Christmas Means Many Things to Asians
UPI reports a mosaic of Christmas observances across Asia. In the Philippines it is deeply religious with Misa de Gallo and noche buena. Japan mixes quiet New Year customs with a Christmas Eve street celebration in Ginza. Pakistan marks Dec 25 as the founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s birthday with prayers and lights. Formosa notes minimal Christian observance but festive cards. Singapore blends Western style with local preparations and broad nonChristian participation.
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Pakistan
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Ginza
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Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Formosa
America
Santa Claus
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Santa
New Patent Venture Seeks Money From Dormant Patents
National Patent Development Corp plans to monetize unused patents to spur new products and tech advances. Chairman Jess Larson cites thousands of dormant ideas awaiting commercialization amid patent office backlogs and a history of underutilized innovations.
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UPI
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National Patent Development Corp
America
Jess Larson
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Okla
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Larson
Kennedy Narrowly Edges Nixon In Tight 1960 Vote Count
Official state totals show John F. Kennedy leading Richard Nixon by 149 202 votes as 68 982 000 ballots counted and Kennedy holds 50.109 percent of two party votes while Nixon has 49.981 percent with minor candidates at 0.70 percent. The outcome hinges on final tallies from the remaining states.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Benjamin Harrison
Cleveland
James G. Blaine
No Coalition Forming To Stop Kennedy
Rep. Howard W. Smith denied any formal Southern Democrat Republican coalition to oppose John F. Kennedy's liberal program. He called the meeting with Halleck and Colmer purely informal and said no agreement was reached. Smith warned against altering the rules committee and rejected charges it acts as a czar.
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UPI
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D-Va
John F. Kennedy
Smith
House Rules Committee
House
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Indiana
William Colmer
D-Miss
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Massachusetts
Kennedy
Virginia Democrat
Rules Committee
Kennedy names Bell budget director as Kennedy pushes cabinet picks
President elect John F Kennedy selects David E Bell Harvard economist and former Truman aide as budget director. Bell’s appointment could ease planning for 1961 as Kennedy plans to announce another top post from Florida.
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UPI
John F. Kennedy
David E. Bell
Harvard University
Truman
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Bell
Palm Beach
Fla
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Florida
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Health, Education and Welfare
Georgetown
Michigan
G. Menned Williams
Rockefeller and Nixon Meet on 1964 GOP Strengthening
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller meets with Vice President Richard Nixon in Washington to discuss uniting the Republican Party for a 1964 White House bid. The talks, following Eisenhower’s support, focus on collective leadership and Nixon as the party’s de facto head.
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UPI
New York
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Richard M. Nixon
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White House
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Nixon
Eisenhower
GOP
Jackson Questions GOP's Good Faith
Democratic National Chairman Henry M. Jackson questioned the Republican National Committee's good faith in seeking recounts and fraud investigations of presidential balloting in several states. He said the GOP aimed to delay electoral votes and cast doubt on Kennedy's win, citing Illinois Missouri Texas Pennsylvania New Jersey New Mexico and Nevada. He noted a Senate investigations subcommittee provides a bipartisan forum for a fair inquiry.
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UPI
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GOP
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Kennedy
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Morton
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Richard M. Nixon
White House
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Chaos Outside School Spurs Violence and Arrests
A mob outside a New Orleans school attacked civil rights supporters and reporters. Police escorted elderly activists and Louisiana Civil Liberties League president George Dreyfous to safety as women shouted insults and struck at journalists. A Tulane graduate student Sidney Langston Goldfinch was identified as a sit-in leader and faced criminal anarchy charges. Time magazine reporters Ken Snelson and Greg Shuker were pressured to leave the scene.
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Licemen
LOS
Louisiana Civil Liberties League
George Dreyfous
Dreyfous
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Jerry Hopkins
Hopkins
Sidney Langston Goldfinch
Tulane University
Goldfinch
Douglas
Time
Life Magazines
Ken Snelson
Greg Shuker
Snelson
Shaker
Time, Inc
Man Returns to Talk to Hopper After Chain Theft
The article reports a man going back to speak with Hopper after Hopper took a chain. The two men were involved in a dispute centered on a woman not named in the piece.
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Hopper
Soil sampling plan discussed for Childress County farmers
The group discussed a soil testing program with a $2 sample analysis cost and a recommendation to sample at least every 40 acres. Although not in the intensified program, farmers may start now. Smith offered to instruct on sampling methods and assist with mailing samples for analysis.
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