Communists back Khrushchev plan in new manifesto
The world Communist movement publicly supports Khrushchev’s peaceful coexistence line after a 21 day Kremlin summit ending Nov 9. China joined 80 parties in a 342 page Pravda declaration urging unity with non Communist groups and warning war is linked to capitalism.
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Time Demands Delay Symington Defense Plan Split
Washington reports that Pentagon leaders oppose moving ahead on Symington’s sweeping defense reorganization. The plan would abolish separate Army Navy and Air Force departments, replace Joint Chiefs with a single chairman, and create three functional commands and new defense directorates.
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Train Crash Injures 13 Near Milwaukee Crossing
A Milwaukee Road passenger train struck a stalled trailer truck carrying a three quarter ton crane at a crossing, injuring 13 people none seriously. The train was en route from Milwaukee to Savanna Illinois. the diesel engine derailed but four mail cars and one passenger car remained on the tracks.
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Savanna
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Integration Efforts Continue in New Orleans Schools
In New Orleans on December 6, 23 white children attended William Frantz School as police cleared a one block zone to protect them from pickets. Legislators push the Orleans Parish School Board to resign while the state freezes funds to bar bank payments, and four board members sue to force banks to honor checks. The boycott remains strong at McDonogh No. 19 with only three African American first graders attending.
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William Frantz
Orleans Parish
Lloyd Foreman
Louisiana
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U S Releases First Photos Of A Bomb
The United States releases four photographs of early atomic bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Little Boy exploded August 6 1945 at Hiroshima and Fat Man on Nagasaki August 9 1945. Each bomb’s yield is cited as 20 kilotons. The photos mark a shift from secrecy over 15 years.
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Nagasaki
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Storm in West Brings Snow and Cold Eastward
A large snowstorm moved from the Rocky Mountains into the north central states and eastern Canada. Temperatures plunged to 31 below zero at West Yellowstone Montana and 17 below at Big Piney Wyoming and Drummond Montana. Ice and snow caused several deaths and hundreds of accidents as the system drifted into New Mexico with a chilly drizzle.
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Associated Press
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Jamestown
N.C
Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Five Million By January Unemployment Increase Seen
Labor Department reports a survey of 150 major centers shows most employers anticipate a net job decline by mid January as autumn unemployment rises into winter. November unemployment likely exceeds four million, potentially over five million by January, with nine new areas added to the high unemployment list and broad cutbacks in steel aircraft and durable goods manufacturing.
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Associated Press
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Waterbury
Kennedy Eisenhower joint peace pledge after White House talks
President-elect Kennedy and President Eisenhower issued a joint statement after a three hour White House conference. They pledged to seek peace with justice and noted discussions on the balance of payments and national security during the orderly transfer of power to a new administration.
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Eisenhower
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the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Defense
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James C. Hagerty
Pierre Salinger
Anderson
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Skeep
William J. Green
Snow Forecast For Southern Illinois Tonight And Wednesday
Cloudy and colder tonight with a low in the upper 20s. Snow likely late Wednesday as temperatures remain cool. Yesterday's temperatures ranged from a low of 51 to a high of 58 with 1.81 inches of precipitation in the 24 hour period. Crab Orchard Lake sits 27 inches below spillway and Little Grassy Lake 13 inches below spillway while Devil's Kitchen Lake is 2042 feet below spillway.
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Little Grassy Lake
Devil's Kitchen Lake
Soviet Bid for U N Congo Emergency Session Fails
United Nations New York December six AP Russians fail to secure an emergency 8 30 p m U N Security Council session on Congo. Zorin demands full airing of Patrice Lumumba arrest and calls for his release and the expulsion of Belgian personnel. Meanwhile Mobutu forces clash with rebels in Equator province near Stanleyville as Lumumba’s fate remains disputed.
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Joseph Mobutu
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Mali
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Hassan El-Zayyat
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