Riots clash with UN as Katanga fights flare in Congo
Reports from UN headquarters and Swedish defense sources describe heavy fighting between United Nations troops and Katangese forces near Kamina and Elisabethville. Swedish and Ghanaian units reported advancing west of Elisabethville and toward Kamina as Katanga president Tshombe’s forces reportedly retreated from a village 250 miles north.
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Blizzard halts life as New England buried in snow
A fierce blizzard from northern Maine to New Hampshire stranded thousands, burying roads under four feet of snow with drifts up to 15 to 20 feet and winds near 70 mph. Temperatures plunged to 41 below in New Hampshire, while 13 storm deaths were reported across the East and a tugboat with 11 men reportedly sank in Long Island Sound. Rescue crews rushed supplies by air as marooned travelers faced a brutal winter emergency.
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Weather and war updates from early December reports
Northern Ohio weather shows clouds and cold with light snow flurries later in the week. temperatures fall to near freezing tonight with a low around 38. Elsewhere, reports from Salisbury, Katanga describe Tshombe planning return to lead resistance, UN air strikes destroying Katangese planes, Elisabethville quiet, and widespread snow and wind disruptions across the Northeast and New York area, with thousands stranded and rescue efforts ongoing.
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Kamuna
Mail envelope size rules tighten in US post offices
Beginning at midnight the postal service bans non rectangular items and envelopes under standard sizes. Letters or cards not meeting new dimensions may be returned or sent to the dead letter office with a four penny to four cent an ounce rate for oversized pieces. Olmstead noted tiny oddly shaped mail disrupts modern cancelling machines across 35 000 post offices.
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Harold C Olmstead
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Washington
Britain battered by storm threatens New Year chaos
London faced a crippling winter storm as 88 mph winds and heavy snow halted travel and shut London Airport. Officials warned of grim New Year's Eve conditions with floods possible, while Cuba exodus tensions and global cold snap reports added to a day of disruption and precaution.
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Year end review in The Chronicle Telegram pages 16 to 19
A look back at year’s major CT circulation area news and government actions with highlights of top local stories. The administration of Mayer Charles Voreen is summarized in its first year, plus related year end features and a sports review on page 32.
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Mayer Charles Voreen
Marriage Hope Teetered As Lorain Couple Wed At Last
Lorain couple Dorothy Dowds and Joseph Majchrouski faced a stalled license delay on Saturday. After a series of calls by Mayor Mathna, law officers, and a probate clerk, the missing license was found and the ceremony completed at 3 pm with Dowds becoming Mrs Majchrouski.
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Beto
Lo- Tan County
Harold Ewing
Bathara Fletcher
Dorothy Dowdy
Joseph Maphrousia
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Sheffield Officials Strike Fire Department Rift
Sheffield officials push for healing a split with the fire department as Fire Chief Dottrectors resignation becomes effective Mee Pate signals potential changes. The article notes a new administration building and a $106,000 program amid ongoing council actions and community notices on Page 24.
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Rios May Have Fired Gun Before Death in Car
Lorain county sources indicate Kiki Rags 29 of 14 Bast 3th Ch may have fired a 22 caliber pistol shortly before dying in his car. Investigators found a right hand wound and a bloodstained car with a two door Poles, snowbank backdrop, and ignition key in the off position. Coroner Pat Kepsch estimated death around 2 am after a gunshot to the brain, with authorities still determining motives and sequence of events.
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Rizht
Toma County
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Rios
Lana
Explosions in East Berlin in protest over Fechter death
Two blasts rocked East Berlin in protests linked to Peter Fechter’s death. Police reported a bomb near the Soviet embassy area and another in a public parking lot, with a third device found and disarmed. A group naming itself after Fechter claimed responsibility, urging resistance to the regime, while authorities said no further detonations occurred and no injuries were confirmed.
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Lorain County welfare reports over one million in aid
The Lorain County Welfare Department disbursed 1,639,401.07 in assistance to about 3,800 people in 1962, with medical expenditures 281,428.33. Administrative costs totaled 95 percent with regulations allowing up to 12 percent. The month’s expenditures included Aid for Disabled, Aid to Dependent Children, Aldio Bund, and General Relief, listing totals and beneficiary counts.
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Gerrard Prinz
Aldio Bund
Sakal resigns deputy post to join General Industries Co
Edwin E Sakal, a Lorain County sheriff deputy for 14 years, resigns to join General Industries Co in Elyna A Patre of Elynia. A 1952 Elyna High School graduate, he later attended Baldwin Wallace College and served four years in the US Army Air Force. He studied industrial management at Fenn College in Cleveland and lives at 513 Berkshire Rd with his wife Theos. the couple has no sons.
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Lorain County
General Industries Co
Elyna
Elynia
Pope John XVIII named Man of the Year by Time
Time magazine designates Pope John XVIII as Man of the Year the first religious leader honored since the annual feature began. The choice signals potential far reaching effects on world affairs and the Vatican’s influence.
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UPI
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Mencal Counc
Upeantf
Ice cream store thefts labeled inside job shock community
A string of burglaries hits several Long Island dairy stores with no breakage and safe access. The suspect entry appears planned as staff and alarms are reportedly bypassed. A clerk identified a teen accomplice in the spree, and one alleged offender faces burglary charges.
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