Government Crushes Lebanon Coup Attempt
Lebanon's government crushed a mid night coup led by the Popular Social party plague allied officers and rebels. Five killed and several wounded in brief floor battles as rebels seized key sites then retreated to Wadi el Karm where they were surrounded. Captured include a cousin of President Chehab and four others, with many plotters arrested as protests spread.
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Pitta Sanne
Popular Social Reiray
Lebanon
Dent Fad Chehab
Labout
Defense Ministry
Beirut
Ted i
Gence
Abdelskader Chehab
Chehab
Wadi el Karm
Beiruc
Amy
Wadi A Karm
Abdullah Saade
Popular Social Party
Lis
Syria
Jordan
Palestine
Cyprus
Fertile Crescent
Arab Unity Movement
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Middle East
Holiday Traffic Toll Falls Short of Estimates
The Associated Press reports holiday travel brought fewer deaths and injuries than early forecasts, with lower traffic tolls than predicted across multiple regions. Officials cited safer road conditions, moderate weather, and increased enforcement as contributing factors amid ongoing travel periods.
Traffic Toll Falls Short of Holiday Record Yet Stays High
Tennessee ends 1961 with a traffic fatality count near 742, down from earlier years but still rising as the New Year nears. Holiday weekend deaths reached seven, including a Trailways bus collision near Jasper killing 32-year-old William F. Raulston. Other victims include Calvin H. Cherry, 13, in Clay County and Frances Jean Huckaha, 26, in Chattanooga. The National Safety Council estimated 330 deaths during the seven-day period, urging caution as homeward travel begins.
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Tennessee
Trailways
Jasper
Wiliam F. Raulston
South Pitsburg
U.S. 41
Calvin H. Cherry
Red
Blusrom State
Clay County
Frances Jean Huckaha
Chattanooga
John E. Huchabs
National Safety Council
At & P.m
Louhee
Associated Press
Basic Goals Of Reds Are Same West Told
Former CIA chief Allen Dulles said in a Meet the Press interview that Moscow and Beijing share a core aim to spread communism globally. He cited differences over methods and noted Russia’s slower progress in missiles and a rapid nuclear test series.
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West
David. Byrnuwam
Washington
UPI
Allen
The
Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Khrushchev
Mos Icow
Eiping
Meet ‘the Press
NBC
Police Investigate Synagogue Bombing in Chicago
A dynamite blast at Chevro Kadisho Machozikai Ha Das Synagogue in Chicago damaged the new $70,000 building, shifted it off its foundation, with a second unexploded bomb found in rubble. No injuries reported. police and bomb experts assess damage estimated at $19,000 to $25,000.
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Chicago
UPI
Chevro Kadisho
New seven man council to lead Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic plans a seven man council of state to govern until 1963 under a civilian junta led by President Joaquin Balaguer. It will replace the current system and oversee a constitutional reform assembly, national elections, and reforms through December. Dissension and distrust persist as opposition parties split.
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Santo Domingo
D.R
UPI
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Kennedy and Khrushchev Holiday Messages Echo Hopes
UPI reports Kennedy and Khrushchev exchanged polite New Year greetings. The leaders expressed hope for improved U.S. Soviet relations and peace in 1962, while Red Skelton’s popularity reflected festive American spirit. Arlington Heights families planned winter stays as diplomats stressed restraint and dialogue to avert conflict.
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Wihishehby
L. Fae
Palm Beach
Fia
Pst
Brezhnev
Sul Khrushchev
Kennedy
Charles “B
Aia
Wrightsman
Vienna
Mige
Nikita S
United States
Tesolution
Arlington Heights
the. Gow Nabisthany
ELSS
UPI
Red Skelton
Arlington Heights Gardens
Kenneys
Skelton
Powers
Allc Soviet-Amerii Press
Aloagican
Gener
Couple Robbed of 44700 Near Fifth Avenue Apartment
John Mosler head of Moster Safe Corp and his wife Sheila were robbed at gunpoint after leaving a nightclub. The attackers made off with 14509 in jewels and cash from the couple, including a 25009 car ring and an 18500 diamond solitaire, as police investigated the Fifth Avenue incident.
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New York
UPI
Fort Knox
John Mosler
Sheila
Moster
Fifth Ave
Moster Safe Corp
Convict Tells Strange Story in Massachusetts Theft Tale
Convict Kimble Berry, 24, of Greenville Mississippi, arrived in Lynn Massachusetts on December 7 in a flashy Cadillac after release from Parchman. He told police a tale of robbery and intrigue claiming $480,000 in negotiable securities vanished from a Mississippi burglary linked to a feared plot involving politicians and a safe deposit box in Arkansas. Authorities dispute parts of his story while noting a money trail and an empty Keiser bank box.
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Kimble Berry
Greenville
Miss
Parchman State Penitentiary
Mississippi
Lynn Po
Lynn
Mass
UPE
Massachusetts
Barry
Fairchild Construction
Fof Halliesburg
Arkansas
Sachusetts
James Finch
Hattiesburg
Patchman
Parchman
Fred Jones
Aubrey Balls
Jones
Berry
Tellow
Keiser
Ark
Gatha Wilson
Wilson
New York
UPI
LS Tillion Dai
TWU
Westchester
Crippling Bus Strike Hits New York City Transit
New York City transit authorities and five private bus lines kept normal service for the holiday period. about seven million riders daily. The walkout disrupts New Year revelers, with 60,000 in Times Square and a light snow coating streets. Awaiting further developments as workers plan to return after the holiday week.
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New York City Transit Authority
Times Square
Heavy political load ahead for Kennedy says Mansfield
Washington Senator Mansfield predicts a difficult new Congress with major battles over administration programs. He notes the absence of Speaker Sam Rayburn and says the President must push hard to win House acceptance of controversial proposals including liberalized trade and elderly medical care under Social Security.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Kennedy
Congress
Mansfield
Sam Rayburn
House
Area's First Baby of 1962 Wearing Pink
Greater Kingsport welcomes its first citizen of 1962 a yet unnamed girl born at 1 53 a m at Holston Valley Community Hospital to Mr and Mrs William Ralph Goins 374 Bloomingdale Pike Weighing six pounds eight ounces the parents planned to name her later Two siblings Terryl and Shirley live at home Dr and Mrs Laverne Reedy announced their son born at 5 32 am at 92 Broadwood Drive in a separate update The Milwaukee scoreless delay involves missing steel frames for directional signs on the expressway between Milwaukee and Chicago
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Greater Kingsport
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Fies
William Ralph Goins
Bloomingdale Pike
Goins
Terryl and
Shirley
Tennessee Eastman Company
Fire destroys Farmers and Merchants Warehouse No 3
Fire razed Farmers and Merchants Warehouse No 3 Sunday afternoon, with losses estimated over 500000. About 200000 pounds of tobacco and substantial furniture were burned. The blaze began around 1 45 pm and burned for hours before four departments contained it. Empire Furniture Co nearby faced threats as the fire gutted an adjoining building storing tobacco and finished furniture. Owners Clyde Mitchell and J T Shepherd called losses conservative, with no insurance on the buildings. Fire officials cited rapid spread with four departments assisting from Greeneville Elizabethton and Boones Creek. No injuries reported. The cause was not immediately determined, and tobacco sales were to resume at the warehouse.
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Shephard
Johnson City
Giester
Greeneville
Elizabethton
Boones Creek
Shepherd
Farmers and Merchants
Rebels Attack Army Barracks in Beja
Portuguese rebels seized a Beja army barracks at about 2 am but government forces counter-attacked and recaptured it. Civilians led by Capt. Varela Gomes carried out the assault during a New Year holiday, with Lt. Col. Jaime da Fonseca among those killed and Gomes wounded and captured.
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Lisbon
API
Beja
Army
Varela Gomes
Mational Republican Guard
Cal
Jaime da Fonseca
Roya T
Gomes
Antonio Oliveira Salazar
Portugal
Christmas Tree Burning Set Tuesday in Kingsport
Brightly lit Christmas trees in Kingsport will be burned Tuesday night in the parking lot beside the Civic Auditorium. The event starts at 7 o clock with 50 to 60 truck loads expected. public works will delay regular trash pickup to allow collection, resuming Wednesday.
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Kingsport
Civic Auditorium
ML. West
Public Works
West
Rusk Predicts Cautious Optimism for 1962 Foreign Policy
Secretary of State Dean Rusk voiced cautious optimism for 1962 in a yearend interview. He urged responsible U S contacts with the Soviet Union to seek Berlin and other issue agreements while warning crises may arise from new nations and Cold War bloc pressures. He called for effort and energy and noted optimism for Congo as Congolese leaders pursue a moderate government.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Rusk
United States
Soviet Union
Berlin
Yao Congol
Man Admits Shooting At High School
Sneedville resident a high school janitor surrendered to police and admitted he attacked an admirer of his wife Norace Wolfe a 24 year old unemployed man from a farmer family was in critical condition at Claiborne County hospital Richard Gibson 53 told sheriff Verlin Maxey he believed Wolfe was reaching for a weapon Gibson said he was tending boiler room when Wolfe arrived saying he had come to finish this and pulled from his pocket and fired
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Sneedville
UPS
Norace Wolfe
Claiborne County Hospital
Richard Gibson
Wolfe
Verlin Maxey
Gibson
Maryland
Maxey
Hancock County High School
Hasenent
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