FDA names Frances Kelsey head new Investigational Drug Branch
Dr Frances Kelsey, praised as a national heroine for delaying thalidomide, becomes director of a reorganized FDA Investigational Drug Branch. The move, part of a five branch reorganization approved by Secretary Celebrezze, aims to speed handling of new drug tests on humans amid expanded duties.
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Harry Kelly
Washington
Frances O. Kelsey
U.S
Food and Drug Administraion
Secretary of Welfare
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Celebrezze
FDA
Kelsey
NDA
Weather and local notes mingle with drug regulation talk
The forecast calls for colder temperatures and partial clouds tomorrow with moisture in other parts of the state while Elihu Allmann flags a new storm period. In film news, State Theater turnout for The Music Man remains strong and Hollywood is urged to continue producing quality projects. A family from Boulder visiting relatives is mentioned, and a playful Christmas card anecdote follows. Legislative shifts in drug oversight include FDA tightening testing, animal studies, and required proof of efficacy before marketing. Dr. Kelsey’s pivotal role against thalidomide is recalled with her award and public praise.
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Elihu Allmann
Guard Plans To Be Curtailed
Washington AP reports the Army may be denied authority to fund a key plan to boost National Guard and Reserve readiness with up to 100000 reservists in two week summer training. Officials consider trimming to about 85000 amid organizational questions and budget around 7 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Army
Defense Department
Berlin
Uni
Explosion Rips Berlin Wall Shocks West Berlin
A massive blast torn a three foot square hole in the Berlin Wall before dawn. No injuries reported though 600 windows shattered and a police weather shelter destroyed. The blast occurred near Jerusalemer Strasse close to checkpoint Charlie with East German guards deployed afterward.
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George Boultwood
Berlin
Red Wall
West Berlin
Jerusalemer Strasse
Charlie
Friedrichstrasse
We Shall Return Exiles Rally After Bay of Pigs Release
Cuban exile leaders push for renewed action as 900 plus prisoners freed from the 1961 Bay of Pigs return to Miami aboard the African Pilot. Manuel Artime proclaims We shall return while Kennedy plans to attend a Palm Beach Orange Bowl ceremony. Exiles urge enlistment and vow to liberate Cuba with arms.
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Miami
Fidel Castro
Manuel Artime
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Papa Kennedy
White House
Orange Bowl
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
Russia
Nominating Convention Set to Choose Hope Successor
Republican precinct leaders from 12 Southwest Kansas counties meet at Warren Hotel in Garden City to nominate a successor to Clifford Hope Jr for the unexpired Senate term. Candidates include Claude Robinson, Jim French, Ernest Boles, Jack Barr and Max Dice with ballots by secret vote and a majority outcome.
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Hope
Kansas
Garden City
Clifford Hope Jr
State Senate
Warren
John Anderson
Julia Stouse
Finney County
Republican Central Committee
U.S
James Pear
Robinson Seeks State Senate Seat With Local Support
Finney County Central Committee members will back Claude Robinson in tonight's convention for the vacancy. The 52 year old former Garden City and Liberal businessman has an investment office in Garden City, lives locally, and received a majority endorsement from precinct committeemen and committee women after a special caucus. Robinson has been active in Republican politics and Chamber of Commerce work, and previously published a New Mexico daily newspaper. He travels the 12 county district with supporters and has sent biographical letters to delegates.
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Liberal
Garden City
Max Dice
Johnson
Greeley
Wichita
Scott
Finney
Kearny
Hamilton
Stanton
Grant
Haskell
Seward
Morton
Stevens
Finney County Central Committee
Claude Robinson
Senate
Robinson
Chamber of Commerce
New Mexico
Kennedy to Review Cuban Brigade at Orange Bowl
Cuban Brigade 2506 survivors will march in uniform at the Orange Bowl in Miami as President Kennedy reviews them Saturday. They plan to present their combat flag, calling it the greatest treasure, and Cuban freedom leaders invite all Miami residents and Americans to attend. Kennedy will deliver a brief speech after the review.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Miami
United States
Katanga U N Troops Clash in Elisabethville
Reports from Brussels say Katanga forces and U.N. troops clash in Elisabethville with casualties on both sides. Diplomatic efforts for a cease fire are under way as fighting intensifies and communications with Elisabethville are disrupted. U.N. rep Eling Mathu attempts to contact President Moise Tshombe to push a halt to the hostilities.
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Brussels
Belgium
Katanga
U.N
Elisabethville
Europe
Eling Mathu
Moise Tshombe
London
U.S
Rhodesia
Tshombe
Garden Sass Says Cold Car Feels Like Morning
Gus Garden declares there is nothing as cold as the interior of a car on a frigid morning. He notes the chill seeps through seats and windows, shaping daily routines and mood. The remark evokes a brisk start to the day and the small discomforts of winter travel.
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Gus Garden
Kennedy to Review Welfare Budget Proposals
President Kennedy and Secretary Celebrezze advance welfare education plans as Congress readies 99 billion dollar budget for the year starting July 1. Keppel and Cohen join in education emphasis while a Florida-qualified oath taker is sought for the new budget director post.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Kennedy
Celebrezze
Wilbur J. Cohen
Francis Keppel
Education
Keppel
Pentagon
Congress
Kermit Gordon
Threeman Council of Economic Advisers
David E. Bell
Gordon
Florida
White House
Prizes Galore for Garden City First New Year Baby
Garden City asks for its first baby of 1963 with a Derbypan for 19 merchants offering prizes. Rules require birth in Garden City and physician verification, while prizes include savings accounts, jewelry, baby food, portraits, diapers, and more. Past winners are listed with times, weights, and hospital info showing a long-running tradition.
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Garden City
Garden
Garden National Bank
Garden City Telegram
Ideal Food Store
Patterson's
Safeway
Martin's Maternity
Wren Studio
C. R. Anthony's
Walls
Fidelity State Bank
Renick Drugs
Steven Ralph Long
Mark Ramsey
Dale Atkinson
Debra Coleen
Nightengale
Scott City
James Darel Douglas
Darrell V. Douglas
E. Hazel
St. Catherine Hospital
Arnold Brown
St. John
Navy seaplane missing after late Wednesday flight
In San Diego a Martin Marlin seaplane from Patrol Squadron 42 disappeared with thirteen aboard after a routine patrol. The last transmission reported a position 350 miles southwest of San Diego on the way to North Island Naval Air Station, with no further word.
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San Diego
Calif
Martin Marlin
Patrol Squadron 42
Gulf of Alaska
North Island
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