Roaring mob of Algerians rocks Casbah in Algiers unrest
A mob of about 5 000 Algerians surged through Algiers lower Casbah shouting nationalist slogans and taunting French troops. Police and troops stood by as looting and street clashes escalated with 12 dead and 500 wounded across the week. De Gaulle defended home rule despite calls to end the fighting.
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Abbas
Febrat Abbas
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France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Paris
Bone
French Foreign
Battle for Vientiane Shifts as Forces Clash in Laos
In the Laotian capital Vientiane pro and anti Communist troops clash for control. Gen. Phoumi Nosavan loyalists move from the north while Capt. Kong Le's mixed force defends the center. Dispatches say fighting is light with few buildings damaged and no foreign casualties.
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Laos
Washington
Vientiane
U.S. State Department
Voice of America
Phoumi Nosavan
Kong le
Pathet Lao
U. S
State Department
B52G completes 10,000 mile nonstop flight without refuel
A U S Air Force B52G bomber landed after a 10,000 mile circuit from Edwards AFB California to El Paso Texas Andrews AFB Maryland Harmon Base Newfoundland Eielson AFB Alaska and back Lt Col Thomas R Grissom led the 7 man crew on a 19 hour 45 minute mission for Strategic Air Command record flight The bomber weighed 480000 pounds at takeoff and carries two Hound Dog missiles with a range over 500 miles The crew included Lt Col Neil Van Reenen Joseph Bosley Allen Wayne Cyril Dingwell J B Smith John Klefstad and Tommy Cobb
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Calif
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5Th Bombardment Wing
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el Paso
Tex
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Newfoundland
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Fairbanks
Alaska
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S.D
Thomas R. Grissom
Rapid City
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March Afb
Riverside
Neil D. van Reenen
Rockford
Ill
Joseph P. Bosley
Iola
Kan
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Campbellsville
Cyril A. Dingwell
Scituate
Mass
J B. Smith
Idaho
John W. Klefstad
Duluth
Minn
Electronics Observer
Tommy L. Cobb
Jacksonville
Kennedy fills fifth cabinet post with McNamara
President elect John F Kennedy announces Robert S McNamara as secretary of Defense. The Ford Motor Co president, 44, joins a lineup still to be filled with agriculture treasury labor postmaster general and attorney general. Kennedy aims to complete his cabinet within a few days as Hodges reports discussions with several prospective appointees.
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Georgetown
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D-Tex
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Thomas
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Hodges
James W. Trimble
Arkansas
Frank M. Clark
Pennsylvania
Lester R. Johnson
Wisconsin
Victor L. Anfuso
New York
Edith Green
Oregon
Michael J. Kirwan
Ohio
Francis E. Walter
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Labor
Defense
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Defense Department
Kennedy Porch Cold as Reporters Freeze for News
Washington reporters endure a record Dec 13 chill outside President-elect Kennedy's home at 3307 N Street as 11 to 12 degree winds bite. Notable figures Ralph Bradley and Rep. Harold D. Cooley join Pierre Salinger for a tense, south versus midwest scene while Helen Montgomery hosts a warm press room and Mamie Eisenhower fudge fuels the chilly reporting effort.
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Mercury
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Illinois Farmers Union
Harold D. Cooley
North Carolina
House Agriculture Committee
South
Palm Beach
Salinger
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National Press Club
Miss Montgomery
Mamie Eisenhower
Bradley
Cooley
Midwest
Secret Service
Lunar Orbit Satellite Shot Postponed at Cape Canaveral
NASA postponed the Atlas Able launch of a 388 pound lunar satellite due to technical trouble. The attempt aimed to place a spacecraft into a moon orbit to study radiation magnetic fields and micrometeorites. If minor issues are fixed another launch could occur Thursday with further delays possible.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Average teacher pay tops five thousand Wisconsin leads in spending
NEA reports total school spending this year at 16.48 billion dollars nationwide about 91 dollars per person. Wisconsin enrollment reaches 725000 with per pupil spending 421.69 and average teacher salary 5640 downfrom last year. The report notes 1,408,962 teachers, 126665 expected to leave, and 3 billion debt from bonds excluded.
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Washington
United States
National Education Association
Wisconsin
NEA
Congo Debate Is Dumped Into General Assembly
The Security Council killed rival East West Congo proposals and sent the crisis to the General Assembly. A Soviet veto defeated a Western resolution urging Hammarskjold to resume order efforts. Lumumba and Mobutu terms sparked the clash as Ceylon abstained and Poland backed a minimal freeing proposal.
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N. Y
Security Council
Congo
Ceylon
General Assembly
Soviet Union
Argentina
United States
Italy
Britain
Dag Hammarskjold
West
Patrice Lumumba
Premer
Joseph Mobutu
Poland
Lumumba
Missing Patrol Still Unaccounted For Amid Silence
A brief note reports a patrol device or unit remains missing with officials stating no recent meals or actions by the party. Authorities emphasize ongoing search and caution about potential dangers while confirming no confirmed sightings.
Colleges Seek $137 Million Budget for UW and State Colleges
The State Coordinating Committee for higher education asks Gov. Nelson to approve a $137 million operating budget for the University of Wisconsin and nine state colleges for the next two years. About $103.6 million would fund the university and $33.4 million the colleges, with a total increase of $32.3 million from the current biennium. The plan adds 315 university faculty and 351 college teachers, with a 16 percent salary rise in year one and 6 percent in year two.
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State Coordinating Committee For Higher Education
Nance
College System
Rescue ends for father of five in Mississippi cistern cave-in
Harry Miller a 44 year old father of five was lifted from a 20 foot cistern after nearly 24 hours trapped in wet sand. He remained conscious and calm as white and Black rescue teams worked since Tuesday, aided by ropes and a hoe to free him. Miller directed his own rescue and asked for his wallet for his wife and children before the final pull.
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Miss
Harry Miller
Miller
Memphis
Tenn
Harry
Levan
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