Skybolt Death Sentence Signed By Defense Dept
The Skybolt ballistic missile program is officially terminated by Defense Dept action. Costs, delays, and reliability concerns led to immediate production halt while debates over strategic options and Britain’s Polaris substitution continue.
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Skybolt
Defense Dept
Washington
U.S
Kennedy
Defense Department
Air Force
Atlantic Ocean
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Fire destroys Green Gables Studio Barn near Jennerstown
A fire completely destroyed the Studio Barn at Green Gables outside Jennerstown on Monday afternoon. Owner James Stoughton valued the loss at about 100000 dollars. About 70 skiers were on the slopes during the New Year weekend. decorators were setting up for a dance when the blaze began. Firefighters from Jennerstown and Boswell battled flames, drawing water from two ponds before supplies ran low. All personal belongings, instruments of Joe Suto and his band, and the building’s interior were lost. Some skiers found emergency lodging with neighbors or at the White Star Hotel. others returned home or moved to another Green Gables building.
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Green Gables
Jennerstown
James Stoughton
A. L. Berkey
Boswell
Stoughton
White Star Hotel
Joe Suto
Jennerstown Company
Three Lancaster Groups Challenge PA Prevailing Wage Law
Three Lancaster County groups challenge Pennsylvania's 1962 prevailing wage act as unconstitutional. Hempfield Union School District, Samuel Long, and Keystone Chapel of Associated Builders and Contractors Inc seek an injunction to halt enforcement pending court ruling, citing potential $200 million annual tax waste and vague provisions.
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Harrisburg
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Hempfield Union
Samuel Long
Keystone Chapel of
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc
Secretary of Labor
A. Allen Sulcone
East Petersburg
Walter R. Sohn
Sulcowe
Girl 12 breaks both legs in skiing accident
Patricia H. Svoboda of Washington DC suffered both leg fractures after a skiing mishap on Monday. She was admitted to Somerset Community Hospital for treatment of her injuries.
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Patricia H. Svoboda
Washington, D. C
Somerset Community Hospital
Senate GOP Elects Scott Chairman Amid Leadership Shuffle
Senate Republicans named Sen William Z Scott Lansford as caucus chairman to replace retiring Sen Robert B Fleming. Fleming may chair the appropriations panel in 1963 and Sen M Harvey Taylor will be president pro tempore. Endorsements also went to Mark Gruell Jr chief clerk and George B Stevenson librarian. The party holds a 26 23 majority with one vacancy.
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Fred Walters
Harrisburg
Senate
Republicans
William Z. Scott
Lansford
E'Ec
Robert B. Fleming
Pittsburgh
Fleming
M. Harvey Taylor
GOP
Mark Gruell Jr
A. H. Letzler
Houtzdale
Clearfield County
George B. Stevenson
Lock Haven
Blizzard Cuts Off Most of West England
Western England lay shut in by a new blizzard after a partial thaw. Devon and Cornwall were isolated behind deep drifts as roads and rail links failed. Troops and helicopters sent aid to stranded motorists, farmers, and U S airmen. widespread frost and more snow forecast.
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West England
London
England
Britain
Devon
Corny
Dam “Nor
Exmecy
War Office
Scotland
RAF
Kingstead
Weymouth
U.S
West Maliing
Kent
Royal Society For Prevention of Cruelty
Dartmoor
Bedfordshire
Hazardous Road Conditions In Somerset Area
High winds and near zero temperatures created dangerous driving as rural roads closed from drifting snow and one lane remained on some secondary routes. At 1 30 a m the temperature was three degrees. The Department of Highway said hard packed ice covered most roads as crews plowed and spread crushed rock, though winds blew it away. About one inch of new snow fell Monday.
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Somerset
Mercury
Department of Highway
Thant Sees Congo Katanga Rift Likely End
U Thant said the Congo central government and Katanga secessionists may be nearing a settlement. He warned the U.N. would keep Elisabethville and would strike back if Katanga forces attacked. He cited last week’s fighting as pivotal and outlined a two week deadline to implement his reconciliation plan.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N. Y
U Thant
Congo
Katanga
U.N
Elisabethville
Thant
Washington
Tshombe
U.S
Cooper
ICC Approves CGO Bid to Control B&O
The ICC authorized a stock control plan for Chesapeake & Ohio to acquire control of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The decision, effective in 35 days, faces potential court challenges and follows protests by the Justice Department. The move aims to strengthen B&O finances and allow necessary improvements while expanding C&O’s reach.
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ICC
CGO
B&o
Washington
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Antitrust Division
Justice Department
The
C&o-B&o
Commerce
National Defense
Commission
Exchange of Securities
Rose Tourney Reached by 800 Workers
In Pasadena California over 60 temporary workers mainly college students prepared 62 floats for the 74th Tournament of Roses parade. The event estimated to draw about 1.5 million spectators along 5 miles of streets and broadcast nationwide on NBC and CBS.
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Pasadena
Calif
United States
Canada
NBC
CBS
Tshombe Flres to Kolwezi
Katangan leader Moise Tshombe reportedly traveled to Kolwezi to rally forces and defend secession as U.N. operations press on. U.N. Secretary General U Thant said the Congo Katanga rift may near a settlement and urged quick national reconciliation within two weeks.
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Thant
U.N
United Nations
Katanga actions described as unspeakable by senator
Senator Thomas J. Dodd labeled U.N. operations in Katanga an unspeakable tragedy while the United States planned to airlift equipment to the Congo in support of U.N. policies. The State Department avoided comment on Dodd's denunciation, reiterating U.S. backing of U.N. efforts in Katanga.
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Washington
U.N
Katanga
U.S
Congo
State Department
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Dodd
Leslie Munro
International Commission of Jurists
Moise Tshombe
U. N
United Nations
Ktangan
Lincoln White
Cold New Year crowd gathers in Times Square to ring in 1963
A shivering crowd of less than 300000 celebrated the birth of 1963 in Times Square New York as midnight struck. The official temperature was 11 degrees with wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour.
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New York
Times Square
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William Proxmire
D-Wis
Congress
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Air Force Magazine
Cuba
Polaris
Macmillan
Nassau
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lancaster Co
Scott
By Geoffrey Anderson
Europe
Maiden Road
Salisbury
Rhodesia
By Gardner L. Bridge
Big Eastern Railroad
New York Cen
C&o
Flres
Kolwezi
Leopoldville
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