By Tom Weber, KWMU
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St. Louis, Mo. – Forty-seven years ago this month, President-elect John F. Kennedy was considering cabinet members, the Dodgers manager got a new contract, and K's Sporting Goods in St. Louis had a sale on BB guns.
These are just some of the everyday facts KWMU's Tom Weber discovered when he found newspapers from December 1960 under his carpet.
He prepared this report for the show Weekend America - click here for more information.