Freed Bay of Pigs relatives reach Miami by ship
The freighter African Pilot docked at Port Everglades bringing 922 relatives of Bay of Pigs invaders to freedom and reunion with husbands sons and fathers in the United States. Red Cross and health workers aided processing before buses carried evacuees to Miami for reunions with prisoners freed before Christmas.
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Miami
Fla
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale
Fidel Castro
Red Cross
Cuba
Immigration and Health Department
South Florida
Castro
Refugees Arrive As Ha vana Freighter Joins Harbor Scene
About 200 observers watched the freighter enter Havana harbor as port officials restricted access to newsmen. The Red Cross logged nine contagious cases aboard and 11 refugees in need of ambulances. An American flag flew from the stern while three Coast Guard vessels escorted the ship. Passengers stayed awake overnight amid nerves and excitement. The ship’s life gear was inadequate, and only 12 passengers were designed to be carried. Four children contracted measles after arrival, leading to isolated families. Medical officials downplayed quarantine concerns.
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The
Red Cross
Havana
Banning Lary
Miami
U.S. Coast Guard
United States
Talks Open Between Pakistan and India Amid China Border Pact
Pakistani and Indian ministers began Kashmir talks after Pakistan and Red China disclosed a principle deal on a 200 mile border segment along Kashmir. Ayub Khan asked leaders to clarify the agreement as Britain and the United States urged settlement to ease regional tensions and nonaligned India's arms queries.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Kashmir
China
Sinkiang
U.N
New
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Ayub
Red China
India
Subcontinent
Britain
United States
Briain
Tipsy Arrest Tales Refocus on Drunken Driving
Los Angeles police arrested 43 year old Heywood Tipsy on a drunken driving charge. The incident adds to city concerns about impaired driving and public safety as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the arrest.
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Los Angeles
Heywood Tipsy
Chinese Communist leadership contention noted by Harriman
Assistant Secretary of State W Averell Harriman said Communist China is openly bidding to lead the world communist movement, challenging the Soviet Union. He warned differences between the two will widen as the struggle for leadership unfolds and labeled China as possibly the more dangerous threat to the Free World.
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Washington
W. Averell Harriman
China
Soviet Union
Harriman
Moscow
Kennedy
Premier Daulenov Fired in Kazakhstan for Nationalism
Pravda reports Salken Daulenov, premier of Kazakhstan, was dismissed for nationalism and ethics violations and expelled from the Kazakhistan Communist central committee. Din muhamed Kunayev is named as his replacement, moving from party chief to premier as Moscow reshuffles power.
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Moscow
Pravda
Soviet Union
Kazakhstan
Salken Daulenov
Communist Party
Dinmuhamed Kunayev
Kunayev
Four More Flee From Ek Germans
Berlin AP reports four more East Germans escaped to West Berlin during the night, bringing Christmas holidays total to 14. A 26-year-old crossed the eight foot border wall at Neukölln unobserved. Three men aged 19 to 22 forced barbed wire at the British sector border. a guard triggered a flare but they found safety. The largest group was four adults and four children in a bus breaking through at Babelsberg near West Berlin, operated by Hans Weidner, a 40-year-old war cripple on crutches who planned the escape for six months.
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Babelsberg
West Berlin
Hans Weidner
Adenauer Signals Cautious OK for Polaris Pact
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer gave a guarded endorsement to the Anglo American missile deal but seeks more details and NATO council discussion. The Nassau agreement approves British acquisition of Polaris rockets to arm submarines within a NATO nuclear force, reported from Washington.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Adenauer
Kennedy
Nassau
Harold Macmillan
NATO
Sledding Mishap Claims 11YearOld In Bellefontaine
Sandra Sue Petty aged 11 of Rt. 1 Bellefontaine died after a coasting sled crashed into a tree during a Wednesday outing. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Petty and a Benton county resident.
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Bellefontaine, Ohio
Sandra Sue Petty
Rt. 1
Bellefontaine
Herbert Petty
Pushinka Secret Pregnancy Practice at White House
Palm Beach AP report notes Pushinka, the Kennedys' pet dog, may be pregnant with a litter. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger declines to confirm or deny tests showing pregnancy, with results expected in about ten days. Pushinka is Strelka's daughter, given to the Kennedy children by Khrushchev.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Pushinka
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Caroline
John Jr
Soviet Union
Strelka
Kennedys
Khrushchev
Stevedores Halt Plan To Unload Seed Potatoes
Stevedores in Charleston South Carolina cancelled plans to unload seed potatoes amid a longshoreman strike halting most East and Gulf Coast port work. The Charleston ILA local bowed to top union officials and faced possible charter loss, while banana unloading continued in Charleston under union pressure.
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Charleston
S.C
Gulf Coast
International Longshoremen’s Association
Afl-Cio
South Carolina
William V. Bradley
ILA
Galveston
Tex
East
High Death Toll Seen On Holiday
CHICAGO AP The four day Christmas holiday traffic toll reached 646 with safety experts predicting 420 to 480 more deaths may occur during the New Year weekend. Severe winter weather blamed for many fatalities while 107 fires and 85 other accidents add to an overall 838 deaths. Final counts lag prior records.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Winter Cold Grips U S Regions Across Nation
Subzero readings surfaced in Utah and Midwest while Western and Midwestern cities posted higher than record lows for the date. Icy air shifted east from the north central region with subzero nights in Illinois Indiana Michigan and near zero in Ohio. Snow areas reported subzero marks in Utah Delta recorded minus seven. Southeast was chilly though Florida stayed milder. Freezing conditions prevailed Tennessee with 20s in the western area and 30s in northern Georgia Alabama and western North Carolina.
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Associated Press
West
Midwest
Utah
Western
North Central
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Delta
Florida
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Weather forecast: warming temps ease cold wave
The region will see slowly rising temperatures with a low of 22 tonight. Friday looks fair and moderately cold. Yesterday's high reached 23 at 2 PM and a low of 6 at 8 AM. Today’s low was 5 at 5 AM.
Father Held In Assault On Sisters
Evansville Indiana AP reporting a 23 year old father of five was held on a 10 000 bond for assault and battery with intent to commit a felony after beating sisters Vicky Seibert 13 and Patricia 11 as they left the Evansville Public Health Nursing Association building following a dental appointment. They remained in critical condition at Welborn Memorial Baptist Hospital but were improving. Garrett a Bible carrying janitor was arrested shortly after clinic staff found the girls.
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Evansville
Ind
Douglas Fairbanks Garrett
Vicky Seibert
Patricia
Evansville Public Health Nursing Association
Welborn Memorial Baptist Hospital
Garrett
Fadhli State Sees Sultan Ousted and Ahmed Bin Abdulla Installed
A communique reports the state council of Fadhli deposed Sultan Abdulla Bin Othman and installed Ahmed Bin Abdulla Fadhli in his place. The move marks a political leadership change in the region.
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Aden
State Council
Fadhli
Sultan Abdulla bin Othman
Ahmed bin Abdulla Fadhli
Mansfield Talks 1963 Plans Aboard Kennedy Yacht
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana met President Kennedy for a two hour policy discussion during a Florida luncheon aboard the Honey Fitz. Mansfield and his wife traveled by express speedboat through fog and seas to join the President for a sunlit intracoastal cruise.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Senate
Mike ‘Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Washington
Florida
Lake Worth
Honey Fitz
Mansfields
Secret Service
Bank Robber Surrenders After Christmas Holiday
INDIANAPOLIS AP reports bank robbery suspect Charles E. Williamson 32 Richmond surrendered Wednesday after spending the holiday with his family. He faces a federal indictment for the October 16 holdup at the East Main Street Branch of the Second National Bank of Richmond. Bond set at 25000.
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Indianapolis
Charles E. Williamson
Richmond
East Main Street
Second National Bank of Richmond
Three Children Die After Fall From Toy Cliff
In Ogden Utah three children Shauna Southwick 9 Mark Way 9 and Bonnie Ross 8 climbed Waterfall Canyon for a hike. They disappeared after parental permission and were found at the base of a 500 foot cliff. Mark and Bonnie died on the scene and Shauna died en route to a hospital. The canyon summit had ice from seepage as temperatures hovered above freezing.
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Ogden, Utah
Water Ifall Canyon
Utah City
Paul Southwick
Shauna
Mark Way
Bonnie Ross
Kennedy to Meet Pentagon Chiefs and Cuban Envoys at Palm Beach
President Kennedy hosts a briefing with civilian and military leaders on national defense and budget plans. He also holds talks with five high ranking Cuban participants in the Bay of Pigs invasion, four released from Cuban prisons, amid mixed feelings about past mistakes and freedom. Kennedy and Treasury officials discuss the 1963 tax cut package as final decisions loom for the $51 billion defense budget and broader tax changes.
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Bay of Pigs
Morro Castle
Havana Harbor
Cuba
Palm Beach
Fla
Pentagon
Kennedy
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Lather
The
Treasury
Kennedy aides brief Cuban prisoner talks and defense chiefs
Undersecretary Fowler called the tax cut talks productive though unfinished as Stanley Surrey agreed. Dillon left Florida to join, McNamara departed Aspen, and Gilpatric Taylor and other joint chiefs flew in for military discussions over Skybolt. Salinger announced a Kennedy meeting with freed Cubans, who would tell their own story. Manuel Artime led the delegation after the ransom exchange, urging Cuba’s return, with Perez San Roman Oliva and others among the released.
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Treasury
Henry Fowler
Stanley S. Surrey
Dillon
Hobe Sound
Fla
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Aspen
Colo
Washington
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Maxwell Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Miami
Manuel Artime
Cuba
Joe Perez San Roman
Erneido Oliva
Roberto Perez San Roman
Enrique Ruiz-Williams
Alvaro Sanchez
Chuckle: Parents Bedtime Tease for Young Bellies
A playful quip notes that nothing leaves a child more thirsty than seeing parents retreat to bed. The line captures a lighthearted parenting moment about bedtime routines and a child’s longing for attention.
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