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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1962

Page

6

Thant Orders Cut Off of Katanga Ore

United Nations Secretary General Thant moves to cut off Katanga's mineral revenues as Tshombe offers a share split with the Central Congo Government. Thant seeks economic pressure from Britain Portugal South Africa and Belgium while consulting Adoula and deferring military action.

United Nations, NY UPI Thant Katanga Congo Britain Portugal South Africa Belgium Moise Tshombe World Organization Tshombe Congo Currency Board Union Miniere Angola Adoula United Nations Assembly South West Africa Jorge Alessandri Rodriguez Chile Korea

Students Hold Auction on Many Things

Gary Indiana UPI A silver plaque of the White House and Jacqueline Kennedy's autograph will be among items for sale at Operation Auction at Horace Mann High School. The 9 pm auction aims to raise funds for brain tumor operation expenses for Larry Gilstrap, hospitalized since Aug 14. Local merchants donated items. $2,009.11 had been raised as of today.

Gary, Ind UPI White House Jacqueline Kennedy Horace Mann High School Peggy Elliott Larry Gilstrap Horace Mann Gilstrap Horace Mann Student Council

Snow Halls Fire Engine Leaves 15 Homeless After Blaze

In Hartford Michigan a snow blocked road prevented fire crews from reaching the De Loach home. The eight room dwelling burned leaving 15 in the family without shelter. Fire cited an overheated furnace pipe as the likely cause. The Red Cross found lodging at a local church dormitory.

Hartford Mich UPI Norman de Loach de Loach van Buren County Red Cross Four Gospel Assembly Thomas de Loach Harold Walker

Space satellite system planned by new corporation

Washington officials outline a privately owned space communications firm authorized by Congress to build a global satellite network by 1965 with medium altitude relays and future high altitude systems. The board led by Phillips L Graham aims to attract public stock and foreign participation while serving governments and large industries with around 50 to 60 million dollars in 1965 projections and up to 1.2 billion by 1975.

Washington UPS Space Communications Corporation Congress Kennedy Philip L Graham Washington Post Co Newsweek District of Columbia Mdi U.S Space Corporation Russia United Nations

College Girl Free of Toe After Faucet Incident

Linda Jane Hinchman a 17 year old freshman at Colorado Women’s College Grenwood Ind stuck her toe in a bathroom faucet in Denver. Fire crews from four squads including ladder and rescue teams freed the toe after sawing off the faucet and applying petroleum jelly. The student kept the faucet as a souvenir.

Denver UPI Linda Jane Hinchman Colorado Women's College Grenwood Ind Miss Hinchman John de Jong

Defense Department order attacked by Rep Gross

Rep H R Gross of Iowa criticized a Defense Department directive requiring officials to report conversations with newsmen. He called the order issued during the Cuban crisis "a dictatorship" and attacked its recall of communications.

Washington Rep H. R. Gross Defense Department Gross

Mariner I Signals Confirm Venus Flyby

Jodrell Bank Observatory in Britain detected new signals from the United States craft Mariner I. The mission is expected to pass within about 21 200 miles of planet Venus today.

Manchester England UPI Britain Jodrel Bank Observatory Venus

New York Newspapers Seek White House Push for 60 Day Truce

Publisher Joseph Kingsbury Smith of the New York Journal American urges President Kennedy Gov Rockefeller or Mayor Wagner to publicly appeal for a 60 day wartime truce in the nine major papers strike. He calls for secret ballots for 20 000 workers and ongoing talks to settle the dispute.

NEW York UPI Kennedy Joseph Kingsbury Smith New York Journal - American Nelson A. Rockefeller Robert F. Wagner Smith Publishers Association of New York Publishers Association William E. Simkin Washington International Typographical Union ITU White House W. Willard Wirtz Moscow Pravda

Florida Thaws Seen After Killer Cold Hits Citrus

Florida faces heavy losses from a sharp cold snap with citrus and vegetables damaged across the state. The Valencia orange crop is hurt as farmers salvage what they can while workers relocate to harvest ripe fruit before further spoilage.

Florida Miami UPI Miami Weather Bureau America Dade County Citrus Lake Okeechobee

Famous Ballerina Geitzer Dies in Moscow at 87

Former Russian danseuse Ekaterina Geitzer died yesterday in Moscow at age 87, reported by the Tass news agency. The obituary notes her prominence in Soviet ballet and her long career with major companies.

Moscow UPI Ekaterina Geitzer Tass

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