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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1962
Page
2
Reports say a West German citizen named Mansfield was the suspected spy in East Germany. Pravda notes the seized shoe was placed in the Soviet frontier force museum for its 30th anniversary, dating back to 1922, amid broader claims of an Anglo American spy ring.
Seven members of a Des Moines Iowa family died in a Clarks Nebraska crash when their car plunged from a bridge into icy water and mud en route to a Christmas reunion. Bus train and air travel faced delays but largely ran on Christmas Eve as snowbound regions strained schedules.
Witnesses describe a shooting at the Meredith home with two shotguns firing through windows as residents recount threats after a tense Ole Miss crisis. The incident marks a second attack on the house in central Mississippi town housing about 7,000 people amid quarrels linked to local unrest.
Secretary Wirtz warned that an East and Gulf Coast longshoremen strike could cripple national shipping. ILA leaders urged the President to extend talks, pledging to handle all military cargo if needed. Pickets and slowdowns appeared at Hudson River docks as Kennedy urged efforts to prevent a shutdown.
A column on marital frustration and gender roles argues about bathroom time conflict in a home and on the road. The narrator notes the urge for escape during a spouse’s primping and hints at potential trouble with the highway patrol and a planned automobile trip with a clever wife.
The trial nears a conclusion as Judge Miller ends a mistrial bid and sends jurors back to resume deliberations. Miller announces three steps including convening a federal grand jury and unsealing two secret session records. Hoffa speaks to reporters, then departs with his son for Detroit via awaiting planes.
Bethlehem leads four consular corps and Jordanian cavalry on a tense border march near fortified posts. Monsignor Gori and church hierarchy will celebrate a high mass in a church built over the traditional birthplace stable. Anglican pilgrims hold a carol service at Shepherds Field where the nativity message was first announced.
Ex-Communist prisoners aboard a first passenger flight arrived near Havana at 7:27 am as the Castro government hid for long hours awaiting ransom terms. Eight cargo planes and the freighter African Pilot moved toward Havana harbor while authorities waited. The first freed captive plane finally took off at 5:07 pm, with sunset still visible.
One degree warmer at Be midji Minnesota as frigid air from the Plains drives temperatures 20 to 40 degrees lower than 24 hours earlier from North Dakota to Illinois. By last night a hard freeze is expected from the Rocky Mountains to the eastern half of the nation except the southeast coast and Florida.
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