Tito Hails Khrushchev Cuban Move Before Soviet Parliament
Yugoslav leader Tito addressed the Supreme Soviet and backed Khrushchev handling of the Cuban crisis. He claimed Moscow and Belgrade share views on major international questions as the chamber approved a broad economic reform and an 86.6 billion ruble budget. Gromyko signaled willingness to negotiate a settlement on Germany with the West but warned no set deadline while proposing UN supervision in West Berlin.
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Yugoslavia
Khrushchev
Stalin
Supreme Soviet
Kremlin
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S.S.R
West Berlin
Moscow
National Economic Council
Gromyko
Soviet Union
Hmil
East Germany
United Nations
Red Acquittal Move Fails in Communist Case
Washington December 18 AP U S District Judge Alexander Holtzoff refused to direct a verdict of acquittal for the Communist party on charges of failing to register as a Soviet agent. The case likely will go to a jury Monday as defense sought not guilty verdicts arguing self incrimination protections. The judge ruled the Sixth Amendment cannot shield an organization and noted the party declined to sign a registration form accusing it of being a Communist action group.
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Washington
U.S
Alexander Holtzolt
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Holtzoff
Justice Department
Rusk urges NATO to lead in cold war shifts
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged NATO ministers to take initiative in the cold war and show freedom as the future. He cited Cuban crisis outcomes and Western strength, warned the Soviet Union over nuclear tests, and called for Western studies of major diplomatic problems to preserve Atlantic advantages.
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Dean Rusk
North Atlantic
Treaty Organization
NATO
Rusk
America
United States
Soviet Union
Cuba
Atlantic
Alrealy Lo
Paris
Alliance
Khrushchev Declares Turning Point in China Albanian Critique
Premier Khrushchev denounces Chinese and Albanian dissidence in a Supreme Soviet speech. He pledges unity within the Communist movement, labels dogmatic Maoist views as dangerous, and renews Soviet friendship with Yugoslavs while blaming Stalin for Yugoslavia’s 1948 expulsion. He accuses China of sectarianism and opportunism.
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Khrushchev
China
Albania
Tito
Supreme Soviet
Yugoslavia
Communist Movement
Stalin
Britain Offered Skybolt Work
Paris Dec. 13 AP The United States offered to turn over the entire Skybolt pocket program to Britain free of charge. British sources said they could take over the project in the United States or in Britain if they can develop it. The British government accepted the American suggestion for study along with other proposals as replacements for the 1,100 mile air launched rocket.
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Paris
United States
Britain
Kerner Urges Midwest Bid In Space Age Unity
Gov. Otto Kerner of Illinois urged 12 Midwestern states to pool research and political efforts to win a larger share of space age production. He spoke at the Midwest Governors Conference, warning that regional brain drain and federal spending trends favoring the West Coast and Northeast threaten universities and growth industries. He urged cooperation to boost science employment and regional tourism and trade.
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Chicago
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Midwestern Governors Conference
Kerner
West Coast
Midwest
California
TV Singers In Air Crash Near Provo Utah
Limeliters trio members Alex Hassilev Glenn Yarbrough and Lou Gottleib injured in a crash near Provo airport. Three others also hurt. Hassilev says cancellations likely for 10 days. Yarbrough treated for scalp laceration. other injuries include rib fracture and cuts. All hospitalized but to be released today.
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Provo
Utah
Limeliters
Alex Hassiley
Dale Ivans
Glenn Yarbrough
Hassilev
Lou Gottleib
University of Utah
Denver
Rt. 144 Work Bids Total 6.9 Million on 17 Projects
Apparent low bids totaling 6.9 million dollars cover 17 Southern Illinois highway projects from resurfacing on Rt. 81 to a new overpass and widening on routes 3 and 34. Bids include J. Shmonds Guard and Luckett Construction and Macon County Asphalt Co. among others, with awards pending state Division of Highways approval under the Public Works Accelerated program.
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Jphalk Products Inc
Anna
J. Shmonds
Guard
Luckett Construction
Southern Illinois
Rt. 81
J. D. Barter Construction Co.Co
Harrisburg
Wolf Lake
Reynolds
Carbondale
Offville
Union County
Kaskaskia River
Roots
Maclair Asphalt Co
Pautler Bros. Construction Co
Macons
County Asphalt Co
Decatur
Chesol
West Frankfort
Ter
Rockwood
West
Frankfort
H. J. Mass
Macon County As/Construction Co
Algonquin
Pine and Co
Public Works
Springfield
Burlington and Quincy Rail l
Atj
Elizabethtown
Sesabien AI O
Golconda
Pope
Gilmore
JFK Backing Adlai In Cuban Crisis Remarks
President Kennedy defended Adlai Stevenson in the Cuban crisis, urging historians to review the record carefully. He praised Stevenson’s service at the United Nations and refused to identify who leaked a NSC dispute, criticizing coverage that could undermine the council’s effectiveness after the Saturday Evening Post article by Alsop and Bartlett.
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Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
Cuba
Stevenson
U.N
Gov. Stevenson
United Nations
National Security Council
National Security iCouncil
Saturday Evening Post
Stewart Alsop
Charles Bartlett
Snow Briefover in Cairo as Warmup Nears
A weather synopsis from the Weather Bureau in Cairo notes a brief thaw after a sub-zero period. Temperatures are forecast to rise by 15 to 20 degrees, bringing highs around the upper twenties to near thirty, with tonight’s lows dropping from the area’s record lows as warmer air moves in from the west.
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Linois
Cairo
Weather Bureau
Midwestern cold snap grips southern Illinois towns
Snow and subzero temperatures sweep across Illinois with Carbondale at 18 degrees after overnight lows. Low gas pressure and water mains breaks disrupt Herrin Marion and Carbondale as 15 to 80 mph winds drive drifting snow. Florida meanwhile endures century cold wave hitting citrus groves as Marion VA Hospital logs zero at 3 a.m. and seven above at 9 a.m.
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State Division of Highways
Carbondale
Central Illinois Public Service
Herrin
Marion
Illinois
Belleville -2
Moline
Peoria
Quiny
Rantoul
Rockfort
Springfield
Vandalia
Chicago
St. Louis
Dubuque
Iowa
Paducah
Weather Bureau
Rockford
Belleville
Dubuque Apore
Williamson County
Lakeland
Fla
Florida
Evry
Robert W. Rutledge
Florida Citrus Mutual
Marion VA
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois clears Friday
Mostly cloudy tonight then clearing Friday with warmer temperatures. Lows near 38 tonight and highs around 30 to 35 Friday. Weather details and map appear on page 22.
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Illinois
Committee Chief Meets With Kennedy on Tax Reform Plans
A White House and congressional briefing shows President Kennedy backing a 1963 tax cut with Ways and Means Chairman Mills signaling openness to early action under certain conditions. Mills favors a broader overhaul of the internal revenue code and resists a quick, early-year tax cut, though he has not ruled out possible retroactive measures. The administration continues to refine proposals ahead of Friday night remarks to the Economic Club of New York.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Kennedy
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
D - Ark
Congress
Economic Club of
New York
Mills
White House
Arkansas
U.S. News & World Report
Mariner II Nears Venus First Close Flyby
Mariner II nears Venus for a close pass expected around 2 10 p m CST Friday The craft will skim about 20000 miles from Venus as instruments measure radio and heat radiation from planet beneath thick clouds This historic moment marks progress in solar system exploration while a Soviet probe advances toward Mars.
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Washington
Mariner II
Earth
Venus
Mariner
Mars
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