Fighting Breaks Out as U.N. and Katanga Clash in Elisabethville
Widespread fighting erupts in Elisabethville between U.N. units and Katanga troops led by Moise Tshombe. Civilians flee amid mortar fire as nine Katanga casualties are reported and U.N. casualties unknown. Brian Urquhart accuses Katanga of planning a sneak attack.
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Katanga
Elisabethville
the Congo
U. N
Moise Tshombe
Evariste Kimba
Tshombe
United Nations
Kimba
Brian Urquhart
Damage Suits Filed Against Electric Firms
New York report states forty four electric utilities filed a dozen damage suits against twenty one manufacturers for price fixing. General Electric Westinghouse and Allis-Chalmers top the defendants with suits totaling potential claims from 100 million to billions. Officials say civil suits must be filed within a year of convictions from February actions.
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New York (P
General Electric Co
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Westinghouse
Allis-Chalmers
West Allis
Wis
Philadelphia
U.S. District Court
Ge-Westinghouse
Indiana
Virginia
Asian African push challenges U.S. China policy at United Nations
At the United Nations General Assembly Asian and African states led by Ceylon launched a sharp push against U.S. policy toward Red China. Ceylonese Ambassador G P Malassekera accused the United States of building a wall of hatred between Americans and Chinese and warned that Communist China could soon become a nuclear power creating a two front future for the United States.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.S
China
General Assembly
Ceylon
Peiping
Washington
G. P. Malassekera
United States
Adlai E. Stevenson
Assembly
Stevenson
Malassekera
America
Lawrence Jaycees Christmas Decor Contest Opens
Lawrence residents are invited to enter a Christmas exterior decor contest sponsored by the Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce. Two categories Religious and general offer cash prizes. deadline December 18. Entries judged December 20 with winners announced December 21.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hal Archer
Jaycees
Journal-World
Lawrence Jaycee
Don Fisher
Decorations Committee
Thant Grants U.N. Troops Full Powers in Katanga
Acting U.N. Secretary General U Thant gave carte blanche authority to U.N. officials in the Congo to restore order in Katanga. Swedish troops flown to Elisabethville join local forces, with control of the airport now in U.N. hands as Dr. Sture Linner relays instructions from New York.
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Katanga
Congo
Leopoldville
The
U Thant
Sture Linner
New York
Linner
Elisabethville
Kennedy to Visit Latin Nations
President Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy plan a December 16 and 17 trip to Venezuela and Colombia to promote the Alliance for Progress program for Western Hemisphere development. The White House said the visit is long awaited and may include other Latin American countries later, with no specifics given.
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Washington
Kennedy
Venezuela
Colombia
Alliance For Progress
White House
Latin America
Coy Old Cat Still Roams This Region
The so called Perry Panther rumor lingers as a creature shot by Wayne Flory near Willow Springs is deemed not a big cat. KU museum director Dr. E Raymond Hall states the specimen is likely a coydog or large dog hybrid and is being studied to identify its true nature.
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Wayne Flory
Willow Springs
Lawrence
E. Raymond Hall
Kansas University Natural Hstory Museum
Flory
Hall
KU Museum
Perry
Jefferson County
Douglas County
Supreme Court grants stay for two Kansas death row inmates
The state Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to James Douglas Latham and George Ronald York. Both were on death row for the June killing of a Western Kansas railroad employee.
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PEKA
State Supreme Court
James Douglas Latham
George Ronald York
Western Kansas Railroad
Douglas County Hears Plans to Dispose of Centennial Tags
Douglas County Treasurer Bes sie Bennett says unsold 7632 Centennial license tags should be sent back to the state to free storage space. The Highway Commission approved disposal of about 500000 tags with uses including city name plates highway markers and reflectors. Douglas County received 8532 tags sold at 25 cents each, generating only 40 dollars after five cent county keeps.
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Bessie Bennett
Douglas County
Kansas
Bennett
Winds Rise with Warm Spell Tonight
Moderate winds will accompany fair skies as a warming trend enters the area. Lows tonight in the lower 30s, with Wednesday highs in the 50s, a rebound from a recent cold spell that dipped to 26 degrees overnight.
Orbit Shot Due Soon Maj Glenn Moves Into Ready Room
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP United States presses toward orbiting a man this year as John H Glenn Jr begins extensive prep in a ready room near the launch pad. If all goes right the attempt could occur as early as Dec 20 with technical problems delaying possible into 1962. Glenn occupies quarters near key Mercury centers and will live there most of the time while training. his wife Anna and two children stay in Arlington VA. NASA has not announced a manned orbit this year but officials aim for 1961 same year as the Soviet Union.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Cape
Mercury
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Virgil
Grissom
Anna
Arlington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Soviet Union
Local United Fund Exceeds Goal in Lawrence Drive
The 1961 62 Lawrence United Fund total reached 63332 71 dollars about nine percent above the 58000 goal. UF directors approved a 500 grant to the LIFE program aiding KU foreign students with transport a picnic and postage amid questions of budget legality. The extra funds widen the year’s budget to 58500 with excess to help future needs.
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Lawrence United Fund
UF Board of
Chamber of Commerce
Drive
Austin Stedham
Warren Rhodes
Robert Payne
Payne
Rhodes
Lawrence International Friendship Exchange
Kansas University
Olin Petefish
Rick Barnes
Life Program
Petefish
United Service
Ribicoff Calls Americans to Pride in Domestic Work
Secretary Abraham Ribicoff told 375 at Kansas University's Law and Society Institute that the U S must point with pride to its achievements for people to compete with the Soviet Union. He urged focus on education and welfare, challenged myths about relief, and urged expanded teacher education and fellowships while noting federal aid does not control local schooling.
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Abraham Ribicoff
Law and Society Institute
Kansas University
U.S
Soviet Union
Ribicoff
United States
America
Sec
New York City
Il America
W. Clarke Wescoe
Weather outlook for Northeast Kansas with warming trend
The forecast calls for fair and not so cold conditions tonight with windy and warmer weather on Wednesday. Lows will be in the low 30s and high temperatures near 50 degrees with partly cloudy skies and strong winds. Union Cab VI13 2800.
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Kansas
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