Bleak Christmas for Southern Illinois Needy Families
In seven Southern Illinois counties many families face a hard Christmas with public aid, joblessness, and hunger. A Murphysboro family of 12 lost belongings in a fire leaving only a $1.99 metal tree. The family lives in a church back room with scarce food and clothing while relief offices note ongoing need and local groups donate essentials.
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Illinois
Murphys Boro
Liberty Street Baptist Church
Murphysboro
Thnothy
Anthony
Joyce Dean
Lawanda Jean
S. L. Hightower
Liemather
Carbondale
Horgin
Marion
The
Ilinois Public Aid Commission
White Ash
Johnston City
Herrin
Illnois
Public Aid Commission
Moscow appoints Nikolai Fedorenko as UN permanent rep
Valerian Zorin loses role following Cuban Crisis reshuffle. Nikolai Fedorenko, 80, named Soviet permanent representative to the United Nations and Security Council chair, while Zorin’s rank and duties remain unclear. The move signals Kremlin policy shifts and reflects tensions in post crisis diplomacy.
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Moscow
Valerian A. Zorin
Kremlin
United Nations
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Japan
Tass
Yorin
Zorin
U.N
New York
Glen Cove
Long Island
U.N. General Assembly
U.S.S.R. Council of Ministers
Nikolai Fedorenko
U.S.S.R
U.N. Security Council
Ussr
Valerian Zorin
Peking
U.S
Cuba
Khrushchev
Brazilian airliner crash near Brasilia. some survive
A Varig airliner with 42 aboard crashed near Brasilia International Airport as it prepared to land. Fire officials reported some survivors. seven crew and 35 passengers were on board. The pilot died later after being rescued, and a steward reportedly survived. The crash followed a string of Brazilian aviation accidents in recent weeks, including the Manaus and Lima incidents.
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Brasilia
Varig
Rio de Janeiro
Jose Assuncao
Alvorado
Vavig
Sao Paulo
Vargi
Brazil
Los Angeles
Missile Intercept Trial Uses Decoys in Pacific Test
Washington reports the Nike Zeus antimissile system scored an intercept against an ICBM target with decoys in a Pacific test. A salvo of two Zeus missiles fired at the target and decoys had one missile suffer trouble and be destroyed. Ground tracking showed the target within Zeus the warhead’s lethal radius amid continued nonnuclear Zeus tests.
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Army
Defense Department
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Kwajelein Island
Christmas customs around the world feature
Inside The Southern Illinoisan highlights Christmas customs around the world on page 17 and ponders whether television is a political disaster on page 23. It notes SIU basketball beating a top opponent on page 9 and Centralia's 54 42 win over Harrisburg in basketball on page 9.
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SIU
Centralia
Harrisburg
Home By Christmas Cuba Invasion Hostages Fretted Over
U S officials said the first planeload of Bay of Pigs prisoners would be flown to Florida to reunite with relatives as pressure mounts over Castro's $53 million ransom demand. A Pan Am flight from Miami to Havana set for early morning, with another scheduled, while cargo planes and the freighter African Pilot prepared to sail from Port Everglades to Havana.
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Fla
U.S
Cuba
Flor-jing
Ida
Tomor
Homestead Airon
Force Base
Bay of Pigs
Port Everglades
Havana
Castro
Prisoner Flights Bring Havana-bound Aid Shipment
The 460-ton African Pilot sailed to Havana with 11 million in medicine and food, the first tranche of a 53 million package for Cuba. At Homestead AFB facilities were prepared to process prisoners returning home. Cuban exile families in Miami await potential releases as negotiations stall, with Castro meeting Cuban officials in Havana.
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Everglades
Havana
Cuba
Homestead Afb
Miami
Col Wave Winds Bring Cold Weekend Forecast
A cold wave grips the region with morning readings from 15 to 20 degrees and brisk north winds. Sunday will be partly cloudy and colder overnight, with a low near 5 to 10 degrees followed by a mainly clear, even colder Monday. Friday’s high around 40 and low near 29, Saturday’s high about 37 with a low near 36. Sunrise 7:08 a.m., sunset 5:41 p.m.
Macmillan Faces Fight Over Nuclear Policy Change
London dispatch notes Prime Minister Macmillan returns from the Caribbean to face intense criticism as Britain shifts H-bomb deterrence from air to submarines and links with NATO. The move sparks debate across newspapers and the nation, challenging Britain's nuclear independence and its rank among allies.
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London
Macmillan
Caribbean
Kennedy
Britain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Macmillan-Kennedy
America
Prisoners textized in Havana exchange joy at release
In Havana 1,113 inmates from Principe Prison and the Bay of Pigs operation are reported to be set for release on Christmas Eve after a swap agreement with Prime Minister Fidel Castro. Families say prisoners are "mad with joy" as word reaches Havana and Miami links. Reports note many are in fair condition after 20 months’ confinement with limited exercise.
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Havana
Barreto
James Donovan
Principe
Onychange
Isle of Pines
Fidel Castro
Barrelo
Ini
Berta Barreto
Prisoners’ Families Committee
Jesus
Miami
Fla
France Gears to Study US Offer on Polaris Carriers
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle began a hard study of an American proposal to provide France with Polaris missile carriers for its embryo nuclear strike force. Initial indications show considerable interest and a provisional reply to Kennedy may be followed by requests for elaboration as Paris weighs exclusive national control against Western defense aims.
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Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Kennedy
North Atlantic Alliance
Macmillan
Paris
Skybolt test flight boosts debate over cancelled missile
The Skybolt air launched missile scored a successful test near Cape Canaveral, but Pentagon and the White House say the result will not alter plans to abandon the program. Prime Minister Macmillan faces criticism at home as Britain had planned to rely on Skybolt for deterrence. A B 52 Stratofortress delivered the weapon, achieving a near center hit about 850 miles downrange, while officials hailed the flight as a potential sign the project might be buried after a Bahamas summit. The Defense Department reiterates that rising costs and delays justify canceling Skybolt despite the favorable test.
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Pentagon
U.S
Great Britain
Macmillan
Kennedy
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Canaveral
Bahamas
Roswell F. Gilpatric
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Port Eyer Tan
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