The Innocent Bystander Wilbur Reviews The Average Man
Wilbur Peeble, an average husband in Yourville, reflects on 1960 while joking about personal failures and world events past and missed. He declares himself an innocent bystander as his wife urges action and as the year ends with him napping, awaiting 1961.
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Wilbur Peeble
Wilbur
Dick Nixon
White House
Nikita Khrushchev
United Nations
Eisenhower
Japan
New Orleans
Trellis Mae
Global Briefs Mix East and West Political Shifts
A Canada trip by a Chinese trade delegation signals talks for farm imports as Peiping faces flood and drought. In Korea, Prime Minister Chang's Democratic party gains governors amid early electoral results. Panama eyes textile industry as 1961 outlook brightens. Lebanon calls for Arab atomic cooperation as Israel immigration worries rise. In Moscow, Olshansky named agriculture minister after crop year woes. Edith Piaf returns to Paris stages after illness.
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Ottaway
Canada
Montreal
Peiping People’s Daily
Red China
Plastic the next ingredient in coin making
The Royal Mint explores plastic as a future coin material joining gold silver and copper in a historical survey. The piece traces coinage from Lydia electrum to Roman denarii and modern experiments with zinc porcelain cardboard and wooden nickels.
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Washington
Britain
Royal Mint
Lydia
Gyges
B.C
Ionia
Mediterranean
Sparta
Joseph
Mary
Bethlehem
Jude
Germany
Mussolini
United States
Memorial Rites For Bomber Crew at Brunswick Navy Chapel
Memorial services were held for nine Neptune bomber crew members killed when their plane crashed near Newfoundland. Over 150 squadron personnel attended in the Brunswick Naval Air Station chapel. Lt(jg) Wertz, pilot Billie Wertz’s widow, joined family members among mourners.
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Brunswick
Maine
Newfoundland
Wisconsin
Patrol Squadron Seven
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Argentia
Nfld
Betty Wertz
J.g
Billie M. Wertz
William T. Flynn
Orange
N. J
Stillman M. Schulze
Lincoln
Neb
Daniel R. Carlson
Mother 25 Gives Birth To Eighth Son In Detroit
Margaret Reese aged 25 gave birth this week to her eighth son in Detroit. The baby’s older siblings include an eight year old. Husband Daniel, 27, a cab driver, and Margaret already have a girl’s name picked out Margaret Pauline for their first child. She joked that one more would make a baseball team.
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Detroit
Margaret Reese
Christopher
Daniel
Margaret Pauline
Local Villa Booking for New Year Eve Reservations
Diners include appetizers desserts and bowling at South Lanes with events from 1960s roll out and sewing alterations. Helen Wuest offers appointments at 812 Tyler St or by calling 4-0056 for reservations.
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New Villa
South Lanes
Helen Wuest
Tyler St
Western State Puzzle Answers Across and Down
A crossword style list revealing clues and their solutions across and down. Includes references to places rivers stars and common words across domains with multiple letter counts and thematic entries.
Hummel to retire as head of Wisconsin Railroad Association
Madison leader C A Hummel announced on his 7th birthday that he will retire December 31 as chairman of the Wisconsin Railroad Association after 14 years in the post. The Milwaukee native has served as spokesman and legislative representative for eight Class 1 railroads in the state, with a nearly 48 year railroad career.
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Europe
Henry VII
England
Madison
C.A. Hummel
Chaiman
Wisconsin Railroad Association
Hummel
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Kennedy
Sen
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
James M. Landis
Landis
Harvard Law School
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Power Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Labor Relations Board
Kennedy May Appoint Roving Ambassador
President elect Kennedy says he is considering a roving ambassador to talk with foreign leaders. Reports name W Averell Harriman as a possible appointee after Harriman met Kennedy at his Florida home this week. Kennedy hinted at naming an envoy next week while also reviewing plans for broader federal reform and foreign aid policy.
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John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
W. Averell Harriman
Soviet Union
New York
Atlantic Shore
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
U. S. House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Navy
Fulbright
Treasury
P. Fulbright
U. S
United States Information Service
United States
Search for missing U S Army liaison plane ends in Rome
Officials from the U S Embassies in Rome and Athens announced the search for the missing U S Army liaison plane with two aboard is called off. The aircraft departed Pisa for Athens a week earlier and never arrived. The crew were Maj Willis Lukowicz of Wisconsin Rapids and Maj Joseph Hugeninnen, both stationed in Athens.
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U.S
Athens
U.S. Army
Pisa
Italy
Willis Lukowicz
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Air Force
Joseph Hugeninnen
United States
Nelson Grants Clemency To Nine Persons
Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson announced clemency for nine individuals, seven on parole. He denied 21 other petitions and commuted several sentences including life terms for Anton Swiderski and August Stewart and shortened terms for four others.
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Anton Swiderski
Swiderski
Milwaukee
Alva E. Legg
Legg
Dane County
Donald Myron Low
Low
Rock County
August Henry Stewart
Stewart
Marinette County
Joseph Scott Weisphal
Kenosha County
Willie Moore
Leonard D. Kedder
John W. Pulver
Jesse F. Crawford
Clayton Francis Dennis
William Mitchell Gardner
Telford Medlock
Andrew O. Proffitt
Arthur Richard Yaeger
Joseph Norman Leanna
Thomas Joseph Hogan
John J. McTigue
Charles Brooks
Frederick A. Gerlat
Ronald F. Riege
Daniel J. Bannier
Jesse E. Johnson
Frederick Meyer
Francis J. Pyykola
David A. Sheldon
Sherman C. Wheeler
Skelton Goes Home From Hospital Stay
Red Skelton, hospitalized since December 3 for a ruptured diaphragm, has gone home to rest for several weeks while guest stars take over his television show.
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Hollywood
Red Skelton
Customs Collections Up at 3 State Ports
Milwaukee AP reports that Wisconsin sub ports show higher customs receipts for the year ending 1960 with Green Bay at 123,789 and Manitowoc 52,564 while Marinette small amount and Kenosha Racine down. Ship arrivals rose at Green Bay and Manitowoc but varied at others.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Customs Office
Wisconsin
Bernhard Gettelman
Green Bay
Manitowoc
Marinette
Kenosha Racine
Sheboygan
Uncle Ray seeks questions from students for World Book prize
The column invites 4th to 12th graders to submit science, history, biography or geography questions. Top classrooms win a 20 volume World Book Encyclopedia set. awards announced January 9. It discusses snow’s dual effects on farming and landscapes and invites readers to request a leaflet.
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Uncle Ray
Ham and Turkey Lead Holiday Shopping Lists
Ham and turkey top the weekly holiday shopping lists for housewives with supermarket and neighborhood grocers offering both traditional and fresh options. Eggs rise while poultry production climbs, and prices vary with ham typically higher and turkey cheaper than last year. Fruits and vegetables show wide variety from artichokes to cranberries with oranges and apples among good buys and several produce items priced higher.
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Turkey
Florida
California
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