Installment Buying Jump Due in 1960
Congress revisits how to handle rising installment debt as 1960 outlook improves. Fed regulation of consumer credit is debated. some urge a maximum 24 month term, others warn against limits. Installment credit reached a record 38.5 billion dollars in November amid strong economic growth forecasts.
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American Bankers Assn
Federal Reserve
Arthur 0. Dietz
C.1l.t. Financial Corp
Smith Will Not Seek Congress Reelection in 1960
The Daily News cites a letter from Smith saying he will not be a candidate for Congress in 1960. Smith had been mentioned as a possible Republican candidate for governor. His Washington secretary said he would possibly issue a statement in Topeka on Kansas Day.
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Smith
Kansas Congressman Wint Smith Announces Plans
Hays Kansas AP report notes Rep Wint Smith a seven term congressman from the 6th Kansas District advised the Hays Daily News he will make a future political move.
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Hays, Kas
Wint Smith
Kansas
The
Hays Daily News
County School Leaders Meet for Policy Formulation
About 35 Neosho County school board members and administrators met in the courthouse to hear Jay J. Scott from the Kansas State Department of Education outline policies for varied schools and aid their formulation. Hazel Meeker described the current testing program as under study. A question and answer session followed the presentation.
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Neosho County
Jay J. Scott
Accreditation Department
State Department of Education
Topeka
Scott
Hazel Meeker
Allen Kirby
R. D. Worley
B. F. Schuback
Dist
Gerald Umbarger
M. K. Ely
Earlton
F. J. Vanmeier
Rabern Powers
Brewster
Wesley Cosby
W. W. Lamb
Oak Grove
Willard Fox
Bennett Haddan
George R. Defenbaugh
Stark
Frank Sinclair
Ed Bussman
Frank Barker
Union Valley
W. E. Allen
Marion L. Dorris
Carl Kramer
Lloyd van Cleave
L. I. Dulaney
Galesburg
Travis Fisher
Britton Thompson
Neosho Valley
Howard Dixon
Lake View
Don Neeley
Urbana
Ralph Dent
Earnest Flottman
Hillcrest
Mrs
C. E. Aikens
Mentor
K. L. Young
Lloyd Hines
Fairfield Dist
Carey O’brien
Bill Burnett
St. Paul
Howard D. Woodworth
Vincent L. Laudick
Rhineland-Palatinate bars Green Reich party in crackdown
The Rhineland-Palatinate government banned the German Reich party after two members were convicted of desecrating the Cologne synagogue on Christmas Eve, triggering a worldwide anti Semitic wave. Tunisia and Cuba plan to establish diplomatic ties and deepen cooperation, Tunisian Foreign Ministry says. Pyongyang appoints Li Chong Ok as vice premier of North Korea. Gas fumes from a Tokyo gas main kill two and affect nearly a hundred. Prime Minister Kishi urges LDP members to back him.
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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
German Reich Party
Cologne
Tokyo
Pyongyang
Radio Today
Li Chong Ok
North Korean
Communist Party
Communist North Korea
Nobusuke Kishi
Liberal-Democratic Party
Soviet purge targets Latvian editors over nationalism
A Pravda report by A Y Perske, now first secretary of the Latvian Communist party, says editors of Latvian newspapers and magazines were purged for failing to promote communism in Latvia, as Moscow seeks to curb nationalism in the Baltic republic.
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Soviet Union
A.Y. Perske
Latvian Communist Party
Pravda
Stevenses Reconciled After Turbulent Split
William James Stevens and his wife Mrs. Jan Kemper Stevens reconciled after a Christmas estrangement. She filed for divorce earlier and custody of their 5 month old daughter Jan Clair Stevens was awarded to Mrs. Stevens in the court fight. They were photographed embracing at the airport after he arrived from Fort Lauderdale.
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Kansas City
William James Stevens
Jan Kemper Stevens
Fight over Carole Tregoff testimony in doctor murder case
In Los Angeles the case against Carole Tregoff and Dr. R Bernard Finch centers on her preliminary hearing testimony. Prosecutors seek to admit her statements despite defense claims of constitutional rights violations. Judge Evans will rule next week as a key witness illness delays trial.
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Los Angeles
Carole Tregoff
Miss Tregoff
R. Bernard Finch
Barbara
Carole
Superior Court
Walter R. Evans
Absenteeism Rises Across Kansas City Area Schools
Schools in Kansas City and nearby districts report high absentee rates as flu sweeps the region. Superintendent J O Kelley says officials will monitor attendance in Springdale before a final decision on potential school closures.
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J. O. Kelley
Springdale
Rogers
Bentonville
Ark
Neosho
Pineville
Missouri
Law Would Slow Fast Marriages In Nevada
Assemblyman George Harmon introduces a bill to require blood tests showing absence of syphilis for the 30 days before issuing a marriage license. Pregnancy would be an exception to the test requirement.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
George Harmon
Las Vegas
Mild Flu Epidemic Curbs Springdale School Activities
A mild influenza outbreak prompts schools in Springdale and two nearby Northwest Arkansas communities to curtail activities. The affected districts moved to limit gatherings and athletic events as health officials monitor the situation.
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Springdale, Ark
Northwest
Arkansas
Cheese varieties span about five hundred worldwide
The article notes that cheese is produced in roughly 500 distinct varieties across global regions, reflecting wide cultural and culinary diversity.
Doan’s Pills Offer Fast Relief For Aches And Irritation
The ad promises quick relief from backache headaches and muscular pains plus soothing bladder irritation. It highlights three actions: pain relief, bladder soothing, and mild diuretic effect to ease kidney tube output. It claims better sleep and longer use with a new large size.
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Doan
Health officials expand inoculation efforts in Idaho
Health authorities confirmed a rise to 13 cases in southeast Idaho since December 31 and plan to broaden mass inoculation programs to curb the outbreak.
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Idaho
State contends case against Miss Tregoff shifted after new evidence
The Chanute Tribune reports that prosecutors Crail and Whichello say the case has changed since Las Vegas findings. They say earlier remarks by Judge Martin and the prior hearing overstated risks with fresh information linking Miss Tregoff to hiring a Minneapolis convict, Jack Cody, to kill Mrs. Finch. Cody testified he took cash but claims no intent to kill.
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Chanute
Tribune 9
Clifford Crail
District Attorney’s Office
Fred N. Whichello
William Martin
Carole
Whichello
Crail
Las Vegas
Minneapolis, Minn
Jack Cody
Miss Tregoff
Nev
Cody
Finch
Ray Evans Named Kansas Board of Regents Chair
Ray Evans son-in-law of Harry Darby and a former Kansas All-America football star from Prairie Village was elected Tuesday as the new chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents, succeeding Clement Hall of Coffeyville.
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Topeka
Ray Evans
Harry Darby
Kansas Board of Regents
Evans
Prairie Village
Kansas
Clement Hall
Coffeyville
Two Diphtheria Cases Reported in Idaho Town
AP reports two more diphtheria cases in Pocatello Idaho as health officials confirm ongoing local infection. The cases prompt vaccination reminders and monitoring by state and county health departments.
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Pocatello, Idaho
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