Virginia Votes On Poll Tax Plan Tuesday
A lame duck special session in Virginia aims to keep the poll tax on the books while proposing rules to let residents who refuse to pay still vote in federal elections. The move faces broad opposition but support from Byrd Democrats and administration allies.
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Midwest City Fire Kills Three Children
A home fire in Midwest City claimed the lives of three children Roger six Sharon eleven and Dorothy fourteen during the weekend. The father Richard Ewing and his wife were injured along with their two year old son and were listed in fair condition. The family slept as the blaze began about 1136 p.m. Saturday nights.
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Lie Expected Back To Work As Norway Interior Minister
Oslo AP reports former United Nations secretary-general Trygve Lie is expected to return to work as Norway's interior minister. Lie, 67, has been ill since October 21 after a small blood clot. Premier Einar Gerhardsen announced the plan on December 1. Lie had been politically inactive since resigning the UN post in 1953 and briefly holding the interior post in 1953-54.
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Lighter Side of Bobby Baker Reveals Senators Know Him Less
In a reflective piece by Dick West, UPI notes that many senators today barely recognize the name Bobby Baker. The account recalls Baker hosting a lavish event with guests, buses, cocktails, and aides, but later observations suggest his influence has waned and few lawmakers can place his role or memory.
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Barghoorn Home Hopes For A Period Of Quiet
Yale professor Frederick Barghoorn, jailed in Moscow as a spy, was expelled after an eight day confinement. He arrived in New Haven aboard a chartered plane and spoke briefly at a news conference while avoiding details of his arrest and treatment. He thanked President Kennedy for help and called the episode inexplicable and bizarre.
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Stamp Error Finances A College Education
A college student bought three misprinted United Nations postage stamps for $2 on issue day, then sold them for $2,400 to a dealer. The stamps commemorate housing and community facilities but omit large black shading and words. Experts say the error is the greatest in decades and unlikely to be corrected by the Post Office, with dealers reselling at high prices.
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Union Raps Civil Rights Legislation
In New York AFL CIO leaders debate civil rights measures amid dissatisfaction with President Kennedy’s policy. A Philip Randolph and James Carey call for stronger action and expedition of legislation, while George Meany appoints a task force to push the issue at the biennial convention. Randolph seeks to mobilize public sentiment among 13.5 million union members.
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Icelandic Students Shot Tulsa Man Held on Assault Charge
Two Icelandic students Kettil tidisson 27 2 and Shelder Gests son 23 were wounded and listed in serious condition at a Tulsa hospital. J P D Skaggs owner Rick's Trailer Court was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after a call to the sheriff's office about trouble en route to the trailer park.
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Duke of Bedford to give stamps to winter visitors
In Bedford England the Duke of Bedford says he will give trading stamps to winter visitors at his estate We burn Abbey. He notes stamps may help local businesses and says the house will continue to earn income as he works to pay off a 14 million dollar death duty on the estate inherited from his father.
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German General Foertech Meets U S General Taylor
West German commander Friedrich Foertech and U S General Maxwell Taylor discuss military matters in Washington Bonn Germany during talks on allied defense strategy and coordination.
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Ordaz Nominated As Mexican Chief
Gustavo Dig Ordaz has accepted the presidential nomination of the Institutional Revolutionary Party and is expected to be elected president of Mexico next year. He pledged to carry forward the policies of President Adolfo Lopez Mateos after the transition.
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