Kennedy weighing roving envoy as Harriman name surfaces
President-elect John F Kennedy considers appointing a world roving ambassador to meet foreign chiefs and report back. W Averell Harriman, former Soviet envoy and New York governor, may fill the role. Harriman would not confirm. Kennedy signaled possible trips abroad but emphasized limited travel as chief executive.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
W. Averell Harriman
Soviet Union
New York
Harriman
United States
Studios Sued Over Alleged Hollywood Blacklist
A group of writers and actors sue eight studios for 7.5 million dollars alleging a Hollywood blacklist harmed their work. Plaintiffs include Oscar winners Maltz Young Sondergaard and several members of the Unfriendly 10 who refused questions about Communist ties.
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Hollywood
U. S. District Court
Washington
Nedrick Young
Albert Maltz
John Howard Lawson
Herbert Biberman
Lester Cole
Robert L. Richards
Frederick I. Rinaldo
Philip Stevenson
Gale Sondergaard
Alvin Hammer
Mary Virginia Farmer
Shimon Ruskin
Maltz
Young
Miss Sondergaard
Lawson
Biberman
Chicago Red Meet Denied
A Chicago youth conference labeled Communist by FBI Director J Edgar Hoover is denied as Communist led or inspired by spokesmen. Organizers say the meeting will form a left progressive socialist youth group and Hoover claimed communists plan a national youth organization. A committee member calls Hoover paranoid.
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Chicago
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Washington
Ohio Five Day Forecast With Below Normal Temps
Ohio forecast shows temperatures about 3 degrees below normal with highs around 35 in the north and 40 in the south and lows near 20 to 24. Expect cold Sunday then little change until a warmup by midweek. Light snow Saturday and a mix of rain or snow for Monday and Tuesday in the northern areas.
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Ohio
Rented the Apartment Ad Prompts Quick Calls
A furnished apartment listing sparked 17 calls within an hour after printing. The unit includes living room, bedroom, kitchen, bath, private entrance, parking, and utilities. Contact LY 3-1242 to place an ad for vacancies.
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W. Carpenter
Khrushchev Pushes for 1961 Summit on Disarmament
Khrushchev in Moscow urged a 1961 summit on disarmament and Berlin settlement while refusing to offer concessions. British envoy Sir Frank Roberts reported the stance, and Western powers weigh a UN summit if Khrushchev leads personally and other heads join. The West sees little value in intricate talks amid UN circus acts.
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London
Khrushchev
Moscow
Berlin
Frank Roberts
Cleveland Mother Arrested in Fire Deaths
Police arrest Aretha Hawkins in connection with the East Side apartment fire that killed her five children. She is held for investigation as authorities review the tragedy.
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Cleveland
Aretha Hawkins
Flying Chimp Holds Key To Manned Rocket Ride
Washington reports early 1961 targets for a first American manned rocket ride from Cape Canaveral with a Mercury capsule and Redstone missile. A chimpanzee test flight precedes the human mission, as NASA and defense agencies back the space program toward orbital flights by late 1961 if tests succeed.
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House Committee On Science and Astronautics
Overton Brooks
D-La
United States
Defense Department
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Atlantic Ocean
Earth
Caroline Kennedy Disrupts News Conference In Pajamas
Palm Beach report describes Caroline Kennedy slipping into view during a joint news conference with Sen. Fulbright. She wore pink pajamas and a blue robe, barefoot and clutching high heel shoes, prompting laughter but no fluster from President-elect Kennedy as he guided the moment and restored focus.
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Caroline Kennedy
Kennedy
Sen. J. William Fulbright
D Ark
Caroline
Free Cup Of Coffee For Pike Motorists
Motorists on the Ohio Turnpike may receive a free cup of coffee on New Year’s Eve. Concessionaires at turnpike plazas supply the drink and toll booth staff will hand out a record to each vehicle occupant exchangeable for coffee between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. on January 1.
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Cleveland
Turnpike
Michigan Negroes Considered for Kennedy Admin Roles
Two prominent Michigan African Americans may join the Kennedy administration, as reported by the Detroit Free Press. The article notes high-profile local figures being considered for federal posts in the incoming administration.
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Lansing
Mich
John F. Kennedy
Detroit Free Press
Columbus prepares nautical license plates decals start Jan 1
A notice from Columbus states that nautical license plates will be issued as adhesive decals beginning January 1. The change introduces a new form of vehicle registration in the area.
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Columbus
Worker Cited for Stealing Secret Papers
Arthur Rogers Roddey, 38, of Falls Church Virginia, former senior operations research adviser, was charged with stealing top secret documents. FBI says a tape recorder and about 200 papers were taken. Prosecutor Bambacus plans to reconvene a grand jury to seek espionage charges.
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Columbia
S. C
Defense Department
Arthur Rogers Roddey
Falls Church
National Security Council
Council
Department of Defense
Roddey
Institute of Defense Aanalyaysis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Richmond
U. S
Joseph S. Bambacus
Federal Grand Jury
Alexandria
FBI
Wet Weather Across the United States
A broad swath of the nation remained cloudy with light rain and no severe storms. Temperatures rose in most areas though cold in the Rockies. Snow in the east shifted to rain with 1 to 4 inches of snowfall reported. Light rain stretched from Texas and the Gulf states through the Appalachians to the Atlantic coasts with fog in parts of the east.
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Rockies
Texas
Gulf States
Appalachians
Atlantic Coast
New England
Hargrove Sues Over 1959 Christmas Eve Slain Man
Hargrove sues for 950000 claiming wrong arrest in the Mentor case of Charles Clark. He was acquitted by a jury last June in the 1959 Christmas Eve sniper slaying.
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Painesville
Charles Clark
Mentor
Floyd E. Hargrove
Riots Turn Brussels Violent as Troops Clash With Strikers
In Brussels and several Belgian cities, state troops and striking workers clashed with sabers and rocks. One demonstrator died, the first fatality in an 11 day strike, with at least 12 wounded. The violence centered on the Brussels Sabena headquarters and spread to Antwerp Mons Charleroi and other towns as the government sought to push austerity measures on Congo revenue losses. The king summoned party leaders to the palace as debates over tax hikes and welfare cuts continued.
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Belgium
Ministry of Interior
Sabena Airlines
Antwerp
Gustav Eyskens
Mons
Charleroi
Baudoin
Senate
House of Representatives
Theo Lefevre
Roger Motz
Leo Collard
Congo
Walloon
New York Critics Split on Best Picture Choice
The New York film critics award best picture to two films The Apartment and Sons and Lovers. Burt Lancaster named best actor for Elmer Gantry and Deborah Kerr named best actress for The Sundowners.
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New York
Burt Lancaster
Elmer Gantry
Deborah Kerr
Cleveland Institute Receives $50,000 Endowment
The Case Institute of Technology announced a further endowment of 50000 dollars from the First Educational and Charitable Trust of Canton.
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Cleveland
Case Institute of Technology
First Educational and Charitable Trust of
Canton
Injunction Granted in Negro Ouster Case in Tennessee
The U S Sixth Circuit granted a temporary injunction to stop Haywood County landowners from evicting about 300 Negro sharecroppers who registered to vote. The ruling preserves the contracts’ status quo as they expire, while signaling ongoing actions in Fayette County and potential hearings in February.
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Cincinnati
U. S. 6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Haywood County
Tennessee
U. S. Dist
Marion S. Boyd
Memphis
Boyd
Race Tension Mounts Over Tent City in Tennessee
Somerville Tennessee reports a growing tent city for Negro sharecroppers three miles south of Fayette County seat. Nine families live there with about 50 children, as tenants face evictions after voter registration and exposure to limited jobs. A resident was shot in the incident, with investigation noting a passing car as the source. The camps are rudimentary with mud floors, kerosene lamps, shared outhouse, and scarce resources.
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Somerville
Tenn
Fayette County
West Tennessee
Quebec Village Mourns Fire That Claimed 12 Lives
In Noyan Quebec a fire killed Mrs Abel Vosburgh and 11 of her 15 children in a wood shack. The village of 500 mourns as the Rev William Sellwood notes most residents are related. Vosburgh survived. six bodies were found in one bed.
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Noyan
Que
Vermont
Quebec
Abel Vosburgh
William Sellwood
Vermort
Vivor
Pension Cut For Miners Across the Industry
Washington reports pension reductions for retired bituminous miners from 100 to 75 dollars monthly starting with February payments. Over 65,600 beneficiaries are affected as fund trustees cite coal tonnage rebates. Anthracite miners had already seen 100 to 50 dollar cuts, with restoration possible if fund income improves.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
Kennedy nominates Bundy as national security assistant
The New York Times reports President elect John F. Kennedy selected Mc George Bundy Harvard dean and Republican to serve as special assistant for national security affairs.
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Bundy
New York
New York Times
John F. Kennedy
McGeorge Bundy
Harvard
Trespasser Guilty in Eniwetok Sail Event
Earle L. Reynolds, 49, former Antioch College teacher, found guilty only of trespassing for sailing into the Eniwetok nuclear testing area in July 1958.
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San Francisco
Earle L. Reynolds
Ohio
Antioch College
Eniwetok
Democratic administration to submit 20 bills in Columbus
The Democratic administration plans to send about 20 bills to the incoming Republican controlled legislature in Columbus. The move signals early legislative priorities as the new session opens this year.
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Columbus
State Board frees funds for new Columbus office building
The State Controlling Board released the remaining balance of an $11 million appropriation to finance a new state office building in Columbus.
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Columbus
Utilities Committee Pushes for Stronger Rate Law
The Akron area chapter notes the Utilities Committee of the Ohio Municipal League aims to secure a stricter rate-setting law, signaling statewide push for greater oversight and fair pricing.
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Akron—P
Ohio Municipal League
New Crop Statistician named for Ohio role
James K. Kendall, a native of Adams County, appointed as the new statistician in charge for the U S Crop Reporting Service in Ohio.
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Columbus
U. S
Ohio
James K. Kendall
Adams County
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