U N halts drive on Katanga stronghold
U N forces halt their push toward Tshombe s Katanga capital Jadotville 80 miles southeast of Kolwezi delaying further operations. Bunche seeks political talks to restore movement while tensions rise over command and talks with Katanga.
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U.N
Katanga
Robin P. Mannock
Leopoldville
the Congo
Moise Tshombe
Elisabethville
Jadotville
Tshombe
Kolwezi
Northern
Rhodesia
Special Political Affairs
New York
Congo
Bunche
U Thant
Thant
United Nations
Lufira River
Death Toll Rises To Four In Plane Crash
A private airplane crash near Chicago killed four people including Juana Hidalgio Rubias 23 from San Salvador and four others from the Somlo family. Piloted by Thomas G Somlo 35 the craft struck a physician's home on the Northwest Side as the family returned from Naples Florida. Somlo and his daughter Terry 4 survived with injuries.
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Chicago
el Salvador
Juana Hidalgio Rubias
San Salvador
Thomas G. Somlo
Somlo
Ginette
Elsa Vidal
Paris
France
Naples
Fla
Terry
Telstar Recovery Shown By Bell Labs Service Station
Bell Laboratories engineers describe a radiation caused failure in Telstar the ocean hopping satellite and how a “service station” restored its ability to exchange live programs. They detail ions forming on transistor surfaces and how removing voltage or storage batteries allowed recovery during high solar radiation.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Pacific
Telstar
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Atlantic
Europe
Knowledge
Bell Labs
Robert H. Shenman
Henry Mann
John S. Mayo
Eugene F. O'Neill
Adenauer Celebrates 87th Birthday in Bonn
West Germany's Chancellor Konrad Adenauer marked his 87th birthday with an all day party and mass. He hinted at retirement next fall after 14 years in office and Ludwig Erhard was viewed as favorite successor. President Kennedy led international congratulations praising his service and leadership.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Ludwig Erhard
U.S
Kennedy
Adenauer
St. Elisabeth's Hospital
Rhine River
Spiegel
Snow and Fog Halt Midwest Travel and Flights
A major storm hinders travel across the Western Great Plains and Midwest with heavy snow and freezing rain. Fog shuts airports in Missouri Iowa Illinois and Arkansas while wind and power outages disrupt St Louis Lambert airport. Snow totals reach up to seven inches in Grand Junction and a foot near Lander Wyoming.
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Great Plains
Midwest
Wyoming
Nebraska
Colorado
South Pass
Lander
Telstar
Grand Junction
Colo
Denver
Louisiana
Kansas
Dakotas
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Missouri
Arkansas
Illinois
Iowa
St. Louis
Lambert-St. Louis
Maine
Florida
Gulf Yreions
JFK Meets Rusk Finletter and McCone at Palm Beach
President Kennedy held a holiday White House meeting with top officials Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Thomas Finletter and CIA Director John A. McCone. The talks covered NATO matters Nassau agreement and routine intelligence updates as Arthur Dean resigns.
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White House
McCone
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
NATO
Nassau
Arthur H. Dean
Inmate Uses Perfect Plate Trick to Mock Outside Contact
Mrs. Tarsis Harris of the Los Angeles Department of Motor Vehicles holds a license plate that fooled officials as a prisoner at Folsom Prison mailed a flawless plate via a regular package. The plate is described as the only perfect phony among 10 million made by the state.
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Folsom
Tarsis Harris
Los Angeles
Weather Outlook With Cooling Temperatures Ahead
Decreasing cloudiness and cold air tonight. Fair Sunday with a low near 20 and a high in the low 30s. Monday should bring partly cloudy skies and colder conditions.
Judge Upholds White Negro Street Barriers in Atlanta
Municipal court Judge Robert K E Jones ruled that city barriers between Negro and white areas in southwest Atlanta were built under ordinance and that the streets ceased to be public. He dismissed a petition to remove the barriers noting obstruction would not be a nuisance if not a public street.
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Atlanta
Robert KE. Jones
Jones
Ivan Allen Jr
Board of Aldermen
Tragic Drowning At Private Waukesha Pond
A physician and rescue workers failed to revive Mary Lynn Raschbacher four and Tommy Becker five after they drowned in a private trout pond at Mel Ellis property Little Lakes near Big Bend Waukesha County Mrs Fay Tess tried to rescue them but unable to swim in the cold water She had warned the children about playing near a creek on the Ellis family grounds Both families live nearby and the Ellis wife recently died and he is hospitalized
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Big Bend
Tommy Becker
John Raschbacher
Mary Lynn
Waukesha County
Mary Lynn Raschbacher
Fay Tess
Mel Ellis
The
Milwaukee Journal and
Asso
Ciate
Field & Stream Magazine
Tess
Tommy
Harvey Becker
Ellis
Little Lakes
Madison Man and Daughter Die in Plane Crash
Arthur C Way of Madison Wisconsin and his 16 year old daughter were killed when their light plane crashed in rain and fog while returning from the Rose Bowl. The wreckage was scattered across a wide area and bodies lay more than 300 feet from the fuselage.
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Ness City
Kan
Arthur C. Way
Madison
Wis
Don Minerd
Kansas Highway Patrol
Toni
Highway Patrol
Way
Phoenix
Ariz
Federal Aviation Administration
Garden City
Dodge City
Kansas
FAA
Rule Out Public Funds To Attract Doctor
Atty. Gen. Mondale said county funds cannot be used to induce a physician to locate near a county hospital. Howard N. Ledin, Pine County attorney, sought the opinion.
Government Economic Policy Discussion Remains Unclear
A reader notes ongoing questions about the government's economic policy. The message emphasizes the need for clarity on objectives, methods, and potential impacts on households and industry.
Dirksen Signals GOP Drive to Curb Kennedy Spending
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen outlined a GOP plan to limit Kennedy era spending on domestic and foreign programs. He warned against tax cuts without spending cuts and predicted trouble for foreign aid as the administration moves toward a 99 billion dollar budget. Dirksen also noted openness to a Foreign Relations Committee role but resisted bipartisan rules changes. He and Halleck plan continued weekly briefings despite funding cuts to the Ev and Charlie Show.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Congress
Kennedy
Dirksen
House
Charles A. Halleck
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mansfield
Halleck
National Republican Finance Committee
Largest Minnesota state bank tops deposits in 1962
Olmsted County Bank and Trust Co of Rochester claims the state's largest commercial state bank title with year end deposits of 27.565 million. President John D. Chisholm says deposits rose 17.5 percent from 1961, while loans reached 13.4 million, up 2.5 million in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Olmsted County Bank and Trust Co
Rochester
Minnesota
John D. Chisholm
Congress Repairwork Delays Echo Through Capitol
Congress members face unfinished refurbishing as the Capitol renovation runs late. The four month window was cut to six weeks last fall, threatening a six year project to rewire and relight the 170 year old building. Pedaling elevator labels and room numbering is simplified to aid visitors as work continues.
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Mario Campioli
Capitol
Campioli
Senate
House
Rayburn
Changing Times Whiskers Bow Ties Uncommon For Solons
Washington report notes a shift in congressional style as only 17 of 500 plus lawmakers wear a bow tie in the new Congress directory. Mustaches dominate among members, with Democrats slightly leading in bow ties and regional patterns showing East and West coast grooming traditions.
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Washington
Senate
House
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Congress
Midwest
Southwest
Nebraska
Missouri
Populous
New York
South
William M. Colmer
Mississippi
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