Kennedy Plans Review Of Freed Cuban POWs
President Kennedy will review Cuban exiles at the Orange Bowl in Miami after welcoming 900 relatives and freed invaders. Manuel Artime and Jose Perez San Ramon led the delegation calling for thanks for freeing Cuba and defending democracies.
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Kennedy
Manuel Artime
Jose Perez San Ramon
Ismael Lugo
Miami
Artime
Palm Beach
Cuba
Jacqueline
Lee Radziwill
Caroline
John Jr
United States
Port Everglades
Here
Fidel Castro
Castro
Florida
Jose Delgado
Roman
Havana
U.S. Air Force
U S Gave Bountiful Aid To POW Families
Released invasion prisoners report that the U S funded their families while they were jailed. Payments reached 300 dollars monthly for some married men with dependents. Refugees and U S officials say funds were sent from Washington to the Cuban Revolutionary Council for distribution. Several prisoners claim accounts held up to 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
API
U.S
Washington
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Texas DPS Reports 102 Fatalities in Holiday Count
The Texas Department of Public Safety tallies 102 dead in Operation Deathwatch from midnight December 22 to midnight January 1. Estimated total fatalities for Texas are 180, with traffic deaths at 56 of 92, self-inflicted deaths 21 of 42, and miscellaneous deaths 25 of 46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
East Berlin Youth Escapes Across Spree Amid Gunfire
A 19 year old East German swam the icy Spree River to freedom as border guards fired about 25 shots in a snowstorm. He reached a hospital with exposure, while escapes by others have ended fatally or by capture. The timing followed a show trial of Harry Seidel, 25, accused of aiding refugees via a tunnel toward the West under Khrushchev era tensions.
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Berlin
UPI
Spree
West Berlin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
East Germany
Harry Seidel
Berlin Wall
East Berlin
Texas Jaycees Name Top Five
The Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce named five outstanding Texans of 1962 Dr. Dwain Freeman Dodson Edgar Foreman Guy King Jr. R. W. Liston and James Edwin Lyon. They were chosen for initiative and success in the free enterprise system and will be honored at a Brownsville banquet January 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Prairie
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Dwain Freeman Dodson
San Angelo
Edgar Franklin Foreman
Odessa
Guy King Jr
Waco
R. W. Liston
Harlingen
James Edwin Lyon
Houston
J. Robert Sheehy
Texas Jaycee
Brownsville
Grain Probe Details in Anson Case and Bankrupt Firm
Warrant for arrest planned after complaints signed by H A Weatherby Jr state alleged fraud in grain receipts tied to Storage Inc of Anson. J D Hudson and Cecil Hudson face felony charges over shortages totaling millions of pounds and an estimated $700,000 value. Involuntary bankruptcy filed in Abilene targets Anson firm with claims by Quaker Oats, Cooper Tire, and Standard Insurance. Arrests and bonds reported as county investigators probe storage facilities in Morton Lehman Hermleigh Sylvester and Wastella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Weatherby Jr
State Agriculture Department
Dist. Atty
Todd
Anson
Hudson
Market Poultry and Egg Co
Abilene
Quaker Oats Co
New Jersey
Cooper Tire and Rubber Co
Delaware
Standard Insurance Co
Oklahoma
Hermleigh
Sylvester
Wastella
Texas Agriculture
John White
Morton
Cochran County
J. D. Hudson
Storage Inc
Cecil Hudson
Lehman
Haskell Warehouse Co
Jones County
Dave Reyes
Jerry Hudson
Wildlife plan funds and dam project for Texas Panhandle
Wildlife plan area and hunters will spend $59,400. The Canadian River Project aims to furnish municipal water for 11 cities in the Texas Panhandle and High Plains. Construction of Sanford Dam is under way in Hutchinson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunters
Texas Panhandle
High Plains
Sanford
Hutchinson County
Land slide buries four of five in Mexico City hillside collapse
A landslide at the foot of the Tepeyac hill in Mexico City buried four members of a family of five and destroyed several small houses. No further details on casualties or rescue efforts were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
UPI
Tecamachalco Hill
Donovan Says He Led Bay of Pigs Prisoner Swap Alone
James B. Donovan told The Washington Star he alone directed the prisoner exchange with 1,113 Cuban detainees and Castro aid, denying that Attorney General Kennedy masterminded the deal. He cited the October missile crisis and said drug-company cooperation and legal assurances were required for the swap.
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Berta Barreto de Los Heros
Castro
Havana
Cuba
James B. Donovan
New York
United States
Washington
The
Washington Star
Robert F. Kennedy
Donovan
Kennedy
Star
Atty
Fidel Castro
Guthman
Justice Department
Atty. Gen. Kennedy
Lake Placid
N.Y
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Assn
the Star
Khrushchev Responds to Adenauer on Berlin and Peace Talks
Khrushchev questions the West Berlin status and proposes UN flag representation for NATO troops, aiming to renew East West talks without deadlines. He criticizes Adenauer for blocking negotiations, ties his stance to Pope John XXIII’s peace appeal, and warns that war could engulf West Germany if talks fail.
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East Berlin
NATO
Berlin
Adenauer
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Bonn
West Berlin
United States
Pope
John XXIII
Peter Fechter
Berlin Wall
Fechter
German Democratic Republic
Federal Republic
West Germany
Baby News Shared By Families Across West Texas
A series of birth notices from Shallowater to Snyder reports multiple newborns at West Texas hospitals. Parents include Everett, Mullin Paschall, Hartford McNeeley, Willams, Bryant, Mansell, Culpepper, Zapata, McCutcheon, Keller, Cotton, Moore, Manley, Sunday, McClain, Mendoza, and Corbell Sr. Each item lists weight, time of birth, hospital, and parental occupation.
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Bobby Roy Everett
29Th St
West Texas Hospital
Wolff's Nursery
Clyde Mullin Paschall
Shallowater
Winford Hartford McNeeley
J. Wason
Aubrey Odell Willams
Lovington
Jin’ West Texas Hospital
Cactus Drilling Corp
Jimmy Alvin’ Bryant
A Cornell
Public Finance Co
Clarence Lee Mansell
Auburn
Borden's Dairy
John Louis Corbell Sr
Taylor Hospital
Vance Hatchery
Alert Officer Credited In Lubbock Burglary Arrests
Two Lubbock men aged 47 and 33 were arrested Thursday afternoon as suspects in a burglary at a Texas Tech student residence. About $1,300 in personal belongings were reported missing after Motorcycle Patrolman Lee Roy Voigt observed the pair stumble from a restaurant at 4th Street and Avenue H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Lee Roy Voigt
4Th St
Ave. H
L. R. Voigt
Suspect Shot At After Robbery Break-In Report
A robbery investigation traces a suspect who fled into a residence after a car hijack attempt. Police recovered clothing and valuables from the car and linked items to Jerry Wayne Batson and Gary Barker, while other residents reported additional losses including a tape recorder, radios, phonograph and jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Texas Tech
27Th Street
7Th St
Avenue K
Jerry Wayne Batson
Gary Barker
6Th St
Barker
Batson
Bud Sims
Bill Rutherford
Plainview
Bob Hesl
Seymour
Paul Price
Ballinger
Jim Reynolds
Eustace
Ackerly
Violence at Galveston docks as worker shot amid banana boat unloading
A dock worker was shot in the foot at Pier 21 in Galveston while unloading 50,000 banana boxes from the Brida Thornden. Police and city officers rushed to the scene after four shots were fired, marking the first violent incident since the ILA strike began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Payne Jr
35Th St
Payne
Galveston
VPI
International Longshoremen’s Association
Robert L. James
Pier 21
Brida Thornden
ILA
New Year Holiday Traffic Fatalities Forecast
The National Safety Council estimates 420 to 480 deaths and up to 21,000 injuries in a 102 hour New Year holiday period from 6 p.m. today to midnight New Year’s Day. The council notes a non holiday period would see about 410 deaths and 18,000 injuries.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Barnett: Troop Presence in Mississippi to Remain
Gov. Ross Barnett said the federal government plans to keep troops in Mississippi as a permanent presence to guard against racial disorders. About 300 troops are at Oxford during the University of Mississippi Christmas recess, with prior activity around 500 during earlier protests. Army engineers invited bids for a $75,000 Oxford building project at the airport, including 15 prefabricated buildings and related infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
UPI
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Barnett
University of Mississippi
Oxford
James Meredith
Army
Mobile
Bitter cold grips continent as European toll climbs
European nations endure the worst winter in memory with death tolls rising across the holidays. Italy reports fifty deaths and 42 in traffic. Britain logs 114 fatalities and train crashes add to losses. Snow disrupts travel from Spain to Norway, while Denmark and Ireland suffer weather related casualties.
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ONDON
Europe
Rome
Spain
Scandinavia
Alps
Citms
Italy
Forcoletta
Switzerland
Ireland
Lisbon
France
Paris
Britain
London
England
Fred Harding
Durham
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Mason City
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Associated Press
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Linda Steinhauser
New Mexico
Mary Jane Ray
Becky Bentley
Alabama
Susan Elliott
Shelby Smith
Sandra Castle
Tex
Winfrey Rogers
Marilyn Geyer
Barbara Nordhold
Tennessee
Ellen. Elkins
Nancy Loyd
Georgia
Irwin
Leatherman
Mildred Ann James
Scarlett Cornwell
Arkansas
Niki Lettunich
Gladden Burris
Linda Kay Owen
Barbara Lundell
California
Cynthia Thomas
Khrushchev Au
Ronald Culpepper
32Nd St
Methodist Hospital
KFYO
Jesse Zapata
16Th St
Pinkie
Dan McCutcheon
Bruce Keller
25Th St
Dale Cotton
Railroad Ave
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Hemphill-Wells Co
Robert Moore
E.th St
Porter Clinic Hospital
Atlanta Life Insurance Co
Doyie
Kenneth Manley
Tulane
Plains Machinery Co
Roy Andrew
9Th St
Paymaster Oil Mill Co
Harry Weldon McClain
33Rd St
Snyder
Lauf Clinic
Snyder Steam Laundry
Fidencio Mendoza
Arsline
Helda
Alva B. Cummings
St. Aycock
Curtsinger
35Th
Orlando
Kilburn
Paynes
Tech
Coed
Tech Coed
United Presse. International
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