Massacre report ties Congo troops to killing of 18 missionaries
Eighteen Roman Catholic missionaries were killed by Congolese soldiers at Kongolo in North Katanga on January 1. The bodies were recovered and one missionary was missing. Reports say central government troops attacked missionaries near Kongolo, then killed them with automatic weapons. Loyalties among the troops are disputed, with claims of allegiance to Gizenga’s rebel regime and central government forces.
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Kennedy Says Talks With Russia Must Continue
President Kennedy states the United States and Russia should pursue discussions on Bertin for a reasonable period. The remarks appear in a news roundup with references to multiple pages and sections including A-2 and C-5. The item signals ongoing diplomacy amid Cold War tensions and notes related coverage across the paper.
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Dutch to Hold 50 Indo Invaders as War Captives
The Dutch in Hollandia Dutch New Guinea said 50 Indonesians captured when their ship was sunk in Monday night’s naval clash will be held as prisoners of war.
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Dozen Blows Rain On Head Of Victim
A 46 year old Sunny Hills housewife Mrs Charlotte Schmidt was found dead from a dozen blows to the head in her 3025 San Juan Place home. Her husband Ethan 46 arrived home shortly after 5 pm and reported the crime to Deputy Coroner John Egen. The body was discovered wearing a white blouse and blue capri pants. authorities described the murder as a recent act with the time of death about half an hour before discovery.
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Berserk Man Slays Wife in Rampage
James Davis, 28, allegedly went berserk in Los Angeles early today fatally shooting his wife Joanne, 25, and a Great Dane, then damaging five stores over six blocks before being restrained near 4510 Santa Monica Boulevard. He is under psychiatric observation in hospital.
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Jet Bomber Vanishes Over Adirondacks On Training Flight
A four crewed BA7 jet bomber from Plattsburgh Air Force Base disappeared during a routine training mission near early today. It was last reported over Watertown at 2 a.m. and feared to have crashed in the Adirondack woods.
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First Lady Flies on Virginia Visit
Mrs. John F. Kennedy traveled to Kelburg Virginia for a brief White House noted trip. She departed on a crisp sunlit morning and was expected to return shortly after lunch per a White House spokesman. The spokesman gave no reason for the visit.
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Police probe two linked murders near golf course homes
Fullerton and Los Angeles police opened an investigation into the two killings after similarities emerged. Both homes, near a golf course and isolated from neighbors, were entered by an unknown trader who seemed to have been "sewing" before the murder. A dress pattern lay on a soft rug and purple material on a curving sofa as Mrs Schmidt lay dead near a breakfast bar. Blood spattered a refrigerator ten feet away. Schmidt, a Union Oil Co. research technician in Brea, said he left for work about 7:44 Monday. he believes his wife was asleep.
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Freighter Leif Viking Freed Near Watch Hill Lighthouse
The Norwegian freighter Leif Viking, aground near Watch Hill Lighthouse for nine days, was pulled free this morning as high tides and Monday night rain boosted water levels. Coast Guard sources said the vessel appeared to be riding well after being buoyed by the unusually high water. Continued on Page A-6.
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Missile Warship to Be Built by Todd Shipyard
A 22.6 million Navy contract awards Todd Shipyard of San Pedro to build a guided missile frigate, one of three ships planned to bolster anti-submarine warfare. Bath Iron Works in Maine will build the other two. The frigate will fire Terrier missiles and other advanced weapons, with construction starting soon. No employment impact estimates were available.
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Boy Bandit Robs Truck Driver in Wilmington
Wayman Roy Roberts, 41, reported a 10 year old gunman with a double barrel derringer robbed his truck after a stop at 60014 W Anaheim St. The youth ordered him to drive, stole $12 from the glove compartment, and leaped from the moving vehicle at McDonald Ave and Anaheim. Roberts alerted two traffic officers nearby.
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Colder Spell Likely in West
A UPI synopsis says the western third of the nation will face severe weather for the coming month while the South trends toward normal. The U.S. Weather Bureau forecast expects above normal precipitation in the Southwest and the East, with temperatures below normal across most regions except the Atlantic Coast.
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Record cold grips central states as Montana shivers
Temperatures plunged to as low as 30 degrees below zero in Montana and spread eastward through the northern Plains to the Great Lakes. Belgrade and Bozeman fell to -27, with two deaths blamed on snow shoveling. Subzero readings appeared across Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois as a deep freeze extended southward, contrasting with much warmer conditions in Florida.
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Ghost Captain Sought After Payroll Vanishes at Sea
In Fort Lauderdale police hunt for relief captain David Scalera who allegedly threw the $15,000 payroll overboard from the oil tanker David D Ervie en route from New York to Beaumont. The crew of 40 were unpaid and only $1 remained in the safe. Scalera, reported missing, sought psychiatric treatment after a cold remedy and left the vessel prior to boarding a train in Miami. The ship stopped off Florida coast and police traced Scalera to Broward General Hospital and a taxi to the Florida East Coast Railroad station, where authorities lost his trail.
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Weather outlook for Wednesday with mild temperatures
Mostly sunny skies greet Wednesday with variable high clouds and little temperature change. Maximum temperature by noon today is forecast at 64 degrees.
Thieves' Victim Girl Spends Night in Freezer
16yearold Posey spent the night in a freezer room at a Burger drive in Texas after a thief slammed the door and locked it with a created knife blade. She was found shivering in the cold by morning workers and rushed to hospital in serious condition. Police say the thief stole about 30 dollars from the cash register and left 49 dollars behind.
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US Manned Orbit Delayed To January 24
Cape Canaveral Florida officials announced the plan to launch astronaut John G Glenn Jr into orbit around the earth was postponed by one day to January 24.
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