Nine New Areas On Jobless List
The Labor Department classed nine more major industrial centers as areas of substantial unemployment raising the total in this category to 51 of 157 main manufacturing areas. The report projects higher jobless totals into January with Christmas hiring unlikely to reverse the trend. Presidents elect Kennedy formed a committee to study relief for distressed areas. Nine new centers include Bridgeport Waterbury Conn South Bend Fort Wayne Gary Hammond East Chicago Ind Spokane Wash Hamilton Middleson Ohio Steubenville Weirton Ohio West Va and San Bernardino Riverside Ontario Calif with smaller additions Eureka Ukiah Pueblo Ashtabula Conneaut Kent Ravenna Bristol John City Kingsport Tenn Va Provo Utah New Martinsville W Va Ohio. Rocky Mount NC dropped.
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John F. Kennedy
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Conn
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Gary- Hammond
Chicago
Ind
Spokane
Wash
Hamilton-Middleton
Ohio
Steubenville - Weirton
Ohio-W.va
San Bernardino- Riverside-Ontario
Calif
Eureka
Ukiah
Pueblo
Colo
Ashtabula- Conneaut
Kent - Ravenna
World Reds Harden In Public Manifesto
The 1960 manifesto from 81 national Communist parties after a Kremlin summit takes a harsher line toward the West, especially the United States, while calling for united front efforts with non party groups. It labels U.S. imperialism as a principal aggressor and predicts a crisis for capitalism, urging peaceful shifts via popular fronts and gradual gains rather than violent revolution.
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Moscow
West
United States
Kremlin
China
Communist Party
Mobutu denies Lumumba abuse and to release medical report
Leopoldville Congo AP Col Joseph Mobutu denied Lumumba was tortured and disfigured in prison though he read a doctors note claiming Lumumba's health satisfactory The note mentioned a sprained ankle and swollen eye from a beatings by Mobutu soldiers while Lumumba was under arrest The UN and Soviet Union pressed for Lumumba's release and access for examination and reporting
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Mobutu
U. W
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
International Red Cross
Blood Evidence Ties Polcaro to Koza Death Trial
A state chemist found blood on Anthony Polcaro's hands and clothing, with Harvard Medical School expert Dr. Arthur MacBay expected to testify. Prosecutors described a murder with extreme cruelty linked to a history of bad feeling over Shirley Gilbert. Koza’s death involved extensive injuries. witnesses including Eugene Benoit and others would testify to threats and beatings. Defense motions sought to bar witnesses. Judge Quirico granted them. The case resumes with the first prosecution witness, Joseph B. Dolphin.
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Anthony Polcaro
J. Ryan Jr
Ryan
Arthur MacBay
Harvard School of Legal Medicine
Porcaro
Polcaro
Koza
Bernara J. Kiley
Joseph T. Dougherty Jr
Shirley Gilbert
Kiley
Dougherty
Barry to Be Confirmed as Judge in Adams District Court
Governor's Councilor Raymond Sullivan said John A. Barry of Pittsfield will be confirmed today as presiding justice of the District Court of Adams. A plan with Norther Berkshire Democrats aims to rotate an Adams man as assistant district attorney for one year and a North Adams man for the next. Sullivan noted a new Berkshire County assistant district attorney will be appointed under a law effective Feb 1, with probable candidate Clement Ferris of Pittsfield. Ober of Adams is named assistant district attorney, though Adams committee had opposed Barry. The McCormick appointment remains stalled at Sullivan's request. The session start was delayed as Gov. Furcolo spoke to the Legislature.
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Benoit
Francis J. Quirico
Calvin C. Corl
Albert D. Luce
Berkshire County
Corl
Second Street
Boston
Raymond F. Sullivan
Springfield
John A. Barry
Pittsfield
District Court of
Adams
Smit Ober
Sullivan
the Eagle
Berkshire
Dist. Atty
Matthew J. Ryan
Springfeld
North Adams
Ryan
Furcolo
Atty
George R. McCormick
Great Barrington
Southern
Berkshire District Court
McCormick
Barry
Atty. McCormick
Michael W. Albano
Great Barrington Court
Bane
Berkshire Bar Association
Eisenhower
Kennedy
White House
Georgetown
New York City
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Palm Beach
Fla
Central Intelligence
Allen W. Dulles
Durlles
Christmas Chain Letter Liquor Scheme Hits Dalton
A Dalton Christmas cheer club operates as a chain letter. Members receive a list of names and order five bottles of whisky to join. The scheme requires two phone calls to confirm and recruit two more names, spreading through Berkshire with Dalton as a firm stronghold.
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Dalton
Springfield
Lee and
Pittsfeld
Berkshire
Virginia Rockets Test Planned Over Wide Area
Washington reports the government will fire rockets late today from Wallops Island Virginia to study upper atmosphere wind velocity density and diffusion. If skies are clear the launch could produce large orange yellow sodium vapor clouds visible from Maine to Florida, offering a potential field day for amateur photographers.
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Washington
Maine
Florida
Wallops Island
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cemetery Bias Probe Sought Over Korean Bride Burial
Massachusetts Attorney General asks the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination to check Hillcrest Park Cemetery in Springfield for possible violation of race discrimination laws after a Korean bride was refused burial. Cemetery officials claim a private white-only deed restriction, while church leaders say the incident led to the Springfield Council of Churches suspending Easter sunrise services at Hillcrest.
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Boston
Edward J. McCormack Jr
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Hillcrest Park
Springfield
Ralph Stutzman
Unitarian-Universalist Church
Cemetery Board
Massachusetts
Loring Brooks
The
Cemetery Association
Hillcrest
Brooks
Stutzman
Springfield Council of Churches
Kennedy and Eisenhower Meet at White House in Transition Briefing
President Eisenhower and President elect Kennedy greeted on the White House porch then held private talks for about two hours on transition issues. They were joined by Secretaries Herter Gates and Anderson for cabinet discussions while aides and Clarke Clifford participated.
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Eisenhower
Kennedy
White House
Associated Press
Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Cabinet
Christian
Herter
Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Wilton B. Persons
Clark Clifford
Pennsylvania Avenue
President
Whites Integrate At School At William Frantz
In New Orleans a bus convoy broke a white blockade around William Frantz School as 23 white students and 2 Negro girls attended an integrated session. Police kept women protesters, dubbed The Cheerleaders, at bay while tensions increased amid broader school board resignations and funding battles with the Louisiana Legislature. Mayor Morrison urged limited news coverage to ease the disruption.
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New Orleans
William Frantz
McDonogh
Dr. Jeans Parish
Louisiana
deLesseps S. Morrison
Morrison
Floodwaters Flood Severn Theater Front Rows Impassable
In Shrewsbury England floodwaters from the River Severn inundated several front rows of a local movie theater yet screenings continued. A theater sign warned non-swimmers cannot be admitted in the 36 cent seats, reflecting the unusual poolside seating situation.
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Shrewsbury
England
UPI
Severn
Immediate Occupancy Brings Quick Results
Immediate occupancy advertised to attract readers. The notice promotes Eagle Family Want Ads with a low cost of 36 and a contact dial 7731 to reach an adtaker for quick placement.
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Eagle Family
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