Head Still High Finney County United Fund Effort
Finney County United Fund officials insist there is no shame in not meeting the goal this year as workers, including rural volunteers, pressed hard and matched last year’s record. Community supporters, even if short, boosted giving over prior totals, proving residents back the drive more than neighboring Dodge City and Liberal, while those who gave deserve pride.
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Dodge City
United Fund
Kansas education survey suggests unified K–12 in towns with 1200 pupils
The Kansas educational survey argues for unified K through 12 programs in each district, with a minimum enrollment of about 1,200 pupils. It notes rural areas may not fit this, citing Oxford Udall and Belle Plaine where combining systems could meet the target. The report urges local study of the findings to improve programs while preserving schools.
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Kansas
Max Wenrich
Kansas Association of School Boards
Wenrich
Oxford
Udall
Belle Plaine
Man Should Learn to Disinvent the Alarm Clock
Hal Boyle argues civilization risks being overwhelmed by gadgets and urges disinventing the alarm clock. He contends the clock imposes urgency on life, robs independence, and prompts retirement fantasies. suggests humanizing efforts fail and Eden had no alarm clock.
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New York
Curblestone
Eden
Verbatim transcripts curbed in Eisenhower era files
Drew Pearson reports that Kennedy will inherit mostly threadbare files with few incriminating transcripts after Eisenhower ordered no verbatim minutes of secret meetings. The piece notes Furcolo, Kennedy, and MacDonald in Massachusetts politics, hints at a Senate appointment, and covers Miami era politics, Castro protests, and Eisenhower’s post presidency plans including a world cruise and a submarine voyage with sermon recordings.
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Washington
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Roberta Gray
Cabinet
Foster Furcolo
Massachusetts
Senate
Baptism Planned for Kennedy Baby at Georgetown Hospital
Washington AP report states the infant son of President elect John F Kennedy will be baptized Thursday in Georgetown University Hospital chapel. Father Martin Casey will administer the sacrament with Mrs Charley L Bartlett as godmother and Stanislas Radziwill acting as proxy.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Georgetown University Hospital
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Martin Casey
Holy Trinity Church
Georgetown
Charley L. Bartlett
Chattanooga
Night Before Christmas Readings and Family Reflections
A family discusses the holiday tale "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" amid ongoing daily readings. The youngest questions fatigue with the routine while a local housewife wishes for recognition beyond traditional roles, and an older reader cites Somerset Maugham on youth and honesty.
World Tomorrow Berlin Trade Pact Jeopardy Risk
Berlin trade expert Dr Kurt Leopold warns that the impending expiration of the West German East German trade pact could strangle West Berlin’s life if renewal fails. He cites bills of lading, insurance, and access passes as bottlenecks, while Western officials expect the pact to be renewed to avoid a crisis.
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Carl Hartman Berlin
West Berlin
Berlin
Kurt Leopold Wh
Bogn
Konrad Adenauer
East Berlin
West Germany
Soviet Union
Britain
Leopold
East Germany
West
Pearl Harbor Remembered in Hawaii on Day of Infamy
Pearl Harbor observed as memory of the 1941 attack that killed 2,400 people. Gen. Hmmett O'Donnell Jr. warns against unpreparedness while noting ongoing memorials at the sunken Arizona. The report also mentions Pete Richert, rookie of the year for the Atlanta Braves in 1960.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Arizona
U. S
Hmmett O'Donnell Jr
Pacific Air Forces
Pete Richert
Atlanta
Southern Assa
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