First Congo College Graduate Fights West
Thomas Kanza, the Congo’s first college graduate, leads a nationalist push against Western influence from Nairobi. The African Unity commission condemns Western intervention to rescue hostages and calls for a summit to curb Tshombe’s Leopoldville government. Kanza, allied with Lumumba, argues African nationalism with Communist backing will prevail.
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Andrew Borowiec
Nairobi
Kenya
Congo
Thomas Kanza
Christophe Ghenye
Special Commission On
Organization of African Unity
Leopoldville
Moise Tshombe
Kanza
Africa
Tshombe
European crossovers reshape Westerns across studios
Australian actor Ron Randell, visiting Hollywood from Europe, reports that European producers are making authentic Westerns in Italy Spain Yugoslavia and elsewhere. Filmmakers use real accents established actors and genuine props to capture the Old West better than Hollywood today. Randell recalls working on Hot Like the Wind with a multinational cast and says Europe is reclaiming the genre.
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der Cross
Ludwig
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Prague
Ron Randell
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Stadhalle
Berlin
Rolf Olsen
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Italy
Spain
Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Russia
Ron
Randell
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith
Columbia
GOP Eyes Need For New Image
Washington AP reports younger House Republicans consider changing the party image. A December caucus led by Reps Goodell and Griffin debates widening policy input, not ousting leader Halleck. Ford is seen as potential figure to rally support, though no change in leadership planned.
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Indiana
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Charles E. Goodell
New York
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Gerald R, Ford
Charles B. Hoeven
Iowa
Ford
Fire kills seven in one Baltimore family
Seven brothers and sisters perished in a blaze that destroyed their East Baltimore home. Police arrested the husband, Kenneth A. Smith, 38, a truck driver, about five hours later and charged him with arson in connection with the fire. Mrs. Smith and four children survived.
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Baltimore
Kenneth A. Smith
This Month Seen Settling Issues This Month Seen Settling Issues
New York AP reports December 1984 may reveal how much the auto strikes and steel wage demands affect the economy and inflation. It cites potential impacts on tax policy budgets deficits interest rates and consumer confidence amid UK pound volatility and a hoped for record December retail sales gain.
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Treasury
Spaceships From Two Nations Prepare To Study Mars
United States Mariner 4 and Soviet Zond 2 race toward Mars with Mariner on track for July 14 TV images from about 8,600 miles distance. Zond 2 lags with power roughly half expected and a later launch, raising questions whether it can overtake the American probe.
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sRobert Jy Parks
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Record Shattering Cold Grips the South and Northeast
Arctic air plunged into the South and East of the Rockies, with Tampa hitting a record low of 33 for December 1, Ohio’s Columbus at 7 degrees, Nashville 17 and Raleigh 15. Michigan saw 12 below at Pellston and 7 below at Marquette, while Key West rose to 61. Snow lingered in parts of New York, Rochester reporting five inches and Syracuse three. Temperature spread ranged from 3 above in Boonville to 22 in New York City as Florida farmers faced the cold.
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Fla
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Ohio
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Tenn
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N.C
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Mich
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Key West
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Syracuse
Buffalo
Adironsdacks
Boonville
Adirondack
New York City
Florida
Cold wave hits WEE growers and widespread freeze
North Carolina state zones faced below freezing with Mt. Mitchell reporting six degrees below zero and heavy snow. Wilmington and Caesars Head logged single digit low temperatures while Myrtle Beach reached twenty five. South Carolina endured freezing conditions and rain with strong winds across the Northwest lowlands and widespread snow from the northern Rockies to New England.
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South Carolina
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Myrtle Beach
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New England
Style Comes To Court Position
District Judge William C. Kandt assigns Mrs. Sylvia Steele a multi role bailiff secretary receptionist and more in Wichita Kan. She provides courtroom control and jury handling while serving as probation investigator and deputy sheriff. Steele, 30, formerly Dallas secretary and model, says the change brings a needed feminine touch to the judge’s chambers.
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Joe McKnight
Associated Press
Wichita, Kan
William C. Kandt
Robert A
Sylvia) Steele
Kandt
Catholics Asked To Pray For Pope Paul VI India Trip
World Roman Catholics were asked to pray for Pope Paul VI on his four day journey to India for the International Eucharistic Congress in Boma ay. The Vatican planned special prayers in Rome and Vatican City during his absence, the longest since 1814. The visit aims to reflect modernization and renewal post Vatican II. Prime Minister Shastri addressed concerns that the trip could boost Catholic conversions, but he doubted this and hoped it would not occur. Security issues arose from Hindu opposition and plans to distribute gifts to the poor were revised.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
India
Bomaay
Vatican
Rome
Italy
Pius VII
France
Napoleon
L'Osservatore Romano
Asia
Brief Warm Spell Across Kansas With Fronts
Temperatures rose today as a brief warm front crossed Kansas, with highs from the 40s in the northeast to the 60s in the southwest and tonight's lows in the 20s. A new cold front followed, bringing scattered snow to northern Kansas and light rain possible in the south, with stronger winds in central and eastern areas.
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Lawrence
Olathe
Goodland
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