Government May Use Schools as Shelters
Civil Defense planners consider using shelter adapted schools as key refuge centers in a nuclear attack. Federal funding may cover part of adapting schools with ventilation and supplies while nationwide marking expands. Kennedy says the central duty is to provide community shelters with spaces stockpiled and guidance provided.
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Washington
Civil Defense
Pentagon
Civil Defense Office
Stewart Pittman
Congress
Kennedy
Fog Leads To Rescue Of Trapped Farmer In Paducah
In heavy fog on the Ohio River near Paducah a tugboat crew heard a scream and found Calvert City farmer Fred MacFarland, 33, with his hands caught in a cam picker. After four days in the trap he was freed, treated for a broken finger and torn hand, and released from the hospital.
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Paducah
Calvert City
Ohio River
Robin
Fred MacFarland
MacFarland
Pay Price Controls Discounted in Kennedy Era Policy
Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg told reporters at AFL-CIO meetings in Bal Harbor Florida that wage price controls are not planned. He credited President Kennedy's reliance on voluntary restraint by labor and management as prices have stayed steady and wage increases reasonable. Goldberg urged unity between rival AFL-CIO unions to avoid disunity aiding labor foes and the Soviet Union.
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Bal Harbour
Fla
Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Kennedy
Afl-Cio
Soviet Union
U.S
Building and Construction Trades Department
George Meany
Meany
Jap Workers Get Pay Hike At U S Bases In Tokyo
Four thousand Japanese employees at U S bases in Tokyo receive raises between 4.72 and 5.00 dollars. Average monthly pay was 58.31 dollars, with many workers employed as maintenance men and cooks. The National Security Forces Labor Union had planned a strike to demand 13.88 dollars but canceled after the smaller increases were granted.
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Tokyo
U.S
National Security Forces Labor Union
Peace Corps Turnout Hits 2153 for Tests in Nation
Washington AP The Peace Corps reported 2 153 would be recruits took placement tests Tuesday and Wednesday across the country with several large cities still awaiting results. Officials said they expected 1 000 to 4 500 to appear.
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Washington
Peace Corps
Corps
Joseph Calien
Selecton
Nikita Quieting Down Is Mystery
Analysis suggests Khrushchev aimed to quiet the West by sealing Berlin with the wall. Acknowledging communist control of East Germany, the West would concede division. The piece notes Russia’s long stance against German reunification and Kennedy’s approval of separation as long as Moscow desired.
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Khrushchev
Berlin
West Berlin
East Berlin
East Germany
Kennedy
Sphinx Spy Bribe Ties Egypt to French Ring
Cairo papers allege an Egyptian official and 11 others were linked to a French spy ring. A $14,000 bribe helped a firm win a contract to rig the Sphinx and pyramids with sound and lights. The scheme involved Philips lighting and the culture ministry. a commission was set to investigate.
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Cairo
Egypt
Spirins
Lumiree
la Societe Philips Eclairage
Ministry of Cult Radio
Paris
Ture
Son Et Luntiere
Sion
Ministry of Culture
Pharmacy Probe Welcomed by Pennsylvania Board
Harrisburg AP The Pennsylvania Pharmacy Board faced sharp exchanges as Dorothy Williams secretary said the board would welcome a state investigation by Governor Lawrences administration. She noted prior problems and alleged missing files and unapproved examinations dating before Aug 1, 1961 when former officers were replaced.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pharmacy Board
Dorothy Williams
Williams
Sol Turnoff
Philadelphia
Bloom Hits Demo Changes in Harrisburg
MARRISBURG AP George J Bloom Republican state chairman criticized Democrats in Harrisburg and Washington today on major personnel changes Referring to the appointment of Mayor Thomas J Monaghan of Lancaster as state commerce secretary and the shift in federal jobs for Chester Bowles Bloom said in a statement Apparently the way to fame and promotion in the Democratic Party is to lose an election or do a poor job.
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Marrisburg
George J. Bloom
Harrisburg
Washington
Thomas J. Monaghan
Lancaster
Chester Bowles
Blooms
Soviet Paper Attacks Kennedy Delusions On Communism
The Soviet weekly Literature and Life called President Kennedy's claim that the USSR aims to communize the world unfounded and incorrect. It labeled his remarks as political delusions and warned the dialogue with Izvestia editor Alexei Adzhubei would continue, criticizing Kennedy’s view of Soviet freedom of choice and influence.
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Moscow
Literature and Life
Kennedy
Izvestia
Soviet Union
Literature and
Life
Alexei Adzhubei
Us.s.r
Communist Party Leaders Face Registration Crackdown
A New York headquarters report details a three-level building housing the Communist Party and The Worker newspaper. It notes leaders Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Gus Hall and Benjamin Davis facing McCarran Act registration deadlines and possible penalties while the party trims its leadership and awaits government action.
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Worker
Claude Lightfoot
Chicago
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Gus Hall
Benjamin Davis
Lightfoot
Illinois
National Execu
Paralysis Policies Rapped By Senator
Los Angeles Sen. J Strom Thurmond denounces what he calls policies of paralysis by the U S State Department in a Hollywood rally. He argues the United States should have won in Korea and that communism spreads as a result of current official policy and silencing of military leaders. The event drew about 1000 people at the Hollywood Palladium.
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Los Angeles
Sen. J
Strom Thurmond
D-8.c
U. S. State Department
First Congregation Church
Freedom Club
State Department
Korea
Thurmond
Hollywood Palladium
States’ Rights Party
U.S
Moscow
Defense Department
Three Rocket Motors Fired at White Sands Missile Base
At White Sands New Mexico the Nike Zeus anti missile test team faced a halt after a December meeting. All three rocket motors fired successfully in initial testing but internal sabotage was alleged. The smaller motor functioned as maneuvering and propulsion, while the third motor’s role remained under review.
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White Sands
Mos
Sile
Gus Hall
Happy Yale Hints Issued for Tax, Bars Close Holidays
Pennsylvania issues holiday reminders warning merchandisers to collect 4 percent sales tax on Christmas trees and that bars must close on Christmas and New Year Eve. Investigators will monitor for tax violations while liquor rules prohibit open pubs on these Sundays, with limited exceptions in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh hotels until 10 p.m.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Charles M. Dougherty
Liquor Board
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Wealthy Kansas teacher left 6 million estate
Washington Kansas AP reports Miss Margaret Baker a former schoolteacher who died November 21 at 79 left an estate valued at about 6 million. Her will lists 166 relatives and 40 farm tenants as heirs. She owned IBM stock valued at 514 million? and 12 farms in Washington and property across Thomas County Kansas and Hayes County Nebraska.
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Washington, Kan
Kansas
Margaret Baker
F. R. Lobaugh
Washington
Thomas County
Kan
Hayes County
Neb
Lobaugh
Miss Baker
Thomas Baker
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