Mitchell Heads Group to Probe Railroad Dispute
President Eisenhower named Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell to head a 15 member commission to study the railroads and operating unions over work rules and featherbedding. The panel includes four other public members John T. Dunlop Charles A. Myers Francis J. Robertson and Russell A. Smith.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
John T. Dunlop
Belmont
Mass
Harvard University
Charles A. Myers
Weston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Francis J. Robertson
Washington, D.C
Russell A. Smith
Ann Arbor, Mich
Safety inspector testifies on manpower and funds
New York AP. Senior safety inspector Robert J. McCartney told a court inquiry that his chief difficulty in correcting conditions aboard the ill fated carrier Constellation was lack of manpower and funds. He said ship superintendents largely followed his safety recommendations, and recounted using a loudspeaker system to warn of no welding or smoking before the fire.
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New York
Constellation
Robert J. McCartney
McCartney
Navy
Harold s Club Reno Sold for 16 Million by Local Family
Harold s Club in Reno changed hands for 16 million to a syndicate led by Oliver Kahle and Ben Jaffe. The Nevada Gaming Commission must approve the sale. The club, opened in 1935 by Ray mond I. Smith and his sons, pioneered legal gambling and hired women dealers early on.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
Oliver Kahle
Lake Tahoe
Ben Jaffe
Kahle
Big Tropicana
Las Vegas
Nevada Gaming Commission
Raymond I
Pappy) Smith
Raymond A
Harold
Pappy
Smiths
Two Men Die In Kansas City Tavern Blast
An explosion and flash fire at the 12th Street Rag tavern in Kansas City killed two men, with victims unnamed. Police said the blast happened at 4:35 a.m. and the building was closed since 1:40 a.m. The tavern sits on the ground floor of a brick two story structure at 1616 East 12th Street on the east edge of downtown.
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Kansas City
Dominic la Ploma
East 12Th St
Kansas
Building fire causes minor damage to upper apartments
The second floor of the building with several apartments sustained only minor damage. Cause of the fire remains undetermined and there is no estimate of the total damage.
Christmas Program At Rural School
Mrs. Jack Coats opened the Rural School Christmas program Tuesday night by leading group singing. Pupil readings, prayers, and speeches followed with performances from upper and primary grades including songs such as Follow The Star and Joy To The World. Santa Claus distributed gifts and refreshments were served by Mrs. Charles Beck and Mrs. Richard Fately.
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Jack Coats
Lee Garman
Nelle Stevens
Bethlehem
Easter Beck
Doug Lopeman
Debra Fately
Christy Rollow
Brenda Kirby
Debbie Chaney
Barbara Kirby
Robert Kepley
Athena Fately
Gary Chaney
Lori Barnett
Joe Beck
Wild gunfight on loaded bus in Chicago wounds six
A Christmas shopper bus on Chicago’s west side erupted in a gun battle injuring six, including Thurston Burgess 22 in serious condition. Luther Perkins 18 and Ernestine Russell 16 were among the critically or seriously wounded. two gunmen fled after the exit lever was pulled.
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Chicago
Thurston Burgess
Luther Perkins
Otis Porch
Ernestine Russell
Hearings End For Budget Hearings End For Budget
Three weeks of budget hearings wrap up as Gov-elect John Anderson Jr. attends most sessions. Agencies seek 370 million dollars, up 11 million from this year, excluding new programs. Budget director Bibb trims to 360 million in initial figures. Rep. Robert Anderson aids in drafting the plan.
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Topeka
John Anderson Jr
Anderson
James W. Bibb
Pig Crop Estimate Falls One Percent in 1960
The Agriculture Department reports the 1960 pig crop at 88,654,000 head, down 1 percent from 1959’s 99,395,000 head.
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Washington
Agriculture Department Today
Jack Onslow Dies Veteran Baseball Figure
Jack Onslow, 72, longtime baseball figure and former Chicago White Sox manager, died early today in West Acton Massachusetts AP report notes.
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West Acton
Mass
Jack Onslow
Chicago White Sox
Local Briefs Mix Autopsy Findings and Birth Notices
Autopsy reports stab wounds in a case linked to a tug boat incident while notices record births in Tulsa and Independence, and travel for Christmas visits. Families named include Jacques of Emporia, Mr. and Mrs. Orion Gallagher Jr., and Nettie Campbell of Twin Bridges. Nurses’ cap ceremony noted for Wilberta Hudspeth in Topeka.
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Twin Bridges
Mont
Robert Fuller
Donald
Clovis
Calif
Lee Campbell
Paul Campbell
Benedict
Orion Gallagher Jr
Independence
Gallagher
Karline Hainbach
Evelyn Hainbach
N. Santa Fe
Wilberta Hudspeth
A. R. Hudspeth
S. Rutter
Topeka
Hospital Admits and Discharges Feed Local Notes
Daily Transcript lists yesterday admissions for Neosho Memorial Hospital including John Taylor and Mrs. Cecil Greenlee, with several Humboldt and Thayer entries. Dismissals include Mrs. Martin Raida and daughter and Vickie Noland, plus Mrs. Charles Bartholomew. Today adds admissions for Sherlyn Jones and Jess Carder, with surgeries for Douglas Nickell and Verl Tasche. Birth recorded for Marvin Abbott's family. Traffic citations note Harry Rauhoff and Bill McGuffey with parking violations and bonds posted.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
John Taylor
Cecil Greenlee
Forest
Louis King
Humboldt
Martin Raida
Thayer
Winfred Barnett
Vickie Noland
N. Washington
Charles Bartholomew
Medical
Verl Tasche
S. Garfield
Marvin Abbott
W. Main
Cuban Charges U S With Harboring Thugs
Cuban ambassador to the OAS Carlos M. Lechuga charged the United States with harboring criminals assassins and traitors by taking in Cuban refugees. He accused a million dollar Eisenhower refugee aid fund of being used for psychological warfare to incite Cubans to leave their homes.
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Washington
United States
Fidel Castro
Carlos M. Lechuga
Council of the Organization of American States
Lechuga
OAS
Eisenhower
Cuba
Three Are Released In Death of Kansan
The Iberia Parish sheriff released four tug boat crewmen in connection with the death of Paul Miller Jr. from Salina Kansas. A three day probe found no evidence of foul play in the death whose body was recovered from the Intracoastal Canal near New Iberia.
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New Iberia, la
Sheriff's Office
Jerry Watigny
Iberia Parish
Paul Miller Jr
Salina
Kan
Miller
New Reception Station Opens at Fort Riley in January
A new reception station for the South Army Area starts operations January 1 at the former U S Army Hospital site in Fort Riley Kansas. It replaces a deactivated station at Fort Carson. Recruits will begin arriving January 1 through January 5 with about 1600 recruits per month expected to be processed at the site.
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FT. Riley, Kas
Sth Army Area
U. S. Army Hospital
Ft. Riley
Ft. Carson, Cole
Secretary Mitchell to Return as Private Labor Relations Consultant
Washington AP Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell plans to resume his role as a private consultant on labor management relations after retiring from office on January 20.
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Washington (Ap
James P. Mitchell
Wall Street ends mixed in late trading as rails advance
The New York market backed away from an earlier advance and moved irregularly in active trade. Rails rose while overall volume was about 4.0 million shares. Most major issues stayed within a point, with some wider swings. U.S. government bonds edged up and corporate bonds moved higher.
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New York
Rails
U.S
Philippine airliner crash kills 28 students
An airliner carrying 37 people, including college students home for Christmas, crashed after takeoff from Cebu before dawn. Twenty eight died, nine survived with injuries. a woman was pulled from the wreckage in critical condition. A previous DC3 crash by the same airline killed 33 on Mindoro Island 29 days earlier.
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Manila
Cebu
Mindoro
Ma ‘Nila
Christmas Tree Gift Lands Youth in Jail
An 18 year old Richard Fournier cut down an 8 foot evergreen in Woodstock City Park to give to a girl friend. He admitted the act saying the girl’s father was poorly employed and they lacked money for gifts. He was arrested for malicious mischief facing up to 500 dollars fine and a year in jail with a December 30 court date.
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Woodstock, Ill
Woodstock City Park
Richard Fournier
Fournier
Park
Justice of the Peace
Death Toll Rises to 134 in Plane Collision Disaster
New York AP report says 134 people died in the worst aviation disaster. Dr Jacob K Brooks, 64, died from burns after being sprayed with flaming fuel when a United jet struck a Brooklyn neighborhood. He was a dentist and Brooklyn Boy Scouts president walking his dog. only the leash was found. Eighty four aboard the United jet died. on Staten Island a TWA Constellation crash killed 44.
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New York
Jacob K. Brooks
Brooklyn
Krooks
Brooklyn Council of Boy Scouts
United Air Lines
Brooks
TWA
Staten Island
Cattle and Hogs Steady in Kansas City Livestock Report
Kansas City AP report shows cattle 1,500 head and hogs 2,600 head steady with varied weights and prices. Cattle mostly auction bound. cows 11.50-16.00. Hogs quoted across weight ranges from 15.50 to 25.00, sows 13.00-14.25, feeder lambs 14.00, and lamb prices cited for mixed, choice, and prime grades.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago
U.S
Local Market Prices for Cattle Sheep and Dairy Goods
Local market listings show cows steady to higher with Grade A Large at 18.00, Grade A Medium 14.00, and stock cows around 13.00 to 17.00. Bulls steady with breeding bulls up to 21.00. Sheep and lambs listed as spring lambs 15.00, feeder lambs 11.50 to 14.50, Hides 14.00, Cream prices 21.00, and various dairy products including sweet cream at 15.50 to 21.00.
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Acsoveenesene
Eacesdcasancone
Choice Bologna
Cencocescos
Hays Rites Held For Wilbert L Hays Funeral Friday
Funeral service for Wilbert L Hays will be held Friday at Johnson Mortuary with Rev Charles Wesley Garrett officiating. Burial follows in Elmwood Cemetery.
Obituary notices for Elizabeth Sprague and Joel Ryberg
Elizabeth Ann Sprague 86 of Grenola later Chanute died at Bryant Rest Home after illness born April 30 1874 in Guernsey County Ohio moved to Kansas in 1883 survived by niece Mrs Cecil Brinkmeyer nephews John and Frank Jordan funeral Friday Koch Skinner Memorial chapel burial Grenola Cemetery Joel A Ryberg 60 Kansas City died at Veterans Hospital survived by wife Marie son Jack daughter Thelma one grandson and four sisters from Kansas City Houston Dumden and 620 S Kansas
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Elizabeth Ann Sprague
N. Grant
Bryant Rest Home
Guernsey County
Ohio
William Jordan
Kansas
Grenola
Chanute
Ware
Sprague
Avery
Cecil Brinkmeyer
John Jordan
Frank Jordan
S. Western
Joel A. Ryberg
Kansas City
Veteran's Hospital
Vilas
Lavenburg
Marie
Jack
Thelma
Franke Eke
Feida Snow
Houston
Tex
Art Kalstrom
Dumden
Fla
A. J. Nelson
S. Kansas
St Pat's of Parsons Edges St Paul 35 34
Floyd Horton hit a 12 foot jump shot with 15 seconds left to lift St Patrick's Leprechauns of Parsons to a 35 34 victory over St Paul Indians. St Paul dropped to 0 2 in Mineral Belt League play as St Pat's moved into a three way tie for second at 2 1 behind St Mary's Pittsburg. Mike Carland led St Pat's with 12 points while Richard Madl scored 11 for St Paul.
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Parsons
Floyd Horton
St. Patrick’s
Mike Carland
St. Pat's
Kansas Pipeline Crude Oil Runs Decline Week Ended Dec 17
Kansas crude oil pipeline runs averaged 289 507 barrels daily for the week ended December 17, per the state conservation division. The figure is down 8 069 from the prior week and below the current production allowance of 300 000 barrels daily.
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Wichita
Kansas
State Conservation Division
Chicago and Kansas City Grain Prices Mixed Across Commodities
AP reports include Chicago bid quotes for wheat oats soybeans and barley with corn and oats showing various shifts. Kansas City bids show wheat prices mostly lower to higher across hard and red varieties with mixed corn and soybeans around 2.08 per bushel.
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Chicago Grain Chicago
Ansas City Cash
Kansas City
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