Christmas Eve Crash Kills Joy Resident Robert Russell
A Christmas Eve collision near Joy on Highway 17 killed Robert H. Russell, 34, of Joy. Keith Emmett Brown of Keithsburg and his wife were hospitalized in Mercer County in stable condition. Services for Russell are set for Friday at Olin Chapel in New Boston with interment at New Boston Cemetery. Russell, born November 12, 1920, married Dorothy Howard in 1961 and is survived by his wife, three stepchildren, two children from a former marriage, and his parents plus siblings.
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Christmas Fire Kills 12 in Charleston Home Tragedy
The Associated Press reports a Charleston South Carolina fire killed 12 children in the Walter Johnson family. Eight boys and four girls aged from five months to 20 years perished in one top floor bedroom. Johnson was critically burned trying to save them while his wife and a son escaped. Authorities blame an exploding oil heater igniting a linoleum floor during holiday preparations.
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Turkish Cabinet Formed by Inonu in Ankara
Ismet Inonu returns to power in Turkey as head of a minority government. The cabinet includes 13 members of the Republican People’s Party and four independents, ending a day of political crisis after the opposition Justice party failed to form a Cabinet.
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Traffic Toll Over Holiday Tops 300 Mark
The Associated Press reports heavy Christmas travel caused over 300 road deaths in a 48 hour period ending Christmas Day. Fatalities peaked during the holiday with most deaths occurring on Christmas Day and traffic conditions blamed for the high toll across regions from the East to the West Coast.
Industrial Expansion's Benefits Told
DES MOINES Iowa manufacturers association says early year industrial expansions added 23 million in purchasing power and created 8 957 new Iowa jobs plus 2 923 secondary jobs. Executive vice president Harry D Linn calls expansion a key weapon for a favorable industrial climate.
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Australia Endures Record Heat on Christmas Day
Sydney logged its hottest Christmas Day since 1957 with temperatures reaching up to 98 in the city and 100 in the suburbs as Australia faced a severe heat wave.
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Johnson Seeks Cyprus Insight Amid Ranch Weighs Federal Cuts
President Johnson at the LBJ Ranch briefs with Governor Buford Ellington about national issues and the Cyprus crisis. He directs a gradual federal payroll reduction by mid 1963 while discussing with allies efforts to stabilize Cyprus and noting a 133,000 rise in federal staff since 1961.
Britain Sends Added Troops Amid Cyprus Tensions
Cyprus tense as Britain orders more troops while Greek and Turkish forces clash sporadically. Diplomats from Britain Greece and Turkey meet at the Turkish Embassy to unity command under a Briton as NATO allies watch. Makarios protests to the UN over Turkish jet flights and troop movements.
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Christmas Day Crossing Leaves Berlin Border Tight
About 50,000 West Berliners crossed into East Berlin for Christmas Day visits as officials reported heavy traffic. An East German guard fatally shot Paul Schulz, 18, near the Wall while a second youth escaped to the West. East Berliners were barred from visiting West Berlin. Traffic set a single-day record with more than 65,000 crossing the barrier.
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Christians Note Holiday Amid Signs Of Elusive Peace
The Associated Press reports Christians observe their 19th Christmas since World War II with prayers amid tensions. Berlin border clashes, Cyprus threats, and cease-fire fragility in Vietnam frame a holiday of peace hopes. Pope Paul VI prays in Rome while Bethlehem pilgrims surge and North Korea soldiers display a Merry Christmas sign. Johnson’s Texas home enjoys unseasonably warm weather.
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Pearson Plays Trumpet for Grandson During Christmas Visit
Prime Minister Lester Pearson entertained his 20 month old grandson David with a trumpet solo during a Christmas visit to the Toronto home of his son-in-law and daughter Dr. and Mrs Walter J Hannah. Mrs Pearson conversed with Robin while Barbara Hannah watched as the family celebrated Christmas.
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Radiation On Carrier Is Revealed
Washington reports that fallout from 1961 atmospheric nuclear tests contaminated the Enterprise for about a month. Navy Medicine note says outside areas reached 10 to 20 times allowable levels but posed no real health danger. contamination likely entered via storms and ventilation. Lt. Seaton notes prevention efforts and uncertain timing of affected ships.
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Heffner Named Indiana University Vice President Dean
Dr Ray L Heffner Jr 38 is appointed to a similar post at Indiana University as vice president and dean of facilities, effective in July. The Iowa University administrator will relocate to Bloomington to lead campus operations.
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Warning of New Frigid Wave Foretold
A cold front pushing into Iowa was felt in northern counties as temperatures were expected to plunge toward deep freeze over the holiday period. The Des Moines Weather Bureau reported high temperatures in the mid thirties to near forty degrees in some areas.
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Weather Cools as Cold Wave Bets Frigid Friday
Skies cloud over and temperatures fall after a warm Christmas Day with a high near 18. The Weather Bureau warns of a cold front crossing the state, with lows around five and snow flurries by Friday morning. Temperatures could dip to 10 to 20 degrees across the north to south, with light freezing drizzle possible in the northeast.
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U. S. Retail Sales Report Signals Upturn After November Pause
The Commerce Department in its Survey of Current Business says retail sales regained momentum after a November lull caused by national mourning for President Kennedy. Early December saw a sharp pickup in retail demand and sustained high industrial production.
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Erhard Gains Strength in Face of Market Crisis
West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard heads toward a weekend meeting with President Johnson at the Texas ranch, buoyed by a stronger foreign policy stance. He stood up to Charles de Gaulle over a unified Common Market agricultural policy and pushed for a U.S. favored tariff approach, boosting his 1965 re election prospects.
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