FBI Says Reds Plan Chicago Youth Meet
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said Communists were finalizing plans for a Chicago conference starting December 31 to form a new national youth organization. He cited ties with the Soviet Union and Cuba and noted a new publication New Horizons for Youth edited by Daniel Rubin.
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Reds
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Communist Party
Us.a
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Hoover
Atty
William P. Rogers
Gus Hall
U. S. Communist Party
Soviet Union
Cuba
U. S
New Horizons For Youth
Daniel Rubin
New York
Rogers
Kennedy Taps Diverse Backers To Unite Democratic Party
President elect John F Kennedy signals broad outreach to party factions by naming James P Coleman to a defense post while choosing a cabinet reflecting Protestants Catholics Jews and various denominations. He also taps labor and GOP veterans to balance interests and please liberals and conservatives alike.
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James P. Coleman
Mississippi
Congress
Robert S. McNamara
Ford Motor Co
Philip A. Hart
Michigan
Labor
Council
Arthur J. Goldberg
Orville L. Freeman
Minnesota
Agriculture
GOP
Douglas Dillon
the Treasury
Cuban Envoy Denounces U S Refugee Policy At OAS
Cuban ambassador to the OAS Carlos M. Lechuga accused the United States of harboring criminals assassins and traitors by taking in Cuban refugees from Fidel Castro's regime. He charged a million dollar Eisenhower fund funds psychological warfare to push Cubans to flee.
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United States
Fidel Castro
Carlos M. Lechuga
Council of the Organization of American States
Lechuga
OAS
Eisenhower
Cuba
Buenos Aires Sees 94 Fahrenheit Heat Opening Summer
Buenos Aires marked the start of summer with a high of 94 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday, according to AP reports. The heat wave began as residents planned outdoor activities and authorities urged hydration and sun protection.
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Buenos Aires
Record cold grips wide U S as arctic air endures
A mass of icy air blankets much of the country with subzero readings across the Midwest and Southeast. Overnight lows dip to 16 below in International Falls and reach into the single digits in places from Minnesota to Florida. Death toll tied to winter weather climbs with at least 55 fatalities nationwide.
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Louisville
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O'Hare Fire Evacuates 2000 At Terminal
More than 2000 passengers and airline employees evacuated Chicago O'Hare International Airport when a fire broke out in the main lobby. The blaze was confined to a temporary wall and extinguished in about 25 minutes with no immediate damage estimate.
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Chicago
O'Haren International
Car Crash Kills Two. Five Injured Near Elkton Turn
A car carrying seven area youths home from a basketball game skidded and crashed into a power pole ten miles east of Austin off Highway 16. Two occupants died at the scene and five were injured. emergency crews and Deputy Ronald Miller examined the wreck as the Rev. Mr. Kunz described the impact.
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Highway 16
E. O. Kunz
Tragic Bonfire Road Crash Kills Two Teens In Minnesota
An ice slick on a rural road caused a high speed skid and a crash into a utility pole carrying seven youths home from a holiday basketball game. Two died at the scene, five were injured, two critically. Names: Frederick Sorenson 21 Elkton and Jeannette Jester 16 Austin Rt.5, among the deceased. Remaining injured include Roger Wenderson 15 Elkton Gene Wagaman 17 Dexter Robert Cronin 18 Dexter Larry Luksik 17 Adams Douglas Johnson 18 Elkton.
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Lindy Davis
Minnesota
Mower County
Frederick Sorenson
Elkton
Jeannette Jester
Austin Rt. 5
St. Olaf Hospital
Roger Wenderson
Gene Wagaman
Robert Cronin
Dexter
Larry Luksik
Adams
Douglas Johnson
Priest's careless driving blamed for Le Roy youth death
A six member coroner's jury ruled that careless driving by Rev Francis Patrick Ryan, pastor of St. Patrick's, LeRoy, caused the Dec 1 death of 17 year old Gerald Wherry on Highway 56. Witnesses testified about speed, conditions, and a night of drinking, with details of the scene and blood testing disputed. An inquest into another traffic death is set for Dec 28 on Highway 16 near Austin.
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Gerald Wherry
Highway 56
Francis Patrick Ryan
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Gerald
George Stahl
Reinartz
Storvick
Wherry
Father Ryan
Harley Wherry
Robert Aberg
Austin
Highway 16
Red Cedar Inn Banners Lifted Amid NLRB Vote Set
Banners at Austin's Red Cedar Inn were removed after an informal conference in Minneapolis to speed an NLRB election. About 75 employees will vote January 4 on union representation between Local 6578 OCW Local 21 Hospital Hotel and Restaurant Workers union from Rochester or no union. Hours are 7 to 8 am and 4:30 to 5:30 pm.
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Austin
Red Cedar Inn
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Laurence Hunter
Otlawa Chemical Workers
Minneapolis
Hunter
OCW
Hospital Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union
Rochester
Christmas and New Year Absent at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen Maryland AP reports no holiday observance this year as Merry L Christmas won’t be assigned to the 80th ordnance group until January 3 1961 and Spec Raymond W Newyear was transferred to the Army Reserve on December 9.
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Aberdeen
Merry L. Christmas
80Th Ordnance Group
Spec
Raymond W. Newyear
Army Reserve
Crash near Dexter Claims Two Lives Injures Five
Bob Cronin, 18, describes a nighttime highway crash that killed two friends and seriously injured three others. He recalls a skid after leaving highway 16, explains Doug Johnson was thrown across the car, and says he helped Gene Wagaman after fleeing the wreck to seek aid from Rev. E. O. Kunz.
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Dexter, Minn
Bob Cronin
Here
Herald
Frederick Sorenson
Doug
Johnson
Kunz
Gene
Wagaman
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