UN to Deploy Congolese Troops in Katanga
United Nations will base 900 Congolese troops at Kamina in Katanga to support UN command. The first 90 are to be flown in Wednesday under Gen Sean McKeown. Katanga battles ease but sporadic gunfire persists near Kipushi as Katanga deputies prepare to join talks in Leopoldville.
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Byrd Opposes Kennedy Health Plan in Congress Next Year
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia said he would oppose action by Congress next year on President Kennedy's program to provide health benefits for the aged under Social Security. The remark was made in Washington as part of Byrd's broader criticism of the administration's health planning proposals.
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UPI
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Winchester
Fire Destroys Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville
A stubborn blaze destroyed the historic Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville early today, killing at least one guest and leaving property loss estimated at 2 million dollars. The four story brick structure hosted seven U.S. presidents and dates back to 1856 with Civil War ties.
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To File Charges In Stabbing Death
LAS VEGAS authorities said they would file charges today against an 18 year old Army youth jailed here after the Christmas Eve fatal stabbing of a Villanueva man at Aurora Colorado. Phillip Benavidez of Ft Carson Colorado was visiting relatives when arrested with two juveniles. Pete Encinias 23 of Villanueva died from two stab wounds in the heart while en route to St Anthony hospital in Las Vegas.
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AP apologizes for erroneous Kennedy twist report
New York dispatch from UPI reports AP apologized to President and Mrs. Kennedy for an erroneous story claiming Mrs. Kennedy danced the twist in a Fort Lauderdale club. White House and AP president McKelway issued retractions and telegrams urging newspapers to publish the apology.
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UPI
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Fla
Chavez Back In Hospital After Christmas Illness
Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico returned to a hospital bed at the National Institute of Health to convalesce from a throat ailment after spending Christmas with his family at his residence. Mrs Chavez reported a ordinary turkey dinner with no extra special celebrations.
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UPI
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D-N.m
National Institute of Health
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Search On For Planter Of Bomb In Colombia
An army of investigators led by Interior Minister Londono probes who planted the Christmas Eve bomb at the Buga army post. At least 51 dead and 122 wounded as worshippers gathered for services and a fireworks display. A suspect named Gustavo Nes Barabbas, a harness-maker, was reportedly killed in the blast. Nes’s widow was questioned while authorities check motives and links to an underground leftist group Moec. The device appeared to be a pipe filled with dynamite birdshot and stones.
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United Press International
Buga
Colombia
UPI
Fernando Londono
Bogota
Moec
Cali
Here
Gustavo Nes Barabbas
Mexican Divorce Mill Seized in Central Mexico
Police in Mexico seized a mail order divorce ring operating from central Mexico with offices in Cuernavaca and other sites in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. The scheme allegedly sent phony decrees to tens of thousands of couples across three continents, with California alone believed to have 50 000 invalid divorces.
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UPI
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Spain
Mexico
Cuernavaca
United States
California
Lovington Woman Wins Buick in Christmas Bonanza Drawing
Mrs Sadie Gilland of 618 West Avenue H won the 1962 Buick as the first ticket drawn from a drum with more than 100000 entries The massive crowd along the square and surrounding streets estimated at 6000 to 7000 attended The event also awarded smaller prizes to Jerry Harris Susan Marshall Jimmie Garcia Librada Aranda Lita Powell Gregg Berryhill and Mary Lou Rhodes with continued details on page 5.
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Sadie Gilland
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Jerry Harris
West Avenue O
Susan Marshall
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South Eighth
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Lita Powell
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Gregg Berryhill
West Harrison
Mary Lou Rhodes
Yuletide Traffic Toll Surges Across Nation
United Press International reports a yuletide traffic toll near 550 deaths for the 78 hour holiday, far above early estimates. California led with 33 deaths, Texas 50, New York 39, while Illinois Michigan Ohio and Pennsylvania each exceeded 23 to 26 fatalities. Alaska Arizona Delaware Hawaii Rhode Island reported no traffic deaths.
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Weather overview for Northern and Southern New Mexico
Partly cloudy conditions across the northern border with fair weather elsewhere. Breezy eastern plains today, cooler Wednesday. Highs 20s to 60s, lows 5 below to 5 above west of Rio Grande. Southern New Mexico shows fair skies with winds and cooler plains Wednesday, today 55 to 68. Local towns report continued cold or cooling trends through Wednesday.
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Kennedy State of the Union prep under year end medical review
President Kennedy undergoes a year end medical checkup in Palm Beach to assess his back and readiness for the State of the Union address. Doctor Wade and White House physician Dr Janet Travell examine him as advisers plan budget talks and the speech with Kennedy.
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Preston Wade
New York
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