Kennedy taps Negro for post in housing agency
President elect John F Kennedy names Robert Weaver a Black housing reformer to head the Housing and Home Finance Agency in a move likely to stir controversy. He also taps Harvard dean McGeorge Bundy for White House national security duties amid objections from Gov Foster Furcolo.
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Housing and Home Finance Agency
Kennedy
Congress
Weaver
New York City
McGeorge Bundy
Bundy
Furcolo
Robert S. McNamara
Defense
Wind and rain storm devastates New Orleans on New Year's Eve
The Associated Press reports a major wind and rain event stunned New Orleans and coastal Louisiana. Damage nears one million dollars with areas from New Orleans to New Iberia affected. Winds of 45 mph toppled trees and roofs. Jefferson Downs racetrack barns and grandstand suffered destruction. many communities saw power outages and flooding. Mississippi saw over an inch of rain while northern states faced mixed precipitation and up to 3 inches of snow in a wide belt.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
New Iberia
Queen City
Jefferson Downs Race Track
Mississippi River
Belgium Premier vows no more violence by strikers
Premier Gaston Eyskens told Belgians that the government will tolerate no more violence from strikers opposing his reform program. He cited a deadly clash as past events and urged unity as protests spread from Brussels to Leige and Antwerp.
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Brussels
Belgium
Gaston Eyskens
The
Nation
Eyskens
Congo
Eyiskens
De Gaulle Hints At Resignation Over Referendum
Paris AP reports President Charles de Gaulle signaled he would quit if Algeria referendum on local autonomy and self determination fails to win strong approval. He warned of turmoil and division from a negative or indecisive outcome as Algerian rebels mobilize to boycott.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Algeria
de Gaulle
North
Africa
United Nations
Tunis
Americans Forecast Big Changes in 1961 Spirit
A Associated Press survey in Utica profiles Americans predicting a dynamic year ahead. Opinions split on peace with Russia, Kennedy's approach, taxes, and recession risk, with many urging strong leadership and optimism tempered by global tensions.
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Utica
N.Y
Washington
J. Frank Thibeau
Portland
Ore
Kennedy
Russia
Roy Ritzert
Mt. Vernon
Monroe Clayton
Syracuse
New Year Brings Changes In Social Security Laws
Washington AP reports new year changes in Social Security law. Employers with four or more workers face a higher unemployment tax rate of four tenths of one percent on the first 3000 dollars. coverage extends to federal banks and credit unions. Surviving children now receive three quarters of the worker’s would have been retirement amount, instead of half plus a quarter share. Earnings rules allow more than 1200 dollars yearly without as steep a benefit reduction. two to one withholding applies up to 1500 dollars, then one for each extra dollar over 1500.
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Washington, D.C
Philip Savory
Montpelier
Kennedy
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Hollywood
White House
Poughkeepsie, N.Y
Barbara Carty
Belmont
Mass
Mamie Stover
Roger M. Eckblom
San Fernando, Calif
Kansas
Barton Neubauer
Nancy Brown
Annapolis
Donald Burnette
Burbank
Calif
Cuba
Soviet Union
N. Y
Buford O. Shook
Ian Oklahoma City
Kremlin
Russia
el Alamein
Eric J. Dye
England
Lansing, Mich
Denver
Leo Yara
Congo
Latin America
United States
Salt Lake City
Bob Oliver
San Diego
Pittsburgh
Helena
Mont
Newport News
Vermont
Bruce Bailey
Indianapolis
Oklahoma City
Walter Nester Jr
New Haven, Conn
America
Ruth Still
Washington
Congress
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Credit Unions
Federal Land Banks
Eli
Gible
Holiday Death Toll Is Low During New Year Weekend
The first phase of the long New Year holiday weekend shows a dramatically low fatality rate on U.S. highways. At the one third mark of the 78 hour period, highway deaths run at under three per hour, far below last year. Twelve lives were lost in three crashes, including a seven death collision near Alamogordo New Mexico and a Maryland incident. The National Safety Council credits cautious driving and enforcement, though the trend remains uncertain.
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National Safety Council
Alamogordo
N. M
Wisconsin
Maryland
New Mexico
Los Lunas
Council
Monay
Marshall praised as great man at Pinehurst memorial
Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stillwell Jr. lauded George C. Marshall as a friend and great man at the second annual memorial service on the 80th anniversary of his birth in Pinehurst North Carolina. About 200 villagers attended with a NC National Guard color guard as Marshall Park's holly magnolia wreath was placed by Stillwell and Mrs. Marshall.
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Pinehurst
N.C
George C. Marshall
Joseph W. Stillwell Jr
Marshall
Stillwell
Marshall Park
North Carolina
North Carolina National Guard
Joseph Stillwell
18Th Airborne Corps
Fort Bragg
Defense
Lexington Man Charged With Assault In motel shooting
Calvin Hedrick a 36 year old motel operator was formally charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill after he shot his wife Louise Hedrick 35 in their Lexington North Carolina home. Louise Hedrick was reported in serious condition at Winston Salem Baptist Hospital but expected to recover. A 16 year old daughter intervened grabbing the pistol and fleeing.
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Lexington
N.C
Calvin Hedrick
Louise
Hedrick
Winston-Salem Baptist Hospital
Vic Park
Insurance in Force Reaches 600 Billion at Start of Year
Life insurance protection in force at the start of this year totaled about $600 billion, double the national debt and triple the combined sales of the 500 largest industrial corporations. Insurance companies informed prospects with over $154 million in national newspaper advertising in 1959.
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Thomasville
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