Nurse recounts Congo killings of McChesney and others
New Zealand nurse Pat Holdaway described how Scottish missionary James Rodgers kept faith beside William McChesney before both were slain by rebels at Wamba. Survivors recounted mutilation and drowning amid Belgian hostages slaughtered. 28 white hostages killed. 86 refugees evacuated to Leopoldville. Rebels recruited 12 year old Simbas as terror forces amid Christmas roundup and fear of Tshombe mercenaries.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
New Zealand
William McChesney
Phoenix
Ariz
Wamba
Pat Holdaway
McChesney
James Rodgers
Heart of Africa Mission
Rodgers
Dundee
Scotland
Jim
Congo
Miss Holdaway
Stanleyville
Joseph Wittebols
Leopoldville Thursay
Moise Tshombe
Seven Die In Wreck In Quebec Collision
Seven people were killed and three children seriously injured when two cars collided head on near East Angus Quebec on a snowy Route 1. Victims include Mrs Moise Palardy 79 and her son Lucien 46 both from Weedon and Guy Palardy and his wife Monique from Jacques Cartier near Montreal. A 5 year old boy and 3 year old girl were also among the dead, believed members of the Guy Palardy family. Armand Lemieux 31 of St Adolphe de Duddswell was the seventh victim in the other car. Two injured children were believed to be members of the Guy Palardy family. Route 1 was reported clear of snow at the time.
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East
Angus
Que
Here
Moise Palardy
Lucien Palardy
Weedon
Guy Palardy
Armand Lemieux
St. Adolphe de Dudswell
Jes Ramblin Progressive Club March of Dimes Drive
The Progressive Men's Club will march in Monroe today as members join a Saturday collection for the March of Dimes. Similar drives will be held each Saturday in January with different groups participating.
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Progressive Men's Club
Monroe
Foreign Student Arrives in Monroe After London Visit
Miss Priscilla Villa arrives in Monroe today after a two week vacation in London England. She is a junior at Northeast State College and visited her parents Mr and Mrs Ted Villa during the holidays.
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Monroe
London
England
Priscilla Villa
Miss Villa
Northeast State College
Ted Villa
Jinnah and Khan Head to Tight Pakistan Election
In Karachi the bitter campaign for Pakistan's presidency pits Fatima Jinnah against Ayub Khan. The winner will be chosen by an 80000 member electoral college. Clashes have spiked with one death and school closures across West Pakistan amid political crackdown.
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Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Fatima Jinnah
United States
Karachi
Miss Jinnah
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Ayub Khan
West Pakistan
Senator Dodd to push curb on mail order handguns
Senator Thomas J. Dodd plans new congressional action to restrict mail order handgun sales to youths and known offenders, and to probe federal gaps on sale of heavier weapons like bazookas and antitank guns. He cites recent shelling incidents and UN attack as context for tighter controls and requires vendors to verify buyers are 18, crime-free, and legally permitted, with copies sent to local police.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Congress
New Jersey
United Nations
Dodd
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Cor
Helicopters Aid Viet Fighters In Major Binh Gia Fight
A U S helicopter fleet ferried about 1 000 Vietnamese troops to Binh Gia as government forces brace for a five day battle with a stubborn Viet Cong regiment. A Marine battalion commander and an army captain were killed in an ambush while two American airmen remain missing.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Binh Gia
Stuntman jumps without parachute then borrows one midair
ARVIN Calif AP mov ie stuntman jumped from a plane at 14600 feet with no parachute, grabbed a chute from fellow diver at 10600 feet, donned it and landed safely. Rod Pack 26 of North Hollywood claimed the feat proved wrong those who said it could not be done.
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Arvin
Calif
Rod Pack
North Hollywood
Harry Hanes
van Nuys
Bakersfield
Pack
Bob Allen
Dog Fields
Bob Buquor
Bus Plunges Down Incline Kills Two in San Diego
A Greyhound double decker veered off a highway embankment on the Pacific Coast Highway north of San Diego. Two of 36 passengers were killed, about 30 injured. driver and another passenger were critical. Witnesses described panic as the bus rolled 25 feet. Alvree Nenstiel, a Navy man, and Narain Bhatia, Stanford, provided crash impressions. Investigators noted steering trouble suspected.
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San Diego
Calif
Alvree Nenstiel
Miramar Naval Air Station
Pacific Coast Highway
Here
Newstiel
Los Angeles
Nenstiel
Narain Bhatia
Department of Aeronautics
Stanford University
Torrey Pines
Rain, Wind and Snow Hit Pacific Coast Areas In New Year
New Year’s Day weather battered Washington and California as part of five states struck by a Christmas flood that caused a billion dollars in damage and over 40 deaths. Relief work slowed but continued despite floods, landslides, and blocked bridges. A forestry truck delivered eggs and milk to Cecilville after a week of isolation. a C119 dropped hay near Lakeview, Oregon. Many residents stayed put, while some evacuated from California canyons. In Happy Camp, lights returned and residents gathered in a bar to greet 1960. Miner Linn Murray, clinging to a tree for days, was evacuated by helicopter to a doctor. Crumptons vow to endure in their mud-filled retirement home.
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San Francisco
Washington
California
Oregon-California
Yreka
Calif
Cecilville
Oregon
Lakeview
Red Cross
Sixth Air Force
Happy Camp
Siskiyou Mountains
Sarah Nesbitt
Buckhorn
California Canyon
Linn Murray
Ti Bar
Ken
Neth Sims
Leonard Crumpton
Weather warms with midweek forecast for Twin Cities
Residents can expect more warm weather as 1965 continues its springlike trend. The forecast calls for a high of 74 to 78 with overnight lows around 60 to 64. Friday peaked at 74 with an early low near 53. Fog patches will lift by afternoon as sun reaches 40 to 50 percent. No rainfall was recorded at Selman Field Friday. Winds will be southerly from 8 to 18 mph.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Woman Hangs For Untidiness
PORT ORCHARD Washington AP officers report a man, 22, Charles B Anthony, jailed on $500 bond for third degree assault on his wife Grace Ann Anthony 18. He allegedly dangled her upside down in their doorway claiming she refused to clean the house in Retail near Port Orchard.
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Port Orchard
Wash
Retail
Charles B. Anthony
Anthony
Kitsap County
Glenn Pendarvis
Grace Ann Anthony
Johnson Opens Year With Price Talks And Union Plan
President Johnson starts the year with a look at steel price increases and work on the state of the union message. He will return from the LBJ ranch to Washington to present his program Monday night.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
LBJ
Texas Hill Country
Washington
State of the Union
Bastrop Adopts Debt-Free Budget for 1965
Bastrop Mayor Jimmie Holt announced a 934660 dollar budget for 1965 and declared the city debt-free after paying off the 1924 40 year sewage bond in 1964. The city claims to be the only Louisiana town without bonded indebtedness and aims to lower the millage from 27.5 to 22.5 mills within three years as the sewage extension tax ends.
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Bastrop
Jimmie Holt
Louisiana
Holt
A. P. Carter
Escape Move Fails In Cuba
Three Cuban passengers on a Soviet Ilyushin 14 attempted to hijack a flight from Manzanillo to Santiago de Cuba to escape the island. They overpowered the crew but the aircraft ran out of fuel and was forced to land in Santiago, according to AIP.
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Miami
Fla
Santiago de Cuba
AIP
Manzanillo
Santiago
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James H. Dodge
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Gordon Ackley
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Latin America
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Uruguay
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