Contempt Trial Sought Over Ole Miss Enrollment
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals directs criminal contempt proceedings against Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett and Lt. Governor Paul Johnson Jr. for blocking James Meredith’s enrollment at Ole Miss. Meredith enrolled Oct 1 after rioting that left two dead. Provost Haywood resigns. no reason given.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Justice Department
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit
Barnett
Johnson
Ant
James H. Meredith
Ole Miss
Meredith
Charles F. Haywood
J. D. Williams
Haywood
Airliners to Aid Cuba Prisoner Release Mission
US airliners will join a four plane shuttle to fly Cuban POWs from Havana to Miami. The Red Cross and Cuban Families Advisory Committee report a Christmas return for prisoners held at Principe Castle and Isle of Pines. Supplies of food and medicine, worth about 53 million dollars, are arranged with a Royal Bank of Canada credit line, with 20 percent in Cuban hands triggering freedom.
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Freyre
Alvaro Sanchez
Virginia Betancourt
Donovan
Havana
Principe Castle
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Red Cross
Miami
Principe
Port Everglades
Fla
Fidel Castro
U.S
Castro
Washington
Lucius Clay
Royal Bank of Canada
Cuban National Bank
Artistic commies blast Nikita in Soviet art row
Pravda published a speech by Leonid Ilyichev at a meeting of about 400 party leaders and artists revealing a clash between the Soviet regime and liberal artists over modern art. The dissenters protested Khrushchev’s attacks on Western influences, calling it a return to Stalinist censorship.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Khrushchev
Leonid Ilyichev
Central Committee
Quick Thinking Saves 43 Lives in Plane Crash
Grand Island Nebraska AP two military school cadets Ron Henderson 19 and Frank Flicker 16 and stewardess Pat Reed noted for helping passengers escape a Frontier Airlines plane that flipped onto its back at Grand Island Airport. Five hospitalized but in good condition pilot Joe Romano warned of ground fog before the rough landing.
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Grand Island
Neb
Frontier Airlines
Ron Henderson
Gering
Frank Flicker
Scottsbluff
Pat Reed
Aurora
Colo
Joe Romano
Denver
Cold Weather Advisory For Northeast Kansas
Forecast warns of snow flurries tonight and freezing temperatures in northeast Kansas. Historical notes record a high of 63 and a low of 10 on this date, with past extremes listed as 63 and 6 in 1960.
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Kansas
Christmas Holiday Traffic Toll Sets Record Risk
Traffic officials warn fatalities may reach 750 as up to 650 to 750 people could die on the highways during the four day holiday. Through the first 102 hours 78 deaths and 17 fire fatalities were reported amid heavy snow and hazardous conditions across the eastern half.
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Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
Associated Press
Walter R. Mears
Mears
Alexandria
National Safety Council
Canada Blocks Student Trip To Cuba Travel Ban
Canada refused a request by the Cuban government to allow about 75 American college students to fly from Toronto to Cuba. NYU student Anatol I Schlosser said the trip would give students from nine schools a first hand view of Fidel Castro's Cuban revolution.
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Toronto
Canada
Cuba
Julia Gonzales
Canadian Air Transport Board
Anatol I. Schlosser
New York University
Fidel Castro
Winter Arrives with Cold Wave for Lawrence
The first day of winter brings a cold blast with temperatures dropping to around 10 above zero and flurries across the county. An early forecast from the Topeka weather bureau warns Lawrence of a cold wave with strong northerly winds from Canada, making Sunday highs in the teens. The cold spell follows a month’s second extreme low, recalling a four below wave on Dec 11–12, as churches plan Christmas programs and carols resume amid preparations for a possible Blue Christmas.
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Lawrence
Topeka Weather Bureau
Midwest
Kansas
Journal-World Christmas Carol Caravan Sunday Schedule
The Journal-World and Santa Claus lead a four stop Christmas carol caravan at 5 30 p m Sunday with eight junior high carriers under Bob Willcox and David Boyle. Each site hosts a 20 minute visit from Santa and the Brass Choir with lyrics printed in the paper.
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Journal-World
Santa Claus
Journal-World Carrier Boy Brass Choir
Bob Willcox
David Boyle
Santa
Heavy Weekend Mailings Near 61 Mark, Post Office Says
Postmaster James Parsons reports December mail load behind last year’s peak but anticipates heavy weekend mail to bring totals close to the 1961 level. With good weather, last minute shopping surged and mailings were delayed. 2,871,076 pieces had been processed through Thursday.
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Lawrence
James Parsons
Parsons
Nine Little Sneaks Fund Mom West Trip
SAYVILLE N Y AP nine children from ages 16 to 18 months to 18 contribute dimes nickels and pennies over months to fund a Christmas Eve flight for their mother to visit California relatives in Santa Ana. Their father helped. The mom plans a week with her parents Mr and Mrs Rueben Molberg.
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Sayville
N.Y
John Hayden
California
Long Island
Hayden
John
Maureen
Santa Ana
Dennis
Nicholas
Margaret
Donald
Michael
Thomas
Christopher
Skybolt Missile Flight Marks First Aircraft Launch Success
A B52 bomber released the 39 foot Skybolt from about 40,000 feet and the rocket flew its mission under its own power, reaching a 300 mile climb and landing in a distant target area, marking the first successful ballistic-missile test from an aircraft. The test occurred as disputes over Skybolt linger from Bahamas talks, with future launches unlikely until the program is reassessed.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Air Force
Douglas Co
Skybolt
Bahamas
Kennedy
Macmillan
United States
Great Britain
U.S
Nassau
Western Alliance
Britain
Polaris
Pentagon
Russell Stover Christmas Can Dies at Cooper Drug
A brief notice reports the Christmas candy can from Russell Stover failed or was unavailable at Cooper Drug on 9th Street and Mass Avenue, affecting local shoppers.
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Russell Stover
Cooper Drug
9Th & Mass
Polaris Deal Triggers Bitter British Debate
London reports a Kennedy Macmillan agreement to swap Skybolt for Polaris missiles sparking cross party and press outcry. Labor accuses late costly surrender while Thorneycroft hails an imaginative Western alliance step and continued RAF role amid questions on costs and deterrent independence.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Kennedy
Britain
Skybolt
Labor Party
United States
Macmillan
Conservative
House of Commons
Peter Thorneycroft
Nassau
Royal Air Force
RAF
Europe
Laborite
Daily Herald
Daily Express
Daily Mirror
Banks of Lawrence Closed for Christmas Day Holiday
Banks in Lawrence will be closed on Tuesday December 25 in observance of Christmas Day. The legal holiday affects all branches and banking operations paused for the day.
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Lawrence
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