Pentagon brass oppose Kennedy defense shakeup plan
Most current Pentagon leaders oppose a sweeping reorganization urged for President elect Kennedy. The Symington group would dissolve Army Navy and Air Force secretaries, create a single chairman, abolish Joint Chiefs, and form functional commands replacing major service lines.
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Pentagon Brass
Kennedy Defense Organization
Washington
Pentagon
John F. Kennedy
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Defense Department
Palm Beach
Fla
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Defense Secretary
Air Force
Symington
Kennedy
Symington Group
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pacific
Atlantic
Strategic Air Command
Palm Beach, Fla
Midwest Snow Declines as New West Storm Hits
A severe Midwest blizzard weakened while a new storm sparked cold conditions across the western two thirds of the United States. Five to nine inches of snow fell in the storm belt with drifts up to six feet. warnings extended from New Mexico to western Kansas as snow spread to the southern Rockies and southwestern plains. Temperatures fell below zero to 10 above in the Rockies, with northward readings near zero along the Canadian border.
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Dakotas
Minnesota
Canada
The
Weather Bureau
New Mexico
Kansas
Rockies
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Canadian
Upper
Great Lakes
Congo Leader Denies Lumumba Tortured Amid Reports
Leopoldville Congo premier Mobutu denies Lumumba was tortured or disfigured in prison while releasing a doctors certificate claiming his general health is satisfactory. He cites minor injuries including a sprained foot and swollen left eye from beatings. Dag Hammarskjold seeks Red Cross access for Lumumba’s condition.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Mobutu
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
International Red Cross
Hammarskjold
Herter Restricts Aid Money Spending Abroad
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter issued an order aiming to channel more of U S aid funds into the United States. It does not compel buying American goods but bars spending aid money in most Western industrialized countries. The Monday order names 18 countries and the British colony of Hong Kong on the restricted list.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
U.S
United States
Hong Kong
Giants Offer Four Players for Ed Bailey
The San Francisco Examiner reports that the Giants are proposing a deal to Cincinnati Redlegs involving four players in exchange for catcher Ed Bailey.
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SAN Francisco
The
San Francisco Examiner
Giants
Ed Bailey
Cincinnati Redlegs
Wooster Breaks Ground for 400000-Volume Library
Wooster Ohio announces the College of Wooster will break ground Wednesday for a new library with capacity for 400000 volumes. The project marks a major expansion for the campus and is expected to boost research and study facilities.
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Wooster
Ohio
The
College of Wooster
Loads of Calls for Rent Ad Sparks Interest
Mrs Henry Ayers of 39 Elmwood Place reports an overload of inquiries after placing a For Rent ad. The property at 80 Stimson Avenue offers 5 rooms and bath with furnace. Call LY 2-2111 and Messenger Want Ad tips promise easy rental or sale through classified service.
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Henry Ayers
Elmwood Place
Stimson Avenue
Bath
Furnace
Call ‘Ly
E. Elmwood Place
Congo Crisis Deepens at United Nations Over Lumumba
The Soviet Union demands Lumumba’s immediate release and Congo army disarmament as UN debate looms. Dag Hammarskjold asks Congo’s leaders to allow Red Cross access to Lumumba to verify his safety after his seizure by Mobutu's forces.
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United Nations
N. Y
Congo
Soviet Union
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
Lumumba
Dag Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Engineers To Receive Bids For River Lock
U S Engineers will receive bids February 16 for a ten million dollar dam and river lock emergency gate on the Ohio River near Chile, in Chermont County. The project is part of the seventy seven million Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam program replacing locks 31 32 33 and 34.
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W. Va
U. S
Ohio River
Chile
Chermont County
Anthony Meldahl
Case Goes To Jury Cleveland Juvenile Court
A jury of six men and six women was expected to hear the sleeping beauties case today in Cleveland Juvenile Court. The trial of Mrs. Lillian Fratantonio was nearing completion with only the defense summation and the judge's charge left.
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Cleveland
Lillian Fratantonio
Segregation Strategy Outlined as White Boycott Widens
In New Orleans Louisiana legislators plan new measures after federal court rebuffs and a spreading white boycott of William Frantz and McDonogh 19 schools. Demonstrators attacked white mothers escorting children while intervening at Frantz, where one Negro first grader attends.
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Louisiana
William Frantz School
Ing
Frantz
McDonogh No. 19
World Reds Back Khrushchev Coexistence Thesis
The world Communist movement publicly backs Khrushchev’s peaceful coexistence line. China joins 80 parties in a 32 page Pravda manifesto declaring that war is not fatally inevitable and peace is the prime task. The Kremlin summit and 20,000 word agreement follow the 21 day session after the U.S. election.
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World Communist Movement
Khrushchev
China
Pravda
Communist Party
Communist Movement
Kremlin
U. S
Labor survey predicts job declines into January
The Labor Department reports a nationwide trend toward lower job levels by mid January as autumn unemployment rises into winter. November unemployment totals reach around four million, with forecasts to exceed five million by January, while Christmas hiring may briefly ease the drop.
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Labor Department
Employment Security Bureau
Probe starts on cemetery discrimination case
Massachusetts Attorney General asks the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination to decide if Hillcrest Park Cemetery of Springfield violated the states discrimination law. A Springfield minister says a Korean bride of an American soldier was refused burial there for being non white. The cemetery association president says Hillcrest is a private cemetery for the Caucasian race.
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Boston
Atty
Edward J. McCormack, Jr
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Hillcrest Park
Springfield
Massachusetts
Cemetery Association
Hillcrest
Col Frederick P Wenger Named Deputy Commander
Worthington resident Col. Frederick P Wenger, a WWII B17 pilot who flew 28 missions, is appointed deputy commander of the Ohio Air National Guard's 121st Tactical Fighter Wing in Columbus.
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Columbus
Worthington
Frederick P. Wenger
Ohio Air National Guard
121St Tactical Fighter Wing
Treasury Secretary Anderson Expected at NATO Paris Meeting
Secretary of the Treasury Robert B. Anderson plans to attend next week's NATO meeting in Paris. The trip would allow him to renew discussions on the U.S. gold drain and its impact on policy.
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Washington
of the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
NATO
Paris
U.S
Kennedy In Congo Calls On Leopoldville After Katanga Talks
Edward Kennedy, youngest Kennedy brother, slated to visit Leopoldville following a tense round of diplomatic talks in Katanga Province during the Congo crisis era. He continues in a high profile role amid shifting regional interventions and posturing by international actors.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Edward Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Katanga
200 More Laid Off at U S Steel National Tube
The National Tube Division of U S Steel Corp. announced this week another 200 workers will be laid off due to a lack of orders. The LORAIN Ohio plant faces continued reductions as demand declines.
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Lorain
Ohio
National Tube Division
U. S. Steel Corp
Perry Office Finally Won By Davidson
In Perry County Ohio a recount certified incumbent James A. Davidson as re elected county engineer by 10 votes over Harold W. Hitchens. Initial tied tally stood 5929 each. Davidson won after a recount across 65 precincts with a 5947 to 5937 final result.
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Davidson
Perry County
James A. Davidson
Harold W. Hitchens
Hitchens
Kennedy meets Eisenhower in White House briefing
President-elect John F. Kennedy visited the White House for a brief conference with President Eisenhower. The meeting outlined diplomatic military and economic issues as Herter Gates and Anderson participated in the briefing. Kennedy will meet UN officials in New York Wednesday and announce Udall as interior secretary.
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John F. Kennedy
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White House
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Stars and Stripes Forever
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Christian A. Herter
Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
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Robert B. Anderson
J. B. West
Usher
James Rowley
Secret Service
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United Nations
Stewart L. Udall
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Old Snark Missile Fades From Cape Canaveral Scene
The Snark, a 69 foot swept wing guided missile, ends eight years at Cape Canaveral. Air Force personnel launched the final Snark in the research and training program on Monday. The rocket flew 5000 miles to a South Atlantic target.
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Fila.p
U. S
AIR Force
Air Force unveils monkey explorer capsule for space tests
The Air Force disclosed Alpha ABC a 50 pound biomedical capsule built by Lockheed for the Ballistic Missile Division to carry a monkey in the lower Van Allen belt 600 to 1000 miles up. Displayed at the American Rocket Society meeting, the capsule resembles Mercury and could be launched with current gear and a proven recovery system.
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Washington
Air Force
van Allen
Air Force Ballistic Missile Division
Inclens* Cohf
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
American Rocket Society
Mercury
ED Cole
Bioastronautics Office
BMD
Discoverer
Ohio traffic fatalities dip to three-year low in October
Columbus report shows 165 deaths from motor vehicle accidents in October, the lowest for that month in three years, with 183 in October 1959 and 198 in October 1958 for comparison.
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Columbus
Ohio
Department of Highway Safety
Pugwash Conference Calls for Arm Elimination and Global Cooperation
The sixth International Pugwash Conference of Scientists ended with a statement urging immediate work toward arms elimination and the development of friendly relations among scientists worldwide.
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Moscow
Quakes Shake Chile in Long Northern Band
A string of earthquakes rattled a 500 mile stretch in northern Chile but caused no damage or casualties. The tremors were centered near Santiago and prompted no reports of injuries or structural failures.
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Santiago
Chile
Airlines Buy Midget Jets in $350 Million Deal
Eastern Air Lines and United Air Lines sign contracts to acquire 80 small jet airliners from Boeing for a total of $350 million. The order boosts capacity amid growing demand for regional routes and commuter services.
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New York
Eastern Air Lines
United Air Lines
Boeing Airplane Co
Wittenberg Trustees to Decide on Two New Dormitories
Springfield Ohio Wittenberg University trustees were to act on a recommendation to build two dormitories. The plan aims to expand housing on the campus this spring with formal action anticipated today.
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Springfield
Ohio
Wittenberg University
First Black director elected to City Club
William H. Mc Knight, longtime assistant city law director, became the first Black director of the City Club joining three other elected members.
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Cleveland
City Club
William H. McKnight
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