New Missile Accord With Britain Nears Approval
Nassau Bahamas reports President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan concluded the final session of a three day summit to approve a Polaris missile program for Britain replacing Skybolt. The accord aims to unite Western defenses under one deterrent umbrella while potential broader Atlantic nuclear strategy discussions continue.
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Harold Macmillan
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Skybolt
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Western Alliance
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Shooting in Cedar County leaves man seriously hurt
Tipton Fr a hers McQuillan was reported in serious condition at University Hospitals Iowa City with a gun shot wound in the chest. Sheriff Jack Leverenz said McQuillan was ordered out of a Cedar Valley tavern by operator William Murray after an argument. McQuillan returned, pursued Murray to upstairs living quarters, and Murray fired when he refused to leave. McQuillan was shot in the left lung and Murray was held on a tentative assault charge as investigations continue.
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Frahers McQuillan
University Hospitals
Iowa
Jack Leverem
Cedar County
McQuillan
Cedar Valley
William Murray
Cedar River
West Branch
Murray
Levereng
Leverenz
Hat Lime
Prisoner Release Talks Progress in Havana Mission
Havana to New York attorney James B Donovan is reported to be making progress in negotiations for freeing Bay of Pigs veterans in exchange for U S drugs and food. A Cuban Families Committee spokesman cited no details while an American freighter loaded with aid prepared to sail to Havana. Donovan returned to Florida to review stockpiled cargo worth about 53 million dollars and carries a Castro list of goods. Separately a truck train crash near Ruthven left Dickens Finnegan in critical condition after a Milwaukee Road freight collision.
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New York
James B. Donovan
Donovan
Fidel Castro
American Red Cross
Port’ Everglades
Fla
Miami
United States
Bay of Pigs
Florida
Castro
Freeom
Enrique Llaca
Cuban Families Committee
Dickens
George Finnegan
Ruthven
Spencer
Guilion
Milwaukee Road
BO Teel
Next Step in Amish School Controversy Reaches District
Oelwein School District faces no immediate action as Judge Van Meter rules state cannot close the Amish schools. Superintendent Arthur Senior plans no move yet while Buchanan County officials notify Delwelh that Amish children lack certified teachers.
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Oelwein
Buchanan County
Peter van Metre
Independence
Arthur Senior
van Metro
J. J. Jorgensen
Mazellon
Delwelh
Kennedy releases funds to speed public works program
President Kennedy announced a large public works allocation to accelerate job creation. Secretary Luther Hodges said about 200 million was released under an accelerated program approved by Congress, following a 900 million authorization and a 340 million immediate appropriation. Kennedy had previously released 185 million in October.
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Kennedy
Secretary of ‘Commerce
Luther "H.hodges
Congress
Cargo move at Port Everglades for prisoner exchange
A truckload of medical supplies is moved along the dock at Port Everglades Florida to be loaded onto the African Pilot freighter for shipment to Cube in exchange for 1 112 Bay of Pige invasion prisoners.
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Port Everglades
Fla
Cube
Two Global Airlines to Merge in Transatlantic Plan
Pan Am and TWA sign merger agreement to form a global carrier. The plan would create the world’s largest airline by system routes, serving 169 cities with about 44 thousand employees and 80 thousand miles of routes. Approval rests with the Civil Aeronautics Board and President Kennedy due to international impact.
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TWA
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CBA
Kennedy
United Air Lines
American
Eastern Airlines
Two Prisoners Escape From Anamosa Reformatory
Two inmates identified as John Barrett 23 of Council Bluffs and Dennis Moss 22 of Town City escaped from Anamosa Reformatory today. Both worked in the kitchen and were present at a 7 am check. Barrett had prior sentences for breaking and entering and jail time. Moss had a prior sentence for breaking and entering. Authorities checked the area and road truck leaving the reform school, while fogbound travelers faced delays across Northern California.
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Anamasa
Boh
John Barrett
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie
Barrett
Moss
Trains, Truck Collide. Three Die Near Okeechobee
A Seaboard Air Line passenger train and a tractor-trailer loaded with oranges collided a mile north of Okeechobee Florida just before 7 p.m. Thursday. The crash derailed seven cars and killed two trainmen. Seventeen others, including Miami Military Academy cadets, were rushed to Okeechobee General Hospital with injuries. Ambulances from Sebring Fort Pierce and Vero Beach aided in the rescue as firemen battled a two hour blaze.
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Vero Beach
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Okeechobee
Miami
East Moline Woman Dies in Route 92 Crash
East Moline resident Lola DeWispelacre died from injuries after her car ran off Route 92 near the Quad-City Airport. The vehicle slid sideways through mail boxes and guard posts, a wood board puncturing the car window and causing fatal head and chest injuries. she was alone in the vehicle.
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Lola DeWispelacre
East
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Highway Patrol
del Wispelaere
Long Hoffa trial nears close in Nashville
The lengthy conspiracy trial of Teamsters Union President James R Hoffa nears a conclusion as jurors hear the government final summation. A juror absence prompts replacements amid secret sessions. Hoffa is charged with conspiring to violate the Taft Hartley Act by taking concealed payoffs from Commercial Carriers Inc with Test Fleet Corp alleged as a cover.
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Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Gratlin Fields
Nashville Railroad
Field
W. M., Johnson
Dickson
Fields
Whig
U.S. District Court
Aftier
James Paschal
Woodbury
Hotta
Commercial Carriers
Inc
Fleet Corp
Hoffa
Three Joyriders Die In Borrowed Auto Crash
In Raho, California, three young men joyriding in a borrowed car were killed when pursued by police. The driver was identified as Donald Lee Martin, 16, of Rialto. his two companions were burned beyond recognition. A friend said he loaned Martin the powerful new car Thursday night. Rialto police said the car flashed by a patrol car at high speed.
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Calif
Donald -Lee -Martin
Rialto
Martin
AP Leases Exclusive Transatlantic News Photo Circuit
The Associated Press has leased an exclusive two way photo cable circuit linking Europe and North America for 24 hour, simultaneous news and wire photo transmission. The link, from Press Wireless, Inc, spans Montreal to London and connects AP Wire photo networks across Europe. Tests start in January with regular use expected mid month.
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New York
Iauantic
United States
Europe
Wes Gallagher
Gallagher
Press Wireless, Inc
Montreal
London
T. K.deneuf
Press’ Wireless
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Atlan
Rome
San Francisco
Johnn Lloyd
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Holand
Belgium
Germany
Italy
France
Great Britain
Jobs Found For 101 of R M Workers
The manpower committee for Med to assist R M Millwork employees report 101 have work and 14 others have job possibilities when their employment ends at the woodworking plant. Harold W Ogilvie, executive director of the Muscatine Development Corporation, said the survey covered those with no employment records. The plant had 285 employees, including office and production staff, with 16 nearing retirement. The committee sent 500 letters to Muscatine employers seeking help in placing laid off workers. This week 135 are unemployed, most having filed for unemployment insurance. RM is expected to close in January, but Iowa employment service forecasts increased manufacturing hiring in early 1963. Glen W. Reynolds chairs the committee. other members include Oxilvie, Gerald L. Bayer, Edward S. Burns, J. J. Heinz, Wendell Day, Max Collins, and Keith Herrick.
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Harold W Ogilvie
The
Muscatine Development Corporation
Iowa State , Employment
Muscatine
Iowa Employment Service
Glen W. Reynolds
Oxilvie
Gerald L. Bayers
Wendell Day
Grain Processing Corporation
Max Collins
Home-Orize Company
Keith Herrick
Thatcher Glass Company
Seven Million May Get 1963 Pay Increases
Washington data show more than 7 million American workers could gain pay raises in 1963. About 3.3 million already have negotiated increases, with 12 million workers under contracts expiring next year and roughly 11 million more potentially affected by automatic cost of living adjustments per Labor Department studies.
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Bureau of Labor ‘Statistics
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