Test Ban Extension Debated by Democratic Advisory Council
The Democratic Advisory Council urged extending the atmospheric test ban beyond January 1 and a temporary underground ban, tied to progress on a verification system. It cited ongoing Geneva negotiations and warned that resuming tests would hinder disarmament and spark an arms race.
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Washington
Democratic Advisory Council
U. S
Science Advisory
Geneva
United States
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
John A. McCone
Atomic Energy Commission
McCone
Britain
Soviet Union
Democratic Council
Democratic National Committee
Harry S. Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Council
Ernest C. Pollard
Ey Sety
Biophysics Department
Democrats In Political Doldrums
Five Democratic senators including Mansfield Gore and others say the 1960 presidential contest will be tough for Democrats as Republicans gain confidence. They cite Eisenhower era peace and prosperity themes and warn the Nixon Rockefeller opposition may pose a strong challenge to the Democratic nominee.
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Washington
Congress
Eisena International
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Albert Gore
Tennessee
U.S
Mike Oklahoma
GAP
Thurston B. Morton
Khrushchev Says West Germany Must Choose Sides on Peace and Rocket Bases
Soviet Premier Khrushchev accused West Germany of mixed signals on disarmament and peace while chiding Chancellor Adenauer. He argued peace talk clashes with Germany accepting rocket armament and allowing foreign rocket bases, a note dated Oct. 15 released amid Paris summit talks.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Adenauer
Foreign Ministry
Paris
Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Khrushchev
Burglar Loses Part Of Loot In Glendale
Glendale California police stopped a burglary at a local music store when officers found thief Robert Graham and two companions, Charles Shively and Donald Simonds, helping themselves to radios hi fi gear and instruments from his car. All three Glendale men were booked on suspicion of burglary.
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Glendale
Calf
Robert Graham
Graham
Charles Shively
Donald Simonds
Walter Williams last Civil War veteran dies in Houston
Walter Williams, who had been recognized as the nation's last surviving Civil War veteran, died Saturday in Houston at age 117. He passed peacefully in the arms of his son and daughter after a long illness marked by pneumonia and old age, with doctors noting no struggle as the end came. The death closes a chapter cited by officials and historical groups as the final link to four million who fought for the Confederacy.
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Houston
Tex
Walter Williams
Russell Wolfe
Army
Congress
Williams
Quantrill
Texas
Price Daniel
Stonewall Jackson
Gen. Williams
U.S. Grant III
Walter Page
Italian clairvoyants predict tense 1960 world amid space race and royal births
Italian soothsayers in Rome forecast tough times for Charles de Gaulle and the Middle East in 1960. They foresee U S and Soviet cooperation in space, a Shah of Iran birth in October, and Soraya remaining unmarried. Rome’s crystal gazers see no major war, Rome Olympics as a success, and varied prophecies from Milan and other seers.
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Rome
Charles de Gaulle
France
Middle East
Soviet Union
Iran
Soraya
Soothsayers
Britain
Lelio Alberto Fabriani
United States
Space
de Gaulle
Eugenio Mastropietro
Emilio Scappini
the Sorcerer of
Milan
Yale Mail Hits New Record
The Post Office Department announced that Christmas mail volume from Dec 1 to Dec 16 reached 5.5999 billion pieces, up 5.3 percent from 1958. The jump came from the so called million dollar post offices and 15 regional offices, with Rico and the Virgin Islands up 10.5 percent and the Washington region up 11.1 percent.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Rico
The
Virgin Islands
Washington, D.C
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Santas Face Mixed Reactions From Shoppers
In New York department stores Santa Clauses report mixed reactions from children. Some fear the big bearded figures while others crave gifts, with one child shouting You’re a phony at Gimbels. Store Santas note skepticism from under fives and cautious doubt from nine and under, but aim to keep the holiday spirit intact.
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New York
Santa
Saysohn Armstrong
Gimbels
Ally
Ben Berger
Stern's
Santa Claus
Five Aluminum Firms Endorse New Labor Pact
Five major aluminum manufacturers signed a three year contract with the United Steelworkers and the Aluminum Workers International Union covering about 45 000 workers nationwide. The deal includes wage increases totaling roughly 28 to 30 cents per hour depending on the company and year with cost of living provisions possible in some agreements. Union officials cited the raises as about 5 percent the first year and rising in each subsequent year.
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Chicago
United Steelworkers of America
Aluminum Workers International Union
USW
The
Aluminum Co. of America Alcoa
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp
Alcoa
Arthur J. Goldberg
Reynolds Metals Co
Kaiser,Ormet Corp
Olin - Mathieson Chemical Corp
Afl-Cio
Reynolds Representali
AWIU
Reynolds
Christmas Carol Story To Be Told at The Enterprise
A three part series starting Monday in The Enterprise retells the inspiring origin of Christmas music. The Yale season fills the air with music as in the first Christmas morning over 1900 years ago.
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Yale
Enterprise
Shah Weds Farah Diba in Ceremonial Tehran Union
Iranians anticipate luck in the shah’s third marriage as Farah Diba, 21, a Paris-educated brunette and art student, prepares for a royal wedding in the Marble Palace. The ceremony follows prior marriages that failed to produce a heir, with officials noting constitutional limits and palace traditions.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Shah-in-Shah
Middle East
Shah
Farah Diba
Paris
Soraya
Western Big Four invite Khrushchev to summit in April
Paris AP reports the Western Big Four will invite Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to a summit in April and unite efforts over the next four months to present a solid Western front. Tensions between Eisenhower and De Gaulle are reportedly easing while Khrushchev attacks Adenauer over West Berlin.
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Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
de Gaulle
North Atlantic
Trea
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Spain
U.S
Adenauer
Western Berlin
Moscow
West Berlin
Scorpion Submarine Launches on Thames River
A new nuclear submarine Scorpion, sister to Skipjack, launched on the Thames amid ceremonies. Christened by Elizabeth S. Morrison of Arlington, VA, daughter of Cmdr. Maxmilian G. Schmidt, skipper of the WWII Scorpion namesake. About 5,000 gathered to witness the event at Electric Boat yard.
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Scorpion
Thames River
Elizabeth S. Morrison
Arlington
Morrison
Maxmilian G. Schmidt
Pacific
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Nasser
Egypt
David Ben- Gurion
Israel
Yale Mail
Kris Kringles
Gimbel’s
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M. M. Anderson
Farah
Dior
Queen Mother
Emily Farah
Ghotbi Villa
Faridah Diba
Shams
Shahnaz
Unity
General Dynamics Force
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