Dillon Declines Tax Cut and Addresses Gold Balance
Senatorial hearing on Kennedy pick Douglas Dillon clarifies he will not seek a temporary tax cut and that Congress will decide on tax authority. He defends a non disruptive solution to the gold drain and urges committee restraint in public questions while preparing for a swift Cabinet confirmation after inauguration.
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Washington
Douglas Dillon
U.S
Free World
Dillon
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Finance Committee
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
New York
Eisenhower
Foreign Relations Committee
Dean Rusk
Freeman
Orville L. Freeman
Senate Agriculture Committee
Castro to claim U S scare off after invasion threat
In Havana Fidel Castro may announce that the strength of Cuba's army deterred a U S invasion promised before Eisenhower leaves office. Rain floods trenches as regular troops replace militiamen and Havana University delays classes citing the disturbed situation.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Eisenhower
Havana University
Castro
United States
Puerto Rico
Disagreement on ceiling for small loans in North Carolina
At a Raleigh hearing the State Banking Commission debated a proposed limit for small loans. Advocates argued for a 1500 dollar ceiling while another lawyer favored 600 dollars. The commission postponed a final decision until next Wednesday as it weighs licensing powers and fee changes in the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Banking Commission
North Carolina
Armistead Maupin
Family Finance Corp
James K. Dorsett
Commercial Credit Corp
Willie Lee Lumpkin
Louisburg
North State Loan Association
House rules compromise eyed to shift committee balance
A proposed plan to expand the House rules committee from eight Democrats and four Republicans to ten Democrats and five Republicans would also allow Speaker Rayburn to appoint two more Democrats. Rep. Howard W. Smith opposes packing with liberal members, while Rep. Colmer would stay on the panel. The deal aims to reduce factional strife without purging Colmer and could pass a Democratic caucus next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
Smith
Colmer
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
House Democrats
Teen Ager Impresses Judge In Hit And Run Case
Winston-Salem AP report: Gene Wolfe 18 admits guilt in a November 16 hit and run that injured two women. Judge Walter Crissman releases him until the March term to earn money, with $6 weekly for living and savings opened. Wolfe said he left home after quarrels with parents and is living with a crippled friend.
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Winston - Salem
Walter Crissman
Forsyth Superior Court
Gene Wolfe
Wolfe
Crissman
Kennedy completes command with Ball undersecretary pick
President-elect Kennedy finalizes his foreign and economic policy team naming George W. Ball as undersecretary of state for economic affairs at 20 000 a year. Ball joins Stevenson who Kennedy also named ambassador to the United Nations.
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Palm Beach, Fla
John F. Kennedy
State Department
High Command
Adlai F. Stevenson
Kennedy
New York
Bostion
Washington
George W. Ball
Ball Long
Stevenson
United Nations
Ball
Palm Beach
Treasury Department
Henry H. Fowler
the Treasury
Fowler
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Eisenhower
Robert V. Roosa
Treasury
Angier Biddle Duke
Duke
Argentina
Spain
Council On Inter-American Affairs
Americans Reach South Pole Overland Expedition
Eleven Americans arrived at the South Pole marking the first overland journey to the pole. Led by Maj. A. Havola, the team used two 38 ton tractors and a four man carrier after departing December 8 from Marie Byrd Land station, covering more than 800 miles of untraveled Antarctic terrain.
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Auckland
New Zealand
South Pole
Operation Deep Freeze
Christchurch
Pole
U.S. Navy
Maj
A. Havola
Antarctic
Marie Byrd Land Station
Catholic Domination in America is Feared
Dr. W A Criswell warned at the Texas Baptist Evangelism Conference that Roman Catholics may dominate public life as in Spain or Argentina. Speaking before about 7500, he claimed one in five Americans is Catholic and increasing, framing a perceived life and death struggle for Baptist witness and political influence.
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Fort Worth
Tex
W. A. Criswell
First Baptist Church of
Dallas
America
Spain
Argentina
Baptist Witness
Dr. Criswell
John F. Kennedy
New
Soviets Rebuff Laos Plan Amid Laos Talks
Washington reports the Soviet Union rejected reviving an international Laos control commission. Secretary Herter met with Soviet Ambassador Menshikov for 40 minutes. Britain proposed a commission of India Poland and Canada, but U S views depend on Lao King Savang Vatthana and pro West Prince Boun Oum. Eisenhower conveyed Laos views in a Nehru letter.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
International Control Commission
Laos
Christian A. Herter
Mikhail Menshikov
Menshikov
Herter
State Department
Britain
India
Poland
Canada
United States
Savang Vatthana
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Southeast Asia
Lincoln White
White
Eisenhower
Jawaharlal Nehru
House Foreign Affairs Committee
New York Tax Refunds Assured After 1961 Vote
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller's 10 percent personal income tax cut was approved by the Republican legislature and signed, guaranteeing about 90 million dollars in refunds to five million New York tax filers. The plan, backed as relief amid withholdings, follows a 1959 tax increase and higher 1960 revenues.
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Albany, N.Y
New York State
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
New York
Averell Harrisman
Two Negroes Attend Georgia Classes Amid Integration
Charlayne Hunter aged 18 and Hamilton Holmes 19 quietly joined psychology and zoology classes at the University of Georgia as federal rulings ended segregation. Students and staff observed, with mixed reactions, while Atlanta officials debated potential funding cuts tied to integration.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Charlayne A. Hunter
Hamilton E. Holmes
Meigs Hall
Miss Hunter
Atlanta
George L. Smith
B. E. Thrasher Jr
Ernest Vandiver
U.S. Supreme Court
Georgia
Vandiver
U.S. Dist
W. A. Bootle
Bootle
State of Georgia
Holmes
Morehouse College
Guard Kills Four Then Ends Battle at Navy Building
A federal guard at the main Navy building on Constitution Avenue shot four people, killing two, then killed himself. Victims include John Pledger, 40, a guard and civilian GSA employee, and Zelma Pledger, 32, his wife. Wounded are Augustus Valentine and Theodore Wells. The shootings occurred after 9 a.m. in a temporary building behind the Navy facility. Pledger then fired on his wife’s office before dying. Police continue inquiries into motive and sequence.
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Washington
John Pledger
Navy Building
Constitution Ave
18Th St
Pledger
General Services Administration
Zelma
Monroe G. Gregory
Annapolis
Augustus Valentine
Navy Bureau of Ships
George Washington University Hospital
Theodore Wells
Navy
Blue Guard
City Manager Benson resigns amid Wilmington dispute
James R. Benson, city manager of Wilmington, resigns effective March 31 after accusing the city council of promoting police and firefighters instead of raising salaries. He cites promotions without funds and criticizes civil service rules that reduce manager influence, warning morale and leadership credibility are at stake.
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Wilmington
N.C
James R. Benson
Benson
J. J. Padrick
Hoffa May Answer Charge He Approved Of Robbery
Hoffa may answer testimony that he urged a mobster to rob the union but not get caught. A secretly recorded conversation, played by the Senate Investigations subcommittee, includes alleged Hoffa instructions via New York Local 239 officials Stein and Tane to Corallo. Corallo reportedly runs the local from England as investigators press Hoffa on possible mob ties.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Teamsters Union
James R Hoffa
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Hoffa
New York
Anthony
Tony Ducks
Stooges
Corrallo
Jerome S. Ackerman
Sub
Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
Mack Tane
Local 239
Bernard Stein
New York City
District Attorney's
Edward Straub
Natalie Laurendi
Corallo
Stein
Tane
England
Tony
Senate
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Guantanamo Bay
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Charlayne Hunter
Berserk Federal Guard
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