Boston Snowstorm Strands City Amid Fatal Toll
Boston faces severe snow with 70 deaths across New England as officials seek penalties for stranded motorists. Logan Airport operates limited service while roads clear slowly and hundreds of vehicles remain abandoned. Firefighters stay on alert as fires and blocked side streets hinder emergency response.
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Killian Warns on Space Spending in MIT Dinner
Dr James R Kilian Jr former Eisenhower aide warned that US space and rocket programs could cost several billion dollars annually, urging shifts to education. He criticizedAtoms for Peace reactors and urged restraint in the man in space program while stressing need for a stronger war capability. He urged careful management of current programs amid pressure to outrun the Soviets.
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Atoms For Peace
Kennedy Chiefs Favor Limited War Potential
The Kennedy administration plans to emphasize building United States and allied capacity for limited non nuclear war. President elect Kennedy and likely secretary of state Dean Rusk support stronger capability with Robert S. McNamara poised to become defense secretary. Policy will follow NSC practices. debate centers on reducing reliance on nuclear deterrence to deter Soviet and Chinese expansion via small steps.
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McNamara Named Defense Secretary Pick by Kennedy
Robert McNamara Ford Rotor Co. president named secretary of defense by President-elect Kennedy. The 44 year old San Francisco native combines quiet diligence with wide reading in sociology and philosophy. He is known for fairness, loyalty from underlings, and a private life he guards. He and his wife survived polio. they have two daughters and a son.
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Ford Rotor Co
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Robert Craig
J C Thomas Dies Famed Baritone in Apple Valley
John Charles Thomas renowned baritone and radio star died at his desert ranch home with his wife Dorothy at his side from intestinal cancer. He was 76 and had been bedridden six months after cancer surgery in 1959. Thomas starred with the Metropolitan Opera and Bell Telephone Hour, later directing radio station KAVR. He was a Meyersdale PA native who studied at Peabody and debuted in 1912 in Canada.
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Thomas
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Mount Street College of Homeopathy
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Peabody Conservatory of Music
Canada
Passion
Savage Opera Company
Berkshire Eagle Subscription Rates and A Lost Savings Account
A California AP item reports a woman seeking funds for a mother’s funeral saved in a joint savings account. She withdrew $251.59, transferring to a plane ticket to the Midwest. the matter involves an old Berkshire Eagle subscription at various mail and carrier rates and a 1940 link to Mr. and Mrs. John Shepard.
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Solana Beach
Calif
Souty
Berkshire
Thomas Lang
Pittetiela
John Shepard
Massachusette
Furcolo Aide- Bar Query On Judgeship Fired
Gov. Foster Furcolo's chief secretary says he will not show the Boston Bar Association letter asking if Furcolo plans a possible Supreme Court appointment. Elwood McKenney told reporters he did not submit the letter and will not, as it does not require governor action. The vacancy follows the death of Justice James J. Ronan a year ago.
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Volpe Suffers Plurality in Massachusetts Election
In Boston Gov. elect John A. Volpe won a plurality of 138,485 votes with 4,269,295 to 1,130,810 for Joseph D. Ward. A record turnout of 2,495,504 voters occurred as Kennedy and Lodge featured on the presidential ballot. JFK led Nixon-Lodge by 510,424 votes, totaling 1,487,174 to 976,750.
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