U.S. Plans Fresh Congo Aid Including Fighter Planes
Washington reports a forthcoming U.S. package for the U.N. Congo operation may include 10 fighter planes plus transport planes, bridges, and trucks. Final decisions rest with President Kennedy as the U.N. seeks air cover against Katanga raids and ongoing fighting.
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U.N
Katanga
U.N. Air Force
Louis W. Truman
U.S
Congo
Truman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Kennedy
United Nations
U N Forces Take Elisabethville as Tshombe Flee
U N planes and troops seized Elisabethville, Katanga capital, with Tshombe fleeing the palace. U N forces gained control, restored water, planned power return, and began moving on roadblocks while reporting light Tshombe casualties and minimal Katangan arrests.
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U.S
United States
U.N
United Nations
Katanga
India
Ethiopia
Congo
Iran
Italy
Philippines
Sweden
Tshombe
Washington
Elisabethville
the Congo
Moise Tshombe
Kipushi
Kolwezi
Pittsburg Boy Dies From Pellet Gun Wound
Henry Sampson, 12, of Pittsburg, died in a hospital after a target shooting accident. He was wounded in the throat by a pellet gun held by his cousin William Sampson of Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Henry Sampson
Pete Sampson
William Sampaon
Printer appeals state ousting in Topeka
Harry E. Nielsen of Topeka has appealed his dismissal from the state printing plant to the state Civil Service Board. Nielsen was dismissed Dec. 1 by state printer Jean M. Neibarger for alleged misuse of state property amid an investigation that led to Neibarger pleading guilty and paying a $200 fine.
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Topeka
Harry E. Nielsen
State Civil Service Board
Nielsen
Jean M. Neibarger
Neibarger
Cuban Survivors and Kennedy Meet in Miami Welcome Rally
President Kennedy reviewed surviving anti-Castro volunteers freed after the Bay of Pigs defeat. More than 20 000 spectators cheered as the first family arrived in an open car at the Orange Bowl with Mrs Kennedy. Cuban troopers drilled, bands played, and relatives of prisoners watched from the stands.
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Miami
Fla
Kennedy
Orange Bowl
U.S. Air Force
Missing French four engine plane with 21 aboard
A four engine Air Nautique Stratoliner carrying 21 people vanished over Corsica while en route from Bastia to Ajaccio. Search parties scoured the Piedicorte area after radio contact was lost near Ajaccio as bad weather hindered flyings.
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Ajaccio
Corsica
Mediterranean
Stratoliner
Air-Nautique Co
Bastia
Nice
French Riviera
Piedicorte
KP&L to Expand Electric Transmission Around Lawrence
Kansas Power and Light launches a 450000 project to add about nine miles of 115000 volt line north and east of Lawrence. Upon completion in March the loop will connect with existing lines west and south creating a ring around the city and a new substation northeast of the Lawrence generating station. The upgrade adds a power tie to the integrated system improving load movement and efficiency for large industrial use.
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Kansas Power and Light Company
Lawrence
A. W. Stedham
Lawrence Loop
Stedham
KPL
Cooperative Farm Chemicals Plant
Lawrence Generating Station
Lawrence- Leavenworth
CFCA
Thousands Top Holiday Road Toll Forecast
The National Safety Council estimates 420 to 480 traffic fatalities during the 1962 New Year weekend as heavy travel increases on four days ending at midnight New Year’s Day. Drinking drivers and speeding are noted factors with injuries projected at 18 000 to 21 000. Weather and hazardous roads also loom as contributors.
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The
Safety Council
NSC
Associated Press
Unseasonal Kansas Cold Wave Returns Tonight
A sharp cold front pushes into Kansas with temperatures dropping to 5 to 10 degrees above zero. Sunday highs in the 20s, skies fair, after a Friday peak near 40. Early morning readings drop from 30 at 6 am to 25 by 10 am, with light drizzle leaving a trace of precipitation in Lawrence.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Williams Leads In House Battle For Kansas Speakership
Rep Odd Williams of Lawrence leads the 1963 Kansas House speakership race with 89 Republicans to vote. Rep John Conard of Greensburg and Charles Arthur of Manhattan are his rivals. Williams says he has the most committed votes but final results depend on caucus Jan 8 in Topeka. All candidates are KU graduates with varied degrees.
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Odd Williams
Lawrence
Kansas
The
Post
Journal-World
Williams
Topeka
John Conard
Greensburg
Charles Arthur
Manhattan
Conard
Odd
Arthur
Death of prominent contractor in St. Louis mystery
Fred J. Luth, 45, a leading sewer and water contractor, died from an apparent barbiturate overdose. Coroner Raymond Harris could not rule whether it was murder, accident, or self harm. A torn will and a broken home scene deepen the puzzling case in Watson, Wyoming.
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ST. Louis
Fred J. Luth
Raymond I. Harris
Luth
Harris
Watson Wyoas
Charlies Shaw
Fred M. Luth
Church Activity Altered by Fire Damages Sunday School Rooms
Five of the First Presbyterian Church Sunday School classes will relocate after fire damaged meeting rooms early Thursday. The Nursery will meet in the sewing room at the northeast church corner. Kindergarten in the dining room west basement. Primary in the annex first floor. Junior in the south dining room and two south wing Plymouth Congregational classrooms. College in the sanctuary balcony. Round Table in the Plymouth Congregational chapel south wing.
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First Presbyterian Church
Plymouth Congregational Church
Round Table
Plymouth
City to enact new taxi fares by March one
City Commission set meter based rates with 85 cents for two miles and 45 cents for the first two thirds of a mile. Waiting fee 4 per hour and 10 cent per additional passenger. Metered cabs to start by March 1 and rates renewed after six months.
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City Commission
City Hall
Union
Yellow Cab
Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
Yellow Cab Co
Byrd Leaves Hospital After Medical Checkup
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia was released from Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore following a medical checkup and treatment for a fever picked up on a European trip last summer. The text also notes banks in Lawrence will be closed on New Year’s Day for a legal holiday.
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Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Lawrence
KU to Add 6500 Seats and Press Box at Memorial Stadium
Kansas University officials say Memorial Stadium will gain 6500 new seats and a press box in time for the 1963 football season. The plan, approved after modifying concrete work, raises capacity to about 42,900 with bleachers near 45,000. Funding combines reserves, Endowment loans, and private subscriptions totaling roughly $680,000.
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C. A. VanderWerf
EU Athletic Board
The
Journal-World
VanderWerf
Martin K. Eby Construction Co
Wichita
KU Athletic Board
KU Athletic Department
Endowment Association
Athletic Department
KU Physical Education Corp
Eby
W. Clarke Wescoe
A. C. Lonborg
Lonborg
Much colder weather heads into northeast Kansas tonight
Readings show a sharp drop with fair skies, lows around the teens, and a high near 20 expected Sunday. Temperatures ranged from highs in the 40s to lows around 10 yesterday, with record rainfall not matching current forecasts.
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Kansas
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Winter Chevrolet
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