Fighting erupts in Katanga as UN and Katangan forces clash
Heavy fighting raged in Elisabethville and surrounding sectors as UN troops and Katanga forces exchanged fire. UN alleged a Katangan ambush on UN headquarters while Katanga accused UN fire with heavy weapons. Casualties reported on both sides, including mercenaries and Katangan police. UN figure Thant authorized action, jet fighters dispatched to Elisabethville amid the crisis.
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U. N
Leopoldville
Sture Linner
Congo
U Thant
U ‘Thant
Katanga
Evariste Kimba
Moise Tshumbe
Brian Urquhart
Urquhart
Kimba
Berlin Wall Quiet as New Fortifications Finish
Berlin and West Berlin report normal conditions along the wall after completion of extensive Soviet fortifications at the seven crossing points. East Germans finished walls and obstructions, withdrew hundreds of guard troops, while U S infantry pulled back after facing East German forces near Friedrichstrasse. A battle group moved toward Berlin from base to reconnect West Berlin with West Germany, crossing 110 miles of Red ruled territory, amid Tass warnings of dangerous consequences.
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Berlin
Berlin Wall
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East Berlin
U. S
Friedrichstrasse
Tass
Germany
Katanga Crisis Escalates After U.N. Threats
In Elisabethville Katanga tensions rise as U.N. calls for a tougher line against mercenaries and secessionist actions. Tshombe denounces the move with a fiery speech about poisoned arrows. Incidents at a social gathering, roadblocks, and sporadic shootings intensify the standoff with U.N. and Katangan troops facing off. Witnesses include Sen. Thomas J. Dodd and U.N. officials. The muting of violence hinges on removal of roadblocks and promised assurances from Katanga officials.
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Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Tshombhe
Connecticut
Thomas J. Dodd
Legation
India
Dodd
Sen. Dodd
Smith
Urquhart
Munongo
Clariste Kimba
Kimba
Tshomibe
U. N
Paris
Brazil
Armerie
China warns on border actions without crossing India
New Delhi reports an AP summary of Peiping notes to Nehru stating Chinese troops could enter India’s northeast if required but would refrain from crossing the disputed border. Nehru notes the Chinese threat while omitting some specifics, citing the McMahon line dispute and claims of Indian posts in Ladakh and Kashmir.
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New Delhi
China
India
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Peiping
Ladakh
Kashmir
Bara Hoti
Ford Plant Ties Could Hire Up To 1200 Workers
The Herrin and Marion Chambers of Commerce announced a $200000 loan to Technical Tape Corp to move subsidiary plants from New York to Sangamo Electric sites in Carbondale. The plan aims to employ 500 at start, rising to about 1200, with a five year loan at 5 to 6 percent. Sangamo will donate equipment valued at 375000 to the Fish and Wildlife Service for new industry.
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Ordil
Herrin and Marion Chambers ‘of’ Commerce
New ‘York City
Sangamo Electric Co
Herrin Chamber
Marion Chamber
Carbondale
Sangamo
Ordill
Pickens
S. C
Pami. Cohen
Sangamo Gift Sangamo
Fish and Wildlife Service
Chicago
Harry Stiles
Crab Orchard Refuge
Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illinois Inc
Stiles
Cohen
Westchester
N. Y
Ilinois
Federal Area Redevelopment Administration
Sangamo to Donate Ordill Equipment to Fish and Wildlife
Sangamo Electric will donate more than 3750000 in building capital improvements installed during 15 years at Ordill to the Fish and Wildlife Service. The move vacates the Ordill buildings in January for a new Pickens plant, aiming to attract future tenants and aid Sangamo employees.
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Sangamo Electric Co
Ordill
Fish and Wildlife Service
Sangamo Co
Pickens
8. C
Or Dill
Southern Mines
Plans For Technical Tape Plant Move In Carbondale
Cohen says shipments would start once plants are moved, with operations launching within a year. Chamber and Hughes officials have met for three weeks, visiting Technical Tape Corp. sites in New York. Marion members pledged about 20000 and will seek 100000 more in pairs visiting merchants. Carbondale plant remains slated to begin this spring with HQ staff to set contracts for remodeling the former Kroger warehouse.
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Cohen
Sangamo
Chamber of Commerce
Hughes
New York
Technical Tape Corp
Lawrence Wohlwend
Marion
Carbondale
Kroger Co
Weather Outlook For Southern Minors
Cloudy and warmer tonight with a low around 25 to 20. Wednesday shows considerable cloudiness and a chance of light rain. High Thursday near 50. Additional local forecast on page 14.
Stevenson elected? Adlai to stay U.N. chief
Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson announced he will not seek the U S Senate seat in Illinois and will remain as U N chief delegate. He said he informed Chicago Mayor Richard Daley that he would not become a Democratic candidate for the Senate. He cited recent conferences with the President in making the decision.
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Adlai BE. Stevenson
U. S. Senate
Ilinois
U.N
Stevenson
Richard Daley
Chicago
Senate
Illinois highway plan to push interstate work in 1962
Springfield December 5 AP The 1962 Illinois highway program will emphasize finishing interstate roads in Chicago Peoria and East St. Louis areas W J Pages Jr director of public works said interstate 60 across northern Illinois from Rock Island Moline to Joliet will be completed Cham paign area south of Danville north of Marion to Jefferson County line and on the Springfield bypass He said funds will come largely from federal sources noting the program and details to be announced December 28 The state obligated 230 million this year for all work with 118 miles of concrete paving 646 miles of bituminous resurfacing 336 miles of low type bituminous paving 68 bridges and 120 highway railroad grade separations Also criticism of governmental interference in highway work from Larry Goddard of the contractors association and a note on the death of Emil B Fuchs former Boston Braves owner.
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Chicago
Peoria
Associated General Contractor
Hingis
Ilinois
Stevenson
U.S
Larry Goddard
Association
Dlinois
Emil B. Fuchs
Brookline
Boston Braves
Kennedy to Visit Latin America to Promote Alliance Program
President and Mrs Kennedy will visit Venezuela and Colombia December 16 and 17 to dramatize the Alliance for Progress for social and economic development of the Western Hemisphere. The trip includes four days with a stop in San Juan Puerto Rico December 15 and a dedication of housing education and rural community projects begun under the Alliance. Kennedy and Macmillan plan a Bermuda meeting December 21 22 to outline strategies on Berlin negotiations and nuclear test disarmament with inspection.
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Kennedy
Venezuelan
Colombia
Alliance For Progress
Wester Hemisphere
White House
Latin America
Caracas
Bogota
United States
Ton
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Luis Munoz Marin
Washington
Harold Macmillan
Bermuda
Berlin
Soviet Union
Glenn Might Orbit Dec 20 At Cape Canaveral
The United States presses ahead toward a manned spaceflight this year as scientists and technicians work around the clock. Astronaut John H. Glenn prepares for extensive preflight activity near the launch pad with a potential liftoff as early as December 20, though technical problems could delay the mission into 1962.
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