Philadelphia Fire Destroys Homes Leaves 250 Homeless
A massive blaze described as the city’s worst in memory left 250 people homeless after twenty homes were destroyed and additional buildings damaged. Fire Chief George Hink reported two casualties, while Salvation Army Red Cross and civil defense aided evacuees in a nine block area and fuel oil storage underground raised risk.
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Viet Cong Blasts Kill Three U.S. Fliers in Mekong Delta
In a fierce daylight attack 14 of 15 U.S. helicopters were hit by Viet Cong ground fire near Saigon. Three Americans including an Army captain were killed and four wounded. The action, the deadliest US loss in Viet Nam at the time, came as fighting 50 miles southwest of Saigon continued between government forces and Viet Cong units. Ground casualties were feared heavy on both sides.
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Recount Question Looms As Board Elects Chair and Vice Chair
The Board of Supervisors met with two of three members present, electing Chairman Thomas S. Jay and Vice Chairman Dennis Weaver. Pete Rubi was absent. Weaver nominated Jay for re election as chair and received a second, with the motion carrying.
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Castro unveils coastal defense missiles in show of strength
Cuban leader Fidel Castro unveiled ground to air coastal defense missiles in a one hour display during the fourth anniversary of his rise to power. The Soviet built rockets towed by trucks were shown amid speeches denouncing President Kennedy as a pirate and noting prisoners freed in exchange for drugs and food valued at 53 million dollars.
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Unseasonable Cloudiness With Light Showers Expected
Weather forecast notes unusually persistent overcast from a West Coast front for Tucson. Expect possible light showers tomorrow as clouds linger with highs unlikely to fall below 65, and previous days brought a 64 degree high and 44 degree low. January rainfall figures are revised upward to 0.82 inch, with yearly totals near 11 inches if trends continue.
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Atherman
Tucson
Kerr Death Shocks Senate Leader in Washington
Senator Robert S Kerr of Oklahoma died in his hospital room minutes after telling a story to his doctor. He had entered Doctors Hospital December 6 for a respiratory infection and was found to have heart disease. Funeral plans set for Oklahoma City with President Kennedy likely to attend. Kerr, a powerful Kennedy ally and prominent oilman, rose from Ada roots to governor and then senator.
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Chicago
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Clark
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Thant Demands Action On Katanga Crisis
Thant presses for a concrete plan by January 14 to split Katanga’s revenue with Congo’s Adoula government. Tshombe agrees to talks but seeks conditions and a cease-fire as UN forces prepare to deploy armored units and trucks to Elisabethville amid ongoing clashes near Jadotville.
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Thant
Elisabethville
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U.N. Congo Command
Formula For SP Benefits In Job Losses
Palm Beach Florida reports a presidential emergency board proposes Southern Pacific use cost savings from payroll automation to fund furlough benefits for clerks losing jobs. The plan would pay 70 percent of regular earnings for up to a year, then 60 percent for an additional period, with unemployment insurance, while rejecting union demands for staged attrition.
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Record Copper Output Sets New High For Year
The state reports a new high in copper production last year with total output surpassing all prior years. Output rose 5 percent from 1961, while silver and gold values increased, uranium declined, and overall income contrasted with 1956 records amid market slowdowns.
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