McNamara reports faster aid to South Viet Nam and no Berlin draft surge
Secretary McNamara said U S military aid to South Viet Nam has been sped up with about 300000 U S troops and 45000 in Europe. He denied plans to call more reservists for the Berlin buildup and indicated the next military budget may exceed 50 billion dollars while Army strength tops 929000. He noted no final decision on Nike Zeus production and praised Maj Gen Edwin A Walker amid his resignation over policy remarks.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
United States
McNamara
U.S
South Viet Nam
Europe
Pentagon
Ballor
Edwin A. Walker
Walker
Army
Nike Zeus missile test shows first successful outrun of liquid-fuel rivals
At Point Mugu California an Army Nike Zeus missile killer rocket completed a test flight after two prior failures. The three stage solid fuel rocket launched, reached high altitude, then was destroyed to prevent danger at sea. The test highlighted potential for high speed interception of incoming missiles and raised speculation about neutron bomb and Russian antimissile developments.
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Point Mugu
Calif
Pacific Missile Range
Army
Kwajalein Island
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Pacific
U.S
Russia
Air Force
Minuteman
Defense Department
Montana
United States
UN Sends Troops to Kindu After Congo Murders
United Nations acts to pen in Congolese soldiers who killed 13 Italian members of the UN Congo force in Kindu. Malayan troops may be sent as an acting force pursues order to handle the crisis. In Rome Communist deputies walk out after blame falls on world communism for the killings.
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Associated Press
Leopoldville
United Nations
Kindu
U.N
Two Great Dangers Rep McVey Says
Rep Walter McVey from Kansas told a Young Republicans rally that the United States faces two great dangers. He cited the trends toward Socialism and Communism. About 100 students from the College of Emporia and Emporia State attended with faculty.
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Emporia
Kan
Walter McVey
Kansas
United States
College of Emporia
Emporia State
Engineer Halts Two Trains With Flares In Narrow Crossing Save
Henry Russell Troxler a 41 year old railroad engineer woke to a truck crash at a crossing and used flares to stop No 48 a fast limited just before impact He then warned a second train on the opposite track and after pulling the truck off the rails returned home to fetch a tractor and finish the rescue All events occurred near Greensboro N C
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Greensboro
N.C
Henry Russell Troxler
Troxler
George Sexton
Sexton
Little Girl Survives on Tiny Raft After Blue Belle Tragedy
Sailor Julian Harvey, captain of the Blue Belle, killed himself in a Miami motel after the ship sank near Nassau. Terry Jo Duplicraft, 11, survived on a cork raft for 63 hours. her parents and siblings perished. A Coast Guard helicopter evacuated the girl to a Miami hospital where she began to recover. Harvey and the crew were aboard a 60 foot ketch.
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Miami
Fla
Julian Harvey
Atlantic
B. I. Naylor
Harvey
Air Force
Terry Jo Duperrault
Bahamas
Mary
Terry Jo
Green Bay
Wis
Coast Guard
Franklyn Ie
Nassau
Theo
Conthodontis
Renee
United Fund Drive Nears Goal in Chanute
The Chanute unit of the United Fund Drive stood at 99 percent of its $19,876.92 goal by noon today with $19,671.90 raised. Cash donations reached $16,883.14 while pledges totaled $3,212.76 from 1,990 donors averaging $10.32 each. Campaign chairman John Nation expected final industry and residential receipts by tomorrow morning to push the drive over the top four weeks after kickoff.
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Chanute United Fund
John Nation
Mrs. W. A. Baird Visits Relatives in Versailles Ill
Mrs. W. A. Baird of 515 S. Santa Fe returned from a visit with relatives in Versailles Illinois.
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W. A. Baird
S. Santa Fe
Versailles
Ill
Minute Man missile first underground silo flight succeeds
Cape Canaveral reports the Minute Man ICBM made its initial underground launch from a 90 foot shaft. The 58 foot missile reached a 3 000 mile target area in the Atlantic as stages fired and nose cone hit near bull’s eye.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Bull's-Eye
Atlantic
Kansas Supreme Court puts school reorganization case back for briefs
The Kansas Supreme Court ordered new briefs and arguments in January for the 1961 school reorganization act. The case, argued November 6, challenges the act as an unlawful delegation of power and vague. About two dozen districts, led by A F Throckmorton and the state Committee on School District Organization, contend the law sparks district fights and lacks a statewide standard.
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Topeka
Supreme Court
Graham County
North Central
Kansas
A. F. Throckmorton
State Committee On
Marion Chipman
Hill City
Earl Hatcher
Hatcher
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Area Friday
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours ending 9 am Friday with 3 fatalities for November 30 in the Topeka region reported by the AP. The 1960 period notes 440 total fatalities in the log.
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Topeka
T AP
Kansas
Catchers Shrug Off Recovery Of Space Capsule Cone
In Honolulu a Hercules crew recovered Discoverer 35 by parachute, snagging the gold nose cone midair as four C130s shadowed the descent. Captain James F. McCullough navigated the pickup 500 miles northwest of Honolulu, with the cone flown to Sunnyvale for science tests on radiation effects.
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Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii
James F. McCullough
Wyncote
Honolulu
McCullough
Air Force
Sunnysvale
Calif
No Known Plan for U.N. Peacekeeping Financing
A 13 nation study committee reported no formula to fund United Nations peace operations, deepening a financial crisis. Congo costs and the Middle East force strained budget. many members, including the Soviet bloc, avoided payments. The panel found broad disagreement on proposals and offered no concrete recommendations to end the deficit.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
Congo
U.N
Middle East
Soviet Bloc
United States
Chanute Teen Missing After Runaway From Home
Police continue search for 15 year old Terry Ann Phelps of 410 Grant Chanute who left home Tuesday morning and was last seen in Chanute. She is about 5 5 and 120 pounds with light brown hair and brown eyes. Authorities say she likely travels with a companion and has a small overnight case. A statewide alert has been issued through the highway patrol radio station.
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Chainute
Terry Ann Phelps
Highway Patrol
Jury Call Cancelled In Erie Court
A jury call for Monday in a district court here has been canceled. The docket now shows the jury panel will not report until December 11 at Erie.
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Erie
Phone contact for Tribune reachability
Instructions tell readers to call the Tribune if the carrier cannot be reached after p.m. and provide the HE 1-3400 number for contact. The note emphasizes dialing the given line in the evening.
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Tribune
Two From Neodesha Hurt in Train Crash
DES MOINES AP Mr and Mrs Henry Fox of Topeka and Shirley and Gregory Hanson of Neodesha Kan were among passengers injured Thursday when a Rock Island passenger train tangled with a road grader at Hartford Iowa Fox was the most seriously injured of all the victims with his condition listed as critical Five others treated at area hospitals include Allen Glenn Grangerson Reames Jess W Ward Oral Carter and Paul L Smith Most crew members resided in Trenton Mo Conductor Lee Porter Engineer Harry Patton Fireman Charles Lamme and brakeman M M Chrisman were aboard Also Kansas City area brakeman George Gilbreath treated for minor injuries Postal car foreman W M Manion of Kansas City suffered a bruised back None of the other crewmen were hurt
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Des Moines
Henry Fox
Topeka
Shirley
Gregory Hanson
Neodesha
Kan
Rock Island
Hartford
Iowa
Fox
Kansas City
Allen Glenn
Grangerson Reames
Jess W. Ward
Oral Carter
Paul L. Smith
Trenton
Lee Porter
Harry Patiton
Charles Lamme
M. M. Chrisman
George Gilbreath
W. M. Manion
ASC Election To Be Monday At Erie ASC Office
Delegates from Neosho County communities will meet Monday to elect three members and two alternates to the Neosho Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee. The election is set for 1 p.m. at the ASC office in Erie, announced by Ralph Willson. The meeting is open to the public.
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Erie
Neosho County
Neosho
Temperature Outlook Warns of Snow Across Kansas
Topeka AP reports Kansas thawing from the first major snowstorm of the season. A new front brings rain and snow, with temperatures today mainly in the 50s east and 30s west, and overnight lows from 14 to 31 in various dams and towns. The system will bring drizzle and freezing rain tonight, spreading east by Sunday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kerwin Dam
Webster Dam
Cedar Dam
Pittsburg
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