State Board leader attacks extracurriculars in schools
The State Board of Education president urges limits on bands and athletics, blaming parents and communities for overemphasis. He criticizes gifted student focus, science and math primacy, and calls for standards on high school size and quality. A new committee and a $62,000 contract were approved.
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Columbus
State Board of Education
Charlton E. Myers
Marion
Myers
Harvard University
James B. Conant
Hannan Trace
Gallia County
University of Georgia Open But Segregated
Atlanta report says the University of Georgia remains segregated as two admitted Black students Miss Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton E Holmes fail to attend classes. Governor Vandiver warned he will close operations once they appear or if funds are cut by state law.
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University of Georgia
Atlanta
Charlayne A. Hunter
Hamilton E. Holmes
Georgia
Holmes
Vandiver
Donald L. Hollowell
Macon
Charlayne Hunter
Hamilton Holmes
Senate Dem Chief Ready To Switch Battle On Filibuster Fight
Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield of Montana is ready to shift the filibuster issue from the Senate to his Rules Committee. If a test vote fails, Mansfield will seek to defer debate and pursue Kennedy agenda items, while House Democrats clash over Speaker Rayburn's plan to curb the Rules Committee's power.
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Senate Dem
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Mansfield
John F. Kennedy
House
Sam Rayburn
House Rules Committee
Rayburn
Smith
William M. Colmer
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Senate Rules Committee
Four U.S. aircraft reach Vientiane in Laos bulletin
Bulletin from Vientiane reports four armed observation planes and an unknown number of helicopters from the United States arrived in the city. The item notes the arrival amid broader regional tensions and cites U S involvement.
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Vientiane
Laos
United States
For Sale Royal Typewriter prompts dozen calls
Mr Gooding advertised a Royal Typewriter model in The Messenger classified ads and received nearly a dozen buyer inquiries. The 1961 A F.P. model was used one month and available at LY 3-6392.
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Royal Typewriter
Kennedy vows dedication in first post election address
President elect John F Kennedy pledges the new Democratic administration will answer to no individual or group and will dedicate its years to the nation. In a joint session with Massachusetts lawmakers he warns that much is given, much is required and outlines a busy schedule in Manhattan Washington and Florida.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Manhattan
Washington
Capital
Florida
Screw & Bolt Corp names Louis Berkman board chairman
The board of directors of Screw and Bolt Corp of America announced the election of Louis Berkman of Steubenville as board chairman.
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Pittsburgh
The
Screw & Bolt Corp. of America
Louis Berkman
Steubenville
Three Crewmen Die In B47 Crash At McConnell AFB
In Wichita Kansas the three crewmen of a B47 jet bomber died during landing practice when the right wing dipped and the aircraft cartwheeled into a fiery crash at McConnell Air Force Base.
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Wichita
Kan
McConnell Air Force Base
New FFA Chief Najeep Halaby Picked by Kennedy
The Washington Post reports President elect Kennedy chose Najeep Jeeb E Halaby a 45 year old Los Angeles electronics executive as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Washington
The
Washington Post
Najeep Jeeb E. Halaby
Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Federal Aviation Agency
Ohio State President to Speak at Ohio University
Ohio State University President G Fawcett will give the commencement address at Ohio University's mid year exercises on January 28. About 250 graduates, families, and friends will attend as the event opens with a processional by a band directed by Charles Minelli. Reverend Charles E Magruder will offer the invocation. Fred Johnson chairs the OU Board of Trustees and will preside. Dr Fawcett, a Gambier native, chairs the American Association of Land Grant Colleges executive committee and serves on its radio television committee. He is completing his fifth year as Ohio State president.
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G. Fawcett
Ohio University
Columbus
Charles Minelli
Charles E. Magruder
First Baptist Church of Athens
Fred Johnson
OU Board of Trustees
Gambier
Dr. Fawcett
American Association of Land-Grant Colleges and State Universities
Association
Joint
Council For Educational Television
Ohio State
John C. Baker
U S Aids Guatemala in possible Cuba clash prep
The United States is aiding Guatemala with training personnel material and airfield construction for a potential clash with Cuba. The dispatch from Retalhuleu notes daily air training and says authorities insist the drive is to meet a Cuban assault. Opponents say the plan is to strike Cuba funded by the United States. The U S embassy in Guatemala City remained silent.
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United States
Guatemala
Cuba
New York Times
Paul P. Kennedy
Retalhuleu
Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes
Ydigoras
Raul Roa
UN Security Council
North Carolina Probed on probation by NCAA
The University of North Carolina was placed on probation for one year and declared ineligible for the National Collegiate basketball championship.
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Pittsburgh
University of North Carolina
Reasons For Commuting Woman's Death Sentence Valueless
Cincinnati prosecutor questions governor's reasons for commuting Edythe Klumpp from death to life. He argues the state's lengthy justification lacks value after reviewing the interview and patrol report cited by Gov. DiSalle. Klumpp was convicted in the October 31 1958 death of Louise Bergen.
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Cincinnati
C. Watson Hover
Michael V. DiSalle
Edythe Klumpp
Disalle
De Gaulle Moves to Break Algerian Stalemate Fast
Paris reports President De Gaulle will push a quick timetable for a first phase of Algerian self rule after his referendum victory. He aims to give Algeria's Muslim majority greater voice while rebels in exile in Tunis seek to position themselves as the principal voice of Muslims and demand negotiation terms.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
DE Gaulle
France
Algeria
Tunis
Railroad seeks to abandon Tropic Rendville branch
The New York Central Railroad says its 10 mile Tropic to Rendville branch in Morgan and Perry counties handles no traffic and asks the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to abandon the segment.
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New York Central Railroad
Tropic
Rendville
Morgan
Perry Counties
Interstate Commerce Commission
Coleman chosen national committeeman after Horstman death
The Democratic State Committee elected William L. Coleman of Marysville as national committeeman to fill the vacancy created by the death of Albert A. Horstman.
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Columbus
Democratic State Committee
William L. Coleman
Marysville
Albert A. Horstman
Cuban Consulate Officials Seek Asylum in United States
Officials from three or four Cuban consulates in the United States have reportedly contacted the Immigration Service about seeking asylum in the United States.
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Washington
United States
The
Immigration Service
Murder Trial Date Is Set
In Mason County Circuit Court Bar bara Lynn Morgan and Freeland Lyle Fox faced murder indictments. Morgan’s trial is set for January 30 at 9 a.m. for the death of her husband William J. Morgan on November 19, with a not guilty plea entered. Fox also pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the October 27 death of William Dale Putney. no trial date was scheduled, and he remains free on bond.
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Mason County
Barbara Lynn Morgan
William J. Morgan
Freeland Lyle Fox
William Dale Putney
Fox
Meigs Commissioners Failing to Meet Again
Meigs County commissioners missed a scheduled session with only Commissioner Don Mullen in attendance. Judge Harmon O’Brien and Prosecutor Bernard Fultz discussed filing a mandamus action to secure operating funds for Probate and Juvenile Courts and the county highway department.
Navy and Marines rehearse Caribbean maneuvers near Cuba
U S officials say the annual maneuvers with Cuba seen as routine training while Castro declares the island under martial law and mobilizes troops and militiamen along Havana's coast. Vieques Island serves as a training site for Marines as ships call at Guantanamo Bay.
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U. S. Navy
Marine Corps
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
United States
Malecon
U. S
Washington
Guantanamo Bay
Vieques Island
Puerto Rico
Navy
Prensa Libre
Pentagon
Central Intelligence Agency
Police near break in Gibbons Hotel murder case
Dayton police indicated they were close to solving the Gibbons Hotel slaying. One of two men in custody in Knoxville has implicated the other in the bludgeon death of Harvey Whetstone.
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Dayton
Gibbons Hotel
Knoxville
Tenn
Harvey Whetstone
AMA Battles AFL-CIO At Conference
At the White House Conference on Aging in Washington leaders clash over medical care for the elderly. George Meany and AMA spokesman Dr. J Safe Ludwig trade pointed attacks as debate over Social Security health insurance for the aged intensifies.
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White House
John F. Kennedy
Congress
George Meany
Afl-Cio
American Medical Association
Meany
AMA
J. Safe Ludwig
Council of Medical Service
More Agents Sought in Port land Spy Conspiracy
British intelligence expanded its search for persons linked to an alleged spy ring tied to the Port land naval research facility. Police said investigators pursued possible co conspirators and potential leads across the capital.
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London
Portland Navy
Trains Hit Cars in Missouri Wrecks Kill 12
In two separate incidents on Monday in Missouri, Missouri Pacific passenger trains struck automobiles, killing a total of 12 people. Police and railroad officials investigated the crashes as investigators worked to determine how the collisions occurred and identify victims.
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Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Missouri
DiSalle urges extension of jobless benefits and better schools
Governor Michael V. DiSalle called for extending jobless benefits, improved public schools, and more aid to local governments in a comprehensive state of the state message. He advised reviewing state finances in a forthcoming budget and renewed efforts on ethics, campaign limits, and public control measures.
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Michael V. DiSalle
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House
General Assembly
DiSalle
Ohio
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