Pettis County road contracts total near 1 million dollars
The Missouri State Highway Commission awarded bids on December 13 for 88 miles of Defense Road work across Pettis, Cooper, Johnson and Morgan counties. Pettis County roads total 871,861 dollars with four-county work at 1,238,926 dollars. Reno Construction Co. and W J Menefee Construction Co. of Sedalia lead awarded segments with prices ranging from 12,051 to 211,149 dollars. A 7.6 mile Defense Road Route E project in Pettis and Cooper counties is also let to Reno.
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Pettis
Cooper, Johnson and
Morgan Counties
Missouri State Highway Commission
W. J. Menefee Construction Co
Sedalia
Houstonia
Howard Construction Line Division
Reno Construction Co., Inc
Overland Park
Kan
U. 5
U. S
LaMonte
North
Dresden
Northerly
W J. Menefee Construction Co
Westerly
Cooper Counties
Reno
Khrushchev Reaches Berlin Wall and Invites Mayor Brandt
Premier Khrushchev visited the Berlin wall and invited West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt to talks. Brandt refused under pressure from Adenauer era Christian Democrats, potentially complicating next month’s West Berlin election. Khrushchev viewed the barrier and waved at Checkpoint Charlie after touring East Berlin.
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Berlin
Khrushchev
Berlin Wall
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
Brandt
Konrad Adenauer
The
Christian Democrats
Senate
Bonn
Khrush
Chev
East Berlin
Social Democrat Party
Adenauer
Communist Party
Wall
Checkpoint Charlie
U. S
Werner Seelenbinder
Italy Backing Kennedy on NATO Plan and Market Entry
President Kennedy won Italy's cautious support for a NATO nuclear force and for backing Britain’s bid to join the European Common Market. In a joint communique after talks with Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani, Italy pledged continued efforts behind Britain's entry and toward broader European revitalization.
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Washington
Kennedy
Italy
NATO
Britain
Amintore Fanfani
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
de Gaulle
Europe
Fanfani
Woman Finds $139 Pay Envelope in Dump Debris
In Toronto Jean Sinclair sifted through 10 tons of garbage to retrieve her husband’s $139 pay envelope after a son disposed of the family’s rubbish. A friend and trash collectors aided the search as a truck hauled away the waste.
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Toronto
Jean Sinclair
Chinese Children Vaccinated Worldwide Exceed Twenty Million
A Tokyo broadcast states that about 20 million Chinese children have received the live oral polio vaccine since 1960, reflecting a large scale vaccination effort across China. The report links vaccination to efforts against infantile paralysis and cites government health campaigns.
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Tokyo
Red China
Tshombe agrees to surrender Kolwezi and talks peace
Moise Tshombe meets UN officials in Elisabethville and agrees to a peaceful entry of UN forces into Kolwezi his last Katangan stronghold. He suspends orders to destroy copper cobalt and power facilities and aims to calm diehard supporters as UN troops advance toward Kolwezi with possible handover by Friday.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Kolwezi
U. N
U.N
New York
Tshilombe River
Federal Budget Hit at Congress with Tax Cut Plea
Missouri faces a $2.3 billion share of the $98.8 billion federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year, as President Kennedy submits the plan. Pettis County would receive about $18.6 million, while domestic civilian spending totals $36.5 billion and defense $62.3 billion. The Missouri Public Expenditure Survey notes actual costs exceed estimates, boosting the federal debt, and urges spending controls amid tax-reduction pressure.
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Missouri
Kennedy
Dalton
Pettis County
Warrensburg Judge Dismisses Radar Speeding Case
In Warrensburg Missouri a speeding charge against J Lawrence Thorup was dismissed by magistrate Betty Pine Lockard after questioning radar accuracy. Troopers testified the device had been checked with a tuning fork and a certified speedometer, but no expert examined the radar at the time.
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Warrensburg
G. W. Pate
Highway Patrol
Lee's Summit
J. Lawrence Thorup
Kansas City
U. S. 50
Knob Noster
Pete Stohr
Sedalia
George Norwood
Thorup
William Hensley
Betty Pine Lockard
Kennedy Budget Funds Kaysinger Reservoir and Highway Relocation
President Kennedy's budget to Congress includes 650000 for advance engineering and design of the Kaysinger Bluff Reservoir on the Lake of the Ozarks and 1000000 for highway relocation of U S Highway 13 near Clinton due to dam flooding. An additional 20000 funds study of upstream impoundments above Kaysinger Dam. Senators Symington and Long announced the inclusions.
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J. F. Kennedy
Congress
Kaysinger Bluff
Lake of the Ozarks
U. S. Highway 13
Clinton
Kaysinger Dam
United States
Stuart Symington
Edward V. Long
Five Days Board Seeks End To Coast Dock Strike
A three man presidential board, chaired by Sen. Wayne Morse, began hearings to end a 26 day East and Gulf Coast dock strike affecting 550 ships and 60 000 longshoremen. The group meets AFL CIO ILA and New York Shipping Association and has five days to forge a settlement before possible Congressional action.
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New York
Gulf Coast
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
New York Shipping Association
Congress
Kennedy
Maine
Texas
Phone Company Pays Taxes To Pettis County
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company announced a 1962 property tax payment of 121 415 to Pettis County. John Curry says the amount funds county appropriations and adds to the 4 950 000 the company pays in gross receipts and license taxes to cities across the state. The payment makes the firm one of Pettis County’s largest taxpayers.
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Pettis County
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
John Curry
Telephone Company
Bid Call Planned for Water System Work at Missouri State Fair
John D. Paulus Jr of the Missouri Division of Planning and Construction will issue a bid call Monday for water main extensions at the state fairgrounds. Fair secretary W H Ritzenthaler notes the project will improve water service and increase fire protection. Bids will be accepted in Jefferson City until February 5, when opened.
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John D. Paulus, Jr
Division of Planning and Construction
Jefferson City
W. H. Ritzenthaler
Religions Launch Interfaith Drive Against Racism
At the National Conference on Religion and Race 650 delegates from 66 churches approved plans to build an inter religious structure to combat racial bias locally. Ten target cities include Chicago Detroit San Antonio Atlanta Oakland San Francisco St. Louis Pittsburgh Seattle and New Orleans with action expected soon.
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Chicago
Detroit
San Antonio
Atlanta
Oakland
San Francisco
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Seattle
New Orleans
Kennedy submits $100 billion budget for 1964 with defense and space focus
President Kennedy unveiled a $98.8 billion domestic program plus tax cuts aiming to spur the economy and move toward balance. Congress reacted with alarm and cautious approval as the plan forecasts an $86.9 billion revenue gap and a tentative surplus 2–3 years away, with tax relief likely not before next July 1.
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Kennedy
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Congress
Weather Update With Cold Weekend Ahead
Considerable cloudiness continues through Saturday with scattered snow flurries late Friday and Friday night. Temperatures dip to around 30 for highs and 5 to 10 for the Friday night low, staying cold Saturday. Record temperatures from past years are mentioned for context.
ACE proposes sweeping federal aid plan for colleges
The American Council on Education outlined an 11 point plan to fund college growth, including buildings, teachers, scholarships, student loans, and foreign student aid. It calls for about 1 billion dollars annually in matching grants and low interest loans, plus expanding the housing loan program.
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Washington
American Council On Education
Congress
State Prison Without Walls Dedicated in Missouri
MOBERLY AP Missouri unveiled a $10 million prison without walls in a ceremony near here. Gov John M Dalton called it the first of its kind and a center of international penology attention. The 240 acre site will house about 360 inmates selected for rehabilitation in dormitories with individual rooms and no bars, guarded by two high wire fences and hourly jeep patrols.
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Moberly
Missouri
Here
John M. Dalton
James D. Carter
State Penitentiary
RFK argues first Supreme Court case in Georgia voting row
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy argued his first court case before the Supreme Court in a civil rights challenge to Georgia’s county unit voting system. He urged upholding an appeals court ruling that the system discriminates against urban voters and is unconstitutional. Kennedy noted the government seeks no specific replacement plan, while Goldberg pressed for a clear stance. The exchange included a remark about state alternatives and Kennedy’s disbelief at a county system making sense.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Supreme Court
Georgia
Kennedy
United States
Arthur J. Goldberg
Labor
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Morse
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ACE
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RFK
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