Udall Picked as Interior Secretary by Kennedy
President elect Kennedy selected Rep. Stewart Udall of Arizona to head the Interior Department. Udall, 40, is described as vigorous and imaginative, with a focus on preserving and developing natural resources and advancing American Indian interests. He has served in the House for four terms and was born in St. Johns, Arizona.
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Douglas Cornell
New York
Kennedy
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Stewart Udall
Arizona
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Carlyle
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State Supreme Court
Eastern Arizona
University of Arizona
Pound Baby Winning Fight for Life
Raymond Keith Herb, born Oct. 7 at Mercy hospital weighing 1 lb 12 oz, is surviving and gaining in the nursery. He is the first Mercy baby under a pound to survive, with growth to 3 lb 4 oz and aims for 5.5 lb before going home. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Danny K. Herb.
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Mercy Hospital
Danny K. Herb
Mt. Vernon Rd
Raymond
St. Luke's Hospital
Mary Camilla
Tragedy at unguarded crossing kills six in Nashua
A bottled gas truck and a Boston & Maine diesel passenger car collided at an unguarded Nashua crossing. The explosion and fire killed six people including a family of four. thirty passengers were hospitalized. Notable victims include Nashua gas proprietor Robert Wrenn and his wife Patricia with their two children. Peter Woodbury, chief judge of the U S First Circuit, survived with minor injuries.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Peter Woodbury
U. S. First Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston
Robert Wrenn
Patricia
Jennifer
Christopher
Vaughan Talbot
John Wilder
Hoffa Indicted in Land Deal Scheme
Federal grand jury in Orlando, Florida indicts Teamsters President James R. Hoffa Henry Lower former Detroit Teamsters local chief and Robert McCarthy former Bank of the Commonwealth official on 12 count mail and wire fraud charges alleging use of more than a half million in union funds for a Brevard County land development Sun Valley Inc. funded with Detroit Teamsters locals funds. Indictment accuses them of falsely presenting Sun Valley as IBT sponsored while being controlled by Hoffa and Lower. Lower in custody. Hoffa and McCarthy at large. Investigators from USPS IRS FBI and DOJ led the probe over 13 months.
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Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Orlando
Fla
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Rogers
Henry Lower
HOFFA
Detroit Teamsters
Robert McCarthy
Bank of the Commonwealth
Detroit
Brevard County
Hoffa, Lower
McCarthy
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Hoffa and Lower
Sun Valley
Florida National Bank
Lower
Solve Mystery of Hooded Driver
The hooded driver mystery along the Fayette to Oelwein highway was solved. A young woman from near Fayette, driving a blue Simca, wore a knitted scarf covering her head each morning to conceal her identity while commuting to work in Oelwein.
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Highway Patrol
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Oecelwein
Simca
U.N. Debates Congo Detentions Between East and West
At the United Nations Security Council Russia and Western powers push rival resolutions on the arrest and detention of Congo leader Lumumba and others. The Soviet plan seeks Lumumba’s immediate release and disarming Congo forces, while the Western draft urges human rights protections and Red Cross access, with support from Congo president Kasavubu. The council adopts a twofold agenda proposal.
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Lumumba
U.S
James Wadsworth
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
Col. Mobutu
Italy
Argentina
Britain
Stanleyville
Kasavubu
Sir Claude Corea
Ceylon
Havana Church Bombed as Castro Opponent Under Fire
In Havana a bomb exploded at Our Lady of Charity after vesper services injuring none of the 50 inside while damaging pews and flooring. Pastor Msgr. Eduardo Boza Masvidal leads the church’s anti Castro stance as tensions rise with the regime amid defections and anti government attacks.
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Castro
Fidel Castro
Our Lady of Charity
Viva Khrushchev
Viva Fidel Castro
Msgr
Eduardo Boza Masvidal
Chuckle Doctor Nurse Exchange Sparks Laughter
A lighthearted exchange centers on a doctor telling a nurse you do not need to hold both wrists to check the pulse. The nurse responds by saying she is holding them to check his im pulses, turning a medical moment into a humorous misinterpretation.
Cushing to Deliver Inaugural Invocation for Kennedy
Boston archbishop Richard Cardinal Cushing announced he will give the invocation at John Kennedy's inauguration. Kennedy is a legal resident of Boston.
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Richard Cardinal Cushing
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Sale of Foreign Liquor Exempted From Troop Ban
The Defense Department announced exemptions to the December 1 ban on foreign goods at overseas military stores. Foreign-made liquor and beer may be sold for on premise consumption at overseas clubs, along with purchases covered by paid American customs and spare parts for foreign-built equipment. A Pentagon spokesman cited tax-paid shipments as a reason, noting a German camera could be sold in a PX in the U.S. under the policy.
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UPI
Defense Department
U. S
Defense
Gates
Pentagon
Japan
Two San Jose Earthquakes Shake Costa Rica City
Two earthquakes shook San Jose, Costa Rica, on Tuesday with a pre-dawn tremor followed by a second quake about seven hours later. authorities reported no immediate injuries or major structural damage. The shakes rattled daily life as residents sought safety indoors and inspectors assessed affected areas.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Caribbean Patrol Withdrawn After Central American Peace
President Eisenhower ordered U S ships and planes withdrawn from a Caribbean patrol created to defend Guatemala and Nicaragua from invasion after those governments said the emergency had passed. The November 17 decision had directed naval protection against any Communist directed attack and served as a warning to Fidel Castro.
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UPI
Eisenhower
U.S
Caribbean
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Central American
Fidel Castro
West Virginia sailors reportedly lived aboard sunken ship
New Bedford Standard Times reports declassified navy records showing 16 to 17 days aboard the sunken battleship West Virginia after Pearl Harbor. Salvage officers noted a calendar with dates and three uniden tified bodies found in a storeroom near a fresh water pump room during the 1941 sinking.
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West Virginia
Donald Larrabee
Standard Times
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Larrabee
Pacific
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