Laos Reports Invasion By Communist Troops
Laos premier Boun Oum said northeastern Laos had been invaded by seven North Vietnamese battalions supported by artillery and Nonget town attacked. Tass called the report false and warned of American intervention. Kong Le threatened volunteers if intervention continued. the U.S. has backed Laos with aid. Western observers flagged seriousness, while Hanoi denied an invasion.
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Laos
Boun Oum
Nonget
Tass
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Kong le
United States
Southet Nam
Thailand
Prince Boun
Singapore
Vietiane
Soviet Union
Boun
Pathet Lao
Boy Locates Dog After 400 Mile Search
Thirteen year old Alex Borsi of Jersey City traveled 400 miles by himself to find Wanderer the dog left with friends after the family moved from Buffalo. Bus fare funded by his father Jeno enabled the journey. After nights at Tonawanda police headquarters and help from newspapers and radio, Wanderer was found Friday morning by a woman who heard of the search. Alex plans a secure home with a large yard. he called Wanderer a future watchdog. The Borsi family, Hungarian refugees from the 1956 uprising, celebrated the reunion.
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Buffalo
UPA
New Jersey
Alex Borsi
Jersey City
Jeno
Wanderer
Borsi
Tonawanda
Alex
Inside Radio TV Editorial and Classifieds
The page notes sections on radio and TV features, editorial content, classified ads, sports highlights, church notices, and comic strips. It references obituaries and local Fulton coverage, with page numbers 8 10 4 3 7 guiding readers to each item.
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Radio-Tv
Fulton
Sharecroppers Relax Behind U S Court Shield
In Fay ette and Haywood counties Tennessee about 700 Black sharecroppers faced temporary federal court orders delaying evictions as the U S Civil Rights Act tests court action. Circuit and district judges barred eviction notices with hearings set for Jan 5, while civil suits target landlords merchants and banks pressuring Black voters. Meanwhile a two year old boy in Wellsville dies after swallowing aspirin.
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Somprville
Tenn
UPI
Justice Department
Fayette County
Haywood
Cincinnati
6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Memphis
M. S. Boyd
Mt Etna Erupts Roars With Fire And Fireworks
Mt Etna in Sicily, Europe’s largest volcano, erupts with lava and ash jets reaching 600 feet as explosions occur about every minute. The lava flows threaten distant farms but nearby towns remain out of immediate danger.
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MT. Etna
Catania
Sicily
Europe
Death Toll 43 during long New Year weekend
The Associated Press reports multiple highway and fire fatalities as a grim New Year weekend begins. Seven killed in a two car crash near Alamogordo New Mexico. two babies among the dead. Wisconsin and Maryland crashes kill additional people. Total highway deaths since Friday 6 p.m. reach 21 with five fire deaths and two miscellaneous. Emergency measures and warnings urged. designers offer coffee to travelers. weather forecasts warn of snow and ice. In Bombay, India, a landslide at Surat kills 13 children as a hillock buried mud huts. only three saved.
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Alamogordo
Wisconsin
Bethesda
National Safety Council
Bombay
India
Surat
Riots Kill 43 in Chilpancingo Demonstration
Thirteen killed including a 6 month old in clashes as 2,000 protesters demand resignation of Gov Raul Caballero Aburto over corruption. Soldiers fired on the crowd after Friday marchers accused the governor of mishandling public funds.
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Raul Caballero Aburto
Caballero Aburto
Belgian Strikers Stage Mourners Demonstration in Brussels
About 2,000 grim strikers marched through Brussels in a mourners demonstration for Francois van der Strappen, killed in today’s fighting between state police and demonstrators. Police say the shooter aided a policeman mauled by rioters. Socialist leaders blame Premier Eyskens. The event followed 12 days of strikes across Belgium with fears of more violence as 19th century style clashes eased during the holidays.
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Brussels
Belgium
Francois van der Strappen
Tiday
van der Strappen
Gaston Eyskens
van der Strappens
Eyskens
Socialist Party
Union
Antwerp
Stokowski Recovers From Hip Surgery
Leopold Stokowski, 79, renowned conductor, is recovering well after hip fracture surgery. He fell in his apartment while playing with his sons and was admitted to the Hospital for Special Surgery on Friday.
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New York
Leopold Stokowski
Stokowski
Ten Die in New York Holiday Weekend Crashes and Fires
New York state reports ten deaths on the first full day of the holiday weekend. A Brooklyn car crash near Jones Beach killed three teenagers aged 38. Two separate fires in New York City claimed four more lives including a 5-year-old and a 41-year-old father and son. The Weather Bureau warns of snow flurries or squalls and cold conditions statewide overnight.
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Albany
New York State
Brooklyn
Jones Beach
Long Island
Joseph Shuman
Michael Braverman
Albert Heiner
New York City
Weather Bureau
Year 1961 Hope Anguish Reflections From New Year Messages
United States and world leaders faced a turbulent start to 1961 amid wars in Laos and Congo tensions. Pope John XXIII urged calm and a glimmer of serenity as Dag Hammarskjold prepared diplomacy. In Washington, Eisenhower prepared to transfer power to John F. Kennedy while economists warned of ongoing unemployment and modest economic improvement expected by spring.
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Liecack
Pope John Aii
Serenne
Europe
Asia
Africa
Laos
Belgium
Worlds Peace Organisation
Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Congo
Joseph Hkasasid
Kasaviba
Ous Feading Acival
Patrice
Imumiba
Jurmen
Wisavids
Amy Toen Hamma'sajoid
South
Arinra
Fias
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Repubie
Nehru
India
John Fitzgerad
Henne i
Dwight D Eisenhower
Kennedy names Robert Weaver top Black official in U S housing
President elect John F Kennedy announces Robert C Weaver, 51, to head the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency. Weaver, a Harvard PhD, previously led New York City housing groups and NAACP national chair, with Harriman as a roving envoy for foreign missions. Cuban invasion rumors surge as Havana press claims U S Marines may land before Jan 18 amid tense Latin American responses.
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Fla. L
John F. Kennedy
Robert C. Weaver
New York
Federal Housing and Home Vinance Agency
Weaver
Kennedy
Fla.cp
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
New York City
Harriman
New York Postion
Norman P .Mason
Housing and Home Finance Agence
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Kserhower Administration
Midshipmen
Havana
Fidel Castro
U. S
Cuba
Revolucion
el Mundo
Pentagon
Central Intelligence Agency
Presdent Ensenhower
Jonn F Kennedy
Raul Roa
United Nations
U.S
Eenhower
Fair Play For
IV A
Presna Latina
Montevideo
Urucuasan
U. S State Department
Massie
United States
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