Freedom x2 for Cuban families and Russians depart
One thousand Bay of Pigs relatives to be freed and leave Cuba for south Florida amid Castro approvals. Hundreds of Russians boarded the Admiral Nasimov for home as the African Pilot prepares to land aid workers in Florida. Manuel Artime pledges a moral duty to return to Cuba. Castro authorizes the exodus in a complex prisoner exchange for medicines and food.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Cuba
Admiral Nasimov
Gere Nian
Berlin
Havana
Offic
Nasimov
Fidel -Castro
Port Everglades
Miami International
Red Cross
Florstida
Associated Press
Joe McGowan Jr
U.S
Manuel Artime
Rites For Rev Bruns Scheduled In Two Churches
The Rev Leo Frederick Bruns 29 died December 25 after a heart incident at his home in Muscatine Iowa. He served Our Savior Lutheran church Muscatine and St Paul Lutheran church Sedalia Missouri both Missouri Synod. Born June 5 1928 Sedalia he wed Shirley Ragar January 31 1948. Surviving widow two sons Dennis and Michael, a brother and a sister. Funeral services at Zion Lutheran Wilson IA and St Paul Lutheran Sedalia with interment Memorial Park Sedalia.
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Leo Frederick Bruns
East Sth
Strect
Bruns
Tie Our Savior Lutherem
Muscating
St. Paul
Litheran Church
Wapello
Missouri Lutheran Synod
Concordia Seminary
Our “Saviour Lutheran Church
Missouri Lutheran Mission Congregation
Pastor Bruns
Sedalia
Frederick
Louise Wallis Bruns
Shirley Ragar
Shirley Bruns
Muscatine
Dennis V. Bruss
Michael F. Bruns
Awo
Raymond Bruns
Indianapolis
Ind
Leonard Bruns
Navy
Donald Isaac
Warrensburg
Ralph J. Wich
John Nieman
Christmas Pardon Granted to Factor By Kennedy
Palm Beach Florida story reports John Factor the former Chicago underworld figure known as Jake the Barber has received a Christmas pardon from President Kennedy. The 10 year old figure, once a barber, linked to Al Capone and Roger Touly, is said to have had a 1943 mail fraud conviction wiped, with no end to deportation efforts to England indicated.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John
Jake the Baroer
Big Recruiting Drive Mapped For Guardsmen
Washington reports the Army National Guard plans a large recruiting push in the new year aiming to reach 400000 volunteers, with about 25000 still needed. Officials intend to counter Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara’s doubts while signaling confidence in meeting the target.
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Washington
Army National Guard
McNamara
Tenow
Robert S$. McNamara
Fire Hits Gas Station At Stanton
Firefighters from Red Oak and Stanton battled a blaze in 15 below zero weather at a Standard Oil station operated by Larry Watsons. An overheated oil burner was blamed. No loss estimate available. In Sumner a trailer and a house were destroyed, forcing officer Fred Heller and his infant son to flee in subzero cold. heat from a lamp likely started the blaze.
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Stanion
Standard Oil
Larry Watsons
Red Oak
Stanton
Sumner T
Fred Heller
Sumner
Death of Ex Sen Warren Austin in Burlington
Ex Senator Warren R. Austin died at his Burlington home on Tuesday after a career that included opposition to U.S. entry into the League of Nations and service as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations after World War II.
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Sen. Austin
Burlington
Eleven Traffic Fatalities In Iowa Over Holidays
The Associated Press reports eleven traffic deaths occurred in Iowa during the Christmas holiday period. Notable victims include Orén Wilmoth, 48, of Milwaukee, and Joseph Gilbert Delagardelle, 21, of Jesup on leave from Fort Riley. Wilmoth’s wife Carol and their child were hospitalized after a collision on Highway 6 near Victor. Five fatalities occurred Monday, with Elenz Michael, 80, injured in an embankment crash south of Alta Vista.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Orén Wilmoth
Millwaukee
Wilmoth
Carol
Wilmeth
Loy Lee
Gibbs
Cedar Rapitts
Iowa City
Joseph Gilbert Delagardelle
Jesup
Fort Riley
Kan
Delagardelle
Michael Elenz
Alta Vista
Alva Vista
Barges Move Again Along Cairo Area River
The Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau to Cairo shows a steady rise and improved movement as dredges clear silt and terminals report ships freeing up. The river at Cape Girardeau rose to 7.5 feet from a 7-foot stage with gains expected to continue for several days. The Thebes stretch between the two cities also rose to Bay Town quoted by officials as not expected to fall soon.
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Cairo
Isippi River
Cape Girardeau
Thebes
Armored Truck Hijacking Across Des Plaines Christmas Eve
Police pursue clues in a Brink's truck hijacking on Christmas Eve. Three hooded gunmen overpowered the driver, took about 200000 dollars from 33 firms, and fled in a car, leaving footprints, a chauffeur cap, a toy badge, and a blindfolded driver in a vacant lot as investigators comb the scene.
Death toll in highway mishaps during Christmas weekend
By CHE ASSOCIATED PRESS traffic deaths topped 632 with total holiday toll reaching 820 for all accidents. The four-day period ended midnight Christmas saw 160 traffic fatalities in 24 hours amid snow sleet and freezing conditions.
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Gustar
The
Nations Safety Council
Frigid Wave Hits 15 States Across Midwest and South
A vast cold front swept the nation on Christmas, driving subzero readings from the Great Lakes to the southern plains. Minneapolis St Paul set a record for the day after Christmas, while Milwaukee and Green Bay logged new lows. Snow and freezing rain blanketed Texas, Oklahoma, and the Midwest, with widespread icy conditions, outages, and travel disruptions reported in several states.
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Midwest
Mercury
Uaro
Great Lakes
Milwaukee
Madison
Wis
Greent Bay
Craig and
Eagle
Hibbing
Minn
Inlet
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Emmetsbarge Town
Wauss Vis
Des Moines
Iowa
North Palle
Neb
Bismarck
N.D
Helena
Mont
Rockford
Chicago -A
Sault Ste. Marie
Oklahoma
Ohio River
Buffalo
N.Y
Amatia
Anere
Avianta
Toccoa
Gainesville
Cornelia
Texas
West Texas
Texas Panhandle
Kentucky
Pelois
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Wyoming
Wisconsin
Ponca City
Oldghen
New Mexico
Baltimore
Maryland
New England
New York State
New York City
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
Utah
Below Zero Weather Hits Local Area After Snowfall
Sub zero temperatures swept the region with 13 below on a morning, following a Christmas Eve and Day snowfall of three inches. The season's first notable snow arrived Dec 9, 1961, leaving 15.1 inches by December’s end, while last December’s low dipped to 11 below on Dec 28 as highways stayed travelable and snow removal gear operated on major roads.
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Jackie
Randy Tierney
Muscatine
Randy
Prany Street
Memphis
Nashville
Eight East Germans Escape West Through Berlin Barriers
Eight East German refugees rode an armored bus through three steel barriers toward West Berlin before dawn. The bus, fitted with internal metal plates, headed to the outerbahn and crossed into West Berlin after firing at by border guards. The group traveled 120 miles from Neurgersdorf near the Oder Neisse border, with only one injured by flying glass as the windshield shattered.
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West Berin
AP Photofax
Berlin
Win Freedom
West Berlin
Neurgersdorf
Oder-Neisse
East Germany
Poland
Babels‘berg
Ber- Jim
City Crews to Work Tonight in Muscatine
City crews will work starting at midnight to move from downtown Muscatine. City Engineer William McElwee and Street Commissioner Claude Figgins said crews will plow streets curb to curb and remove the crew from the area. All arterial streets will be plowed with chemicals and cinders used on hills and icy spots as needed.
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Muscatine
William McElwee
Claude ‘Figgins
Train Stops to Take on Water in Muscatine
An east bound Rock Island Line passenger train No. 0, delayed by cold weather, halted in Muscatine to refill boilers. City firemen laid a hydrant hose to Canal Street near Grandview Avenue, halting traffic for about 30 minutes before clearance.
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Rock
Muscatine
Grandview Avenue
Fireamen
Canal Street
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Rey, Leo F. Bruns
James Tierney
Washington Street
Journal
the Weather Bureau
CHE
Marshalltown
Emmetsburg
Waterloo
Waukab
Spencer and
Oelwein
Council Bluffs
Weather Bureau
South
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