Confused Swedish Cage Team Stranded by Cancelled Tour
A Swedish basketball squad on a 10 game U S tour arrived in Hickory North Carolina for a New Year Eve game that was canceled after the AAU refused to sanction the Swedes appearance in the United States. Coach Juris Reneslais and 10 players faced confusion as locals offered hospitality while talks continued with AAU officials and Swedish federation head Ake Nilsson remaining in New York.
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Hickory
N.C
New York
Lenoir Rhyne College
U.S
American Athletic Union
Juris Reneslais
Hickory Chamber of Commerce
Lenoir Rhyne Cam
Stephen Widen
Dan Ferris
Jim McGregor
Portland
Ore
Ferris
Ayan
Iadies
Adiane Ae
Ake Nilsson
Swedish Basketball Federation
AAU
Nilsson
Humphrey Enters Four Primaries in 1960 Presidential Run
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey announced his entry in four primaries Wisconsin DC Oregon and South Dakota with a focus on foreign policy and national security. He criticized the Eisenhower administration and aims to form a Midwest bloc aided by Wayne Morse who plans to enter Oregon and possibly DC.
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Humphrey
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Oregon
South Dakota
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Jamaica
Adlai E. Stevenson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Kennedy
Morse
Wayne Morse
Senate District of Columbia Amittee
Minnesota
Midwest
West Faces New Crisis On A Tests
The United States and Britain confront a fresh crisis in talks with the Soviet Union on a verifiable treaty banning tests of nuclear weapons. A three power meeting in Geneva resumes January 12 as observers warn a cheating-proof inspection system is needed to prevent sneak explosions. If no progress occurs Washington may shift to a limited ban tied to the current moratorium ending December 31, risking a renewed nuclear test if not announced in advance.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Geneva
Augusta
Polaris submarine George Washington hailed as secure deterrent
Dr. George B. Kistiakowsky praised the 380 foot Polaris capable George Washington as a secure deterrent. Vice Admiral Combs and other Navy leaders attended the ceremony noting the nuclear powered submarine opens a new era in national power for peace. The sub displaces 5 400 tons and has 16 missile tubes.
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Groton
Conn
Eisenhower
Navy
George B. Kistiakowsky
Harvard
George Washington
Kistiakowsky
Adm
Thomas C. Combs
Eastern Sea Frontier
Third Naval District
New York City
Combs
Cmdr
James B. Osborn
Soviet Comment Flags Nuclear Test Moratorium Lift
Pravda said the U.S. decision to lift the nuclear test moratorium on January 1 as a dubious sign of peaceful intentions. The commentary noted the Soviet Union would resume tests after advance public notice if it chose.
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Moscow
Pravda Today
U.S
Eisenhower
Eisenhower to work on State of the Union speech
President Eisenhower plans to polish his State of the Union address for Congress and will play a round of golf if the weather permits in Augusta Georgia today.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Congress
Birthday Party for Rayburn in Sherman Texas
Speaker Sam Rayburn nearing 78 as Congress opens. Sherman hosts Sam Rayburn Appreciation Day with a non political luncheon by eight service clubs. Texas visitors from Washington including Lyndon Johnson fly in to honor the veteran congressman who has served since 1913.
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Sherman
Tex
Sam Rayburn
Congress
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Washington
Rayburn
North Texas
Sen
Lyndon JB. Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
Senate
Water Pollution Seen From Hundreds of New Chemicals
AP science writer reports expert warns U S drinking water is polluted by hundreds of new chemicals with unknown health effects. Poston urges expanded research and funding for water safety, noting thousands of annual new chemicals and oil pollution risks around the Great Lakes.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
Chicago
Poston
Assa. Fc
the Advancement of Science
U.S. Public Health Service Division of
D.C Dahl
St. Lawrence Seaway
Great Lakes
Governor Clauson Dies in Maine at Mansion
Governor Clinton A Clauson 64 died in his sleep at the Augusta executive mansion in his first year in office. Senate president John Reed 38 will succeed him. Clauson, a former chiropractor and longtime Democrat, led Maine politics since the 1930s and served as mayor of Waterville.
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Augusta
Maine
Clinton A .Caluson
Senate
John H.reed
Fort Fairfield
Reed
Clauson
Mitchell
Iowa
Joseph R. Crawford
Cornelius K
Waterville
William Shasse
Brunswick
Ayoung
Investigation of Missiles Certain by Senate Leaders
Washington AP Lyndon B. Johnson leads a Senate Space Committee probe into the nation space missile and defense program. Top staffers from the Space Committee and Armed Services Preparedness subcommittee prepare details to begin after Congress convenes next Wednesday. Two New York attorneys Weiss and Vance, who aided Johnson on past probes, work at committee HQ.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate Space Committee
Armed Services Preparedness Subcommittee
Congress
Johnson
New York
Edwin L. Weiss
Cyrus R. Vance
Weiss
Vance
Motorists Pass Up Car With Injured Woman
Mount Clemens Michigan motorists ignored a overturned car in a ditch along a busy highway. Goldie Clark 28 of Royal Oak was trapped for six and a half hours until two Chrysler missile plant workers freed her. She lay in icy water to the waist and was rushed to a hospital in critical condition with fractures shock and exposure.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Goldie Clark
Royal Oak
Joseph du Long
Philip Pugsiey
Clark
Continued Labor Strife Is Foreseen
Washington AP reports the top labor relations troubleshooter predicts ongoing strife in 1960 as the mediation service chief notes a 20 percent rise in employer-union fund cases in 1959. He says tougher settlements double the workload while 68 million man-days were lost to strikes, far above 1946 levels. Secretary Mitchell notes 1959 had low strike frequency excluding steel.
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Washington
Finnegan
Labor Department
James P. Mitchell
New Year Traditions Across the Nation in 1960
The Associated Press reports varied New Year customs from Cherryville North Carolina where two musketeers fire a volley at each house for 150 years, to AdAmAn Club fireworks atop Pike's Peak and torchlight ski parade in Jackson Wyoming. Miami hosts a pre game parade while Dallas holds rodeo finals as celebrations resemble last year with dinner dancing and entertainment priced from six to forty dollars.
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Cherryville
N.C
AdAmAn Club
Pike’s Peak
Jackson
Wyo
Miami
Fla
Dallas Tex
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Westend
Hull
Boston
Coast Guard
Paul Dunn
Quincy
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