Kennedy picks Rex Whitton as federal highway administrator
President elect John F Kennedy selects Rex Whitton chief engineer of the Missouri Highway Department to lead the federal highway program. The Missouri official has served since 1951 and earned a civil engineering degree from the University of Missouri in 1920.
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Marvin Arrowsmith
Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Rex Whitton
Missouri Highway Department
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Whitton
Luther Heen Lefi Endtirs
University of Missouri
Palm Beach Country Club
St. Edwards Catholic Church
France conducts third nuclear test at Reggane site
France announces its third nuclear test at Reggane Sahara, about ten months after the first, with a several kilotons device fired from a tower. Scientists study fallout protection and animal samples while France seeks broader access to nuclear know how beyond NATO limits and Geneva talks.
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Paris
France
Reggane
Sbhara
United States
U.S
Wash
U.N. General Assembly
Independent States of Africa
Oran
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Atomic Club
Britain
Soviet Union
U. S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
de Gaulle
Forgiveness through Christ's example and living beyond revenge
The passage cites a neighbor's dog killing a child and a famine-ruined feud, where sowing grain back into the neighbor's field becomes an act of unselfish forgiveness. It argues true living comes from forgiving as Jesus did, with the call to love even amid wrongs.
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Jesus
Christ
After Christmas Prices Now In Effect at Robinson's
Prices reduced after Christmas at Robinson's store located at the corner of Second Avenue and Holly Street. Edge of town patrons urged to visit for bargains and door offers.
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Shop Robinson's
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Second Ave
Holly St
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Winter chill grips central United States with widespread subzero readings
A broad cold snap swept the nation with Detroit Lakes Minnesota at percent below zero and Fargo North Dakota at minus 31. Frosty readings extended from the central Rockies to the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley while coastal regions stayed in the 40s to 50s and Florida reached the 50s and 60s.
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Detroit Lakes
Minn
Fargo
N.D
North Dakota
Minnesota
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Wisconsin
Grantsburg
Superior
Central Rockies
Rockies
Central Plateau
Central Plains
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
New England
Atlantic and
Pacific
Southwest Desert
Gulf Coast
Florida
Moon Halo Over Miami Sparks Calls to Weather Desk
Moon glow over Miami drew numerous calls to the weather office as a forecaster joked about replying Halo to inquiring residents. The nightly display prompted curiosity and lighthearted remarks from staff.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Evening Sky Guide for Decatur on Wednesday
Prominent stars Rigel rises in the southeast at 8 06 p.m. Venus appears in the southwest by 5 44 p.m. Mars climbs high in the east at 8 59 p.m. The horizon viewing window ends at 10 31 p.m. with planets aligned for observers near Decatur.
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Rigel
Visio
Venus
Mars
Weather and River Readings with TVA Lake Levels
Morning river and weather report shows river at 146.19 feet down 0.37 in 24 hours and sea level reading 550.49 feet. TVA lakes Guntersville 593.4 Wilson 505.5. High Monday 59 degrees, low 33. Today 38 at 11:20. Forecast partly cloudy cooler with possible rain late tonight into Wednesday. Northeast winds 7 to 15 mph.
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TVA
Guntersville
Wilson
Autos Toll Over Christmas Weekend In Alabama
Traffic accidents across Alabama over the Christmas weekend killed ten people, with two more deaths in fires and four in other incidents. Notable deaths include John A. Lumsden in Piedmont, 84 year old Mrs. Will Benson near Hayden, and three year old Theresa Rosado in Huntsville from a pistol misfire. The weekend averaged six deaths per hour, but final tallies suggested a rate near last year’s low toll. See AUTO on Page 2.
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Alabama
Florida
John A. Lumsden
Largo
U.S. 278
Piedmont
Will Benson
Hayden
Ala
Alex Stevenson
Huntsville
Theresa Rosado
Gene Harwell
Oscar Rosado
Roy Albert Hollis
Sulligent
U.S
Marion County
Jenny Bell Davis
Millie Sue Davis
Boaz
Giants Traffic Bill Forecast by Safety Expert
CHICAGO AP A safety expert estimates that highway crash losses could top 75 million dollars this decade with 375 000 deaths and 14 million disabling injuries in the 1960s If trends continue 100 million vehicles could clog the nations highways by 1970 creating a mile long line of traffic from Chicago to New York Jones urges a broad highway construction program to prompt public action.
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Chicago
Paul Jones
National Safety Council
Jones
New York
Manhunt Near Flint Creek for Missing Killen Man
Vaughn Perkins, 34, of Birmingham is missing after a late night report. His rented boat and clothing were found on the east bank of Flint Creek near Decatur Boat Harbor. Footprints in the water and a search by his family and authorities continue near Wheeler Wildlife Refuge.
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Flint Creek
Killen
Ala
Vaughn Perkins
Vernon
Perkins
Birmingham
Decatur Boat Harbor
Cave Springs
Joe DeCastro
Decatur Harbor
Wheeler Wildlife Refuge
Mount Hope Man Dies in Pre-Holiday Fire in Lawrence County
A 51 year old Mount Hope man Neal McGahee was found dead in a two room frame house he had moved into Friday afternoon. Fire reported about 10:30 p m may have started near the floor from a heater. Coroner Grady Sibley noted the unburned stove pipe found in the car.
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Mount Hope
Lawrence
Neal McGahee
Grady Sibley
Sibley
McGahee
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