Chief Justice King to Retire in 1970 at 70
Hartford, UPI. Connecticut Chief Justice John Hamilton King of Willimantic will retire in 1970 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70 after more than 30 years on the bench. He was named to the Hartford Superior Court in 1939 and to the Supreme Court in 1957, becoming chief justice in 1963. The governor must nominate a successor for the 1969 General Assembly, and the new appointee will assume April 21, 1970. The biennial legislature must confirm all retirements in the period. Current associate justices are Howard W. Alcorn, John R. Thim, Charles S. House, John P. Cotter, and Elmer W. Ryan.
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Hartford
UPI
Connecticut
John Hamilton King
Willimantic
General Assembly
King
Supreme Court
Howard W. Alcorn
Suffield
John’ R. Thim
Hamden
Charles S. House
Manchester
John ‘P. Cotter
West Hartford
Elmer W. Ryan
Orange
The Lighter Side Parlor Games Woes Satirical piece
Washington humorist Dick West lampoons Christmas gifts, skewering adult parlor games for intellectuals. He laughs at three staged phases from three days of study to session exhaustion, urging readers to dodge pretentiousness and keep the game hidden away after four hours.
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Washington
Paris talks to end bombing stir hawks and doves in Senate
Washington window notes that the coming Senate session likely tilts toward dove positions on Vietnam despite continued hawk influence. Debate may center on Paris talks speed, cease fire, troop withdrawals, and Saigon corruption, with occasional sharp exchanges over Ky and NLF stature. Also brief items on U.S. marriages topping 2 million and the first American novel printed in 1789.
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Steven Gerstel
Washington
UPI
Senate
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Paria
United States
Paris
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Dove
Hawks
Senate Armed Services Committee
Saigon
Congress
McGovern
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
South Vietnam
Young
Ee . Mi
National Liberation Front
NLF
Lne
Apollo 8 Seen Answer to the Doubters
In Washington Senator Dodd calls Apollo 8 a reply to critics who doubted U S space lead after Sputnik 1. Tass in Moscow hails the crew Frank Borman William Anders and James Lovell for a bold scientific achievement. A US space triumph is seen as maintaining free tech lead. In New York the CAPS report finds Tuesday the safest driving day with Friday Saturday and Sunday cited as high risk days.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Dodd
David Martin
Moscow
Tass
Frank Borman
William Anders
James Lovell
New York
Apollo 8 Returns From Moon Voyage In Dramatic Ocean Landing
United Press International reports Apollo 8 completed a 500000 mile mission to the moon and back with a on target splashdown in the Pacific near USS Yorktown. Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders orbited the moon ten times and read from Genesis on Christmas Eve, marking a historic firsts and prompting Navy inquiries for Pueblo crew survivors. Skirmishes in Saigon and stalled Paris talks are noted along with the Hong Kong flu death spike and an Arab terror attack on an El Al jet. A holiday pie recipe concludes the items.
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Barden
United Press International
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Moon
Pacific Ocean
Yorktown
Hawaii
Apollo
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
U.S
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Lovell
Anders
Pueblo
North Korea
Navy
Saigon
Paris
Atlanta
Hong Kong
Scientist Urges Economic Boycott of Roman Church
Dr. Jeffrey J.W. Baker, a biologist at the University of Puerto Rico, urged the AAAS to back a nationwide boycott against the Roman Catholic Church in protest of the papal ban on artificial birth control. He proposed a central fund collector, Mass-site pickets, and Catholic-led leadership with possible non Catholic support, targeting funds next July 27 to coincide with the encyclical anniversary.
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Dallas
UPI
Jeffrey J.W. Baker
University of Puerto Rico
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Paul
United States
Puerto Rico
Baker
Cardinal Cushing Expects To Keep His Job Until 70
Cardinal Richard J. Cushing, archbishop of Boston, says he plans to remain in his post until 1970 despite a wish to retire at year end. He notes he would need the Pope's permission to retire and cites Vatican guidance urging retirement at 75 with papal consent. He refutes claims he urged priests to retire early and confirms he hopes Pope Paul VI approves a later retirement to work in Latin America.
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Boston
UPI
Richard J. Cushing
Paul VI
Jacqueline Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
Night Line
Jim Westover
WEEI
Cardinal Cushing
Latin America
Kennedy - Onassis
Cushing
Waste Makes Waste in Anderson Calif Experiment
At Kimberly-Clark research ranch in Anderson California scientists test a papermaking by product as a corn field fertilizer. The test compares corn grown with the waste derived additive to manure and to untreated plots to measure height greenness and yields.
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Anderson, Calif
Noisy Las Vegas Review From the Riviera to Caesars Palace
A first person travel sketch of Las Vegas describing the town as garish and loud. The writer notes the Riviera and Columbia Pictures crew, encounters with Natalie Wood and others, and a night at Caesars Palace with Frank Sinatra and Harry James, remarking on overpowering noise and spectacle.
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Riviera
Columbia Pictures
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Carol
Ted
Alice
Natalie Wood
Robert Culp
Elliott Gould
Dyan Cannon
Sinatra
Caesars Palace
Harry James
Mr. S
George Burns
Samuel Davis Jr
the Sands
London
Sam
Charley
Slocum Named To Times Post
Hartford Times appoints John M. Slocum state editor since 1963 as personnel manager. Jean Andreen named assistant personnel manager. she previously served as secretary to the assistant publisher. Slocum joined in 1951 after reporting in Winsted and Waterbury and has a wife and son in Winsted. Memorial Day began May 30, 1868.
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Hartford
UPI
Hartford Times
John M. Slocum
Slocum
Robert R. Eckhert
Jean Andreen
Peronnel
Miss Andreen
John R. Callahan
the Times
Winsted Evening Citizen
Waterbury
New Haven Youth Held On Drug Count
An 18 year old New Haven youth was arrested by US Police on marijuana possession valued at $5,000. Edward Leary was taken Friday at a local motel with no bond set. a court appearance is scheduled for January 2. His Family by Ernest Poole was the first American novel to win the Pulitzer Prize in letters in 1917.
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New Haven
UPD
Edward Leary
Ernest Poole
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