Soviets Attack U S Over Congo Seat at UN Assembly
At the United Nations, Valerian Zorin denounced the United States and NATO in a blistering speech against seating Kasavubu in the Congo seat. Western diplomats remained confident the General Assembly would back Kasavubu, as the debate continued into Monday with many speakers to come. Kasavubu met Dag Hammarskjold and signaled he would wait for the assembly decision before welcoming the Asian-African conciliation commission.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
United States
General Assembly
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Valerian A. Zorn
Assembly
Kasavubu
Zorin
Belgium
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Iown
NATO
United Nations Command
Patrice Lumumba
Assem
Dag ‘Ammarskjold
Tot Killed By Lid Of Toy Box
In Lorain Ohio fifteen month old Cynthia Hill of Avon Lake died after a toy box lid fell on her neck while she was reaching for a toy. She was knocked unconscious and attempts at resuscitation failed. Coroner Dr Paul J Kopsch ruled death by strangulation.
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Lorain
Ohio
Cynthia Hill
Avon Lake
Paul J. Kopsch
Loraine County
Rites Honor Hollywood King Clark Gable at Glendale
Dignified last rites for Clark Gable were held at Forest Lawn in Glendale with about 300 fans present. An Air Force chaplain led Episcopal services as Mervyn LeRoy Norma Shearer Spencer Tracy Robert Taylor and James Stewart attended as pallbearers and fellow MGM stars recalled the Gable era.
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Glendale
Calif
Clark Gable
Hollywood
Air Force
Gable
Mervyn le Roy
Los Angeles
Darryl Zanuck
Warner Bros
Zanuck
Norma Shearer
MGM
Spencer Tracy
Robert Taylor
James Stewart
Actress Virginia Grey Weeps At Gable Memorial Scene
Virginia Grey cried as Kay Gable, widow of Clark Gable, arranged for her late husband to be entombed beside Carole Lombard. Fans clashed with barricades as MGM security kept them back, recalling Gable’s tumultuous romances.
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Virginia Grey
Gable
Kay Gable
Carole Lombard
MGM
Thanksgiving stories and a Pilgrim tale in Journal
The Journal runs Thanksgiving features on the local feature page with Paul Sullivan tracing the holiday’s rise to a national status and Patty Mummert profiling a Middletown family’s gratitude amid recent misfortune. Frank Morgan notes turkey and cranberry remain central to the feast while Tom Henshaw adds a humorous AP piece on Pilgrim mischief.
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Paul Sullivan
Patty Mummert
Middletown
the Journal
Frank Morgan
Red Summit Conference Nears End
Moscow reports say the Communist world's summit closed in on Saturday after a 10 day session. Disagreement remained on whether to take a tougher line against the West as banners of ideology and strategy influenced talks on Berlin and the capitalist world.
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Moscow
Antonin Novotny
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Novotny
Peiping
West Berlin
Red China Leaders Debate Peaceful Coexistence View
Some leaders in Red China have been criticized for a hard line while the opposing view, shared by Soviet Premier Khrushchev, stresses peaceful coexistence with capitalist states to avert nuclear war and hope for a slower, certain victory for communism.
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Red China
Khrushchev
Car Kills 6 Year Old Boy Near Kettlersville
In Sidney Ohio a car struck and killed 6 year old Michael K Roger Saturday near Kettlersville where he lived. The driver Jun ior Elton Butler 36 of Lepsic was identified by the Ohio Highway Patrol.
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Sidney
Ohio
Michael K. Roger
Kettlersville
Ohio Highway Patrol
Junior Elton Butler
Lepsic
Chuckle on the simple blacksmith and horse care
A humorous note contrasts the old fashioned blacksmith with modern multitasking. The craftsman focuses on the horse being shod, avoiding a flood of extra tasks, highlighting traditional single minded service.
Churchill All Right Doc Says
London AP reports Churchill's physician said everything is all right with the 85 year old statesman who has been in bed since he fell and injured his spine. Doctors noted bronchial congestion as a potential risk but no complications. the case is proceeding normally with pain subsiding and Churchill's night improving.
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London
Winston Churchill
Lord Moran
Lord Voran
Herbert J. A. Seddon
Churchill
Plane Lands Safely After Gear Trouble
An Eastern Air Lines Martin 404 with 13 passengers and 3 crew landed safely at Douglas Municipal Airport Charlotte after 40 minutes of gear trouble. One wheel down the craft circled for hydraulic repairs until the second wheel was lowered manually. Emergency squads stood by as the plane, en route from Detroit to Miami with prior stops, continued the flight in a new aircraft.
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Charlotte
N.C
Eastern Air Lines
Detroit
Miami
Greensboro
Douglas Municipal
Tom Latta
Cleveland
Akron
Charleston
W. Va
Kennedy Symington Discuss Pentagon Shakeup Plans
President-elect Kennedy began talks with Senator Symington on streamlining the Defense Department to save money and modernize for the nuclear space age. Symington said the Pentagon remains WWII dated and hinted at possible administration changes. he did not rule out the secretary of defense post.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Pentagon
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Kennedy
Defense Department
Symington
Defense
Air Force
Senate
George Smathers-Fla
Kennedy Mansion
Oceanfront
Symington Heads Five Man Panel in Kennedy Talks
Symington leads a five member group as Kennedy and his staff suspend finalizing a report to month end. The talks remain preliminary with some points of disagreement but seek unanimity. Symington says common ground includes opposition to the current organization and support for a new structure that recognizes technological advances to improve taxpayers defense dollars.
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Symington
Kennedy
Kennedy - Symington
Macmillan Awaits Kennedy Move On UK US Ties
London reports Prime Minister Harold Macmillan will wait for President elect Kennedy to initiate talks to renew close Washington London ties. The plan avoids rushing Washington before Kennedy settles in, while Adenauer heads to Washington in February. The aim includes pushing East West talks on Berlin arms control and strengthening NATO with French cooperation.
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Harold Macmillan
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Kennedy
Berlin
Macmillan
Wash‘ngon
Britain
America
North Atlantic Alliance
Konrad Adenauer
Eisenhower
Harold
Geneva
China
Peiping
United Nations
U. S
Loudon
LA Transit Strike Ends With Surprise Settlement
LA transit workers end four day walkout after an eight hour bargaining session. About 900 mechanics halted service beginning Wednesday, violating a court order. The 27 month contract awaits union ratification on Sunday before details are released.
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LA Transit
Los Angeles
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Amalgamated Transportation Union
Lioyd S$. Nix
Red China to test first atomic bomb in 1961 report
The Sunday Times, citing Far East intelligence sources in Tokyo, says Red China will explode its first atomic bomb late in 1961. The paper cites two Sahara Desert tests for scale, notes Soviet material supply under a new pact, and says final development remains under Chinese control.
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London
Red China
Sunday Times
France
Sahara Desert
Far East
Richard Hughes
Tokyo
Hughes
Sahara
U.S
Soviet Union
Americans could curb travel spending with new dollar safeguards
Government discusses cutting foreign purchases and tightening tourist exemptions to close the $1 billion annual gap between U S tourists abroad spending and foreign visitors in the United States. Officials in Washington and Paris warn against dollar devaluation while President Eisenhower pushes Buy American and cuts in overseas outlays to balance the accounts.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Defense Department
John F. Kennedy
Nixon Wins Alaska Narrowly in Final Count
Late Saturday revisions from the November 8 election show Alaska shifting to Nixon and reducing Kennedy ahead in the national tally. With 1,305 units unreported and many absentee ballots pending, Kennedy still holds 300 electoral votes, 31 above the required minimum, while Nixon gains Alaska but the overall map remains favorable to Kennedy.
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Washington
Alaska
Vce
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Nixon
Laos Waits Phouma Return From Talks in Sam Neua
In Vientiane the capital awaited Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma’s return from conferences with his half brother Prince Souvanna Vong, leader of the pro Red Pathet Lao. The outcome could reveal how far the premier will bend to counter the rising threat of Gen. Phoumi Nosaban’s right wing forces in the south.
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Vientiane
Souvanna Phouma
Sam Neua
Souvanna Vong
Pathet Lao
Phoumi Nosavan
Aid purchases for foreign nations under economic program
The United States considers buying goods for foreign nations under a $1 billion economic assistance plan. Defense Department estimates on the issue were not immediately available.
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United States
Defense Department
California Absentee Voting Upset Helps Nixon Win State
Californians cast 6.4 million regular ballots while absentees favored Nixon 61 percent. Despite Kennedy leading on election night, 2,237,451 to 3,216,745 in absentee returns gave Nixon a 190,174 to 95,267 edge, securing California's 32 electoral votes. Nixon even turned in an absentee ballot he had originally received before voting at his Whittier precinct.
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Sacramento
Calif
Kennedy
Nixon
California
Brown
Actu Lly
Nix
Whittier
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