Skybolt Missile Crisis Frays Anglo American Ties
Washington reports show U S threats to cancel the Skybolt missile strain Anglo American relations as Prime Minister Macmillan plans Nassau talks with President Kennedy. McNamara defends trimming Skybolt funds amid Britain’s reliance on the weapon for Vulcans and naval deterrence.
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Washington
Peter Thorneycroft
McNamara
Britain
Skybolt
Camp David
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Macmillan
House of Commons
Harold Watkinson
United States
Lawca
Andon
America
British Isles
London
Deep Freezes Persist Across Tonight and Fire Losses Rise
A 15 to 20 degree sub freezing forecast continues tonight with morning temperatures around 15 to 17 degrees. forecasters expect no warming above freezing for the day and a rebound to the 28 to 32 range before another plunge. Two elderly women died in a Forest Louisiana house fire as firefighters battled multiple blazes across the parish. In Cuba, 2000 to 3000 Soviet troops reportedly left recently, leaving 9000 to 15000 still on the island and prolonging the broader US-Soviet standoff.
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Forest
West Carroll Parish
Washington
Cuba
U.S
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Kremlin
FBI Informer Newsman Called In Communist Trial
Washington AP report outlines government plan to call FBI informer Will Lissner of the New York Times and Joseph B. Zoltan a Hungarian born activist now with United Presbyterian Church in New York as witnesses in the Communist party refusal to register as a Soviet agent case. Trial opened with jurors picked. government seeks evidence on open and secret party activities. Conviction carries up to 10000 dollars per day for failure to register and disclose officers members and finances.
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Washington
FBI
New York
Communist Party
Soviet Union
F. Kirk Maddrix
Justice Department
Will Lissner
New York Times
Joseph B. Zoltan
United States
Maddrix
Zoltan
Commission
Lissner
Bone-Chilling Cold Grips Most Of U.S.
Unseasonably cold air locked across the eastern two thirds of the nation with record lows in many areas for a second straight day. Subzero readings, heavy snowfall in the Northeast, and Arctic winds strained highways while crop damage estimates ran into millions though citrus largely escaped harm.
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U.S
Ice
Ohio
North Central
Gulf Coast
Appalachians
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Huron
S.C
Midwest
North Carolina
Kentucky
Arkansas
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Movie theater share puts Santiago at one quarter
The Statesman’s Year Book reports that one-fourth of Chile’s movie theaters are located in Santiago, the capital, highlighting the city’s concentration of cinema venues.
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Chile
Santiago
The
Statesman
Sub-Freezing Weather Grips Tensas Parish Areas
Cold dry conditions fueled fire risks in woods and homes as residents faced clogged pipes and sought antifreeze while temperatures reached their lowest since January. Weather Bureau notes sub freezing readings and directs readers to further coverage on Page 5-A.
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Tensas Parish
Weather Bureau
Dr C H Webb Addresses Lions Club on Property Point
Dr C H Webb of the Children's Clinic Shreveport spoke at the North Monroe Lions Club gathering Tuesday night at the Saddle and Spur Restaurant on Property Point near Epps in West Carroll Parish.
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C. H. Webb
Children's Clinic
Shreveport
Property Point
Epps
West Carroll Parish
North Monroe
Loyalty record notes Rev. Zack T. Young attendance
The Rev. Zack T. Young, aged 79, marks thirty years of consecutive Sunday School attendance, a record noted alongside a cross-reference to CHIT-CHAT page 5A. The item highlights long service and steady devotion within the religious community.
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Zack T. Young
Direct JFK Khrushchev line urged at disarmament talks
AP reports U S proposes a six point program to prevent war by miscalculation. It calls for advance notice of major movements, permanent observation posts, exchange of missions, direct communications links including a Washington Moscow hot line, studies on weapon risks, and public disclosure of steps taken to avert war.
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Jeneva
United States
Kennedy
Khrushchev
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Washington
Moscow
Pay Boosts For City Employees To Be Considered
West Monroe City Council, in adjourned session, will discuss salary increases for city employees in all departments, led by Aldermen Anding and Mrs. Joyce Smith who push raises starting with garbage department workers. Smith also urges centralized bidding for items over $50 and bulk buying to save money, amid bids approved for water lines, garbage truck body, police cars, and radios.
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West Monroes
Charles Anding
Joyce Smith
Anding
Commanders Of Guard In Slow Retreat
Washington AP reports Adjutants general meeting over McNamara plan to reshape four low rated Guard divisions into flexible brigades and disband 338 units while six guard divisions form a high priority force at 80 percent strength. Governors urged a committee to work with McNamara to iron out points. Similar Reserve reorganization underway.
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Washington
Army National Guard
States
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Army
Adjutants General
Alaska
Georgia
Vandiver
Namara
McNamara
Christmas present forgives the past with cheer
The columnist quips that Christmas gifts can soften memories by offering a fresh moment. Humor blends warmth as people trade nostalgia for joy through giving.
Teenagers seek help for siblings in Christmas drive
Readers of the News-Star-World in Monroe Louisiana are asked to support Goodfellows Drive. Several children describe dire need for food, clothing, and gifts before Christmas. The drive reports $2116.50 raised of a $6000 goal with deadlines and requests for underwear, bikes, toys, and even a Chihuahua for asthma.
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Goodfellows
Goodfellows Drive
West Monroe
News-Star
World
Monroe
Louisiana
Argentina Presses Rebels in Cordoba Air Base Standoff
In Cordoba, Brig. Carlos Armanini urged his predecessor Brig. Cayo Ailsina to surrender or face a forceful assault. President Jose Maria Guido had fired Ailsina as air force chief, as government leaders sought a bloodless end to the sixth crisis in nine months through late-night talks.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Cordoba
Carlos Conrado Segundo Armanini
Cayo Antonio Ailsina
Jose Maria Guido
Notation of Memorials and Dues from Local 225 Listings
The Local No 225 power and water plant workers list memorials and donations including in memory gifts for Doc and Uncle John from John Burg Ransom and Mrs ERD three anonymous entries for Mr Sam Davis Beatrice Jovy Gorn 30 and other memorials. The page also notes church related classes and individual gifts from Bay Covenant Presbyterian Church Fair Park Baptist Church West Monroe and Covenant Presbyterian Church plus amounts totaling 2116.00 and 1758 previously acknowledged 2116.00
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Doc
John
Burg Ransom
Erd
Sam Davis
Beatrice Jovy Gorn
Fairpark Baptist Church
Butch
B. B. McClendon
B. B. McClendon Jr
J. H. McClendon
The
Biedenhams
Marie White
Billy W. Shields
Hazel Katham
Loyal Women’s Bible
Class of
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Reeve Lewis Sr
C. &. Carroll
West Monroe
Bobby
Jimmy
Clifford Greenbaum
Century-Old Cigar-Loving Matron Dies in Miami
Mrs. Jose Encarnacion, a Puerto Rico native who smoked cigars and cared for adopted children, died in a Miami nursing home at over 100 years old. Doctors cited possible pneumonia and noted her age uncertain at 112, 114, or 115. She raised about 30 adopted children and lived most of her life in Mameyes.
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Miami
Fla
API
Josefina Encarnazion
Puerto Rico
Tes Encarnation
Mameyes
Aig
West Carroll Parish Burned House Killing Two Elderly Women
A midnight house fire in West Carroll Parish killed two elderly women, Mrs. A. G. Walker and Mrs. Lela Brock, both 81, while West Carroll Police Jury secretary Charles Little, 50, was critically burned. Little’s wife and a neighbor reported escape attempts as the eight-room home burned to coals. Little’s son Chuck survived.
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Brock
Little
West Carroll Parish
Russian Arrested For Selling Data To West Agents
A Soviet scientist, O. V. Penkovsky, was arrested on charges of selling secret material to British and American intelligence. Tass reported he headed the foreign department of the State Committee on Coordination of Scientific Research and had spy gear. An unnamed British businessman and two U.S. Embassy staffers were accused of receiving information on science, tech, politics, and military matters.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
O. V. Penkovsky
Tais
Penkovsky
Foreign Department
Soviet State Committee On
Tass
Richard Carl Jacob
U.S
Karlson
Rodney Carlson
What Have You Got to Sell for Extra Christmas
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News-Star World
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Clarence B. Roberts
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