Elevated Train Rams Platform in Philadelphia Tragedy
A four car elevated train derailed on a curve in northeast Philadelphia causing the death of Earl Giberson and injuring 36. Debris burst into nearby shops as rescue workers evacuated about 100 passengers trapped on a narrow cat walk. A fire started in the third car but was quickly controlled.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Co
York and Dauphin Streets
Earl Giberson
John Somers
U S Ambassador Jones Eyes West New Guinea Talks
U S Ambassador Howard P. Jones met with Indonesian President Sukarno in Jakarta to urge a peaceful path on West New Guinea. Sukarno said negotiations only on Indonesian sovereignty, while The Netherlands seeks UN involvement if talks occur.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
U.S
Howard P. Jones
Sukarno
West New Guinea
Jones
United States
Subandrio
Hague
4Ee
Transfer of Negro Student Approved in Tampa
A second Negro student, Robert W. Saunders Jr., was approved for transfer to a white school by the county board in Tampa, Florida. The boy is a second grader and the son of NAACP official Robert W. Saunders Sr. He requested the transfer because the white school is 32 miles closer than the Negro school. Earlier, A Leon Lowry Jr.’s son, also an NAACP leader’s child, was admitted to a white school for handicapped children.
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Tampa
Fla
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Robert W. Saunders Jr
NAACP
Saunders
A. Leon Lowry
Florida
The
U S Won't Sit as Third Party in West New Guinea Talks
The United States told the Dutch it will not act as a third party in Dutch Indonesian talks on West New Guinea. It will, however, offer informal mediation to help bring the two sides together.
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Hague
Netherlands
U.S
West New Guinea
United States
Jacksonville Sets Seven Temperature Records This Month
Seven temperature records were set in Jacksonville this month. Six were heat records, and the latest was a 25 degree drop making December 26 the coldest on record, with the previous low of 30 degrees dating back to 1906.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Federal Milk Marketing Plan Aims to Stabilize Wisconsin Area
The Agriculture Department recommended a federal milk marketing order for the Madison area to stabilize prices. The plan requires a majority vote by producers and would mandate handlers to pay prices set by the department. The proposed marketing region includes Columbia Crawford Dane Grant Green Iowa Juneau La Crosse Lafayette Monroe Richland Sauk and Vernon counties.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Madison
Wis
Columbia
Crawford
Dane
Grant, Green, Iowa
Juneau, la Crosse, Lafayette, Monroe, Richland, Sauk and
Vernon
Dobrynin Said Approved as Soviet Ambassador to United States
Diplomatic sources report the Soviet Union has asked Washington to accept An Atoly F. Dobrynin as its ambassador to the United States. Formal approval rests with the White House and the State Department will relay to Moscow. Dobrynin would succeed Menshikov, who has served since 1958, bringing more focus on international politics.
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Washington
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
White House
Moscow
State Department
Dobrynin
Mikhail A. Menshikov
Menshikov
Soviet Foreign Office
United Nations
New York
Kennedy party gathers in Palm Beach for budget talks
President Kennedy’s advisers arrive from Washington to join budget and State of the Union planning discussions in Palm Beach. Among attendees are Budget Director David Bell and aides Theodore Sorensen Walter Heller Lawrence O’Brien and Myer Feldman. Kennedy senior in hospital remains in serious condition as family members visit.
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Palm Beach
Washington
David E. Bell
Orville L. Freeman
State of the Union
Bell
Kennedy
Theodore C. Sorensen
Allaround
Walter W. Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Myer Feldman
White House
Xowat
Plymouth Driver Charged After Red Light Run
Rickmeier 59 was booked on reckless driving and released on bonds of 200 after witnesses said his car ran a red light. He, his wife Anna 60 and Raymond Zimmerman 56 were treated for minor injuries. Me nomonee Falls resident Charles Krempien 82 died at Waukesha Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained December 17 crossing a street.
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Rickmeier
Plymouth
Beck
Anna
Raymond Zimmerman
Charles Krempien
Menomonee Falls
Waukesha Memorial
Dead Man In Closet Party Leads to Jail Sentence
In Lynn Massachusetts Ronald Dunajski 21 received a one year jail term after police found 30 party guests at his home on November 26. They discovered the body of Richard Girard 21 of Salem nailed inside a closet where Dunajski claimed Girard collapsed and died after they both used a hypodermic needle.
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Richard Girard
Salem
Dunajski
MacFadden Co Denies Stock Purchase Offer
MacFadden Publications Inc president denies any offer from Harwyn Publishing Co to buy treasury stock or take control. Bartell Broadcasting, which controls the magazine’s publishing house, rejects any talks with Harwyn. Harwyn president Harvey Siegel says negotiations aim to acquire working control and proposes Bar tel l as chairman and Siegel as president.
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MacFadden
Harwyn
MacFadden Treasury
Bartell
Siegel
New York
Bartell Broadcasting
Treasury
Involvng
Empire State Building Sold to Prudential Insurance
The Empire State Building was sold for 65 million dollars to Prudential Insurance Co of America. Prudential then granted control to Empire State Building Associates led by Lawrence A. Wien. Wien’s syndicate paid 36 million to Henry Crown, completing a landmark real estate deal with a 114 year leasehold and roof operations rights.
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Newark
N.J
Empire State Building
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Prudential
New York
Empire State Building Associates
Lawrence A. Wien
Henry Crown
Chicago
Empire State Building Corp
Wien
Crown
Empire State
New York City
Family Drives Off Without Girl Ends Quick Rescue
In Kingsburg California Genevieve Avalles two years old was left behind when Joe Avalles and his wife along with their nine children were traveling to San Jose. A highway radio alert led Pacoima police to find Genevieve in a service station restroom. The family reunited and continued home.
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Kingsburg
Calif
Joe Avalles
San Jose
Genevieve
Uvalles
U.S. Highway 99
Pacoima
Avalles
Firm On Probation for Back Pay Violations
Swenson and Youngdale Inc a Minneapolis paint contracting firm was placed on probation for a year and ordered to pay employees 20516 in back pay. The company also received a 1000 fine after pleading guilty to violations of the federal wages and hours law.
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ST. Paul
Swenson & Youngdale, Inc
Minneapolis
NAACP Seeks Equal Status In Courtroom
In Montgomery Alabama NAACP lawyers pressed to end a five year injunction and seek courtroom integration and respectful addressing of Negroes as Mr and Mrs The judge declined to seat interracially or instruct the court reporter on honorifics The prolonged hearing centers on whether to make the injunction permanent and the NAACP's Alabama operations ban The case stems from a June 1956 restraining order and a $100000 fine over records and unregistered status
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Montgomery
Ala
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Walter B. Jones
NAACP
X & the
Alabama
Jones
U.S. Supreme Court
Robert Carter
Carter
Widow of La Follette dies in New York City
Mrs. Rachel Wilson Young La Follette 68 widow of U S Senator Robert M La Follette Jr died in New York after a heart attack She lived in Washington D C and was visiting a son Joseph for Christmas Her son Bronson C La Follette is a Madison attorney Funeral arrangements not yet made
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Madison
Robert M. la Follette Jr
U. S
New York
Congress
Washington
Fola la Follette
Kennedy Caddy Plans Florida Vacation Visit
Francoise Autiero, Joseph Kennedy's Riviera caddy, prepares for a two week Florida vacation with husband Lucien Autiero. They have been invited to help launch a new golf club near Miami on Jan 12, with all expenses including a round trip transatlantic flight. She hopes to visit the President's father in Palm Beach hospital, noting his illness and expressing sympathy. Northeastern Oklahoma's Grand Lake is described as held back by a massive arch dam.
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Salinger
Kennedy
Congress
Stephen Smith
Sargent Shriver
Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
St. Mary’s Hospital
West Palm Beach
Britain
Nice
France
Francoise Autiero
Joseph Kennedy
Riviera
Florida
Palm Beach
Lucien Autiero
Miami
America
Massive 1950s Migration: 1.457 Million Non whites Leave South
Census Bureau reports a record 1.457 million non whites departed the South in the 1950s, mostly toward the North and West. Mississippi led in out migration with 323 thousand. California saw the largest in migration at 354 thousand.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Mississippi
Alabama
South Caro
Lina
North Carolina
Georgia
Arkansas
Louisiana
Virginia
Tennessee
Hawaii
West Virginia
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Milwaukee Livestock Market Report
AP notes Tuesday prices for hogs cattle and calves in Milwaukee. Hog receipts about 1 000 with prices 17.50 to 18.50 for typical loads and 12.00 to 14.50 for larger boars and heavy sows. Cattle receipts near 11 000 with higher Quotes across canners dairy cattle and bulls. Fed cattle and steers show gains with top steers 26.50 and calves steady to higher with good to choice 26.00 to 34.00.
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Milwaukee
Tax measure expands exemptions and adds sales levy
The 1962 tax program raises exemptions from $7 to $10 and to $15 for those over 65, increases the standard deduction from 9 to 10 percent of adjusted gross income, and boosts the maximum deduction to $1,000. It also introduces a 53 million dollar annual sales tax on items like furniture appliances jewelry sporting goods autos lodging meals liquor tobacco with two percent kept by merchants for collection.
Wisconsin Observes 50th Safety Anniversary Conference
The 50th anniversary of Wisconsin organized safety efforts will be marked January 18-19 in Milwaukee at the 20th annual Mid-Winter Safety Conference and Exposition. The Wisconsin Council of Safety, sponsor of the event, said today it expected more than 1,000 delegates.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Council of Safety
Senator’s Widow Lydia Norbeck Dies at 88 in South Dakota
Lydia Norbeck widow of late U.S. Senator Peter Norbeck dies in her sleep at 88 in Pierre South Dakota. A native of Stoughton Wisconsin she and her husband shared 30 years of political battles as he served as governor lieutenant governor and state senator. Three daughters survive.
Livestock Market Report from South St Paul and Chicago
Comprehensive market notes show hogs down 20-40 cents cwt with barrows and gilts at 15.25 to 16.75 for various weights, sows 12.50 to 14.50, cattle steady to firm with steers 18.00 to 24.25 and heifers 17.50 to 24.00, calves 12.00 to 30.00, and hogs overall weaker versus Tuesday. Also covered are butter eggs potatoes grain and poultry price moves across Chicago and regional markets.
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Monsanto Chem
Northern Pacific
Bell & Farrell, Inc
Allis-Chalmers
Amer
Dan Olin Mathieson
Central Tele
Cyanamid
Pepsi-Cola Clark O, & R
Amer. Motors
Pfizer
First
Tel & Tel
Standard Oil
DuPont
Stud
Packard
Eastman Kodak
Royal Dutch Financial Fed
Swift
Texaco Tex. E. Trans
Trane
Trane Co
Gamble
Lockheed
Ludlow
Dow Jones
Magnavox
Puritan Fund
Montgomery Ward
Bologna
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Duluth Tax Burden Rises 63 Percent in a Decade
Duluth property taxes have climbed 63 percent in ten years despite flat assessed valuations. Harry R. Reed of the Governmental Research Bureau notes the rate per thousand rose 72 percent factoring value decline. Taxes rise from 8.506 million in 1952 to 13.9 million projected, valuations from 53.042 million to 57.043 million before dipping to 50.54 million in 1962. Reed emphasizes need for economies and stronger regional economy.
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Duluth, Minn
Duluth
Harry R. Reed
Governmental Research Bureau, Inc
Reed
Hunger march grows as Mexican catkin growers walk to capital
In Saltillo Mexico AP reports a Christmas hunger march started by 500 catkin growers swelled to 7000 as desert marching continues toward Mexico City. They demand higher fiber prices from a Coahuila plant that exports a key lubricating oil product, and plan to reach the capital around January 10 with hopes to meet President Adolfo Lopez Mateos to gain control of the plant.
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Saltillo
Mexico
Coahuila
Mexico City
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Congress Eyes 1962 Trade Bill As First Agenda
Kennedy's plan for a broadened trade act faces swift action as Congress reconvenes. Administration seeks rapid passage with hearings led by Ways and Means and Senate Finance to aid vulnerable U S industries amid looming election year.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Sales Tax Rules Clarified for Various Goods and Exemptions
The article outlines taxable items including recreational, sporting, hobby gear, furniture, appliances, jewelry, optics, lodging under month to month limits, and admissions to events. It notes exemptions for government units, churches, schools, colleges, universities, and certain organizations, and states sellers collect tax except for autos where buyers pay with vehicle license.
Five Minneapolis Banks Raise Interest Rates
Five Minneapolis commercial banks including First National Northwestern Midland and Marquette will pay 4 percent on one year savings certificates and 3 or 3.5 percent on shorter terms with 3 percent on regular savings. Farmers & Mechanics mutual savings posts 3 percent on standard accounts and 4 percent on time savings. Minneapolis savings and loan associations did not announce changes and currently pay 4 percent on regular deposits.
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Minneapolis
First National
Northwestern
Midland
Marquette
Mutual Savings Bank
Farmers & Mechanics
Minneapolis Savings and Loan Associations
Northern Rhodesia Aided Katanga in Katanga War
United Nations officials charged that Northern Rhodesia aided Katanga in its fight against U.N. forces. A scene witness said a Katanga air bomber operated from Ndola in sorties on U.N. troops earlier this month. Rhodesia dismissed as ludicrous the claim of mercenaries driving jeeps into Katanga.
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United Nations
N.Y
Katanga
Congo
Rhodesia
U.N
Ndola
Roy Welensky
Rhodesian Federation
Moise Tshombe
Christmas Traffic Deaths Total 524
CHICAGO AP The nation’s traffic deaths during the Christmas holiday totaled 524 the highest toll for a three day period since 1955 The AP survey also showed 83 fire deaths and 86 misc accidents The National Safety Council NSC counted 524 killed The council estimates 330 persons will die in auto accidents during the three day New Year period starting 6 p m Friday The toll in last year’s New Year period was 338
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Chicago
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Lyeas
Council
U S Flying Saucer Project Dropped by Pentagon
The Army and Air Force will end the flying saucer program with the last $7.5 million of funding to be spent this year. The project aimed to create a light low flying craft for rapid troop transport across rivers and rough terrain. Aircraft Limited of Canada previously directed the effort.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Pentagon
Defense Department
Aircraft Limited
Canada
Chrysler Turbine Car Pushes Toward Mass Production
Chrysler displays an experimental turbine driven car and signals possible mass production. 50 to 75 units may be test driven in 1963 as tests and cost studies guide future volume production. The car uses a turbine engine with fewer parts and no oil changes, with production potential within five years if tests succeed.
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New York
Chrysler Corp
Robert Anderson
United States
Chrysler
George Huebner Jr
Huebner
JFK Back Reported Improved By Back Treatment
The White House said President Kennedy’s back is stronger than last summer though it will take months before he resumes vigorous activity. Dr. Preston Wade’s yearend checkup noted progress with a regimen of exercises and that the President remains in excellent health and able to carry on duties.
Japan approves first passenger monorail link to Tokyo
The Transportation Ministry grants authorization for Japan’s first major passenger monorail. It will connect Tokyo International Airport with downtown Tokyo, aiming for completion before the 1964 Olympics. The 9 mile line is planned to run at 36 mph, taking about 15 minutes, with construction costs about 27 million dollars.
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Tokyo
Transportation Ministry
Japan
Tokyo International
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