Santa Claus on the Staten Island Decked With Gifts
In Seattle the Navy icebreaker Staten Island sails Antarctic waters with Commander WL Larson organizing early Christmas shopping for crew and families. Larson stored crates of gifts aboard and plans a work party to unveil them before sailing time while warning the crew not to tell. Diane Phibbs, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs George Phibbs, had a Washington shopping trip meeting Santa who noted her Christmas wish list.
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George Phibbs
N. Sycamore
Diane Phibbs
Kenneth Phibbs
Washington, D. C
Diane
Washington
Santa Claus
Seattle
Wash
Mnan
Cmdr
WL. Larson
Staten Island
Antarctic
Maten Island
Santy Larson
Another Cuban Paper Closes Under Pressure
The Informacion board in Havana announced the last edition will be published today ending Cuba’s only remaining independently owned daily. No reason was given but the paper had faced pressure not to print material critical of Prime Minister Fidel Castro’s government.
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Havana
Ap)i
Informacion
Cuba
UN Uder
Fidel Castro
Weather forecast hints warmer weekend with cloud breaks
A county forecast notes diminishing cloudiness this afternoon with a warming trend through tonight and Saturday. Highs 35 to 40 this afternoon, near 30 at night, Saturday highs in the 40s. Garbled lines reference past temperature readings and station times, with stray mentions of 80 degree highs and routine daily logs. A pharmacy listing appears at the end.
Resignation of Leahy Called Political Trick
Leahy resigns after 39 years as Kansas Forestry Fish and Game director in a move labeled a political trick by five commissioners. The group plans to meet in January to end his term, while Leahy says March resignation date allows finishing projects and urges reform toward a three member commission appointed by the governor. He plans to move to Wichita after leaving office.
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Wellington. Kas
Kansas ‘Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Dave Leathy
Lea ‘Hy
Wichita
Jump In Food Prices Boost Living Costs
Washington AP reports rising November living costs as the consumer price index climbs to 127.4 from 127.3 with food prices leading the gain. Movie admission fees and hospitalization insurance also rise, while after tax earnings of factory workers fall due to shorter hours. About 225,000 workers will receive two cent hourly cost of living raises, concentrated in meat packing and aircraft industries.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Robert J. Myers
The
Statistics Bureau
December 1960 Topeka traffic toll record
Topeka traffic death log shows 464 deaths during December 1960, with 362 comparable figure for 1959 period. Traffic counts cover up to 9 a.m. daily, spanning four hours of the morning log.
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Topeka
APJ
Kansas
Nice Winter Day in Los Angeles Sees 80 Degree Thursday
A sunny Los Angeles day brought unseasonable warmth with temperatures around 80 degrees. The brief pleasant spell offered shirtsleeves weather as residents enjoyed outdoor activities. A holiday film at Ranev's drew attendees despite the mild season.
Baldwin Bank President Dies
Carl Butell 63 longtime Baldwin Barwin State Bank president died in Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a Wednesday heart attack. A farmer and former Baldwin mayor born near here on Sept 1 1897 he lived in the area all his life and served on Baker University board of trustees. Survivors include his widow Leona two children Martha and Carl two grandchildren and sisters. Funeral set for Monday at First Methodist Church with Oakwood Cemetery burial. Memorials to Carl Butell Memorial Scholarship Fund at Baker.
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Carl Butell
Barwin State Bank
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Butell
Here
Baker University
Batell
First Methodist Church of
Baker
Leona
Carl
Martha
Marvin Hambrick
Oklahoma City
Bill Griffin
Molene
Frank J. Johns
Denver
First Methodist Church
Wathh
Oakwood
Union Man Objects To Kennedy's Cake
A union official in Quincy complains that a 330 pound inaugural cake for President elect John F Kennedy is being baked by a non union bakery. Kenneth McLellan of the American Bakery & Confectionery Workers Union says the shop will be organized if possible. The cake is to be baked by Ernest J Montilla, chosen by the inauguration committee.
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Kennedy
Quincy. Mass
APIA
John F
Christmas News Weaves Tears and Smiles Across Homes
A Time Of Tears And Smiles recounts holiday scenes from Liberty New York to Corpus Christi Texas and Toledo Ohio. It notes polio survivors Lila Latham and Don Harper wedding at Christmas Eve and other heartwarming stories including a Barents Sea crash survivor and life insurance receipts.
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Robert Burns
Liberty
N.Y
Lila Latham
Don Harper
Corpus Christi
Tex
Eight Pine Ridge crewmen still missing in tanker salvage
Norfolk AP report details four crewmen transferred aboard Pine Ridge stern by tug, engineer Richart staying to protect salvage rights as Coast Guard resumes search for eight missing crewmen including Capt. Clark Snyder. Survivors lifted from stern aboard Conway via Valley Forge helicopters, Pine Ridge split by gale off Cape Hatteras.
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Coast Guard
Pine Ridge
Clark Snyder
Havertown
Keystone Shipping Co
Philadelphia
Conway
Valley Forge
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Atlantic
R.J. (Ap
Ste
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Stephen
New England
John D. Bloom
Newport Hospital
Boston Children’s Medical Center
John Shillito Jr
Boston
Shilita
J.g
John D. Hausman
Monroe
Mich
Russians See Better Relations With Kennedy
In Moscow Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko told the Supreme Soviet the Soviet Union is ready to improve ties with the United States after John F. Kennedy’s inauguration. He said hopes exist to return to U.S.-Soviet relations like those of the Roosevelt era.
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Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
United States
John F. Kennedy
Gromyko
Supreme Soviet
Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Khrushchev
Liz And Eddie In London For Christmas Visit
Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher arrived in London from the United States to spend Christmas with her three children. Taylor said she felt on top of the world and ready to start work on Cleopatra, delayed previously by illness and bad weather.
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London
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Fisher
United States
Miss Taylor
Mild Christmas Weather Forecast Across Kansas
Mild dry conditions expected in Kansas through the Christmas weekend according to Topeka weather bureau official Richard Garrett. Ottawa logged 12 degrees before a brief warm-up to 4, with light snow and sleet early. temperatures near 40s by Saturday and Christmas. Far eastern areas faced colder snaps with subzero readings from the Plains to New England, while snowfall and frozen pipes affected traffic and heating across several states.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Richard Garrett
Topeka Weather Bureau
Ottawa
iDay
Nixon and family attend Broadway musical in New York
Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife and two daughters Patricia and Julie sat in the Broadway house. After arrival he stood, received loud applause, and acknowledged the crowd by waving. The Nixon family was seen at Fiorella's before the show.
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New York
Vice Pres Dent
Richard AM. Nixon
Nixon
Fiorella
Patricia
Jute
Christmas Eve Vigil in Stable Traditions of Pennsylvania Dutch
In Lancaster Pennsylvania a Christmas Eve vigil by a couple at the stable reflects Pennsylvania Dutch beliefs about barnyard omens and animal speech. Farmers practice dew moistened hay and outdoor bread offerings to protect stock and children, while Plains People Mennonites and Anishibehavior emphasize Christmas as a sacred religious holiday without decorations.
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Martha
Paul
Elisa
Pennsylvania
Two Injured in Collisions in City Roads
Two women were injured in separate crashes yesterday near Ath and Hickory. Rhoda Simmons was treated for a head injury after a collision with Til ted Go Simmons at about 3 pm. Dorothy Jameson sustained shock after her car sustained major damage at 5 pm. Mrs Hull received a citation for failing to yield and not stopping. James B. Baucom was cited for defective brakes after another South Main collision.
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Ath
Hickory
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Rhoda H. Simemons
Dorothy
Jameson
Simmons
Go Simmons
Calliston
Drew O
Joey TP Miles
Springer Villa
Lite
Hull
Bolly
Miles
James B. Baucom
Pomona
South Main
Carl R. Hartpence
Baucom
Tto
Fails To Make Ticket In Union Election
Union headquarters reports Donald Rarick failed to secure enough nominations to run for president of the United Mine Workers Union. Incumbent David J McDonald appears set for re election on February 14 after a 1957 margin of about 2 to 1. Rarick, 42, from White Oak Pennsylvania, did not qualify. The union tally showed McDonald winning strong support among about 2,000 members in the United States and Canada.
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Pittsburgh
United Meetworkers Union
Donald
Rarick
USW
David J McDonald
Rarich
White Oak
McDowall
United States
Canada
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