Rockefeller Sees No Power Struggle Over GOP Chair
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller says no power struggle exists to pick a GOP chairman and that Nixon remains titular head while Thruston Morton is the active leader. He and Nixon agree to a positive, cooperative party stance and plan ongoing contact through the national committee. Eisenhower reiterates that Nixon should be head of the party for the next four years.
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Washington
Nel
Nixon
A. Rockefeller
New York
Vice
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Republican Party
America
Thruston B. Morton
GOP
National Committee
Morton
Capitol
Eisenhower
White House
Mobutu declares Lumumba arrested in Congo power move
Col. Mobutu says Patrice Lumumba and six aides were captured at Port Francqui and will be brought to Leopoldville for trial. He warned against harming Lumumba, noted a plan to fly him to the capital, and claimed Lumumba’s arrest ends major danger to his regime.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Mobutu
Lumumba
Congo
Port Francqui
Stanleyville
Luluabourg
Anicet Kashamura
Judas
Kasai River
Kashamura
Board Approves General Election Ballot Counts
The State Canvassing Board approved general election ballot counts prepared by Secretary of State Paul Shanahan. Shanahan released the figures Wednesday and they became official with the board's action Thursday. No substantial changes from unofficial returns were reported.
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Topeka
Paul Shanahan
Shanahan
Durham named fifth member of city recreation commission
Jack Durham of 120 S. Kansas was chosen as the fifth member of the Durham city recreation commission for a four year term. The panel, including Wendell McMurray, Mrs. Bruce Burris, Sam Dixon, and Mrs. Carl Ranabargar, plans its first meeting on Jan. 5 to elect leadership. Mahlon Morley will be ex officio treasurer and Joe Balch will serve as attorney. A city recreation director is sought. A tax levy of one mill is slated for 1961 to raise about $12,000, with a full program not expected until 1962 due to funding.
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Jack Durham
S. Kansas
City Recreation Commission
Durham
Wendell McMurray
Bruce Burris
Board of Education
Sam Dixon
Carl Ranabargar
Recreation Commission
Mahlon Morley
Joe Balch
Wichita Heads List In Traffic Safety
Chicago AP Wichita led cities in its population bracket for traffic safety in the first ten months of 1960 with the lowest death rate per 10 000 registered vehicles. The National Safety Council reported October total deaths at 3680 nationwide the highest for the month since 1955. Wichita posted a 077 index among 200 000 to 350 000 population cities.
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Chicago
Wichita
National Safety Council
Council
St. Louis
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Log Shows December 1960 Deaths
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours to 9 am shows 2 fatalities during December period with 1960 totals 460 versus 1959 period 535.
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Topeka
Kansas
World's Speediest Motorist Returns to Form in Recovery
Mickey Thompson, famed for 406.6 mph land speed, defies paralysis after a Nov. 6 crash on Lake Mead. He walked within weeks, then drove to Salt Lake City to book 1961 speed runs, pursuing the world record under his own pace-determined comeback.
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EL Monte
Calif
Mickey Thompson
Thompson
Salt Lake City
Nevada
Lake Mead
Great Bend Man Found Dead After Car Overturns
A 65 year old Great Bend man George M. Manson was found dead in his car when it left the highway and overturned six miles south of Garden City. An autopsy was ordered to determine if an attack caused the crash. Manson, a former superintendent for Southwest Exploration Co. of Great Bend.
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Garden City
Great Bend
George M. Manson
Manson
Southwest Exploration Co
Tunney's Daughter Engaged to Marry
The engagement of Joan Tunney, 21, daughter of former heavyweight champ Gene Tunney, to Lynn Carter Wilkinson Jr., 23, a Northwestern University senior, was announced by her parents. Wilkinson hails from Whitefish Bay. No wedding date has been set.
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Stamford, Conn
Joan Tunney
Gene Tunney
Lynn Carter Wilkinson Jr
Northwestern University
Wilkinson
Whitefish Bay
Laing
Kennedy Names Bell Budget Director for Kennedy Administration
President elect John F Kennedy named Harvard professor David E Bell as budget director and said cabinet completion was likely by next week. Bell, 41, formerly head of Harvard Littauer Center for Public Administration, will liaison with Eisenhowers budget chief Maurice E Stans and tailor Eisenhower budget plans to the Kennedy approach. Mike Feldman will assist Bell temporarily.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Harvard
David E. Bell
Kennedy
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Health, Education
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
White House
Bell
Harvard Littauer Center For Public Administration
President Elect
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Maurice E. Stans
Abraham Ribicoff
Health
Budget Bureau
Mike Feldman
Senate
California
Pomona College
Littauer Public Administration School
United States Declares Cuba Communist Controlled
The United States labeled Fidel Castro's Cuba as Communist controlled and released 1 million dollars under the Mutual Security Act to aid Cuban refugees in Florida. Tracy Voorhees, named as the President's representative, said funds would focus on refugee transportation and work placement with about 30 000 Cuban refugees in Florida and many arriving unaccompanied by parents.
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Washington
United States
Fidel Castro
Eisenhower
Florida
White House
James C.hagerty
Tion
Cuba
Tracy Voorhees
Hagerty
Voorhees
City Report Highlights Water Works and Street Improvements
The Tribune presents a special four page city report through nine months of 1960. It details departmental operations with features on the new water works system and street improvements. Prepared by The Tribune, pages 5 to 8 cover the section.
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The
Tribune
Rockefeller Meets With Vice President Nixon
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller meets with Vice President Richard Nixon in Washington to discuss party leadership and cooperation. Rockefeller says Nixon is leader in name only and urges collective leadership with state Republican leaders. Nixon campaign aide Robert Finch says Nixon will join a Los Angeles law firm after leaving office January 20.
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Washington
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Nixon
Robert Finch
Los Angeles
Father and son charged in Nortonville bank burglary attempt
Topeka men Charlie Harding Bluma 40 and Adam Jack Bluma 20 face federal charges for allegedly taking part in the attempted burglary of the First National Bank at Nortonville Kansas on November 28. FBI agent W Mark Felt said the case involves violating the federal bank robbery statute. The bank door was forced but the safe was not opened and no money was taken.
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Kansas City
Topeka
First National Bank
Nortonville
Kas
W. Mark Felt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charlie Harding Bluma
Adam Jack Bluma
Felt
U. S. Dist. Atty
Wilbur Leonard
Weekend Temperatures Near 50s and 60s in Kansas
A mass of cold air moved eastward, clearing skies in Kansas. Forecast calls for fair windy and warmer conditions tonight with highs in the 50s to 60s over the weekend, following Thursday highs from 38 to 47 and overnight lows around the low to mid 20s.
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Topeka
Garden City
Chanute
Goodland
Russell
Safety Council Reports Rising U.S. Traffic Fatalities
The National Safety Council says October 1960 traffic deaths reached 3,680, a monthly high since 1955, up 7 percent from a year earlier. First ten months show 31,120 deaths, up 2 percent, while the fatality rate per 100 million miles traveled fell to a record 5.3.
Return of white students undermines New Orleans boycott
Ten white students resumed classes at William Frantz school, weakening a local boycott led by mothers. A car with two girls arrived as picketing diminished in near freezing weather. Deputy marshals escorted three Negro girls into McDonogh No 19 on opening hour. Police increased guard at both schools after protests.
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New Orleans
William Frantz
Lloyd Foreman
Pamela Lynn
McDonogh No. 19
McDonagh
U.S
Save Our Schools
Estranged Husband Held in Shooting at Kansas Tavern
In Hays Kansas Mrs. Elsie Millen 50 was shot to death at her tavern west of Hays. Harold Millen 50 her estranged husband was jailed by Ellis County authorities. No charge filed yet as investigators probe the case following divorce papers served hours earlier.
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Hays
Kas
Elsie Millens
Ellis County
Millen
Harold Millen
County Atty
Robert Glassman
Clarence Worth
Bob Smith
Smith
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