Families Of Captive Airmen Are Sad And Lonely This Christmas
Seven American airmen captured or missing in the Soviet Union cast a pall over Christmas for their families. Wives and parents share hopes and fears, sending gifts and prayers as several are imprisoned, one is dead, and others remain unaccounted for. Names include Lt Oscar L Goforth, Capt Rene E Posa, Lt Dean Bophs, Capt Willard Palm, Capt John McKone, Capt Freeman Olmstead, and Francis Gary Powers. Families plan visits, gifts, and church services while awaiting word of their loved ones.
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New York
Fam
Soviet Union
Oscar
Maria Goforth
Topeka
Kan
Oscar L. Goforth
Puerto Rico
Linda
Teodora Sol
Aguada Goford
Rm Sardis
Okla
Barents Sea
Rome
Fie Rene E Posa
Santa Monica
Calif
Dean BoPhips
Inwood
Noy
Barbara Gay Powers
Milledgeville
Powers
Olmstead
Mom
Vital Highway Link Is Opened
A 31 mile stretch of Interstate 29 linking St. Joseph and Kansas City into the national network of Super Highways was officially opened Thursday. A brief ceremony was held at the U.S. 169 interchange on the southeast edge of St. Joseph with reps from both cities, elected officials, and the Missouri Highway Department. Congressman William R. Hull Jr. accepted the route on behalf of taxpayers, presented by Henry D. Bradley of St. Joseph, a highway commission member.
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ST. Joseph
Kansas City
U.S. 169
Missouri Highway Department
William R. Hull Jr
Weston
Henry D. Bradley
Highway Commission
Regents Present Huge College Building Program
The Board of Regents proposed a five year 30 million dollar building program for Kansas state colleges. They urged the 1961 legislature to act on 24.6 million in new buildings with the rest for future sessions. Funds would come from inactive funds six million from the educational building fund tax and refinanced from the renewal fund. About 3 million would go to the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. Gov elect Anderson plans to offer his own recommendations.
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Topeka
Board of Regents
Kansas State Colleges
Regents
Raisin
Reneva
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
John Anderson
Ray Evans
Claude Bradley
Columbus
King Mahendra Puts Nepal Under Emergency Rule
King Mahendra of Nepal launches a coup arresting prime minister B P Koirala and 10 cabinet ministers, suspends parliament, and takes over powers as Gurkha troops guard Kathmandu. The capital stays calm amid widespread arrests and media suspensions while diplomats react.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mahendra
India
Tibet
B. P. Koirala
Apo
Low bid lands for road to John Redmond dam site
An apparent low bid of 272,622 dollars was offered by Harry Henery Inc of Omaha Kan for construction of 3.7 miles of access road to the John Redmond dam site near Burlington Kan. The government estimate was 322,981 dollars.
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Tulsa
Harry Henery Inc
Omawa
Kan
John Redmond
Burlington
Farm Bureau Delegates Cheer Sec Benson at Denver Meet
Delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention gave a standing ovation to Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson in Denver. They pledged to cooperate with his successor after news Kennedy named Minnesota Governor Orville Freeman to head agriculture. Benson praised the Farm Bureau and warned against socialized agriculture while endorsing limited government in farming.
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Denver
American Farm Bureau Federation
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Washington
Salta Sake City
John F. Kennedy
Minnesota
Orville Freeman
Farm Bureau
Kennedy
America
Charles B. Shuman
Freeman
Big Farm Organization
Charge Preacher With Robbery
Memphis minister Bert Lynwood Scott, a former pastor, is charged in three armed bank holdups across Tennessee and Mississippi. FBI agent Clarence M. Kelley said the 27 year old father of three is the suspect in the Bells Tennessee, Byhalia Mississippi, and Coldwater Mississippi robberies totaling over 17000 dollars. Scott quit his church amid a doctrinal dispute six months ago and was arrested in midtown while being held on bail.
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Memphis
Mississippi
West Tennessee
Clarence M. Kelley
FBI
Bert Lynwood Scott
Grace Bible Church
Bells Banking Co
Bells
Tenn
Citizens Bank of
Byhalia
Citizens Bank
Coldwater
Miss
Ottawa Herald
Scott
National Church
Coldwater and Bells
Brhalia
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Blaine Olmstead
Elmira
N.Y
Gail
Karen
Plainfield
N. J
John McKone
Cathy
Lori
John
Iron
Tonganoxie
McKone
Daddy
Nam
Willard G. Palm
Michelle Marie
Timothy
Patricia Phillips
Sacramento
Roxanne
LB Phillips Jr
Ae Polaroid
OK Photo Service
Henery
Preg mCineere
Brown
Sporting Goods 1540
S. Main
Sec. Benson
The
Iss
Enyarté
Nellie Smith
Joe Towner
Rena E. Towner
Peasy Jay DD
Saner
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