Kennedy and Eisenhower Discuss Major U.S. Problems
President-elect John F Kennedy and President Eisenhower spent about two hours and fifteen minutes in a White House conference weighing major U S problems. They reviewed foreign affairs including the Far East Africa Western Europe and the Caribbean and discussed the gold outflow briefly. Kennedy praised the smooth transition and noted cooperation from Eisenhowers aides while saying no specific post presidency missions were discussed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
White House
Kennedy
United States
Far East
Africa
Europe
Caribbean
State
Treasury
Defense
President Eisenhower Seeks Quiet Life After Office
The article portrays President Eisenhower nearing retirement as he longs to escape the burden of office. He cherishes privacy, golf without criticism, and the freedom to visit a ball game or a supermarket without fuss, while reflecting on a mixed legacy and lasting duty.
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America
Mamie Eisenhower
Gal
Odom Prison Moves 81 Close Custody Inmates
Jackson AP reports the Odom Prison near Jackson North Carolina begins moving 81 close custody prisoners into a new unit on a 2000 acre site by the Roanoke River. transfers come from Nash County Currituck Washington Polk County camps as plan calls for all road camp close custody to join the new facility with 300 capacity and horse guard patrols.
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Jackson
Odom
North Carolina
Roanoke River
Nash County
Nashville
Currituck County
Washington County
Polk County
Prison Department
Haywood
Yancey
Avery
Ashe
Prisons Department
Caledonia
Robert A. Allen
Wealthy Widow Strangled in North Carolina Home
In Lumberton North Carolina coroner said 48 year old Mrs Rachael Biggs Henderson was strangled in her bedroom with a fractured larynx and facial bruises found on her shoulder and forehead. Police note robbery not likely motive and her body was found by her sister Tuesday morning. Mrs Henderson was a major stockholder in the Biggs Corp. and details indicate foul play though no assault history is confirmed. The death is treated as a likely homicide with police continuing investigation.
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Lumberton
N.C
Dennis W. Biggs
Rachael Biggs Henderson
Wilbur Lovette
Lovette
Biggs
Henderson
Biggs Corp
Mary Price
Mrs. Henderson
Tense Air Pervades Capital
Washington feels a rising drama as Kennedy’s campaign promises seem to spark momentum. Republicans remain cautiously hopeful while Eisenhower notes a smooth transition with no complaints. Nomination battles loom, notably Charles E. Wilson for defense, amid Senate scrutiny over stock holdings.
Would-Be death by own action Changes Mind In Mid-Air
Hong Kong 18 year old Lee Kai San jumped from a 12 story building but hung onto a jutting iron bar after passing the ninth floor. He later told firefighters he regretted not tasting his cousin’s wedding cake and then he changed his mind.
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Hong Kong
Lee Kai San
Dr. Dooley Dies After Cancer Battle in New York
Thomas Dooley, 34, a dedicated young doctor known for aiding the underprivileged in Laos, died in his sleep at Memorial Hospital. He had returned to work despite cancer, after serving as a Navy doctor and founding a hospital in Nam Tha. He received the Legion of Merit and the National Order of Viet Nam for his relief work.
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New York
Thomas Dooley
Laos
Memorial Hospital
Dooley
Navy
University of Notholove
Sorbonne
Paris
St. Louis
St. Louis University School of Medicine
J.g
Naval Hospital
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Montague
Indochina
Nam Tha
Legion of Merit
Medical Corps
Viet Nam
Peter Coman
Americans Accused Of Sailing To Join Anti Castro Force
Six Americans were seized in Havana after sailing from Marathon Key Florida on January 7 with a plan to join anti-C Castro forces. The group included George R. Beck and five others. Castro’s government said the men trained at Rolando Masferrer’s camp in Florida and conspired with dissidents to overthrow the regime.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Florida
Rolando Masferrer
Castro
Inauguration Eve Snow Predicted
Weather outlook for the Kennedy inauguration worsened with forecast snow and sleet tonight. A noon Weather Bureau report said accumulation could reach several inches, followed by a windy cold Friday with high near 35 degrees.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Stocky Gunman Sought After UC Berkeley Campus Shootings
A stocky armed man with bushy hair killed UC Berkeley graduate student Stephen Mann Thomas 29 and wounded English professor Thomas F Parkinson at Dwinelle Hall. Thomas died en route to Herrick Memorial Hospital. Parkinson, shot in the jaw, is regarded as an eminent poet. Police report no motive or leads, and the gunman fled east from the building.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Stephen Mann Thomas
Ukiah
Thomas F. Parkinson
Dwinelle Hall
Parkinson
Thomas
Brendan O'Hehir
Ralph W. Radar
Gardner D. Stout
Stout
Joseph Halloran
Herrick Memorial Hospital
Iowa
California
San Francisco
Sonya Hoff
Mohammed Abdullah
Beane Last Reported In Tampa
Franklinville North Carolina AP James D Beane 34 was last heard from at Christmas two years ago in Tampa. The Castro government said Beane and five American companions are being held as Cuban revolutionaries. His parents Mr and Mrs Anderson Beane live on Rt 1 Franklinville. He joined the Coast Guard at 17 served eight years then merchant marines for one year. He is a tile setter and service station worker. He was married to Madrid Reece Marley of Franklinville but they have been separated three years. He has two brothers and two sisters.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklinville
N.C
James D. Beane
Tampa
Beane
Anderson T. Beane
Rt. 1
Coast Guard
Merchant Marines
Madrid Reece Marley
Miami
Joe
Clyde
Gastonia
N. C
Old Mexico
Green
Florida
Donald Green
Artie
James Green
Rutherford County
Bessemer City
Marines
Navy
Charlotte
Oakland
Calif
Americans Held by Castro Said Captured in Cuba
Reports from Dothan Alabama and Clover South Carolina say Tommy Baker of Dothan and Donald Joe Green of Clover are among six Americans Castro authorities claim to have captured. Baker, 28, native of Donalsonville Georgia, previously wounded in Korea, has a daughter and worried mother. Green, 28, married but separated, lived in Gastonia and previously worked in sales. he had told relatives of plans to join merchant marine boats.
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Cuba
George R. Beck
Norton
Mass
Tommy L. Baker
Dothan
Ala
Donald Joe Green
Clover
N.C
James E. Beane
Cedar Falls
Randolph County
N. C
Alfred Eugene Gibson
Durham
Leonard Louis Schmidt
Chicago
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