Dick Powell Dies After Cancer Battle In Hollywood
Hollywood mourns singer actor and producer Dick Powell who died of cancer at 58, with June Allyson by his side. He led Four Star Television and hosted the Dick Powell Show, survived by family and colleagues, funeral set for Friday at All Saints Episcopal Church Beverly Hills.
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Dick Powell
Ruby Keeler
June Allyson
Jack Carson
Powell
Charles Laughton
Thomas Mitchell
Miss Allyson
Richard
Four Star Television, Inc
Four Star
David Niven
Charles Boyer
Ida Lupino
Fist
Mildred Maund
Miss Brondell
Misseeeee
All Saints Episcopal Church
Beverily Hills
Forest Lawn
Major Stays With Plane Saves City Over Malibu
Major Keith D. Chmetzberg stayed at the controls of an F106 during an in flight engine failure at 40000 feet and guided the jet toward the sea. He ejected at 1000 feet over Malibu and was rescued from the water minutes later by a fishing boat. The incident occurred during a training mission from George Air Force Base Victorville California on Wednesday.
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Los Angeles
Keith D. Chmetzberg
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George Air Force Base
Victorville
Fire Bug Is Sought In Ohio Garage Fires
Columbus AP reports firefighters again pursue a North Side fire bug blamed for a Wednesday spree of five garages and one residence set within minutes. Using trash barrels to ignite, the arsonist repeats a year of earlier fires, causing $1,830 in damage.
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Columbus, Ohio
Four missing workers feared dead in Terre Haute meat plant blast
Crews with cranes search rubble at Home Packing Co plant for four missing workers believed killed along with 12 others in a scalding explosion. More than 200 workers were inside when the 55 year old building shook, injured 55, six in critical condition. Witnesses recall a rotten smell and a violent blast as doors failed and lights went out. Authorities weigh gas explosion as probable cause.
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Terre Haute, Ind
Home Packing Co
Gerald Fagg
West Terre Haute
Donald Melcho
Terre Haute
Henry Akers
Norman Fesler
Civil Defense
Plane Crash Into Home To Be Probed
Federal agents open an investigation into a private plane crash that struck a physician's home in Chicago killing three aboard. Four others were injured and in critical condition. Four residents of Dr. James V. Mennella’s home were unharmed. The six aboard were returning from Naples after a New Year visit. The deceased include Mrs. Ginette Somlo, 30, her mother Mrs. Elsa Vidal, 64, and Somlo's daughter Susan, 5.
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Chicago
James V. Mennella
Naples
Fla
Skokie
Ginette Somlo
Elsa Vidal
Paris
France
Strike Set At GE in Evendale Ohio
Members of the International Association of Machinists voted to strike General Electric in Evendale a Cincinnati suburb unless grievances are settled. Business Representative Arnold Tucker said no strike will be called for one to three weeks pending sanction by the international union and possible settlement.
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Ohio
International Association of Machinists
General Electric
Cincinnati
Arnold Tucker
International Union
Tragic shooting kills 8 year old in Marietta
An eight year old boy, Clifton D. Ramsey, was fatally shot in the chest in Marietta Ohio on Wednesday. Police detained a 17 year old male babysitter for questioning as investigators work to determine how the deadly blast occurred.
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Marietta, Ohio
Clifton D. Ramsey
Duane Ramsey
Chuckle Girls Remind: Reference Books Are Never Taken Out
A playful note about chuckling at girls who act like talking encyclopedias. It hints that reference books stay on shelves and aren’t borrowed, using light humor to tease the stereotype.
Battle near Tan Hiep subsides as casualties rise
In Saigon area, a major fight 50 miles southwest subsided at night while government troops and Viet Cong evacuated hundreds of casualties. Gen. Harkins visited, estimating encirclement of Viet Cong, with American losses totaling at least 3 dead and 8 wounded in the past 24 hours.
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Viet Nam
Paul D. Harkins
U.S
Vee Nam
Mekong River
Tan Hiep
Pentagon
Mekong
New Blizzard Hits Britain
An AP report describes a new blizzard sweeping southern England, the worst in a century, with continued snow and freezing temperatures. At least 17 deaths are reported and thousands of farm animals perished or endangered. Isle of Wight was hit first, with gales driving the storm inland and roads closed by deep drifts.
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London
England
Britain
Sion
Isle of Wight
Siberian Peasants Seek Refuge In U S Embassy
A group of about 32 Siberian peasants entered the U S Embassy in Moscow seeking asylum from alleged religious persecution. They were eventually taken from the grounds by a Soviet bus after hours of protest, while embassy officials and foreign ministry aides discussed the situation.
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Moscow
U.S
Chernogorsk
Siberian
Richard T. Davies
Foreign Ministry
Davies
Kennedy likely to seek action on East Gulf strike
The Kennedy administration may urge special legislation to end the East Gulf Coast docks strike as Congress nears a new session. Taft Hartley emergency provisions may trigger a report with recommendations including compulsory arbitration, a move labor officials doubt. Meany signals a push to repeal Section 14B, amid a larger right to work debate.
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Willard Wirtz
New York
Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Organized Labor
National
Right To Work Committee
Klumpp Pardon Fight Nearing Deadline In Ohio
Ohio Governor DiSalle faces a potential pardon decision as his term ends. A key deposition by William Bergen, linked to Edythe Klumpp's murder case, is in limbo with courts and a hearing delayed to January 9. Klumpp, now 44, was originally sentenced to death but commuted to life after testimony during a visit to Marysville reform school. Bergen, living in Maryland, works in an insurance firm and recently remarried a 19 year old.
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DiSalle
Walter H. Moorman
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Rockville
Cincinnati
William Bergen
Louise
Ohio
Pardon and Parole Commission
Bergen
Moorman
William F. Hickey
Imon Agene
Ohio Women's Reformatory
Marysville
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Czechs Seek Asylum After Border Crossing on Ice
Two 17 year old Czechoslovak boys crossed the icy March border river on an air mattress and asked political asylum in Austria, police said Wednesday.
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Vienna
Austria
Shooting Probe in Dayton Ties Neighbor and Wife Deaths
Otha Nod went to a neighbor claiming he had been shot and collapsed from a neck wound. Police found Johnnie Mae Clay fatally shot in Clay's home with a pistol nearby. Investigation ongoing to identify the shooter. Clay listed in fair condition at St Elizabeth Hospital.
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Otha Nod
Clay
Johnnie Mae
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Bank Call Issued by Ohio Banks Superintendent
The Ohio Superintendent of Banks issued a call on the condition of all state banks as of the close of business December 28. The notice affects regulations and financial health assessments for institutions under the state’s banking system.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Superintendent of Banks
Castro’s Anniversary Speech Keeps Cuba-U.S. Strain
Fidel Castro used the anniversary address to attack the United States and Kennedy while signaling no basic shifts in Cuba’s ties with Washington. He noted the military parade with ground-to-air missiles and affirmed a firm stance against U.S. demands for inspections of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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United States
Kennedy
Weather outlook with freezing rain and snow flurries
Forecast predicts possible freezing rain or light snow tonight and tomorrow under cloudy skies temperatures in the 30s this afternoon and not below the 20s tonight. Yesterday's high 25 and low 18. The 4 am low today was 22.
Fear of Destruction Looms Over Tshombe Seizure
In Leopoldville Congo AP reports the UN and allied forces push a combat column toward Kolwezi as Moise Tshombe faces pressure to end secession unconditionally. Foreign consuls fear saboteurs may strike mines and infrastructure in Katanga, with bridges and power lines already blown and Elisabethville left without electricity.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
U.N
Moise Tshombe
Kolwezi
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Orerich
Jadotville
Elisabetheville
Lufira River
Salisbury
Southern Rhodesia
Kastangan
Union Miniere Faces Scorched Earth Moves at Jadotville
Reports say Union Miniere hurriedly removes valuable refinery machinery at Jadotville 70 miles NW of Elisabethville amid fear of scorched earth tactics. Indian combat column advance reports are conflicting.
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Union Miniere
Katanga
Jadotville
Elisabethville
Lausche questions UN Congo military operations funds
Sen Frank Lausche says the moral right of the United Nations and Secretary General U Thant to conduct certain military operations in the Congo is questionable and warns Congress may resist funding UN forces such as the Katanga operation.
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United Nations
U Thant
Congo
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
Congress
Katanga
Congo Crisis Reports Intense Battles Near Jadotville
U.N. columns delayed by ruined bridges near the Lufira River as hostilities flare along the Jadotville road. Indian Gen Prem Chand says the fighting is the heaviest since the third round began. Casualties include four Indian soldiers killed and 19 wounded. 18 Katangan dead, two white mercenaries captured. Union Miniere talks on foreign earnings planned with Belgian governor Andre Van Roey amid central government tax questions.
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U.N
Katanga
Jadotville
Bank of Katanga
Leopoldville
Union Miniere
13 Cars Derailed Near Vermilion Ohio Train Collision
Sandusky Ohio AP reports a Nickel Plate Road freight train carrying perishables derailed late Wednesday night south of Vermilion after 13 cars and the caboose left the tracks. The 87 car consist was en route from Chicago to Buffalo NY. No injuries information available.
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Sandusky, Ohio
Chicago
Buffalo
Vermilion
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