Mount Everest expedition plan sparks debate in Washington
A group of part time mountaineers urged support for an All American Everest expedition in spring 1963. Norman Dyhrenfurth led talks with Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, who praised the venture though questions linger about China’s claims and Mao imagery. The plan would cost about 186000 and aim at Everest and two sister peaks, with government backing hoped for. Decades ago Pearl Harbor’s anniversary recalls the 2403 dead and 1178 wounded as Japan and Germany became postwar allies against communism.
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Washington
UPI
Mt. Everest
Udall
Stewart Udall
Mt. Fuji
Japan
U.S
Mao Tse-tung
Dyhrenfurth
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pacific
Wheeler
Hickam
Ewa
Germany
Byrd's Parkway Plan Endorsed by UMVA
FAIRMONT UP I- An Allegheny Parkway project urged by Sen. Robert Byrd D West Virginia won backing from the Upper Monongahela Valley Association a 10 county coalition. UMVA President John D. Hoblitzell Jr in a letter said the scenic highway from Hagerstown Maryland to Cumberland Gap Kentucky would run largely through West Virginia and could boost the state's economy and access to scenic recreation areas.
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Fairmont
UPI
Robert D. Byrd
D-W. Va
Upper Monongahela Valley Association
UMVA
John D. Hoblitzell Jr
Byrd
Hagerstown
Cumberland Gap
West Virginia
UMWA
Jennings Randolph
Hoblitzell
National Park Service
Weather outlook with cooler temperatures and rain forecast
Partly cloudy and cool today with highs in the 40s and lows in the 30s. Thursday remains partly cloudy with little temperature change and a colder night. Five day forecast shows highs 2 to 5 degrees above normal, then cooler Thursday and Friday, warmer Saturday, and colder again Monday. Rain Sunday totals about a quarter inch. River conditions show Greenbrier and Lake Bluestone normal and clear with gate activity. a new gauge reads 2.6 ft at Hinton.
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Beckley
S-Ceceesess
Xeneenne Ke
Oak Hill
C-Cessereess
Greenbrier
Bluestone
Hinton
UN Jets Enter Action in Katanga Fighting Day Two
Fierce fighting between United Nations and Katangese troops continued into the second day as U.N. jet fighters roared into action. The UN command reported five Swedish Flying Barrel jet fighters from Luluabourg took part in strikes.
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Neil Smith
Elisabethville
Katanga
Two Chinas concept gains ground at United Nations
At the United Nations in New York the General Assembly debated a two Chinas plan with one seat for Communist Peiping and one for Nationalist Formosa. Peiping rejected the plan, insisting on sole representation. Jaja Wachuku and Ulla Lindstrom weighed in with cautious support and concern. The debate continued as other nations prepared to speak.
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UPI
General Assembly
U.N
Peiping
Formosa
Soviet Union
United States
China
Tokyo
People of China
General Assembly and Security Council
Jaja Wachuku
Nigeria
Ulla Lindstrom
West Virginia apples fetch record London price
Martinsburg based Consolidated Orchard Co reports 45 pound boxes of Paw Paw apples sold in London for 81 shellings per box, about 11 dollars. Company notes its strongest export movement since World War II with shipments rising from 41 percent to over 50 percent of total tonnage in the 1959-60 season.
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Martinsburg
Kennedy Denies Report of Senate Candidacy
Boston report states Edward M Kennedy planned a bid for the U S Senate seat left by his brother President Kennedy but Kennedy denies the report. He says he will wait until his 30th birthday in February before announcing and declines to reveal plans. He has never held elective office and is currently an assistant district attorney in Suffolk County.
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Boston
UPD
Edward M.ted
Kennedy
Senate
Suffolk County
Family proposes Yule cards to Khrushchev
NEW YORK. A Garden City family asks Americans to flood the Kremlin with Christmas cards to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Newton Odell says the gesture could show real peace sentiment even if it changes nothing. He urges 5 to 25 cent postcard options and notes the idea aims to spread goodwill during the season.
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New York
UPI
Nikita
Yuletide
Kremlin
Newton Odell
Garden City
N. Y
Odell
Lois
Khrushchev
Herald Tribune
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
U.S.S.R
Mr. Khrushchev
Does History Forecast Another Pearl Harbor
Joshua B. Powers analyzes Homer Lea 90 pound hunchbacked American genius who predicted Germany and the Allies war in World War I and a future U.S. Japanese clash. He also argues Lea foresaw the current undeclared war against the Anglo Saxon world by Russia. NEA report on page 2.
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Homer Lea
Germany
United States
Japan
Lea
Joshua B. Powers
Russia
NEA
Pearl Harbor
Soviets Adopt All Time High Military Budget
Soviet Finance Minister Vasily Garbuzov announced at the opening of the Supreme Soviet that the 1962 military budget would reach 13.4 billion rubles, about 14.74 billion dollars at official exchange, amid claims NATO’s “aggressive bloc” forced the increase.
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Henry Shapiro
Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Os Neeth Ycratic Treaty Organization
NATO
Vasily Garbuzov
U.S.S.R
Supreme Soviet
Garbuzov
United States
Escape by train turns into West Berlin freedom
An East German train engineer and 24 refugees fled to West Berlin on a borrowed passenger train on Tuesday night. Harry Deterling, 29, and fireman Hartmut Lichy steered the eight car locomotive past Albrechtshof as guards watched, aiming for liberty as rail lines were to be severed.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Walter Mitty
Albrechtshof
Attlee Seriously Ill in Amersham Hospital
Former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee aged 78 is seriously ill at Amersham General Hospital after a checkup for a minor stomach upset. Attlee led the Labour government from 1945 to 1951 and was admitted Tuesday with his condition described as not so well.
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Amersham
England
UPI
Earl
Clement) Attlee
Amersham General Hospital
Lord Attlee
Attlee
Labor
House Probe Of W Va Highway Practices Sef
A West Virginia highway practices hearing by a House highways subcommittee will be closed and held between January 2 and January 10. The review covers use of federal funds on highway projects in multiple states including construction methods and rights of way.
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Charleston
House
West Virginia
Massachusetts
Tshombe Plans Rapid Return to Katanga Amid Developments
Katanga leader Moise Tshombe said he would fly or travel by the quickest means to his embattled province today, citing new developments in Katanga that warrant his immediate return. He did not specify exact routes or dates.
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Paris
UPI
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Katanga Air Raids Reported In Congo and Sweden
In Stockholm the Swedish military said six Indian Canberra bombers joined raids on Katanga. In Leopoldville six U S Globe Master aircraft, under U N control, ferried men and materiel to U N troops in Katanga. Two heavy battles raged in the Elisabethville area, one in a residential section.
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Katanga
Kolwezi
Stockholm
Leopoldville
U. S. Globemaster
U.N
Congo
Elisabethville
U S Supports Thant on Congo Peace Efforts
The United States said it would back any United Nations action deemed necessary to restore order and freedom of movement in Elisabethville in Katanga Province. The State Department affirmed support for Thant's directive and pledged continued U S obligations to assist the UN in bringing peace and stability to the Congo.
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Washington
UPI
United States
United Nations
Elisabethville
Congo
Katanga
State Department
U.N
Thant
Katanga Fighting Rages Amid U.N. Retreat at Elisabethville Airport
U.N. officials reported at least 43 dead and 20 wounded as fighting intensified near Elisabethville Airport. Katanga Information Minister Albert Nyembo accused U.N. forces of chaos and claimed Katangese troops drove the U.N. from headquarters to a house near the airport. Brigadier Singappa Raja said the cease fire was finished and reinforcements were en route from Leopoldville. Nyembo alleged U.N. soldiers fired on ambulances and blocked civilians from fleeing to the city. A Red Cross official said a U.N. mortar hit a truck evacuating women and children, killing two youngsters.
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U.N
Katanga
Albert Nyembo
United Nations
Elisabethville
Singappa Raja
Leopoldville
Nyembo
Red Cross
Andre van Roey
Adlai Stevenson Declines Senate Run for UN Role
Adlai Stevenson in New York announced he will remain U S ambassador to the United Nations and take an expanded role in foreign policy. Kennedy expressed delight and support, saying Stevenson's work is vital to peace as he turns away a bid to run against Everett Dirksen for Illinois' junior Senate seat.
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Chicago
UPI
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
New York
Kennedy
Children’s wartime thoughts on Khrushchev’s bomb test
A Surrey primary school class of about ten year olds wrote on Khrushchev and the 50 megaton bomb. Students offered wary, hopeful, and critical views on war, peace, and the risk of global catastrophe. Martin Blank’s brief verdict: The world is going crazy.
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Susan Oldcorn
Lynda Clark
Paul Deane
Ann Haynes
Martin Blank
Kennedy seeks broad powers to cut tariffs and aid Europe
President Kennedy urged replacing the Reciprocal Trade Act with wide authority to lower tariffs for Free Europe and build an economic NATO against encirclement. He praised the European Common Market yet did not advocate U.S. entry, while pledging a balanced budget and investment tax credits to spur industry. He also urged labor and management to participate in the effort.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
New York
Kennedy
Europe
NATO
United States
Congress of American Industry
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
America
Castros Threats Prompt Refugee Property Confiscation Warning
Fidel Castro authorizes Interior Ministry to confiscate refugee property in future escapes, Raul Castro urges foes to flee or accept the revolution or face execution, while Kennedy sends Christmas greetings to armed forces. Scientists plan to marry a space capsule and a converted war rocket at Cape Canaveral, as U S astronauts move closer to orbit. Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom recalls a bygone era while fending off a teen with a sawed off shotgun in a Hollywood hotel room. no injuries reported. Kennedy revives the E flag for production excellence, now tied to export gains. Six UVA fraternities placed on probation after campus incidents. White House announces James A Reed named assistant secretary of the Treasury, effective Jan 1. Average earnings of production workers rise from 10 to 90 dollars per week over 50 years. US officials press for tougher anti Guerrilla action in South Vietnam as Diem pledges reforms. US Army convoy crosses Autobahn amid Communist protests. State Department begins trimming more than 500 jobs to balance the budget. Cuba’s ambassador to Canada says Castro may have overstepped and hints at lingering Marxist-Leninist stance.
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Fidel Castro
Interior Ministry
Cuba
Castro
Raul
Kennedy
Cape Canaveral
U. S
Maxie Rosenbloom
Hollywood
University of Virginia
White House
James A. Reed
Massachusetts
the Treasury
Labor Department
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
West Berlin
West Germany
State Department
Luis Baralt Jr
Canada
Pearl Harbor remembered by reporters who covered dawn
Three reporters who were at Pearl Harbor when the attack began recall their experiences for United Press. Frank Tremaine, his wife Kay, and Francis L. McCarthy recount the moments of that morning. The moving story will appear in the Register tomorrow on the anniversary.
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United Press
Frank Tremaine
Honolulu
UPI
New York
Kay
Francis L. McCarthy
Register
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