Admiral Rickover asks Congress to codify nuclear program
Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover urged Congress to enshrine his Navy nuclear program in law. He warned of accidents and radioactivity dangers while detailing his plan to select and train personnel for the nuclear fleet aboard the Enterprise during a shake down voyage off Guantanamo Bay. He noted Congress previously intervened to protect his position and said he hopes to continue working while facing mandatory retirement in January 1964.
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Washington
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Adm
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Congress
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Defense
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Senate
House Atomic
Melvin Price
D-H
AEC
Scranton Moves to Fill Five Cabinet Posts in Pa
Gov Scranton has filled six of his cabinet slots and aims to complete the remaining five by January 1. The legislature convenes January 1 and adjourns January 14. Pending posts include state police commissioner banking secretary welfare secretary labor and industry secretary and secretary of property and supplies.
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Scranton
Harrisburg
Garlect
William W. Scranton
State Senate
Mongolian Leader Arrives in Peking to Sign Boundary Treaty
Premier Tsedenbal of Mongolia arrived in Peking to sign a boundary treaty with Red China after warm greetings. He described the talks as friendly and the treaty as an outcome of negotiations between fraternal neighboring states. Premier Chou En-lai praised the visit for strengthening Sino Mongolian friendship and cooperation.
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Tokyo
Umzhagin Tsedenbal
Mongolia
Moscow
Peking
Red China
Tsedenbal
Central Asia
China
Soviet Union
New China News Agency
Chou En-lai
GOP Finance Secretary Ready To Step Down
Philadelphia industrialist Philip T. Sharples, a key backer of William W. Scranton, plans to resign as chairman of the Republican state finance committee. The Philadelphia Inquirer says Sharples seeks more time for personal affairs.
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Philadelphia
Philip T. Sharples
William W. Scranton
Republican State Finance Committee
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Sharpies
the Inquirer
Arlin M. Adams
Atty
William A. Schnader
Scranton
Adams
Public Welfare
Banking
All Quiet on Waterfront Strike Across U S Ports
The nationwide waterfront strike by 60 000 longshoremen backed by the National Maritime Union left Gulf and Atlantic ports idle. Only pre existing cargo ships remained at sea or port, while picketing paused for Christmas and planned to resume Wednesday.
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New York
Maine
Texas
National Maritime Union
Gulf
Atlantic
International Longshoremen’s Association
Afl-Cio
Christians Celebrate Nativity Amid Cold War Tensions
Christmas services and feasting marked the holiday as Pope John XXIII urged peace after a year of fear. Soviet nuclear tests and global flashpoints persisted, with refugees, wars, and tens of thousands of American soldiers abroad, while Miami celebrated the return of 113 Cuban invasion prisoners.
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John XXIII
Radio Moscow
United States
Uppsala University
Seismological Institute
Soviet Union
Sweden
Berlin Wall
Viet Nam
Yemen
Berlin
Congo
China-India
Miami
Fla
Pope John XXII Visits Rome for Christmas Day
Pope John XXIII left the Vatican for a Christmas Day tour of Rome, showing vigor after four weeks of illness. He visited Bambino Gesu hospital, spoke to nearly every child, and walked wards to offer comfort. Doctors noted his renewed energy and looked for signs he had recovered.
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Rome
Vatican City
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Vatican
St. Peter’s Square
Vatican Walls
Bambino Gesu
Christ Child
Snow slows Pennsylvania motorists on Christmas Day
A Christmas Day snowstorm slowed traffic across Pennsylvania with 23 people dead statewide, 15 from highway crashes. The list includes Latrobe, Washington, North Versailles, Pittsburgh, Doylestown, Uniontown, Valley Forge, Minersville, Philadelphia, Clearfield, and other towns, detailing victims and circumstances.
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Pennsylvania
Keystone
Cuban Exile Leader Says Prisoners Have Moral Duty to Return
Manuel Artime, leader of the 1961 Cuban invasion, told reporters the brigade of prisoners has a moral obligation to return to Cuba. He said conventional war is needed and that Latin American governments could collapse Castro’s regime within a week with international assistance. He declined to discuss Guatemalan camps or which party led the invasion.
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Miami
Fla
Manuel Artime
Cuba
Artime
Anus Ule
Fidel Castro
Castro
Giron
U.S
Castro Warns Prisoners Not to Return to Cuba
Fidel Castro met a group of invasion prisoners at San Antonio de los Banos air base and warned they would be liquidated if they returned as aggressors. Ulises Carbo, 37, recalled Castro’s frosty mood and questioned shipment delays for their release as they departed Havana after 20 months in prison.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Ulises Carbo
Havana
Isle of Pines
Carbo
Fidel
Castro
San Antonio de Los Banos
San Antonio
Moscow
Sergio Carbo
Prensa Libre
Gerardo Machado
Night Classes in Coal Mining Offered Here
The Pennsylvania Department of Mines and Mineral Industries in collaboration with Somerset Borough will host Night Classes in Coal Mining II. Classes meet weekly in the Somerset Borough building from January 2 until the June mine official exams, covering math ventilation combustion and oxidation mine fires explosions rock dusting rescue blasting timbering drainage air mining law and first aid. Clyde H. Maize, state mine inspector of the 20th Bituminous District, will instruct. Registration is in the Somerset Borough Council Room, 121 W Union Street, on January 2 starting at 7 pm.
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Pennsylvania Department of Mines and Mineral Industries
Somerset
Clyde H. Maize
Bituminous
Somerset Borough
W. Union Street
Snowfall Tops Four Inches in Somerset Area
Four inches of snow fell in the Somerset area over Monday and Tuesday. The Department of Highways had crews spreading cinders, but roads remained open. At 12:30 a.m. the temperature was 30 degrees.
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Somerset
Department of Highways
Amnesty Processed For Cuban Detainees Departure From Havana
About 1,000 people from Cuba, including families of Bay of Pigs prisoners, are set to board the African Pilot in Havana for Port Everglades. Castro labels the move a Christmas gift tied to the 53 million dollar food and medicine ransom deal. Manuel Artime, former invasion leader, says a moral obligation drives return to Cuba. Families may depart with only the clothes they wear, forfeiting possessions unless an immediate family member remains.
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Port Everglades
Fla
Cuba
Miami
Fla.ap
Havana
Florida
Fidel Castro
Manuel Artime
Castro
Radio Moscow Extends Season With Christmas Greeting
Radio Moscow broadcasts Merry Christmas to the United States and Canada and wishes for better relations. Russians shop for gifts ahead of New Year and Orthodox Christmas on January 7. Moscow cold at 23 degrees, many celebrate with turkey dinners and parties at Spaso House hosted by U S Ambassador Foy D. Kohler.
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Moscow
America
Radio
United States
Canada
U.S
Foy D. Kohler
Spaso House
Two Injured on Snowy Slopes During Holidays
A 13 year old boy Robert G Reese Jr of Rockwood RD 1 sledding on a hill behind his home hit a tree and suffered internal injuries. He underwent surgery and was in fair condition. Edwin Zinman 24 of Pittsburgh dislocated his right shoulder while skiing at Seven Springs Resort Tuesday and was released after treatment.
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Somerset Community Hospital
Robert G. Reese Jr
Rockwood
R. D
Edwin Zinman
Seven Springs Resort
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