U S Relay Satellite In Orbit Continues Christmas Broadcast Plan
U S space project launches the 172 pound Relay satellite from Cape Canaveral to replace Telstar and extend transatlantic radio and TV links. Douglas Delta rocket completes 14th straight success as Relay aims at 700 to 4500 mile orbits and a global December program with live feeds to Europe and the Americas.
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Herring Acquitted in Slaying of Classmate
John Mack Herring, Odessa High School student, is found not guilty by reason of insanity in the shotgun killing of Elizabeth Williams. The ruling frees the youth as his mother and father stand with him, following the Beaumont verdict reported by AP.
Severe cold freezes Florida and blankets Midwest in snow
Blizzards and a brutal cold wave cripple Florida citrus and agriculture while Michigan and neighboring states reel from record lows. Schools close as up to 40 mph winds drive snow drifts. National Guard called in and hundreds of schools shut across Dixie.
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Tax Cut Proposal Outlines Stage One of Stimulus Plan
The CED urges a first stage tax package retroactive to Jan 1 1963 with rates cut at least 8 percent. Top rate falls from 91 to 70 percent and the 52 percent corporate rate drops to 47 percent. Low bracket gains help fund $2 billion of the $6 billion benefits.
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NATO Ministers Invite Spring Meeting in Ottawa
Paris AP reports NATO ministers accepted an invitation to hold their regular spring meeting in Ottawa with the date still to be decided. The move signals planning for alliance talks and allied coordination amid ongoing European security concerns.
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Kiss-Kill slayings: Herring found innocent by insanity
John Mack Herring, 19, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the Kiss and Kill case involving Odessa High School classmate Elizabeth Jean Williams. The jury of 11 men and one woman ruled Williams' death an insane act committed at her request after a goodbye kiss on March 21, 1961.
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Odessa
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Fossil Find near Portales Reveals Ancient Mammoths
Archaeologists at a gravel pit seven miles north of Portales uncover five mammoth skeletons and traces of all North American cultures. Dr. Fred Wendorf of the Museum of New Mexico notes evidence links Llano man with Europe’s Paleolithic, plus remains of camels horses and dire wolves in the pit from a prehistoric lake bed. A museum plans at the site are discussed.
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East German Seaman Seeks Asylum in Turkey
Ehr hards Claus Deuther, 28, jumped from an East German freighter crossing the Bosporus to seek asylum in Turkey. A pursuing rowboat was sent by the ship, but Turkish authorities rescued him near the shore and handed him to police.
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Goodfellows Offer Real Christmas To Needy Children
A letter to the Chief Goodfellows describes a family whose children have long awaited a real Christmas. The anonymous program helps over 6,000 needy children aged 14 and younger with gifts each Christmas morning, funded by charitable contributions. Wrestlers and their fans promote the effort on page 10.
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Gift to be costly Skybolt offer tests British independence
The United States proposed gifting its $500 million Skybolt investment to Britain if London remains committed to an independent nuclear deterrent. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan signaled the policy, while facing opposition at home as Kennedy labeled the project potentially costing at least $2 billion more. The dispute colored talks with the United States and the Nassau meeting ahead.
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Yule Trail Lighting Contest Lights Up Lubbock Nights
The Avalanche-Journal hosts a 151 entry Home Christmas Lighting Contest in Lubbock. Judging began Thursday and continues nightly across the city with a compiled list on Page 4 Sec. D detailing entry locations.
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Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Oxford Action Costs Almost $4 Million
The Army and the Air Force spent a combined 3.85 million dollars to move troops into Oxford Mississippi during September and October amid the University of Mississippi desegregation crisis. The Justice Department earlier reported 406,508 dollars for federal marshals enforcing the enrollment of James Meredith.
Prayer excerpt invokes mercy for world in Jesus name
A short devotional fragment asking God for mercy on an unjust sick world. The prayer emphasizes human might contrasted with divine almighty power and closes in Jesus' name.
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New Yorkers feel void as strike halts daily papers
The Associated Press reports New Yorkers feel life disrupted without newspapers as printers strike continues. Advertisements, comics, TV listings, sports columns, and stock pages vanish, leaving residents to rely on scattered radio and TV coverage and uncertain show openings as Broadway firms scramble for publicity.
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Venus Visit Set Today
The 447 pound Mariner 2 probes Venus at 2 01 p m CST delivering four weeks of data on Venus surface and atmosphere It aims to reveal Venus magnetic fields radio emissions and possible signs of life Scientists from NASA JPL Caltech and Newell Cortright organize coverage to share findings worldwide through Voice of America and a future documentary film
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