Avert House Split Among Democrats
Rep. Richard Bolling's withdrawal from the race for majority leadership removes a caucus rift risk and paves the way for Carl Albert to become House floor leader. A renewed push for a Democratic policy committee aims to give liberals more voice, with Bolling among potential chairs.
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Washington
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
Bolling
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Rep
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
McCormack
Sam Rayburn
House
Albert
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
White House
Democratic Study Committee
Kennedy Trims Florida Stay En Route to Columbus Fund Dinner
President Kennedy cut short his Florida visit to Friday and will hold weekend White House meetings on legislative and security issues. He will meet Saturday with House Ways and Means Chairman Wilbur Mills and later fly to Columbus for a DiSalle fundraiser.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Florida
White House
Palm Beach White House
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Pierre Salinger
Lee
Columbus
Andrews Air Force Base
Salinger
Washington
Blaze Destroys Army Arctic Research Center in Hanover
A fire at the Army Arctic research center near Dartmouth College caused extensive damage to the three story brick and stone building. A tar barrel exploded starting the blaze which raged for three hours, firefighters from four towns battled the flames. No injuries reported and damage estimates were not immediately known.
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Hanover
N.H
UPI
Army
Arctic Research
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
Vermont
Leon Vilenti
Lebanon
Etna
White River Junction
U.S. Army Engineers Corps
Kenosha braces for winter storm and cold
A winter system brings snow and freezing rain to the Kenosha area with hazardous driving warnings. Tonight turns colder with a low around 15 to 25 degrees. Friday brings more snow and high winds as temperatures dip further. Readings today ranged from the mid 30s to upper 30s with sunset at 4 33 and sunrise at 7 18.
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Kenosha
Fire destroys Milwaukee Perfex plant in four alarm blaze
A four alarm fire at a Perfex Corp plant in Milwaukee spread through a 300 by 80 foot facility, damaging the building and contents worth 125000. Firefighters shut off 18 nitrogen tanks and evacuated 34 second shift workers after a spark from an overhead crane ignited a paint vat. no injuries were reported and the fire was controlled within 40 minutes.
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Milwaukee
Perfex Corp
James Maher
Moher
East German Reds Demand Control at Berlin Border
East Germanys Communist press Neues Deutschland and Young World publish editorials insisting on the right to supervise American traffic across the East West Berlin border. They reject US warnings and say a peace treaty will end the long occupation regime in West Berlin.
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Berlin
UPI
United States
West Berlin
Communist Party
Neues Deutschland
Young World
Mikoyan Travels to Guinea for Talks with Toure
First Deputy Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan departed by plane for an official visit to Guinea. He will meet President Sekou Toure to discuss bilateral relations and regional matters in West Africa.
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Mikoyan
Guinea
Moscow
Anastas I. Mikoyan
West African Republic of Guinea
Sekou Toure
Madison Jobless Total Drops From 1960
Wisconsin reported 45 272 unemployment compensation claimants at year end 1961, down 13 451 from 58 722 claimed at end of 1960 per the State Industrial Commission.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Industrial Commission
Book Is Thrown At Racine Judge
In Racine Wisconsin defendant Patrick J. O Neill, 26, was sentenced to 30 years at Waupun State Prison on 10 burglary counts. He threw a heavy statute book at County Judge Howard J Du Rocher, missing the judge and sparking removal by deputies. The judge left court and remarked I am not amused.
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Racine
Wis
Howard J. du Rocher
Patrick J. O'Neill
Waupun State Prison
O'Neill
City Fights Disease in Duesseldorf Smallpox Alert
Three smallpox cases in Duesseldorf prompted health authorities on the Ruhr fringe to launch elaborate precautionary measures to contain the outbreak. Authorities closed public spaces, issued vaccination drives, and warned residents to seek medical care for any fever or rash.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
Ruhr
Humphrey Predicts Kennedy Pushes Elderly Medical Aid Plan
Senator Hubert Humphrey forecasts President Kennedy will push hard in Congress for a medical care program financed through Social Security for the elderly. He cautions tough passage but sees it as doable, while also noting weaker prospects for broader civil rights and education proposals this session.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kennedy
Congress
Humphrey
Senate
John M. Bailey
Tshombe Accuses U.N. of Odious Aggression
Elisabethville Katanga Congo President Moise Tshombe today accused the United Nations of odious aggression in a speech to the Provincial Assembly. The assembly will refer the secession settlement to a special commission after dissenting over two of eight parts of the agreement.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
The
Congo
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Assembly
Kennedy orders activating two new permanent Army divisions
Washington sources say President Kennedy will release by June 30 two National Guard units called to active duty in October. The 32nd Infantry from Wisconsin at Ft. Lewis and the 49th Armored from Texas at Ft. Polk form the core of new formations, with future cuts in reserve forces and raises in regular troops debated in Congress.
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Washington
Kennedy
32Nd Infantry
Wisconsin
Ft. Lewis
Wash
49Th Armored
Texas
Ft. Polk
Battle in Oran as French troops clash with rebels
Reports from Algiers confirm a pitched battle in the center of Oran between French army troops and Algerian Muslim rebel commandos, marking another day of bloodshed in Algeria. Washington sources say the Kennedy administration will propose a $120 million per year federal program to improve public school education to Congress this year. The plan aims to train teachers better and incentivize states to raise instructional quality.
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de Gaulle
Algeria
Secret Army
Algiers
Oran
Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Stennis Plans Public Hearings on Military Censorship
Senate subcommittee chaired by John C. Stennis will begin hearings January 23 into charges that military leaders have been muzzled on anti Communism. The first phase will examine censoring of speeches from the defense and state departments.
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Washington
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
Stennis
Defense
State Departments
U N Peacekeeping Machinery Urged By State Dept Official
A high State Department official urged new United Nations peacekeeping machinery to handle crises including guerilla infiltration internal subversion and territorial disputes.
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Washington
IPI
State Department
U.N
Khrushchev Cancels Byelorussia Trip After Flu Symptoms
Soviet sources report Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev is down with influenza and has cancelled a planned trip to Byelorussia. The condition described as mild illness prompted the postponement of the travel schedule.
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Moscow
IPD
Nikita Khrushchev
Byelorussia
Upstate Church Ruined by Blaze
Fire destroyed the interior of St. Hedwig's Catholic church in East Krok near Kewaunee Wisconsin. Constructed in 1949 at a cost of 85000 dollars, the blaze was spotted about 15 minutes after Mass ended, as 79 parish families faced loss. Residents saved vestments and tabernacle contents. Rev. Patrick McMahon left the church around 8 am unaware of the blaze.
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Kewaunee
Wis
East Krok
Here
Patrick McMahon
Czech Diplomat Seeks Political Asylum in West Germany
Czech economist Josef Munzar, a diplomat with the Czech Embassy in Vienna, requested political asylum in West Germany. Officials say he traveled from Vienna three weeks ago and was handed over by American intelligence to a refugee camp at Zirndorf near here.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Josef Munzar
Vienna
West Germany
Munzar
Zirndorf
Here
Men of 32nd Happy Over Their Chances for Release
Wisconsin guard soldiers of the 32nd Division cheer President Kennedy's hint at possible early demobilization from Ft. Lewis Washington. Leaders say mission remains to deter and stay combat ready while expec ting a date depends on new regular divisions. Soldiers express mixed certainty and plan for civilian life.
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Ft. Lewis
Wash
Wisconsin
32Nd National Guard Division
Kennedy
Herbert Smith
Closing Plant at Janesville Sends Jobs to Texas
The century old Rock River Woolen Mills will close its Janesville plant February 1 and move manufacturing to Brownwood Texas. Vice President T Clifford Peacock cited high wages and rising costs while offering 200 Wisconsin employees a transfer option. He noted foreign competition and duties on imports aiding new plants overseas.
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Janesville
Wis
Rock River Woolen Mills
Brownwood
Tex
Wisconsin
T. Clifford Peacock
Peacock
Macmillan to Meet Adenauer in Bonn Next Tuesday
The Foreign Office announced that British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan will confer with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in Bonn next Tuesday.
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London
UPI
Harold Macmillan
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Foreign Office
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