Tshombe Forces Battle UN in Katanga Clashes Reported
In Congo's Katanga the Tshombe troops clash with U.N. Congo command units near Elisabethville and Kamina as UN claims gains in the secessionist province face renewed resistance. Reports indicate Katanga pilots evacuated Kolwezi and Tshombe may return to Katanga to reestablish his government amid ongoing fighting and UN security actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moise Tshombe
U.N. Congo Command
Katanga
U.N
United Nations
Elisabethville
Ndola
Tshombe
Kolwezi
Sarrender
Congo
Salisbury
Central African Parlagation
Dodd urges U.N. Congo probe over Katanga role
Senator Thomas J. Dodd calls for an independent inquiry into the United Nations Congo action. He cites the Katanga offensive and President Tshombe's surrender, urging Sir Leslie Munro's International Commission of Jurists to appoint a committee of jurists to review U.N. operations impartially. He references Conor Cruise O'Brien's book alleging falsified U.N. aims in 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
United Nations
Congo
Dodd
Leslie Monro
International Commission of Jurists
U.N
Katanga
Moise) T'shombe
Cyrille) Adoula
World Organization
Munro
Conor Cruise O'Brien
O' Brien
U N Congo Policy Based on 1960 Resolutions
The U N policy for a united Congo rests on Security Council and General Assembly resolutions since July 1960. The secretary general must follow these objectives, ending Katanga secession with broad international backing though methods are debated. Katanga remains unrecognized by other governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N. Congo
United Nations
N.Y. Yee
U.N
Congo
Security Council
General Assembly
World Organization
U Thant
Assembly
Katanga
Big Rail Merger Near ICC Permits Acquisition of B&O
The ICC authorized Chesapeake & Ohio to gain control of the Baltimore and Ohio in a stock exchange plan seen as a preliminary step to merger. The ruling allows B&O to continue operating separately while strengthening finances, with other large eastern rail mergers under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake, & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Nickel Plate
Norfolk & Western
C&o
Ths
B&o
ICO
Merger News Boosts Stocks At End Of 1962 Trading
New York reports a volatile session as merger news sparks gains for Baltimore and Ohio and related issues. The Associated Press average climbs slightly with industrials and rails modestly higher while utilities slip. B&O rises on ICC approval of Chesapeake & Ohio control, signaling potential financial strengthening. other major names show mixed results amid broad profit-taking and cash transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baltimore & Lohio
Associated Press
B&o
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake & Ohio
ICC
Woolworth and
Eastman
Kodak
Polaroid
IBM
Warmer Weather Moving Into Southern Illinois
Forecast calls for clearing tonight or early Tuesday with partly cloudy skies. Warmer tonight and Tuesday with lows around 25 to 30 and highs in the 40s.
Southern Linoisan skips Tuesday New Year’s Day
The Southern Linoisan will not publish Tuesday, January 1, due to New Year’s Day observance.
Bus Plunges Into River Kills Six Near Superior Mont
A pre dawn crash between a grain truck and a Greyhound Scenicruiser on U S Highway 10 near Superior Montana sent the bus into the St Regis River. Six people died including the bus driver and four passengers while about 20 were injured. Rescue crews used blow torches to free passengers and Missoula prepared emergency facilities for the injured. The Spokane dispatched driver was J B Mayer.
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Superior
Mont
Francis Tamietta
Montana
Missoula
Greyhound
U. S. Highway 10
St. Regis River
Clark's Fork
Spokane
J. B. Mayer
Castro offers Cuba travel escape via revived Pan Am flights
Havana reports Castro government would let more Cubans go to the United States if Pan American Airways resumes Havana to Miami service. Pan Am in New York doubts quick return, citing heavy losses from Cuba routes and travel bans. The Cuban communique asserts departures will resume once rights to Cuba are restored, with no confirmation of expanding Bay of Pigs relatives.
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George Arfeld
Havana
United States
Pan American Airways
Miami
Pan American
New York
Cuba
Island
State Department
Fidel Castro
Castro
James B. Donovan
Lake Placid
N.Y
Donovan
United Nations
Mountain town aids eight siblings reunite at orphanage
In Caldwell County North Carolina Miss Andrea Triplett a welfare worker and the Church of God orphanage at Kannapolis coordinated care for eight siblings aged from infancy to 31 years and their spread foster placements. Abner Avery Bentley a retired carpenter and his wife left the family’s four room home to join the children and move toward anew life as officers reported no serious injuries after a courthouse incident. The group began reunion efforts as the eldest’s burden weighed heavy and a mid November foster plan united the siblings across six foster homes.
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Lenoir
N.C
Dee
Morgan
Ton.wang
Caldwell County
Abner
Bentley
Serifloor
Andrea Triplett
Gove
Church of
Triplett
Caldwe' We
Church of God Orphanage
Jankee
Retraining Asked For 865 In 1963
Workers prepare to move a load of bricks uphill as a camera captures a tense moment. A man warns, This is the time we’ll drop them, reflecting underlying labor strain and risk in the scene.
Blizzard Deluge Strikes Northeastern States Killing and Snarling Travel
A severe blizzard lashed the eastern U.S. bringing deadly winds and heavy snow. Tugboat with nine aboard vanished in Long Island Sound and a ferry passenger reportedly drowned in New York harbor. Maine towns, including Bangor, faced record snowfall and paralyzed roads, while thousands lost power across New Jersey and New York.
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New Jersey
New York State
Snow Sweeps Provinces Blizzards Hit Canada
A fierce storm lashed eastern maritime provinces with gusts claimed at least three lives in New Brunswick and Ontario. Record low temperatures swept across much of Canada with North Bay at 22 below zero.
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Maritime Provinces
Canada
New Brunswick
Ontario
North Bay
Fear 9 Lost Aboard Tug Near Long Island Sound
A 100 foot tugboat named Gwendolyn Steers with nine men aboard was listed as lost in rough waters near Target Rock and Eaton's Neck Point about 40 miles east of New York City. One body washed ashore from a lifeboat. no survivors confirmed. The vessel, operated by Stears Sand & Gravel Co. of Huntington, had radioed that it was taking on water before the loss amid a gale with 15 foot waves. Coast Guard amphibian planes searched the area from Floyd Bennett Field as winds hindered recovery efforts.
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Associated Press
Long Island Sound
New York Harbor
Maine
John H. Reed
Ihairman
David H. Stevens
Highway Department
Bangor
Bangor Daily News
Tate
Lincoln Gine
Anger
New York
Long Island ‘Sound
Coast Guard
Gwendolyn ‘Steers
Target Rock
Eaton's J Neck Point
New York City
Floyd Bennett Field
Stears Sand & Gravel Co
Huntington
Ni Y
Tax cut plan to include large lower-bracket relief
Economic Adviser Walter Heller said the Kennedy administration will seek a tax cut totaling more than 4 billion dollars. The plan, described as a big balanced program, will include a large reduction in the lower brackets, rate cuts above 65 percent, investment incentives, and lower corporate taxes. He argued deficits now are acceptable for a stronger economy later, claiming the economy can grow 30 to 40 billion in output and generate about 5 billion more in taxes with full employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter Heller
Kennedy
Council ofEconomic Advisers
Congress
Heller
Abc-Tv
Area Firms Plan To Use Trained Workers In 1963
Area employment offices seek 865 retraining slots for 1963 with 262 approved and 53 in classes. In 1962, 108 trainees from Carbondale and Murphysboro joined Technical Tape Corp and McNair Metal Products Co. Mischa Rubin notes ARAs second phase of retraining, funded by Labor and Health Education departments. Programs target Technical Tape, Anna State Hospital, Garment firms in Sesser Zeigler, Smoler Brothers, Cal Crest Murphysboro, Transcraft Anna, and area hospitals with 24 nurses aides. ARA offers $36 weekly subsistence. M DTA offers limited aid. Studies on long-range needs ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Technical Tape Corp
McNair Metal Products Co
Washington
Federal Dept. of Labor
Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare
Mischa Rubin
State Dept. of Labor
Area Redevelopment Administration
Labor and Health-Education
Anna State Hospital
McNair
Metropolis
Cairo
Mounds
Rubin
Tape Company
Garment Industries
Sesser and
Zeigler
Smoler Brothers Garment Industries
Cal Crest
Transcraft Trailer Corp
Anna
Kennedy New Year Champagne Party in Palm Beach
President and Mrs Kennedy will attend a midnight champagne party in Palm Beach hosted by neighbors Mr and Mrs Charles B Wrightsman. The President has stayed in Palm Beach since December 21 and is not expected to return to Washington until January 8 for the Mona Lisa exhibition opening ceremonies.
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Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Charles B. Wrightsman
Washington
Toll climbs as New Year holiday trips continue
Traffic deaths rose during the third day of the long New Year weekend with 184 highway fatalities since the observance began Friday at 6 p m. The toll included 50 and 51 additional fatalities in assorted accidents, bringing total deaths to 285 amid the holiday travel period.
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Associated Press
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