Congress Opens Amid Liberal Conservative Clash
Washington AP says the new Congress convened amid liberal versus conservative tensions shaping Kennedy's program. Democrats who call themselves liberals seek a bigger voice in setting the legislative course in both Senate and House as the two years of Kennedy’s term begin.
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Washington
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Senate
House
Senate Democrats
Mike ‘Mansfield
Montana
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Mansfield
Hubert H.humphrey
Minnesota
Richard M. Nison
Kennedy
Ralph Roberts
Rayburn
Fire chief warns on Christmas trees danger in homes
Ottawa fire chief Harry Gilliland urged removing Christmas trees quickly noting many have been up 10 days or more and are drying out and highly dangerous. No calls reported yet for decorations. Marriage licenses outnumbered divorces 163 to 3 in the County Court period with 1960 figures showing 162 licenses and 45 divorces. San Mateo burglar alarmed. Woodstock drunken duck jailed. Congress prepares for new session as party leaders are chosen and coalition fears surface.
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Harry
Gilliland
Ottawa
Weather County Forecast Fair and Warmer This Week
Fair and warmer this afternoon and tonight through Wednesday with highs around 40 to 45 today. Lows tonight near 15. Wednesday's highs around 30. The rest of the entry includes garbled data and is not readable.
Kansas Highway Commission approves 1960 contracts total
AP reports the Kansas Highway Commission approved highway construction contracts totaling 68 062 in 1960, the second highest yearly total on record. Highway Director Maurice Martin announced the figures on Monday, noting road construction expenditures peaked near 202 million over the past three years.
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Topeka
Kansas Highway Commission
Maurice Martin
Federal Highway Trust Island
Martin
Lan, 9
Kansas Asphalt Association
Call 75 To Testify At Air Crash Hearing
Seventy five witnesses are to testify at a Civil Aeronautics Board inquiry into the Dec 16 air crash in New York that killed 186 people. The CAB described the hearing as one of the largest ever held with witnesses from Kansas and other states tied to interstate expressways and air travel.
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New York
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Edoward J. Slattery Jr
Kansas
Ottawa Business Survey Starts Soon
The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and Kansas State University will conduct a business survey to lure new industry. Questionnaires will be mailed to all firms, with Mrs. Horton Presley directing data collection and temporary offices shared with the Chamber. Robert Pence notes all information remains confidential.
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Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
Oni
Kansas State
Chamber
Horton Presley
Robert Pence
License Tag Sales Brisk in Ottawa Kansas
In Ottawa Kansas the 1961 Centennial license plates with brown numerals on white went on sale at the Franklin County treasurer’s office. About 30 people lined up by 9 am, with William Nelson first in line. By 11 am, 235 tags had been issued as counties begin official distribution and survey work for industrial development and wage comparisons.
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William Nelson
S. Locust
Kay Shaffer
Lamar Phillips
Kansas Auto
Franklin County
Roselyn Whitley
Earl Richardson
Cecil Vining
Joe Button
Truyn ‘Bischoff
New Year's Highway Toll Stands At 338
The New Year holiday traffic death toll stood at 338 for the 78 hour period ending Monday midnight. Final figures may adjust slightly as reports continue, following a NSC preholiday estimate of 340 fatalities during the long weekend. Overall holiday deaths reached 482 with 66 fires and 78 miscellaneous mishaps, compared to last year’s 374, 63, and 76 respectively. The 1959-60 three day total set a record at 513.
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National Safety Council
Laos Rebels Seize Key Lao City Now Retaken by Loyal Forces
The Lao government says Xiengkhouang, a northeastern city, was retaken by paratroopers after rebels briefly captured it. Ban Ban remains contested as U S evacuation of personnel continues. SEATO Ambassadors met in Bangkok but took no action amid evidence of Soviet air drops and North Vietnamese troop involvement. Pastor M Todd Macdonald resigns to lead United Presbyterian in Hoxie after nearly six years in Ottawa.
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Laox
Boun Oum
Xiengkhouang
Bonavan ‘Norasing
Norasing
Ban Ban
Plaine Des Jarres
U. S
Bangkok
Laoag
Laos
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Thailand
Pete Sarasin
U. Alexis Johnson
United States
Sarasin
M. Todd Macdonald
First United Presbyterian Church
Ottawa
United Presbyterian Church
Hoxie
Neosho Presbytery
Kansas
Kansas Synod
Frank Lane Named General Manager of A's
Kansas City AP reports Frank Lane of Cleveland is named general manager of the Kansas City Athletics by new owner Charles Finley at a press conference Lane succeeds Parke Carroll. Lane returns to major league duties after previous posts with Cleveland and Detroit.
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Frank Lane
Cleveland
Kansas City Athletics
Lane
Charles O. Finley
The
Athletics
Parke Carroll
Cleveland Indians
Joe Gordon
Gordon
Bob |Lliott
Detroit
Jimmy Dykes
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Blues
American Association
Thhey
New York Yankees
Planes Bring In Supplies to Laos Spark US Protest
Washington accuses Soviet Union and North Vietnam of airlifting war materiel to Laos in support of Red Rebels. State Dept says at least 160 flights into Laos since Dec 18 carried howitzers ammunition gasoline and combat fac tions as North Vietnamese soldiers aided rebel Capt Kong Le near Vientiane. US stresses evidence does not show Soviet crews flying the planes. Eisenhower approves stepped up Pacific readiness after White House intelligence briefing.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Laos
State Department
Kong le
Vientiane
Joseph W. Reap
U.S
Department
Eisenhower
Pacific
Church Bells Ring For Centennial Start Satire
The Civil War Centennial Commission expects every church bell in America to ring at 11 am Sunday to mark the centennial observance. It says the four year commemoration will be the greatest ever staged and that President Eisenhower will address the nation by radio urging participation.
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Washington
Locust Bridge Closure and Demolition Planned
City engineer Robert Lister announces Locust Street bridge will close today with barricades at both ends. Demolition will start tomorrow, beginning with removing main span planking bought by Ottawa contractor Dwight Hancockworth, as part of flood protection work widening the Marais des Cygnes river channel under the Army Corps project.
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Locust Street
Robert Lister
Dwight Hanworth
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Corps of Army Engineers
Fish and Game Board Meeting Set in Topeka
Wellington AP reports Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission officers will be elected at a Jan 6 Topeka meeting. New members O L Deardorf Cimarron and John Amberger Belleville join carry overs I Kaup Manhattan Ray T Amer Pleasanton R W Forter Weir Morton Heron. Controversy surrounds director Dave Leahy of Pratt amid resignation rumors and political maneuvering.
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Wellington
Kansas Forestry. Fish and Game Commission
Topeka
Frank Horton
George Docking
O. L. Deardorf
Cimarron
John Amberger
Belleville
I. Kaup
Manhattan
Ray T. Amer
Pleasanton
Weir
Morton
Heron
Commission
Dave Leahy
Prau
Kaup
Leahy
Amer
Umberger
Horton
Only Two Mishaps On Busy Turnpike
Wichita AP report notes about 60,000 vehicles used the Kansas Turnpike over the three day New Year’s weekend with only two minor accidents. Patrolmen made nine arrests and handled limited motorist services from 6 p.m. New Year’s Eve to midnight Monday.
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Kansas Turnpike
Pike
Smen
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