Seven Fatal Crashes Across Week End Spark Thanksgiving Safety Warning
The National Safety Council highlighted seven deadliest weekend crashes across four accidents that killed 28 people including 20 children. Victims ranged from Anna belle Martin and her family in Toltec Arizona to a seven member family near Eugene Oregon, with other fatalities in Minnesota Illinois and Iowa as drivers head into a four day holiday.
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Recounts May Delay Final Tally
Washington AP reports recount requests could extend the final tally of the November election. Kennedy's popular lead narrows to about 174,000 as petitions surface in Illinois New Jersey and Texas while the electoral vote margin stands at 300 to 223 with 269 needed. Absentee ballots and state laws slow the count and officials' interest varies.
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Nixon Wins California By 21 657 Margin
SAN FRANCISCO APreport shows Vice President Richard M. Nixon led President-elect John F. Kennedy in California by a final 21 657 votes after full county tabulation. Nixon total 3 240 005 Kennedy 3 218 348 in the unofficial statewide results announced two weeks after the November 8 election.
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Puerto Rico Catholics told no penalties for vote
Archbishop James P. Davis in Chicago denied that Puerto Rican Catholics would face sacraments withholding or penalties for disobeying church orders to vote against Gov. Luis Muñoz Marín’s Popular Democratic party in the November election. He said no sanctions were issued and clergy were instructed accordingly across the three dioceses San Juan Ponce and Arecibo.
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Chuckle warns on actions versus intentions
A humorous reminder that people judge by actions not intentions. The quip notes even someone with a heart of gold may resemble a hard boiled egg in resolve. The line plays on contrasts to provoke a smile about everyday behavior.
Voting Fraud Charges Get Court Test
In Texas a GOP bid to probe presidential vote counting faces a district court test after Atty. Gen. Will Wilson refuses a statewide inquiry but agrees to a court challenge into Wichita County ballot handling. He says the move offers Republicans a chance to prove irregularity and apparent ballot tossing related to the Nixon Kennedy race. The Kennedy Johnson ticket won by an unofficial 45 264 vote margin.
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Congo Vote Hangs as UN Battles Congo Army
United Nations debates seating Congo leader Kasavubu as fighting rages in Leopoldville between UN troops and Mobutu forces. Kasavubu defends Mobutu action against a Ghanaian diplomat allied with Lumumba. Guinea accuses US of bias, Soviets demand report from Dag Hammarskjold.
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Pikeville Evidence Conflicts in Coal Town Fatalities
In Pikeville Kentucky conflicting evidence emerged over five men found dead from a car fire near Greasy Creek Road. X rays showed metal fragments in four chests, radiologists suggesting shotgun or rifle bullets. The victims from Greasy Creek include Bud Hopkins 24 Louie 16 Harmon Robinson 42 Harvey Ratliff 24 and Denver Yates 25 all but Louie were coal miners.
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Irish Cop Traps Taxi After Illegal Turn
Dayton patrolman Jim Sheehan, at Third and Main, confronted a taxi that illegally turned after a fare. He called the company posing as a customer, then summoned a second taxi and cited the driver with a ticket after another illegal turn.
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Kennedy Plans Staff Reduction At White House Top
President elect John F Kennedy will cut the White House staff starting at the top by abolishing the assistant to the President role. Theodore Sorensen is likely to fill the post as Kennedy seeks tighter control of the executive branch. Clifford, Kennedy’s liaison, said 80 high level jobs must be filled first, with many more secondary and lesser positions to appoint. Kennedy aims for a smaller staff to improve access to department heads and direct contact with key officials.
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Five Die In Plane Crash Near Kayseri Turkey
Rescue crews recovered the bodies of five aboard a light Army plane that crashed in rugged Turkish terrain. Among the deceased were two Americans, Robert M. Carman a 44 year old communications engineer from Ohio and Levi W. Boyce a 57 year old civilian employee with the Joint U.S. Military Mission for Aid to Turkey from Wisconsin. The American pilot’s name was withheld pending next of kin notification.
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USAF Recovers Space Capsule After Ballute Test
The Air Force safely recovered a 50 pound space capsule using a drag balloon and parachute. The ballute, tested successfully for the second time, was deployed after a three stage missile loft to about 32 miles over Santa Rosa Island Florida.
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Collector Oscar Hastings Dies Rich in Humble Columbus Home
Neighbors thought Oscar Hastings a pauper yet police found a man who hoarded wealth in oddities. Bank books, dividends, bonds and safety deposit keys revealed an estate valued at 75 000 to 100 000 dollars. Coroner ruled death natural. 24 hour guard placed to deter looting.
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39 Africans Die From Smallpox
A smallpox epidemic in the past two months has killed 39 Africans, mostly children, medical authorities reported. A provincial health officer said deaths occurred in villages that opposed vaccination.
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Blantyre
Nyasaland
Thanksgiving Golf Weather Forecast Promises Mild Day
The outlook for Thanksgiving promises golfing weather with partly cloudy skies and rising temperatures. Tonight remains cloudy with a low in the mid 30s, while Wednesday will be partly cloudy and cooler with a high near 60. Yesterday’s official high was 50 at 4 pm and the overnight low 28.
Ouster of Congo envoy ends 12-hour battle
Ghana's charge d'affaires Nathaniel Welbeck left his Congo residence for Accra after a nightlong clash between UN troops and Congo army. Mobutu accused Welbeck of aiding deposed Lumumba. five soldiers were killed and nine wounded. Maj Gen Henry J Alexander helped arrange Welbeck's departure to restore calm.
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New Orleans School Payroll Looms as Funds Move
New Orleans School Supt. James F Redmond voiced optimism that the School Board can meet this week payrolls totaling 1.9 million dollars for teachers principals and secretaries. He aimed to secure a bank loan to cover salaries due Wednesday. Eleven electors from Louisiana weighed Kennedy support despite his silence on integration. several officials traveled to Palm Beach to seek his views on federal court orders and state actions. Gov Davis called Southern governors to a Baton Rouge conference to discuss integration and urge electors to consider a House vote.
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