Two China plan urged by Nigerian
Nigerian Foreign Minister Jaja Wachuku asked the United Nations to recognize both Chinese governments as members and to admit Peiping as a new country. The Asian African bloc pressed the U S to drop its anti-Red China stance, with Ceylon leading sharp criticism of Washington's policy at the General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
Jaja Wachuku
Nigeria
U.N
Wachuku
General Assembly
Peiping
Ceylon
Washington
China
G. P. Malassekera
United States
U. S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Assembly
America
India
Violence Thwarted as Dominican Slum Crowd Stands Firm
In Santo Domingo on Monday, about 20 hoodlums aided by two uniformed policemen and an air force officer tried to incite mob violence against a week-old general strike opposing President Joaquin Balaguer. Army police appeals failed as residents resisted, guarding shops. at least five people wounded by noise bombs, another wounded by a bullet, and a shopkeeper beaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
OAS to Take Up Cuba Next Month
Washington foreign ministers from the American republics will meet next month to debate economic and political sanctions against Fidel Castro as the Organization of American States moves to address the Cuban regime. The Jan 10 meeting was called by the OAS after the council voted 14 to 2 for a Colombian proposal aimed at Cuba without naming it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fidel Castro
Organization of American States
OAS Council
Stevenson Declines Senate Run for U S Representative
United Nations New York. U S Ambassador Adlai E Stevenson announced he will not seek the U S Senate seat from Illinois and will remain as UN chief delegate. He told Chicago Mayor Richard Daley he would stay in foreign policy work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y. l
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
U. S. Senate
Tenois
U. N
U. WN
Stevenson
Richard Daley
Chicago
Senate
Public School Christmas Concert Here Saturday
Muscatine public schools present a Christmas concert at 7 30 p m Saturday Dec 9 in Muscatine High School auditorium Students admitted free Directors are Charles Piotrowski Jacques Sterenberg Paul Baker and Charles Kreeb The program lists pieces by Handel Tschaikowsky Wagner and others performed by Central Junior High West Junior High and Muscatine High School bands with multiple directors and student performers.
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Music Department
Muscatines Public Schools
Muscatine High School
Charles" Piotrowski
Jacques Sterenberg
Paul Baker
Charles Kreeb
Ortone
An-City
Pipkowski
Romen and Atyliot
Tschaikowsky
Handel Great Gate of
Kiev
Moussorzsny ‘Central
Sterenbers
Green Cathedral
Hahn
Buglers
Anderson
Tom Abit
Mike Nietzel
Barbara Mull
Rompeters
Kennedys Plan Latin America Visit December 16 17
President and Mrs. Kennedy will visit Venezuela and Colombia on December 16 and 17 to promote the Alliance for Progress. The trip includes housing, education, and rural development dedications and may lead to further Latin American tours. They will also meet with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Berlin to discuss Cold War issues.
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Washington
Kennedy
Venezuela
Colombia
Alliance For Progress
White House
Ong
Latin America
Caracan
Bogota
Harold Macmillan
Bermixia
Berlin
Post Office Adds Extra Hours Before Christmas
Postmaster John Hendriks announces extended hours at the post office windows through December for holiday mailing. Special openings include December 6, 9, 13, 15, 17, 20 and 3, with varying 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., or 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. lobby closes nightly at 9 p.m. Regular hours resume outside these dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hendriks
Jefferson Co GOP Chairman Quits Blasts Rep Schwengel
Jefferson County Republican chairman Joe C. Tucker resigned saying the party fails to stand up to its principles. He criticized Rep. Fred Schwengel and accused leaders like Javits, Goldwater, and Halleck of hurting the party. Schwengel denied the charges and defended Javits’s record on civil rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairlield
Joe C. Tucker
Jefferson County
U.S
Fred Schwengel
R Lowal
Tucker
Schwengel
Rep
Lacob Javits
New York
Yavits
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Stat
Charles Halleck
Indiana
House
Davenport
Javits
Ten Days to Raise Forty Thousand for Muscatine College Drive
Community effort nears halfway mark in an $80,000 goal for a proposed $400,000 Muscatine junior college building. Chairman E F Bloom Jr reports over $35,000 raised with 10 days remaining until the December 15 deadline. Donations include $120,000 expected from the Muscatine community and $200,000 from a trust. The appeal follows United Fund drive successes, with emphasis on family gifts and tax-deductible contributions to fund two years of college for area youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Junior College
E. Fi. Bloom, Jr
Muscatine Elk Chantere
CR. and
Margaret K. Muxker Trust
Muscatine
Bloom
United Fund
Txchool
Muscatine High School
Muscatine Elk Chanters
Junior ‘College‘building Fund
Sam Childs
Childs
William L. Fahy
Gane Ryen
Musical Chanters
Journal.Phote
Rep Schwengel to Visit Muscatine Wednesday
Rep. Fred Schwengel of Iowa's First District will meet constituents at the Muscatine County Courthouse on Wednesday, with sessions from 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 5 p.m. Richard Drake will manage the appointment schedule. A conference with Farm Bureau leaders is planned that evening near Washington. In Saigon, 34 Viet Cong killed near Cambodian border reported by South Vietnam government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schwengel
First Town
Schwengel
Richard Drake
Muscatine County
Rep
Bron Mawr Club
Washington
Farm Bureau
South Viet Nam
Saigon
South Viet Nami
Second Round of Hostilities in Elisabethville Riot
Heavy fighting erupted in Elisabethville between U.N. and Katanga troops with casualties on both sides. U Thant ordered jets to Elisabethville as Katanga claimed U.N. opened fire with heavy weapons. One U.N. death and two wounded at the airport, nine Katanga injuries cited by Katanga’s minister.
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Elisbethville
Katanga
The
Congo
Elisabethville
U.N
United Nations
U. N
Leopoldville
Evariste Kimba
Moise Tshombe
Elisabethsville
Woman Killed In Car Bus Crash Near Saratoga Iowa
A car crashed into a school bus near Saratoga Iowa killing 37 year old Mrs Virgil Lewis of Lime Springs who was thrown from the car. A 13 year old girl Nancy Walker was thrown from the bus and injured with a broken collar bone and a mild concussion. She was hospitalized at Riceville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Iowa
Virgil Lewis
Lime Springs
Nancy Walker
Riceville
U Thant Orders Jets into Action
United Nations Acting Secretary General u Thant authorized jet planes to fly into Elisabethville to support U N forces in the Katanga capital. A U N spokesman said the jets will back ground action and destroy hostile aircraft, in line with Thant's directive to take action to restore order.
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State Linner
USN
Congo
U Thant
Subori
Elisabethville
United Nations
N. Y
U. N
Stfetorn Katange
Fito
Settlement Approved in Hollman Death Claim
In Muscatine district court Judge Clay Le Grand approved a $9,000 settlement offer to resolve the damage claim over the December 7, 1959 traffic fatality on Tipton road near Muscatine. Executor Viola Hoffman, widow of A. Ernest Hollman, sought court approval against Hersheel Harper and driver Robert J. Harper. The Harpers denied liability but agreed to the compromise. Hollman is survived by his wife, a daughter Marie Ann Carter, and a son Alfred E. Hoftman.
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A. Ernest Hollman
Tipton Road
Muscatine
Clay le Grand
Viola Anna Hoffman
Hersheel Harper
Robert J. Harper
Huffman
Harpers
Hoffman
Window
Marie Ann Carter
Alfred E.hoftman
Stores Open More Hours For Shoppers
Muscatine retail stores will stay open Wednesday afternoon and extend hours to 9 p m on Friday and Saturday during the holiday shopping season. Additional Wednesday afternoons are planned on Dec 13 and 20 with 9 p m close on Dec 15 and 16. Regular hours run 4 p m to close Monday through Saturday Dec 18 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Booming Bad Check Trade Hits Iowa Des Moines Sun
Bad checks are a booming multi million operation in Iowa as the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation reports processing up to 35 000 worthless checks monthly for handwriting analysis. Officials say many cases are referred by local authorities and note a rise in bad checks nationwide with holiday season spikes and high numbers in December.
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Des Moines Sun
Iowa
State “Bureau of Criminal, Investigation
T. A
Tommy Thompson
Boreau
Towa
Thompson
Crime Bureau
State Tax Commission
Bankers Trust Co
Des Moines
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