Ribicoff Open to Draft for Connecticut Senate Run
Connecticut Senator Abraham Ribicoff indicated he would accept a draft to run for the U.S. Senate next year. The Associated Press reports his remarks came after a Hartford Courant story suggested he might accept the Democratic nomination.
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Associated Press
E of Welfare
Abraham A. Ribicoff
U.S. Senate
Connecticut
Kennedy
Hartford Courant
Dale Alford
Little Rock
Arkansas
Prescott Bush
Courant
Stratton
New York
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Alford
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations
Local misadventure and political rumors collide in brief
A man mistook deodorant for lotion after a Christmas party incident. Meanwhile two Democratic congressmen announce gubernatorial bids in New York and Arkansas, with Democratic and Republican figures weighing in on the 1962 races.
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Samuel S. Stratton
Philadelphia elevated train derails in city crash kills 1 35 hurt
Four car elevated train left the track on a curve in northeast Philadelphia. One man, Earl Giberson, 45, died. About 100 passengers were aboard with 35 reported injured. A guard rail held the cars above the roadbed preventing a plunge. Fire, sparks from the third rail, and rapid rescue efforts followed as crews battled a small fire and evacuated trapped riders.
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Philadelphia
Fadelphia Transportation Co
Earl Giberson
John Somers
Trade Talks May Kickoff 1962 Budget Session
Congress may take up Kennedy's broadened trade act as its first major business in 1962. Administrations aims push a reciprocal trade bill quickly to counter European Common Market competition, with Ways and Means possible to sidetrack other proposals after reconvening January 10.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
United States
Hale Boggs
D-La
House Ways and Means
Berryville approves 96478 budget for current year
Berryville Town Council approves a 96478 budget for this fiscal year with no public attendance at the hearing. The tax rate remains 1 per 100 assessed value. The budget covers general, water, and sewer funds with detailed allocations for administration police fire streets and other services.
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Berryville
Nasser Ends Yemen Federation Ties With U A R Rift
Cairo reports that the United Arab Republic severed its federation with Yemen after Imam Ahmed opposed Nasser's push toward Arab socialism. The breakup ends a month after forming the United Arab States linking Egypt Syria and Yemen.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Fea Aceat An Pt
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Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
United Arab Republic
Nasser
Imam Ahmed
U.A.R
Beirut
United Arab States
Egypt
Syria
Immuni
Three Die In N Y Hotel Mayflower Fire On Central Park West
A ninth floor blaze at the 17 story Hotel Mayflower near Central Park West killed resident Murray Wyzel a songwriter for Perry Como shows and a firefighter John King 29 of Commack Long Island. Two more residents were burned and seven firemen were injured or overcome as the fire burned for nearly an hour. The cause was under investigation and a passerby first alerted staff by pounding on doors and raising an alarm.
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New York
Mayflower
Central Park
Central Park West
Gist St
Murray Wyzel
Perry Como
John King
Commack
Long Island
Wyzel
Belgium and Congo Resume Diplomatic Ties Amid Katanga Crisis
Belgium and the Congo restored formal diplomatic relations as Katanga prepares to seat its delegation, bolstering Premier Adoula against Katanga secession. The move ends 17 months of rupture tied to independence turmoil and Belgian interests in Congo minerals.
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Peter Grose
Leopoldville
the Congo
Belgium
Congo
Cyrille Adoula
Katanga
Adoula
Moise Tshombe
Patrice Lumumba
Tshombe
Brussels
Elisa
British Armada Heads to Persian Gulf to Guard Kuwait
British officials disclosed an armada is rushing toward Kuwait to counter a suspected Iraqi threat. The fleet includes at least six warships led by the 27,000 ton aircraft carrier Centaur, sailing from Mombasa for an unannounced destination.
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London
Persian Gulf
Kuwait
Admiralty
Centaur
Mombasa
Fiie
Abdel Karim Kassim
Defense Ministry
Nairobi
Kenya
Britain
Sheik Abdullah as-Salim as-Sabah
Kassim
Laos Princes Meeting Collapses Within an Hour
In Vientiane three princes failed to forge a coalition government as Souvanna Phouma Souphanouvong and Boun Oum avoided a formal session after arriving for talks. The plan to form a 16 member unity administration collapsed amid protests and cautious diplomacy.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Boun Oum
Prince Boun Oum
U.S
Pathet Lao
Kennedy to sidestep housing racial order in aid programs
President Kennedy plans to bypass an executive order banning racial discrimination in federally aided housing and fast track a Cabinet level urban affairs and housing department. Robert C. Weaver is widely expected to be named secretary, becoming the first Black Cabinet member, though action on the order may wait until Congress adjourns next summer.
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Harry Kelly Washington
Kennedy
Department of Urban Affairs and Housing
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Congress
Stephens City Files Appeal Over Boundary Dispute
Stephens City has filed an appeal in Frederick County Circuit Court seeking reversal of a boundary ruling. Attorney Mrs. Lee S. Lovett said a brief will be filed and then papers sent to the Court of Appeals in Richmond. The Oct. 13 decision by Judge Elliott Marshall found the town’s boundaries smaller than the town contended.
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Stephens City — Town Council
Frederick County
Lee S. Lovett
Court of Appeals
Richmond
Elliott Marshall
Woodrow Wilson Widow Remains Critical
Washington AP reports Mrs. Woodrow Wilson gravely ill with a respiratory infection and complications at her Washington home. The 89 year old widow, ill for three weeks, showed slight improvement after a recent downturn, with doctors noting her condition as holding steady this morning.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
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