Air Force plane recovers second satellite capsule
Honolulu and Newellton reports describe an Air Force C-119 snagging a 300 pound satellite capsule from orbit at 14 000 feet near Hawaii. Capt Gene Jones piloted the recovery, matching a prior Discoverer capsule catch, as nine planes awaited the drop and the space lab radio signal marked the release from the Discoverer satellite over Alaska. The crew of 12 included Lt Charles Leech and Lt Frank Linseisen. the capsule landed about 450 miles northwest of Honolulu after a flight from Vandenberg.
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Honolulu
UPS
Air Force
Earth
U.S
Pacific
Hawaii
Gene Jones
Walla Walla
Wash
Space Lab
Sunnyvale
Calif
Alaska
Jones
Charles E. Leech
Oil City
Frank J. Linseisen
Waller
Tex
Otis L. Powell
San Lorenzo
William F. Ramsey
Spartanburg
S.C
Jack E. Morgan
Lawton
Okla
Donald R. Brown
Norris City
Ill
Allan R. Scharf
Kerman
David E. Wilson
Lakeview
Mich
James D. Berry
Peoria
Vandenberg
Broad Powers For Day Urged In Congo Crisis
At the United Nations Ceylon urged Security Council broad powers for Dag Hammarskjold to keep order in the Congo by any means he sees fit. Sir Claude Corea proposed a resolution to authorize use of UN force to maintain law and order and called for reconvening Parliament, freeing imprisoned members including Lumumba, and a round table of Congolese leaders for settlement. Continued on page four A.
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United Nations, N. Y
Ceylon
U. N. Security Council
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
Claude Corea
Council
Hammarskjold
U. N
Stanleyville
Oriental
Patrice Lawmmumba
Lumumba
Corea
Joseph Kasagubu
JES Ramblin Post 13 Christmas Party Scheduled
JES Ramblin L B Faulk Post No 13 will hold its annual Christmas Party on Sunday in the American Legion Home at 3:30 PM. All members and families are invited to attend for a joyful afternoon.
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L. B. Faulk Post No. 13
American Legion
Mc Ward Speaker Warns Against Subversive Groups
Mac Ward of KNOE-TV, introduced by Harry Bell, spoke to the North Monroe Kiwanis Club last week. Ward gave a highly informative talk outlining subversive organizations operating in the United States and urged individuals to act now rather than fear rocking the boat.
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Mac Ward
Knoe-Tv
Harry Bell
North Monroe
Four die as car crashes on rain slick highway west of Ruston
A car lost control on a rain slick highway 16 miles west of Ruston yesterday, crashing into a butane truck. Four people were killed and one was critically injured. SARAH LITTLE reported this World Staff Writer item.
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Ruston
Bruce Thompson
Rioters Clash in Algiers Amid Algerian Autonomy Debate
In Algiers violence erupts as Moslem supporters of De Gaulle clash with European settlers during protests over self- determination for Algeria. A deadly crash in Shreveport kills three family members and injures a teen, with details on the driver and trucking firm.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Algeria
Blida
Heavy Snow Strikes Midwest After Wild Outbreak
Snow and ice from the Southwest storm sweep northeast into the Midwest causing paralysis in New Mexico and Texas towns. The Weather Bureau warned of heavy snowfall from north central Kansas to extreme northwest Missouri with four inches or more forecast, along with freezing rain across Oklahoma and Kansas. Texas reported 12 deaths from a week of snow and floods, while New Mexico tallied five fatalities as up to 18 inches fell near Las Vegas.
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Texas
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Midwest Belt
Oklahoma
Texas- Oklahoma
New Mexico
Las Vegas
N.M
Six Not For Kennedy Alabama Electors Vote Against Kennedy
Alabama's six unpledged Democratic electors met and declared they will not consider voting for John F Kennedy while he supports the party platform. They pledged to back a Southern Democrat, while keeping their position fluid to cooperate with other unpledged electors. They plan to meet in Jackson, Mississippi, to coordinate with Southern electors and criticized those who align with Kennedy over civil rights and voting issues.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
John F. Kennedy
South
Kennedy
U.S
House of Representatives
Jackson
Miss
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
FEPC
C. E. Hornsby Jr
Centreville
Bruce Henderson
Prairie
Frank Dixon
Widow seeks Goodfellows aid for four children
A widow writes to Goodfellows asking help to give three daughters a brighter Christmas. She mentions a welfare check, medical costs for two daughters under doctors care, and the need for groceries clothes and support for her niece as well.
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Goodfellows
Rain Deluge Strikes Northeast Louisiana Metered at Selman Field
Heavy rains sweep from Shreveport to Jackson causing a string of accidents and at least seven traffic deaths in Louisiana over the weekend. One crash near Ruston killed four and injured another seriously while law enforcement urged extreme driving caution. Delta parishes faced the worst rainfall but conditions were set to clear with colder temperatures ahead. Saturday tempered the day with a high of 62 and a low of 44 at Selman Field.
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Louisiana
Shreveport
Jackson
Miss
Twin Cities
Federal Aviation
Selman Field
Monroe
West Monroe
Ruston
Couple Rowed After 58 Years Married in Ilford Home
West Brook Fe Morrill 84 and Elizabeth Chase 82 wed Saturday ending a separation from a 58 year divorce. Both remarried. their second spouses died, his in 1958 and hers in 1941. Ceremony held at Lester Morrill’s home. attendant Miss Elvira Morrill, their only child from the first marriage.
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Ilford
Mass
Westbrook FE
Morrill
Elizabeth Chase
Lester Morrill
Elvira Morrill
Spencer
Donations for Memory and Memorials Add Up
A list of donations and memorial gifts totals 1,750.50 with contributions from anonymous donors, families, and local clubs. Names include Capt. F. G. Hudson memory, Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Martha Keeling, Highland Park Duplicate Club, and others.
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F. G. Hudson
C. T. Johnson
C. C. Rover
Billy
E. T. Watson
Martha Keeling
Highland Park
Donations Pour Into Goodfellows For Christmas Aid
Donations and letters arrive from Twin Cities residents and parishioners eager to provide Christmas happiness. The message shows broad community generosity toward those in need during the holiday season.
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Goodfellows
Twin Cities
Lives Of Eight Saved By Dog
A dog named Skippy saved eight people from a predawn house fire in Elizabeth New Jersey including four children. The dog died in the blaze after guiding the eight to safety in their nightclothes. Families involved were the Abas Miles and Greens. fire officials cited defective wiring and two hours of firefighting by forty firefighters.
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Elizabeth
N. J
J. M. Aba
Ronnie
Archie
Moses Green
Willie
Michael
Oscar Miles
Abas
Miles
Greens
Skippy
Legislators To Learn Of Plans Today In Baton Rouge
Louisiana lawmakers return from a 30 day special session as they weigh a possible third special session to press school integration. Gov Davis may issue five days notice for another session if a continuous legislature is to be called. legislature has been split between hard fought debates and federal court actions overturning several acts.
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House
Senate
New Orleans
U.S
J. Lee Rankin
Washington
U.S. Ge
Lowly Thief Steals Corpse From Hearse
In New Orleans AP reports a 55 year old Negro undertaker, M. L. Augustus, laments theft of a corpse from his hearse. The body of 42 year old Clara Jackson of Gonzales, La. was taken Friday night after leaving Charity Hospital en route to Baton Rouge. Police deem it a prank. Augustus offers a $100 reward for the return.
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New Orleans
M. L. Augustus
Augustus
Clara Jackson
Gonzales
Charity Hospital
Baton Rouge
Albert Howard
Laplace
Blast On Barge Fatal To Three
A sludge cleaning explosion on an oil barge on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington North Carolina killed three men and sent two others to a hospital. The blast shattered windows and shook buildings in the city across the river.
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Wilmington
N.C
Cape Fear
Illinois GOP to Appeal Nixon Recount Before Electoral Board
Republicans prepared to present their case to the Illinois Electoral Board after a Cook County recheck showed Nixon gaining 5 528 votes but still short of Kennedy's margin. Attorneys seek to overturn canvass results and ask for a formal recount. Adamowski's camp weighs legal action for a recount next week.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Cook County
Illinois Electoral Board
GOP
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Illinois
Georges H. Dapples
State Electoral Board
Springfield
Kennedy
Ben
Jamin Adamowski
Danie J. Ward
Adamowski
Elly C. Sandquist Jr
Dapples
County
Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
Republi
Airmen Missing After B-52 Crash in Vermont New York
Search teams in bone chilling cold comb the snowy woodlands of Vermont and New York for missing B 52 airmen after eight jet bomber went down on a routine training flight. Five crew members bailed out to safety with one seriously injured found near a parachute. two remain missing, including tailgunner Pierre Maheux and navigator George Davis as hundreds assist in the long night hunt. Airman Morris, injured, is hospitalized in Plattsburgh.
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Schroon Lake
Plattsburg
N. Y
Air Force Base
J.C. Charles E. Morris
Clearwater
Fla
Pierre J. Maheux
Auburn
Maine
George M. Davis
Pawtucket
R.I
New York
Vermont
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