Nixon Gains But Fails to Swing Illinois for Kennedy
The Cook County vote recheck shows Nixon adding votes but not enough to overturn Kennedy’s Illinois win. Officials project Nixon gains 700 on some tallies. GOP estimates show larger gains but no recount plan. The election board meets next week as Stratton threatens possible certification delay.
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Rostow Reported Offered Post in Kennedy Admin
MIT economist Walt Rostow indicated after a Kennedy meeting that he had been offered a position in the new administration He returned recently from a disarmament conference in Moscow and said the talk was general He expected a decision within a week or so and noted other shaping questions remain undecided John F Kennedy also met with Rep Hale Boggs about the broader program including medical aid for the aged Stevenson’s ambassadorial decision to the UN looms ahead of a possible secretary of state choice
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De Gaulle In Algeria Sparks Riot Amid Home Rule Push
In Algiers and Oran thousands clashed as De Gaulle visited Algeria wearing a general’s uniform to rally support for home rule. Riot police faced demonstrators and tear gas was fired while a general strike call by the Front for French Algeria echoed in major cities. In Congo Stanleyville Bernard Salumu threatened to behead Belgians unless Patrice Lumumba is released within 48 hours.
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Dag Hammarskjold moves to quell Congo threats to Belgians
Secretary General Hammarskjold acted after word that Bernard Salumu, leader of the Lumumba forces at Stanleyville, threatened to arrest all Belgians in Oriental Province and execute some if Patrice Lumumba is not freed within 48 hours. He ordered a full report, convened the Congo advisory committee, and sent Brig. Gen. Mendasha Iyassou to Stanleyville to lead Ethiopian U.N. troops.
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India
Czechs Reconstructing Nazi Ruined Village Lidice
Prague reports Czechoslovakia has spent 100 million crowns on rebuilding Lidice, the village razed by Nazi SS troopers in 1942 after all male residents were killed. The new Lidice houses 143 inhabitants and stands as a memorial to the massacre.
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Weather Forecast Hints At Snow Flurries This Weekend
The forecast says colder air returns with a chance of snow flurries. Tonight low 12 to 18 degrees, Saturday high 25 to 30 with partly cloudy skies. Readings at Southport Park 24, American Motors 25, downtown 26 at noon. Southport low today 10 above. yesterday’s temperature range minus 12 to 27. Sunrise 7 06, sunset 4 21.
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Hijackers Fail To Take Plane Over Havana
Five hijackers attempted to seize a Cuban airliner en route from Santiago de Cuba to Havana at Cienfuegos. The incident left one passenger dead and three crew wounded. The five suspects, three men and two women, were captured. names were not released.
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Single Car Accidents Claim Lives of Two
Two one car crashes in Wisconsin claimed two lives, boosting the year’s traffic toll to 836. Darrl L. Leonard, 24, of Route 1 Hudson, died when his car left a town road near Hudson and hit a tree. William C. Yates, 37, of Brookfield, died when his car struck a concrete culvert on Calhoun Road in Brookfield.
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Starbelle in distress prompts Coast Guard aid
A 250 foot Canadian grain carrier Starbelle radioed distress from Lake Superior center as a storm raged. The U S Coast Guard sent tug Nauga to assist after the skipper reported two vertical hull cracks. Ottawa-PI reports Hees backs a large Cuba trade boost amid embargo.
Rival Laos Paratroops Seize Vientiane In Bloodless Coup
Red kerchiefed paratroopers led by Capt Kong Le seized control of Vientiane in a swift night takeover. Neutralist Premier Souvanna Phouma remained in the palace as factions battled for power near Camp Chinaimo.
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Southwest Fights Heavy Snowstorm
A major winter storm blanketed Arizona and New Mexico with up to 15 inches of snow, isolating communities and closing highways. Santa Rosa saw 72 inches blocking U S 66 to Albuquerque, prompting lodging for travelers and city buildings used as shelter. Albuquerque and El Paso faced isolation with closed highways and grounded flights. Texas Western College and El Paso Public Schools closed.
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Wardlaw Named Director of Maternal and Child Health
Dr James L Wardlaw Florida public health official was appointed director of the maternal and child health section of the State Board of Health today. He succeeds the previous head and will oversee programs for mothers infants and child health services across the state.
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Boxing board spy job offer to Hoover denied
Washington report says James G. Norris Jr. testified that the International Boxing Club offered FBI Director J Edgar Hoover a $100000 a year job for 16 years to clean up boxing but Hoover refused. Nehru told Parliament an epidemic prompted Chinese troops to withdraw from Longju on the Tibetan Indian border.
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Kennedy Baby Baptized Before Florida Flight
Baby John F Kennedy Jr. was baptized at Georgetown Hospital then flown with his mother to Palm Beach Florida. Caroline awaits her brother at grandparents home as the president elect plans to return to Washington Monday after Christmas.
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Weather Blankets Britain and Europe with Snow and Fog
Britain and much of Europe faced thick fog and snow. In England flooding receded yet every county reported fog. Scotland saw snow and ice on roads. Italy and France reported cold, foggy conditions with Alps snow. Sweden endured a deep cold spell with two traffic deaths and transport disruption.
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France
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Japan Philippines Sign Historic Amity and Trade Pact
Tokyo and Manila signed a treaty of amity commerce and navigation ending a long negotiation. The pact marks Japan's first full trade and friendship agreement with a Southeast Asian nation since World War II and the Philippines first such treaty. It provides most favored nation status with some exceptions outlined in minutes.
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Nehru Refuses to Recall U.N. Troops in Congo
Prime Minister Nehru told Indian Parliament he would not withdraw the U.N. contingent from the Congo immediately and would wait a few days before deciding on any action. He rejected demands for an immediate recall.
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Kennedy Leads Nixon With 144844 Vote Plurality
Kennedy's popular vote lead over Nixon reaches 144844 as totals show 68,694,754 votes counted to date. The race remains with Kennedy atop the tally against Nixon in the ongoing national vote count.
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Elderly Widow Killed by Train Switch Engine
Mrs Marie Huettl aged 88 was struck and killed by a Chicago and North Western switch engine near her Cudahy home as she walked along the right of way returning from a grocery run. Her body lay beneath the fourth locomotive of five.
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