U N Combat Forces Close In on Kolwezi
News dispatch reports U N combat forces moving to seal off Kolwezi as Tshombe vows to fight on if negotiations fail. The Jadotville and Elisabethville fronts shift with Belgian, Indian, Ethiopian, and UN troops advancing into Katanga’s copper and cobalt region.
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U.N
Kolwezi
Leopoldville
The
Congo
Natanga
Moise Tshembe
Tshombe
Kolwesi
Kolweal
Adrian Porter
Jadotville
Tshomie
Streat
Conwal
Katanga
Jadovville Cartier
Kolweai
Prem Chon
United Nations
Lufira
U. N
Tshambe
AP Photofox
Teenagers' Park Fight Triggers Tavern Raid in Woodpark
A park fight among teens in Woodpark on December 7 led to a raid at a Muscatine tavern around 4 p.m. Authorities charged Dennis D. Newton, 19, with buying beer, and Mrs. Mary Kunsell with aiding by delivering beer to Newton at the Farmers Riverview Inn. Newton pleaded guilty before Justice Harvey G. Allbee Jr. and faced a $100 fine. A preliminary hearing for Mrs. Russell was continued as she posted bond.
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Woodpark
Muscatine
Garry de Woodward
Dennis D. Newton
Bis
Liberty Street
Mary Kunsell
Uh Street
Newton
Farmers Riverview Inn
Udy Sycamore Street
Ant
Thaw Brings Flood Threats Across Britain and Europe
A thaw in southern England raised flood worries as deep snow melts. Fog blankets Surrey and Sussex while Western Britain clings to cold grip. Traffic improves in parts of the Midlands for the first time since December. Icebreakers keep the Rhine open as heavy snow hits Vienna and Denmark faces drifting show.
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Surrey
Ment
Sussex
London
Britain
Herefordshire
Scolland
Dee
Midlands
Frankfurt
Ely
Rhine
Vienna
Austrian Alps
Denmark
Lille
France
Calais
Sweden
Strike Stops Rome Buses as Workers Stage 24Hour Wage Walkout
In Rome, Romiea Buses and smeetcars halted service today as workers held a 24 hour wage strike. The stoppage affected multiple routes and transportation hubs across the city.
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Rome
Romiea
Talks Open on NATO Polaris Missile Force Plan
President Kennedy received a French reply from Charles de Gaulle that opens exploratory talks on a NATO striking force armed with Polaris missiles. Discussions are expected Saturday at Palm Beach with Dean Rusk and Thomas Finletter. Pierre Salinger said they would discuss the NATO problem as talks resume after the Nassau conference.
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Washington
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
France
NATO
de Gaulle
Palnt Beach
Fla
Dean Rusk
Thomas K. Finletter
Pierre Salinger
Whie House
Electronic Bird Hotfoot Planned in City Parks
Public property commissioner said an 8300 electrical network has been installed on roofs and ledges to give birds an electronic hotfoot, with operation set to begin soon after City Hall broadcast experiments.
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Philadelphia
Corleto
Ruling Bars 2 Jobs for Keokuk Man
Charles C. Frazier of Keokuk faces disqualification from serving in the Iowa House of Representatives while holding a lucrative U.S. District Court commissioner post. Attorney General Evan Hultman says the constitution bars one from serving in the General Assembly while in a lucrative executive or judicial office. Frazier plans to resign the U.S. commissioner role before taking a legislative seat, but has not set a date.
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United States
U. S
Frazier
Ih Keokuk
U. 8
Hiss
Million Gallon Nitrogen Storage Tank Erected at River Terminal Site
Glen Hogue of Allied Chemical announces a one million gallon aluminum storage tank for liquid nitrogen at the River Terminal Corporation on the Mississippi south of Muscatine. The tank, among the Midwest’s largest, will feed barges to the river dock and trucks to Iowa and Illinois dealers.
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Mississippi River
Muscalige
Glen Hogue
Allied Chemical Company of
New York
River Terminal Corporation
Midwest
Ihe
Allied Chemical
South Point
Ohio
Iowa
Ilinois
Aled Chemical
Mississippi
Dubuque
Muscatine Hogue
Study Budget Control Over Road Spending
Des Moines report notes Marvin Selden said he was asked to study whether all state money spent by the Town Highway Commission should be included in the state budget. The Republican legislator, renominated by Governor Harold Hughes, said lawmakers from both parties and the Hughes administration requested the study. Currently some highway funds bypass the budget process, including about 923.5 million in state funds used to match federal road funds not under legislative budget control.
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Des Moines i
Diate Wompwder
Marvin Selden J
Town Highway Commission
Selden
Republican
Goverier
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Bonfire Set Off Prematurely by Local Residents
Marshalltown residents gathered Christmas trees for a bonfire urged by firemen to be a public display. A small group lit the pile Wednesday night causing an unexpected blaze and disruption to the planned event.
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Marshalltown
Pay Boost For Service Men Sought
The administration aims to raise active duty service members and reservists pay by 14.4 percent at an annual cost of about 1.75 billion. About four million would benefit. President Kennedy approved the plan for a Congress submission this month. The proposal replaces sea and foreign duty pay with remote duty pay and shifts reenlistment and retirement pay structures. Capitol Hill reactions were cautious.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Secretary of Defense
Robert $. McNamara
McNamara
Capitol Hill
Unmarked Cars Deserve Trial Says Hughes
Des Moines governor elect Harold Hughes favors a fair trial for unmarked Highway Patrol cars. He will not strip markings but allows 74 unmarked cars to remain on the road until Carl Pesch's term ends next June. Hughes dismissed claims that he would immediately remove the vehicles. A separate report from Salihar India notes a mail train rammed a standing passenger train near a rail junction, injuring 30 and leaving 35 people affected, per the Indian Railway Ministry.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Carl Pesch
Pesch
Hughes
Salihar
India
Indian Railway Ministry
Freezing Rain and Ice Lock Iowa Highways Across State
Weather warnings blanket Iowa as freezing rain and drizzle hit central and eastern regions. Visibility dropped in Cedar Rapids and Lamoni while highways from Spirit Lake through Carroll and Lucas reported near total ice. Temperatures fall through Saturday with mixed precipitation and lingering icy roads. forecasts call for mostly cloudy skies Sunday and a slow warmup next week.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Stee Highway Commission
Spirit Lake
Carroll
Lucas
Highway Commission
Lineville
Tnes
Slick roads in area slow with freezing mist observed
Report from Muscatine Town Highway Commission notes blacktop roads slick in spots due to overnight freezing mist. Salt crews began applying salt around 2 a.m. today as temperatures rose to the mid-20s. Snow warnings issued for southern Iowa counties kept crews on alert and maintenance headquarters urged caution.
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Town Highway Commission
Muscatine
Dare
Lowa
Weather forecast hints sun break through state tonight
Night observations note variable conditions from Dubuque and Spencer to Mason City with forecasts the Weather Bureau expects the sun to break through tonight after unsettled periods.
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Dubuque and
Spencer
Mason City
Governor Erbe Plans Washington Trip Public meeting on National Guard
Des Moines report that Governor Norman Erbe will depart this afternoon for Washington to attend a National Guard Committee meeting of the National Governors Conference. He indicated the gathering would discuss a proposed reorganization of the National Guard and expressed support for the changes as they affect Iowa.
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Des Moines
Norman Erbe
Washington
National Guard Committee
Erbe
National Guard
Hughes Sees Liquor Law Enforcement Largely Settled in Iowa
Governor elect Harold Hughes said about 90 percent of liquor law enforcement issues would be resolved by his January 11 taking office. He cited sheriffs across counties pledging cooperation and discussed a new state squad trained by Carl Pesch to raid violations without waiting for local requests.
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Hughes
Iowa
Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Carl’ Pesch
Huces
U S Patrol Traps Reds In Viet Nam
US Army unit led by Colonel Johnny Vann tracked and trapped a Viet Cong force near Tan Hiep in the Mekong delta. The patrol, numbering about 60 including cooks, captured 27 prisoners with no shots fired by the Americans. The operation followed earlier heavy fighting nearby with 65 government troops killed.
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Tan Hiep
South Viet Nam
Texas
Mekong River
Ameericans
Johny Paul Vann
el Paso
Vann
Ap Bac
Here
Saigon
Viet Nam
Map Procedure In Action on Amish Schools
Officials from Buchanan and Fayette counties planned a conference on a court action procedure against Amish parents who fail to comply with Iowa school law. Superintendent J Jorgensen said charges may be filed by him or Arthur Senior, with the Maaleton Amish settlement in his county but within the Oelwein district. After talks with Amish spokesman Dana Borntrager, Jorgensen said no certified teachers have been hired for their one room Amish schools in the Hazleton area.
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Independence
Buchanan
Fayette Counties
Iowa
J. Jorgensen
Buchanan County
Oelwein
Arthur
Maaleton
Jorgensen
Oelwein Community School Distret
Fayette County
Dana Borntrager
Hazleton
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Thant
Wedthesday
Jadotvillé
Tans
Union Miniere
Joseph Derricks
Watangan
Deytieks
Tshome
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Ralph J. Bunche
England
Keokuk Man
Anvil
San Francisco
Lime Point
Theves
Golden Gate Bridge
Fort Baker
Associated Press
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Evel
Cedar Rapids
Lamoni
Mercury
Sioux City
Davenport
Gov. Erbe
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