Kennedy Cuba invasion leaders to meet with President
President Kennedy prepared for a Palm Beach meeting with five leaders of the April 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion and the head of the Cuban Families Committee. The group, joined by the 1 113 prisoners' relatives, planned a 5 p.m. session at the president's holiday home. A Cuban ship carried 923 emigrants toward Port Everglades as three Coast Guard cutters escorted the rescue voyage.
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Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
White House
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Miami
U.S
Port Everglades
Cuba
Havana Harbor
Mercy
Coast Guard
Havana
Androscoggin
Florida
Everglades
Washington
Soviet Shakeup Frees Kazakhstan Leaders After Poor Harvest
Soviet press reports a broad leadership shakeup in Kazakhstan. Deputy premier Ignatov lost his post while Dinmukhamed Kunayev and M N Radionov were fired as first and second Kazakh party secretaries. Ismail Yuspov and Mikhail Solomontsev named to replace them amid Khrushchev criticism of agriculture.
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Tass
Ignatov
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Kazakhstan
Izvestia
Kazakhstan Party
Dinmukhamed A. Kunayev
M. N. Radionov
Ismail Y. Yuspov
Kunayev
Mikhail Solomontsev
Radionov
Frol A. Kozlov
Central Committee Presidium
AREA FACES NEW BLAST
A frigid Arctic outbreak grips much of the nation with subzero readings across the Great Lakes and Midwest. Lubbock and Texas Panhandle areas see near freezing nights and in the 30s by day as a warming trend nears, while Wisconsin Colorado and other states log record lows and snow.
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Great Lakes Region
Middle West States
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Arizona
Milwaukee
Madison
Iowa
Utah
Illinois
Nebraska
North Dakota
Montana
Missouri
Minnesota
Michigan
New Mexico
Nevada
Dalhart
Flagstaff
Arizona Mountains
Europe
Scotland
Spain
Siberia
Britain
Kennedy OKays Basic Structure of Tax Plan in Budget Talks
President Kennedy approved the basic framework of the administration tax reform program, including a top to bottom tax cut, after a two hour meeting with fiscal and economic advisers in Palm Beach. Douglas Dillon said the next step is drafting the actual bill for submission to the new Congress while budget officials reported progress.
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Calm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
House
Ways and Means Committee
Sec. of Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Congress
Dillon
Treasury
Hobe Sound
Kermit Gordon
Walter Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
Defense
Health
Education
Undersec. of the Treasury
Henry Fowler
Gordon
Heller
British Holiday Crash Kills 20 on Boxing Day Trains
A London-bound train collided with a stationary Birmingham-bound train near Minshull Vernon, killing 20 and injuring about 60. Four children and at least one U.S. serviceman among the dead. rescue crews and doctors worked through icy conditions. Police reported the first train had been stopped about 10 minutes at Cotswold Junction before the crash.
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United Press International
England
Scotland
U.S
Crewe
Liverpool
Birmingham
Cotswold Junction
Minshull Vernon
London Express
Britain
Soviet accuse U S embassy staff of spying in Moscow
The Soviet Foreign Ministry charged several U S Embassy staff with activities incompatible with diplomatic status and urged the embassy to stop such actions. The embassy denied the charges and Western observers noted a toned down spy scare. Capt. Alexis H. Davison, Robert K. German, and Hugh Montgomery were named by Soviet press, though not in the ministry statement.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
OSCOW
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Richard Funkhauser
Moscow
Alexis H. Davison
Atlanta
Air Force
Robert K. German
Dallas
Hugh Montgomery
Springfield
Mass
Funkhauser
Mikhail Smirnovsky
Soviet Union
Foy D. Kohler
Maid of Cotton Judging Opens in Memphis 1963
AP reports in Memphis that 20 finalists from the cotton belt arrive to compete in prelims for the Maid of Cotton contest. Judges select finalists for the invitation-only Friday night final at City Auditorium. winner serves as goodwill ambassador for the cotton industry. Finalists include Gladeon Burris Stillwater Sandra Castle Bonham Ellen Elkins Dallas Susan Elliot Lubbock Marilyn Geyer El Paso Niki Lettunich Clint Winfrey Rogers El Paso Shelby Smith Albuquerque Linda Steinhauser Austin.
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Memphis
Tenn
Good Will
Charles Rollins
Sandra Castle
Bonham
Linda Steinhauser
Austin
Mary Jane Ray
Jackson
Miss
Gladeon Burris
Stillwater
Okla
Cotton Belt
City Auditorium
National Cotton Council
Tex
Ellen Elkins
Dallas
Susan Elliot
Lubbock
Marilyn Geyer
el Paso
Niki Lettunich
Clint
Winfrey Rogers
Shelby Smith
Albuquerque
Armored Bus Drives Eight to Freedom from East Germany
Hans Weidner, a disabled veteran, outfitted a 1941 bus and led eight refugees through three East German border barriers toward West Berlin. Bullets scarred the bus and its lights were shot away but the group escaped unharmed in a Christmas‑time bid that began in Neugersdorf.
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Associated Press
Erlin
Hans Weidner
East Germany
West Berlin
Weidner
Juergen Wagner
Wagner
Neugersdorf
West
Television ad relief remedy headline jostles viewers
A commercial about a headache remedy airs widely drawing commentary. Viewers report mixed reactions to the ad's presentation and claims.
Christmas Day Fire Ravages East Otto Business District
A Christmas night blaze in East Otto New York destroyed most of the business section causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Separately a fire in Laceyville Pennsylvania destroyed four buildings including the firemen's hall with losses around 200000 dollars.
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East Otto
N.Y
Laceyville
Grim Christmas toll marks second highest traffic deaths
The four day holiday ended with a traffic death toll of 654 nationally, the second highest on record behind 1936 Black Christmas. In Texas 102 fatalities led states, with at least 56 deaths on the highways. The National Safety Council estimated 420 to 480 more deaths could occur over the New Year weekend as travelers return.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
Texas
Safety Council
Zorin Farewell Luncheon Held By U.N. Officials
Secretary General U Thant and his Cabinet held a farewell luncheon for Valerian A. Zorin the Soviet deputy foreign minister who has headed the Soviet delegation in New York for the past two years.
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RED United Nations
N.Y
U Thant
Valerian A. Zorin
Prayer excerpt asking for grace and steadfast worship
Almighty God from whom every good prayer cometh and who pourest out on all who desire it Thy spirit of grace. Deliver us from coldness of heart and wanderings of mind that with steadfast thoughts and kindled affections we may worship Thee in spirit and in truth through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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God
Jesus Christ Our Lord
Bank robber nabbed before loot could be pocketed
FBI agents Monte A. Hall and James E. Tarleton stopped Richard Dean Holtan, 27, in a San Francisco bank after he demanded $1,500 from teller Maureen Laval. Hall signaled Tarleton to join the line, Holtan handed a withdrawal slip, and $1,400 was placed on the counter before officers recovered the money and the alleged bomb threat. Holtan faced bank robbery charges.
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United Press International
Francisco
FBI
Monte
A. Hall
Richard Dean Holtan
Maureen Laval
Frank Price
Hall
Hibernia
Holtan
Watertown
Holton
Miss Laval
James E. Tarleton
Tarleton
Price
Brinks Robbery Loot Estimate Climbs To 150000
Authorities raised the Brinks truck theft estimate to upwards of 150000 dollars. Lt. Walter Weingart leads the Cook County investigation as Parker Jones of Brink's Chicago reviews deposits from 35 clients to finalize the total. Detectives study tire tracks around the abandoned truck near a bowling alley outside Des Plaines to identify the getaway car.
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Chicago
UPI
Brinks
Walter Weingart
Cook County Sheriff's Police
Parker Jones
Brink
Des Plaines
Weather Map and Forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
Cloudy to partly cloudy and warmer. low around 22 and a high near 44. Southeasterly winds 10 to 25 mph. Also shows prior 24 hour temperature highs and lows for Abilene Amarillo Oklahoma City Dallas Roswell Denver and other locations.
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Abilene
Albuquerque
Houston
Amarillo
Okla
Dallas
Roswell
Denver
W. Falls
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