Smith Prepares To Begin Work As Senator
Senator-designate Benjamin A. Smith II of Massachusetts plans to submit committee preferences to Senate leaders and interview staff. He may seek the Commerce Committee and holds seniority over others sworn in Jan 3. Smith cannot vote until the 87th Congress convenes.
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Washington
UPI
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Sarasota Couple Sends Christmas Cards Unfolded
Mr and Mrs Charles Burroughs of Sarasota ordered Christmas cards with their name and mailed them without unfolding. When only a few remained to be sent, Burroughs opened one and found it signed Browning Repair and Welding Wheatland Wyoming.
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Sarasota
Explorer VIII silent after tape filled mission
Washington UPI reports Explorer VIII halted transmissions after logging 700 miles of magnetic tape on ionosphere data. NASA announced the 90 pound satellite launched Nov 3 was last heard Dec 27 after completing 694.3 orbits and traveling 20,966,707 miles around Earth.
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Washington
UPI
National Aeronautics and State Administration
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Republican lawmaker proposes 200 million area aid bill
Rep. James R. Van Zandt unveils a 200 million measure to aid chronically depressed areas with a loan plan. States and localities would lead programs, each contributing 30 percent, while locals cover at least 10 percent. The plan emphasizes state supervision over federal activity.
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API
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James R. van Zandt
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Threatener of Ike Sent Back to Prison
A 58 year old man named Laurence G. Thompson received a three year federal sentence for sending postcards that threatened President Eisenhower. He admitted he writes threats only when drunk and remains sober only when jailed, with a record of about 30 convictions including three for threatening the President and a combined prison total near 40 years. The sentence was handed down Thursday in Memphis Tennessee.
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Memphis, Tenn
Eisenhower
Laurence G. Thompson
Admiral Rickover to Receive Medal Aboard Nautilus
Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover will be awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal by Secretary William B. Franke in a ceremony aboard the nuclear submarine Nautilus in Groton Connecticut on January 17. The event marks the sixth anniversary of nuclear naval power and includes keel laying for the Marquis de Lafayette at General Dynamics Electric Boat.
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Lafayette
Inventories Decline Across U.S. Manufacturing in November
UPI reports the Commerce Department shows manufacturers sales, new orders, and inventories fell in November. Sales dropped 1 percent, led by autos and electrical machinery, while new orders fell under 1 percent. Manufacturers moved about 300 million dollars in goods from inventory.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Humphrey urges delay on views until Kennedy speaks
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey urged Democrats to be fair to John F. Kennedy and hold judgment on legislative issues until the President-elect can spell out his own views. He did not target any colleague by name and spoke amid debate over minimum wage timing and foreign affairs priorities.
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UPI
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Ike's Nephew Named to Job
Washington AP Norman Mason housing and home finance administrator named Michael Doud Gill, Eisenhower's nephew in law, as liaison for the agency. Gill will earn 13700 dollars annually and work with Congress and other federal agencies.
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Eisenhower
Norman Mason
Housing and Home Finance
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Housing and Home Finance Agency
Congress
Writers and Actors Sue Hollywood Blacklist Case
A group of twelve writers and actors sue eight studios and industry groups for 7.5 million dollars alleging a Hollywood blacklist. Plaintiffs include Oscar winners Maltz Young Sondergaard and actor colleagues claim conspiratorial refusals to hire those who invoked the Fifth Amendment. The suit, led by ACLU ally A L Wirin, cites the Sherman Act and targets Metro Goldwyn Mayer Columbia Paramount 20th Century Fox Warner Bros Universal Walt Disney and others.
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