State Dems say Challenge Is Unfounded
Texas Democratic leaders call the Republican challenge to the 1960 presidential vote unfounded and irresponsible. DNC member Byron Skelton defends the count, noting Kennedy and Johnson won Texas by 46 233 votes. Gov. Price Daniel urges tax study and voter education ahead of fiscal reforms.
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Democratic National
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B Johnson
Texas
Price Daniel
Jake Jacobsen
GOP
Maury Maverick
San Antonio
Maverick
US Supreme Court
Daniel
Jacobsen
Skelton
Snyder Chamber of Commerce Reorganizes Board for 1961
The Snyder Chamber of Commerce plans a 7 am breakfast meeting at Village Restaurant to reorganize the board for the new year. Six newly elected directors Roy Burgess Bud England Herbert Feather Harold Lack J Mark McLaughlin and D D Shelburne join the 1960 board to set 1961 activities. Remaining 1960 members Hugh Boren Jr Joe Cargile Mel Gilbert Dave Harlin Charles Musslewhite and Bill Wilson will serve the final year of their terms.
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Snyder Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Actiity
Roy Burgess
Bud England
Herbert Feather
Harold Lack
J. Mark McLaughlin
D D. Shelburne
Hugh Boren Jr
Joe Cargile
Mel Gilbert
Dave Harlin
Charles Musslewhite
Bill Wilson
Cubans Protest U S Refugee Aid as Counterrevolution Threat
Havana’s Revolucion denounces Eisenhower’s $1 million refugee aid to Florida Cuban refugees as U S official endorsement of counterrevolution. It claims funds invite bribery for war criminals and cites U S rocket debris incident in Holguin with no embassy response.
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Havana
Revolucion
Eisenhower
Florida
Cuba
Washington
South
Ku Klux Klan
Hiroshima
U.S
Holguin
Fires Take Heavy Toll Across Nation in Two Days
The Associated Press reports 51 people killed in fires nationwide over the past two days including six in Florida and Maryland each and seven in New York. Fatal blazes struck homes in La Plata Maryland Monroe and Cleveland as families perished, while gas and kerosene accidents claimed elderly victims and a three month old died in Brooklyn.
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Florida
Louisiana
Maryland
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
la Plata
Monroe
Cleveland
N. Y
Miami, Fla
Kennedy appoints Hodges to cabinet in Florida
President elect John F Kennedy names Luther Hodges governor of North Carolina to be secretary of commerce. Hodges pledges to make the Commerce Department a vital force and cites economic concerns and rebirth of confidence as priorities starting January 20. He notes inventories high and slow orders as signs of a weaker economy.
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Palm Beach, Fla
John F. Kennedy
North Carolina
Luther H. Hodges
Hodges
Kennedy
United States
Commerce Department
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Denver City Olney State Playoff Here
Denver City and Olney two free wheeling Class AA high school football teams meet here in Tiger Stadium next Saturday night for their semi final. The kickoff is set for 7 30 p m Both teams have gone 13 games without defeat and are largely untested. Denver City beat Anson 43 0 in Big Spring to reach the semi finals Saturday afternoon. Olney beat Gilmer 41 6 Friday night. The neutral site in Snyder was agreed after about two hours of discussion with Snyder Chamber of Commerce official Woody Forrester in Big Spring to extend the invitation. The schools had also received invites from Abilene Sweetwater and Big Spring but chose Snyder.
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Denver City
Olney
Tiger Stadium
Anson
Big Spring
Gilmer
Snyder
Woody Forrester
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Abilene
Sweetwater
Space Dogs Burned Up in Orbit Report
Soviet space dogs failed to reach a planned orbit and burned up during descent in a Tass sourced report. East Berlin papers split on printing the news with Neues Deutschland running a sanitized headline about a research mission while noting the craft ceased to exist on its uncontrolled path.
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East Berlin
Neues Deutschland
Berlin
Pravda
Tass
Jap Spy Breaks 19-Year Silence On Pearl Harbor Insight
Takeo Yoshikawa the Japanese Navy spy in Hawaii recounts how his intelligence came from careful observation and routine sources rather than dramatic methods. He describes gathering ship movements by eye from Pearl City Peninsula and aerial photos from a hired plane, and notes limited access to U.S. Navy security at Pearl Harbor.
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Yates McDaniel
Washington
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Ens Takeo Yoshikawa
Naval Institute Proceedings
Norman Stanford
Japan
Yoshikawa
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Morimura
Honolulu
U. S. Naval
Pearl City
U.S
Enterprise
Lexington
Naval Base
U.S. Navy
Lumumba Brutally Beaten as Mobutu Forces Move Him
Western diplomats condemned the assault on former Premier Patrice Lumumba by Congo troops. Lumumba, captured by Mobutu's forces near Port Francqui, was slapped and dragged toward photographers, with witnesses recounting beatings and a rope restraining his arms. Gilbert Pongo, Mobutu security chief, incited further violence.
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Michael Goldsmith
Leopoldville
The
Congo
Mobutu
Joseph Kasavubu
U.N. General Assembly
Lumumba
Binza
Gilbert Pongo
U.N
Local grid scores mix in scattered results
In a set of high school football scores, GhID and LCLA posted victories while Duke, Monahans, W Falls, Ysleta and D City earned wins. Anson, Cleb, SA Jeff, LaMarque, and Lufkin also logged scoring outcomes with varied margins.
Goodfellows fund contributions reported Saturday
The Goodfellows drive reported a list of donors including Jim Heinzelman 2 dollars J C Williamson 1 dollar Renal Rosson 2 John Davis five cents Stanford Land 82 Mrs J P Madding 1 dollar J H Woml 2 Nolan von Roeder 0 Anonymous 5 Mel Gilbert 1 K L Haught 5 M E Stanfield 92 Wayland Holt 2 50 Martin Parka 5 Clyde Bagwell 1 Bud England 1 Ted Meyers 1 Anonymous 35 Holman Odom 5 Ray Houpt 5 Robert Powers 1 Ben Weathers 5 Anonymous 1 50 Inez Wells 1 Rose Williams 1 Sandra Lee Howard 2 Mrs Rh J Reynolds 1 Raymond Wilson 1 Bill Turner 1 Mrs 8 S E Swanson 1 L A Clanahan 1 Anonymous 2
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Goodfellows Fund
Jim Heinzelman
J. C. Wiamson
Renal Rosson
John Davis
Stanford Land
J. P. Madding
J. H. Wom
Nolan von Roeder
Anonymous
Mel Gilbert
K. L Haught
M. E. Stanfield
Wayland Holt
Martin Parka
Clyde Bagwell
Bud England
Ted Meyers
Holman Odom
Ray Houpt
Robert Powers
Ben Weathers
Inez Wells
Rose Williams
Sandra Lee Howard
Rh. J. Reynolds
Raymond Wilson
Bill Turner
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Agrarian Reform Institute
Washingtons
Associated Press
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Brooklyn
Kearny
N. J
Lawrenceville
Joey Affidi
Yonkers
New York City
Opera House
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Belgium
Soviet Union
Sputnik
High Command
LCLA
Duke
Monahans
W. Falls
Ysleta
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CC Miller
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Cleb
LaMarque
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