Decision Nearing In Canada
Ottawa reports secret talks heighten talk that Prime Minister John Diefenbaker will dissolve Parliament over U S demands that Canada take a clear stand on nuclear weapons. A cabinet decision could follow after today’s meeting. Rusk defended Ottawa’s stance while noting U S debate over Bomarc missiles and Voodoo jets.
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Ottawa
John Diefenbaker
U.S
Canada
Diefenbaker
George Vanier
Howard Green
Charles Titchie
Washington
House of Commons
Dean Rusk
U. S
Europe
United States
Rusk
Bishop Lichtenberger Predicts Protestant Catholic Reunion
In Cleveland the head of the Episcopal Church Rt. Rev. Arthur Lichtenberger forecasts future reunion of Protestant and Catholic churches with negotiation on doctrine. He cites papal infallibility as the main barrier and speaks during the 146th annual Ohio Diocese convention at Trinity Cathedral.
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Cleveland
United States
Arthur Lichtenberger
Litchenberger
Diocese of
Ohio
Trinity Cathedral
German heiress receives ring from Sam Sheppard
A platinum blonde German heiress, Ariane Tebbenjohanns, announced engagement to convicted slayer Dr. Sam Sheppard. She received a two carat diamond ring, saying she hopes to marry him after his parole. Sheppard, serving a life sentence for the 1954 slaying of his wife Marilyn, could seek parole after ten years.
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Cleveland
Germany
Sam Sheppard
Ariane Tebbenjohanns
Sam
Sheppard
Marilyn
Tebbenjohanns
Duesseldorf
Stephen Sheppard
Marion Correctional Institution
Bonding Firms Refusing Hoffa Bond
Washington AP reports the government weighing legal steps to stop James R. Hoffa from leading the Teamsters if a faithful duty bond cannot be secured. Hoffa cites sudden refusals by bonding firms amid alleged Justice Department pressure. Deputy AG Katzenbach denies the claim as officials note two mandatory bond requirements for union officials and control of union funds.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Hamsters Union Iif
Hoffa
House Labor Committee
Teamsters
Justice Department
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Macmillan And Fanfani Meet Again In Europe Talks
In Rome, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Italian Premier Amintore Fanfani held a second round of three hour talks aimed at breaking French opposition to Britain’s role in a unified Europe. Both leaders pledged to press on, calling European unity a shared ideal and stating that any troubles would spur further efforts.
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Rome
Harold Macmillan
Amintore Fanfani
Britain
Europe
Us, Higher Than Ever,”’ Fanfani
Macmillan
Western floods and winds trigger emergency in Idaho
Destructive winds and blizzard conditions sweep the western states with floods crossing Idaho and California. Gov. Smylie declares extreme emergency in four southern Idaho counties as floods force hundreds from homes and close highways. Northern California sees nine dead and about 500 homeless after heavy rains. Napa evacuations and the Feather River crest noted.
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California
Idaho
Rober E. Smylie
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Napa
Cold Wave Forecast Hits Miami Valley Area Tonight
The Weather Bureau warns a severe cold wave will sweep the Miami Valley tonight, with temperatures plunging to near zero by morning, a drop of about 40 degrees in 24 hours. Light snow is also predicted.
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Miami Valley
Weather Bureau
Thurmond cites Cuban buildup with missiles and planes
Senator Strom Thurmond alleged a substantial Soviet force in Cuba, claiming 30,000 to 40,000 troops, nuclear missiles, and 300 or more aircraft. The Pentagon rejected the higher figures, noting no ballistic missiles or nuclear warheads and far fewer aircraft, while acknowledging some FROG missiles with short ranges and hundreds of launchers.
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Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Cuba
Department of Defense
Thurmond
Senate Armed Services
Dean Rusk
Pentagon
Sig
United States
Sen. Thurmond
Thurter
Caremond
U.S
Siles
Pen- Siles
Tagon
C. O. Slazenko
Kennedy
115 Hour CD Drill At Middletown High School
About 150 people including over 100 students spent the night in a Middletown High School shelter beneath the school in a 15 hour civil defense drill. They drank water and used walkie talkies as they endured a windowless, earthen floor shelter with limited movement in a U shaped crawl space.
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Middletown
N.Y
Middletown High School
Frank Gerhart
Gerhart
John Botens
Sidney Goldner
Botens
Goldner
Stage Set For Barnett Trial
The stage is set for the criminal contempt trial of Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett and Lt. Gov. Paul B. Johnson Jr. The federal vs. state law dispute centers on obstruction of federal court orders regarding James Meredith’s admission to the University of Mississippi. The defense seeks dismissal and a jury trial in separate cases as the Feb. 8 hearing looms.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Paul B. Johnson Jr
St. U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Justice Department
Barnett
Johnson
Mississippi civil rights attorney Higgs charged with delinquency
William L. Higgs, 28, a noted civil rights lawyer and Ole Miss graduate, was arrested in Jackson on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after a runaway youth from a Northern state accused him of improper sexual acts. Bond set at 500 dollars. Higgs, who helped with Meredith legal matters and campaigned for Negro candidates, filed a federal suit for Dewey Greene Jr. admission to the university hours before his arrest. If trial proceeds February 11, it would precede his receipt of the 1963 Florida Lasker Civil Liberties Award.
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Jackson, Miss
William L. Higgs
Mississippi
Higgs
University of Mississippi
Harvard Law School
James H. Meredith
Ole Miss
Dewey Greene Jr
Hinds County
Russel Moore
New York
Two East German Border Guards Defect During Snowstorm
Two Vopos from East Germany defected to the West under a snowstorm near the Oberbaum Bridge over the River Spree in West Berlin. Police reported the men crossed into West Berlin at a heavily guarded area of the so called Red Wall. The defectors were unhurt and their identities were not released.
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Berlin
Oberbaum
Spree
West Berlin
Red Wall
Kennedy proposes 195 million fallout shelter program
Washington AP The Kennedy Administration asks Congress for a 195 million fallout protection program prioritizing suburban shelters. McNamara to Congress urges broadened civil defense to include natural disaster relief. National shelter survey finds over 100 million potential spaces. 70 percent could be readied this year as a nucleus for a nationwide shelter effort near homes and workplaces. Local space remains urban heavy. federal funding deemed necessary to start expansion.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
House
Senate
Pentagon Civil Defense
McNamara
Defense Department
National Shelter Survey
Todays Chuckle Wile Waltz a little faster quip
A brief humorous item notes a witticism about dancing tempo, suggesting a lively tempo while rhumba music plays. The quip casts the partner as urging quicker steps in a lighthearted social setting.
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Wile
Deadly Ankara air crash claims many including Americans
Search crews sift charred debris for victims of a collision over Ulus Square Ankara. The disaster killed 79 and injured nearly 200, with five Americans among the dead including Paul Dragnic, an 18 year old Fulbright student from Nashville, and others identified as C. W. Bartholomew, Caroline Hopp, Robert Pritchard, and Donald Wahl.
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Ankara
Turkey
Paul Dragnic
Fullbright
Nashville
C. W. Bartholomew
Caroline Hopp
Robert Pritchard
Donald Wahl
Minnesota
Miss Flopp
American University
Beirut
Lebanon
Ralph Hopp
University of
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Reno
Feather River
Yuba City
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Civil Defense Program
Meredith
Defense Secretary
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Times Square
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Nicosia
Cyprus
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