Democrats Set Senate Strategy Session After Victory
More than half of the incoming Democratic Senate majority receive invites to a December 30 strategy huddle led by Senators Douglas and Clark. They seek a stronger liberal voice, with aid from Gore Proxmire and Morse, as Lyndon Johnson exits to the vice presidency and Mansfield is poised for majority leader.
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Washington
Senate
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Joseph S. Clark Jr
D-Pa
Douglas
Clark
John F. Kennedy
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
Douglas-Clark
Sen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Mansfield
Smith Named U S Senator Pick By Massachusetts Governor
Governor Foster Furcolo announced Benjamin H. Smith a Gloucester mayor and Navy veteran will fill the Senate seat vacated by John F. Kennedy. Smith, 43, Harvard classmate of Kennedy, would serve until a 1962 special election. Furcolo said the choice promotes party unity amid Kennedy succession talks.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
Foster Furcolo
Benjamin H. Smith
Gloucester
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Smith
Kennedy
Harvard
Pacific
Furcolo
Senate
Springfield
Thomas J. O'Connor
US Allows Federal Scientists at Conferences With Red China Attendees
State Department will permit federally employed scientists to attend international conferences where Red China and other unrecognized regimes are represented if they do not speak for the U S government. Approval remains conditional on serving national interests and may be refused if necessary.
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Washington
Whitman
State Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Moscow
State) Department
Singer
Herter
Department
Public Health Service
U.S
Church and club observe Yale in Summitville Christmas gatherings
In Summitville the C W F of the Christian Church held a Christmas dinner with a pitch in. Mrs Maxine Schultz led the afternoon program and readings were given by several members. The O P C Club held a pot luck dinner and gift exchange for the outgoing president. The Eastern Star hosted a family Christmas party with carols and a Santa gift moment.
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Summitville
C.W.F
The
Christian Church
Maxine Schultz
Addie Millpaugh
Nelle Tappan
Lela Stephenson
Luella Ogden
Luke
Marie Waller
Winifred Allman
Elva Beeson
Ella LaBoyteaux
Pearl Shanklin
Veda Smith
Stella Pettigrew
Lottie Irwin
Flossie Hamilton
Ethel Buller
Cora Ferguson
Ada Dickey
Esta Vinson
Ann Curry
Effie van Ness
Marguerite Hamilton
Mary Dean
Elda Black
Ethel Schultz
Nellie Inglis
Lucille Harrold
Ruby Gates
O.P.C. Club
Barton
Bernice Smith
Mesdames Lenora Stone
Ruth Ribelin
Mary Belle Smith
Elsie Durr
Martha Woodruff
Kathryn Websollek
Lois Melling
Lorene Davis
Doris Slain
Doris Overdorf
Jane Kurtz
Kurt
Israel Opposes Unequal International Atomic Inspections
Israel signals it will oppose international inspection proposals unless other nations face similar scrutiny. The stance emerged amid IAEA talks in Vienna where Israel backed reactor inspections but argued it should not be singled out. Israel has reiterated its atomic research is for peaceful use only.
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Jerusalem
Israel
API
Vienna
International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA
United States
London
Washington
U.S. Fire Losses Reach 84.34 Million in November
UPI reports estimated U S fire losses nationwide for November at 84 340 000 versus 92 730 000 in October and 78 582 000 in November 1959. The first 11 months of 1960 total 1 005 921 000, up 5 8 percent from the year earlier period.
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New York
UPI
Fire damages Manilla High School music room
A basement music room fire at Manilla High School in Rushville Indiana caused about 8000 dollars in damage. Investigators believe a shorted electrical circuit started the blaze which was contained to the music room and damaged band instruments.
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Rushville
Ind
Manilla High School
Barton to Lead Indiana State Police in New Administration
Gov elect Matthew Welsh named John J. Barton of Indianapolis state police superintendent and kept George M. Foster as highway director to ensure a smooth transition. Barton, 54, served 22 years with the force and rose to major before retiring in 1957, while Foster joined from Michigan and briefly explored a Washington post. Barton is brother of Patrick J. Barton, a Marion County deputy prosecutor and former Municipal Court judge in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Matthew FE. Welsh
John J. Barton
George M. Foster
Barton
Harold S. Zeis
State Police
Welsh
Foster
Highway Department
Indiana
Michigan Highway Department
Harold W. Handley
Washington
George N. Craig
Handley
Brig. Gen Allison Maxwell named commander of Indiana ANG unit
Brig. Gen Allison Maxwell was named commander of the Indiana Air National Guard's 113th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Terre Haute. Maxwell, previously chief of staff of the Indiana ANG, replaces Lt. Col. George E. Myers, who will remain at Hulman Field in Terre Haute in another capacity.
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Terre Haute
Ind
UPI
George E. Myers
Indianapolis
Hulman Field
Myers
Allison Maxwell
Indiana Air National Guard
Maxwell
Indiana Ang
Hulsman Field
Clubs Observe Christmastide in Summitville and Nearby
Victory Home Demonstration Club held a Christmastide gathering with singing bells and history of the song led by Mrs. Ice. Officers installed for the new year include president Mrs. Thurston and secretary Helen Johnson. Secret pals were revealed and gifts exchanged. Nearby West Side Club met at Mrs. Grace Shaffer’s home with devotions, donations to ball park and TB seals, and birthday honors for two members. T.I.N. Club hosted a Christmas party at Mrs. Ruth Ribelin’s home with new member Mrs. Evelyn Coleman and secret pals revealed.
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Summitville
Victory Home
Herbert Ice
Robert Watson
Thurston
Helen Johnson
Clifford Thurston
Glen Hinshaw
Ice
Frances Joyner
Dale Craib
Estal Thurston
Nelie Tappan
Ball Park Fund
T.B. Seals
Galia Marley
Lola Retherford
Ethylene Maynard
Mesdames
Barbara Cullen
Marie Clark
Bonnie Grimmie
Kathryn Johnson
Cornetha Tomlinson
Wilda Ice
Marcella Weesner
Dorothy Golden
T.I.N. Club
Ruth Ribelin
Mary Belle Smith
Evelyn Coleman
Kathryn Wehsoick
Colleen Hamilton
Loris Duling
Lorene Davis
Glendora Clark
Martha Payne
Court Grants New Trial for Indianapolis Man
The Indiana Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Harold Lloyd, 36, of Indianapolis, after ruling his 1949 murder trial suffered inadequate counsel. Lloyd, who has spent 11 years in prison, was one of four men charged in the killing of Lloyd Abbott, a Franklin liquor store owner, on March 2, 1948.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
Harold Lloyd
Lloyd
Lloyd Abbott
Franklin
Sparkman Warns Southerners Against Filibuster Tune
Washington UPI Dixie Senator John J. Sparkman urged Senate liberals to avoid an early attack on the filibuster as Congress starts, saying members vote their convictions and Southern bloc leaders may back Kennedy only if blocked by talkathon fights. He noted Kennedy’s programs may gain support if the filibuster is not renewed. The issue remains central to civil rights legislation battles at session start.
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Washington
UPI
Dixie
John J. Sparkman
Senate
Congress
Eisenhower
Alabama
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
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