Kennedy Urges Exiles Toward Free Cuba at Orange Bowl
President Kennedy praised Brigade 2506 and Cuban exiles, pledging no armed invasion yet urging preparation for a free Cuba. He praised the brigade’s return to a free Havana and urged families to educate children for Cuba’s future, as exiles chanted Guerra and Libertad. About 1,200 Bay of Pigs veterans were captured, with many later released or ransomed, and 1,113 freed from Cuban prisons and flown to Miami.
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Citizens End 27 Hour Filibuster Over Redistricting
Yonkers New York faced a 27 hour citizen filibuster aimed at blocking a Democratic council redistricting plan. The council voted 7 to 6 to end the talkathon and then approved the redistricting 7 to 6.
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Michael J. Nugent
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John Flynn
Fire destroys big circus tent in Milan
In Milan Italy a fire swept through the large tent of the country’s largest circus between shows Saturday night destroying the tent and equipment within ten minutes. Several horses and elephants were rounded up with no injuries to people or animals. A spokesman for the Darix Togni circus cited a short circuit as the cause.
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Traffic Toll For Holiday Soars Fast
The Associated Press reports six deaths in early New Year holiday accidents. A speeding train and car crash near Monee Illinois killed three. another crash in southern Minnesota left two women and a teen dead, with a truck tipping onto a car. A two-engine plane crashed near Tomahawk Wisconsin, killing two skiers while a survivor endured 12 hours in near zero weather. The National Safety Council estimates 420-480 traffic deaths and 18,000-21,000 injuries through Tuesday, with over half due to speeding and 38% involving drinking drivers.
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Over 10,000 Soviets Still In Cuba
Washington reports more than 10,000 Russian military personnel remain in Cuba with estimates ranging up to 12,000 earlier in the week. Troops and technicians including four armed battalions remain for now, while antiaircraft crews stay behind as Moscow hints at gradual withdrawals. The United States pressures Castro’s government while pursuing possible releases of Cuban invasion prisoners and Americans jailed in Cuba. President Kennedy has said a shipping restriction order could be issued within two weeks.
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Ramblin Murrays Headed to Cotton Bowl Showdown
Joe and Viv Murray of the Red River Newshounds are in Las Vegas for a year end vacation. En route to Monroe they plan a Dallas stop at the Cotton Bowl to root for LSU against Texas. Joe says he is ahead of the game in Vegas.
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Children enjoy Hansel and Gretel at Louisiana Baptist Home
About 50 boys and girls from the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home attended Friday's performance of Hansel and Gretel. The event was held at the home and continued on page four A.
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French Airliner Crashes on Corsica Mountain Killing 24 Aboard
A four engine Stratoliner carrying 24 people crashed and burned on a snow covered Corsican mountain during a 60 mile leg from Bastia to Ajaccio. Ground crews battled snow and fog to reach the scene as wreckage burned at about 7000 feet. Most passengers were from Bastia with one noted local athlete Francine Nebod among the travelers.
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Anonymous donor saves London hospital surgical program
An anonymous donor gave 30 000 pounds to Hants mersmith Hospital to fund its experimental surgery program. The gift, 16 000 pounds per year for three years, follows a surgeon's warning that research over 14 years could be halted. The work includes operations to separate Siamese twins, described as two notable miracles.
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UPT
Hantsmersmith Hospital
William J. Dempister
U N Forces Seize Katanga Capital in Congo Showdown
U N forces moved against Elisabethville as Katanga's beleaguered capital. Tshombe fled the palace while UN officers urged Katangan police to join in the liberation of the Congo. The confrontation signaled a possible end to Katanga's secession.
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Moise Tshombe Ey
Johannesburg
Elisabethville
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Britain Warns U N Against War Action Over Congo Katanga
Britain criticizes UN plans to conquer Katanga militarily as a means to reunite the Congo. A Foreign Office statement urged Thant to end fighting and pursue a negotiated settlement. It warned fighting could lead to a prolonged UN occupation and urged restraint to avoid splitting with Washington. Tshombe defended Katanga, vowing to resist UN forces and protect the region’s copper lands.
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Foreign Office
British River Frozen Over By Icy Cold
LONDON AP reports the River Thames froze below Windsor Castle as Britain endures an icy snap the region’s coldest in 15 years. Europe shivers with heavy snow, many roads icy, Windsor water bank to bank frozen, Weymouth blizzard, deaths while shoveling snow, and widespread sports cancellations.
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Snow and ice hit the eastern United States weekend travel
Snow and freezing rain battered the eastern United States over the holiday weekend, with 3.6 inches reported in the District and a regional total around 16.2 inches. The old 1932 record of 14.5 inches was surpassed as 2 to 5 inches fell across Virginia Maryland eastern West Virginia Delaware. Hazardous driving warnings covered interior Virginia Maryland eastern West Virginia and Delaware as snowfall continued into the day.
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Sparkman predicts filibuster foes will lose battle
Sparkman says opponents of the filibuster face defeat as senators clash over Senate rules to allow cutting off extended debate more easily. He argues current rules impede action and urges a change to curb prolonged floor fights.
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