McCormack Poised to Succeed Rayburn as Speaker
Bostonian John W. McCormack, 69, moves toward the speaker’s chair as Sam Rayburn’s illness weakens. The transition hinges on Congress convening January 10 with McCormack already speaker pro tem and facing challengers from committee chairmen like Carl Albert and Hale Boggs.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
House of Representatives
John W. McCormack
Rayburn
McCarta Tain
McCormack
Congress
House
Teamster Agent Roxburgh Indicted on U S Charges in Detroit
George Roxburgh business agent for Local 299 Hoffa era indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit. He faces six counts including conspiring to take illegal payments from firms employing members. alleged payments total 200 monthly from May 1959, plus several 100 200 sums from 1958 59. Local 299 is among the largest Teamsters locals with about 15 000 members.
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Washington
George Roxburgh
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Detroit
Justice Department
Roxburgh
Local 299
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Thomas H. Keegan
Edward J. Donovan
Chicago
Byron R. White
Rosburgh
White
Equipment breakdown halts Lawrence radioactivity measurement
Kansas University Radiation Biophysics Department could not measure fallout in Lawrence this week due to a motor breakdown in testing gear. A replacement is en route. officials expect repair in Lawrence. Last week’s readings neared normal after a prior spike linked to Soviet tests as the USSR exploded its 18th device recently.
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Lawrence
Kansas University Radiation Biophysics Department
Journal-World
Benjamin S. Friesen
Soviet Union
Ussr
Arab students urge unity amid UAR concerns
Four Arab students at KU discuss unity and Arab world goals. They warn Syria may break from the UAR and stress independence and modern society as parallel aims. They note 5000 Arab students in the U.S. and many abroad, and doubt Syria will reunite with the UAR through force.
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Fuad Mulla
Iraq
KU Club
UAR
Mulla
Syria
U.S
Europe
Safynazm Kazem
Egypt
Nasser
Houk Earns Top Yankees Job After Rebuilding Pitching Staff
N Y fans note that Walter Houk rose from player to Denver manager to coach under Casey Stengel before taking the Yankees manager role. He rebuilt the pitching staff, benched regulars for untested newcomers, and aims to win the American League pennant, even as his wife says they hope the Series ends quickly.
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Denver
Casey Stengel
Houk
Yankees
Journal- World
Yankee
Anch
CU Buffs Hope for Big Year After Kansas Test
Buffs coach notes Jack Alers-Gale improves as Joe Romig nears 90 percent readiness after an ankle issue. Kansas tickets move slowly with 1 000 permanent seats and 2 000 bleachers left amid a potential sell-out. A section collapse years ago leads CU to avoid risk and stick with 43 000 seats. Coach Mitchell plans light Friday session.
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Gale
Fred Casotti
Mitchell
Teen admits confronting alleged child drowning incident
In Wheaton Illinois 13 year old Steven Schleneger confessed to luring 7 year old neighbor Yvonne Elliott into a field, assaulting her, and drowning her in a rainwater pond. He is held on delinquency charges awaiting arraignment.
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Edward
du Page County
Wheaton
William Bauer
du Page
Schloneger
Herbert Mertes
Albertine Fisher
Steven
Schlioneger
Yvonne
Merter
Edward Pivonka
Helen June
Elmhurst
Mertes
Schleneger
Bauer
Samuel K. Lewis
Elliott
Evangelistic Services Planned at First Southern Baptist Church
A weeklong series led by Rev. Ralph Aday of White Deer Texas will start Sunday at 7 30 p m with evening services at the First Southern Baptist Church located at 19th and Naismith. Morning services will be held at 10 oclock Monday through Friday under Rev. Roy Brown.
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First Southern Baptist Church
19Th
Naismith
Ralph Aday
White Deer
Tex
Roy Brown
Miller blasts Kennedy on press freedom and information use
Republican National Chairman William E. Miller accuses the Kennedy administration of censorship and using reporters as propaganda conduits. He cites hidden illness details and a secret press meeting as examples, contrasting Eisenhower openness with Kennedy secrecy. White House aides rebut, defending information practices.
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Washngton
William E. Miller
Kennedy
Miller
New York
Freedom of Information Committee
The
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Sigma Delta Chi’s
Professional Journalism Fraternity
Eisenhower
White House
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Republican Party
Moss Committee
Washington
Los Angeles Times
Dallas News
Detroit News
Chicago Tribune
Kansas City Star
Readjustments Possible For County Assessment Setup
Douglas County officials and city and township representatives met at the 4 H Fairgrounds to discuss readjustments to the tax rolls. City officials expect changes to Lawrence lots while townships anticipate adjustments to improved buildings. The county normally reevaluates every four years and no final decision will be made until study results are reviewed.
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Douglas County
Fairgrounds
Lawrence
Former Bishop to Speak at First Methodist Church Ottawa
Former Kansas bishop Dr Dana Dawson will speak Sunday night at First Methodist Church Ottawa on his Africa visit with Dr Albert Schweitzer. Dawson, retired and based in Shreveport Louisiana, led the Kansas conference from 1948 to 1960.
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Ottawa
Kan
Kansas
Dana Dawson
First Methodist Church
Albert Schweitzer
Africa
Shreveport
Dawson
Kansas Church
Forget-Me-Nots sale raises funds for disabled veterans in Lawrence
Lawrence citizens will buy Forget-Me-Nots Saturday to aid disabled American Veterans and their families. Mayor Ted Kennedy proclaims DAV Day urging support. In Kansas University events, Swedish Ambassador Gunnar Varring discusses Sweden’s foreign policy at 8 pm in the Union Ballroom, open to the public after addressing the KU Library Staff Association.
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Disabled American Veterans
DAV Auxiliary
Ted Kennedy
DAV
Lawrence
Dougglas County
United States
Gunnar Varring
Kansas Union
Kansas University
Rounds or Squares How to cut biscuit dough without a cutter
If no biscuit cutter is available use a small tumbler to punch rounds or cut the biscuit dough from a mix into squares or diamonds for shaped pieces.
U.S. Outlines Seven Point Plan Aimed at UN Development Decade
United States proposes a seven point program to advance Kennedy era goals for a decade of UN development. Key aims include boosting 1962 funds of 150 million for the UN Special Fund and Expanded Technical Assistance Program, expanding food aid use, and increasing technical and professional training in underdeveloped countries. The plan includes a financial service for developing nations, expert development planning advice, research projects such as desalination and cheap power, and expanded training of technicians and executives. The message accompanies mention of future assembly approval and notes the 1964 Olympics adding pentathlon for women in Tokyo.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Kennedy
U.S
Philip M. Klutznick
U.N. General Assembly
Assembly
U.N. Special Fund
Klutznick
Special Fund
Rumsey Funeral Home Advertises Lawrence Area Service
Serving the Lawrence Area Since 1920 Rumsey Funeral Home VI 3 5111 Adv.
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Lawrence
Rumsey Funeral Home
Is Proposed For Gamma Rays In Communication
Washington AP reports space scientist Jozef W Berkens of Aerospace Corp proposes gamma rays from future nuclear reactors could enable space communications between a moon station and an earth satellite In outer space where atmosphere absorption is minimal Berkens notes reactor produced gamma rays would incur near zero generator costs and weight in space communication systems
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Washington
International Astronautical Congress
Jozef W. Berkens
Berkens
Aerospace Corp
Los Angeles
Earth
29 Die After Hamburg Train Collision
In Hamburg Germany an off peak suburban passenger train collided with a halted repair train carrying steel beams. Officials say 29 people were killed and at least 45 injured after the crash near Berliner Tor Station when a track supervisor allegedly signaled clearance by mistake.
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Hamburg
Germany
Berliner Tor
Five day Kansas forecast mixed showers with above normal temps
The five day outlook for Kansas calls for temperatures 3 to 5 degrees above seasonal norms with highs in the mid 70s and lows in the 40s to 50s. Precipitation ranges from a trace to 1.0 inch, mainly scattered showers possible Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Kansas
In Memoriam for Ira Hird and Stephen Spencer
Obituary notes honor Ira Hird father and husband with Christian sentiment and rest in Jesus. Myrtle Hird and family express gratitude for cards flowers food and prayers after Stephen Spencer's bereavement sharing thanks from Irene Ruth Johnson Robert Spencer Sam Spencer and Leon Durr for care and support.
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Huseband
Ira Hird
Jesus
Myrtle Hird
Stephen Spencer
Irene
Ruth Johnson
Robert Spencer
Sam Spencer
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