Katangans Hold Ground as U N Airlift Resumes in Congo
U N transports resumed dawn airlift to Elisabethville to reinforce besieged troops. Two hundred Irish soldiers joined the effort amid ongoing shelling and sniper fire as Katanga forces maintain positions near the city. Ground fighting and a strategic underpass remain contested.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Elisabethville
U.N
Sean McKeown
Congo
U.S
U.N. Congo Command
Washington
Katanga
Air Force
Paris
Chuckle on Parenting Theories Before Marriage
A light quip notes a man who had three theories about raising children before marriage and now has three children but no theories. The joke reflects a shift from planning to lived experience with a humorous twist.
Santa's Helper Sick Children Will Miss Him
Ann Arbor authorities report Albert Warnhoff, 72, longtime Santa's helper, is in an Ann Arbor Hospital with lung cancer after 59 years of making over 45,000 toys for sick children. This year he produced 500 toys to be delivered locally next week but cannot find a successor to continue the charity work.
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Santa
Ann Arbor
Mich
Albert Warnhoff
Warnhoff
Balaguer Rejects Civic Union Plan For Dominican Regime
Dominican government rejects the National Civic Union plan for a seven member provisional council to replace President Balaguer and install democracy. Talks continue though Civic Union says negotiations ended. A general strike persists for the 10th day as crowds voice hope for liberty by Christmas.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
Civic Union
Rafael Trujillo
Constituent Assembly
Congress
Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria
Trujillo
Balguer
Genera
Labor Told No Price Controls by Labor Chief Goldberg
Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg told AFL-CIO leaders that unions have leeway under Kennedy wage restraint policy. He said the administration favors advancing wages and standards if earned and not harming price stability, stressing responsible collective bargaining and fair wealth distribution. Kennedy urged broader tariff powers and foreign trade policy to aid labor and business. some union leaders pressed for clearer protection under a proposed adjustment plan.
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Bal Harbour
Fla
Arthur J. Goldberg
Afl-Cio
Goldberg
Kennedy
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Congress
America
George Meany
Tots Eager to Deal Santa Mail Shows
New York Post Office has received over 2000 Santa letters with requests ranging from a hairdresser doll costing 11.88 and half payment by Santa to needs for food or modest gifts. Some writers include personal notes about schooling and honesty, while others list playful warnings about keeping a copy of their letter.
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NEW York
Santa
Santa Claus
New York Post Office
Santa urged to bring correct toy for Chicago boy
A Chicago youngster pins a list of favorite toys to a catalogue and promises a Lindberger cheese and rye sandwich for Santa’s accuracy. The postal official notes the boy’s letter highlighted the items, aiming to ensure the right gift arrives.
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Chicago
Santa
Hussein Takes Rest During London Medical Checkup
King Hussein of Jordan arrived in London from Amman to undergo a medical checkup and two weeks of rest. He told reporters at an airport news conference that he had been working hard for two years and was feeling tired.
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London
King Hussein of Jordan
Amman
Flare-Shot Rocket Aims To Measure Earth Distances
The Air Force launched a 32 foot Astrobee solid-fuel rocket from Point Argello California for Project Cambridge to help measure distances on the earth. Flares of 62 million candlepower would be set off at high altitudes and photographed to improve land and sea measurements.
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Point Arguello
Calif
Air Force
Pacific
Cambridge
Air Force Research Laboratory
Mass
Hepatitis Outbreak Prompts Boil Water Order in Sawyerwood
Akron area health officials report 28 hepatitis cases in Summit County with Sawyerwood Elementary School noting three ill students. Poor water infrastructure from wells and nearby septic tanks is blamed for the outbreak and has led to a boil water advisory for drinking and cooking.
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Akron
Ohio
Sawyerwood
Martha Nelson
Summit County Health Department
Nelson
Weather outlook shows near normal temps and light snow risk
Temperatures over the next five days trend toward normal with a slow rise to around 42 for highs and 27 for lows. Rainfall totals between a half and one inch are possible Saturday through Monday, with a chance of snow tomorrow. Tonight’s low near 25. Saturday’s high about 44, while yesterday reached 38 at 3:30 p.m. An overnight low of 18 was recorded today, the season’s coldest so far in Middletown.
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Middletown
UNICEF Halloween drive raises funds amid Congo notes
UNITED NATIONS N Y AP UNICEF reports Halloween contributions ahead of last year with 1 106 000 received from U S communities for health and welfare programs. Officials say no trick or treat money has been diverted to the Congo and a U S Committee spokesman notes the total is about 12 percent higher than this time last year.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Children’s Fund
Unicef
U.N. Congo
Congo
U.S
White Paper Warns Asia of Communist Threat in Viet Nam
The State Department report warns of a clear and present danger of Communist conquest in South Viet Nam and nearby states. It describes Viet Cong strength of about 8,000 elite fighters in 30 battalions plus thousands more in local areas, aided by North Viet Nam with backing from Moscow and Peiping, and urges allies to prepare and press the International Control Commission to act.
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Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
State Department
Asia
Southeast Asia
North Viet Nam
White
Control Commission
Col
Hoang Thuy Nam
Viet Nam
Moscow
McCrackin to be released from Brownsville workhouse
Rev. Maurice McCrackin a 55 year old Cincinnati minister who fasted for justice for 25 days in Haywood County Workhouse will be freed Saturday. He refused food and work during detention over a loitering charge linked to his aid for evicted tenant farmers who registered to vote.
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Brownsville
Tenn
Cincinnati
Maurice McCrackin
Haywood County
McCrackin
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Hamburg
Labor
JFK
Norman Walker
Labor Convention
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Nahin
Crane Sueeeree
Nason
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Unicef Children’s Fund
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