Cabinet picks Youngest Kennedy era Cabinet to date
Secretary Day to deputy postmaster general, Kennedy taps Edward Day a Los Angeles based insurance executive as postmaster general choice. The undersecretary of Treasury Douglas Dillon and Gov. Abraham Ribicoff named among other posts. Kennedy emphasizes undercabinet staffing, aims to improve efficiency and economy in government.
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Minnesota
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California
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Illinois
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Christmas in 1910 Carbondale shows slower pace
Ben Gelman reflects on life in 1910 with Carbondale Free Press glimpses of daily life. He recalls census figures, a mysterious case in Cleveland, old menu items, cheap entertainment, and simple holiday plans, noting how prices, customs, and conveniences differ from today.
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Southern Knoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Murphysboro Independent
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United States
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Ohio
Louis Herman
Herman
Imperial Cafe
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West Main
Centenarian Oscar Alsip Recalls Hard Early Life
Vienna area resident Oscar Alsip turned 100 this Saturday recalling a life of labors from stumps and timber to farming and blacksmithing. Born near the Civil War eve, he moved with family from Kentucky to Tunnel Hill in Johnson County in 1869, supported kin, and raised 97 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. He now sits in a Vienna home, content with simple routines, partial deafness, and a dislike of hearing aids, as he reflects on decades of work and family.
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Daily Papers
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Johnson County
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Wehen
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Total Vote Of Minority Parties Cited In 1960 Election
Official figures show 384,253 Americans voted for minor parties in the 1960 presidential election, up from 30,000 more four years earlier. States Rights party led among minors with 189,572 votes in Louisiana. Other totals include Socialist Labor 47,521. Prohibition 46,203. National States Rights 44,977. Socialist Workers 40,175. Constitution Party Texas 14,169. Conservative 8,708. Virginia Conservative 4,204. Independents and scattered write-ins fill the remainder.
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Eric Mass
New York
Prohibition Party
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Kansas City
National States Rights Party
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Socialist Workers
Farrell Dobbs
Constitution Party of
Texas
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Clarksdale
Miss
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Utah
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Virginia
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Dsley
Chicago
Michigan
Clenton King
Alabama
Constitution Party
M. B. Curtis
Washington State
Washington
Southern Illinois expands aviation technology program
SIU's Vocational Technical Institute will add aviation technology training after acquiring facilities from Midwestern Aero Service at Southern Illinois Airport. The program aims to train Aircraft Power Plant Mechanics and Airframe Mechanics with ground crew and flight instruction, leading to FAA licenses. An advisory committee and new courses align with Federal Aviation Administration standards, using five single and five twin engine aircraft for instruction.
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Federal Aviation Administration
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Cuba East Germany sign one year pact trade
Cuba and Communist East Germany signed a five year trade agreement allowing East Germany to export industrial equipment for Cuban sugar tobacco rum coffee nickel chrome and fish meal Cuba’s exports total 20 million pesos and East Germany 25 million pesos. Ernesto Guevara and Erwin Kerber announced details at a news conference.
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Cuban National Bank
Erwin Kerber
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