Kennedy swims as sharks spotted near presidential yacht
President Kennedy swam in the Atlantic near Palm Beach aboard the Honey Fitz with Peter Lawford and Lee Radziwill when a report of two brown sharks, five to six feet long, was received. They exited the water quickly and returned to a luncheon cruise, resuming shore by the late morning.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Atlantic
Honey Fitz
Peter Lawford
Lake Worth
UN Drive May Be Showdown In Congo Crisis
U N forces pressed the offensive in Elisabethville and urged Katangan police to join the central government in ending Katanga secession. Tshombe fled the palace as U N planes and troops gained control of key Katanga areas, while diplomatic reports warned of a possible clash to resolve the Congo crisis. The UN reported low Katangan casualties and few prisoners as police fled into the bush.
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Elisabethville, Congo
U.N
Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
U. N
Elisabethville
United Nations
Tshombe
Johannesburg
Leopoldville
U.N. Congo
British Urge End To Fighting Over Katanga Siege
London told the United Nations not to conquer Katanga militarily as a path to Congo reunification. A Foreign Office note to U Thant urged stopping the fighting, warning a forceful settlement could mean a prolonged UN occupation. It proposed accepting Tshombe’s offer for a fair division of Katanga's mineral earnings with Kinshasa.
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London
Britain
United Nations
Katanga
Congo
Foreign Office
U Thant
New York
U.N
Thant
Moise Tshombe
Leopoldville
Elisabethville
China Ready to Test Nuclear Bomb in Sinkiang
New Delhi AP reports Communist China plans its first nuclear test in remote Sinkiang Province very soon. The Indian Express quotes Lhasa radio claiming Beijing seeks a nuclear force to balance power. Officials could not confirm the report.
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New Delhi
India
China
Sinkiang
Indian Express
Lhasa
the Express
Probe of Dock Strike Began in Senate Inquiry
Senate investigators opened a probe into the Maine to Texas dock strike involving about 60,000 workers as union leaders denounced the move as harassment. The dispute centers on work gang sizes with ship owners seeking smaller crews while longshoremen resist automation and job reductions.
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New York
Senate
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
William V. Bradley
International Longshoremen’s Association
Thomas Gleason
ILA
Anthony Anastasia
Albert Anastasia
Washington
McClellan
Kennedy Congratulates Exiles At Miami Brigade Review
President Kennedy addressed Brigade 2506 and 30 000 Cuban exiles at the Orange Bowl in Miami praising a future free Cuba. He pledged no invasion promises but urged education and readiness as exiles chanted Guerra and Libertad. The crowd cheered while veterans, some wounded, were welcomed home.
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Fia
Kennedy
Cuba
U.S
Brigade 2506
Havana
Castro
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Families Committee
New York
James B. Donovan
Orange Bowl
Stadium
Jose Miro Cardona
Cu‘ban Revolutionary Council
Donald Barnes
State Department
Additional 2,500 Cuban relatives to join Bay of Pigs prisoners
James B Donovan said 2,500 more relatives of the released Bay of Pigs invaders would travel from Cuba to the United States on Red Cross ships returning from Cuba. He noted Castro had proposed a U.N. trip but had not reneged on allowing relatives to leave.
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Lake Placid
N. Y
James B. Donovan
United States
Cuba
Fidel Cadra
Donovan
Red Cross
New York City
Oso
Castro
United Nations
Casttro
American Red Cross
Deaths Expected In Holiday Traffic Toll
National Safety Council data project 420 to 480 traffic deaths before Tuesday midnight amid four day New Year holiday. Over half of crashes due to speeding, 38 percent involve drinking drivers. Estimated 18 000 to 21 000 suffer disabling injuries. Snow and ice worsen conditions. Historic tolls cited from 1956 57 and recent holidays.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Tax cut urged as key to faster 1963 growth
Secretary Hodges described the economy as strong yet slow to gain momentum and urged an income tax cut to spur consumer demand and business investment. He warned 1963 may grow more slowly than 1962, while noting record output and high living standards in 1962.
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Washington
Luther H. Hodges
Congress
Hodges
Judge Fined For Slapping Law Officer
Fremont Ohio AP Sandusky County Judge George Reinbolt was fined 100 dollars and costs for slapping sheriff deputy Robert Smith of Gibsonburg who had reported the judges reckless boat operation on August 12. A 50 dollar portion was suspended after the judge apologized in court, a conviction for assault and battery.
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Fremont
Ohio
Sandusky County
George Reinbolt
Common Pleas
Robert J. Gabel
Reinbolt
Robert Smith
Gibsonburg
Smith
Sheriff's Office
Coast Guard
Looking Back at 1962 in The Journal
The Journal reviews events from 1962 locally, nationally, and internationally and previews the year ahead. Pictorial highlights appear on page 25 with more reviews to follow, including business and industry. The sports highlights of the year are promised for Monday.
Sullen Gunmen Admit 5 Killings
Two sullen gunmen Emanuel Samper and Henry P. Du Sablon confessed to a four day holdup spree in two states, admitting five killings from Manhattan to Queens and Bronx stores. They were arrested in a midtown hotel after cash at the scene ranged to about $100.
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NEW York
Emanuel Samper
Henry P. du Sablon
Frank C. Ross
Woburn
Ross
Henry J. Jassem
Manhattan
du Sablon
McElroy Says Suits His Duty As AG
Ohio's outgoing attorney general Mark McElroy said he filed suits to dissolve seven corporations for alleged Sunday business violations because he views it as his duty as chief legal officer. Atty. Gen. elect Saxbe called the move ridiculous while noting backlogs in highway condemnation and workers compensation work. McElroy defended actions and cited a record number of highway appropriation cases and two years reduced trial waiting times for workers comp claims.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Mark McElroy
Atty. Get
William Saxbe
McElroy
Saxbe
State Highway Department
Attorney General’s
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