Skybolt Fate Hinges On Kennedy Macmillan Meeting
In Washington the Skybolt missile program faces potential abandonment as Kennedy and Macmillan plan a Bahamas meeting December 19 20. The budget review delays final decision while Britain questions the costly project and its nuclear role. Kennedy calls Skybolt highly sophisticated but notes US and UK interests may alter course amid funding competition and past test failures.
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UNDebt Payment Boosts Thant Push on Katanga
United Nations Secretary General U Thant welcomed broad support from a 110 nation budget committee for paying Congo debt. The 75 to 17 vote with 14 abstentions endorsed a World Court opinion binding members to fund peacekeeping, paving a path to suspend voting rights for late payers.
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Loveland Enacts Tax City-Ordinance
Cincinnati AP Loveland a city of about 5000 enacted a one percent city income tax effective Jan 1. It offers no exemption for residents who work in Cincinnati and face both city levies. A court test is possible since the measure may breach state constitutional limits on income taxation to one percent.
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U S to Impose Penalty On Ships Trading In Cuba
President Kennedy plans penalties on non Communist ships trading with Cuba by denying American cargoes. Regulations expected in about two weeks revive pre crisis policy to tighten the Cuban embargo and raise the cost of Soviet support. Kennedy outlined aims tied to ongoing U S Soviet talks and insisted on continued reconnaissance against reintroduction of weapons.
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Negotiations Sought on Berlin Settlement by Soviet Leader
MOSCOW AP dispatch: Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko said the Soviet Union seeks a settlement on the Berlin question with no deadline for agreement. He warned that if the West balks, Communists would sign a separate peace with East Germany, and he reiterated Khrushchev's proposal to replace Western troops in West Berlin with a UN flag. The plan includes safeguards for Berlin’s independence after a treaty and troop withdrawal.
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Two Children and Mother Die in Cincinnati Fire
In suburban Remington, a mother Janet Bissantz 43 and her children Linda 7 and Mark 4 died when a blaze destroyed their home. Marvin C. Bissantz husband and General Electric employee was at work. Firefighters found the mother and daughter dead as flames were spotted around midnight in zero temperature. the son died later in hospital.
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Thief Breaks Car In Near Zero Chattanooga Theft
In Chattanooga Tennessee a vehicle was broken into as temperatures neared zero and two pairs of insulated underwear were stolen. Police investigated the incident and canvassed the area for clues. The theft occurred during freezing conditions with no injuries reported.
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Arctic cold wave grips nation with heavy losses
A vast arctic air mass slammed the eastern half of the country with record lows and widespread damage. Florida crops face multi‑million dollar losses while the citrus border suffers. deaths climb toward 100 with some estimates near 150. Temperatures fall to single digits in places, zero readings in Georgia and Alabama mountains, and fires across Georgia claim several lives.
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Biting Air Adds To Ohio Weather Woes
A massive snow and ice jam trapped more than 250 vehicles on a six mile I 9 stretch in Northeastern Ohio as sub zero temperatures plunged to record lows. Lake County towns faced wind driven snow while Ashtabula County received three inches of new snow.
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Weather forecast hints at warmer temperatures tomorrow
The forecast calls for cloudiness and rising temperatures possibly up to 22 above zero tomorrow while tonight may not fall below six above or rise above 14 above. Today felt colder due to high wind with a 2 below low at 7 am and 14 high at 3 pm.
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Cleveland Weather Bureau
Record Cold Grips Buckeye State with Deep Snow
Toledo posted a record for December 12 dating back to 1871 with 9 below zero while Akron Cleveland and Columbus set date records at 5 1 and 2 below. Findlay and Pandora hit 11 below as unofficial readings dropped. Ashtabula led snow with five inches and total around 48 inches. Painesville Buron Chardon Conneaut Cleveland Novelty reported 29 to 40 inches. Driving remained hazardous as snow piled and cold persisted.
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Cold War Initiative Urged By Dean Rusk
Paris AP United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged NATO to take the initiative in the Cold War and show freedom is the future. He spoke at the NATO winter meeting of Western studies on diplomatic problems, noting Cuban crisis outcomes and Soviet weaknesses create new Western opportunities.
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Khrushchev Declares War on China and Backed Tito
Premier Khrushchev told the Supreme Soviet he would combat both right wing and leftist opportunism in world communism. He praised Yugoslav President Tito and issued a peace with Belgrade while criticizing China and Albania for sectarianism and deviation from Moscow’s line.
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Rebels Press Brunei Chase Widens Across Borneo
British troops pushed from reclaimed towns in Brunei and northwest Sarawak chasing rebel bands fleeing into jungles and swamps. Lt Gen Sir Nigel Poett said guerrilla resistance was already remote after six days of revolt, noting rebels were armed mainly with shotguns and a few rifles while seeking an independent Brunei Sarawak North Borneo state.
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Historic Mariner II nears Venus close approach
Mariner II, after a troubled voyage, readies a close 20 000 mile pass by Venus to study the planet through its clouds. Despite a dim Earth view and solar panel issues, the craft has recorded space climate on an 182 million mile journey and aims to set a new radio distance record.
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