Shake-up in Regulatory Units Urged in Report to Kennedy
A 29000 word Landis report to President Kennedy urges major reforms of federal independent agencies. It calls for a White House czar over regulatory bodies like FCC ICC FPC FTC CAB NLRB, to curb outside influence and improve procedures. Kennedy backs legislative action while critics warn reforms must come from Congress.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
FCC
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kennedy Brothers Ski Vacation Near Stowe Vermont
President elect John F Kennedy and his brothers Robert and Edward Kennedy along with their wives are vacationing in Vermont. The Kennedys stayed at The Lodge at Smugglers Notch Mount Mansfield arriving by plane from Washington and expect to stay a week to ten days.
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Actor Pat Buttram files suit over TV contract breach
Los Angeles Pat Buttram filed a Superior Court complaint seeking 136000 in damages claiming a breach of contract in connection with the Down Home TV series. He named Savannah Productions Inc 20th Century Fox Television Inc and writer Hal Kanter in the suit.
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UPI
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Buttram
Savannah Productions Inc
20Th Century-Fox Television Inc
Hal Kanter
MacArthur Chooses Norfolk for Memorial Collections
General Douglas MacArthur accepts Norfolk’s invitation to house his personal papers and war memos in a new memorial to be built in the city’s 111 year old courthouse. The plan includes a rotunda statue, a nearly half million dollar renovation, and burial wishes for MacArthur and his wife at the memorial.
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Court House
New York
W. Fred Duckworth
Roy B. Martin
Army
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Arthur
Gen. Whitney
Philippines
Export Import Report Predicts U.S. Trade Surplus in 1960
The Commerce Department forecasts exports will exceed imports by over $3 billion in 1960. Officials noted July to September exports at a seasonally adjusted annual rate around $20 billion, with imports near $15 billion for the year.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Commerce Department
Department
Office of Business Economics
US presses decision on Goldfine
Bernard Goldfine, once a benefactor to officials, faces a federal decision on whether to stand trial for evading nearly $800000 in federal income taxes or return to hospital care. U S Attorney Richardson said he will seek a ruling on mental competency as Goldfine remains in and out of hospital custody amid a family dispute over his living arrangement.
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UPI
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U. S
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St. Elizabeth's Mental Hospital
Washington
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George C. Sweeney
U. S. District Court
George J. Hart Jr
Goldfine
Solomon
Richardson
Sherman Adams
Adams
Newton
Logan
Charlotte
Massachusetts Native Named Deputy of Defense
President elect Kennedy tapped Amherst native Paul Nitze as assistant secretary of defense with a focus on international affairs. Nitze, Harvard graduate, CSIS alum, will handle NSC and OCBD relations, military aid programs, and disarmament liaison with the State Department. He authored a national security policy report and served on a Pentagon reorganization study.
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Harvard
School of Advanced International Studies
Johns Hoppins University
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National Security Council
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State Department
Stuart Symington
D-Ma
Pentagon
Busy Convention Year in Chicago Draws Millions of Visitors
The Chicago Convention Bureau reports 1,155,000 out-of-town visitors attended 914 conventions and trade shows in 1960, marking one of the busiest years in Chicago’s history.
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