Gizenga Arrest Ordered by Congolese Government
In Leopoldville the central government ordered the immediate arrest of Lumumbist leader Antoine Gizenga in Stanleyville after a clash earlier in the day. Gen. Victor Lundula was authorized to act, with U N aid sought if needed, as Gizenga defies the Leopoldville regime and immunity shield delays direct action.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Antoine Gizenga
Stanleyville
Victor Lundula
U.N
Gizenga
Bush
Lundula
Zenga
U. N
United Nations
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumbist
Laos Premier Refuses to Cede Cabinet Posts in Unity Gov
VIENTIANE Laos The royal Laotian government says it will not yield defense and interior posts to neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma as talks on a coalition government stall. The move dims prospects for a Geneva conference on Laotian rivals. The United States had suspended then restored aid as Premier Boun Oum prepared to travel to Geneva.
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Vientiane, Laos
Boun Oum
Geneva
Defense
Interior Ministry
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Souphanouvong
Pathet Loa
United States
Vientiane
Laos
Hein
Evening Grosbeak Identified and Aluminum Foil Mystery
Mrs Dale No ble requested identification of a yard bird. H C Thomas reports the sighting as an Evening Grosbeak. William Giannini explains aluminum foil strips found by Vernon D Haines relate to radar disruption by bombers. Foil found in multiple areas. Tonight warmer after cold snap. tomorrow mostly fair with rising clouds.
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Dale Noble
H. C. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Elkton
Stephens City
William Giannini
Air Force
Vernon D. Haines
Mr. Giannini
Meadow Mills
Middle Road
Severe cold grip hits Deep South crops and nation wide snow
The Associated Press reports record cold driving losses on Texas Florida crops and other fruit and vegetable growers and a multi state storm system. Citrus trees in the lower Rio Grande Valley face tens of millions in damage while snow and ice hinder travel from Virginia to Florida and the Pacific coast reports freezing readings across many regions.
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Associated Press
Texas
Florida
Deep South
Rio Grande Valley
Corpus Christi
Ellis
Houston
Gainesville
Tampa
Jacksonville
Virginia
Wilson
N.C
Tallahassee
Fla
Cape Cod
Nantucket
Mass
New England
Lower Michigan
Midwest
Minneapolis
Priest comforts boy after church fire in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles Salvador Salinas a first grader admits lighting a candle at Our Lady of Lourdes Church to honor the nativity scene. The fire damages a $4000 mosaic and causes $6000 in church damage but no one is hurt. The Reverend Lawrence F Spencer consoles the boy praising good intentions.
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Los Angeles
Salvador Salinas
Salvador
Jesus
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Christ
Lawrence F. Spencer
Kovacs dies in Los Angeles car crash
Ernie Kovacs 42 a comic star in film television and stage is killed in a late night auto accident near the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Santa Monica Boulevard. His wife Edie Adams driving ahead learned of the crash after the party hosted by Billy Wilder. Kovacs suffered severe head injuries and died at the scene or on arrival at the coroner's office Narrows of the incident indicate a skidding station wagon hit a power pole.
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Los Angeles
Ernie Kovacs
Beverly Hilton
Edie Adams
Bel Air
Billy Wilder
Wilders
Milton Berle
Santa Monica Boulevard
Kovac
Kovacs
Miss Adams
Dean Martins
Lucille Ball
Gary Morton
Yves Montand
Coldwater Canyon
Inauguration Day Virginia Governor Harrison Takes Office
Albertis S. Harrison Jr. was sworn in as Virginia’s 65th governor at 12 27 p m in Capitol Square with a 19 gun salute by the 111 Field Artillery Norfolk. Lt Gov Mills Godwin Jr and Atty Gen Robert Button also recited oaths as 6 500 to 7 000 Virginians watched the ceremony in cold but sunny weather.
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Richmond
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Virginia
John W. Eggleston
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
House of
E. Blackburn Moore
111 Field Artillery
Norfolk
Harrison
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Robert Y. Button
House of Delegates
Capitol
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
A. E. S. Stephens
Frederick T. Gray
Congress
Cecil Underwood
West Virginia
Ex-Presidents Kept Posted on International Briefings
Kennedy administration provides briefings to former presidents Herbert Hoover Harry S Truman and Dwight D Eisenhower on foreign developments. CIA director John A McCone delivered a secret briefing in Palm Springs and plans to meet Truman in Independence Missouri and Hoover in New York later in the month.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Palm Springs
Calif
McCone
Truman
Independence
Hoover
New York
Seven Die as Car Rams Under Parked Truck Near Groom
A westbound station wagon on U S 66 in Groom Texas rammed under a parked trailer truck killing seven people including four men a woman and two children. The driver Richard Campbell 36 of Oklahoma City was at a cafe. the truck belonged to Yellow Transit Co. The wreck occurred at 6 20 am on the Texas Panhandle edge near Panhandle.
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Groom
Tex
Arkansas
Texas Panhandle
Clayton Aldridge
Route 1
Kennett
U.S. 66
Judy Bell
Poston Funeral
Panhandle
Jack Morton
Yellow Transit Co
Richard Campbell
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Nothing to do but mourn Ranrahirca avalanche toll
In Ranrahirca Peru a massive ice rock and mud avalanche buried the village of Ramahirca and nearby Yanama. Official counts place deaths from 1 500 to several thousand with fewer than 100 bodies recovered. Rescue teams faced ongoing danger as officials declared the area an emergency zone.
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Thomas J. Stone
Ranrahirca
Peru
Huylas Valley
Ramahirca
Ancash
Huascaran
Lima
Luis Urrrelo
Nature
Development Ministry
Harrison names Lewance chief executive aide in Virginia
Incoming Governor Albertis S. Harrison Jr. appointed Carter O. Lewance, 51, a Medical College of Virginia executive, as chief executive assistant. Lewance previously served in the post under three prior governors and replaces Peyton B. Winfree Jr. Other appointees include Richard D. Chumney and John H. Wessells Jr. plus longtime secretaries Mrs. Estes and Mrs. Clay joining the staff.
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Harrison
Carter O. Lewance
The
Medical College of Virginia
Lowance
William M. Tuck
John S. Battle
Thomas B. Stanley
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
MCV
Associated Press
Peyton B. Winfree Jr
Gaug Almond
Lynchburg News
Lynchburg Advance
Richard D. Chumney
State Department of Agriculture
John H. Wessells Jr
Department of Agriculture
Wells
Richmond
Lynchburg
Helen M. Estes
Lynnhaven
E. Maxwell Clay
Lawrenceville
New Virginia Governor Faces Change Within Tradition
Virginia's new governor Harrison opens with a brief inaugural focusing on progress and expansion still within Virginia tradition. He vows education resurgence and alignment with Jeffersonian principles while urging adaptation to 20th century needs.
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Jefferson
Harsrison
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Harrison
Vivet
Navy Patrol Plane Overdue Over Greenland Icecap
A U S Navy P2V Neptune with 12 crewmen is overdue after a patrol over the Greenland Icecap. An intensive joint air and sea search by Navy Air Force and Icelandic Coast Guard is hampered by heavy weather. The plane, from Keflavik Iceland, was last spotted 270 miles northwest of Keflavik near Greenland as daylight dwindles to four hours. Names of the missing were withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Greenland
US. Navy
Air Force
Icelandic Coast Guard
Denmark Strait
Keflavik
Notifica
Washington
Navy
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