Kennedy Picks Michigan Governor for Africa Post
President-elect John F Kennedy chose Gov. G Mennen Williams of Michigan as assistant secretary of state for Africa with Williams to retire as Michigan governor. The announcement followed talks at Kennedy's Georgetown home and paired Williams with other key cabinet talks as Kennedy seeks ministers fit for Africa policy.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Kennedy
White House
Georgetown
Williams
Robert A. Lovett
Defense
Connecticut
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Sazart L. Udall
D-Aziz
Africa
General Assembly
United Nations
United States
Argentina
Brazil
State Department
Catholics Fear School Closing In Cuba Crackdown
In Havana AP reports church officials fear Fidel Castro's government will force private Catholic schools to close or undergo doctrination courses. University of Villanueva, once Cuba's first private Catholic university, faces doubt over operating six months from now amid student declines and funding losses.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
University of
Castro
Villanueva
Msgr
Eduardo Boza Masvidal
Order of Saint Augustine
Furnace Fire at Vacant House Brings Firemen
A floor furnace ignited a fire in a vacant 400 2nd Street residence on Wednesday evening. Firemen responded at 7:15 p.m., causing smoke to fill the empty home and some basement damage. The house, late C. W. Bogers place, had recently been bought by Darrell Michel and was being prepared for occupancy.
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C. W. Bogers
Darrell Michel
Gas Garden Shops Early For Christmas Gifts
Gas Garden begins Christmas shopping ahead of schedule with plans to pay later, signaling careful budgeting and postponed payments for seasonal purchases.
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Gas Garden
Students Hold Out In Stalin Grad Dorm Caracas
Caracas Venezuela AP hard core leftist students battled troops in a self styled Stalin grad dormitory at Caracas University as a week long insurrection backed by Communist and pro Castro groups spread to Maracaibo Barquisimeto Maturin Portuguesa Puerto la Cruz and San Juan de los Morros authorities cracked down arresting 259 people and raiding Communist headquarters casualties included one student and one worker dead and several wounded.
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Venezuela
Stalingrad
Romulo Betancourt
Maracaibo
Barquisimeto
Maturin
Portuguesa
Puerto la Cruz
San Juan de Los Morros
Jesus Anda
la Panorama
Schiodls
Fidel
Catro
Cuba
Betancourt
Caracas University
National Guard
Accion Democratica
Christian Socialist
Soviets Launch Dogs in Space
The Soviet Union launched a five ton spacecraft carrying two dogs named Pchelka and Mushka, with Tass describing it as a third space ship. The mission aims and exact weight were announced, and radio telemetering devices will study aboard animals and plants. the fate of returning the passengers remains uncertain.
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OSCOW
Tass
Earth
Laika
Radio
Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Belka
Strelka
United States
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kasavubu Ends Arab Relations with UAR
President Joseph Kasavubu of the Congo abruptly cuts diplomatic ties with the United Arab Republic and orders Ambassador Murard Ghaleb and staff to depart. He accuses Ghaleb of plotting to overthrow Congo authority and aiding rebel elements linked to ex-Premier Lumumba, while Ghaleb signals compliance with the order.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
United Arab Republic
Murard Ghaleb
Congo
U.ar
Abdel Gamal Nasser
Kasavubu
Ghaleb
Patrice Lumumba
Man Killed in US83 Accident Near Garden City
A 65 year old Southwest Exploration Co. employee, George Manson, died when his car overturned six miles south of Garden City on US 83 shortly after 2 p.m. today. The vehicle turned over and landed on its wheels in the west ditch.
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Great Bend Oil Firm
Garden City
George Manson
The
Southwest Exploration Co
United Fund Tops $41,000 in Finney County
Finney County United Fund edged above 41 000 with a total of 41 143 21 dollars just shy of its record goal. Drive chairman Joe Tennessen will convene a 7 30 p m meeting at the Chamber of Commerce to decide on further steps. Contributions break down as 20 363 in advance gifts 2 635 from professions 9 625 75 from employee gifts 5 316 46 from residential drive and 3 213 from rural contributions.
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Finney County
United Fund
Joe Tennessen
Chamber of Commerce
Weather Tonight and Friday Forecast Brief
Tonight will be fair and not quite so cold with lows in the lower 20s and southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Friday remains fair and warmer with highs around 50 to 55 and southerly winds 25 to 35 mph.
Temperatures Hit Seasonal Lows Across Kansas Cities
TOPEKA RP Temperatures dropped to seasonal lows across northeast Kansas with Topeka at 9 degrees after dawn. Other cities showing record cold included Lawrence 10 Manhattan 11 Emporia 13 Salina 15 Hill City 13 and Pittsburg 32. The Weather Bureau forecast gradual moderation from the northwest later today. Overnight high reached 25 at Wichita.
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Topeka
Kansan
Weather Bureau
Northwest
Lawrence
Manhattan
Emporia
Salina
Hill City
Pittsburg
Wichita
Pair Sought for Holcomb Post Office Robbery
Post Office in Holcomb was robbed mid afternoon as two young men entered the unlocked back door and seized duck stamps about 60 in value, 4 cent stamps, cash around 700 to 959 dollars, and 12 postal money order forms. They fled in a light colored car toward US 60, leaving Mrs Clare shaken but unharmed. Local sheriffs and state patrol launched a search with fingerprints collected by Atty. Robleder. The small 18 by 24 foot post office had never before been robbed.
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Holcomb
Myrtle Clare
Clare
Gerald Hoyt
Hoyt
Robinson
Meier
Reni Robleder
Mostly Small Talk Little People Hold Las Vegas Convention
In Las Vegas a first annual convention of the National Association of Little People of America gathers about 300 delegates. They include veterinarians, artists, a lawyer, engineers, salesmen, wrestlers and entertainers. They seek equal work and recognition, while sharing light moments at the Hacienda.
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Las Vegas
Nev
National Association of Little People of America
Bob Brower
Des Moines
Iowa
Bob
Jackson Will Resign Post Jackson Will Resign Post
Washington AP Sen Henry M Jackson D Washington announces he will resign as Democratic national chairman effective Jan 20 inauguration day or the next day after a 20 minute conference with President-elect John F Kennedy. Kennedy says Jackson helped coordinate campaign efforts and will advise on personnel and national security.
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Washington
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
John I. Kennedy
Senate
Los Angeles
Kennedy
Postal Official Probes Crime In Holcomb Robbery
Postal investigator C M Mocho from Dodge City said the Post Office Department is handling the Holcomb robbery with local officials. He cited a loss of about $950 in cash plus $60 in migratory bird stamps and $24 in 4 cent stamps. A getaway car sighting between Lakin and Ulysses failed to trigger a pursuit, though a plane was dispatched to locate it. Residents would be questioned for possible witnesses.
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Holcomb
Post Office Department
C.M. Mocho
Dodge City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mocha
Lakin
Ulysses
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