Cuban Forces Brace for U S Invasion Claims
Havana reports mass troop movements and intensified military displays as Fidel Castro accuses the United States of planning an invasion by January 18. The U N Security Council rejects the charge, with a majority calling no proof and no vote taken. Raul Roa warns the threat remains despite U S denial.
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Havana
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
United States
Castro
U.N. Security Council
Malecon
Revolutionary Youth Organization
Hotel Nacional
Gulf of Mexico
Latin America
Eisenhower
U.S
L-Nation
Chile
Ecuador
Cuba
Council
Soviet Union
Ceylon
United Arab Republic
Britain
China
France
Liberia
Turkey
U.A.R
Omar Loutfi
U.N
Organization of American States
U.N. Assembly
Assembly
Raul Roa
Ohio warming trend brings thaw and mild weekend ahead
The Associated Press reports fair to partly cloudy skies over Ohio with a warming trend from night near 23 to 46 by midmorning. Thawing ice and snow continues in the Hocking Valley as high pressure sits over Alabama and Utah. Mostly clear nationwide with limited northwest precipitation.
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Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Hocking Valley
State
Chesapeake
Cincinnati
Columbus
Cleveland
Youngstown
Alabama
Utah
Associated Press
Ohio to expand highway patrol and safety rules plan
Ohio Governor DiSalle's traffic safety panel unveiled an 11 point program to improve highway safety. Key items include adding 250 patrol officers, standardized school bus rules, periodic vehicle inspections, and driver education in schools. The plan urges a safety education center at Ohio State University and aligns Ohio with national vehicle code standards.
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Columbus
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Traffic Safety Committee
Ohio Highway Patrol
W. E. Stuckey
Agricultural Extension Service
Ohio State University
Ohio State
State School Foundation
Common Pleas Court
Department of Highway Safety
The
Legislative Service Commission
Kennedy Urged To Cut Income Tax In Spring
The Kennedy transition team studies emergency measures to revive the economy, urging swift action on aid to education health welfare and public works. The report favors temporary tax cuts only if recession worsens, and questions strict budget balance during downturn.
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Kennedy
New York
John F. Kennedy
New Administration
Eisenhower
Paul A. Samuelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Samuelson
Walter W. Heller
University of Minnesota
Council of Economic Advisers
James Tobin
Yale University
Kermit Gordon
Ford Foundation
Larger Budget Projected Before Exit By Eisenhower
President Eisenhower plans a 1962 federal budget larger than this year with a surplus of at least 600 million dollars. Defense outlays absorb most of the increase as he prepares to send the annual budget to Congress on January 16 before Kennedy takes office January 20, with shifts likely under the incoming administration.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Banks Call for Yearend Bank Condition Reports
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks as of the close of business Saturday December 31 1960. A similar call was issued for Ohio state banks.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Ohio
Governor hints prosecution in 1958 Bergen murder case
In Columbus Ohio Gov Michael V DiSalle signaled support for prosecuting William Bergen in the 1958 slaying of his wife. Bergen's lover Edythe Klumpp was already convicted and had her death sentence commuted to life with possible early pardon.
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Columbus
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
William Bergen
Bergen
Edythe Klumpp
DiSalle
Labor plan to cut payroll taxes inches toward Kennedy program
AFL-CIO leaders propose a 20 point program to lift the economy and curb unemployment. Vice President Nixon concedes defeat to Kennedy and names Johnson as official winner of the vice presidential race. A task force urges Kennedy to push $30 billion in loans to upgrade U.S. education. Eisenhower accepts Ezra Taft Benson's resignation as agriculture secretary effective Jan. 20. In Nigeria, Nigeria demands France’s envoys exit over a third atomic test. A separate political episode covers a Cincinnati murder case involving Bergen and testimony from Mrs. Klumpp under a truth serum interview.
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Afl-Cio
New York
Kennedy
Washington
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Bergen
di Salle
Wellston Given 60 Day Warning for Sewage Plant
The State Water Pollution Control Board gave Welliston 60 days to build a 200000 wastewater treatment plant after the city council rejected expansion plans. The board opposes a lagoon system due to adjacent municipalities. If no action, the case goes to the attorney general and fines may follow.
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Columbus
Ohio
Jackson County
Wellston
State Water Pollution Control Board
Welliston
State Board
Attorney General's Office
Sheriff Residence Renovation Approved in Hocking County
Hocking County commissioners approved extensive renovations to the sheriff's jail residence. Gerald K. Sinnott of Logan won the general work bid at 779.89 with other bids of 1145 and 1545 from local bidders. Also approved was a 150 automatic gas water heater installation by William Peters to serve the jail section and vents for both heaters. Bids for a new sheriff cruiser are to be opened by Jan 23. Courthouse restrooms will stay open until 9 p.m. daily. An animal claim for 30 was approved for two sheep killed by dogs.
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Hocking County Commissioners
Gerald K. Sinnott
Logan
Raymond A. Manter
Eby's
William Petters
New Plymouth
Peters
Sheriff's Department
Auditor's Office
Wayne Hermon
Laurelville
Senator Young Drops Ohio Democratic NationaL Committeeman Bid
Senator Stephen M. Young of Ohio told state Democratic leaders he has abandoned plans to run for the Ohio Democratic national committeeman post.
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Washington
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Filibuster Fight Dominates Senate Ahead of Kennedy Agenda
In Washington the Senate moves on rules to curb filibusters as bills surfaced for Kennedy's early program. Liberal and Southern blocs clash over time limits, with a potential compromise seen. Bills include a 389.5 million aid for distressed areas, a 1.9 billion education grant plan, and a retired workers medical care measure. Goldwater proposes stopping early election returns from influencing Western voters.
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Washington
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ii
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
McNamara
Sen
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Algeria Begins Historic Vote Amid Security Clampdown
Polls open across Algeria as President de Gaulle seeks local self government and a path to independence if rebellion ends. Bombs damaged Radio Algiers lines as 3.9 million Muslims, 700,000 colonists, and 340,000 French troops prepare to vote with villages first and cities last.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gaulle
Paris
France
Scuba Bears Dive Under Ice at Lake Logan
Logan skin divers from the Scuba Bears club cut through 10 inches of ice at Lake Logan to reach 39 degree water. Don and Ron Schultz and Ralph Brandon swam about 30 minutes in four feet of water under a snow topped lid, with helpers John Coakley and Dick Enderle tending the safety line.
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Lake Logan
Scuba Bears
Don
Ron Schultz
Ralph Brandon
John Coakley
Dick Enderle
Don Schultz
Ile
Fire devastates Thomas Hotel in San Francisco blaze
A deadly hotel fire at the four story Thomas Hotel on Mission Street in downtown San Francisco killed at least 15 people and injured many more. Fire Chief William Murray said the blaze started in a first floor mattress and spread rapidly through the building. Among the dead were residents including pensioners and two men identified as Ray Gorman and Ed Saylor. Dozens were rescued, some from wheelchairs, as survivors stood in their underwear awaiting ambulances. The temperature was 3 percent below freezing during the morning blaze.
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San Francisco
Thomas
Mission St
William Murray
Chief Murray
Murray
Ray Gorman
Ed Saylor
Earl Blake
Herbert Isett
Isett
Chartiers Oil Sells Wells To Waverly Co
Chartiers Oil Co of Pittsburgh sold its roughly 85 wells and four compressor stations in Perry and Hocking counties to Waverly Oil Works Co of Pittsburgh. The Chartiers operation date back to 1885 with holdings in West Virginia and Michigan. John Shannon of Bremen will supervise the Waverly field operations. Tack W. Wheeler of Logan previously ran the main office now moved to Newark. Several former Chartiers staff will continue with Waverly including Harry Witschy and others in the Straitsville area. A local field office will operate at the New Straitsville warehouse on Greendale Rd.
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Chartiers Oil Co
Pittsburgh
Waverly Oil Works Co
Perry
Hocking
Chartiers Company
Waverly Company
John Shannon
Bremen
Harry Witschy
Chartiers
Shannon
Straitsville
Greendale Rd
Tack W. Wheeler
Logan
Newark
West Virginia
Michigan
Carl Fink
Floyd A. Echart
Sherman Starr
Stephen Howdyshell
Carl J. Dunkle
Ottis Thompson
Howard Pryor
Corning
Ralph Brown
Lancaster
Harry B. Meldrim
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Organized Labor
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Nigeria
White House
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California
Marysville Reformatory
Lake Cowan
Clinton County
Klumpp
Sen. Young
Blaze
Chartiers Oil
Waverly Co
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