Strikers Rampage as Brussels sees massive protest
In Brussels more than 10,000 socialist led workers swarmed the streets smashing bus and trolley windows and clashing with police. No injuries reported locally though a Liege railway official was hurt. Pro government outlets were targeted and troops and riot police stood by as tens of thousands walked or biked to work amid the strife.
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Brussels
UPI
Pierre Hermel
Liege
Gaston Eyskens
NATO
West Germany
New York Police Chief Cited For Court Contempt
New York Police Commissioner Stephen P. Kennedy was held in contempt of court for failing to follow a ban on assigning officers to higher duties without appropriate titles or pay. The court ordered possible purge within 10 days, while Deputy Commissioner Walter Arm said Kennedy awaits the decision copy. The contempt arose amid ongoing disputes over promotions and outside work restrictions, with about 2,000 officers claiming Kennedy’s actions harmed their chances for advancement.
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New York
Stephen P. Kennedy
Walter Arm
Kennedy
Supreme Court
Arthur G. Klein
Escape fugitives hunted across Mississippi fields
Bloodhounds scoured cotton fields and swamplands for two prison escapees, William Kenneth Jones 25 and Harry William Theriault 22, who ditched a bright red prison station wagon six miles southeast of Parchman near Quiver River after fleeing the penal farm. Roadblocks were set statewide as patrols chased the suspects.
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Parchman
Miss
UPI
Mississippi
William Kenneth Jones
Harry William Theriault
Here
Quiver River
Fred Jones
Kennedy aims to deport Marcello after taking office
Robert F. Kennedy as U S Attorney General designate plans to rush deportation proceedings against Carlos Marcello, described by a Senate rackets committee as the notorious racketeer boss in Louisiana. He told The New Orleans States Item by phone from Vermont that he will begin the push as soon as he takes office in January.
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New Orleans
UPI
Yankee TNT Blamed In Cuban Blasts
Havana reports a series of bomb blasts including a department store explosion injuring fifteen. Revolucion accuses the United States of supplying TNT to terrorists, citing a train wreck and other blasts as evidence. The attacks figure into Cuba’s ongoing accusations against U.S. influence in the regime of Fidel Castro.
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Havana
United States
Revolucion
Cuba
Fidel Castro
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Fulgencio Batista
Revolution
State Board Meeting Next Wednesday in West Monroe
A meeting of the State Radio and Television Technicians Board is slated for next Wednesday at West Monroe city hall, beginning at 7 p.m. John P. McKee Sr. says between 50 and 60 local and area men are expected to attend, with State Administrator Harold Yuratich of New Orleans attending to outline future expectations.
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State Radio and Television Technicians Board
West Monroe
John P. McKee, Sr
Fifth Congressional District
Harold Yuratich
New Orleans
Mrs. Christine Romano Recuperating After Broken Leg
Recuperating Mrs. Leo Purvis formerly Miss Christine Romano is convalescing from a broken leg. She, her husband and son David stay with her parents Mr and Mrs George Romano until she recovers.
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Leo Purvis
Christine Romano
Purvis
David
George Romano
Tampa Thieves Rob Vault Of Half Million Dollars
A Tampa armored car vault robbery left between 450000 and 500000 dollars missing after a time lock failed. Three former employees are being questioned as investigators inventory the contents and inspect the vault in hopes of a quick recovery.
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Tampa
Tampa, Fla
Rasdale Armored Car Service
O. C. Beynon
Beynon
E. A. Rasdale
Cool drizzles forecast for northeast Louisiana through Thursday
Occasional rain and drizzle with cool temperatures were forecast for northeast Louisiana through Thursday. Highest temperatures midweek near 55, with a tonight low around 40. Tuesday's high reached 53 and low 44 with .06 inch rain recorded at Selman Field by an FAA weatherman.
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Louisiana
FAA
Selman Field
Alternatives to war urged by Dr Charles E Osgood
A psychologist from the University of Illinois argued that war can be avoided by recognizing human nature and revising defenses. He joined Sir Charles Snow and physicist Ralph Lapp at an American Association for the Advancement of Science session. Snow warned of nuclear bombs within six to ten years unless action is taken.
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New York
Charles E. Osgood
University of Illinois
Charles P. Snow
China
Charles
Ralph Lapp
Arlington
United States
Hiroshima
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Sir Charles
Ses
Carrier Witness Says New York Firemen Interfered
Navy witness John F. Rutledge testified that Navy men could have extinguished the fatal Constellation fire in half an hour but were blocked by city firemen. He said the city department lacked shipfire experience and cited safety helmet orders as the reason for deconfliction. The inquiry followed the December fire at Brooklyn Navy Yard that killed 49 workers and caused $75 million in damage to the carrier.
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New York
John F. Rutledge
Rutledge
Naval Court of
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Constellation
New York City
Spy rings in India smashed by police arrests
New Delhi police uncovered three espionage rings linked to a Communist country and two unnamed states. Eight people were arrested, including officials from the Foreign and Defense ministries, with the Soviet Union named by other sources as the communist handler.
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New Delhi
India
Times of India
Foreign and Defense Ministries
Soviet Union
Baby Dies Of Acute Bronchitis In East Harlem
New York AP report details autopsy findings on six week old Luis Gonzalez Jr who died after four policemen performed mouth to mouth resuscitation. Authorities ruled death due to acute tracheal bronchitis. infant had been feared to have tuberculosis while his mother Anita had active TB and a twin was born with the disease. Patrolmen helped revive the infant at home but he died en route to hospital.
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New York
Luis Gonzalez Jr
Anita
Gonzalez
East Harlem
Today’s Chuckle Car Payment Reminder
A humorous promo warns readers not to fall behind on car payments. The light tone plays on financial responsibility and keeping up with installments to avoid trouble. No individuals or organizations are named.
Judge Berates Boy For Crime
New York AP Edward Vogt age 17 faced arraignment in Adolescents Court after being charged in the savage killing of a boy who refused to give up 50 cents earned delivering Christmas trees. Magistrate Irving Schreckinger ordered no bail, set a Jan 6 hearing, and called the crime vicious and senseless. Vogt remained silent at police headquarters and during the lineup.
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New York
Edward Vogt
Irving Schreckinger
Vogt
Kennedy picks Zuckert to boss Air Force
President elect John F Kennedy taps Eugene Zuckert to be secretary of the Air Force. Zuckert, 49, previously assistant secretary under Truman and a former Atomic Energy Commission member, was named after Kennedy chose John Connally to head the Navy. Kennedy plans meetings with Fulbright and Roosevelt Jr. this week as McNamara confirms the appointments.
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Atlantic Shore
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D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
U. S. House of Representatives
New York
Pierre Salinger
Roosevelt
Zuckert
Connally
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Ford Motor Co
Air Force
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Harry S. Truman
Yale College
Yale Law School
Harvard Business School
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Navy
Stuart Symington
U. S
Missouri
West Germany and Soviets Strike New Trade Pact
West Germany and the Soviet Union reached a new trade pact government officials said. Berlin’s status emerges as a key issue with West Berlin urged to be treated as part of West Germany’s economy to ensure open communications. East Germans resist and threaten to halt land and river traffic into Berlin if a deal is not reached by January 1.
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Germany
West Germany
Soviet Union
Berlin
East Germany
East Berlin
West Berlin
Iron Curtain
Coon Renamed Fire Marshal by Gov. Davis
John Coon, former Monroe mayor and four year state fire marshal under Earl Long, is re appointed by Gov Jimmie H Davis. He will be sworn in Thursday in New Orleans with no changes to staff. Coon, 52, credits the governor and says the department will remain efficiently run.
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John Coon
Monroe
Jimmie H. Davis
Davis
Coon
Gov. Davis
Earl K. Long
Supreme Court
Frank W. Hathorne
New Orleans
George Breece Jr
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
Mental Fugitive Surrenders Meekly To Kentucky Police
Granville Johnson, 43, a former mental patient, surrendered to Kentucky state troopers after wounding two officers in a gun battle. He walked from the brush with rifle raised, handcuffed, as deputies moved his dogged search near his mountain home. His daughter Laura offered 29 cents as he passed.
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Kentucky
Jackson
Granville Johnson
Laura
Kennedy Plans Bigger Expense Money For Ambassadors
President elect Kennedy pressed for more funds to entertain ambassadors after a Palm Beach talk with Rep. John Rooney. Rooney, a longtime foe of rising “booze allowances,” notes Joseph Kennedy spent about 100000 yearly to back Britain’s ambassador role. The issue centers on funding for non career appointees serving abroad amid tight budgets and high diplomatic costs.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
Palm Beach
John Rooney
D-Ny
Rooney
House
Joseph Kennedy
Great Britain
State Department
One Engine Knocked Out Cripples Unarmed U.S. Plane
A UPI report from Vientiane details a Soviet made Ilyushin 14 attacking and machine gunning an unarmed American C47 Skytrain observing Soviet air drops to Laotian rebels. The American plane returned to Vientiane on one engine with three crew members.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
U.S
Vang Vieng
Saigon
William G. von Platen
San Diego
Rex B. Percival
Knobnaster
Orleans Teachers Seek Decision On Where Loyalty Lies
About 125 teachers at a New Orleans meeting urged the legislature to issue petitions to determine whether teachers should be loyal to the school board or the state legislature. Spokesman Austin W. Wilson Jr. said the group, identified as a minority, wants a mass meeting to circulate petitions. Most teachers have gone a month without pay and few payrolls had been issued amid the pay dispute.
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New Orleans
Austin W. Wilson Jr
Nicholls High School
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