Kennedy to push relief and welfare laws early next year
President elect John F Kennedy and congressional leaders pledged swift action on economic relief for distressed areas and a higher minimum wage. They forecast rapid moves on federal aid for school construction public housing and aged medical care as Johnson Raab Mansfield Rayburn and Kennedy met at Kennedy home to outline priorities and executive branch roles.
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Fla
UPI
John F. Kennedy
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Senate
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sam Rayburn
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Advisory Council On
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Skennedy
Latin America
Congress
Five Get Life for Gang Rape Case in Worcester
Five young men were sentenced to life imprisonment for taking part in the mass rape of an 18 year old girl attacked by a 13 member gang last June. Four other defendants received 15 to 23 year terms, while one more was given 15 to 20 years after pleading guilty to related charges. Three juveniles were disposed of in juvenile court.
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UPL
Worcester
Juvnile
McNamara Slow to Seek Defense Changes
Defense secretary designate Robert S. McNamara said he will not rush a Defense Department reorganization. After a 40 minute talk with House Armed Services Chair Carl Vinson, he noted no early sweeping overhaul and that top civilian posts slated for abolition under the Symington plan would be filled under Kennedy.
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UPI
Robert S. McNamara
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Defense Department
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Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Georgia
D-Mo
United Press International
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Kennedy
Santa Burns Tree in Racine Home Fire
Santa Claus figure sparked by defective wiring caused a fire in the Walter Pinchelman home Racine Wisconsin. The blaze burned the Christmas tree but injured no one and caused about 225000 dollars in damage according to local firemen.
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Racine
Wis
UPI
Santa Claus
Walter Pinchelman
State Electoral Vote Not Just Hocus Pocus
Boston report on the state electoral college convening to elect John Fitzgerald Kennedy highlights potential Senate vacancy moves by Gov. Furcolo and the possibility of reform ending election by electoral college. Observers predict political maneuvering around Kennedy’s resignation timing and Volpe’s succession. The piece notes talk of abolishing the electoral college in favor of popular vote.
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State House
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Kennedy
Furcolo
Senate
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Joseph D. Ward
Algeria Arms Issues Shelved in Assembly
United Nations General Assembly neared recess after defeating a U N supervised referendum on Algeria and shelving East West disarmament proposals. Debate focused on Congo crisis with V K Krishna Menon’s long review. Dag Hammarskjold warned UN force could be pulled if civil strife erupts. The United States opposed the Algeria referendum and abstained on most of the resolution to aid De Gaulle's decolonization plans.
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U. N. General Assembly
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Algeria
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India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
United States
U. S
Two Racing Proposals Win in Pownal Vermont
Voters in Pownal approved two articles in town meeting, 275 to 86, for both flat and harness racing. The plan led by Taconic Racing and Breeding Association seeks a 3 to 4 million dollar race on 137 acres for Rockingham or Cata Mount raceways, with Vermont Racing Commission petitions to follow. A statewide referendum backs pari mutuel betting. a racing commission awaits legislative confirmation.
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Massachusetts
New York
Vermont
Taconic Racing and Breeding Association
Lou Smith
Rockingham Race Track
Salem
Catamount Raceways
Itc
Smith
Vermont Racing Commissions
Pari Mutuel Betting
Robert MM. Stafford
Navy probes wooden scaffolding after Constellation fire
The Navy opened an inquiry into the use of wooden scaffolding on the Constellation after a 12 hour blaze at the Brooklyn Navy Yard killed 76. A welder's arc ignited spilled kerosene type fuel on hangar and galley decks, prompting officials to consider metal scaffolding as a safer alternative.
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UPS
Navy
Constellation
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Charless Wellborn
Third Naval District
Edward Cavanagh
Empire ‘Building
Prince Charles Bags First Pheasant At 12
Prince Charles 12 bags his first pheasant during a shoot with Prince Philip at Lord Bradburne’s Kent estate. The heir to the throne hits a cock pheasant with a 410 gauge double barrel and is accompanied by his gun dog Flash. The pair together bagged 20 birds before lunch.
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London
Prince Charles
Prince Philip
County Kent
Lord Bradburne
Charles
Flash
Koza Murder Case Jury Instructed by Judge
Judge Francis Quirico began the charge to the jury in the Koza murder trial, with twelve of fourteen jurors set to begin deliberations after a three to four hour instruction. Defendants Joseph Dougherty Jr and Bernard Kiley face conspiracy and murder charges for the 1959 Koza killing of 71 year old Michael Koza, with Anthony Polcaro charged as conspirator and accessory before the fact.
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Michael Koza
Francis
Quirico
Joseph T. Dougherty Jr
Bernard J. Kiley
Anthony Polcaro
Koza
Nelson A. Foot Jr
John P. Shreenan
Pittsfield
Record Soviet budget seeks boost in output
In Moscow the government presented a peacetime budget of 77.5 billion new rubles to fund an eight percent rise in 1961 industrial output. Defense spending stays high but is cut from 1960, at 11.9 percent of the total, while scientists face a 15 percent rise. Khrushchev reviewed the figures as Garbuzov noted the budget is 6.7 percent above last year’s record.
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Moscow
Vasilli Garbulov
Supreme Soviet
Garbuzov
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Constellation Fire Kills 46 as Navy Yard Calamity
A blaze aboard the carrier Constellation at Brooklyn Navy Yard raged for hours, killing 46 civilians and leaving 10 uniden tified. The fire damaged the giant ship, setting back completion by about a year with damage estimated at 75 million dollars.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Associated Press
UPS
NEW York — Navy
Navy
Hear Adm
Schuyler Pyne
Oday
Brooklyn
United Air Lines
New York
Woman avoids license after 28 years of driving
In Providence, Mrs. Virginia M. Brown of North Kingstown was stopped for running a red light. She admitted she had never obtained a license but had been driving for 28 years since age 12.
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B.I
UPI
Virginia M. Brown
North Kingstown
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