Farm Bureau attacks labor unions at convention
Denver AP The American Farm Bureau Federation denounces monopolistic labor unions and unionizing efforts to organize farmers. President Charles B. Shuman cites steel wage hikes as keeping steel out of markets. Resolutions oppose union methods in farm pricing and advocate limited government intervention and likely rejection of Kennedy’s farm program.
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Denver
Colo
American Farm Bureau Federation Convention
Federation
Charles B. Shuman
West Coast
Resolutions
Organized Agriculture
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Shuman
Congress
Herter Arrives For Wedding In Brussels
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter arrived in Brussels to attend King Baudouin's wedding celebrations on behalf of President Eisenhower. He will miss the ceremony due to urgent diplomacy in Paris. Belgians had previously resented a cordial U.S. welcome to Congo premier Lumumba, but tensions have cooled.
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Brussels
Belgium
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhower
Baudouin
Paris
Herter
United States
Patrice Lumumba
Washington
Lumumba
Congo
Pierre Wigney
Foreign Ministry
International Cooperation
Pershing Missile Earns Second Straight Test Victory
The Army achieved a second straight launch success with a two stage Pershing model at Cape Canaveral. A 34 foot solid fuel rocket carried a simulated warhead 140 miles down range. Brig Gen Richard M Hurst called the flight complete success as Army Ballistic Missile Agency develops a mobile field weapon with a nuclear range of 50 to 700 miles.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Army
Richard M. Hurst
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
The
Martin Co
New Citizen Pintus Seeks Hutchinson City Post
Warner Pintus, 33, a former German concentration camp survivor and immigrant from Germany, files for one of three Hutchinson city commissioner seats. He says democracy must be protected by effort, citing his life under Hitler and his community work as proof of commitment to public service.
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Associated Press
Hutchinson
New City
Warner
Peter) Pintus
Pintus
Hitler
Berlin
College of Berlin
First Presbyterian Church
Chamber of Commerce
Community Chest
Parent- Teacher Association
Wickersham Nets Seven Vote Margin in OK District Recount
Democratic Victor Wickersham held a slim seven vote lead over Republican Clyde Wheeler in the Oklahoma 6th District recount. With five western counties still to count, Wickersham had 68 133 votes to Wheeler 68 126 as recounting neared completion across 18 counties. A prior 188 vote edge for Wheeler had narrowed since the start of recounts.
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Oklahoma City
Victor Wickersham
Clyde Wheeler
Oklahoma
Wickersham
Wheeler
Holzapfel Pleads Guilty in Judge Slayings In Florida
Floyd A. Holzapfel of West Palm Beach pleads guilty to the drowning of Circuit Judge Curtis E. Chillingworth and his wife Marjorie in 1955. He admits kidnapping with George Lincoln, paid $2000 by Joseph Peel Jr. for the killings. Judge Morrow will hear more testimony on February 20 as the death penalty looms.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Floyd A. Holzapfel
Curtis E. Chillingworth
Marjorie
Russell O. Morrow
Holzapfel
George Lincoln
Chillingworth
Oklahoma City
Lincoln
Joseph A. Peel Jr
Peel
Chillingworths
18 Month Old Baby Wins Record £121192 Pool
In Oxford England an 18 month old baby won 43283 pounds 121192 dollars in a British pool. The entry was under the baby’s mother Jacqueline Cox who said Good heavens The baby did it. Paul made eight stabs on the coupon with a colored pencil and Mrs Cox entered each stab winning a world record farthing bet.
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Oxford
England
Baby Paul
Jacqueline Cox
Paul
McNamara May Take Top Defense Post
Detroit authorities report Ford President Robert S. McNamara, aged 44, is likely to accept the role of Secretary of Defense in the new Kennedy administration. A formal announcement is expected soon. If he resigns, Henry Ford II would likely resume both chairman and president duties.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Robert S. McNamara
Detroit Free Press
McNamara
Free Press
John F. Kennedy
Ford
MccNamara
Henry Ford II
Personal Radiation Monitor Debuts at Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge scientists announce a new personal radiation monitor device about the size of a fountain pen and weighing 32 ounces. The instrument emits a warning tone and a flashing light when gamma radiation is detected, valued chiefly for immediate danger notice in radiation accidents. Alois Dittli, 68, a retired mathematics instructor, had filed the ideas three years earlier after leaving his chief technical clerk post.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
Alois Dittli
Swiss Ex-Defence Official Arrested Over Secret Files
A retired Defense Ministry employee was arrested in Bern on charges of stealing secret files. The government stated the case involves sensitive government information and allegations of unauthorized removal of documents.
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Bern
Switzerland
Defense Ministry
Welsh Eisteddfod: Week of poetry music and drama contests
Welsh public festival celebrates annual Eisteddfod with a week of competitions in poetry music and drama showcasing local talent and national cultural tradition.
Crude Oil Output Rises to Eight‑Month High
Daily average production of crude oil and condensate increased by 144 900 barrels to 7 123 300 barrels for the week ended Dec 10, highest in eight months. Texas led the gain with 90 725 more barrels to 2 590 000. Oklahoma up 41 500 to 522 900. Kansas up 10 725 to 304 750. Journal estimated 1960 production at 2 421 513 700 barrels.
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TULSA
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Journal
Raleigh Budget Talks Spur Liquor Revenue Boost
Raleigh city council acknowledged upcoming legislative sessions in Raleigh next spring and raised its liquor store income estimate by 10000 dollars to help balance the municipal budget.
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Raleigh
N. C
Chanute to Vacate West Elm Street In Chanute Kansas
Ordinance 1585 vacates West Elm Street from North Allen Avenue to North Butter Avenue in Chanute Neosho County Kansas. Ground vacated reverts to adjoining owners. filing of copies to county offices. effective after Chanute Tribune publication. Dec 1960.
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Elm Street
City of
Chanute
Neosho County
Kansas
Allen Avenue
Rutter Avenue
Register of Deeds
Said County
Chanute Tribune
Dalice Push
State OF Kansas
Hearing on Final Settlement for Verne Lock Estate
In the probate court at Erie Kansas the estate of Verne Lock deceased seeks final settlement and heirs' distribution. Elsie Lock executrix requests court approval of acts, attorney fees, expenses, and determining heirs and bequests with distribution per the will. defenses due by December 26 1969 at 10:00 A M.
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Verne Lock
State OF
Kansas
Elsie & Lock
Erie
Final Settlement Sought in Estate of Jacob Quakenbush
In the Erie probate matter Nellie June Beals executrix seeks final settlement of Jacob L. Quakenbush estate. The petition asks approval of executrix actions, attorney fees, and determination of heirs and shares with distribution per the will. Respondents must file written defenses by January 4, 1961 at 10:00 A M in Erie City Court.
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Jacob ‘ Quakenbush
State OF
Kansas
Nellie June Beals
Jacob L. Guakenbush
Jacob L. Quakenbush
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