Tshombe Again Alters Course
Katanga leader Moise Tshombe secretly fled Elisabethville and traveled to Ndola near the Northern Rhodesia border amid reports of a return to Katanga to resist U.N. forces. Diplomats note a possible last ditch stand while U.N. advances press toward Kolwezi and Sakania opens a vital supply route.
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Ndola
Northern Rhodesia
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Elisabethville
Katangani
U.N
U Thant
Congo
Tshombe
Kolwezi
U. N
Tehombe
George Sherry
Sakania
Rhodesia
Thread of Evidence Nets Young Burglar in Glasgow
A Glasgow youth is jailed after a thread from a drawer propelled detectives to the thief. The thread led from the crime scene through a window and into the boy’s home, unraveling the sequence of events as the burglar moved room to room.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Cold Northeast Kansas Weather Summary
Cold through Sunday with partly cloudy skies. Tonight's low near minus five to minus one. Sunday high around ten. Temperature readings show a high of 26 and a low of 1 with snow totaling 3.6 inches and rainfall of .32 inches. Record high for this date is 70 and record low is minus 20.
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Kansas
Areca
Weather Bureau
Cuban exile commander says no U S air cover promised
Jose A. Perez San Roman, commander of the 2506th Cuban Liberation Brigade, told U S officials in Kennedy’s outer office that rebels had no U S air support for the Bay of Pigs invasion. He said they used their own planes which were knocked out and declined further comment on the matter. He was among 1,113 inmates freed on Christmas Eve after over 20 months in Cuban prison camps.
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Washington
U.S
Bay of Pigs
Jose A. Perez San Roman
Perez San Roman
Castro
United States
Cuba
Meredith
Student Judicial Council
Memphis
Tenn
J. D. Williams
Williams
Justice Department
Ole Miss
Summons to Hall in tax case
Former Kansas Gov. Fred Hall will be subpoenaed as a witness in an income tax evasion case against aide Mack Nations. Nations, a Wichita newsman, is to be tried in Wichita around May 20. Nations was indicted for evading $1,201 in 1955 taxes. Hall is executive director of the Long Beach Centennial Exposition.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fred Hall
U.S
Newell George
Mack Nations
Wichita
George
Nations
Hall
Long Beach
Calif
Skindivers Ride: Whale For Hours Off California Coast
Four skindivers off La Jolla tell of riding a 45 foot finback whale for hours after freeing it from a net. Charles Nicklin Jr and three companions describe clinging to its back and flukes as the tired whale towed the net for about 24 hours before taking off south.
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San Diego
California
Charles Nicklin Jr
Nicklin
Alvin Santmier
William de Court
Frank Morejohn
la Jolla
Rescue Saves Seven From Burning Vessel
A 96 foot fishing vessel the St Anthony caught fire in its engine room near Provincetown Mass early today. The seven crewmen were rescued by helicopter moments before a violent explosion wrecked the craft. No injuries were reported. Bernardo Pennino skipper from Everett Mass reported extinguishing efforts before calling for help.
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Provincetown
Mass
Bernardo Pennino
Everett
St. Anthony
Talks on a test ban move to New York talks
U S and Soviet disarmament experts head to New York for exploratory talks on a treaty banning nuclear tests. Officials warn no change in inspection positions, with K Kuznetsov and W Foster leading the discussions amid Cuba and Berlin references.
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Washington
U.S
New York
State Department
Soviet Union
United States
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Geneva
William C. Foster
U.S. Disarmament Agency
Vasily Kuznetsov
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Foster
Kuznetsov
Britain
Cuba
Berlin
Ole Miss Controversy Over Meredith Flare Ups
Ole Miss authorities suspend a student as campus tension over James Meredith grows. Meredith endures jeers at the cafeteria while campus security tightens ID checks and officials monitor demonstrations.
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Oxford, Miss
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Wreck Pace Dips In Spite of Snow
After a snow ice storm, accidents dropped with only scattered incidents reported Friday afternoon into mid morning today. Kansas Highway Patrol notes dangerous statewide conditions though northeast highways remained slick but open. Police prepared for continued sanding and scraping as crews treat hills and bridges in Douglas County.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Bill Cox
Highway Patrol
Dick Krasnicka
Douglas County
Douglas County Tax collection surpasses 1961 pace
Douglas County reports 3 593 413 23 dollars of a 5 555 712 66 tax abstract collected, 208 152 more than last year. First half payments face 10 percent interest. second half due June 20. Personal property bills unpaid by February go to the Sheriff for collection with a fee. About 12 735 personal property and 21 420 real estate statements were issued. The office aims to exceed 98 percent collection.
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Douglas County
Sheriff's Office
Feudal Dukes Hold Key Congress Posts by Seniority
Seniority sustains powerful chairmen in Congress, deemed feudal dukes who bargain with the king. Octogenarian leaders, including Greens and Mills, illustrate how long on the job trains chairmen for pivotal control, with few deposed or quitting.
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House
Senate Appropriations Committees
Lyndon B. Johnson
Theodore Francis Green
D-R.i
Crashes at 9th and Iowa Cut Nearly in Half in 1962
Lawrence records show seven accidents at 9th and Iowa in 1962 with $1,860 damage and no injuries. In 1961 there were 16 accidents causing $2,645 damage with one injury, while 1960 had 15 accidents and about $3,450 damage. The intersection has had a temporary island since 1961 and plans for a four foot medial island and four foot widening of Iowa Street are under study. Predominant 1962 causes were improper turns and following too closely. 1961 causes were yielding right of way and speeding.
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9Th
Iowa Sts
Lawrence Police Department
Iowa
Lawrence
State Highway Department
Yale Road
Iowa Street
Nathan Hale Joins U S Polaris Fleet
The Navy launched its 16th Polaris firing submarine the Nathan Hale in Groton Connecticut designed to fire the nuclear tipped Polaris A3 missile and reach 2 500 miles. The 6 277 ton Hale slid into the Thames River as the Navy readied its 17th Polaris submarine the John Adams for launch at Portsmouth New Hampshire a few hours later.
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Groton, Conn
Thames River
Portsmouth
N.H
Extreme Cold Locks In Snow Across Lawrence Weekend
Lawrence endures eight below zero temperatures as a 3 inch snow remains locked in by sub zero conditions through Sunday. motorists face frequent crashes and stalled cars while taxicabs and service stations handle demand. highs struggle above zero with a midweek warmup unlikely. Local records show 8 below as not threatening the January 12 low of 20 below in 1912.
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Santa Fe
E. 9Th Street
Journal-World
Lawrence
KPS Gas Announces Refund for Lawrence Customers
Lawrence natural gas users will share 177 122 in refunds from Kansas Public Service Co. covering 1954 to June 1961. Checks will be mailed by spring and distributed to all customers based on period usage. Pan American Petroleum and Cities Service settlements ordered the rate refund.
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Lawrence
Kansas Public Service Co
L. C. DeMoss
KPS
DeMoss
Federal Power Commission
Cities Service Co
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Pan American
Cities Service
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Leopoldville
Cyrille Adoula
U.N. Freedom of Movement
Joseph Kasavubu
Cuban
Manuel Penabaz
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Soviet
Congress
Richard L. Lyons
Cial
Wilbur Mills
Ways and Means
Arthur Vandenberg
Senate
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
Dva
Smith
Nathan Hale
U. S
Kansas University
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