Debris From Cape Canaveral Rocket Lands in Cuba
Eastern Cuba experienced rain of rocket debris after a Cape Canaveral launch aimed at placing satellites failed. Holguin residents reported fragments weighing up to 40 pounds. no damage but alarm and claims of imperialist provocation circulated in Cuban press. The U S Defense Department indicated possible debris impact and ongoing investigation.
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Holguin
Venezuelan Leftists Hold Out at Caracas University
Leftist students fought gunfire with troops in a dormitory at Caracas University as disorders spread to several colleges. President Betancourt’s government cracked down on insurgents amid a week of communist backed rioting and student strife, with eight deaths reported and police seizing about 259 people in raids on labor moves to avert a bank strike. Communist headquarters were raided.
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Venezuela
Stalingrad
Romulo Betancourt
Kasavubu Breaks Off Arab Relations
Leopoldville Congo. President Joseph Kasavubu orders immediate break in diplomatic relations with the United Arab Republic and expulsion of Ambassador Murard Ghaleb and staff. He accuses Ghaleb of plotting to overthrow established authority and encouraging rebel elements linked to ex-Premier Patrice Lumumba in a letter to President Nasser.
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Joseph Kasavubu
Aay
United Arab Republic
Murard Ghaleb
ULAR
Abdel Gamal Nasser
Kash
Vubu
Ghaleb
Patrice Lumumba
Tension Mounts In New Orleans
Federal court ruling orders Louisiana agencies to stop blocking integration. Demonstrations rise at an integrated school as courts refuse to stay the decision. Police disperse crowds while a white mother escorts her child past the William Franz School amid chants for segregation. The 5th Circuit approves a staged integration plan beginning in first grade in 1962 with yearly grade additions through all 12 grades.
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Laith
Louisiana
William Franiz
U. S. 5Th Circuit
Dallas
Tex
Patlas Ryling
Third Soviet space ship launches with animal passengers
Moscow reports a third Soviet space ship with animal passengers was launched into orbit today, carrying two dogs aboard while testing telemetry and life support. Tass notes no word on returning the crew or ship. The mission adds to seven Earth orbits by the USSR and two solar orbits, with Laika previously dying in space.
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Tass
Earth
Ston
Soviet Union
United States
Rites For Children Final Episode of Fire at Dumont
In Butler County a barn blaze at the Mayfield home killed four year old Bryan Mayfield and three year old Terry Oittman. Neighbors and playmates, the children were found dead in a corner as flames engulfed the two story frame structure. Officials continued an unclear investigation into the fire’s cause.
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Rites For Children
Dumont
Bryan Mayfield
Jerry Oiteman
Butler County
Bryan
Don Mayfield
Terry
Robert Oittman
Mayfield
Long-Distance Phones Readied for Zone Calling Plan
A sweeping change to long-distance service is being prepared. AT&T plans a six zone system offering unlimited three minute calls nationwide for a flat monthly fee under $3,000 per line, with charges to be set on a time used basis later. The plan aims to FCC submission in about two weeks, but the total effect on bills remains uncertain.
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Bell
American Telephone’ & . Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
Squeeze Threat Hits Catholic Schools in Cuba
Havana authorities under Fidel Castro are expected to pressure private and Catholic schools, with a top church spokesman doubting the University of Villanueva will operate within six months. The government may seek indoctrination courses in Catholic private schools, provoking church concern about 9,000 private schools including 27 Catholic ones.
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Cuba
Fidel ‘Casillo
Villanueva
Cy Private
Idoals
Castro
Grechko Acting as Soviet Defense Minister Report
London Mosco radio broadcast claimed Marshal Andrei Grechko served as Soviet defense minister in a proxy role. The report outlined Malinovsky's absence and noted Western speculation about his ties to Soviet leaders during the Paris summit. Khrushchev's health and Kremlin control were also discussed in the uncertain power balance.
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Radion Malinovsky
Moscow Radio Today
Malinovsky
Grechko
London
Moscow Radio
Rovion Malinavsky
Abdel, Hakim Amer
United Arab Republic
S.S.A
Paris
Khrusha
Moscow
Khrushchev
Kremen
Michigan Governor Williams Chosen As African Affairs Assistant
President-elect John F Kennedy selected Michigan Governor G Mennen Williams to be assistant secretary of state for African affairs noting the post is second in importance to none in the new administration. Williams will retire as governor January 1 after six terms and joins a slate of other cabinet contenders as Kennedy outlines his early staffing plan.
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John F. Kennedy
Gov
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
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White House
Georgetown
Williams
Gov. Williams
Africa
United States
State Department
Ford Shares Tumble Amid Washington Intervention Reports
London trading showed Ford Motor Company stock sliding sharply after reports that Washington intervened in Detroit’s plan to have the parent firm acquire its subsidiary. Denials from Detroit later steadied sentiment, but the day maintained a unsettled tone across the market. Otha Wearin, former Iowa congressman, says a farm-tied group backs his bid for U.S. secretary of agriculture, though he cannot name the organization.
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Ford
Washington
Detroit
Hastings
Otha Wearin
Iowa
U.S
Wearin
John Kennedy
Suspend 1 000 Rath Workers At Waterloo
About 1 000 Rath Packing workers were suspended in three departments after refusing to work at Waterloo. The firm said roughly 150 more were sent home amid the stoppage, affecting about 6 000 employees. A two hour grievance discussion failed to resolve a production bottleneck in hog dressing, prompting recess and suspensions. Les and Eugene Dunois, elderly farmers, were killed when their car was struck by an Indiana Central freight train at a downtown crossing despite warning lights being functional.
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Packing” Co
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Les Mars
Eugene C. Dunois
Armers
Tinois Central
Champion Steer Brings $15 a Pound
The grand champion Hereford steer at the Inter national Live Stock Exposition sold Thursday for 15 a pound. Weighing 3,030 pounds, it earned owner Kaye Pollock 15,750. The winning animal, named Hercy, was bought by Mr and Mrs Robert Taylor of the Ranch House Supper Club in Las Vegas.
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Robert Taylor
Las Vegas
Nev
Water Rises in Hold Of Grounded Ship
Traverse City, Mich. — The freighter Morazan grounded near South Manitou Island as water rose in its holds. Captain Eduar do Trivizas and 14 aboard faced a perilous night with pumping efforts ongoing. Coast Guard and aircraft stood by for rescue and salvage as the ship, bound Chicago to Rotterdam, battled gale winds after being driven off course in the Manitou Strait.
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Mackinaw
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Manstov Strait
Major Probe of Vote Frauds Announced by Republicans
The New York Herald Tribune reports the Republican party will announce today a major probe into alleged frauds in the presidential election. Sen Thurston B. Morton will unveil a committee of top officials from across the country. Investigators were sent into eight states after the election, guiding preliminary vetos and potential challenges to Sen Kennedy's victory.
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New York Herald Tribune
Republican Party
Washington
Robert J. Donovan
Sen
Thurston B. Morton
Sen. Kennedy
Liz and Eddie Fisher Sue Eight Magazines for Libel
Eliza beth Taylor and her husband Eddie Fisher filed $7.25 million libel suits in State Supreme Court against eight magazines. They allege malicious and irresponsible reporting driven by crass commercial aims to boost circulation. The papers in Paris were submitted Wednesday as the Fishers prepared to fly back to the United States.
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Youle
Sai
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Fisher
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The
Fishers
Paris
United States
Unusual U.N. Assembly Plans Winter Recess
The United Nations General Assembly considers an unusual winter recess to await Kennedy administration views in Washington. The body shows shock over Soviet actions and plans to delay heavy decisions until Kennedy takes office. Debates loom on Hungary Tibet and U.S. charges, with Algeria’s six year war on the agenda.
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United” States
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F. Kennedy
Go-Nation Assembly
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Soviet Union
Cuba
United States
France
Po Ical
Khrushchev Holds Warm Talks With Chinese Leaders
Tass reports Khrushchev and top Soviet leaders hosted Chinese officials Liu Shaoqi Hsiao Ping Peng Cheng for a lengthy meeting in Moscow. Talks focused on party theory tactics and strategy amid signs of broad alignment and Chinese objections to Khrushchev’s foreign policy line.
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Prepner
Khrushchev
Tass
Mikhail Suslov
Communist Party
Frol Kozlov
Liu Shao-chi
Red China
Moscow
Hsiao Ping
Chinese Communist Central Committee
Peng Cheng
Bobby Darin Weds Starlet in New York Apartment
Singer Bobby Darin aged 24 and actress Sandra Dee were married at a friend’s New York apartment on December 18. They left soon afterward for Idlewild Airport to fly to California where the bride will begin filming.
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Bobby Darin
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Ray
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