Nine Die As Plane Crashes Into Hollywood Suburbs
A Flying Tiger Line Constellation crashed short of Lockheed Air Terminal in North Hollywood. Nine people died including four aboard the craft and five in wrecked homes. CAB opened an inquiry as witnesses described the doomed approach through fog. Cargo included Boston Christmas toys. The crash cut power as homes burned and fire crews searched debris.
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San Fernando Valley
Lockheed Air Terminal
Burbank
Boston
Civil Aeronautics Board
Laurel Canyon Boulevard
Mike Powers
Chicago
Flying Tiger Line
Karl C. Rader Jr
Burlingame
Calif
Platteville Students To Get Nickel Raise
Platteville State students employed through the college employment board will receive an extra five cents an hour starting next September. The board approved the raise after a two hour strike by about 75 students on December 7 at the cafeteria and student center. Current wages range from 75 cents to $1.50 per hour depending on skill.
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Platteville
Platteville State
President Kennedy Pushes Tax Cut Plan At NY Club
President Kennedy urged early tax cuts for individuals and corporations tied to spending curbs, arguing deficits come from slow growth, not spending while addressing 3,000 Economic Club of New York members. He insisted reductions should be large enough to boost growth and jobs.
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Kennedy
The
Economic Club of New York
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Congress
Prairie du Chien Man Dies in Cabin Fire
A 25-year-old rural Prairie du Chien man Leo Martin died in a fire that destroyed his four room cabin early this morning. Fire chief Clem Voth said Martin apparently died of suffocation. Martin's wife and their seven month old daughter were spending the night with friends.
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Prairie DU Chien
Clem Voth
Leo Martin
Martin
Countywide Blood Drive Urges Donors for 1962 Visit
Rev. James C. Plymire announces only 53 of 150 needed donors have offered for the Red Cross mobile unit. The unit sets up at Monroe junior high gym 1 30 to 6 p m Monday to cover county residents, with registration at the blood center and walk ins accepted. Mrs Milton Johnson leads volunteers and Coral Blum runs operations.
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James C. Plymire
Monroe Area
Red Cross
Plymire
Third Bombing Wrecks Church in Birmingham
Twenty five children safety in a Bethel Baptist basement when a homemade bomb damaged the church and two nearby homes. Police say the blast, blamed on racial troubles, marks the third bombing at Bethel in six years with no suspects caught.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bethel Baptist Church
Bethel Church
NATO Approves Buildup Actions
The 15 nation alliance agreed to strengthen NATO's conventional forces on a more equitable basis and spoke of easing Cold War tensions if Moscow offers reasonable proposals. They praised Kennedy's handling of Cuba and urged a path toward disarmament under international control. The communique stressed defending West Berlin and left nuclear policy undecided.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Moscow
Kennedy
Cuba
Asia
Nehru
India
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Pepped Up Minuteman Sets 5200 Mile Mark
A pepped up Minuteman test flight covered 5200 miles and landed on target near Ascension Island. Every stage shut off and ignited as scheduled according to the Air Force, marking a record in distance for the war rocket.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Ascension Island
South Atlantic
Green County Historical Society marks 25th anniversary
State Historian Leslie Fisher leads 25th anniversary dinner at Swiss Wheel restaurant with remarks on preserving history. Attendees include Miss Lillian Gempeler Mrs Ralph Kundert Miss Anna Blum and guests Merrill Smith Leo Eells and civic leaders. Special salute to Civil War soldiers features a drum duet and prizes awarded to Mrs Evans and Miss Bindschaedler.
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Leslie Fisher
Madison
State Historical Society
Green County Historical Society
Lillian Gempeler
Ralph J. Kundert
Anna O. Blum
Rebecca Houser
Kristine Brugger
Miss Gempeler
Kundert
Last Light
Merrill Smith
Cadiz Township
John Smith
Leo Eells
Bradford
E. N. Churchill
Eva Galusha
Olin Flisram
O. R. Evans
O . Evans
Hannah Bindschaedler
Mariner Venus Checkup Achieves Space Triumph
Washington reports Mariner 2 completed a 42 minute Venus flyby after a 109 day 182 million mile journey from Cape Canaveral. The 21 100 mile closest approach and the voice signal heard at Pasadena marked a historic milestone raising key questions about Venus and interplanetary space.
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U.S
Venus
Monroe
Cape Canaveral
Space Laboratory
Mariner
Earth
Relay satellite faces power doubt amid solar test
Washington scientists attempt a sun powered boost to the Relay satellite in near orbital position. The 172 pound craft launched Thursday night but weak battery power raises questions about its ability to run radio relay gear. The space agency confirms enough power exists to transmit radiation data, part of the mission.
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Washington
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space Agency
Relay
Florida Frost Disasters Rally State Aid for Farms
Frost plunged Florida into agricultural crisis with southern crop damage and northern trees stripped for salvage. Federal crop insurance covers about eight million dollars in insured citrus costs across ten counties as aid programs mobilize for migrant workers and growers. Agricultural officials consider a domestic peace corps to assist displaced harvesters amid the emergency.
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Lakeland
Fla
Florida
U.S
Freeman
Washington
Agriculture Department
Florida Committee On Rural Health
Stocking Seeks Cookie Jam Gifts for Christmas Giving
The Monroe Woman's Club backs the Christmas Stocking project now a Community Fund effort. Co chairs Mmes Kenneth Stuart Allie Holtshopple Doran R Zwygart oversee last minute needs of homemade cookies jellies jams and other items. Boxes will be packed Friday starting at 9 am with Monroe Girl Scout Troops decorating and delivering gifts after the afternoon.
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Mmes
Kenneth Stuart
Allie Holtshopple
Doran R. Zwygart
Girl Scout Troops of
Monroe
Monroe Woman’s Club
109 Citizens Get Tetanus Shots At Monroe Clinic
A total of 1 109 persons received tetanus shots during a special clinic at the Community Center yesterday. Mrs Kathryn Etter city school nurse said most were on the second and final shot with some taking their first and arranging a second dose with their physicians. 599 were served in the afternoon and 510 last night with near full continuation of the series. Assistants included a long list of named men and women from local organizations and schools.
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Kathryn Etter
State Auto Toll Reaches 900 Mark
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin's highway fatalities for the year have reached 900 with the death of 16 year old Cherie Barile of Skokie Illinois. The latest figure reflects multiple fatal incidents including a pedestrian death on Highway 32 in Kenosha and a fatal crash near Madison.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Wisconsin
Cherie Barile
Skokie
Highway 50
Lake Geneva
Barry M. Laskov
Elkhorn
Beverly Gumm
Kenosha
Charles R. Warren
Greendale
Madison
Beow
Orrin Robinson
Thorp
Margaret Boardman
DeSoto
Vernon County
Ella Nelson
Ferryville
Crawford County
Herbert Hauser
la Crosse
Viroqua
Hoffa disputes counsel's version in $1 million trial
In Nashville, James R. Hoffa challenges George Fitzgerald's account of a 1951 check swap as he testifies in his federal bribery case. Hoffa contends Fitzgerald sought an interim loan and that a dividend check was held briefly by Hoffa's wife before cashing. The government cites Test Fleet Corp. details and concealed payments to Hoffa.
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Nashville
Tenn
James R. Hoffa
George Fitzgerald
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Fitzgerald
U.S. District Court
Detroit
Michigan
Democratic
Test Fleet Corp
Firemen Put Out Walton Frenzel Chimney Blaze
Firemen were called to the Walton Frenzel home at 1316 16th street at 8 07 last night. Fire Chief Josef J Benkert said a chimney blaze was extinguished before any damage resulted.
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16Th Street
Josef J. Benkert
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