Congo Refugees Recall Rebel Massacres and Olga McChesney Death
Refugees recount savage abduction and killings by Communist backed rebels in the Congo. Missionary William McChesney died at Wamba after a two week massacre, with 28 prisoners murdered between November 24 and 28. Survivors describe captors beating hostages and flinging bodies into the river. Reports indicate foreign officers may have aided rebel forces.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
William McChesney
McChesney
Wamba
Wamba River
Phoenix
Ariz
Mungbere
Nicholas Olenga
Soviet No Santa Nasser Informed on Food Aid
Soviet Deputy Premier Alexander Shelepin told President Nasser that Moscow is no Santa Claus as US aid cuts loom. The Kremlin leader’s aide returned from Egypt after reviewing Soviet military and economic assistance, sources said.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Soviet Union
United States
United Arab Republic
Alexander Shelepin
Kremlin
Nasser
Shelepin
Moscow
Egypt
Johnson Wins Quiet Settlement in Wirtz Henning Dispute
President Johnson arranged a quiet settlement of the Wirtz Henning clash in the Labor Department. Willard Wirtz dropped his demand for Henning’s resignation after mediation by Justice Arthur Goldberg. AFL CIO President Meany and Rep. Powell had pressed for Henning to stay and backed different policy approaches in antipoverty and poverty programs.
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W. Willard Wirtz
John F. Henning
Washington
Wirtz
Henning
Afl-Cio
Johnson
Congress
Organized Labor
Willard Wirtz
Aflcio
George Meany
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Labor Department
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Labor
Goldberg
Meany
Labor Federation
Powell
House Education and Labor Committee
Airman Graves Graduates from Aircraft Mechanics Course
Airman Third Class John L. Graves son of Mr and Mrs John C Graves of 109 Fernwood Dr West Monroe has completed the U S Air Force aircraft mechanics training at Sheppard AFB Texas and will be reassigned to England AFB Louisiana for duty He attended Northeast Louisiana State College and is a Greenville South Carolina High School graduate The article also notes the Swartz family pride and the birth of Mark Timothy Wilborn son of Rudy Wilborn and his wife in New Orleans weighing eight pounds eleven ounces born Christmas Day.
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John L. Graves
John C. Graves
Fernwood Dr
West Monroe
U. S. Air Force
Sheppard Afb
Tex
Graves
Carolina High School
Greenville
S. C
England Afb
Northeast Louisiana State College
Roy H
Bo” Cagle
Swartz
Mark Timothy Wilborn
Rudy Wilborn
New Orleans
Five die in fogbound Gulf Coast crash near Ocean Springs
A New Year’s Eve collision on U.S. 90 involving a loaded Standard Oil tank truck and three cars in heavy fog killed five people and critically injured several others. Victims include Feliciana Sanze and Elia Field of Corpus Christi and two Field grandchildren.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
Gulf Coast
Feliciana Sanze
Elia Field
Elizabeth Field
Cynthia Field
Corpus Christi
Tex
West Germanic language group overview
The Encyclopaedia Britannica classifies English alongside German and Frisian as part of the West Germanic language group.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jersey teen age parties crackdown in Dolce Vita raids
Mohawk New Jersey police led by Chief P George Geffken raid private homes to stop a string of Dolce Vita teen drinking parties. Ninety seven teens from New Jersey Pennsylvania New York were arrested as officers found shattered interiors and hundreds of beer cans. Parents face possible charges for aiding juvenile delinquency and responsibility for their children's actions.
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Mohawk
N.J
UPI
P. George Geffken
New Jersey
Geffken
Norristown
Pittsburgh
Gloversville
N.Y
Pennsylvania
New York
Johnson Seeks Nuclear Controls in New Year Message
President Johnson told Soviet leaders that the urgency is to strengthen world peace. He urged a verified worldwide test ban and cutoffs on fissionable material, with safeguards for peaceful nuclear use, and a freeze on offensive delivery systems. He also sent New Year greetings to Kosygin and Mikoyan.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Anastas I. Mikoyan
White House
George F. Reedy
Atomic Energy Commission
Glenn T. Seaborg
Austin
Civil War Fears Rise Over Nigerian Party Rift
Report from Lagos notes regional tensions threatening unity as Nigeria National Alliance leads in parliamentary returns. Boycotted ballots mark the election with turnout low in eastern midwestern and Lagos regions while United Progressive Alliance sees gains despite the boycott.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Nigeria National Alliance
United Progressive Grand Alliance
Western
Alliance
United Progressive
Unseasonable Humidity to Persist into 1965
The weather bureau forecast continued high readings in the upper 70s to around 80 in the Ark La Miss region for today and Friday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected, with fog developing at night and in the early morning hours.
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Weather Bureau
Ark-La Miss
Two Area Men Die In Hunt Mishaps in Louisiana
Two northeast Louisiana men died in hunting accidents within three days. Willie Lee Spangler 57 of Jonesboro was killed near his home in Jackson Parish after reaching for a shotgun in a truck and it discharged into his chest. Dave Roach Sr. 82 of Wisner died in a separate incident near Maridale Plantation in Tensas Parish while with Road conditions on La Highway 573 near Waterproof and St Joseph. Funeral plans for Spangler set for Midway Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. survivors include wife Eva Spangler two sons Doyle and Charles Ray Spangler a daughter Louise Henderson two sisters and four grandchildren. The report notes another fatality William Leonard 43 of West Monroe and a separate arm injury to Larry Thompson of Vicksburg Mississippi from earlier in the week.
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Louisiana
Jackson Parish
Tensas
Willie Lee Spangler
Wakter
Jonesboro
Dave Roach Sr
Wisner
Roach
Maridale Plantation
Waterproof
St. Joseph
Tensas Parish
la. Hwy
Winnsboro
Larry Thompson
Vicksburg
Miss
Newellton
Spangler
Midway Baptist Church
Eva Spangler
Doyle Spangler
Charles Ray Spangler
Louise Henderson
Montgomery
Ala
Laura Jeter
Ott Jordan
Dodson
Vaccine flight carries 600 polio units toward Guatemala
An emergency shipment of 600 units of Salk polio vaccine departed Kennedy airport aboard Eastern Airlines flight 307 for New Orleans en route to Guatemala City, arriving in New Orleans around 11 07 a.m. est after taking off shortly after 9 a.m.
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New York
Kennedy
New Orleans
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Eastern Airlines
New Year Revels Worldwide Spark Youthful Ideas
Celebrants plan bold stunts and lively parties to welcome 1957. Frederick Wild and Frank Guzzman from Eastport New York aim to fall from 12 000 feet at midnight with champagne as they drop to 2000 feet. AdAman Club climbers atop Pike's Peak will light fireworks.
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New York
Pike's Peak
Times Square
Long Island
Eastport
N.Y
Frederick Wild
Frank Guzzman
Colorado Springs
AdAman Club
Helicopter Crew Downed as Marines Press Binh Ghia Fight
Viet Cong ambushed Marines near Binh Ghia while they recovered bodies from a downed helicopter. Four American crewmen are missing and presumed dead. government and Viet Cong casualties are reported, with renewed efforts planned as talks at Saigon continue.
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Binh Nghia
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Binh Ghia
Defense Department
Washington
Stephen FE. Morgan
San Jose
Calif
Roy G. Arbill
Hayward
Franklin D. Porter
Columbiana
Ohio
Pfe
Theodore A
North
Viet Nam
Ban Thai
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Paulis
Vele Province
Olenga
Hassan Ismail
Twin City
Willie F. Jobe
Roswell
N. M
Biloxi
Frank Field
Sanze
Cottage Hill
Fla
Paul Davis Jones
Pascagoula
U.S. 90
Leonard MecMurrian
Fields
Jones
Jobe
McMurrian
Keesler Afb
Jersey
Harry W. Stone Sr
Syracuse
John
Tennessee Colege
Stone
Jackson, Tensas Parishes
William C. Leonard
Point
Union Parish
Vaccine Flight
Los Angeles
Sands
Milwaukee
Sahara
Cleveland
News-Star—World
Johnson Motor
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