Son Missing, Aged Parents Are Not Told
Philip Posa deceives his elderly parents by sending fake letters and Christmas gifts from their son Air Force Capt. Eugene Posa, missing after an RB47 shot down over the Barents Sea. The parents remain unaware while Eugene’s wife and children live in Topeka, Kansas.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Joseph Posa
Air Force
Eugene Posa
Posa
Philip
Eugene
England
Capt. Posa
Betty Lou
Vicki Jean
Kathy Andrea
Topeka
Kansas
Philip Posa
Barents Sea
Fire Engine Arrives Before Christmas
In San Francisco Jackie Rose, a 3 year old, dragged a stool to a red fire box and summoned two engines with sirens. His grandfather, Judge Edward Molkenbuhr, said he could have neither and advised him to ask Santa next time.
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San Francisco
Jackie Rose
Jackie
Superior Court
Edward Molkenbuhr
Santa Claus
Sound Used In Evidence During Trial
In federal court here the voice of opera star John Charles Thomas was heard on tape singing Home on the Range before the judge. The recording compared aircraft noise from a B47 bomber to other sounds as evidence in a case by fourteen property owners near Forbes Air Force Base seeking 91 129 dollars for loss in property value. The trial without a jury is expected to last three days.
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Topera
John Charles Thomas
Federal District Court
U. S
Walter A. Haxman
Arthur E. Carroll
Forbes Air Force Base
Air Force
Don T. Campbell
Huxman
1960 Auto Output Passes 6.5 Million Milestone
Detroit AP reports the 1960 auto production topped 6.5 million units with about 150,000 more assem blies needed this month to set a second ever high. Chrysler will shutter much of its plants through Christmas after hitting its millionth car last week. Ford and GM plan holiday closings with limited exceptions.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Pope Sends Condolences to U S and West Germany
Pope John XXIII issued condolences to the United States and West Germany for recent disasters. The Vatican statement expresses sympathy and prayers for victims and affected communities.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
United States
West Germany
Bing Crosby Meets Gophers in Rose Bowl Draw
Washington booster Bing Crosby courted the Minnesota Gophers with good humor at a rehearsal for an NBC show. Crosby, born in Tacoma, forecasts support for Washington in the January 2 Rose Bowl against the Gophers. Tackle Frank Brixius counters jokingly about the odds as the scene ends in a light moment before the game.
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LOS Angeles
Minnesota
Gophers
Washington
Bing Crosby
Tacoma
Huskies
Frank Brixius
Bing
NBC
Ford Wixom Thunderbird Plant Runs Friday Amid Weather Shortfall
The Thunderbird plant at Wixom Michigan will operate Friday after heavy winter snowstorms slowed output at 11 Ford assembly plants along the east coast. Despite a one million car inventory, production last week totaled 132,839 cars and 22,922 trucks, down from the prior week's 135,453 cars and 22,374 trucks.
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Thunderbird
Ford
Wixom
Mich
Parsons Youth Wins Rotary Fellowship
Stuart Awbrey 23 of Parsons selected for District 611 Rotary International foreign scholarship worth 2500 dollars. He will study African history and culture at University College of Ghana after earning a Master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. He starts as a Hutchinson News reporter on January 3 and goes to Africa in September.
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Parsons
Kan
Stuart Awbrey
Rotary International
Awbrey
University College of Ghana
Columbia University
Hutchinson News
Africa
Ethiopians Hunt for Pair of Rebel Leaders
In Addis Ababa soldiers comb the Emboko Mountains for Brigadier Mengestu Naway and his brother Girmay, the last major rebel chiefs at large after the abortive royal revolt. One officer said 80 percent of more than 1,000 rebels who surrendered were freed, as Emperor Haile Selassie calls for amnesty and an end to bloodshed.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Mengestu Naway
Girmay
Emboko
Col Workneh Gebeyehu
Naway Brothers
Selassie
Brazil
Asfa ‘Wassan
Major Overhaul Urged for Security Council
Sen. Henry M. Jackson urges a major overhaul of the National Security Council, the top secret board advising the president on matters of national life or death, in a Monday statement. Jackson chairs the Senate subcommittee on national security.
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Jackson
NSC
NSC Planning Board
Operations Coordinating Board
Washington
National Security Council
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
Iola Game Shifts Location After Backboard Break
The Yates Center versus Iola Southeast Kansas League game will be played at Yates Center tonight due to a broken glass backboard. The break happened during warmups Friday between Parsons and Iola, and the postponed game has not yet been rescheduled.
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IOLA
Yates Center
Parsons
Asthma Drug Primatene Goes Over The Counter
A New York report notes that Primatene, the asthma formula doctors widely prescribe, is now available without prescription. Medical tests claim it stops asthma attacks in minutes and provides hours of relief from spasms, making it a leading safe option for private patients.
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New York, N.Y
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