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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1960
Page
3
Washington Atomic Energy Commission Chairman John A. McCone will resign and return to private life when President Eisenhower leaves office. He had been expected to stay on under Kennedy but chose to return to Los Angeles for business ties rather than serve through 1963.
A private study by the National Planning Association urged major reorganization of the White House advisory apparatus to help the president cope with the changing world of the 1960s. It recommends creating an office of programming and simplifying or abolishing some interdepartmental advisory bodies to improve cohesion between foreign and domestic policy.
About 25 witnesses split pro and con at the final Cape Cod national park hearing in Eastham. Opponents warn the park erodes home rule and private property rights while supporters say the area deserves protection and tourism benefits.
Elizabeth Smith of California chosen by President-elect Kennedy as the new U S treasurer. The 49 year old Democrat will earn 17 000 a year and succeeds Baker Priest. Smith is a former dress shop co owner and Red Cross staffer, allied with California politics and Governor Edmund G Brown.
Ex Rhode Island family, including four year old Yolanda, leaves New Orleans after facing hostile segregation at William Frantz school. They arrive in North Providence to live with relatives as the parents recount threats, verbal abuse, and a drive to seek safer surroundings. The family says they hope integration succeeds, while blaming minority ignorance for the conflict.
A fire at the Port Monmouth volunteer firehouse was discovered by a passerby after burning more than three hours. Defective wiring in the kitchen started the blaze, badly damaging the building but sparing the three fire engines.
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