Lone Gunman Robs Herrin Market for About $1000
A lone gunman robbed North Park Market in Herrin Saturday night, fleeing before police could arrive after a string of false alarm calls. The cashier, Miss Karla Walker, and three employees handed over cash estimated at 1000 to 1200 dollars. insurance covered the loss. Police traced the incident to an armed robbery that ended with the gunman escaping, direction unknown.
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Herrin
North Park
Hubert Walker
Henry Walker
Bobby Harris
Karla Walker
Calvin Gate
North Park Market
Herringer
Walker
Kennedy Symington to Discuss Defense Reorg in Florida
President elect Kennedy will meet Sen. Stuart Symington in Palm Beach to review a Defense Department reorganization study and may hold a joint news conference before returning to Washington. He plans to visit New York and then Palm Beach for Christmas with Jacqueline and their newborn son Joan Fitzgerald Jr.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Defense Department
Washington
Kennedy
Symington
Atlantic Shore
White House
Eisenhower
New York
Dag Hammarskjold
United Nations
Nest Friday Kennedy
Jacqueline
Joan Fitzgerald Jr
Kennedy Names Hodges as Commerce Secretary
President elect John F. Kennedy selected Luther Hodges governor of North Carolina to head the Commerce Department. Hodges, a former textile executive, said the economy needs stimulation and a rebirth of confidence starting January 20. He pledged vigorous action to aid lagging areas, while Kennedy planned a further unemployment areas announcement.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
North Carolina
Luther H. Hodges
Hodges
Kennedy
United States
Commerce Department
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Congo move may backfire on Mobutu regime
Western diplomats warned that the brutal treatment of Patrice Lumumba by Congolese troops could undermine Col. Joseph Mobutu's pro Western government. Lumumba was captured at Port Franqui and displayed publicly as troops paraded him past photographers, a scene witnessed by Mobutu.
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Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
Lumumba
Moubutu
Port Franquil
Stanleyville
Mobutu
Fires claim 59 lives across states in two days
Across Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee, 59 people including many children died in fires and related accidents. Victims ranged from infants to elderly, with deaths in homes from flames, gas, and kerosene heater incidents, including a mother and children in Franklin Louisiana and a Brooklyn infant in New York.
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Associated Press
Florida
Louisiana
Marysland
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Franklin
Cleveland
Miami
Fla
North Charleston
Columbia
S.C
Smithtown
N.Y
Kerner Prepares for Illinois Inauguration with Key Appointments
Otto Kerner, elected governor of Illinois, spends a busy week in Chicago shaping a cabinet and public welfare leadership. He named Dr. F. J. Gerty director of Public Welfare and plans to expand highway work while awaiting a 1961 assembly session. Kerner stresses selecting capable, integrity-rich appointees and anticipates revenue measures. He returns from a Caribbean vacation to press forward with transition talks with Gov. Stratton.
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Cook County
Kerner
West Indies
de. Gerty
D. T
Banton Lindsay-Schaub
Chicago
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Gasinafield
Jan A
F. J. Gerty
University of Ilineis Medical College
State Department of Public Welfare
Otto L. Bettag
Gerty
U of T
Tone Tine
William G. Stratton
Springfield
Abesd
Weather and Sunrise Times Summary
The report lists low and high temperatures for Friday and Saturday with unclear values. It notes Friday low around 14 and Saturday low near 28 with highs around 45 and 1, plus sunrise at 7 07 and sunset at 4 35. The text is fragmented with unspecified units and context.
Forgotten space dogs and mixed Soviet reactions to Cuban aid
Moscow reports Little Bee and Little Fly were forgotten in the Soviet Union after a rocket failure. The communique noted the space reentry disintegration while media debated U.S. aid to Cubans and praised triumphs with poems in official papers.
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Moscow
Little Bee
Little Fly
Unio
Havana
Fiveton
Eisenhower
Florida
Gudok
U.S
The
Literary Gazette
Andrei Lupan
Yuri Yakovlev
Nikol Erkai
Area man tells of stay in Fine land
A resident recalls time spent in a distant region detailing experiences and impressions. The piece highlights personal observations and local color from the visit with a reflective tone.
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Fineland
Judge Blocks Louisiana School Move
A state judge issued a temporary restraining order against the legislature’s bid to replace the New Orleans School Board within hours of approval. The measure, backed by Gov. Jimmie Davis, would create a five member board for Orleans Parish schools with six year terms, while appeals and federal injunctions cloud the action.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Fred S. Leblanc
George L. Singleman
Counsil
Lewis 5. Doherty Jr
State Supreme Court
Senate
Fiverman
Jimmie Davis
Orleans Parish
GOP Hopeful On Chicago Vote Recheck
In Chicago, election board clerks and party watchers busy at long tables in City Hall work through a ballot recheck. Republicans press for a recount to challenge Kennedy's Illinois win as Daley accuses Democrats of conspiracy and Morton cites alleged tombstone voting amid claims of 100000 stolen votes.
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Dec
Election Board
John F. Kennedy
Ilinois
GOP
Richard J. Daley
Cook County
Thurston Morton
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