Life under Castro: money and fear amid shortages
Cuban prisoners' relatives arriving in Miami describe abundance of cash but scarcity of food and clothing. Government vigilance and fear shape daily life, with non conformity risking jobs and frequent police surveillance limiting movement during the crisis.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Aida Rodriguez Valladares
Havana
Rodriguez Valladares
Leal Cruz
Castro
Calmer Weekend Weather Forecast for Kansas
The state braces for a calmer spell with moderating temperatures through Saturday after a cold snap. Overnight lows dip into the 20s with a 16 degree record, while Saturday highs reach the 40s under partly cloudy skies. Slight drizzle and fog cover southern regions as northern areas stay cloudy. overall, gradual warming gives way to cooler Saturday conditions.
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Kansas
Sting Is Removed In Expense Area
Washington report on revised Internal Revenue Service rules for business travel and entertainment deductions. Commissioner Caplin says final clarifications will be issued in February, with softer limits on receipts and guest expenses. The changes ease some restrictions but ongoing questions include business meals with clients and spouse deductibility.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Mortimer M. Caplin
Caplin
Dr Kelsey Leads New FDA Investigational Drug Office
Dr Frances O Kelsey, famed for blocking thalidomide, named head of a new FDA investigational drug branch. The reorganization creates five divisions to enforce stricter testing rules, require animal studies, and demand evidence of safety and effectiveness before marketing new drugs.
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Washington
Frances O. Kelsey
U.S
Food and Drug Administration
Secretary of Welfare
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Celebrezze
FDA
Europe
Congress
Kelsey
Rumsey Funeral Home Owners Fred and Oscar Rumsey
Fred and Oscar Rumsey are identified as owners of Rumsey Funeral Home in an archival notice. The fragment mentions the firm name and ownership but lacks date or location details.
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Fred and
Oscar Rumsey
Rumsey Funeral Home
Exiles plan renewed action as Kennedy heads to Orange Bowl
Cuban exiles recount Bay of Pigs legacies as Fidel Castro opponents await a Kennedy ceremony. Manuel Artime, invasion chiefs, and Jose Perez San Roman plan to meet the President in Palm Beach. Ex-prisoners, arriving on the African Pilot, anticipate future mass departures and a return to Cuba with arms in hand.
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Castro
Manuel Artime
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Papa Kennedy
White House
Orange Bowl
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
Russia
Miami
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
New York
James B. Donovan
U.S
Havana
Artime
Jose Perez San Roman
Erneido Oliva
Wayne Mayo Named Librarian For City Facility
Wayne Mayo age 30 has been named head librarian at the Lawrence Free Public Library starting Feb. 1. He previously served as assistant reference librarian at the Oklahoma City Public Library and as assistant refer ence librarian in Lansing Michigan. Mayo holds a B S from Illinois University 1956 and MLS from Oklahoma University 1960. He edited a business quarterly newsletter and assisted Macomb County Michigan in expanding its business technology collections. He is a former Army member, insurance underwriter and surety bond agent, married with three children. The city librarian post was vacant since June 1.
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Wayne Mayo
Lansing, Mich
Lawrence Free Public Library
Mayo
Illinois University
Oklahoma University
Oklahoma City
Lansing
Lawrence
Macomb County
Mich
Edward A. Howard
Howard
Evansville
Ind
Ray Evans Receives New Regent Term in Kansas
Gov. John Anderson announced the renomination of Ray Evans of Prairie Village to the State Board of Regents for a four year term beginning January 1. Evans is completing his second four year term and is a former KU All American football and basketball star.
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Topeka
John Anderson
Ray Evans
Prairie Village
State Board of Regents
Evans
Anderson
Charles V. Kincaid
Independence
Leon N. Rouilier
Colby
Kansas City, Mo
University of Kansas
Harry Darby
Kansas City
Kan
U. S
Kansas
Universities of Kansas and Colorado Launch Russian Studies Program
The Carnegie Corp. funds a joint KU CU Russian studies project in Finland with 67,000 dollars to start this summer. Forty students, mostly from Kansas and Colorado, will complete three 8 to 10 week sessions over three years in Jarvenpaa. The program aims to foster practical language use by immersion and daily classes plus language drills and lectures in a city with a Russian-speaking refugee community and ties to composer Jean Sibelius.
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Kansas
Colorado
Carnegie Corp
New York
Finland
Kansas-Colorado
Soviet Union
United States
Jarvenpaa
Russia
Jean Sibelius
Gufler applauds KU Finland study program news
Lawrence born U. S. ambassador to Finland Bernard Gufler voiced initial skepticism then pleasure at KU plans to send students to Jarvenpaa Finland this summer to study Russian. He noted Finland’s language use and friendly Finns and highlighted the strong U.S. Finland student exchange, with Gufler serving as ambassador since 1961.
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Bernard Gufler
U. S
Finland
Kansas University
Gufler
Lawrence
Ambassador Gufler
Topeka
Journal-World
Jarvenpaa
Russia
Jarven
Paa
Kansas
U.S
United States
State Department
Julius Holmes
Iran
Leland Barrows
Cameroons
Night Clubs Lead New Year Pace In Los Angeles
Los Angeles clubs and hotels push safe New Year celebrations with free rooms and packages while police warn against drunken driving. Beverly Hills cuts drink inclusions to lower prices. other venues offer cover charges and party options.
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L.A
New York
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Calif
Howard Johnson
Motor Lodge
Columbus
Ohio
Candles Likely Caused Presbyterian Church Fire
A 10 inch candle left burning on an altar in the First Presbyterian Church may have sparked a fire that heavily damaged the building early Thursday. Fire Chief F C Sanders, with help from state investigators, revised the loss to about 50000 dollars. The blaze started on the south wall of the Sunday school room where a wedding had been held. Fire crews contained the flames in about 15 minutes but additional small fires required more work. The church issued a revised Sunday School schedule starting December 30 with classes moved to various locations in the church and nearby facilities.
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First Presbyterian Church
F. C. Sanders
Sanders
Lloyd Davies
State Fire Marshal's Office
John Kasberger
Davies
Kasberger
Lawrence Public Library
Congregational Church
County Agency Studying Real Estate Reassessment Plan
Douglas County commissioners weigh a $100 000, 18 to 24 month real estate equalization project. They acknowledge existing inequities in property valuations and study will continue for better long term efficiency and fair taxes without raising mill levy.
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Douglas County Board of Commissioners
State Property Valuation Department
Douglas County
Harvery Booth
Elmer Ousdahl
Walter Kampschroeder
Ousdahl
Kampschroeder
Booth
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Qousdahl
Topeka Home Invaded by Gunman
In Topeka, a gunman invaded Bernard Beck’s home tied Mrs Beck and ransacked the residence. Beck arrived during the crime, the assailant fired twice and fled in a car after escaping through the front. The Becks recently moved from Springfield Missouri.
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Topeka
Bernard Beck
Weather notes and temperature records for Northeast Kansas
Partly cloudy through Saturday with a low in the 20s and a high in the 40s. The page lists yesterday’s and year ago temperatures, the day’s record highs and lows, and mentions cosmetics and advertising references.
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Kansas
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