Labor campaigns show mixed results in Congressional races
The Congressional Quarterly finds major labor opposition candidates slightly more successful overall than those endorsed. Hoffa's Teamsters Union efforts to purge lawmakers voting for Landrum-Griffin failed, with active campaigns against 40 Congressmen yielding one defeat. Voters act on personal conscience, not special interests.
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Landrum-Griffin
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Pots Boiling for Finney County United Fund Drive
The Finney County United Fund board voted to finish with a big push aiming to reach a $46,711 goal, currently about $3,800 short. A traditional bell and boiling pot fundraiser will run Thursday and Friday as a seasonal effort in southwest Kansas, urging continued generosity from county residents.
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Nobody can mess up Christmas says Hal Boyle
New York AP column spins a Christmas tale where Santa misplaces his spectacles and misdelivers gifts. Nations fret as everyone ends up with others’ presents, then decide to keep them. A small boy at the UN proposes opening and trading, yielding a joyful, moral ending about human nature and shared gifts.
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Ancient Electoral College Runs Through Procedures
Drew Pearson explains the 50 state electors who will vote for president. details on selection, pledge, and possible scenarios if no candidate wins a majority. Nixon will announce Kennedy’s win. The piece notes constitutional quirks, potential reforms, and recent geopolitical notes from Kennedy’s era.
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Distaff Side Christmas Wish Tops Garden City Page
A Garden City woman near ninety longs for a two wheeled garden cart to haul leaves, a simple Christmas wish highlighted amid a party with cheerful tales. The piece also notes local favorites like Bob Greer and the Brun gardts winning cash prizes, a maternity sale quip, and the Ardennes Forest Marching and Chowder Society planning for past Battle of the Bulge observance.
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Battle of the Bulge
Ardennes Forest
Kennedy Puts Brains Ahead in Cabinet Picks
President elect John F Kennedy has chosen mostly lawyers and governors for top posts, with an average Cabinet age of 47, the youngest this century. Ten of 15 choices are for No 1 jobs, including Day Freeman Goldberg Ribicoff and Rusk. six of 15 are lawyers and nine are ex governors among 18 senior picks.
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Arthur J. Goldberg
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Goldberg
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Ribicoff
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McNamara
Rusk
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Connecticut
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