First Congo Troops to Join U N Congo Force
Congo soldiers ready to serve under United Nations command guard the Kamina base in Katanga Province and perform reconnoissance alongside Indian Swedish Norwegian and Canadian troops. They are not to be used offensively. This move pressures Tshombe as Katanga and central government await the parliamentary seating.
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U.N
Congo
Kamina
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
United Nations
Christmas Storm Hits Florida Weather with Cold Outlook
An Associated Press report notes a white Christmas across Florida with temperatures in Pensacola at 29 Tallahassee 20 Tampa 34 and Vera Beach 37 while other states endure a major winter storm. The article mentions unconfirmed national impact and displaced travelers as nations consider protective steps.
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Poldville
Don
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Soning
Besse
United Nations
Plane Ices Fatal for Four in Georgia Christmas Eve
An ultralight family of four perished when their small craft iced up over northwest Georgia while en route from Pensacola to Chattanooga during Christmas travel. Lucius Henson, 45, his wife, and their sons, 16 and 14, were found in the wreckage two miles south of Trenton after tracing a flight plan to Pensacola. The crash followed a radio report of icing conditions shortly after takeoff from Chattanooga. The Henson family had been visiting relatives for the 50th wedding anniversary before continuing to Pensacola. Weather fronts and cold air created widespread frost and snow across Florida and parts of the South, with record lows reported in Jacksonville and other spots.
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Trenton
Dee
Georgia
Lucius Henson
Lucius Jr
Wallace
Henson
Utica Aircraft Inc
Utica
N.Y
Pensacola
Fla
Chattanooga
Tenn
Syracuse
John Henson
Ralph Coldren
Richmond
Jeff Chattanooga
Rain and Colder Conditions Forecast for Southern Minnesota
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions tonight with occasional rain and turning colder on Wednesday. Low temperatures expected around 32 to 36 degrees tonight, with highs Wednesday in the mid 30s.
Holiday traffic toll climbs past three hundred in season
The Associated Press reports Christmas holiday traffic deaths exceed three hundred as icy roads and heavy snow push the three day period toward a six year peak. In Wat son Pa and Marietta Oh, crashes and fires underscore hazardous conditions, with multiple fatalities and injuries across states.
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National Safety
Associated Press
Ovei- Dents
Caneil
State To Get Celebrants In St Louis On New Year’s Eve
Promised enforcement of Missouri’s Sunday ban on intoxicating liquors is expected to drive several hundred St. Louis area residents to Illinois to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Local hotels estimate losses around 250000 as major properties cancel planned parties. John Bryan of the St. Louis Hotel Association notes most large hotels scrapped events.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
John Bryan
St. Louis Hotel Association
Dannas
Florida Temperatures Plunge Across State On Dec 26
The Miami International Airport low of 42 degrees marked ten degrees below any Dec 26 record. Northward temperatures fell to 23 near Bushnell, 20 in Lacrosse, and 27 in Immokalee as officials noted widespread freezing conditions across Florida. Local hotel managers faced scrutiny over liquor rules as private clubs reported incidents.
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Miami
International
Florida
Bush
Lacrosse
Hollis Ketchum
Gainesville
Everglades
Bomb Kills 60 At Fete In Bogota Suburb
In Buga near Bogota a bomb exploded during a Christmas procession at an artillery battalion square. At least 50 worshippers died, more than 110 injured, with 31 killed in some reports. Police arrested about 80 suspects as investigators linked the attack to terrorists seeking arms.
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Bogota
Colombia
Buga
Echo Schedule Sets Satellite Timings and Paths
Echo Satellite timetable from Chicago December 1996 lists Wednesday events at 5:03 am and 6:17 am with readings of 62 and 49 degrees above the north horizon as it moves northeast. The report notes the observing location and the satellite's northeasterly trajectory across the sky.
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Chicago
Echo
Three princes meet as forces airlifted to Vientiane
Vientiane airlift brings 220 neutralist and pro Communist troops for Laos three princes talks. Souvanna Phouma and Bour Oum plan a coalition under Souvanna Phouma with a 16 member cabinet. Delegates to stay in villas near the U.S. embassy as discussions continue.
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Vientiane
Laois
APV
Three Nation Control Commission
Laos
Red
China
U. S
Xieng Kowang
Plaine Des Jarves
Bour Oum
Souvainna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Souvaina’Phouma
Souvanna
Hema
International
Rallieg
U.S
Zurich
Phouma
Kennedy ailing father hospital visit noted in Palm Beach
President Kennedy rode in an open convertible from the oceanfront mansion to St Marys Hospital in West Palm Beach where his father Joseph P Kennedy is hospitalized with pneumonia and stroke effects. Edward Kennedy met reporters saying his father looked about the same as physicians monitored his condition. White House aides prepared for the State of the Union budget review as three advisers traveled from Washington. Caroline and John Jr. watched as the family celebrated Christmas, then attended Mass with the President and First Lady at St. Marys Chapel.
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Kennedy
Ocean Front
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Joseph
P. Kennedy
Col
Michael Paul
Caroline
John Jr
St. Mary's Hospital
West Palm Beach
Walter
Newbern
Ian
Britain
Franco Leaves Hospital After Hunting Accident
Madrid December 26 Generalissimo Francisco Franco departed the hospital with his left arm in a sling after two days of treatment for a hunting injury. His left index finger was badly torn when a shotgun barrel exploded while he was shooting partridges outside Madrid. The accident is under investigation.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Mother-In-Law Slain During Yale Argument
A family quarrel over Christmas dinner in Ocoya Illinois left 42 year old Mrs. Lillian Campbell dead after a 22 caliber pistol shot. Duane Carrington 19, the son in law, was questioned by Sheriff Joe Alltop but not held. The shooting occurred within 30 minutes of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell visiting for Christmas with their 16 year old granddaughter and Diane, their daughter's husband’s wife. The incident happened on U.S. 66 near Pontiac and Ocoya.
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Ocoya
Lillian Caiphel
Chenoa
Livingston County
Joe ‘Alltop
Duane Carrington
Alltop
Currington
Man Admits Rape Slaying in Missouri Case
In Caruthersville Missouri sheriff says James Williams 34 a former convict admitted shooting and raping a Kansas youth and her Blytheville friend Brenda Joyce Raines near Holland Mississippi on a country road. Williams allegedly shot the girl but claimed the other body was not hers. The report also notes a separate Maine Senator Brewster’s death and a Baker House reference.
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Clyde
Orton
James
Buddy
Wiliams
Ani AY
Kansas
Frank Craigh
Blytheville
Ark
Brenda
Joyce” Raines
Ob Holand
Holland
Raines
Pillheant
Science’ Benevolent Association of
Trading Pact Extension Hit
Washington Dec 26 AP Rep Vernon W Thomson R Wis doubts Congress will grant Kennedy broad new reciprocal trade powers. The act expires June 30 and Kennedy seeks to extend and widen tariff authority to 50 percent, beyond current 20 percent. Thomson opposes the plan, saying the final bill will resemble the present act and hurt rubber mills woolen products lead and zinc mines in his district, risking jobs in small communities and farms.
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Washington
Vernon W. Thomson
Rwis
Congress
Kennedy
Thorson
Thomson
Inmate Dies After Drinking Poison Fluid at Leavenworth
Warden J C Taylor reported the death of one inmate and illness of two others at Leavenworth U S penitentiary after they drank a clear alcoholic fluid used in duplicating machines. The liquid, kept under lock, is poisonous. Daniel Leon McRae, 21, serving five years for voluntary manslaughter, died in the prison hospital.
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Leavenworth
Kan
U.S. Penitentiary
Daniel Leon McRae
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