Third Dredge Goes To Aid Blocked Barges
An Army Corps dredge sails from Memphis to Cairo to free 260 barges trapped by shallow water and drifting sand. Officials call it the worst shallow water crisis in years as Cape Girardeau towboats warn the winter could halt traffic until spring thaws.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Memphis
Cairo
Mississippi
Wy Lo
Cape Girardeau
Tributtaries
Illinois
Missouri River
Cecil Duckworth
Cape Girardeatt
Goose Island Bend
China Soviet Split Widens as Trade Mission Pulls Out
London reports indicate further widening of the China Soviet split. The Soviet trade mission in Shanghai is packing files and belongings, with no Soviet representation likely remaining in the port city. Chinese authorities had already closed Soviet consulates in Shanghai and Harbin, and consular affairs were to be handled from Beijing.
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London
Soviet Union
China
Shanghai
Harbin
Peking
Sec-1
Wese Public Safety Bureau
Gan
New Jersey
Society of Soviets
Norsons
Herrin Churches Welcome 44 Orphans for Christmas Week
Forty four orphans from Tupelo Mississippi and across the United States will visit Herrin homes during Christmas week. They will stay with families connected to the First Apostolic and West Monroe Street Apostolic Churches, arriving by bus at 4 30 p m Saturday and attending services at the First Apostolic Church Sunday morning and a special service at West Monroe Street Church Wednesday. Marl May leads a committee covering six weeks of planning with local churches bearing all costs. The children will tour Herrin Monday and Tuesday to see Christmas preparations, and one child will stay with a Memphis family before returning to Tupelo on December 23.
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Herrin
Tupelo
Miss
First Apostotic
West Monroe Street
Herrit
Tey
First Apostolic Church
Marl May
United Pentecostal Churches
St. Louis
May
Frank Kish
Val Walker
Apostolic
United States
Memphis
Tenn
Guards Slay 23 Prisoners In Revenge Riots
Rioting inmates at Villa de Vato prison joined by 400 convicts killed 23 prisoners and wounded many guards after a mass breakout attempt. Guards responded, 100 officers reportedly active in the rampage. The clash ended about 2 a.m. after 15 hours of gunfire and hostage scenes.
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Villa de Voto
D A.m
Villa de Vato
Mona Lisa Arrives For Washington Exhibition
The Mona Lisa arrived in New York amid security for a cross country tour to the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The world famous painting will be shown in Washington with President Kennedy presiding at the opening and then returned to the Louvre after displays.
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New York
Leonardo da Vinci
Washington, D. C
National Gallery of Art
Prescient Kennedy
Louvre Museum
Paris
M. Jean Chatelain
S.S. France
Washington
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Louvre
Lofe
Castro eyes quick swap for 1113 Bay of Pigs prisoners
Havana reports a new round of talks between Fidel Castro and negotiator James B. Donovan over exchanging 1,113 Bay of Pigs prisoners for U S food and medicines. Families hope for Christmas release as Donavan may issue a statement tonight. supplies are being assembled near Miami in case of release.
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Fidel Castro
U.S
Donovan
Castro
Havana
Miami
Iila
Francis Gary Powers
Rudolph Abel
United States
Opa-Locka
Satellite System Fails Transit 5A Mission
Washington reports the Navy’s Transit 5A satellite failed in its navigation data mission. It launched from Point Arguello, California, with a brilliant display, but its radio receiver did not transmit data on the first five attempts, despite an excellent orbit per Johns Hopkins APL official Dr. Richard B. Kershner.
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Washington
Navy
Point Arguello
Calif
Richard B. Kershner
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Kerner Hedges On Added Taxes In Illinois Plan
Governor Otto Kerner detailed a plan to close sales tax loopholes and reorganize the Illinois Department of Revenue aiming to add about 150 to 170 million dollars to the biennium. He proposed eight regional tax offices including East St. Louis and Carbondale to improve compliance and collections and outlined specific bills to require sales tax payment before auto title, bond posting by vendors, a 0.44 percent monthly interest on delinquencies, and fewer sales tax returns.
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TY. Banton
Lindsay Schaub
Springfield
Illinois
State Dept. of Revenue
Gay
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Revenue Department
Teodore Isaacs
Chicago
East St. Louis
Carbondale
Kennedy and Macmillan Open Historic Congo Talks in Bahamas
In Nassau the U S president and British prime minister began the first formal talks of their six summit meetings. They faced a possible Congo crisis tied to Katanga, with Skybolt missile tensions and a U N mission to survey Congo military needs awaiting. The session ran about two days, with leaders and aides present as US and UK weigh Cold War pressures and Soviet risks.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Congo
Defense
Robert &. McNamara
George W. Ball
Lord Home
Peter Thorneycroft
U.S
Katanga
Macmillan
U. S
Moscow
Jeader
Geneva Talks Reject Soviet Black Box Plan
United States rejects the Soviet proposal for robot seismic stations to control a nuclear test ban. Ambassador Arthur H. Dean calls the plan vague and unworkable, criticizing Simyon Tsarapkin for avoiding technical details. He notes ongoing atmospheric tests and opposes a unilateral moratorium.
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Geneva
United States
U. S
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Simyon
Tsarapkin
Soviet Union
Moscow
Britain
Rain For Southern Minors Weather Update
Cloudy and mild tonight with a period or two of light rain. Low tonight in the 40s. Thursday cloudy and turning a little cooler with some light rain likely. High Thursday 40 to 48. Weather details on page 22.
U S Pledges Arms For U N In Congo
A high level U S military mission led by Lt Gen Louis Tru man heads to U N headquarters to deliver new military equipment to back the U N force in the Congo. U N Secretary General U Thant and Adlai Stevenson discussed the Congo crisis as U S sources say air transport gear will be provided while stressing no troop deployment. Schweitzer urged U N troops to withdraw from Katanga and for Katanga to stay independent.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.S
U. N
White House
U.N
Congo
Louis Truman
U Thant
Katanga
Adlai E. Stevenson
Thant
United States
Stevenson
Bahamas
Kennedy
Macmillan
Kremlin
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Alfred D'Aregzo
St. Louis Corps of Engineers
U. S. Weather Bureau
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Dea
Mona Lisa
James B. Donovan
Berta Barreto
Carbondale Collection
Ilingis
Ethel Byrd
Paducah
Byrd
JFK
Province
Leopoldville
Geneva Talks
Brussels
Belgium
Albert Schweitzer
Kanda
Equatorial Africa
Belgian Congo
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