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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1960
Page
2
President elect Kennedy picks his brother Robert Kennedy as attorney general and C Douglas Dillon as secretary of the treasury. Dillon, 51, is undersecretary of state and a Republican. The cabinet is complete except for postmaster general.
Richard Pavlick, 73, a retired Belmont New Hampshire postal worker, was jailed in Palm Beach on 100000 bond after police found dynamite sticks blasting caps and wiring in his car and motel room. He planned to assassinate President elect Kennedy and end his own life, saying Kennedy money bought the White House and that he had an inferiority complex.
Vatican announces Pope John XXIII elevates four new cardinals including Archbishop Joseph Ritter of St. Louis. Also named were Italian Msgr Giuseppe Ferretto, Archbishop Luis Concha Cordoba of Bogota, and Archbishop Jose Umberto Ritter of Caracas. Cardinalate conferred at secret consistory January 16. Archbishop Ritter, born in New Albany Indiana, ordained in 1917 and made bishop in 1933.
Two airliners collided above New York spreading massive fires in Brooklyn and Staten Island. 127 aboard perished with one ground fatality, including 11 year old Stephen Baltz. Fire, police, and federal investigators rushed to the disaster.
The Kennedy family from Storrs Connecticut flew in and passed through fast customs escorted by immigration officials. Eileen Kennedy with children Paul Shar on Maureen and Jane appeared amused at the confusion over her relation to the president and her Nixon vote.
Paris AP reports Secretary of State Herter conditionally proposes five Polaris submarine units and 100 more nuclear missiles placed under NATO military chiefs for integrated command. The proposal aims to strengthen alliance deterrence amid Cold War tensions.
Mayor Jim Meaghan named James S. Vaughan 45 chairman of a 25 member citizens advisory committee to work with public bodies on an urban renewal program using federal funds. Vaughan is vice president division manager at Square D Co. plant.
The Cedar Rapids post office will close at 5 30 today and reopen 7 to 9 p m for Christmas mailers. Postal officials urge patrons to mail as much as possible this week to prevent a rush next Monday.
President Eisenhower announced a three month embargo on Cuban sugar starting January 1961, citing Cuba's hostile policy toward the United States. He said the move serves the national interest and urged Congress to amend the sugar act to remove the obligation to buy Dominican sugar, noting the act expires March 31.
FBI says eight arrests were made in an organized freight theft ring case in Los Angeles. Among those detained is Dr. Mason Rose, 45, of Hollywood, identified as author of the book You and Your Personality. The ring specialized in stealing whole shipments of freight.
London reports on Addis Ababa radio claiming the rebel government against Emperor Haile Selassie has been overthrown. The monarch may be in or near Addis Ababa with loyalist broadcasts confirming his return. French Somaliland monitors say imperial forces routed insurgents as Selassie speaks of soon restoring peace.
A Thursday blaze in Rock Island destroyed a half block long one story brick warehouse with an estimated loss of seventy five thousand dollars. No injuries were reported. Fire crews battled the flames into the night.
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