A seruaron urea physician destroyed a drip during a federal probe. only one packet was found in a Harrisburg case involving a woman and her puppy.
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Harrishurg
State Health Department
Pennsylvania
Pood
Brug
Healy
NATO to boost conventional forces and ease Cold War tensions
NATO ministers agreed to strengthen conventional forces on a more equitable basis and signaled readiness to ease tensions if Moscow offers reasonable proposals. The communique credited Kennedy’s administration for averting a Cuba crisis, condemned Chinese actions in Asia, and urged progress toward disarmament under international control. The alliance vowed to defend West Berlin and debated a multinational nuclear deterrent, with no decision on the policy yet.
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Tom Ochiltree
PARIS
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Moscow
Alliance
Kennedy
Cuba
Asia
Nehru
India
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Arance
Space Tests Rival Sky Observations In Desert Flight
Two space tests raised questions about star twinkle above versus in the atmosphere. Pilots landed safely in southwestern New Mexico after reporting stars lost their twinkle at 30,000 feet, supporting the atmospheric mirage theory. Meanwhile a U.S. space missile test from Cape Canaveral sent a 5,200 mile flight, landing near Ascension Island, and a separate balloon test carried a three‑ton load for the Stratoscope I project.
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New Mexico
Holloman Air Force Base
N.M
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Ascension Island
South Atlantic
Princeton University
Obituary notices of Lila McCurdy and others in 1962
Obituary details Lila Pearl McCurdy of Blairsville dies at home on December 14 1962 born June 21 1911 in Saltsburg daughter of James and Anna Kelly Shaffer survived by husband Russell McCurdy one son William McCurdy of Richmond Virginia four sisters and three brothers with arrangements at Joseph R Hunter Funeral Home Saltsburg and interment at Edgewood Cemetery Saltsburg Also noted are multiple obituaries and memorial notices including Lyle P St Clair Reading floral shop owner died December 1 and William R Davis Lucernemines death with service details and list of survivors, reflecting local 1960s community mourning and funeral arrangements.
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Lila Pearl McCurdy
Blairsville
R.D
Saltsburg
James
Anna Kelly
Shaffer
Russell McCurdy
Wiliam McCurdy
Richmond, Va
John Sherment
Apollo R
Apollo R.D.; Mrs. Bevan Laney l of Indiana, Pa.; Mrs. Jesse Fink, Derry R.D
Ray Hogan
Cheswick
Ralph Shaffer
Blatraville R.D
Arthur Shaffer
Latrobe R.D
Ernest Shaffer
Spring Church
Joseph R. Hunter
Robinson, Saltsburg
John C. Miller Jr
Edgewood Cemtery
Lyle P. ST. Clair
St. Clair Floral Shop
West Reading
Reading Hospital
Mr. St. Clair
Indiana
John M
Ada Mee Brunel St Mair
Lucerne Mines
Hellwood
Natalie Poole
J. Arthur Davis
Salt Lake City
Utah
William C. Davis
Fort Worth
Texas
Martha Kester
Herbert
Aileen) Hathaway
Schenectady
New York
James O. Davis
Pine Flats
Harry E. Davis
Cherry Tree
Thomas Davis
Fleensburg
John E. Davis
George Fleming
Robinson ~ Lytle's
F. Burton Long
Greenwood Cemetery
Funeral Home
India Aides Returning To Border Area
New Delhi reports indicate Indian admin personnel are returning to areas recaptured from the Chinese in the northeast while Indian troops stay in retreat positions. China has withdrawn from many areas per Beijing cease fire, but remains in Ladakh.
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India
New Delhi
Peking
Ladakh
All India Radio
Tezpur
Assam
Bomdila
Foothills
Assam Plains
Dhirang Dzong
Indian Red Cross
Chinoce
Erie Banker Free On Bond
A former Marine National Bank of Erie official Merle Wadlinger, 46, was freed on 25000 bond after being indicted by a federal grand jury for embezzling about 50000 from 34 accounts. Wadlinger, an assistant vice president and trust officer, posted bond in Erie and awaits federal court entry of plea.
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Erie
Ene
Merle Fo Wadlinger
Wadlinger
Lusan Shreve
Oifteburgh
Marine National Bank Oof
Ana
Bank
Federal Court
No Cuban Meat Distribution Declared for Next Week
Key West AP report notes Havana radio says meat distribution will be suspended for the week of December 17 to December 23, causing Cubans to tighten their belts. The announcement highlights shortages and welfare concerns amid ongoing economic strain.
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Key West
Fla
Havana
Fire Hits Gettysburg Dormitory at Gettysburg College
A two story converted private home used as a women's dormitory at Gettysburg College sustained about 5000 dollars in damage from a fire caused by an overheated fireplace. No injuries were reported as 22 occupants were moved to an adjacent dormitory during the college Christmas vacation.
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Gettysburg
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg Fire Co
Crew Of Missing Copter Safe Find
Five crewmen of a helicopter missing while searching for a missing jet fighter were found alive on an Arctic ice cap. Flares attracted a team of three US Army snow tractors and five Greenland dog sleds. The men were in good shape but cold after a night outside. the jet with one crewman remains missing.
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Camp Tuto
Thule
Helicoper
Relay satellite seeks sun power for full operation
NASA reports the Relay satellite launched by a Thor Delta rocket may run its radio relay gear only if solar energy charges its 8 215 cells. In fifth orbit, low battery voltage prevented turning on one transponder though telemetry showed radiation data transmission. Tests resume as Relay orbits Earth every 3 hours 5 minutes.
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Cape Canaveral
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Florida
Palestine
Tex
Grand Bahamas
Relay
Space Agency
Nutley
N.J
Washington
U.S
Fla
Telstar
National Aeronautics, and Space Administration
NASA
Earth
United States
Europe
Five Victims Die As Liner Crashes Into Suburban Homes
A Flying Tiger Constellation from Chicago crashed near North Hollywood killing five aboard and injuring residents. Victims identified include Capt. Karl C. Rader Jr, 38. Copilot David L. Crapo, 25. Flight Engineer Jack W. Grey, 33. passenger John A. Olson, Sunland, Calif. Cathleen Ann Roche, 18, whose family escaped. Debris struck homes, sparking fires across yards while screams filled the block.
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Chicago
Flying Tiger Line
Karl C. Rader Jr
Burlingame
Calif
David L. Crapo
Compton
Jack W. Grey
San Mateo
John A. Olson
Sunland
Cathleen Ann Roche
Thei Clermont
Fila
Doro
Hoskinson
Jim Hoskinson
North Hollywood
City of
Los Angeles
Jim
Burbank
Dorothy
Civil Aeronautics Board probes Burbank crash cause
The Civil Aeronautics Board convened an investigation panel in Burbank to determine the crash cause of a flight that originated in Boston with electronic parts, toys, clothing and machinery aboard. A radar operator warned the plane was too low as it neared the field, but there was no time to respond. It marks Flying Tiger Line’s fourth crash this year after earlier disappearances in the Pacific and a later Atlantic crash with 29 dead of 75 aboard. An Alaska crash killed one.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Burbank
Boston
Transport. Carry.ing
Pacific
Atlantic
Cold Bay
Alaska
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