Latin AmericaSeen as Soviet Target in 1961
AP analysis notes Pravda briefings show Latin America as Khrushchev era focus. Uruguay hosts large Soviet embassy while Colombia and Ecuador loom in 1961 strategy. The aim is to cause confusion at Inter-American talks in Quito as Castroism rises. A turbulent year may await U S allies in the region.
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Latin America
Communist Party
Pravda
Central Committee
Soviet Party
Khrushchev
Colombian Communist Party
Mikhail A. Suslov
Stalin
Colombia
Communist Party of
Uruguay
N. A. Mukhitdinov
South America
Montevideo
Thhey
Quito
Ecuador
United States
Christmas In Europe Snowless But Cheerful
London reports drab weather and high road deaths dampening Christmas mood yet the day remains the brightest since World War II. Seventy plus killed in Britain by motor accidents since Friday. Germany sees more cross‑border family reunions despite division.
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London
Europe
Norway
Britain
Germany
Berlin
Fire Destroys Chetek Brooder House in Poultry Farm
A large three story brooder house on the Sig Underschuetz and Sons farm three miles south of Chetek Wis burned in a midnight blaze. Firemen from Chetek Rice Lake New Auburn and Cameron fought the flames until about 7 a.m. The loss is put at $30 000 and origin undetermined. Fire Chief Glenn Flynn estimated the damage.
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Chetek
Wis
Sig Underschuetz and Sons
Here
Rice Lake
New Auburn
Cameron
Chetel
Glenn Flynn
U S Cuban Band Plans Invasion of Cuba Reported
The Miami Herald reports 23 young Americans and nearly 200 Cubans are preparing to invade Cuba led by Rolan do Masferrer, once Batista era figure, with Masferrer’s Tigers army. Included are Tommy Baker from Dothan Alabama and others in Miami New York Rochester and Columbus as volunteers. Masferrer said to be boss and leader in Miami plan.
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Miami
Fla
The
Miami Herald
Cuba
Rolando Masferrer
Fulgencio Batista
Masferrer
Tigers
Fidel Castro
the Herald
U.S
New York
Tommy Baker
Dothan Ala
Korea
Alvin Wentz
Rochester
N. Y
Wilbur Gee
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Larry Rice
Columbus
Ohio
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Nicholas Neri
Rochester N. Y
Enrique Delgado Cuza
Oritte
Batista
Ago Masferrer
Flagler Street
Herald
Wall Street Journal trial ad promises growth via weekly business insights
A reader swears by the Journal for boosting income from 9000 to 12000 yearly and supporting a growing family. The ad touts the paper as essential for salaried workers, small business owners, and ambitious young men, offering a three month trial for seven dollars from Chicago.
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Wall Street Journal
The
Midwest
Washington News
W. Monroe St
Chicago
Ill
Births at Lutheran Hospital December 23
A son born to Mr. and Mrs. James M. Boardman of 322 Caledonia Street. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Myron Albrecht of 120 South 10th Street.
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James M. Boardman
Caledonia St
Phyllis Hanson
Myron Albrecht
S. 10Th St
Betty Jones
Pair Held In Slaying Of Milwaukee Spinster
Milwaukee police hold an 18 year old youth and a 27 year old man in connection with the suffocation death of Miss Martha Heide found in her East Side room. She had bruises on her head and had been dead since Sunday.
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Milwaukee
Martha Heide
Kennedy Christmas at home with family and church visit
Kennedy family celebrated at home with gifts and a turkey dinner. John F Kennedy attended Mass at St Edward’s Church while the elder Kennedys left earlier and Mrs Kennedy recuperating from a recent Caesarean birth avoided crowds. Police report a separate robbery case involving two teens and an adult who bound and gagged a woman in a third floor room.
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Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Caroline
Joseph P. Kennedy
Anne Gargan
Boston
St. Edward’s
Msgr
Jeremiah O'Mahoney
England
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Pentagon
National Aero
Nautics and Space Administration
Woelfel
Patelski
Weather Outlook From Nationwide Temperatures Report
Highs and lows listed for cities nationwide with readings including Anchorage 23 and 16, Atlanta 56 and 35, Chicago 41 and 17, Denver 50 and 31, Los Angeles 71 and 48, New York 37 and 27, San Francisco 46 and 42, Seattle 44 and 36, Winnipeg 110. The chart summarizes temperature extremes and implies regional patterns for the coming period.
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Anchorage
Atlanta
Bismarck
Chicago
Denver
Fort Worth i
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
LA Crosse
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
New York
Phoenix
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington
Winnipeg
Fire and Incident Report Dated December 24 25
Multiple incidents recorded including a door blown off by back draft and damper damage at 139 S 16th St, a chair fire started by a cigarette at 1832 Liberty St, and a broken water pipe at 215 S 3rd St. Police ambulance entries list injuries and hospital transports for Grant Lee Helen Kramer Ernest Ken yon Paul Johnson Edward Hammes and Edward Hammes.
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William A. Parks
S. 16Th St
Walter Schultz
Liberty St
Huddle Inn
S. 3Rd St
Martina Olson 79 dies in Cashton Wisconsin
Mrs Martina Olson 79 of Cashton Wisconsin died Saturday morning in Viroqua born February 22 1891 in the Town of Portland Monroe County Her husband Olaf Olson died in 1942 She is survived by two sisters Mrs Peter Flugstad Viroqua and Mrs Anna Olson Port Angeles Wash and one brother Christ Olson Broderick Saskatchewan Canada Services set for 2 p m Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church Cashton with the Rev Elmer Larson officiating burial in the church cemetery Friends may call at the church Tuesday from noon until service time
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Cashton
Wis
Martina Olson
Viroqua
Portland
Monroe County
Olaf Olson
Peter Flugstad
Anna Olson
Port Angeles
Wash
Christ Olson
Broderick
Saskatchewan
Canada
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Elmer Larson
Heller Seeks Tax Reform Echoing Kennedy Plan
University of Minnesota economist Dr. Walter W. Heller, named by President-elect Kennedy to head the Council of Economic Advisers, advocates income tax reform to curb inflation while boosting growth. He cites removing concessions, expanding revenue, and has held multiple government and international advisory roles.
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Minneapolis
John
F. Kennedy
Council of Economic Advisers
University of Minnesota
Walter W. Heller
Heller
Treasury
U.S. Treasury Department
Or‘ville L. Freeman
Minnesota
Kennedy
Federal Internal Revenue Service
King Hussein of
Jordan
Royal Fiscal Commission On Tax
Fis ‘Cal
Ford Foundation Commission On Taxation
Amman
Harvard Law School
U. S. Treasury Department Bureau of Research
U.S
Germany
Buffalo
N. Y
Milwaukee
Oberlin College
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Emily Johnson
James Johnson
UW Horticulture Department
Moscow Winter Warmest In Seventy Years
Moscow shone with blooming flowers and bears out of hibernation as the city faced its warmest winter in western Russia in at least 70 years. Temperatures reached 34 degrees, sharply higher than last Christmas near zero.
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Moscow
Russia
Christmas reveler crashes car into Lincolnton market
Benny T. Mosteller, 18, rammed a car through a Winn Dixie window early Sunday injuring no one. He backed up to speed down an aisle to the meat department, smashed counters and a cash register, then walked to police headquarters crying and unsure where he hit. He was charged with being drunk and destroying personal property and released on $5,000 bond.
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Lincolnton
N. C
Benny T. Mosteller
Winn Dixie Market
Mosteller
Ralph Hovis
Hovis
Feud Escalates Over Goldfine Guardianship Dispute
The Goldfines battle over guardianship ends with Mrs. Goldfine named permanent guardian after a heated session. Solomon Goldfine commands temporary home for his father at a Beacon Street hotel while psychiatric care continues under court direction. Solomon, who lives in Scarsdale with his wife and children, asserts he followed the court orders as his father’s condition remains under treatment.
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Mildred Papperman
Goldfine
Solomon
Washington
Boston
Solomon Goldfine
Scarsdale
N.Y
US. Dist
George C. Sweeney
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Hart
Santa Delivers Toys for Plattsburgh Fire Victims
Santa Claus arrived on schedule to gift 13 homeless Plattsburgh children after a Christmas Eve fire ripped through a six family apartment building. Police issued a radio appeal for toys and within hours the children were oversupplied. One family of six found an immediate new home after the appeal. Fire Chief Jerry Gervais said the blaze started from wiring on the buildings second floor.
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Plattsburgh
N. Y
Jerry Gervais
Christmas Observances Across Nations Highlight Fraternity
Reports from Europe and the Americas describe Christmas rituals and aid. Charles de Gaulle attended midnight Mass at Colombey while Parisians filled churches. hoboes gathered under the Seine bridge. Mexico celebrated with pinatas. Chile distributed toys to quake victims. Italian workers staged a quiet Christmas protest in Milan with gifts for families and banners saying we won’t give in.
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Netherlands
Charles de Gaulle
France
Colombey-les- Deux-Eglises
Seine
Bridge de la Tournelle
Paris
Mexico
Joseph
Marvy
Chile
Setage
Milan
Duomo
Inauguration Prayers Planned By Four Faiths For Kennedy
The January 20 ceremony includes prayers by Cardinal Cushing, Archbishop Iakovos, Rev. Barclay, and Rabbi Nelson Glueck. Samuel Johnson administers oath to Johnson, Warren to Kennedy, Frost reads poem, Marian Anderson sings, and the Marine Band performs.
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Washington
John F. Kennnedy
Kennedy
Earl Warren
Joint Congressional Committee
The
Marine Band
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Marian Anderson
Iakovos
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of
North and South America
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
John ‘Barclay
Central ‘Christian Church
Austin
Tex
Robert Frost
Warren
Nelson, Glueck
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gas Kills 21 In Iran Coal Mine Cave-In
Government report says 21 miners died in the Shemshak coal mine 40 miles northeast of Tehran after a cave-in and gas exposure. Two rescue workers were injured. News also notes Senator William Proxmire urging change in U S China relations and criticizing Israel on nuclear safeguards.
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Tehran
Iran
Shemshak
Belgium official reflects on Congo independence and Lumumba
Wigny, a Belgian official, discusses Congo's independence after Belgium's exit, noting missteps and the need for a staged path to freedom. He warns of Lumumba and calls for a neutral choice by Africa while praising young Congolese commissioners.
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Wigny
Belgium
Congo
France
England
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