Harriman Named Special Envoy Farm Meet Planned
Kennedy prepares to announce farm leadership picks as a Palm Beach visit reveals rumors. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr arrives for talks but caps the trip with golf. Bundy and Vandiver emerge as notable contenders for key posts while Robert C. Weaver is eyed for a top housing agency post. Preparations for a New York farm conference at the Carlyle Hotel bring together nine leaders to discuss surplus cuts and retirement programs amid past policy divides.
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Freeman
Minnesota
Carlyle
New York
Kennedy
American Farm Bureau Federation
General Farm Organization
Eisenhower
National Grange
National Farmers Union
Farmers Union
State Holiday Toll Rises to 123 in Deathwatch Period
United Press International and the Department of Public Safety report 123 violent deaths during a 10 day New Year holiday period known as Operation Deathwatch. Of these, 54 occurred in automobile accidents as heavy traffic and weather loom. DPS projects total toll could reach 176 with about 90 traffic deaths.
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United Press International
Department of Public Safety
DPS
1960 Bows Out But World Remains Troubled
AP reports 1960 ends with global strife continuing across Laos Congo Belgium and Algeria as Fidel Castro consolidates power in Cuba and JFK prepares to take office. Hammarskjold plans Congo flight as nuclear club grows and France tests in the Sahara. Public hopes for peace amid dance prayer and celebration.
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Laos
Southeast Asia
Europe
Belgium
Africa
Congo
Algeria
Castro
Jfk
Ike
United States
Washington
Fidel Castro
Cuba
John F. Kennedy
Florida
West
Eisenhower
Dag Hammarskjold
France
Sahara
China
Gaiety Continues With Free Coffee Across City Routes
The article notes continued gaiety with free coffee for homeward bound revelers. In Toledo the Maumee Valley Hospital will run a coffee tent at a main intersection. Free coffee also offered at restaurants along Illinois tri state and Northwest tollways.
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Page Ones
Toledo
Maumee Valley Hospital
Plinois
Tristate
Northwest Tollways
Wrecks Claim Ten Lives in New Mexico Crashes
Two head on collisions on U S highway killed ten people and left four others injured in New Mexico. Seven died near Alamogordo six miles west and three died near Lordsburg on the Arizona border. Victims include Elizabeth Mullane and family of Arvida Colorado, Veronica Chavez and Eloy Chavez of Alamogordo, Olfyver Tweeten of Ventura California, Carolyn Tweeten, and Fermin Sosa of El Paso.
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Alamogordo
UBL
U. S
New Mexico
Lordsburg
Arizona State Line
Elizabeth Mullane
Kathleen
Wiliam H. Mullane
Arvida
Cab
Denver
Veronica
Kennedy Aide Nomination Called Unqualified
Massachusetts Governor Foster Furcolo urged President-elect Kennedy to rethink naming McGeorge Bundy, dean of Harvard College, as special assistant for national security affairs. Furcolo called Bundy unqualified in a late night statement from Boston. Salinger declined comment at Kennedy's Palm Beach HQ.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Foster Fureolo
John F. Kennedy
McGeorge Bundy
Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Bundy
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Pierre Salinger
Furcolo
Birth of Daughter Noted in Local Notices
A batch of fragmented notices reports the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Victor Alvarado at 2001 E thth Ft. en birth of a daughter with weights and hospital details unclear. The father is employed by Dabok and several other lines mention caregivers and locations.
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Victor Alvarado
TU Go
Thursdas In
Oh Saauel Ch
Mero
Stee Damen Bicksen
Weatet
Platinum Stolen from Owens Corning Plant Roof
Thieves entered through the roof of a supposedly burglar-proof brick building at Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp. and stole platinum bushings valued at least 150 000 dollars. A new housing project has been announced for Lajes Airport in the Azores.
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Ashton
Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp
Lajes Airport
Azores
Blacklist Suit Targets Hollywood Studios Over Suppressed Work
Twelve writers and actors file an 87 million federal case alleging a Hollywood blacklist since the 1947 hearings. They name 13 companies including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Paramount Disney and Warner Brothers, seek an injunction, and claim antitrust violations by colluding to bar suspected communists. The suit notes use of offshore markets to obtain work under false names and lower pay.
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Washington
UPI
Hollywood
Nedrick Young
Nathan E. Douglas
Herbert Biberman
Lester Cole
John Howard Lawson
Albert Madr
Robert L. Richards
Frederick J. Rinaldo
Philip Stevenson
Alvin Hammer
Shimeen Ruskin
Gale Sondergaard
Mary Virginia Farmer
Maltz
Miss Sondergaard
A. L. Wirth
American Civil Liberties Union
Merto - Goldwyn- Mayer
Paramount
20Th Century- Fox
Universal
Allied Artists
Warner Brothers
Walt Disney Productions
Hallsswood
First Riot Death Reported in Belgium General Strike
Brussels clashes between 3,000 demonstrators and mounted police left one dead and 12 injured on the strike day. Premier Eyskens blamed Communists and vowed to push tax and welfare cuts through parliament as King Baudouin called in Socialist leader Leo Collard to manage the crisis. Violence spread to Malines Mons Namur Liege and Charleroi with several hurt and a woman stabbed.
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Brussels
Brusels
Belgium
Gaston Eyskens
Congo
Baudouin
Leo Collard
Socialist Party
Spain
Sabena Airlines
Sabena
Brussels Grand Place
Continent
Europe
Eyskens
Pierre Lerat
Malines
Mons
Namur
Verviers
Charleroi
Liege
Battle over House Rules Committee in Kennedy era
Democrats fear a rules showdown as Rep. Howard W. Smith leads the panel that many see as gatekeeper to Kennedy’s liberal priorities. A liberal coalition seeks change, pressing Rayburn to curb pigeonholing and ensure liberal bills reach debate.
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Senate
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Kennedy
Congress
Smith
House
Rayburn
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Holifield
John A. Blatnik
D-Minn
Frank Thompson Jr
Texas Cowboy Is Crowned World's Top Bull Rider
Dublin, Texas, rider Harry Tompkins won the world championship in bull riding at the National Finals Rodeo. He led the field before the finals and stayed aboard his bull in the sixth go round to secure the title while competitors pursued the remaining prize money. Harley May and Don Huddleston set steer wrestling records at 4.2 seconds in the sixth go-round.
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Dallas
Harry Tompkins
Dublin
Tex
Tompkins
Duane Howard
Minnie- Wwaukan
N. D
Harley May
Oakdale
Calif
Don Huddleston
Sardis
Okla
Harry Charters
Melba
Idaho
Radeo
Bob A. Robinson
Tuttle
James Bynum
Forreston
Jim Painter McAlester
Winston Bruce
Calgary
Alta
Enoch Walker
Cody
Wyo
Tex Martin
Meridian
Marty Wood
Bowness
Bob Wegner
Ponta City
Brown
Lawton
Pete Crump
Green Acres
Wash
Jim Shoulders
Henryetta
Metha
Ten McLaughlin
Fort Worth
Glen Franklin
House
Grady Alten
el Campo
Benny Reynolds
Melrose
Mont
Jay T. Smith
Yona
Daryl Hobby Peck
Sonny Davis
Kenna
N. M
Jake Bogard
Bula
Lie
Dale Smith
Chandler
Ariz
Sonny Warrell
Fredonia
Kan
Whenryelta
Freckles Brown
Okta
Alvin’ Nelson
Sidney
Mant
Larry Kane
Hig Sandy
New Year's Night Safety Push From Highway Patrol
State wide Operation Deathwatch continues through midnight Sunday with extra patrols in all districts led by Capt. E L Posey. Lubbock area plans include silent parking and bank closures, skeleton post office staff Monday, and around the clock patrol cars to aid motorists in bad weather.
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E.L. Posey
Lubbock
Highway Patrol
Posey
Mother faced double graduation clash due to distance
Mrs. Keith Stackhouse of Newwood Ohio sought to attend both ceremonies as her two sons graduated the same day at Annapolis and Colorado Springs. Defense officials called the plan "impossible" citing the 3500 mile distance and time needed for travel between ceremonies.
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Washington
U.S. Air Force Academy
U.S. Naval Academy
Defense Department
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Keith Stackhouse
Newwood
Ohio
WHB
Kansas City
White House
Hanly
De Gaulle Removes French Military Leader Juin
Paris reported President Charles de Gaulle removed Marshal Alphonse Juin from his post on the superior defense council. Juin opposed de Gaulle's plan for Algerian independence, ending their long feud after months of clashes between the two top military figures.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Alphonse Juin
France
Superior Defense Council
de Gaulle
Juin
Algeria
Cubans Smash Terrorist Ring Seized by Havana Police
Cuban secret police said they smashed an American supplied terrorist ring in Havana and Marianao districts. Army intelligence seized 20 conspirators in night raids with at least one woman involved. Revolucion showed a dynamite container with U S markings and claimed documents prove links to Yankee imperialism.
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Havana
UPL
U.S
Army
Marianao
Revolucion
Satellite Burned Up After Reentry Over Massachusetts
The National Space Surveillance Control Center said the Air Force Discoverer AXVIE satellite burned up in Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday. It was launched November 12 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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Hanscom Fipfld
Mass
National Space Surveillance Control Center
Air Force
Vanden‘here Air Force Base
Calif
Two Die as Somali Raids Hit Southeast Ethiopia
Somali tribesmen on foot raids in southeast Ethiopia killed two Ethiopians and wounded five, according to the Information Ministry. The attack occurred near Addis Ababa as authorities warned of ongoing unrest.
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Ethiopia
Addis
Ababa
Information Ministry
Snow Forecast Keeps Front Page Weather Crisp
The Weather Bureau expects no wind shift, colder temps and light precipitation. Snow and rain chances linger Friday with a high near 40 in parts of Texas. fog raises traffic hazards as light snowfall touched high West Texas elevations.
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Weather Bureau
West Texas
Guadalupe Pass
Texas
Davis Mountains
Fl Paso
Port Arthur Vice Testimony Opens Before Committee
Port Arthur police officers testified in a closed session as the House General Investigating Committee began hearings Friday. The panel, led by Rep. Tom James, aims to probe vice conditions in Port Arthur, with officers including Chief of Detectives Glenn Hamman and Captains Fondren and Kellems among those summoned.
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Port Arthur
McBride
Douglas
D. P. Moore
Charles Brazil
O'Neil Provost
City Men Fined On Check Law Charges
Two defendants in County Court-at-Law pleaded guilty to check law violations and were fined. Roy W. Wilson, 22, 4064 43rd St, received $50 plus court costs. John Robert Tatum, 20, 9138 Emory, paid $25 plus costs. Bond set for 7 W Sparks, 28, 1906 Birch Ave, a Negro, on possession charges.
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Roy W. Wilson
John Robert Tatum
Emory
W. Sparks
Birch Ave
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National Security Council
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Georgia
Vandiver
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Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Weaver
New York City
Housing and ‘Redevelopment Board
James Patton
Charles B. Shuman
Homer L. Brinkley
National Council of Cooperatives
Carl Bruns
Wheat Growers’ Assn
Walter W. Coepiping
Feed Grain Council
Wilbur Smith
American Cotton Producers Assn
Glen Lake
National Milk Producers Federation
Oren L. Staley
National Farmers Organization
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Associated Press
Aed
Gauatier Weesties Pereg
Ganees
Bert
Ut Dasuf
Einer’ Ly Lote
Faites & Ostelh
Hollywood Group
2. B. Pristley
Chris Ricciardi
David Stortz
Albany
N.Y
Texas Cowboy
W. A. Appling
Forrest Heights Methodist Church
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Palm Room
Iqalauw Hawy
Orchie McClesky
College Ave
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Playboys
Fair Park Coliseum
Wilburn Roach
VFW
24Th St
Brownfield
American Legion
Roy Stuard
Sandyland Sons
Jet
Houston
Woodville
Lufkin
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Terresa Wooton
Mesia
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University of Houston College of Law
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