Tshombe Concedes Yet Sanctions Loom Over Katanga
Washington officials say Moise Tshombe signaled a conciliatory move in the Congo crisis raising hope for a settlement under U Thant plan but fear the concession could be aimed at delaying talks on unifying Congo. The proposal would shift Union Miniere du Haut Katanga foreign exchange earnings to the central government to support unity.
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Washington
Moise ‘Tshombe
Katanga
Congo
U. S
U.S
Tshombe
United Nations
Union Miniere du Haut Katanga
Big Mining Corporation
Adoula
Union Miniere
U.N
U Thant
Thant
Hope For Florida Citrus Hit By Cold Wave
Florida Citrus Commission called an emergency session to decide on halting Florida citrus shipments after a crippling cold snap imperiled a 650 million crop. If embargoed, commissioners will assess damages and inspect fruit quality. Gov. Bryant pledged only saleable fruit would leave the state.
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Lakeland
Fla
Florida Citrus Commission
Florida
Farris Bryant
Illinois
Ilinois Fruit Growers Exchange
Carbondale
Seid
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois
Cloudy conditions persist in Southern Illinois with considerable clouds on Sunday and a trend to partly cloudy skies Sunday night into Monday. Warmer on Sunday with highs near 47 to 53, followed by little temperature change Sunday night and Monday. Low temperatures Sunday night expected from 25 to 32 degrees.
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Tlinois
Tax Revisions Stall in Congress Under Kennedy Plan
President Kennedy backs a nonelection year tax cut but faces months of hearings and partisan resistance as Congress debates revenue law revisions. Mills and Byrd push a single bill approach while opposition questions lower taxes reducing revenue. Administratio n seeks widest acceptance amid mixed business support and doubts over timing.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
House Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Economic Club
New York
Mills
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate Committee
Senate
Advisers urge $4.7 billion spend to train scientists and engineers
A White House advisory panel called for $4.7 billion over seven years to boost training of engineers, mathematicians, and physicists. Kennedy backed the plan, urging sustained growth and noting the Soviet emphasis on science. The report forecasts 7,500 PhD graduates annually by 1970 and 20,000 science and engineering master’s degrees per year, with federal share around 60 percent.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Soviet Union
United States
Iit
Mariner 2 Sends Back Venus Flight Feat From Space
Excited scientists analyze the first close flyby of Venus by Mariner 2 after a 109 day journey from Cape Canaveral. The 21,100 mile approach, 36 million mile signal, and 47 million dollar mission promise clues on Venus’s atmosphere, radiation belts, and magnetic field plus plans for a 1964 follow up.
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Frank Carey Washington
U 5
Space Science
Venus
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space Laboratory
Mariner
Earth
Nus
Space Agency
De Gaulle and Macmillan discuss Britain's entry to Europe
The two leaders met at Rambouillet to weigh Britain joining the European Economic Community while keeping strong Commonwealth ties. Macmillan argued Europe must not block Soviet expansion and warned against altering agricultural support before the next general election. De Gaulle appeared firm with no sign of compromise in French circles.
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de Gaulle
Macmillan
Britain
Europe
Chateau de Rambouillet
Paris
United Kingdom
NATO approves boost in conventional arms burden sharing
Paris December 15 AP North Atlantic Council approves increased Western conventional arms strength and upholds U.S. view of shared burden while avoiding independent European nuclear forces. Ministers praise Kennedy stance on Cuba and urge balanced forces to deter future Soviet moves. McGill narrowly escapes crash aboard Eastern jet over Lake Charles. publisher Ralph McGill aboard.
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Paris
North Atlantic Council
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Cuba
Kennedy
Moscow
United States
Russia
America
West
McGill
New York
Eastern Air Lines
Lake Sharles
Ralph McGill
ejAtlanta Constitution
Lindsay-Schaub
Police Probe Racial Bombing in Birmingham Church
Police Commissioner Eugene Connor vows an all-out effort to identify those responsible for a bombing that damaged Bethel Baptist Church and two nearby houses in Birmingham on Friday night. Twelve children in a church basement play escaped injury, while two infants suffered minor glass injuries. The church has previous bombing history.
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Birmingham
Ala
Eugene Connor
Bethel Baptist Church
Power Lost Relay Satellite Flops
NASA said the relay communication satellite is probably a flop due to ongoing power loss. Tests cannot proceed as engineers have turned off radio signals to conserve power for a final attempt, with intercontinental TV tests postponed indefinitely.
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New York Times News
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Agency
Cave-In Traps Highland Man in 30 Foot Well
Madison County sheriff's officials and Illinois state police freed Charles Spurgeon, 35, of Highland, trapped in a well after a cave-in in Rural Route 2-A. Five to eight feet of dirt collapsed on him while he raised buckets of dirt to the surface. his alive status was not yet known.
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Bethalto
Ill
Madison County Sheriff's
Illinois
Charles Spurgeon
Highland
Spurgeon
Cause Sought After Cargo Airliner Crashes in North Hollywood
Civil Aeronautics Board investigators sift charred wreckage after a Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation crashed in the San Fernando Valley Friday night. Nine people died as the four engine plane slammed into homes and plants near Lockheed Air Terminal, with flames and destruction spanning a wide area. The incident marked the line's fourth crash this year, following other global losses.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Dee
Civil Aeronautics Board
San Fernando Valley
Flying Tiger Line
Boston
Chicago
Lockheed Air Terminal
Los Angeles
Pacific
Atlantic
Cold Bay
Alaska
Chicago Mayor Race Narrows
Chicago's mayoral race action centers on William Harrison Fetridge withdrawing from the Republican nomination bid citing insufficient time for a viable campaign and urging unity if no contest occurs. Benjamin S. Adamowski announces plans to run for the GOP nomination with or without party leader endorsement.
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Chicago
William Harrison Fetridge
Fetridge
Robert Merriam
Benjamin S. Adamowski
GOP
Williamson County sheriff pledges tax drive start with public funds
Williamson County sheriff pledges a tax collection drive focusing on persons paid from public funds. Murphysboro plans to apply for federal funds for a drainage project. Oldtimers recall the harsh winter of 1917 38. Women's groups offer Christmas aid. Article notes differences between planned and unplanned shopping centers and mentions political pressure not solving defense contract issues.
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Williamson County
Murphysboro
Air Force C-47 Crashes During Greenland Search
An Air Force C-47 transport plane taking part in a search operation crashed 17 miles south of Tule Air Force Base in Greenland. Two crew members were killed.
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Air Force
Tule Base
Stewart Air Force Base
N. Y
Tule Air Force Base
Greenland
Brazilian Airliner Found Down in Amazon Jungle
A Panair Brasil flight carrying 80 people on a 2,500 mile Rio de Janeiro to destination route was sighted crashed in an Amazon jungle clearing Saturday. The Brazilian airline reported no word on survivors and described the incident as the missing airliner.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Amazon
Rio Janeiro
Panair Brasil
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Amazon Jungle
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