Kennedy Grants Full Pardon in Mail Fraud Case
The document reports that Kennedy grants a full pardon in a mail fraud case involving Factor. The surrounding card shows holiday greetings to numerous local residents and figures, including Frank McNamee, the Bernsteins, and others, with signature lines and extended wishes.
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Santa
Holly
Frank McNamee
Bernsteins
Betty
Kari Maier
Conderos
Townsends
Maude Moss
Beifers
Pierces
Germains
Williams
Andy Buckman
Bill Sellman
Art Samish
Beelers
Lederers
Mike Connolly
Icy Highways Drive Holiday Traffic Death Toll Higher
Traffic fatalities rose sharply as icy highways trapped returning travelers. The National Safety Council warned the 12 hour Christmas weekend toll could reach 650 to 750, with 555 deaths reported by 6 30 p m EST for the holiday period and California leading with 50 deaths.
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National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
United Press International
California
Europe Braces as Cold Wave Hits Christmas Day
Icey winds from Russia drove Europe to Christmas lows with snow across the continent. Scotland felt the chill while Switzerland reported heavy snow blocking trains and mountain passes and forcing village evacuations over avalanche risk.
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London
UPI
Russia
Europe
Scotland
Switzerland
Cuban Invaders Vow to Return and Topple Castro
The 1,113 Bay of Pigs prisoners, released after 20 months in Castro prisons, pledge to return to Cuba to wage war again with the voices of the dead. Manuel Artime, 29, leads the exiles at Dinner Key as families enjoy Christmas scenes in Miami. About 1,000 relatives are set to fly from Havana to Port Everglades as Castro restricts male departures.
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Miami
UPI
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Manuel Artime
Dinner Key Auditorium
Artime
Castro
Havana
Port Everglades
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Three Suspects Nabbed In Big Vancouver Heist
Three suspects arrested within nine hours after a suburban Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce branch was robbed of 106000 dollars. RCMP and Vancouver police seized an east-end house and a car used in the holdup. names withheld but believed from Manitoba. Bank officials identified clothing and photos at police HQ.
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Vancouver
Uphl
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Manitoba
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
William Barber
Barber
Vegas Casino Workers Send Christmas Cards and Cash
In Las Vegas 80 Sands Hotel employees rallied for a wounded co worker. Tommy Buzz Steele, a waiter with two broken legs from a Sheep Mountain fall, received a handmade Christmas card and eighty dollars in eight fifty dollar bills from colleagues, a gesture of communal support.
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Sands
Tommy
Buzz) Steele
Sheep Mountain
Soviet Union Detonates 11 Million Ton Nuclear Device
The Seismological Institute at Uppsala University reports the Soviet Union detonated a nuclear bomb with the explosive force of 11 million tons of TNT in the Arctic. Two smaller devices were exploded at Novaya Zemila proving grounds on Christmas Eve.
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Uppsala
Sweden
UPI
Soviet Union
Arctic
Seismological Institute
Uppsala University
Novaya Zemila
Talks to Resume In Paper Strike
New York printers begin talks to end a nine newspaper blackout now in its 19th day. Striking workers keep to picket lines outside four plants as cold, light snow falls and a harsh wind sweeps Manhattan.
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New York
UPI
Indian Springs Car Rollover Kills Two Men
Two men died in a late Monday rollover near Indian Springs as their car sped over 800 feet. Tommy Thacker 21 Gen Del Indian Springs and Albert Cantwell 34 Kingman Aziz were thrown under the vehicle and killed instantly. The crash occurred on Highway 95 north when speed exceeded 100 mph. The Air Police at Indian Springs AFB found the wreck 75 feet out in the desert. drivers remained unknown. Funeral services are pending at Sunset Funeral Home in Las Vegas.
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Indian Springs
Nevada
Tommy Thacker
Gen
Del
Albert Cantwell
Kingman
Aziz
Indian Springs Air Force Base
Cactus City
Highway 95
Sunset Funeral Home
Las Vegas
Street Brawl Turns Fatal on Las Vegas Street Corner
Det. Lt. Paul Gulas identifies Johnny Wilson Jr., 25, of Las Vegas as the murder victim after a Christmas afternoon fight on D and Jackson streets. Henry Ridley, 53, of 1209 C St., was arrested minutes later on suspicion of homicide. Police interrogate witnesses and suspect as they seek details of the stabbing.
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Paul Richardson
Johnny Wilson, Jr
Jackson Street
Sunfoto
Paul Gulas
Space
Balzar
Vegas Heights
Henry Ridley
C. St
Guilas
D” and
Jackson Streets
Former Senator Warren Austin Dies at 86
Warren R. Austin, Vermont Republican and first U N ambassador named by President Truman in 1946, died at his Burlington home after a long illness. He served through the Korean War years and retired in January 1953.
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Burlington, VI
UPI
Warren R. Austin
Vermont
United States
United Nations
Austin
U. N
Harry S. Truman
Nevada Board Allows Aida McKellar to Take Exam
Dr. Aida McKellar of Las Vegas had been denied a license exam due to Beirut Lebanon medical school origin. The Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners reversed its decision and said she may appear before examiners if she meets AMA required criteria.
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Aida McKellar
Las Vegas
Nevada
State Board of Medical Examiners
McKellar
Medical School of the American University
Beirut
Lebanon
Kenneth MacClane
Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners
AMA
Pardon Ends Deportation Case After Mail Fraud Conviction
An immigration official says the pardon ends deportation proceedings for Factor, who was convicted in 1943 on mail fraud counts. The pardon was signed by the President and confirmed by White House officials, coming one week after deportation started.
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Immigration Service
Washington
White House
Pierre Salinger
Factor
It's Wonderful Factor Pardoned By Kennedy
Palm Springs Calif UPI John Factor Southern California millionaire convicted in 1943 on mail fraud counts expressed gratitude after President Kennedy granted him a full pardon He said he knew it would all come out right someday Factor who lives in Beverly Hills spends Christmas weekends in the desert with his family and planned to return to Los Angeles today.
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John Factor
Southern California
Kennedy
Factor
Beverly Hills
Calif
Los Angeles
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