Nixon keeps Hoover and Helms in posts after talks
President elect Nixon meets with Republican leaders and confirms J Edgar Hoover will continue as FBI director and Richard Helms will stay as CIA chief. Hoover’s retirement age exemption is honored. future retirement remains possible. Nixon also plans talks with Dwight Eisenhower before returning to New York.
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Washington
Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
New York
Ronald L. Ziegler
Hoover
Helms
Nix
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Johnson
Five Cuban exiles captured after landing on north coast
Granma reports five Miami men seized two days after landing at El Morrillo Beach in Pinar del Rio. They faced revolutionary courts, armed with six grenades, pistols, rifles, and ammunition. Leaders and affiliations tied to Alpha 66 and Second Front of Escambray are noted along with past flight years and suspected CIA links.
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Havana
Cubba
Communist Party
Granma
Miami
Fla
Pinar del Rio
Cuba
Armed Forces
Interior Ministry
CIA
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Ernesto Diaz Rodriguez
Antonio Manuel Rodriguez Lorenzo
Court
Emilio Nazario Perez Sargent
Second Avenue
Felipe Sanchez Olivera
15Th
Hemenegildo Rodriguez Perez
Revolutionary Courts
el Morrillo Beach
Cabanas
Rodriguez Lorenzo
Rodriguez Perez
Fulgencio Perez
Central Intelligence Agency
Diaz Rodriguez
Perez Sargent
Alpha 66
Second Front
Escambray
Fidel Castro
Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo
Oriente
Electors Cast Nixon Victory In Electoral College
Electors voted today for Richard M. Nixon as the 37th president with 302 electoral votes reported from 32 states, well past the 270 needed. States like Tennessee Maryland Vermont Oklahoma Arizona and West Virginia backed Nixon, while the District of Columbia supported Humphrey. The count stood Nixon 27 to 10 at noon though objections from a few electors remained possible.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Tennessee
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Vermont
Nixon
Oklahoma
Arizona
District of Columbia
Humphrey
West Virginia
Clouds and Rain to Return to Lawrence Area
Clouds and warmer temperatures bring a likely return of rain for the Lawrence area through Tuesday. Lows hover in the upper 20s with highs Tuesday in the 40s and a 60 percent chance of light rain. Temperatures then run near normal through Saturday with lows 15 to 25 and highs 35 to 45, while weekend lows dip to 8 degrees and daytime highs reach 22.
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Lawrence
Free Prescription Delivery at Raney Drug Stores
Advertising brief notes that all eight Raney Drug Stores offer free prescription delivery and immediate mall service. It mentions Gene Doane of 824 Mass St as a contact or advertiser.
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Raney Drug Stores
Kansas electors cast Nixon ballots in unanimous vote
Seven Kansas Republican electors met at the Secretary of State’s office at noon and voted unanimously for Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew for president and vice president. The group elected R W Josserand as chairman and Evaline Conway as secretary.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard M. Nixon
Elwin Shanahan
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Eugene Hanson
Newton
R.W. Josserand
Pratt
Evaline Conway
Paola
Parsons Accepts New J-W Post
Steve Parsons will become assistant to the publisher of the Journal-World on January 1. He has lived in Lawrence the past year as district manager for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Parsons will focus on business operations and the printing department as a new role under Dolph C. Simons Jr. He is a Dexter Kansas native with degrees from Kansas State University and served as a Navy lieutenant. The Parsons family resides at 2807 Ala. St. with three children.
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Steve Parsons
Journal-World
Lawrence
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Parsons
Dolph C. Simons Jr
the World Company
Simons
Telephone Company
Leavenworth
Atchison
Ottawa
Southwestern Bell
Topeka
Dexter
Kant
Kansas State University
Navy
Rotary Club
Episcopal Church
Doug
Chris
Jane
Ala. St
Football Outranks NBC Kiddies Show
NBC delayed the start of a kiddies program because a late football game ran long pushing all evening shows eight minutes. The San Diego versus Oakland AFL clash was allowed to finish, delaying Huckleberry Finn. a network spokesman called it a highly unusual move.
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New York
National Broadcasting Co
NBC
Apollo 8 Crews Complete Final Medical Exam Rehearsal
The Apollo 8 astronauts Beneath Cape Kennedy, Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders passed a three hour medical exam with NASA officials calling them in excellent shape. They then used a space craft simulator to practice flight phases as countdown proceeds toward a 6 51 a m CST Saturday launch for a Christmas Eve lunar orbit.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Moon
KU Faculty Protest Paycheck Schedule Change
Kansas University faculty leaders call the new payday date a distressing move and capricious handling of state employee interests. AAUP leaders plan a meeting with Governor Docking to seek reversal while urging support for higher education and faculty salaries amid budget tensions.
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State Accounts and Reports Division
Roy Laird
Kansas University
KU Chapter
American Association of University Professors
Laird
AAUP
Docking
Paul Wilson
Robert Tomasek
Donald McCoy
W. Clarke Wescoe
Kansas
Wescoe
James Bibb
Capitol
Topeka
Bibb
Kansas Board of Regents
Willard the Boxing Champion Dies in California
The former world heavyweight champion Jess Willard, 86, died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Los Angeles after a heart attack. He rose to fame by beating Jack Johnson in 1915 and lost his title to Jack Dempsey in 1919. Willard had lived in Lawrence around 1917 and left a lasting local memory.
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Jess Willard
California
Willard
Lawrence
Casey
Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Big Jess
Havana
Jack Johnson
Johnson
U.S
Paris
Pacoima Memorial Lutheran Hospital
Last minute gift idea for Journal World subscription
A brief notice from Willard on page 20 promotes giving a gift subscription to the Journal World. Contact Oscar Rumsey-owners at BEV Funeral Home for details and VI8-5911 or VI8-1000 for Advy.
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Red and
Oscar Rumsey
BEV. Funeral Home
The
Journal- World
Ady
County Funds Deposited by New Method
Douglas County Commission overhauls fund deposits to six county banks to modernize check writing. Commissioner Kampschroeder refuses vote citing fear of repercussions from bankers. Majority from Glass and Booth approves, funds distributed today by set percentage shares for each bank with annual reviews.
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Douglas County Commission
Walter Kampschroeder
Travis Glass
Harvey Booth
Commission
First National Bank
Lawrence National Bank and Trust Co
Douglas County State Bank
University State Bank
Baldwin State Bank
Kaw Valley State Bank
Eudora
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Ray Bliss
GOP
National Committee
Castros
Dominican Republic
Juan Folch Parens
Manzanillo
Puerto Rico
Ramon Quesada
Menoyo
Dean Evans
Salina
Henry Otto
Manhattan
Wayne Rogler
Matfield Green
Emmett FE. Wilson
Independence
Earl Watts
Arrow
North Pole
Watts
Journal-World Photo
Charles Berry
Space Agency
Sxperts
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Watkins National Bank
City Hall
Richard Dunlap
7Th
Iowa
Old Palace
Massachusetts
Frank Vaughan
Jess
Frank Moran
Dempsey
Toledo
Ohio
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