Americans Still Hostages Of Red Led Bolivian Tin Miners
Communist led tin miners in Catavi area 150 miles southeast of La Paz begin a general mobilization and refuse to release four Americans and other hostages seized December 6 after union leaders were charged. President Paz Estenssoro rejects vice president Lechin’s offer to resign in exchange for freeing jailed leaders, and keeps 3,300 troops at Oruro until captives are freed. Miners fear a Red massacre as calls for release echo among 7,000 strikers and 15 to 17 hostages.
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Bolivia
Cuba
Ne Castro
Catain Siglo Veintte
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Juan Lechin
Tin Miners’ Union
Lechin
Paz Estenssoro
Catavi
Oruro
Federico Escobar
Irineo Pimentel
Escobar
Pimvental
Holiday Card On Schedule
Pocatello Idaho reports Philip Goldfaden, a Long Branch New Jersey police sergeant, sent a Christmas card to the local police station. He described his teenage journey in a letter noting he rode a freight train during a cold hungry era of the 1980s and received shelter and warmth. The card remains tacked on the bulletin board with a grateful message.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Philip Goldfaden
Goldfaden
Long Branch
N. J
Goldfalen
Westfield man dies from Dec 3 crash injuries
Clarence Rater, 81, of Westfield, died Thursday from injuries after a collision of two cars near the Chautauqua County community on December 3.
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Westfield
Clarence Rater
Westefield
Chautauqua County
Night club star Dinah Washington found dead in Detroit home
Police say the 37 year old singer likely died from an overdose of sedatives. a bottle of unmarked pills was found beside her bed. She had just returned to Detroit with husband Dick Lane, the Lions star, after picking up her two sons from Boston. Lane will miss Sunday’s game as Chicago Bears visit for the NFL Western Division clash.
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Dinah Wom
Miss Washington
Night Train) Lane
George Jerkins
Robert Grayson
Detroit Metropolitan
Boston
Lane
Detroit Lions
Chicago
Lions
Chicago Bears
Dinah
George
Robert
Ruby Defense Attracts Money Talk In Dallas
Dallas district attorney Henry Wade said a person with lots of money is backing Jack Ruby’s defense. Ruby has hired multiple California, East Texas, and Dallas lawyers and plans a top psychiatrist. Melvin Belli said a brother arranged his services and that a $100,000 bond might be posted to free Ruby before the February 3 trial. Ruby has been jailed since the Oswald shooting after Kennedy and Tippit murders.
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Tex
Henry Wade
Jack Ruby
Wade
Ruby
California
East
Texas
Melvin Belli
San Francisco
Earl Ruby
Detroit
Belli
Joe B. Brown
Ler Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Kennedy
J. D. Tippit
Watertown Snowfall Dumps Nine Inches Across Northern NY
A heavy Lake Ontario storm dropped over nine inches of snow in Northern New York with high 20s temperatures and winds to 20 mph. The Weather Bureau forecast up to 15 more inches, plows kept major highways open but driving was hazardous. The system swelled cold snaps across the nation, with subzero readings in several states and widespread wind blown snow in the Great Lakes region.
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Weather Bureau
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Miles City
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Marquette
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Minnesota
Alexandria
Mason City
Iowa
Des Moines
Lafayette
Ind
Illinois
Chicago
Rockford
Florida
New England
New York State
Great Lakes Region
Rocky Mountains
House Committee Slashes $1.7 Billion Off Aid Bill
The House Appropriations Committee cut foreign aid to 2.8 billion, 1.7 billion below Kennedy's request, led by Rep. Passman. The move targets economic aid while preserving direct military assistance at 1.405 billion. Senate expectations and White House urging aim to restore funds toward about 3.2 billion in a compromise.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
John F. Kennedy
House
Otto E. Passman
D-La
Senate
Johnson
State Department
Passman
Peace Corps
Supreme Court Did Not Ban Christmas in Schools
The Supreme Court did not ban Christmas in public schools, but officials disagree on sectarian content. Across the country teachers and students decorate, sing, and plan pageants while states weigh how to present Christmas as a historical or educational observance without religious connotations.
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John Morganthaler
Associated Press
U. S. Supreme Court
Charles Spain
Albuquerque
N. M
New York State Education Department
Colorado
Denver
Illinois
Ray Page
Father of 8 Found Shot to Death in Nedrow Home
State police reported a 42 year old unemployed carpenter named Robert George was found shot to death today in his Nedrow Onondaga Indian Reservation home south of Syracuse. The bullet appeared to be from a .22 caliber rifle and details were not immediately available.
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Nedrow
Robert George
Lewis County crews open 2 mile path to stranded families
Lewis County Highway Department bulldozers and a crane carved a 2 mile emergency road through Adirondack foothills to reach five farm families stranded since a steel bridge collapse a week ago. The crew hoped to complete bridge repairs by late Monday amid worsening winter weather.
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Constableville
Lewis County Highway Department
Adirondack
Edward Cithocki
Ray Geer
Fugitive financier Earl Belle returns to U S to face charges
Earl Belle, once a Pittsburgh financier nicknamed a "boy wonder," returned to the United States from Brazil to answer business fraud charges, choosing to face trial over remaining in Rio de Janeiro where bad check charges awaited. Interpol accompanied the flight, with two FBI agents meeting him on arrival in New York.
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M— Earl Belle
Pittsburgh
Brazil
FBI
Bell
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Interpol
International Police Agency
Finanial “Boy Wonder
South America
United States Recognizes Dominican and Honduran Governments
The United States today recognized the present governments of the Dominican Republic and Honduras after assurances they would work toward restoring democratic rule. The State Department postponed deciding when to resume U S ambassadors to the two nations and halted restoration of aid for the moment.
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Honduras
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South Korean Army Executes Senior North Korean Spy
The South Korean army says it executed Hwang Tai Sung, 57, a high ranking North Korean agent who met with Chung Hee Park to discuss reunification. He was shot by firing squad near Inchon after an army court martial convicted him of espionage.
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Chung Hee Park
Hwang Tai- Sung
Inchon
Orthodox Churches Refer Patriarch Athena to Pope Meet
Istanbul Telegram reports Patriarch Athena of World Orthodoxy is allowed to meet Pope Paul VI in the Holy Land next month. The decision was referred to other Orthodox churches, church sources indicated today.
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Athenagoras I
Paul VI
Holy Land
Real Cold in Moscow Freezes Moskva River Deep Freeze
Real Russian winter grips Moscow with subzero night lows around minus 7.6 degrees. The Moskva River in the city center froze as cold air settled over the capital.
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Moscow
Moskva
90th Birthday Marked At Law Office Desk
Miss Nellie F Walsh, age 90, celebrated Wednesday at her desk in the law offices where she has worked for 70 years. The secretary has limited to a half day in recent years, and her current boss is a grandson of her original employer.
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Troy
Nellie F. Walsh
Walsh
Arraign Three Men in Sinatra Jr Kidnapping Case
FBI arrests three men in the Sinatra Jr kidnaping and recovers most of the $240000 ransom. Keenan Amsler and Irwin face federal charges with bail set at $50000 each. Recovery totals $216865, leaving $23135 unaccounted for as Hoover notes prior records for all three.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra Jr
FBI
U.S
Charles A. Lindbergh
Sinatra Jr
Frank Sinatra Sr
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Frank
Nancy Sands
Tina
Washington
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Barry W. Kenan
Los Angeles
Joseph Clyde Amsler
Playa del Rey
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Amsler
Irwin
San Diego
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U. S
Theodore Hocke
Betty Marshall Graydon
Mason Ave
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San Fernando Valley
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Imperial Beach
Calif
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Amster
Culver City
New Jersey
Maine
Massachusetts
California
Civil rights march cost nation 805000
The civil rights march on Washington last Aug. 28 cost taxpayers 805000, Rep. George Huddleston Jr. said Friday. He had asked Comptroller General Joseph Campbell for an official accounting of the government expense.
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Washington
George Huddleston Jr
D-Ala
Joseph Campbell
Pedestrian killed in Livingston County crash near Dansville
David R. Wilkinson, 21, of Wayland in Steuben County, was struck by a car and killed Friday night while walking on Route 63 near Dansville in Livingston County. The driver remained at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
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David R. Wilkinson
Wayland
Steuben County
Livingston County
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