Chimp Set To Soar Next As Space Capsule Flight
Cape Canaveral reports a successful unmanned test of the man in space capsule 130 miles high. It was recovered intact 235 miles down-range near Grand Bahama Island after a 16 minute 4000 mph flight atop an 83 foot Redstone missile. NASA declares the test a pivotal step toward sending the first American astronaut aloft within months.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Atlantic
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Valley Forge
Grand Bahama Island
Fire Engulfs Carrier Constellation Killing Dozens
A massive blaze aboard the aircraft carrier Constellation in New York left at least 20 dead and hundreds injured as water was poured aboard for hours. The ship listed to port and crews fought the flames amid freezing weather and smoke reaching 700 feet.
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New York
Constellation
Edward Cavanagh
Cavanagh
Navy
Schuyler N. Pyne
Brooklyn
East River
Michael J. Murphy
Murphy
D Day for Taxes Here Tuesday in County
Tuesday marks the deadline for first half personal property tax payments. Land payments must arrive by 4 p.m. and mail postmarks before midnight. Officials, led by treasurer Bessie Bennett, expect awhile line at the courthouse and urge use of mail payments to speed the process. After Tuesday the full tax bill becomes due with interest, and 1961 vehicle license tags go on sale January 3 with options for low-number reservations at the courthouse or by mail using state mail cards.
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Bessie Bennett
Bennett
Holiday Inn Advertises Christmas Dinner Reservations
Serving Christmas dinner at Holiday Inn Restaurant. Reservations are encouraged early by calling VI3-7991 for seating and availability.
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Holiday Inn
Snow Fall In Lawrence Forecast For Tonight And Tuesday
Occasional snow flurries and much colder temperatures are expected in Lawrence tonight and Tuesday. The city last saw six inches of snow a week ago Sunday, with record lows around five degrees reached last Tuesday. Temperatures are predicted to dip further as a northwest cold air movement continues, with lows in the 20s and highs near 25 to 30 Tuesday.
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Lawrence
Hugo Wedell Named to Kansas Hall of Fame
Hugo T. Wedell, a Wichita attorney and 20 year Kan sas Supreme Court member, was named to the Kansas aetna Hall of Fame by the Oldtime Ball Players Association.
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Wichita
Hugo T. Wedell
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Aetna Hall of Fame
Oldtime Ball Players Association
State Electors Cast Votes For Nixon In Kansas
Kansas eight Republican electors cast their ballots for Richard M. Nixon for president and Lodge for vice president. Seven held an informal meeting beforehand to consider Southern coalition offers but stayed loyal to the GOP ticket. One elector, William H. Vernon of Larned, arrived late as balloting began.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard M. Nixon
Electoral College
GOP
Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
William H
Bill) Vernon
Larned
Vernon
Kansas House
Donald O. Concannon
Hugoton
Sadie Jurney
Kingman
France and Israel push peaceful nuclear collaboration
French and Israeli officials deny plans for weapons and say joint atomic research focuses on peaceful uses. Israel's Atomic Energy Commission asserts no weapon production, while governments stress inspection and openness amid reports of reactor plans and uranium processing aid.
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Paris
Washington
London
Israel
Canada
India
Jerusalem
Israeli Atomic Energy Commission
Britain
Arthur Laurie
U.S
Washington Post
Dispatch
Times
New York Times
Beersheba
London Daily Mail
France
David Ben-Gurion
Area Store Sales Rise in 10th District
AP reports department store sales for the year through Dec 10 are one percent behind last year in the 10th Federal Reserve District. Western Missouri sales are even, while Kansas sales trail by eight percent.
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Kansas City
Federal Reserve District
Western Missouri
Kansas
Post Office City's Busiest Place Reaches Peak For Christmas Mail
Postmaster James Parsons warns mailers to finish early to avoid delays as Lawrence Post Office hits peak parcel post day and surpasses 1959 figures. In first 15 days of December the office handled over two million pieces. parcel post rose 22 000 from 1959. Air mail urged for distant cards. Canada and Mexico require a four cent stamp for first two ounces.
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James Parsons
Lawrence
Parcel Post
Parsons
Canada
Mexico
Lawrence National Guard
Lawrence Post Office
B. L. Jones
Ky. St
Carl Harness
Elm St
R. L. Bolton
del. St
Journal-World
Phase two apartments start at Southridge Plaza Lawrence
The second phase of the Southridge Plaza project in Lawrence will begin in February or March with two new apartment buildings. Total units will reach 160 by September, with plans for continued expansion as University growth and city development push demand. A swimming pool will serve residents, slated for completion by June 1.
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Lawrence
Southridge Plaza
23Rd
Iowa Sts
Southridge
Joe McCoskrie
McCoskrie
Stouffer Place
Announced obituary for Rumsey Funeral Home client
Rumsey Funeral Home lists VN SHE obituary notice with details on services and date. The notice confirms arrangement and indicates burial plans and contact for memorial inquiries.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Kansas student wins Rhodes Scholarship record at KU
Fred Morrison, a KU senior from Colby, earned a Rhodes Scholarship becoming the third KU student in three years to win the honor. He studies German, mathematics and political science and will pursue graduate work at Oxford University after graduation in June.
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Fred Morrison
Kansas University
Colby
Summerfield
Des Moines
Iowa
Oxford University
England
United States
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
West Point Military Academy
Francis Heller
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dean Heller
KU Rhodes
Morrison
Gustafson
Raymond Nichols
Ala
Richard Ontjes
Hutchinson
Oxford
Kansas
Melvin Goering
Moundridge
Bethel
Edwin R. Phelps Named to SI Silver Anniversary All America
Kansas University football center 1933 35 Edwin R. Phelps now Pittsburg chief engineer for Peabody Coal Co selected for Sports Illustrated 1960 Silver Anniversary All America honor The Dec 26 issue will feature the 25 winners and SI notes their long community service and professional dedication
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Edwin R. Phelps
Kansas University
Sports Illustrated
Phelps
Pittsburg
Peabody Coal Co
Tragedy Near Eudora Station Claims Brubeck Family
Lawrence man John Brubeck 40 and his daughter Pamela 11 died when their car was struck by Santa Fe passenger train No. 124 near the Cooperative Farm Chemicals plant. Five other family members were hospitalized with injuries. the mother and four daughters survived in fair to good condition.
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Lawrence
15Th Street
Eudora Road
Chemi
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Neva May Brubeck
Paula May
Judith Katherine
Janet Carolyn
Lucille Marie
Paula
Pamela
Katherine
Janet
John Wolfe
Santa Fe
Wolfe
Brubeck
Los Angeles
Chicago
Kansas City
See MAN, DAUGHTER, Page 16 Stover's Candy, Cooper Drug
Classified notice notes an advertisement unspecified in text for Stover's Candy and Cooper Drug with reference to a man and his daughter on page 16.
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U.S
Stover
Cooper Drug
Weather summary for Northeast Kansas amid cold week ahead
Mostly cloudy with occasional snow and much colder tonight into Tuesday. Lows in the 20s, highs Tuesday in the 25 to 30 range. Five day Kansas forecast calls for 5 to 8 degrees below normal with light precipitation, mostly snow, early in the period and some warming later. Subscribe for more updates from the Journal-World Circulation Dept.
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Emporia
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Eudora
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