UN Troops Capture Katanga Gendarmery HQ at Elisabethville
U.N. forces stormed through Elisabethville's native quarter and seized the gendarmery headquarters after a day of heavy fighting with mutinous Katangese gendarmes. Indian Gurkha and Ethiopian units cleared roadblocks and pressed a 30 minute capture, as Tshombe faced cease-fire signals that were not obeyed.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
U.N
Leopoldville
Karavia
New York
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
U. N
Thant
Soviet Premier Khrushchev Accused Of Provoking Tensions
Washington reports the United States accuses Nikita Khrushchev of revived propaganda on the Berlin crisis. The State Department criticized his letter to Konrad Adenauer as a tactic to fuel war fears and keep Berlin in play ahead of East German party congress.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
State Department
Khrushchev
Konrad Adenauer
Department
Adenauer
Russia
West Berlin
Germany
Lincoln White
Kremlin
Europe
Missing Plane Debris Spotted Near Mexico Coast
Navy planes searching the Pacific for a missing seaplane and its 13 crew spotted debris about 275 miles southwest of San Diego. The wreckage was identified as from the missing seaplane. No signs of life were seen as pilots reported life jackets two pontoons and white crash helmets. A destroyer was sent to the scene about 70 miles west of Guadalupe Island and 80 miles northeast of the last known location.
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San Diego
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Navy
Mexico
Guadalupe Island
North Gets Light Snow Dixie Rains New Year Weather
United Press International reports a winter storm coating the northern plains with light snow and strong winds as the four day New Year holiday begins. Dixie experiences rain while much of the nation enjoys fair skies and cool to mild temperatures. In Montana a Canadian blizzard waned after crossing the border with Cut Bank hit by gusts and a rapid temperature drop.
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United Press International
Plains
Dixie
Canada
Montana
U. S. Weather Bureau
Cut Bank
Mont
Births Highlight Oliveaux Family Memoir Dec 28
Rita Ann and Gary Wade arrived on December 28 in a family that has marked the date for years. Mrs. Oliveaux welcomed the newborns at the Robert Ray Oliveaux home, with maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. cited as witnesses to the memorable day. Continued on Page Three-A.
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Robert Ray Oliveaux
Oliveaux
Rita Ann
Gary Wade
Mrs. J
Castro Halts Release Of Cuban Invasion Relatives
Miami headline reports Fidel Castro abruptly stopped freeing relatives of the Bay of Pigs invaders. About 5,000 to 6,000 relatives want to depart Cuba, with 1,000 gathering outside the Swiss Embassy in Havana. Exiles in Miami, numbering over 100,000, had hoped for more departures tied to ransom goods and a visit by President Kennedy.
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Miami
UPD
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Cuba
Castro
Havana
U.S
Bay of Pits
Red Cross
Five Die as Basement Wall Collapses in Maryland Store
Washington CAP reports a basement wall under construction at a suburban Maryland store site collapsed injuring 11 and killing at least five workers. Crews worked through rubble hours after the 145 pm EST accident to search for more victims while foreman Thomas Shanebrook was among the dead.
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Greenbelt
Washington
CAP
Maryland
Ste
J. Kiem Co
Beltway Plaza
Aiping Center
Uniersity
Thomas Shanebrook
Holiday travel explodes as millions hit the roads
The Long Holiday Begins as fair weather lures millions onto highways for the 102 hour New Year’s period. The National Safety Council estimates 420 to 480 traffic deaths during the holiday from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Tuesday.
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National Safety Council
U.S
Safety Council
Kennedy outlines changes to medicare and education aid
President Kennedy and HEW Secretary Celebrezze sketched a revised plan for medicare and federal aid to education for fiscal 1964. Changes will be studied by department experts over four to five days before budget completion, with continued emphasis on social security linked medical care and potential private insurance options.
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Palm Beach, Fla
UPI
Congress
Kennedy
Celebrezze
Senate
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Medicare
Ships To Reach India With U S Weapons Soon
The first American arms will reach India early next month, Ambassador Galbraith said. Two ships carrying U S arms are due January 4 and January 8, meeting short term needs though long term planning faces difficulties.
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India
U.S
New Delhi
John ‘Kenneth Galbraith
Tibet
Nehru
Galbraith
Calcutta
United States
Senate Fight Over Filibuster and Rules Set for January
Democratic leaders pledge a bipartisan push in January to curb the filibuster by a majority vote as Congress opens on January 9. Hubert H Humphrey and Philip Hart urge modernization of legislative rules while House debates whether the Rules Committee should have 12 or 16 members and which leaders will advance bills to the floor.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Kennedy
Congress
Minnesota Democrat
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
House
House Rules Committee
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
H m Rey
Iphrey
Cloudy Twin Cities Weather Outlook
The forecaster flags a cloudy start to Friday with occasional rain and fog. Clearing is possible later, with tonight likely to be partly cloudy. Sunday looks cooler with highs near 38 and lows around 37. rainfall at Lei man Field measured 0.48 inches by 6 pm.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Leiman Field
Deadline Approaches for Ouachita Parish Taxes
Ouachita Parish expects final day to pay 1962 taxes without penalty this Monday. D Meredith, chief deputy, warns a 10 percent penalty begins Tuesday. Courthouse tax office stays open Monday 8 a.m. to noon, closed Tuesday for New Year. Mail payments postmarked by end of day accepted without penalty.
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D. Meredith
Ouachita Parish
Meredith
Mai
Couple Uses Dictionary To Speak Love Across Language
A Seattle girl of Italian descent, Mary Migliore, 20, married a Greek navy man after they learned to communicate with a Greek English dictionary and help from a translator. She said he couldn t speak English and she couldn t speak Greek, so they began talking through the dictionary at a party three months ago.
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Seattle
Wash
T Mary
Dan Migilore
Miss Migilore
Court Of Union To Limit US Rule Proposed
Florida legislative leaders invited to a Friday meeting in Tallahassee to discuss curbing federal powers. Delegations from state governments push for a Union of state supreme courts to rule on federal authority, with leaders urged to attend amid party divisions and near votes.
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Court of Union
Tallahassee
Fla
Florinda
Union
Supr
Florida
Horne
Tailat Res
Ian
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