Police Use Gas Hoses Against Belgian Mobs
Police used tear gas and fire hoses to break up a Ghent demonstration as a general strike call spread from Socialist unions to Antwerp. The eight day action aimed to topple Premier Eyskens and halt industry across Brussels Ghent Antwerp and other regions.
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Antwerp
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Eyskens
Parliament
Royal Palace
Opera House
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Congo
Hitler
Inside Radio TV Editorial and Classified Snippets
A compact reader’s guide highlights Radio TV features and editorial notes alongside classifieds. It hints at market briefs and miscellaneous items, including a funerary notice and local notices. The page promises assorted human interest items and community updates across sections 2, 6, 10, 14, and 18.
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Fulton
Sarwepanen
Monks charged in extortion murder ring in Sicily
Four Capuchin monks and four others face trial on extortion and murder charges in central Sicily. The eight were arrested ten months ago. the monastery gardener died by suicide. The group allegedly extorted money under threat of harm or property damage, including a 1958 killing of a wealthy farmer who resisted their demands.
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Caltanissetta
Sicily
Court of Assizes
Pope John Hopes 1961 Becomes Year of Harmony
Pope John XXIII expressed hope that 1961 will be a year of spiritual renewal and harmony between heaven and earth. He spoke to about 10,000 people in a general audience and noted avoiding the horizon’s dark spots while anticipating peaceful world movements.
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Vatican City
UPI
John XXIII
Pope John
Bone Chilling Cold Grips NY as Merc Hits Minus Thirty Seven
Bone chilling cold grips New York with unofficial minus 37 at Old Forge Adirondacks while nearby towns show minus 29 in Boonville and minus 26 at Arcade. Western New York reports subzero readings and a positive 1 in Rochester with a drafty NYC reading to follow.
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Saranac Lake
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Franklinville
Jamestown
Rochester
New York City
Wrong Directions May Have Caused Woman's Death
Utica New York State Police and the Rivera family disputed whether a trooper told a group of six or 60 mules to seek medical aid after a carbon monoxide leak killed 37 year old Juanita Rivera. The family, traveling from New York City, were ill at a Pattersonville Thruway service area. The trooper reportedly advised taking the wife to Amsterdam Hospital, six miles away, but police say the fastest route to Utica was suggested. Juanita Rivera died, while husband Alexander Rivera and three others remained hospitalized in various conditions.
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Juanita Rivera
T. W. Piekielniak
New York City
Pattersonville
Rivera
Amsterdam Hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Alexander Jr
Carmen
Duomen Febuz
West Side Story to close London run after 22 years
The American hit musical West Side Story will end its London run in May after a 22 year engagement at His Majesty's Theatre. The announcement was made today.
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S&s
London
His Majesty's Theater
Rockefeller Seeks Tax Relief for New York Railroads
Governor Rockefeller will propose faster tax relief to aid passenger rail service in New York, with revenues offset by other taxpayers. He will push to ease or repeal the 57 year old full-crew law, arguing obsolescence due to modern engines and equipment. The plan includes accelerating property tax relief to reach 15 million dollars annually by 1962, and broadening relief for commuter lines in the New York City area, backed by state aid to counties and cities.
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Rockefeller
New York State
Public Service Commission
Lawmartra
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the Central
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Kennedy selects Zuckert as Air Force secretary
Havana reports renewed charges that the United States supplies explosives to terrorists after a wave of bombings killing and injuring dozens. The Revolucion newspaper blames U.S. meddling as Cubans report blasts at a department store, variety shop, power station, and a nightclub, plus a train collision blamed on saboteurs tied to Castro opponents.
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Central Park
Tallapiedra
Psychologist Sees Path to Avert Nuclear War
New York scientists warn the world faces an arms race fueled by human nature and fear. Dr Charles E Osgood of the University of Haineis argues for new ideas and possible world government to reduce tensions. Sir Charles Snow predicts six year spread of bombs unless scientists act, while Dr Ralph Lapp cites vast US nuclear capability.
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Charles E. Osgood
University of
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Ralph Lapp
Arlington
United States
Hiroshima
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Sir Charles
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Osgood
Soviet Ships Bring Tractors to Cuba
A flotilla of Soviet merchant ships sails through the Baltic bound for Havana with tractors and other goods. Mayor Jose Llanos Govel of Havana says the shipments break the economic blockade imposed by the United States and allied monopolists.
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Baltic
Cuba
Jose Llanos Govel
Havana
United States
Republic
Tito Secures 200 Million Credit From West Nations
Yugoslav President Tito, in a sharp rebuke of Western powers, will obtain a 200 million credit to reform exchange rates and liberalize foreign trade. Finance Minister Muncev says 100 million comes from the United States, with the remaining 100 million from Austria, Italy, England, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and West German banks.
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Tito
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Nikola Muncev
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Italy
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Ike Works On Annual Message To Congress
President Eisenhower kept his day free to work on forthcoming messages to Congress. The State of the Union is expected within days after the session opens January 3. Budget and economy reports will follow. He flew to Gettysburg for a spur of the moment visit and eyed a campus building as a possible office after leaving the White House. R summarize that Eisenhower will not hold a news conference this week.
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Eisenhower
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Getstysburg College
White House
Ejsen- Rower
US Plane Hit By Gunfire In Laos
An unarmed U S plane on a reconnaissance mission over Vangvieng was hit by small caliber gunfire, possibly from a Soviet aircraft. No injuries among Maj Armand Ruser and a four person crew. the plane returned to Vientiane after the incident.
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Laos
U. S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Armand Ruser
Vangvieng
Riser
Kennedy taps Zucker and Connally for top posts
President elect John F Kennedy names Eugene Zucker as secretary of the Air Force and John Connally as secretary of the Navy. Zucker, 49, is a Texas lawyer and former Atomic Energy Commission member. Connally, a Fort Worth attorney, was Johnson’s campaign manager and naval officer. Kennedy consents with McNamara and to meet Fulbright at his Atlantic shores home.
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Ford Motor Co
Harry S. Truman
Stuart Symington
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Tex
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Johnson
House
Senate
the Navy
James Forrestal
Pacific
Connady
University of Texas
New York
White House
Man Surrenders After Wounding 2 In Gun Fight
Granville Johnson, 43, surrendered to 12 state troopers after wounding two officers in a gun battle near his log home in Jackson Kentucky. He was flushed from rugged mountains with his wife and 10 children inside. A daughter handed him 23 cents as he walked out, saying goodbye to his children.
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Johnson
Laura
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