Dirksen Mundt to Get Prize GOP Committee Posts
Washington AP Everett Dirksen of Illinois and Karl Mundt of South Dakota will receive top Republican Senate committee posts. Dirksen to open Finance Committee handling Kennedy tax and health care agenda. Mundt to head Foreign Relations. Democrats altered committee ratios, with Javits as a potential Space or Banking substitute and Cooper considered for Space.
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Dirksen
Mundt
Washington
Everett Fr Garg
Ong Har
E. Mundt
South Dakota
Senate
Amey
Cate Ateral
Pera
Kennedy
Jacob K. Javits
Gave
Democrats
Javits
Jail doors in Clearwater prompt inquiry by officials
Sheriff Don Genung said the jail cell doors were opened during a courthouse visit and workmen promised to look into the matter, as county commissioners discussed the incident.
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Clearwater
Fla
Don Genung
Injail
Misses Pattern 4609 Spring Summer Dress Catalog Item
Printed pattern 4609 offers a two piece dress for Misses sizes 10 to 18 in fluid crepe or cotton. Includes sizing notes and fabric yardage for size 16, with mailing details to Anne Adams at Winchester Evening Star for pattern catalog requests.
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Colt
Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
Flu Delays GOP Christiansburg Meeting to April 20
Officials announced the Radford area gathering postponed due to flu. The joint meeting planned for February 23 will be held instead on April 20.
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Christiansburg
Radford Ae
Flu
Fire damages multiple homes amid freezing conditions
Firefighters battled a blaze in cold 10 degree weather near a Roman Catholic Church and a residence row. Water froze on bushes sidewalks and ladders as crews fought through broken ceilings and water-filled rooms. No serious injuries reported though several spectators were trapped by ice and snow.
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Minuutes
Loudoun
Boyd
Chinese Coolies Reported Building Roads Into Laos
Intelligence reports say Chinese Communist workers are constructing roads in northwest Laos near the border with neutralist Laos. The work includes a highway suitable for light trucks between Lao Ten and Muong Sing, potentially linking Nam Tha and Phong Saly once completed.
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Vientiane, Laos
Laos
India
Ladakh
Oo of Arms
Ammoni
Lao Ten
Muong Sing
Pathet Lao
Nam Tha
Phong Saly
Salinger and the Presidents Fitness Push
An editorial mocks Pierre Salinger and President Kennedy for promoting long hikes and a healthy economy. It argues the fitness program risks political manipulation and could alienate voters, warning that calorie-conscious supporters will not cast ballots.
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Kennedy
Salinger
Las Vegas
America
Mr. Kennedy
Mr. Salinger
Chickens Fitted With Rose Colored Glasses In Arkansas
Smithville Arkansas AP report says Bill Wade has fitted 5000 chickens with rose tinted glasses to reduce pecking. Wade claims no injuries and notes the unusual measure as a novelty from the farm.
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Smithville, Ark
Bill Wade
Smithville
Wade
Rare Four Snowshoes Donated To Florida Museum Exhibit
In St Petersburg the Historical Society Museum received a gift from Mr and Mrs Ralph Simpson a set of four wooden snowshoes for horses. Each shoe measures about a foot long and 9 inches wide with a gadget on top for the horse hoof illustrating an odd artifact from the automobile era.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
the Historical Society Museum
Florida
Ralph Simpson
Museum
Dobbin
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Malcolm Carpenter
Elizabeth Grim
Leos
Everxyons Hick
Friendship
Ind
Charlie Shewbridge
Art Buchwald
United States
Pierre Salinger
Saturday Evening Post
Stewart Alsop
Charlie Bartlett
Adlai
Poughkeepsie
Hudson River
Eral
Winchester Shop
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
Winchester
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