Two Accused Men Fail In Break From Dane Jail
Two Chicago men awaiting trial for the killing of a police officer attempted to flee Dane County Jail. They fought guards, stole keys, and reached a sixth floor outer corridor before being halted by alarms and prison staff. Jailers were injured. the escape was thwarted and new jailbreak charges filed for after their Feb. 21 murder trial.
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Lucy Johnson
Sheriff's
Richard Telefson
Madison
William J. Welter
Lawrence Nutley
Chicago
Nutley
Welter
Richard Nick
Harold Pinger
Billy Keyes
Keyes
Pinger
Wisconsin Christmas traffic toll rises with 15 deaths
The Christmas travel period in Wisconsin adds fifteen fatalities, boosting the annual toll to 1 880. Reported deaths include Mona Thomas and Gertrude Baxter in Mineral Point, Susan Lee Heineman in Milwaukee, and other victims across Madison, Grant, Milwaukee, Washinton, and Eau Claire counties amid multiple multi vehicle crashes.
Fog Shrouds Los Angeles In Sixth Day Of December Fog
Patchy fog affected air and auto travel in Los Angeles for the sixth day since December 20. Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank closed with passengers diverted to Los Angeles International Airport while operations shifted between the two airports. Downtown Los Angeles remained hazy as morning sun dispersed the fog. The outlook calls for more morning fog and afternoon sun tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
Lockheed Air Terminal
Burbank
Los Angeles International Airport
Pope John XXIII Calls Ecumenical Council For Unity
Pope John XXIII formally convoked an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church to open late in 1962. The aim is internal church reform and Christian unity, addressing militant atheism and world affairs while preserving papal authority and seeking reunion with separated brethren.
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Frank Brutto
Vatican City
John XXIII
Ecumenical Council of the Roman
Ecumenical Council
Ers
St. Peter's Bar
Martin Luther
John
Church of
Temperature Moderate In Wisconsin
Moderate temperatures prevailed in Wisconsin Monday with some northern areas getting a dusting of snow for the Christmas scene. Highs ranged from 25 in Milwaukee and Madison to 18 in Wausau, with other readings in Green Bay 28 La Crosse 22 and Superior Duluth 21. Lows varied from 15 at Superior Duluth to 22 in Green Bay as a warming trend began overnight. Precipitation was trace amounts and midmorning skies were mostly cloudy with very light snow at Superior Duluth.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Madison
Lone Rock
Beloit-Rockford
Wausau
Green Bay
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Racine
Superior-Duluth
Park Falls
Thermal
Calif
Yuma
Ariz
Glasgow
Mont
Devils Lake
N. D
Central Plains
Upper
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Farmington
N.M
Minot
N.C
Desert
California
Pacific
Texas
Brownsville
Tex
Corpus Christi
Severe Cold Wave Extends Into Florida Caribbean
Christmas toll tops six year record with 521 traffic deaths during a 78 hour Yuletide period. Fires and miscellaneous mishaps add 83 and 85 deaths, pushing total violent deaths to 689. Weather and icy roads blamed for spike as echoes of earlier crashes and tragic fires recur across Hearne Texas Warren Pa Groton New York and Detroit area.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Hearne
Tex
Warren
Marietta
Ohio
Groton
N.Y
Nankin Township
Detroit
Crash Near Cashton Fatal To Youth
Larry Nelson 19 of La Crosse died from head injuries after a two car collision on State Highway 33 near Cashton. Anton Steidl 36 of Waterloo Iowa drove the other car. Nelson was en route home on leave and was said to be attempting a U turn when the crash occurred. Nelson dies at St Marys Hospital Sparta. Funeral services set at Our Redeemers Lutheran Church with memorials to church organ fund.
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Laverne Schonesson
Germantown
Washington County
Larry Nelson
la Crosse
Cashton
Monroe County
Daniel F. Young
Eau Claire
Augusta
John A. Mayer
Belgium
Port Washington
Ozaukee
Fenoch Hanson
Black River Falls
Highway 12
Wis
Anton Steid
Waterloo
Iowa
Nelson
Lauritz Nelson
Hyde Ave
Thomas Hofflen
14Th St
Dewey Reinstra
Steidl
Reinstra
Hofslien
St. Mary's Hospital
Sparta
Hofslen
Jack Brown
Ronald
Carlos Mendell
Theo
Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church
Norman Nelson
Westby-Coon Prairie
Sletten-McKee
Church Organ Fund
Mountain of trading stamps funds Northville hospital bus
Northville State Mental Hospital receives a donated bus funded by 2,301,600 trading stamps from over 4,000 contributors nationwide. Hawthorn Northville chapter organized the effort, with trips planned to Hawthorn School Zoo and other Detroit area sites.
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Northville, Mich
Northville State Mental Hospital
Hawthorn
Zoo
Detroit
Hawthorn-Northville
Michigan Association For Emotionally Disturbed Children
Charles E. Dell Jr
Michigan
California
Pots Fired To Ward Off Frost In Florida Weather
A cold front driven by a storm system brought freezing temperatures to much of the South. Florida farmers burned smudge pots to prevent killing frost as Christmas Day marked the state's coldest on record. Readings dipped into the 20s in northern Florida and 27 at Jacksonville.
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Associated Press
Florida
Caribbean
Miami
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Tampa
Birmingham
Ala
Midwest
Ressee
Maryville
Americans open hearts purse strings to tragedy victims
A Christmas story of charity across the nation. Families who lost homes or faced peril received aid from neighbors and organizations. From Massena to Nashville to Washington, communities pooled money, gifts, and services, helping seven children and others through the holidays.
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James Sanders
Clarence Lofton
Nashville
Lofton
Sanders
New Cumberland
Harrisburg
Wilbur Jones
Fairview Fire Co
Fairview ‘Lions’ Club
Jones
Texas
Galveston
Brown
Kennedy visits ill father amid back checkup in Palm Beach
President Kennedy, relaxed in casual attire, visited his seriously ill father at St Marys Hospital in West Palm Beach. Dr Pres Ston Wade was to examine Kennedys back while three presidential advisers arrived from Washington for the State of the Union budget work. Joseph P Kennedy's pneumonia and stroke condition was described as largely unchanged with near normal temperature.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Presston Wade
New York
Joseph P. Kennedy
St. Mary’s Hospital
West Palm Beach
Edward M. Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Joseph Kennedy
Salinger
Wade
Chester W. Clifton
Washington
St. Mary's Hospital
No Winners In Word Contest
The La Crosse Tribune reports no winners for the 19th Scrambled Word contest held December 18. The correct phrase urged better service and customer suggestions. Contest 20 will be released Tuesday January 2 and offers 160 dollars.
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la Crosse Tribune Classified Advertising Department
Four Months In A Coma Movement Of Girl Hand Brings Joy
Ann Hilleman 17 moved her hand a few inches and smiled at Christmas from Iowa. She had been unconscious over four months after a May crash at a high school prom that killed a classmate. Doctors warn brain injury may be permanent but her family sees progress and hope for recovery.
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State Center
Iowa
Ann Hilleman
Arnold Hilleman
Ann
Hilleman
Hillemans
Rivers calls for U S invasion of Cuba and UN sanction
Rep L Mendel Rivers urged the United States invade Cuba and seek UN approval saying if the UN sanctioned India's Goa invasion it should sanction Cuba. State Department offered no comment as diplomats weighed whether Cuba mirrors Goa and the Castro regime remains a regional menace.
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Washington
U.S
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
United States
Cuba
United Nations
India
Goa
Rivers
Charleston
S.C
State Department
Congress
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Henry Wilmont
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By Pierce Lehmbeck
North Pole
Freddie Downer
Massena
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Conn
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Cahills
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Andrew J. Francolino
Middletown
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Salvation Army
Jay Cockrell
St. Louis
Myrtle Revercomb
Washington, D.C
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