Guiding Star Satellite Launching Is Successful
Transit 5A launched from Arguello California in a Blue Scout rocket, rising for miles and delivering a steady orbital signal for naval accuracy. The first of two space vehicles from the site, it aimed to establish a four satellite network by 1963 enabling global position fixes in all weather. The public witnessed a sunset tinged fireball seen from San Diego to San Francisco and beyond.
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Point Arguello
Calif
San Diego
Air Force
Navy
62 Priests Ordained in Rome in New Ceremony
Archbishop Martin J. O'Connor ordains 62 young Americans in Rome at the Church of Christ the King. A thousand guests attend as the new priests prepare for their first Masses Thursday then return to the United States for assignments. Five Ohioans among those ordained.
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Rome
Martin J. O'Connor
Pontificial North American College
Church of Christ the King
United States
Official's Son Dies Of Injuries
Albany AP report says Christopher B. Minor 20 son of the U S Ambassador to the West Indies died at a Albany hospital from injuries after a car skid on the New York Thruway. He was a Hamilton College student and a crash involved an Ohio truck driver William J Grose Jr 35 of Findlay who suffered no injuries and stopped to help a stranded motorist.
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Albany
N. Y
U.S
West Indies
Christopher B. Minor
Ohio
Minor
Hamilton College
New York Thruway
William J. Grose Jr
Findlay
Chuckle: Middle-age Santa and the pillow dilemma
A humorous quip about aging and comfort as a playful Santa Claus twist. The line shows how midlife changes routine acts like pillow use during role play, highlighting lighthearted self awareness.
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Santa Claus
Capitol Gets Own Yule Tree
Washington AP reports Speaker McCormack orders a 6 foot Christmas tree from the botanic gardens to be placed in Statuary Hall outside the House chamber. He says it is most appropriate for the Capitol to hold a tree noted as the heart of legislative activity.
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Capitol
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Botanic Gardens
Statuary Hall
House Chamber
McCormack
Republicans May Seek Equal Time On Air
The Republican National Committee plans to ask networks for a comparable forum to answer Kennedy's interview. Names mentioned include Dwight D. Eisenhower and William E. Miller, with debate over who should appear and legal questions about equal time.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Kennedy
William B. Sprague Jr
Alhough
Jack Miller
Lown
GOP
Eisenhower
William E. Miller
R-N.y
Turkey To Be Served At State Institutions
About 47 000 pounds of poultry mostly turkey are prepared for Christmas dinners at Ohio's 37 mental hygiene juvenile and correctional institutions. Turkey will be the main course in most, though correctional facilities prefer frying chicken. Dressing cranberry sauce potatoes green vegetables salad mince meat pie milk and coffee will be served to 46 000 patients and inmates.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Prisoners To Be Freed From Havana By Christmas
1962 report says 1 113 Bay of Pigs inmates may be released in exchange for U S food and medicines. New York lawyer James B Donovan led talks with Fidel Castro in Havana aided by Cuban Families Committee members. Donor said release could occur on delivery of 20 percent of demanded goods with a pledge for the rest.
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Havana
Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro
U.S
New York
James B. Donovan
Castro
Miami
Fla
Donovan
Francis Gary Powers
Adolph Abel
Alvaro Sanchez
Virginia Betancourt
Prisners
Tax Cut Proposal Ties Cuba Drug Aid to Prisoner Exchange
Washington sources say the Kennedy administration may grant a $25 million tax deduction to drug manufacturers for medicines donated for a Cuban prisoner exchange. The deduction would be based on wholesale drug value for shipments to Cuba, with Castro seeking $62 million. IRS ruling and final approval awaited.
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Washington
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Congress
Supreme Court upholds Ohio blue law in Sunday sale case
Ohio's Supreme Court declined to hear another challenge to Sunday closing statutes. The ruling follows a Elyria conviction of Morris Rapoport for selling a mailbox and a night light on Sunday at Big Town Super Mart in North Ridgeville. Two Elyria and Euclid cases await decision with hearings possible early next year.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Supreme Court
High Court
Elyria
Euclid
Morris Rapoport
Big Town Super Mart, Inc
North Ridgeville
Loraine County
Rapoport
Ohio Attorney Disbarred Permanently by Court
Ohio's Supreme Court ordered Emanuel Harold Lieberman of Columbus to surrender his Ohio bar license after a stay expired. Lieberman faced tampering charges for allegedly influencing a witness. the Columbus Bar Association brought the case.
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Columbus Ohio
Ohio
Supreme Court
Columbus
U.S. Supreme Court
Emanuel Harold Lieberman
High Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Lieberman
Bar of
Columbus Bar Association
Kennedy's Brazil trip signals U S worry over inflation
Atty General Robert F Kennedy's unheralded visit to Brazil aimed to address Brazil's deep economic and political problems. Washington frets at Governor-elect Adhemar de Barros, ex-president Juscelino Kubitschek and Goulart's inability to stem galloping inflation. The trip to Brasilia and Panama followed talks with President Joao Goulart, with both sides calling discussions useful.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Brazil
U.S
Brasilia
Joao Goulart
Goulart
Kennedy
South America
Adhemar de Barros
Sao Paulo
Juscelino Kubitschek
Lincoln Gordon
Panama
Pope John XXIII Appears Vigorous At Audience
Pope John XXIII, 81, attended a general audience for about 1500 people in Vatican City. He spoke warmly of Christmas, saying the holiday should bring comfort even to those who suffer. Despite a recent stomach illness and anemia, he walked among the crowd with a firm step and a strong voice.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Public May Get Jury's Report Yet
Ohio public may yet receive much of the testimony from the ill fated special grand jury probing influence peddling in liquor sales. Governor DiSalle proposes releasing the transcript on the record after hearings on January 4 to revoke solicitor credentials for James M. Carroll, Columbus distillers agent connected to October accusations by Joseph Makler of Waterfill and Frazier.
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Columbus
Ohio
Special Grand Jury
Michael V. di Salle
DiSalle
George R. Dick
James M. Carroll
Columbus Distillers
Carroll
Joseph H. Makler
Chicago
Waterfill & Frazier Distilling Co
Mahler
Waterfill & Frazier
United States to bolster U.N. Congo force with equipment
A high level U S mission led by Lt Gen Louis Trudeau will go to the United Nations to deliver new military equipment to the Congo operation. Secretary General Thant urged non lethal support as Gardiner pressed talks with Katanga tensions.
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U.S
U.N
White House
Congo
Louis Truman
U Thant
Katanga
Adlai F E. Stevenson
Thant
United States
Stevenson
Robert K. A. Gardiner
Cold front to bring below normal temps soon
Weather predictions indicate a cold front moving through tonight or tomorrow. The five day outlook calls for near normal temperatures with a high near 45 and a low around 27. Yesterday’s high reached 59 at 3 p.m. and the low 29 at 7 a.m. Today's low was 43 at 2:30 a.m.
Kennedy Macmillan discuss Congo crisis and Skybolt fate
In Nassau the leaders reviewed potential Cold War flashpoints and Skybolt missile dispute. Kennedy pressed Macmillan on Congo dangers and broader NATO questions while signaling a shift away from Skybolt development. The talks aimed to avert a renewed Soviet push if Katanga secession destabilizes Leopoldville government, amid friction over European nuclear plans.
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NATO Alliance
France
Congo
Katanga
Leopoldville
Kennedy plans Congo defense talks with UK ally
At a sunlit British island resort Kennedy aims to shape U S views with Prime Minister Macmillan on defending the Congo against Soviet pressure. A U N spokesman said an eight man U S military mission led by Lt Gen Louis W Truman will survey military needs before more aid to U N troops. Analysts note the possibility of U S forces in a crisis and see the move as signaling readiness to Moscow.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Kennedy
Macmillan
Africa
Congo
U.S
U.N
United States
Louis W. Truman
Harry S.S. Truman
Truman
Moscow
Ground Breaking For AF Institute At Wright Patterson
Dayton Ohio AP reports ground breaking ceremonies for the Air Force Institute of Technology new school of engineering at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Gen Curtis LeMay Air Force chief of staff led a list of dignitaries at the event.
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Dayton
Ohio
Air Force Institute of Technology
New School of Engineering
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Curtis FE. LeMay
U.S. Air Force
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