Blizzard Streaks Across Plains With 60 MPH Winds
United Press International reports a winter blizzard across the Plains with six inches of snow and 60 mile per hour gusts. Tornadoes southeast of a major snowstorm flatten structures in Kansas while the Dakotas Nebraska and northeast Colorado brace for more snow. North winds 30 to 60 mph, zero visibility in places. livestock precautions taken from Montana to Michigan and Oklahoma Panhandle. Two deaths blamed on sudden storms in the Southwest.
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Colorado
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Michigan
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Leonard Murrow
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Okla
New Mexico
Scottsbluff
Neb
Rapid City
S.D. Chadron
Akron, Colo
Goals For '60s Would Cost Billions
Eisenhower era commission on national goals proposed a 1960s program costing billions in extra federal spending. The 11-member panel urged strong military readiness, billions for education foreign aid research and cities, and aims to end segregation while shrinking unemployment. The plan, prepared for Kennedy, echoes New Frontiers ideas from his campaign.
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Holiday Death Toll Near 600 Climbing Across Nation
The Associated Press reports 588 holiday deaths over a 102 hour Thanksgiving weekend, with 430 traffic deaths, 69 fire deaths, and 109 others. Highway fatalities surged in the final hours as travelers returned home amid fair weather with pockets of rain, snow, and fog. Compared with last year, highway deaths approached the 445 tally, while fire and miscellaneous deaths lag behind the prior 70 and 135 figures.
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Nigerians Break Into Parliament in Protest Spit Incident
About three thousand shouting students forced entry into Lagos Parliament protesting an Anglo- Nigerian defense pact. They trapped Works Minister Alhaji Inuwa Wada, spat on him, and clashed with police who cleared the foyer in a forty minute push. Defense Minister Alhaji Ribadu remained unseen in government offices.
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Nigeria
UPI
Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Wada
Wade
Alhaji Muhammadu Ribadu
Ikeda Thanks Eisenhower for US Japan Cooperation
Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda sends heartfelt thanks to President Eisenhower for US cooperation with Japan under his leadership. The note responds to Eisenhower’s congratulations on the Liberal-Democratic party Navy 20 victory and reflects satisfaction with two nations’ close ties and hope for continued growth.
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Hayato Ikeda
Eisenhower
United States
Japan
Ikeda
Corwin Reworks Radio Scripts for Broadway Presentation
Norman Corwin, noted radio writer, revises three airwave scripts for joint Broadway presentation titled Take He To Your Leader with subtitle Three New Comedies Principally Out of This World.
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New York
Norman Corwin
West Monroe Christmas Parade Schedule and Awards
The West Monroe Christmas parade is set for Friday at 3 p.m. starting at Pine and Cypress streets. Nine bands and about eight floats will participate, per Chamber of Commerce officials. Awards for winning floats will be given at 222 Trenton Street by Chamber president A. T. Harrelson.
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Asian and African Nations Confront Soviet Colonial Plan
At the United Nations Asian and African nations reject Khru shchev’s call for immediate end to all colonialism and push a different resolution toward transferring power to colonies. The clash foreshadows a General Assembly debate as the Soviet delegation aims to shape the discussion with phrases like forcibly enslaved countries, while the Asian African group favors parliamentary language and gradual steps.
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N. Y
Khrushev
General Assembly
Soviet Union
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Africa
Khrushchev
Kennedys Enjoy Busy Weekend After JFK Jr Arrival
Washington reports the Kennedy family all well after a lively weekend as John F Kennedy and his wife care for newborn John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. at Georgetown University Hospital. The father handles multiple tasks, visiting the baby, helping Caroline, and managing new duties as January 20 inauguration nears. The infant is healthy, fed regularly, and shows no respiratory issues, according to pediatrician Dr Edward B Brooks.
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John F
Georgetown University Hospital
Caroline
Kennedy Doctors
Edward B. Brooks
Pentagon Power Failure Sparks Brief Shutdown
A 16 minute power outage at the Pentagon began at 8:28 a.m. causing lights to go out and a fire alarm to sound in some areas. Officials and workers crowded corridors while candles were lit in some offices. An auxiliary system kept a few lights on. By 9:44 a.m. services returned to normal and officials attributed the outage to a simple power failure.
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Pentagon
Defense Department
Call Hurried Session To Combat Riots
Venezuela's Cabinet convened an emergency session to tackle political and economic unrest as three days of rioting left three dead and over 100 wounded. National Guard patrols ring Caracas after clashes with police stations attacked and cars burned. High schools closed for second time this month amid protests linked to Castro ties. Betancourt's government faces opposition from URD and Marxist groups as unrest continues.
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Venezuela
Romulo Betagcourt
Betancourt
Castro
Cuba
Fermin Toro
Ramon J. Velasquez
Rafael Pizani
United States
Democratic Action Party
Christian Socialists
Democratic Republican Union
URD
Movement of the Revolutionary Left
Mental Test Ordered For Bomb Suspect
New York AP a fugitive from a mental institution questioned by police in the recent Sunday and holiday bombings was sent to Belle Vue Hospital for observation. Walter Long 29 admitted stealing explosives from construction jobs and was near all blasts except one. Five bombings killed one and injured 59. Long escaped Manhattan State Hospital July 5 and worked as a laborer and powder shack watchman. He was on a Port Richmond Staten Island street project when arrested. Police used unions records to track him. Long walked into police HQ Saturday after initially eluding them. He is married but separated and has a 2 year old son.
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Bellevue Hospital
Walter Long
Long
Manhattan State Hospital
Port Richmond
Staten Island
Weather Warning for Gulf of Mexico Predicts Strong Winds
The Weather Bureau issued a special warning for the Gulf of Mexico with small craft advisories from Mobile Alabama to Sabine Pass Texas. Southerly winds 15 to 25 knots shifting to northerly 20 to 30 knots at 9 AM CST.
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Ala
Sabine Pass
Tex
Plot Against Santa Clause comic strip opens in Monroe News-Star
A new daily comic strip titled The Plot Against Santa Clause begins today in the Monroe News-Star. It follows a Christmas season adventure where Santa faces a plot to halt gift delivery as enemies seek to abolish Christmas, running daily until Christmas Eve afternoon.
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Santa
British Papers In Uproar Over Anglo Merger
British papers in uproar over reports Prime Minister Harold Macmillan mused about an Anglo American merger. The Express urged his resignation if true, while the Dispatch questioned reconciling British and American traditions and urged reducing dependence on the White House as Eisenhower left office.
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UPI
Harold Macmillan
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United States
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Alexander) Fleming
Detroit
Eisenhower
White House
Hot Fight Seen Over Resolution To Oust Electors
In Baton Rouge a floor vote in the House today targets overturning election of Louisiana's 10 presidential electors amid a heated clash. Rep Parey Branton of Webster Parish backs the measure and the States Rights slate from the Nov 8 election was third. The House and Senate meet after a journal stamp on electors pledged to Sen John Kennedy.
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States Rights
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Senate
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Louisiana
Congress
Solon Dies Of Stomach Ailment In New Orleans
New Orleans AP report states state Rep. Kelly Hammond of Marion County Mississippi died at Touro Infirmary at 5 50 a m after a hospital stay since November 9 and recent stomach surgery. The 59 year old Columbia attorney had faced health complications leading to death.
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Touro
Columbia
Frazzled babysitter jokes returning parents with sarcasm
A light humor item features a frazzled babysitter telling the returning parents not to apologize, joking she would not be in a hurry to come home either. The captioned quip captures a playful workplace moment with a sharp one liner.
Cold Weather With Freezing Temps In Northeast Louisiana Tonight
The forecast calls for freezing temperatures around 32 degrees in northeast Louisiana tonight with scattered showers this afternoon. Tuesday should be partly cloudy with a high near 45 while Sundays high reached 82 and low 57 with no rain at Selman Field according to the local observers.
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Louisiana
Selman Field
Castro Enemies Set Off Bombs During Speech
At Havana University Fidel Castro delivered a rambling 2 1 2 hour address as two noise bombs exploded among enemies in Cuba. He accused priests of taking sugar company money and floated a state sugar policy shift aimed at influencing world markets and prices. Police surrounded the event after 19 explosions.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
John F. Kennedy
Havana University
Castro
Graham and King clash on lawful obedience in sit-ins
In a national debate Martin Luther King Jr urged that unjust laws may be disobeyed, while Billy Graham in Atlanta insisted on obedience to laws regardless of justice. Graham avoided full comment on sit-in protests, citing uncertainty of legal implications and distance from the events.
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Martin Luther King Jr
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White Pupils Haul d Away Boycott Grows
White students at two newly integrated public schools boycotted, while three Negro girls entered McDonogh No. 19 with U.S. marshals. White protesters booed at William Frantz as integration continues amid federal judge orders and a pending tribunal ruling. Buses carried Frantz and McDonogh 19 students to neighboring parishes. private-school fund drives reported.
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McDonagh No. 19
William Frantz School
U.S
Armand Davie
William Frantz
St. Bernard Parish
Davie
Frantz and
MccDonogh
McDonogh No. 19
Warren Drewes
McDonagh
Pravda Demands Reds Follow Moscow Lead
Pravda reiterates that world communism must follow Soviet interpretation of Marxist Leninist doctrine. It promotes peaceful coexistence with capitalist states as defined in 1957 Moscow meeting, while noting a deadlocked Red summit with China favoring more aggressive action. The paper accuses imperialist states of distorting aims and charges the Catholic Church with subversive activity against the Congo and global support of American imperialism.
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