Mobutu Withdraws Troops From Leopoldville
In Leopoldville the Congo Col. Joseph Mobutu pulled back the bulk of his unruly army from the African quarter after United Nations pressure. UN officials voiced confidence that order would return as Mobutu left only scattered patrols and a visible detachment near the central post office.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Joseph Mobutu
United Nations
Leopoldville
U. N
Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Raieshwar Dayal
Congo
Banks Ready Cash for Christmas Borrowing Surge
Washington AP reports the Federal Reserve Board issued advance notice that U.S. banks will have ample lending power for Christmas business. It also announced plans to inject $3.1 billion in new currency and credit between Thanksgiving and Christmas to meet peak holiday cash and credit needs.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Queen Elizabeth Drops Farthing From Sterling System
Queen Elizabeth II signs a royal proclamation ending the farthing after 600 years. The tiny coin will be withdrawn from circulation as the least valuable currency in the sterling area. After December 31 the farthing, worth a quarter of an English penny, becomes worthless.
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London
Forty seven Chinese escape from Communists
Forty seven Chinese who fled by junk from the mainland told reporters they escaped due to food shortages and malnutrition.
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Hong Kong
Prestige poll dispute raises questions on US image
New York Times and Washington Post publish confidential USIA survey on U S prestige decline amid criticism from Kennedy and Fulbright. Findings show waning confidence in US leadership and mixed views on the Soviet challenge. Surveys drew French and British respondents, sparking debate over release and classification.
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NEW York
The
New York Times
Washington Post
U.S
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate
Fulbright
USIA
John F. Kennedy
America
Kennedy
White House
Times
the Post
the Times
Behan Interrupts Own NY Play in Surprising Stunt
Irish playwright Brendan Behan interrupted his performance of The Hostage at the Cort Theater. During the second act he addressed the audience from the aisle, boasted of bringing the finest actors, then stumbled and was helped backstage. He later sang in the hotel dining room with his wife keeping him to his room.
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New York
Brendan Behan
Cort Theater
Behan
London
Venezuelan capital seethes as troops hem in revolts
Sporadic shooting persisted in Caracas as troops and police cleared the 23rd of January district of leftist strongholds. Five killed and 20 wounded, with 40 arrests. clashes continue amid power outages and rioting in El Cementerio. Seven dead, 76 injured, 139 arrested overall in a week of violence tied to alleged Cuban methods.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Sierra Maestra
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Hig
el Cementerio
Romulo Bettancourt
Interfaith appeals urge voting and tolerance nationwide
Religious leaders launched two national appeals under interfaith auspices. One urges all eligible citizens to vote as a moral duty. the other fights racial and religious bigotry. The anti bigotry effort, backed by about 75 national groups representing over 60 million people, cites a President Eisenhower message and calls for tolerance and condemnation of oppression.
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New York
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Morris ‘Morgenstern Foundation
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Glass artist knocks pants loose in drunken driving case
Los Angeles AP reports Gloria Pereira, 33, a commercial artist, faces charges of drunken driving and hit and run after her car allegedly tore the seat from Patrolman Edward F. Neville's trousers on Wilshire Boulevard. Neville testified he was directing another motorist when the incident occurred and later arrested Pereira about a mile away. The trial continues.
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Los Angeles
Gloria Pereira
Edward F. Neville
Miss Pereira
Wilshire Boulevard
Pereira
Neville
Big Three Warn Soviets Over Berlin Air Corridors
London AP reports Western powers Britain France and the United States warned the Soviet Union in published notes to avoid tampering with West Berlin air corridors. They rejected Soviet limits claiming corridor rights apply only to Allied garrisons and upheld four power status. The notes also deny East German decrees restricting movement between East and West Berlin and state the West has no right to curb transit. The latest note was delivered in Moscow on Wednesday.
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London
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Britain
France
United States
Kremlin
Berlin
U. S
East
Washington
Paris
Moscow
Satellite Rocket Shot Fails
The launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base failed to reach orbit as the new Discoverer XVI with an Agena B stage failed to separate. The plan included a late ejectable instrument capsule near Hawaii for recovery trials, with Agena B designed to carry Samos and Midas payloads and even carry monkeys in later tests.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Pacific
Thor
Samos
Midas
Hawaii
Air Force
Ruling Junta dissolves Congress in El Salvador coup
The six member ruling junta ousted President Jose i Maria Lemus, revoked decrees, and dissolved Congress while lifting a siege imposition after student protests. Lemus, blamed for a police crackdown that jailed hundreds, vanished and was later reported to seek asylum in Guatemala or the United States.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Jose i Maria Lemus
Congress
Central America
Lemus
National University
Junta
Supreme Court
General Accounting Office
National Election Board
Social Welfare Service
Guatemala
United States
San Jose
Costa Rica
Biltmore
Guatemala City
Salvador University
NATO Faces Nuclear Debate as Europe Weighs Independence
US officials fear Europe could form an independent nuclear arm under NATO. Paris NATO talks planned December 16 18 to discuss a unified strategic force centered on Polaris missiles. France already moving toward its own capability raising concern of a regional arms race. President Eisenhower may attend in a sentiment role with Herter guiding policy transitions.
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Washington
Europe
Wiluin Iwjiu
Christian A. Herter
U.S
NATO Council
Paris
Eisenhower
NATO
France
Cuba
Congo
Berlin
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Herter
Weekend Warmth Brings Pleasant Forecast On Friday
The outlook calls for a fair cool night with a low around 40. A mass of warm Pacific air moves east into the Rockies and Ohio Valley, pushing Friday’s high to about 66. Saturday stays cloudy and mild with a chance of showers. Yesterday’s high reached 63, low 42, with 10 inches of rain last night.
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Eatherman
Rockies
Ohio Valley
Nixon Aide Defends Campaign Against Pearson Article
Washington AP campaign manager Robert N Finch challenged Drew Pearson’s report linking Nixon to a Hughes Tool Co loan. The article said Mrs Nixon pledged collateral for 205000 loan to Nixon Inc tied to Donald Nixon’s firm. Finch called the smear and denied any link to government benefits.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Drew Pearson
Hughes Too! Co
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Robert N. Finch
Hughes Tool Co
Pearson
Ohio
Finch and Pearson
Nixon, Inc
Donald Nixon
Hannah M. Nixon
Finch
Frank J. Waters
California
Waters
Los Angeles
Chuckle as vows taken by X-ray expert and former patient
A humorous scene unfolds as an X-ray specialist walks toward the wedding aisle to wed a former patient. A whispered aside questions what he saw in her, adding a playful clash of professions and romance.
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Brendan Caverts
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