Miss Austin Crown Goes to Aneitta Ziemer 1960
Aneitta Zeimer wins the Miss Austin pageant before a 2000-strong crowd at Austin High School Auditorium. Runners up are Phyllis Dankers and Lynn Denison. She had finished Butler University finals, returned home via train due to fog, and balanced duties with family, ballet practice, and a tea with her mother and sister Aleah.
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Miss Austin
Aneitta Ziemer
Aneitta Zeimer
Genni
Austin
Phyllis Dankers
E. W. Dankers
1St St. SE
Lynn Denison
Glenn Denison
10Th Ave. SE
Butler University
Indianapolis
Aleah
Ziemers
4Th St. SE
Aneitta
Oklahoma
David Weidman
Explosives Blast Trucks Tied to Oregon Newspapers Strike
Two waves of dynamite blasts hit trucks in Portland and Oregon City, used by firms contracted to the Oregonian and Oregon Journal. No fatalities or injuries reported. a unexploded charge was found in a truck cab. The papers had been struck by the Stereotypers Union on November 10 and operate jointly at the Oregonian plant.
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Portland, Ore
Portland
Oregon City
The
Oregonian
Oregon Journal
Stereotypers Union
Humphrey Attacks Benson Policy in Wisconsin Campaign
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey campaigned in Hudson Wisconsin against the Ezra Taft Benson farm program urging Wisconsin voters to back a Midwest progressive if they choose wisely. He named Sen. John F. Kennedy as his Democratic rival in the April 5 Wisconsin primary and labeled Nixon a sure Republican nominee while criticizing the Nixon Benson ties. The Farm Bureau proposed cutting wheat overproduction by idle land payments and expanding the soil bank with support around $1.30 a bushel versus $1.81 now.
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Hudson, Wis
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Wisconsin
Republican Farm Program
Richard M. Nixon
Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
Mass
Nixon
Ezra Taft Benson
White House
Ike
Ezra
Benson
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Soil Bank
House Rules Committee Sets Public Hearings On Civil Rights Bill
The House Rules Committee declined quick clearance but agreed to public hearings later this week on a civil rights bill. Chair Howard W. Smith vowed no delay and predicted the measure would reach the House, with some members pushing amendments to broaden enforcement and voting rights protections amid ongoing partisan debate.
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House
Washington
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
Dva
Smith
Clarence J. Brown
Rohio
Leo E. Allen
R-Ii
Ray J. Madden
D - Ind
Judiciary Committee
Eisenhower
Civil Rights Commission
Algiers Revolt Ends as Insurgents Surrender to French Forces
In Algiers the eight day revolt collapses as insurgents surrender their barricades to overwhelming French army power. Leader Pierre Lagaillarde is in authorities’ hands while Joseph Ortiz flees. Stores reopen and crowd salutes the fallen tricolor. Night negotiations cited as the surrender cause.
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Algiers
Godrey Anderson
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Jean Crepin
Pierre Lagaillarde
Joseph Ortiz
Crepin
Lagaillarde
de Gaulle
Case
Bernard Lefevre
25 Miners Dead as Gas Explosion Hits Japanese Mine
In north Japan a gas explosion trapped 18 miners 3600 feet underground after 25 bodies were recovered and 9 escaped. Fire raged for hours as rescuers pulled 10 more miners from the pit amid smoldering coal and collapsing supports.
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Tokyo
Japan
Soviets End Testing With Powerful Rocket Blast Into Target Area
Tass announced the second Soviet rocket test ended the program and hit the Pacific target area, with the first rocket on Jan. 20 landing 1.24 miles from target. The launches, from a Caspian Sea site, aimed to test a heavy satellite launcher amid Moscow’s political show of strength.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Pacific
Tass
Mid- Pacific
Caspian Sea
Prosecution Seeks Testimony in Finch Murder Trial
Los Angeles AP report says prosecutors seek to admit a sensational transcript from Carole Tergolt in the murder case against Dr. R Bernard Finch and Carole Tergolt. Judge Albert H. Miller presides in West Covina Municipal Court where Carole testified after her arrest.
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Finch
Los Angeles
R. Bernard Finch
Pretty Carole Tre
Albert H. Miller
Carole
Start Using New Address Now Requa
The Austin Post Office urges patrons to begin using new addresses immediately though signs remain incomplete. City Engineer Roger Nelson says northwest quadrant signs are up, southwest may arrive within two months. Postmaster Elmer Requa warns mixed old and new addresses can delay mail handling but stresses correctness.
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Austin
Northwest
Southwest
Roger Nelson
Elmer Requa
Requa
Notre Dame Coach Kuharich Headlines Dowling Smoker
Notre Dame head coach Joe Kuharich will be the featured speaker at the Dowling Club smoker at Des Moines Dowling High School tonight. The event draws alumni and supporters from the Des Moines area.
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DES Moines
Joe Kuharich
Notre Dame
Dowling Club
Dowling High School
New Ozark Air Lines Schedule Takes Effect
A new Ozark Air Lines timetable goes into effect today granting Austinites 10 percent more daily flight time in Chicago. Flight 80 departs at 8 13 a m and Flight 83 returns at 11 46 p m. All flights operate daily under the updated schedule. The timetable follows.
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Ozark Air Lines
Ozark Air Lines Daily Schedule Snapshots
Timetables show Chicago departures at 8 13 a m and arrivals at 11 46 p m. Twin Cities routes list departures 12 28 p m and 11 49 p m with arrivals 8 10 a m and 5 59 p m. Des Moines service departs 6 02 p m and arrives 12 25 p m.
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Chicago
Twin Cities
Des Moines
American Military Strength Rated First Rate by Gates
Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates Jr. says the United States holds a first rate, first position in overall military strength though the Soviet Union will have modestly more missiles for a couple of years. He predicts the U.S. will begin catching up with the Soviet missile lead in 1962 as the expansion program continues.
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Washington
Thomas 5S. Gates Jr
Soviet Union
United States
Gates
Senate
America
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Doctor resigns as state medical director in mental health move
Dr. Dale Cameron, cited by the AP, said the Legislature was not "smart enough" to understand mental health research. He has resigned as state medical director to take a post at a Washington DC mental hospital.
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ST. Paul
Dale Cameron
Cameron
Washington, D.C
Parcel post rates rise nationwide as deficit relief aimed
Washington AP reports that fourth class parcel post rates increased by an average of 17.3 percent at midnight Sunday. The hike covers catalogs and parcels and is projected to yield about 88 million dollars annually to reduce the postal deficit.
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Washington
Parel Post
Austin Man Nabbed in U S Forgery Ring
James Francis Sullivan of Austin aged 24 was arrested by FBI and Austin police and faces arraignment in St Paul as part of a national forged check ring. He allegedly used stolen identifications to pass forged checks at leading hotels as part of a criminals network. Bond of 5000 dollars will be sought on NYC authorities' recommendation. Additional arrests were reported across the nation in connection with the scheme.
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FBI
Austin
St. Paul
James Francis Sullivan
6Th Ave
New York
W. H. Williams
Minneapolis
New York City
Williams
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