Missing After Collision Sinks French Freighter Capitaine Louis Malbert
In thick fog off Kattegat Sound, the French freighter Capitaine Louis Malbert sank after a collision with the Danish tanker Rosborg. Eight crewmen are missing or feared drowned, 19 survivors rescued by Danish Swedish and Soviet vessels. the Capitaine Louis Malbert carried 27 crew. The Rosborg escaped with minor damage and aided in the rescue.
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Jazz leaves unfavourable view among West Europeans
Washington A P reports a 1962 poll across Great Britain France West Germany and Italy finds jazz viewed unfavorably by most respondents while television programs movies books and magazines receive more favorable impressions Italy shows the strongest favorable response France is evenly split. The survey notes no further context.
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Great Britain
France
West Germany
Italy
Baby Elephant Shipped C O D To Texas Solon
Worth became owner of a 635-pound baby elephant shipped C O D to Texas. A $1,400 shipping charge and a 10 day quarantine at $38 daily add to the cost. Gift came from Bill Newbold, former local cameraman and State Department information officer in Cambodia. The senator questions how Cambodia could send such a gift.
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San Francisco
Kennard
Bill Newbold
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Cambodia
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Evens
Rep Smith Credits LBJ Start On Economy In Talks
Rep Howard Smith says LBJ is off to a good start on economy efforts and approves 33 base closings under budget cuts if defense remains intact. He backs Kennedy program parts but calls area redevelopment a boondoggle and doubts welfare-state expansion. Smith and wife travel to Jasper to visit their daughter and her husband defense lawyer Joe Tonnhill linked to Kennedy case.
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Smith
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Washington
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President Kennedy
Twins born before 1963 election carry political naming
In Pikeville Kentucky twins Ned T and Harry Lee Bentley were born a week before the 1963 election. They were named for Kentucky governor-elect Edward Breathitt Jr and his lieutenant governor Harry Lee Waterfield. Dr Roy Sanders delivered the twins and was later elected a state representative.
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Harly
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Harry Lee Bentley
Kentucky
Edward T
Ned) Breathitt, Jr
Harry Lee Waterfield
Roy Sanders
New volcanic island forming off Iceland south coast
Reports from Reykjavik say a new volcanic island is forming off Iceland's south coast as three underwater volcanoes erupt about 13 miles from Vestmannaeyjar, near Surtsey which emerged on November 14. A separate Moscow dispatch notes Tass saying the Soviet Union will aid Algeria's move to an independent economy, without detailing new loans after a $100 million September loan.
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Iceland
Vestmannaeyjar Islands
Surtsey
Moscow
Soviet Union
Algeria
Tass
Quemoy Island Cease Fire Set For New Year
The Nationalist Chinese command on Quemoy Island proclaims a three day cease fire from December 31 to January 2 to allow Communist forces to celebrate the new year as ROC servicemen do. Ceasefires on special occasions are common between Quemoy Nationalists and mainland Communists. There was no major Communist shelling of offshore islands in 1963.
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Byrds Attend Bridge Opening and Rib bon Cutting
Thomas N. Downing and State Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. led the dedication of the new Downing bridge. Byrd praised Virginia fiscal conservatism and noted the state’s pay‑as‑you‑go highway system.
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Harry F. Byrd Jr
Thomas J. Downing
Byrd
Virginia
Rep
Downing
Downing Bridge
Winchester
U.S
Marsh's Washington office stays open during adjournment
Representative John C. Marsh will keep his Washington congressional office open this week while he travels through Nelson Bath Highland and Madison Counties on annual community visits. Messages will reach him daily via call-ins though he cannot be in Strasburg.
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John C. Marsh
Washington
Putnam County Votes on $2.5 Million School Bond
Putnam County voters weigh a $2.5 million bond to build two new high schools on opposite sides of the Kanawha River in the Hurricane area and near the state road commission garage, with capacity for 650. If approved, four existing high schools would become junior highs at Hurricane Winfield Poca and Buffalo.
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Putnam County
Kanawha River
Hurricane
State Road Commission
Winfield
Poca
Buffalo
Earl of Shannon Melton Mowbray Found Dead In England
The Eighth Earl of Shannon 63 was found fatally shot Sunday at his home in England. A pistol and cleaning materials were found near his body. Lord Shannon’s full name was Robert Henry Boyle who inherited the title at 17.
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Melton Mowbray
England
Puzzle Answer Key Concluding Quick Clue Set
The list prompts solve terms: Witchcraft is magic, Mr Baba is Baba, Peruses again rereads, Adolescent one boy, Roman official consul, Non-employer jobless, Dirt soil, Chemical suffix ide or al, Soak flax retted or scutch, Nobleman lord, Aeriform fuel gas, Dravidian of India Indian, Tablelands plains, Gaelic Irish, Edible is eatable or tasty.
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Mr. Baba
India
Rockefeller Adds Oregon Primary to His Nomination List
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller will enter the Oregon presidential preference primary on May 15 as part of a broader strategy to win GOP support. He also plans to compete in New Hampshire on March 10 and California on June 2, aiming to overcome divorce related scrutiny while rallying rank and file Republicans nationwide. Oregon carries 18 of the party’s 655 convention votes, with preconvention wins offering psychological impact.
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Albany
N.Y
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New York
Rockefeler
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Goldwater
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Pennsylvania
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Los Angeles
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California
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Food consumes large share of U.S. disposable income
A historical note states that last year nineteen percent of Americans' disposable income was spent on food indicating high consumer food costs and budgeting pressures across households.
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