High Holiday Deaths Predicted Across Chicago Area
The National Safety Council predicts 650 to 750 traffic deaths and 27 000 to 33 000 disabling injuries during the 102 hour Christmas holiday period from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Tuesday. Comparable nonholiday period deaths average 470 with 20 000 injuries. The 1956 Christmas four day period saw 706 deaths, while last year’s three day holiday had 524. Through October, the national traffic toll averaged 110 daily, totaling 33 430 for ten months.
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National Safety Council
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Men Trapped Under Fresh Concrete In Rocket Test Cell
Rescue workers dig through concrete and steel at a 250-foot deep rocket test cell in Tullahoma Tennessee searching for four men believed killed after a 304-ton wedge of concrete collapsed. The accident followed a chain reaction when freshly poured concrete set.
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Tullahoma
Tennessee
Dominicans Vote Set Despite Push For Postponement
Dominicans prepare for their first dictator-free election in 38 years as Dominicans await vote amid a party demand for a one month postponement. Emilio de los Santos said ballots will not be delayed and Bosch faces backlash over charges of communism.
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Dominican Republic
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Emilio de Los Santos
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Revolutionary Party
Rafael Bonnelly
Juan Bosch
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Laurdico Garcia
Bosch
Chuckle: Santa Gets Credit But Pop Pays the Bill
After Christmas, humor turns to the fund flow as Santa gets the credit for gifts while Pop shoulders the cash. A light aside about holiday spending and family finance.
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Pop
Missing Boys Found in Buck Creek Near Plum Street Bridge
Springfield Ohio AP reports two seven year old boys missing since 4:30 p.m. Monday were found dead in Buck Creek near Plum Street Bridge. Victims James Hatcher and Benney Price were identified as local youths. Police fire and deputies hunted the area overnight, tracing tracks to the creek bank.
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Charles Hatcher
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R. Price
Senegal Leader Prepares Final Victory Endorsement
In Dakar the National Assembly is set to formalize Senghor's power win over Premier Dia after a clash over a leftist economy. Dia loyalists seized the Assembly, four were jailed, but deputies met at the president's home to remove Dia from office. Senghor cites emergency powers and vows prosecution. Senegal gained independence in 1960.
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Science City Being Built By Russians
Former Sen. William Benton reports the Soviet Union is constructing a vast new science city deep in Siberia. The center will host 16 separate institutes for about 50,000 researchers and is described as a symbol of Soviet intellectual challenge to the West. Benton, Britannica publisher, says it is the first of several Siberian centers.
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Norris Dies of Injuries in Ohio Traffic Crash
Emmett W. Norris, 78, father in law of author and lecturer Jesse Stuart, died in a Tronton hospital from injuries suffered in a traffic accident Monday.
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Ohio
Emmett W. Norris
Jesse Stuart
Negotiators Waiting In Miami For Cuba Prisoner Exchange
In Miami, James B. Donovan flies to Havana to pursue terms with Fidel Castro for freeing 1,113 Cuba invasion prisoners in exchange for food and medicine. Red Cross sponsorship and a flotilla of medicine shipments underscore negotiations as Cubans and relatives await Castro’s word.
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Cold War Talks Set By Kennedy And Macmillan In Nassau
President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan begin talks in Nassau amid NATO Western alliance strains. Discussions focus on Skybolt, Cuba crisis fallout, Moscow Peking split, and future India military aid, with Britain resisting scrapping its deterrent and seeking its own warheads.
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Kennedy signals Nike Zeus funding remains uncertain
President Kennedy indicated continued resistance to funding production of the Nike Zeus antimissile system. He cited cost and the need for system perfection after two successful intercept tests, noting development may proceed with about the year's 235 million allocation but production likely waits until readiness is proven.
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Pacific
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Gromyko
Britain
Weather area expects cool day with fog lingering
Temperatures in the 50s by day and around 30 at night are forecast through tomorrow. A heavy fog reduced visibility to zero at Columbus Marietta Mansfield and Zanesville this morning though the area remained fairly clear otherwise. Yesterday's high was 52 at 4 pm and the low 24 at 8 am. This morning's low was 22 at 7 am.
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Zanesville
Kennedy says long path to real understanding with Khrushchev
President Kennedy in a TV radio chat says it will be some time before the United States and Soviet Premier Khrushchev achieve real understanding. He cites dangers from Red China and the Soviet drive to expand a Communist world in a nuclear age, but says the Christmas mood is to be pleased at thwarting Communist domination. He rejects an early summit and notes that the Cuban crisis complicates negotiations while underscoring a policy that inspection is vital for any disarmament accord.
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