First Baby of 1963 John Riley Born in Ukiah
John Arthur Riley, born at Ukiah General Hospital at 12 36 a.m. on New Year’s Day with 6 pounds, 51 percent purries, appears to be Ukiah’s first baby of 1963. He and his family stand to win prizes from 24 local merchants unless an earlier birth is reported. Kimberly Temple Brewer and Noel Mayo are noted as early contenders, with parents required to file birth details by January 7.
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John Arthur Riley
John
Frank Riley
Rt. 1
Redwood Valley
Ukiah
Riley
John Arthur
Ukiah General Hospital
Kimberly Temple Brewer
Gene Brewer
Mendocino County Hospital
Ukiah Daily Journal
Frank J. Riley
Journal
K. Hunter
Drivers Honored For Safe Holiday Travel In Mendocino
Captain Hays Hickey, Mendocino Lake Highway Patrol commander, praised local motorists for a safe New Year period with no injuries or fatalities reported. Only nine minor fender benders appeared to have occurred. In 1962 Mendocino County saw 18 fatalities across 18 accidents, matching 1961 counts.
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Hays Hickey
Mendocino- Lake
Mendocino
Highway Patrol
Ukiah Police Department
Mendocino County
Laytonville
Sonoma-Mendocino
Rescue plan for nine Japanese climbers on Ashidale Mt
Plan to rescue nine Japanese college students trapped high on Mt Ashidale on Hokkaido’s northern island. Kyodo reports a first climber died after falling into a volcano crater during the attempt.
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Asainkawa
Japan
Mt. Ashidale
Hokkaido
Kyodo
Dead and Injured in Terre Haute Packing Plant Blast
A blast at Home Packing Co in Terre Haute on the west side killed at least seven people and injured about 46, with police fearing the toll could rise to 17. Rescue teams, many wearing gas masks, searched debris as ammonia fumes spread from ruptured refrigeration units. Around 200 of 250 workers were accounted for four hours after the explosion.
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Terre Haute
Imad
UPT
Onsen
The
Home Packing Co
Frank Riddle
Riddle
Don
Ald Scott
Gible
Weenie Pe
John Fisher
Fisher
California Sets Record Traffic Deaths in 1962
Californians set an all-time national record for traffic fatalities in 1962, with a preliminary total of 4,099 deaths. The Highway Patrol said this exceeds 1961's 3,839 and notes the figure may rise as all fatalities are not yet reported.
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Sacramento
UPS
California
March of Dimes Opens 25th Annual Campaign in County
March of Dimes starts its Silver Anniversary drive in Mendocino County with coin collectors placed in Ukiah and other towns. Campaign chairman Bob Swan outlines aims to raise funds for medical care for birth defects and polio victims as local committees form in Ukiah Fort Bragg Fort Bragg DeMolay Point Arena Willits Laytonville Covelo and other communities. The drive runs through January 31.
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March of Dimes
Ukiah
Bob Swan
Swan
Mendocino County
Ukiah — Kiwanis Club
Art Stump
Key Club
Kiwanis
Mary Louw Firman
Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg de- Molay
Robert Melville
Point Arena-Gualala
Arena Lions Club
Willits
Willits Junior Chamber of Commerce
Joe Farley
Laytonville
North Mendorina Chamber of Commmerce
Dave Daree
Legrett
Piercy
Charles Kirk
Covelo
Round Valley
Phyllis Lukkason
Round Valley High School Girls League
Hopiang
Don MacMillan
UN pushes across Lufira in Congo drive
The United Nations Command drives an advance assault across the Lufira River toward Kantanga strongholds Jadotville and Kolwezi amid heavy fighting. Four UN soldiers were killed and 10 wounded in the assault east of Jadotville as Katangan forces blew bridges, signaling possible scorched earth actions.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
United Nations Command
Lufira River
Jadotville
Kolwezi
Lifira River
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Kerr Death Leaves Senate Gap After Powerhouse Robert Kerr Dies
Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma died of a heart attack at Doctors Hospital leaving a leadership gap as Congress nears the new session. Kennedy called Kerr indispensable and the Democrats retain their 67-33 edge. possible successor talk centers on Gov. Edmondson and Lt. Gov. Nigh. Kerr's funeral set for Oklahoma City.
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Washington
UPI
Robert S. Kerr
Senate
Congress
Kennedy
Oklahoma
Capitol Hill
Doctors Hospital
James L. Keating
Kerr
Burl Hays
First Baptist Church
Oklahoma City
Feeham
Howard Edmondson
Edmondson
Henry Bellman
George Nigh
GOP
California public school enrollment reaches record 4,450,553
California public school enrollment for the fall semester hit an all time high of 4,450,553, a 4.8 percent year over year gain. Regular K through junior college students totaled 3,837,541, up 5.6 percent. Santa Barbara County led growth at 14.7 percent while Del Norte, Glenn, Madera, Mendocino, Modoc, and Trinity counties declined. Males outnumbered females by about 130,000, especially in junior colleges where men outnumber women by five to one.
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Sacramento
API
California
Roy E. Simpson
New York
Simpson
Santa Barbara
del Norte
Glenn
Madera
Mendocino
Modoca
Trinity
Kennedy Sees Tax Cut Key to 1963 Prosperity
Palm Beach based dispatch says President Kennedy aims to push a phased tax reduction in 1963 to curb unemployment and maintain prosperity. He expects a tough fight in the House over the Ways and Means Committee plan, with Medicare and education aid also on the agenda. He views 1963 as riskier yet with more opportunities, and anticipates Medicare decision remains challenging.
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Palm Beach
Fla
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
House
Ways and Means
Ower
Rules Committee
Russia
Cuba
Fidel Castro
United States
West
Highway Toll Edging Up 388 Dead In Traffic
United Press International counts 388 traffic deaths by New Year holiday period end. National Safety Council warns total could rise above 420 to 480 before the weekend. California leads with 47 highway fatalities. Texas 35. Illinois 20. New York and Oklahoma 19 each. Florida and Georgia 14. Ohio and North Carolina 13. Michigan and Virginia 12.
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United Press
International
Nationalafety Council
United Press International
California
Texas
Illinois
New York
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Florida
Georgia
Ohio
North Carolina
Michigan
Virginia
Scaramella Elected Chairman of County Supervisors
Scaramella, a veteran Point Arena supervisor, was elected chairman of the board this morning after a unanimous vote. He succeeds Harvey Sawyers and steps down from owning the Point Arena Garage after 40 years, turning the business over to his sons Eddie and Lawrence.
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Joe Scaramella
Point Arena
Joe Hartley
Martin Wener
Oscar Klee
Scaramella
Harvey Sawyers
Eddie
Lawrence
New Year's Greetings Exchanged Between Khrushchev and Kennedy
Soviet Premier Khrushchev and President Kennedy exchanged New Year messages urging joint Soviet American efforts to improve relations and solve global crises. Khrushchev, in Izvestia published text, called 1963 a turning point for peace and cooperation, noting focus on German peace prospects and Berlin issues alongside Brezhnev.
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Joseph Y. Smith
Moscow
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Izvestha
Leonid Brzhnev
Brezhnev
Germany
Berlin
Harold Macmillan
Century's Worst Winter Storms Investigated by Team of Experts
A UPI team reports on Europe and the eastern United States suffering severe winter storms. A blocking high near Greenland and Iceland drove arctic blasts, causing 1962–63 storm damage and many deaths, with experts at Suitland tracing patterns and warning coast bureaus.
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Europe
United States
UPI
Daniel F. Gilmore
London
James W. Ryan
Jack O’brien
Maine
East Coast
Norman Runnion
Weather Bureau
Washington
North Atlantic
Greenland
Iceland
Joseph D. Panaro
May- Deck
N.Y
Arthur
Barber
Daisy
Robert
Atlantic
Arctic
Siberia
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Gordon H. Robbins
British Air Ministry
England
Rome
Mt. Etna
Sicily
Switzerland
Suitland
Harlan Saylor
National Meteorological Center
Cape Hatteras
N.C
New York City
Giants
Green Bay Packers
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Hickey
United Nations
N. Y
CUP
United Nations Today
Saigon
Joseph King
King
Nikita
Sen. Kerr
By William Theis
U.S
Merriman Smith
Weymouth
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