Khrushchev Seeks Summit Talks at United Nations Next Year
Premier Khrushchev signals desire for summit level talks at the United Nations in 1961 to slow the arms race. He urges an East West solution on Berlin and may seek informal exchanges with President-elect Kennedy to pave for a Big Four meeting. British officials would not disclose interview details with Sir Frank Roberts.
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London
Khrushchev
West
United Nations
Moscow
Berlin
Britain
Frank Roberts
Soviet Union
U.N
John F. Kennedy
Roberts
Peru May Sever Diplomatic Ties With Cuba
Lima sources indicate Peru and possibly other South American nations consider breaking diplomatic relations with Cuba. President Prado and Prime Minister Beltran reportedly favor the move, amid a series of disclosures from the Cuban embassy raid and a letter from the Peruvian Communist party seeking expanded student exchange programs.
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Lima
Peru
Cuba
Manuel Prado
Pedro Beltran
Fidel Castro
Castro
Latin America
Beltran
la Prensa
Peruvian Communist Party
Luis Alonso
Raul Acosta
Comunist Party
Revolutionary Democratic Front of
Tragic Quebec Fire Claims 11 Vosburgh Children
In Noyan Quebec a stove blast destroyed the frame home of Abel Vosburgh and Marjorie Vosburgh killing 11 children who were asleep in four beds. The mother died after returning to save them. only the father and four other siblings survived.
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Que
Abel Vosburgh
Marjorie
Quebec Province
Noyan
Montreal
Vermont
Clarenceville
Marjorie Vosburgh
Vosburgh
Audrey
Beverly
Robert
Caroline
Leo
Dwayne
Irvin
Novan
Allan
Gertrude
Motte
Gladys
Grande Line
Too Many Too Soon Dogs Plague Sedalia Pound
Sedalia’s city pound on cold mornings takes in about a dozen dogs daily, six dozen weekly, many are family pets not strays. Poundmaster Marshall Bryan says $5 daily release fee applies and unclaimed animals may be disposed of after three days under city law.
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Sedalia
Marshall Bryan
Poundmasters
Bryan
Western Allies split on Laos crisis action
Washington reports the United States Britain and France have not agreed on joint action to end the Laos civil war while preserving Laos independence. Officials say differences are not serious but disagree on methods with concerns Laos could become another Korea and possible Communist incursions from Vietnam into Laos.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Britain
France
Laos
Viet Nam
Pathet Lao
Lincoln White
White
Korea
Prince Boun Oum
Plans Importation Of Chinchillas From United States
Moscow radio reports the Soviet Fur Research Institute plans to import 100 chinchillas from the United States for experiments. The project aims to study fur breeding and growth under Soviet conditions as part of a larger effort to advance fur production.
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London
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow Radio
Fur Research Institute
Public Service Company Pays 1960 Taxes in Pettis County
Missouri Public Service Company paid 1960 real estate and personal property taxes to Pettis County. District manager William B. Rich presented a $49 293.09 check to the county collector for distribution to taxing authorities including $24 191.35 to schools and $13 244.57 to county cities.
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Missouri Public Service Company
Pettis County
William B. Rich
Taxpayers Deadline Is Saturday December 31
County Collector Raymond Wilder urged late-payers to visit the Pettis County courthouse office early Saturday to avoid penalties on 1960 taxes. Mail-in payments must bear a postmark before midnight December 31 to be accepted without penalty.
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Raymond Wilder
Wilder
Pettis County
Red China hit by drought typhoons and floods in 1960
Peiping radio reported widespread natural disasters across Red China with droughts in the Yellow River basin and 150 million acres of farmland affected. Ninety million to one hundred fifty million acres saw some damage. 60 percent in four northeastern provinces faced drought. Typhoons, hail, frosts and pests disrupted crops as factories and offices mobilized to boost production.
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Tokyo
Red China
Peiping
Tibet
Sinkiang
Hong Kong
Great Yellow River
China
Hopeh
Shansi
Henan
Shantung
Yellow River
Court Hears Motive Behind Evictions of Sharecroppers
The 6th U S Court of Appeals will rule Friday on issuing a temporary injunction to halt evictions of about 700 sharecroppers in Haywood and Fayette counties Tennessee. The Civil Rights Division appeals a Memphis judge’s denial after long hearings.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Haywood
Fayette
Tennessee
No Driver Exams To Be Given Monday
The Missouri State Drivers License Examiners will be off Monday at the Pettis County Court house due to a legal holiday. They return Tuesday to conduct examinations. Examiners are normally on duty in Sedalia Mondays and Tuesdays. Other government offices close for the holiday except for law enforcement agencies.
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Missouri
Pettis County
Sedalia
Inauguration Parade Set For Gov Elect Dalton
Jefferson City plans a grand pay parade before Gov elect John M. Dalton takes the oath on January 9. More than 600 honorary colonels and six bands will march if weather cooperates. otherwise some units stay off the downtown route. A heated reviewing stand, final witness restrictions, and a full program including worship service and an evening ball mark the events. Dalton will be sworn in at high noon following a national anthem performance.
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Jefferson City
John M. Dalton
Capitol
Thorpe Gordon
Adj
A. D. Sheppard
Air National Guard
Maj
Richard F. Shelley
Missouri Military Academy
Mexico
Kemper Military Academy
Boonville
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
University of Missouri
Lincoln University
Helferson City
Helias Parochial High School
Columbia
Hickman High
Kennett
Dalton
American Legion
Kansas City
National Guard
Sedalia
Fulton
High Moon
Texas
Barbara Ann Hoffman
Houston
Stephens College
Matskevich Ousted By Khrushchev
Premier Khrushchev removes Vladimir V. Matskevich as agriculture minister and assigns him to direct irrigation work in Kazakhstan's virgin lands. Mikhail Olshansky is named minister of agriculture, previously vice president of the Academy of Agricultural Science.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Vladimir V. Matskevich
Matskevich
Kazakhstan
Communist Party
Kremlin
Mikhail Olshansky
Academy of Agricultural Science
Prices Move Sharply Up to New Levels
Chicago notes show active trading of the year with soybeans rising to new season highs on strong demand. Old crop contracts gained 3.5 to 4 cents per bushel, rye firmed over a cent, while wheat and corn edged mixed and oats held steady amid mixed grain shifts.
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Chicago
Kennedy Fulbright Meet in Palm Beach and Regulatory Reforms
President-elect John F Kennedy conferred with Senator J William Fulbright on foreign policy and accepted James M Landis to reenter government service to shepherd regulatory reforms. He also named Robert V Roosa undersecretary for monetary affairs. Landis will serve temporarily while formulating a program and final recommendations.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
J. William Fulbright
Ark
James M. Landis
Kennedy
Treasury Department
Robert V. Roosa
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Pierre Sallinger
Fullbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosa
Fulbright
Landis
Harvard Law School
King Baudouin Returns as Brussels Strikes Intensify Riot
King Baudouin cut short his honeymoon and flew to Brussels to meet Premier Eyskens after about 15,000 strikers rioted across the city. Banks, shops, and transit were damaged as the unrest stretched into a third day with power shortages and a disrupted rail route to Paris.
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Brussels
Belgium
Baudouin
Spain
Gaston Eyskens
Congo
Eyskens
Baudoiin
Federation
Paris
Colodarsky
Antewerp
Omer van Audenhove
Fabiola
Trial Docket Set For January Term By Judge Hayes
Circuit Judge Frank Hayes announced the January term trial docket will begin at 9 30 am on Tuesday January 3. Resident attorneys are requested to be present at the setting.
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Frank Hayes
White Draws Three Year Term In Manslaughter Case
Floyd White pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Airman Leonard Gibbs on May 31 1960 and received a three year sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections custody The Jacksons Mitchell and James Jackson awaited trial Gibbs body identified by Gibbs wife was found near Cedar Creek north of Sedalia Barrick stated Gibbs White and the Jacksons fought at night in Sedalia then moved to Cedar Creek where Gibbs fell struck his head and died Barrick said death came from the blow not drowning The plea followed Judge Hayes warning White of rights and White waived them The case was investigated by local authorities and filed in circuit court
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Floyd White
Leonard Gibbs
Missouri State Department of Corrections
Mitchell Jackson
James Jackson
Gibbs
Cedar Creek
Sedalia
Harold Barrick
White
Jacksons
Barrick
Hayes
Frank Hayes
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Marion S. Boyd
Memphis
Tenn
John Dalton
Eugene Zuckert
Air Force
Zuckert
Atomic Energy Commission
NEA
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