Violence Averted At Game In Montgomery Alabama
In Montgomery threats of Thanksgiving Day race violence at a Tuskegee Institute versus Alabama State College game did not materialize. Five white men were arrested and later released on bond as officers kept white crowds moving near Cramton Bowl. Tuskegee won 12 to 8 and about 8,000 Black spectators left without incident.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama State College
Cramton Bowl
Bowl
Kennedy Lead Remains Unchanged in Election Margin
Washington AP Kennedy's popular vote lead stayed at 213,502 as Illinois GOP mulls court challenge over ballot controversy. Latest totals show Kennedy 34,019,970 and Nixon 33,806,468 with over 800 precincts reporting. Kennedy electoral votes at 300, well above the 271 needed.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Illinois
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Search On For Missing Plane
Planes and ships resumed the search for a missing plane with 33 people aboard that vanished Wednesday. The Philippine Airlines pilot last reported position 100 miles southeast of Manila on a flight from the central Philippines. All aboard were Filipinos.
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Manila
Philippine Airlines
Philippines
50 Families Evacuate Flooded Oregon Villages
Heavy rains and floods swept western Oregon, stranding roads and forcing about 50 families to evacuate scattered communities. U.S. 101 and U.S. 22 were blocked by rampaging streams while Walsetz reported 6.41 inches in 24 hours, part of a 32 inch two week total. no casualties were reported.
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U.S. 101
U.S.22
Cascade Range
Weather Bureau
Walsetz
Coast Range
GOP Pushes Vote Issue Near Court
Chicago based Republicans plan to file petitions seeking a recheck of voting in 863 Democratic precincts and 43 suburban precincts. County GOP chairman Francis X. Connell says the effort, paired with a study of county voting machines, aims to secure a court-ordered recount by proving canvass boards failed to properly adjust votes and probe irregularities.
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Cook County
Francis X. Connell
GOP
Cage
Connell
Illinois canvass board confirms Kennedy victory by margin
The State Canvass Board will issue an official proclamation after reviewing Cook County and 101 counties. Kennedy carried Illinois by 8,220 votes and won 27 electoral votes, totaling 300 to Nixon's 223. A 269 vote threshold prevailed.
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Cook County
John F. Kennedy
Illinois
Richard M. Nixon
Churchill Improves After Back Injury
AP reports Sir Winston Churchill, rapidly recovering in London, is well enough to enjoy two favorite luxuries, cigars and Scotch whisky, as he regains strength and resumes daily routine under care in the city.
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London
Sir Winston Churchill
Mill Creek Flood Swamps Turner and Surrounding Areas
Mill Creek burst into Turner nine miles south of Salem, flooding streets with waist deep water. Lumber yard planks flooded town as the water rose before midnight. Evacuations affected 28 families in Shady Dell on the Molalla River and several families near Portland where Johnson Creek overflowed.
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Turner
Salem
Shady Dell
Molalla River
Portland
Johnson Creek
River Floods Close Roads and Rescue Two Hunters
Flooding in the Willamette Valley south of Portland washed out roads and a bridge near Newberg. Two Junction City men, James V. Murphy 50 and Rupert Park 38, were rescued after their boat capsized on the Willamette River near Junction City, spending a perilous day on an island before nightfall rescue.
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Williamette Valley
Portland
Newberg
Williamette River
Junction City
James V. Murphy
Rupert Park
The Bird That Came to Dinner in Cleveland Heights
A grouse broke through a storm window at Alio Pellini's home in Cuyahoga Heights on Thursday. Trapped in a 10 inch hole, the bird was freed by Pellini and was last seen running toward a ravine in the rear.
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Cleveland
Alio Pellini
Cuyahoga Heights
Pellini
Cuba Looks For No U S Changes
New York AP report quotes Cuban President Osvaldo Dorticos saying Washington’s hostility toward the Castro regime would not ease with a Kennedy presidency. Dorticos notes Cubans feel largely blameless and have not moved to improve relations, while seeking bilateral talks to reopen sugar markets and adjust to trade with the Communist bloc.
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Osvaldo Dorticos
Washington
John F. Kennedy
United States
Dorticos
New York Times
Max Frankel
Frankel
Havana
Cuba
Castro
Fidel Castro
Corticos
Chuckle Economy Defines Wasteful Spending Trend
An observed trend labeled Chuckle Economy describes spending money without deriving pleasure. The term captures a consumer humorless approach to purchases where enjoyment is absent despite financial outlay.
Traffic Death Toll Rises During Thanksgiving Holiday
The Associated Press notes traffic deaths as the leading national killer during the extended holiday weekend. Total fatalities reached 129 from traffic crashes, with 22 fire deaths and 29 from miscellaneous incidents, pushing the overall death toll to 190.
Thanksgiving holiday traffic toll reported near AP figures
Four traffic crashes claimed 12 lives with six perished in two fires and four children died in a Canastota fire. Weather was fair but traffic expected lighter on Thanksgiving. The AP count for a 102 hour holiday period stood at 646 deaths with 433 traffic, 69 fires, and 144 misc. accidents, close to last year’s 650.
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Homewood
Canastota
N. Y
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Weekend forecast: mild, cloudy with little temperature change
The outlook calls for a continuation of mild weather through the weekend with cloudy skies and small temperature swings. Tonight will see a low near 35 degrees, followed by a high around 62 on Saturday. Yesterday's Thanksgiving Day peaked at 58 degrees with a low of 38 overnight.
Kennedy welcomed a son John FitzGerald Kennedy Jr
President elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy welcomed a 6 pounds 3 ounces son born at 12:22 a.m. in Washington. The baby, with a shock of black hair, was delivered by caesarean section and placed in an incubator. Kennedy returned to Washington after visiting his wife and planned to name the boy John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. The mother and baby were reported doing beautifully.
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John F. Kennedy
Florida
Jacqueline
John A. Walsh
Gladys Uhl
Kennedy
Georgetown Medical Center
Georgetown
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr
Caroline
Palm Beach
Esther Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Marion
Cleveland
Mrs. Kennedy
Secret Service
Ohio sees five holiday road deaths and fires claim two
During the 102 hour Thanksgiving period from November 9 to 13 Ohio recorded at least five highway fatalities. The AP tally shows 26 traffic deaths, 6 fire deaths, and 7 in miscellaneous accidents, totaling 41. Fire killed two children in Monroe County. a Cleveland elderly woman died from carbon monoxide in a boarding house, with two others treated and released.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Cleveland
Pope John XXII Turns 79 At Vatican City
Pope John XXII is 79 today as Vatican flags fly in his honor yet no special celebration occurs. The day includes routine duties and a general audience for several thousand attendees.
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Vatican City
John XXII
Vatican
Exiled Archbishop Poirier Aids Strikers Stirs Haiti Crisis
In Port au Prince, Archbishop Francois Poirier, a longtime opponent of President Duvalier, was secretly expelled from Haiti with minimal belongings. Authorities accuse him of aiding striking students linked to Communist plots, prompting martial law and rushed departure to Miami.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois Poirier
Francois Duvalier
Firemen Save Fulmore Home. Thanksgiving Turkey Granted
Ross Fulmore thanked 60 firefighters who spent three hours battling a house blaze. He then hosted the crew to a Thanksgiving turkey, while he and his wife plus eight relatives dined later at a restaurant after the fire interrupted their meal.
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Belleville, N. J. Ross
Fulmore
Fulmores
Todd Duncan Rescued After Eight Foot Hole Incident
A 2-year-old boy named Todd Duncan tumbled into an eight foot deep hole at a Gilroy motel during Thanksgiving Day celebrations. Narrow shaft eight inches across trapped him for nearly four hours before rescuers pulled him to safety. Parents feared the worst as the child was wedged face up in the confined space. Authorities reported no serious injuries after the dramatic rescue.
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Gilroy
Calif
Todd Duncan
Rescue Story From Gardena Shaft Hole
Five hours after a man and his wife from Gardena California prepared for a Thanksgiving turkey, their son Todd died in a shaft hole dug for a concrete foundation. Father Duncan 32 an electrical engineer stood over him and spoke to him as rescuers worked.
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Marva E, Duncan
Gardena
Calif
Todd
Duncan
Rescue crews free boy from confined space incident
Todd cried as his father urged him to stay strong while rescuers drilled a three feet hole and burrowed across to reach Todd’s waist. The boy was pulled out, examined at Wheeler Hospital, and released. The family, including Mrs. Duncan and Ida Jackson, waited at a relative’s home as the rescue unfolded.
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Todd
Duncan
Ida Jackson
Wheeler Hospital
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