Bipartisan foreign policy urged by Harriman at Harvard
W Averell Harriman former ambassador to Russia urged a bipartisan U S foreign policy at Harvard s Twentieth Century Week concluding that the United States should put morality before practicality in aiding underdeveloped nations He argued the struggle with communism should not eclipse aid to the needy and stressed democracy over tyranny. Sir Alexander Cohen echoed calls for nuanced U S Africa policy and cautioned against equating disagreement with communism.
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Aggressive Woman Wins Kennedy Diapers Account
Palm Beach businesswoman Marjorie Griffiths won the Kennedy diaper service account after meeting Mrs Kennedy and her newborn son at the Kennedy family vacation home. A Secret Service contact led to Maude Shaw approving the arrangement for Caroline Kennedy.
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Mansfield warns Democrats over filibuster tactics
Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana urged liberal Democrats to avoid attacking the Senate filibuster rule, saying unity is needed to push the president’s civil rights program. Senator Paul Douglas and others plan a December meeting to decide on changing the rule, arguing two thirds votes block strong civil rights measures. Douglas respects Mansfield but says rule changes are essential for a meaningful civil rights bill.
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Coffyn Dies Last Of Wrights Team In Flying Era
Frank T. Coffyn, 82, died Saturday in Palo Alto California funeral services pending He was the last survivor of the Wright brothers flying squad taught to fly by Orville Wright in 1910 Coffyn later barnstormed and claimed to be first to fit under the Brooklyn Bridge and first to take serial motion pictures
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Satellite Tissue Study Faces Radiation Dose Return
SAN ANTONIO Texas AP scientists open the gold plated capsule from the Discoverer XVIIE satellite to inspect tissue samples algae bacteria and dosimeters and estimate radiation exposure from its 48 orbits. A Brooks Air Force Base physicist expects a clearer dose assessment by midweek after a panel noted heavy solar radiation from a recent flare and that the craft could have carried a man safely through space. The Discoverer XVIII capsule was recovered similarly near Hawaii after a Pacific splashdown.
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PT Boat Crew to Parade at Kennedy Inaugural
Washington API A PT boat carrying members of Kennedy s original World War II crew will be floated down Pennsylvania Avenue in the inaugural parade Jan 20. The vessel will be a highlight as the parade moves from the Capitol to the White House. Kennedy, then a young lieutenant, skippered the boat rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer. He swam three miles to safety towing a crew member despite a back injury. Over 15 800 armed forces members will participate.
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Manville to be papa first time in June
New York UPI reports Playboy Tommy Manville, famed asbestos heir, announces his current wife is expecting a baby in June. He says the child will inherit a $1 million trust from his father’s will. Manville notes he plans to learn diaper duties after becoming a father.
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Uphaus Freed 2 Days Early From Jail
Pacifist leader Willard Uphaus, 70, released two days before schedule from Merrimack County jail in New Hampshire at the request of his attorneys. He vowed to resume work with the World Fellowship Center and plans to speak in New York on civil rights and peace. The case centered on refusing to name guests at a Conway conference amid communist allegations.
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Skelton Undergoes Surgery After Ruptured Diaphragm
Hollywood UPI reports comedian Red Skelton, 47, underwent surgery at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for a ruptured diaphragm. Doctors attributed the hernia to strains from years of performing and crowding due to fan reaction. He entered the hospital December 3.
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Single Flier Still Missing From Jet Crash in Vermont
A large 1,008 man search resumes for the eighth missing crew member of a crashed Air Force B32 jet bomber near Barre Vermont. 1st Lt George M Davis and S Sgt Pierre Maheux were among the survivors found. Maheux remains missing with a parachute spotted nearby. Weather and darkness hinder efforts as authorities assess cause after the pilot ordered bailout.
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