Voters Reveal a Long Line of Political Names
A national look at how political dynasties shape ballots highlights the Adams and Harrison legacies, the Kennedys, and other families. The feature notes Adamses, Harrisons, Bayards, Fish, Dixons, and Washburns, among about 400 families whose names carried power in Congress across generations.
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Kennedy
Adamses
Harrisons
Massachusetts
Congress
White House
Benjamin Harrison
Continental Congress
Virginia
Carter Bassett Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Ohio
James Monroe
Russia
Harrison
Senate
House
David Bruce
U.S
Kennedys
Mustache Fashion Declared Doomed For Britain’s Youth
The Tailor and Cutter predicts the mustache will disappear as a facial adornment, noting it is now the preserve of men over 40. It argues vanity drove its rise and claims only a few remain, urging readers to enjoy them while they last.
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London
Britain
Zanzibar Faces Training Difficulties with Soviet Help
Tass reported that several hundred Zanzibaris left the island for training in the Soviet Union and other communist bloc countries as specialists. Soviet sailors are aiding in Zanzibar, and the agency noted domestic and external difficulties affecting the country.
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Moscow
Tass
Hong Kong Plans Massive Refugee Resettlement
Hong Kong government outlines a ten year program to relocate 1.9 million refugees from mainland China, creating new refugee blocks and low cost estates. The plan, costing over 280 million dollars, would place the government as landlord to roughly half the colony’s population. \nThe city has resettled over 700,000 people in a decade, utilizing 17 refugee estates and five low cost housing projects across Hong Kong island and nearby areas.
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Hong Kong
China
Hong Kong Island
Birth of a Mysterious Quasi Stellar Force Object
Dr Allan Sandage and Philip Vernon announce a possible birth of a Quasi Stellar Force object 3C-2 seen by the Mt Palomar 200 inch telescope. The blue light signal suggests an explosive event in a distant galaxy, with further checks planned.
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Mt. Palomar
California
Earth
Allan Sandage
Mt. Wilson
Sandage
Texas
Dr. Sandage
Philip Vernon
Paris
Willem Luyten
University of Minnesota
England
Atantic
Space
Judge Alters Jury Verdict In Portales Assault Case
In Portales New Mexico a justice of the peace court jury after four hours of testimony found Vincent Simnacher Larry Simnacher and James Storie not guilty of assault and battery against Alfred Kingston. The jury recommended fines for Kingston and the defendants though the judge ordered the verdict recorded as not guilty.
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Justice of the Peace
Eldon ‘Whitten
Yorkshire Village Gets Its First Telephone After 20 Years
OUGHTERSHAW England AP villagers of 35 finally receive a first telephone after 20 years. The pay station costs 5600 dollars. Number Kettlewell 213. Kettlewell 8 miles away is the nearest town. Twenty two residents attend the ceremony last week to inaugurate the line.
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Oughtershaw
England
Yorkshire
Kettlewell
City Briefs Holiday Trash Schedule and Local Notices
City trash pickup shifts to Monday due to Christmas holiday. Leave garbage at regular location with poinsettias centerpieces and wreaths. Local ads note Rotary Club Christmas message at Montrose hotel and estate planning talk at Roosevelt hotel. Listings include jeweler ads, bowling specials, Christmas trees, and community clubs meeting Monday night.
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Rotary Club
William A. Jacobs
First Congregational Church
New England Congregational Church
Aurora, N
Montrose Hotel
John Donnelly
Hayden Stone, Inc
John Nichols
Coe College
Roosevelt Hotel
Budget Trimmer Pressman Promotes Civic Exercise Plan
Baltimore AP reports City Comptroller Hyman Pressman aims to trim the city budget by a new health program. The plan replaces coffee breaks with 10 minute body breaks, starting with simple twists bending and isometrics. Pushups may follow as the program expands.
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Baltimore
Hyman Pressman
Pressman
Bargain Stone Saw Stirs Nevada Prison Yard Tug
Melville Colgrove bought a $7 323 stone saw for 50 dollars from the Nevada state prison site. The state wants the device moved but the cost to remove and install may reach 8 000 to 10 000 dollars. Colgrove doubts the project will be profitable as rock markets slump.
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Carson City
Nev
UPI
Melville Colgrove
Nevada
Colgrove
State Prison
Cosgrove
Quasqueton Masons Install New Officers
Quasqueton announces installation of lodge officers Burley Franck as worshipful master Delmar Kress senior warden Harvey Chesmore junior warden Allen Neal treasurer and Dr Vernon Sloan secretary in a formal lodge ceremony.
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The
Masonic Lodge
Burley Franck
Delmar Kress
Harvey Chesmore
Allen Neal
Vernon Sloan
Santa Claus to Visit Tama for Chamber Sponsored Event
Tama residents will welcome Santa Claus Thursday at 3 30 p m at the bank corner in a Chamber of Commerce sponsored appearance. A free movie by Wesley Mansfield will be shown at the theater at 1 30 p m the same day.
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Tama
Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce
Wesley Mansfield
Tama Masons elect new officers and reelect leaders
Charles Wright was re-elected worshipful master of the Masons. New officers are Durwood D. Davis, senior warden, and Lee Fisher, junior warden. Others re-elected were Hubert Kubicek, treasurer, George Haberman, secretary, Willis Perry, trustee.
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TAMA
Charles Wright
Local students pledged and named to honorary musicians group
Marshalltown freshman Marilyn Klopp Cedar Rapids and Robert Wennekamp Marion have been pledged to Rho Sigma Chi honorary fraternity of musicians. Freeman Forsythe Cedar Rapids and Donna Parker Marion are new active members.
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Marshalltown
Marilyn Klopp
Cedar Rapids
Robert Wennekamp
Marion
MarShalltown Community College
Rho Sigma Chi
Freeman Forsythe
Donna Parker
Warren Lewis Named President Of Community Club
Warren Lewis is elected president of the Community Club in Columbus Junction. New officers include Jack Cecil as vice president Robert Hedemann as secretary and Sheldon Hawkins as treasurer.
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Columbus Junction
Warren Lewis
Jack Cecil
Robert Hedemann
Sheldon Hawkins
Widenmann Family Arrives in WAUKON From Texas
Mr and Mrs Neal Widenmann and their three children have moved to WAUKON from Wichita Falls Texas. He is a former air force major who retired after 22 years in the service. They plan to make their home here.
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Waukon
Neal Widenmann
Wichita Falls
Texas
Air Force
Windows of Christmas operetta at NEWHALL gym
The operetta The Windows of Christmas will be presented Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the NEWHALL elementary school gym. It was postponed last Tuesday due to bad weather.
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Newhall
Fig Trees Planted Near Buildings Grow Better Says Horticulturist
Athens Georgia plant health expert C D Spivey notes that a fig tree set close to a structure tends to fare better than one grown in an open area. The observation comes from the University of Georgia cooperative extension service.
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Athens, Ga
UPI
C. D. Spivey
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service
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Adams
Arthur Edison
Ashington
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Kenneth Keating
Lyndon Johnson
Thomas Jefferson
America
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
John Quincy
Francis Dana
Netherlands
Portugal
Prussia
J. Q. Adams
House of Representatives
Charles Francis Adams
Henry Adams
Rison
John Scott Harrison
John Scott
Benjamin
Indiana
Wyo
Robert Taft, Jr
James A. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bayard
Bayards
Delaware
James Asheton Bayard, Sr
Richard Henry Bayard
James Asheton Bayard, Jr
Thomas Francis Bayard
Thomas Francis Bayard, Jr
Hamilton Fish
Rhode Island
Nathan Fellows Dixon
Washburns
Cadwallader Washburn
Wisconsin
Israel Washburn, Jr
Maine
William Drew Washburn
Minnesota
Elihu Benjamin Washburne
Illinois
Elihu
Taft
Robert
Edward Wear
Zanzibar
the Home Buyer's Guide
Gazette Want Ad Real Estate
By Alton Blakeslee
Austin, Texas
Kingston
Poinsettias
Pierson's Florists
Ellis Blvd
Nelson Jewelers
Adv
Lynn
C. R. Stamp Club
Montrose
Kingston Stadium
Lindale Plaza
Kiwanis Club
Donald Caspers
James Hardy
Wade Koons
Tom Sears
Ralph Metz
Salvation Army
May’s City Lane
Community Chess Club
Ambroz Recreation Center
Seventeenth Street
Peg’s
29Th St. NE
Serle Deaver
Florida
School Board
Board of Education
Second Avenue SW
Optimist Club
College
Weyerhaeuser
Vetter-May Lumber Co
17Th, St. NE
Mr. Abraham
Mr. Charles
Madelines
Stone
Iowa
Santa
Wright
Lewis
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