Northern Ohio warms after snow. flood fears linger
Akron flood forecaster Grant Vaughan warned that drift banks up to six feet high could feed floods if warming comes too fast. He plans snow belt tests next week to gauge water content while a gradual rise in temperatures eases strain on snow fighters. Cleveland meteorologist Lesley Hobson projected light snow this afternoon.
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Grant Vaughan
Akron Weather Bureau
Vaughan
Cleveland
Lesley Hobson
Plane Crashes Into Los Angeles Homes Killing Eight
A Flying Tiger Line Constellation crashed in foggy North Hollywood near Lockheed Air Terminal, burning six homes and two businesses. Eight people died including four crew, one passenger rode along, with two teens and a woman among the victims. The Civil Aeronautics Board opened an inquiry as fuel-fed flames raged through the San Fernando Valley.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Flying Tiger Lines
Constellation
San Fernando Valley
Lockheed Air Terminal
Burbank
Boston
Civil Aeronautics Board
Franklin Man Performs Miracle Birth Rescue Of Pups
Franklin resident Charles Neely rushed to save newborn beagle pups after mother dog died in freezing cold. He used a hunting knife to open the mother, incubated pups with heat from a box and a light bulb, and performed artificial respiration with a bicycle pump. Vet Dr. Leland Lynch calls it fantastic though warns of possible brain damage from oxygen loss.
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Franklin
Charles Neely
Lowe Drive
Middletown
Leland Lynch Jr
Franklin Man
Neely
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Cleo
Philip
Jerry
Marcia
Paris
Fruit Crop Salvaging Under Way
Freezing weather lingered in the South and Southeast while Florida warmups hastened picking of frozen fruit to prevent thawing. Snow ended in the Midwest and Northeast as cities dig out. Labor crews rushed in central and northern Florida orchards to salvage fruit for juice and concentrate. Florida crop damage remains undetermined. Miami fell to 44 degrees, while Tallahassee reached 24 and Jacksonville 29.
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Florida
Midwest
Miami
Tallahassee
Jacksonville
Khrushchev Scorned By Red Chinese
In Tokyo the Chinese leadership denounced Khrushchev for capitulation ism and condemned the Soviet leader as betraying communism. Peking published a 6,500 word policy statement accusing Moscow of an anti Chinese campaign and proposing a world communist party meeting to heal the rift. Khrushchev’s later parliamentary attack on China signaled reconciliation would be difficult. The statement also mocked Khrushchev’s friendship with Tito and defended China’s border war with India.
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Tokyo
Red China
Moscow
Khrushchev
United States
Peking People’s Daily
Soviet Union
China
Tito
Yugoslavia
India
Chuckle: Husband hunting as sport bends odd license rule
A humorous note contends that in a quirky sport the animal caught must purchase the license, turning the hunt into a comic season. It wryly critiques licensing norms and marriage expectations with playful exaggeration.
Orbit Fine But Relay Whispers
NASA reports the Relay satellite in near perfect orbit with low power minding two transponders. Scientists test sun energy to power its radio relay as Thor Delta rocket launched from Cape Canaveral. Battery voltage remained too low to turn on one transponder delaying communications tests.
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Washington
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jackie and Children Fly to Florida for Christmas
Mrs. John F Kennedy and her two children arrive in Palm Beach ahead of Christmas. The First Lady travels with Caroline and John Jr aboard a military plane from Andrews Air Force Base as the President plans to join them on December 20.
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Palm Beach, Fla
John F. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Caroline
John Jr
Florida
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D.C
Four Die As Constellation Crashes Near Los Angeles
The big Constellation from Chicago crashed in North Hollywood near Los Angeles. Four aboard died: Capt. Karl C. Rader Jr., Copilot David L. Crapo, Flight Engineer Jack W. Grey, and passenger John A. Olson. The midsection remained intact while wings and nose tore through homes and a factory. It was Flying Tiger Line’s fourth crash that year after earlier Pacific, Atlantic, and Cold Bay incidents.
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Laurel Canyon Boulevard
Mike Powers
Chicago
Flying Tiger Line
Karl C. Rader Jr
Burlingame
Calif
David L. Crapo
Compton
Jack W. Grey
San Mateo
John A. Olson
Sunland
North Hollywood
Los Angeles
Burbank
Pacific
Atlantic
Cold Bay
Alaska
Mariner 2 makes first close Venus flyby
Washington AP report details Mariner 2's Venus flyby marking the first close look at another planet. The 109 day 182 million mile journey began at Cape Canaveral, with a nearest Venus approach of 21,100 miles. The craft relayed data for 42 minutes and then continued toward the sun on a 400 day solar orbit. Dr. William Pickering called the event the music of the spheres as scientists hailed the milestone.
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Washington
U.S
Venus
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space Laboratory
Mariner
Earth
Mariner Project
Pasadena
Calif
William Pickering
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of California Institute of Technology
Mariner Venture
Kennedy Says Nation Can Afford Tax Cut Now
President Kennedy urged a front-loaded tax reduction for individuals and corporations to spur growth and reduce deficits, arguing deficits stem from slow growth rather than spending. He spoke to about 3,000 Economic Club of New York members and referenced Gov Rockefeller while balancing questions on timing and foreign aid.
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Kennedy
New York
Economic Club For
New York State
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Loften
Bomb destroys Bethel Baptist Church and two homes in Birmingham
A homemade bomb hit Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham injuring no adults, but a seven month old grandchild of a local activist was hurt minorly. The blast damaged the church basement where 25 children practiced a Christmas play and shattered two nearby houses owned by church trustees Rives and Provitt. Police say the act appears racially motivated and tied to ongoing integrationist activity.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bethel Baptist Church
Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights
Christian Movement Group
Rives
Provitt
Shuttlesworth
Bethel Church
Eugene Connor
V. C. Provitt
James R. Rives
The
Alabama
Thant Urges Katanga Ban on Mineral Exports
United Nations secretary-general Thant urged 17 nations to cut imports of copper and cobalt from Katanga, backing Congo Premier Adoula's call for a wholesale ban to pressure Katanga's secessionist leadership. Moise Tshombe faced pressure to accept UN plans for Congo unity.
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United Nations
N.Y
Thant
Katanga
Congo
Cyrille Adoula
Adoula
Moise Tshombe
Action Delayed On State Fair Racing Betting
The Ohio Expositions Commission postponed a decision on permitting parimutuel betting at next year’s Ohio State Fair harness races. The panel, split on reinstating betting, will revisit the issue at the January 11 meeting. A ruling on retaining Rowland Bishop as general manager was also deferred to that session.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Expositions Commission
Rowland Bishop
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Mmany
Wonder
Associated Press
Jackie
Kimbly Rene McWilliams
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