Kennedy lays Udall as interior secretary pick
President elect Kennedy plans to move quickly on a Defense Department reorganization and has reportedly chosen Rep. Stewart Udall of Arizona as secretary of the interior. He prepares to return to Washington after Pentagon talks and names an 11 member committee to push federal aid for chronically unemployed areas. Reports also say Kennedy is ready to offer Adlai Stevenson the post as ambassador to the United Nations.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Defense Department
Stewart L. Udall
D-Ariz
Kennedy
Washington
Pentagon
Sen
Paul Douglas
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
Orleans Boycott Strength Erodes At Frantz School
In New Orleans, 15 to 17 white students attended William Frantz School amid protests, while a lone Negro girl joined first grade. At McDonogh No 19, only three Negro girls entered as police patrols were increased amid boycott fears. Louisiana Legislature fast-tracked state aid for private schooling to preserve segregation despite federal orders.
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New Orleans
William Frantz School
McDonogh No. 19
McDonagh
Louisiana
Extradition Refused by Escapees Captured in Oklahoma
Three Pike County jail escapees captured in Wilburton Oklahoma refuse to waive extradition to Ohio. Ronald Martin 20 Portsmouth Ted Elliott 17 Forrest City Ark and Hiram Tackett 27 Piketon Ohio face auto theft forgery charges after escaping Waverly jail early Wednesday. Seven prisoners remain.
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Wilburton
Okla
Pike County
Waverly
Ohio
Oklahoma
Jim Lawrence
Ronald Edgar Martin
Portsmouth
Ted D. Elliott
Forrest City
Ark
Hiram
Junior) Tackett
Rt. 1
Piketon
Tackett
Frequency Switch Set for Space Links on Wallops Island
The United States moves its space communications to a higher frequency band to reduce interference with television signals, as Wallops Island operations transition to the new channel.
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Wallops Island
Herman Moss Receives Eisenman Award at Jewish Federation Dinner
Herman Moss aged 86 was presented the Charles Eisenman Award during the 57th annual dinner of the Jewish Community Federation in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Herman Moss
Charles Eisenman
The
Jewish Community Federation
1954 Ford Sold Fast by Albany Ad
R C Hooper of Albany sold a 1954 Ford two door sedan in good condition with radio and heater after first caller. The ad notes new brakes and seat covers and offers a trade for a pickup of equal value. Contact LY 3 1242 for placing ads in The Messenger.
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R. C. Hooper
Albany
Kennedy aides map administration picks in early 1961 plan
The president elect plans a mid morning conference with Sen Stuart Symington head of a Kennedy committee to streamline the military. Udall likely to be named interior secretary at 25 000 a year with announcement in New York on Wednesday. Kennedy to meet Eisenhower Tuesday to discuss transfer and will then travel to New York for further talks. No decision yet on secretary of state or UN ambassador.
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D-Ill
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Kennedy
Udall
House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
New York
White House
Eisenhower
United Nations
Production to Reach Record High Next Year Says Economist
Washington D C production is expected to hit record levels next year says Dr Emerson P Schmidt director of economic research at the U S Chamber of Commerce A brief recession earlier this year will trim the current production rate by 5 to 10 billion dollars before a second half recovery lifts output to 515 to 520 billion dollars annually The current nine month rate stands at 503 5 billion dollars per year
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Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Emerson P. Schmidt
Chamber
French Move to Delay UN Debate on Algerian War
In New York the Congo Brazzaville and Chad seek to delay the General Assembly debate on Algeria to give Charles de Gaulle time to rally support. France plans to boycott, insisting Algeria remains part of France. Rebels seek a UN supervised referendum and guarantees for a free vote.
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N. Y
France
General Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
Assembly
Congo
Brazzaville
Chad
Algeria
de Gaulle
Kidnaping Confession Ties to Sydney Death Case
Detective Sgt. Brian Doyle told a coroners' court that Stephen Leslie Bradley, 34, confessed to the kidnapping of Graeme Thorne, an eight year old found dead in a Sydney suburb on August 16. The case has drawn intense court scrutiny as authorities seek motive and details surrounding the tragedy.
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Sydney
Australia
Brian Doyle
Stephen Leslie Bradley
Graeme Thorne
Typhoon Ophelia Turns Back Toward North Pacific
Typhoon Ophelia, with winds around 115 miles per hour, spared Japan and veered back toward the uninhabited north Pacific region, causing no immediate damage or injuries as its center moved away from populated areas.
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Tokyo
Japan
North Pacific
Provocative plan calls for merging American Protestant communions
A proposal for a wide reunion of American Protestant denominations drew keen interest at the National Council of Churches General Assembly in San Francisco. Dr Eugene Carson Blake suggested uniting four groups in the United States with possible later joins, creating a 20 million member church over about ten years.
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John Wesley Lord
Boston
Episcopal
United Presbyterian
Methodist
United Church of Christ
Eugene Carson Blake
Philadelphia
National Council of Churches
Dele
Ment
United Church of South India
Blake
United States
Congregationalists
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United States of America
Lumumba Henchmen Clamp Red Dictatorship on Stanleyville
Lumumba's followers seize Stanleyville enforcing a hard line regime. Whites barred from entry and exit as UN reports note mistreatment by military police under Gizenga. Mobutu plans to extend provisional government as Congo teeters toward stability.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Stanleyville
Oriental Province
Antoine Gizenga
Mobutu
Campus Rolls Expand Anew
Campus populations at four year colleges and universities grew anew in 2016 with 2,039,854 full-time students and 2,952,541 full and part-time students. The ten largest institutions by full-time enrollment include State University of New York and College of the City of New York, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Ohio State, Texas, Michigan, and Indiana.
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State University of New York
College of the City of New York
Minnesota
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan State
East Lansing
Ohio State
Texas
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Indiana
DiSalle Says Hoffheimer Remains Racing Board Chair
Governor DiSalle states Harry Hoffheimer of Cincinnati will keep the chairmanship of the State Racing Commission despite lacking senate confirmation at the recent special legislative session in Columbus.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Harry Hoffheimer
Cincinnati
State Racing Commission
Senate
New Orleans Mayor Calls 3 Day Media Holiday on School Integration
Mayor DeLesseps S. Morrison asks news media to observe a three day on the scene coverage holiday starting today, aiming to slow school integration reporting in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
DeLesseps S. Morrison
Communist China Backs Soviet Peaceful Coexistence Policy
The president of Communist China endorsed the Soviet Union's peaceful coexistence policy, aligning with a summit conference outcome reported to have concluded last week in Moscow.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Leningrad
Liu Shao Chi
Communist Movement
Communist Party of China
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
People’s Republic of China
Pravda
Boxing Probe Opens as Key Witness Reported Absent
A Senate Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee opens hearings into boxing control. Joseph P. Barone, manager of Sonny Liston, is hospitalized for depression and expected to testify. Other witnesses include Herman Hymie Wallman and Truman Gibson Jr. Kefauver seeks light on hoodlum influence over earnings. The session recalls Jake LaMotta’s 1947 fixed bout claim.
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Senate
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Joseph P. Barone
Allentown
Barone
Sonny Liston
Herman Hymie
Mink Wallman
New York
Truman K. Gibson
Chicago
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Jake LaMotta
Madison Square Garden
Billy Fox
Missile Blast Probed at Vandenberg Base
The Air Force investigated a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile explosion at Vandenberg Air Force Base California after fueling. Damage from Saturday night was estimated between 4 million and 6 million dollars according to an Air Force spokesman.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Xavier Medal Awarded to Rev Celestin Steiner
The Rev. Celestin J. Steiner chancellor of the University of Detroit and former Xavier president 1940 49 has won Xavier University’s annual medal.
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Cincinnati
Celestin J. Steiner
University of Detroit
Xavier
Coast Guard Rescues 17 From Stranded Ship Morazan
Coast Guard helicopters plucked 17 seamen from the stranded vessel Francisco Morazan off Traverse City Michigan on Sunday amid rough seas and ongoing rescue operations.
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Traverse City
Mich
Coast
Francisco Morazan
Ohio five day forecast shows light snow and warm Saturday
Temperatures stay near normal or slightly below through Friday with a warmup on Saturday. Highs range from 38 to 42 and lows from 24 to 26. Rain expected south Tuesday, changing to snow west Wednesday, with 0.5 to 0.75 inches of snow flurries Tue night into Wed. Light snow possible Friday in the north.
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Flaming Plane Crash Investigation Ordered
An advertising executive and the head of a charter-sales firm died in a Beechcraft crash that set two houses and two cars ablaze in a Parma backyard. The Civil Aeronautics Board ordered an investigation into the seven mile east of Cleveland Hopkins Airport. The plane had taken off from Hopkins to Cuyahoga County Airport in Richmond Heights. John J. Duffy Jr., 35, and Clay J. Donges, 42, were killed.
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Parma
Robert Koch
Civil Aeronautics Board
Beechcraft
Cleveland Hopkins Airport
Cleveland Hopkins
Cuyahoga County
Richmond Heights
John J. Duffy Jr
Duffy
Clay J. Donges
Sandorph Aeronautical Corp
No Recovery Planned For Orbital Scout Failure
A 72-foot Scout rocket and its inflatable satellite failed to reach orbit off Wallops Island Virginia. The four stage solid propelled vehicle cost over 750000 dollars and no recovery will be attempted. NASA will analyze radio telemetry and camera data from the brief flight lasting 44 seconds before the second stage failed to ignite. No date is set for a follow-up launch.
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Wallops Island
Virginia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Storms leave Europe reeling as rivers flood towns
British regions suffered record floods with 80 mph winds battering the coast. Holland reported four deaths while Britain counted at least two, and France Germany Denmark Belgium faced widespread damage. Flooded counties, marooned residents, and evacuations dominated a weekend of severe weather.
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London
Holland
France
Germany
Denmark
Belgium
Friesland
Amsterdam
Hamburg
St. Paul’s
French
Toll climbs as weekend accidents claim 21 lives
Ohio recorded at least 21 accidental deaths over the weekend, including 15 in traffic. Four two fatality crashes boosted the toll, with two highway wrecks, a house fire in Ashtabula, and a plane crash. Three fire deaths and three other fatalities occurred in miscellaneous accidents.
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Ohio
Ashtabula
Canadian Sabre Jet Crashes in Strasbourg Village
A Canadian Sabre jet went out of control at 10 000 feet and crashed into Lichtenberg France killing two people and setting several houses ablaze.
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Strasbourg
France
Lichtenberg
Firms Get Contract For Low Cost Radar Antenna
The Columbus Division of North American Aviation received a 1 844 000 dollar Air Force contract to build a new type of low cost radar antenna.
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Columbus
North American Aviation, Inc
Air Force
Ghana Breaks Ties with Belgium over Congo Developments
Accra accuses Belgium of responsibility for recent Congo developments and severs diplomatic relations with Brussels. The move marks a sharp diplomatic rupture as tensions in central Africa intensify.
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Accra
Ghana
Belgium
Brussels
Congo
Cleveland mother testifies in sleeping beauties neglect case
Mrs Lilli an Fratantonio mother of Cleveland's sleeping beauties testified for a third week in the child neglect trial.
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Cleveland
Lillian Fratantonio
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