Godfrey To Head Service In Kennedy Administration
President Kennedy named Horace D. Godfrey of Union County as administrator of the Commodity Stabilization Service, with Charles S. Murphy and Harry Caldwell also named to high posts. Godfrey, 45, has 26 years in the Agriculture Department and will oversee acreage allotments pricing and marketing quota programs for tobacco cotton peanuts and wheat. Caldwell chairs the North Carolina Grange advisory committee and Murphy is a former White House counsel to Truman.
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Charles S. Murphy
Wallace
White House
Truman
Horace D. Godfrey
Union County
Commodity Stabilization Service
Harry Caldwell
Greensboro
North Carolina Grange
Secretary of Agriculture
Godfrey
Raleigh
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural and Stabilization and Credit Office
Air Force
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Harold Cooley
D-N.c
House Agriculture Committee
Terry Sanford
CSS
Gettysburg crowds greet Eisenhowers at welcome dinner
About 1,500 neighbors in snow and 15 degree cold cheered Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower at the Hotel Gettysburg as they arrived for a dinner. Eisenhower voiced pride in home ties and Republican service, recalling Gettysburg connections and his 1914 visit as a West Point cadet. Washington brief: Kennedy signals a goal of world peace with Khrushchev amid early diplomatic moves and possible summit talks.
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Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Eisenhowers
W. C. Sheely
Adams County
West Point
Sheely
Two Killed In Collision In Randolph
Greensboro residents Billy Fox and Annie Elizabeth White died after a head on crash on U S 421 south in Randolph County. James Adams was hospitalized in serious condition along with Everett Bernon McDowell who remained in surgery with poor prospects. A witness said the Fox White car swerved into McDowell’s lane.
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Greensboro
U.S. 421 South
Randolph County
Billy Fox
Annie Elizabeth White
James Adams
Everett Bernon McDowell
Liberty
Moses Cone Hospital
W. R. McClure
McDowell
More Snow Hits West Carolina
Western North Carolina faced continuing snow and sub freezing temperatures on Saturday with chains or snow tires required on routes north and west from Asheville. Ice patches warned for east and southbound travel as Madison County roads faced impassable U S 25 70 briefly.
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Asheville
North Carolina
State Highway Patrol
Madison County
Marshall
Mercury
Paris Fashion Week Opens With New Woman Image
Paris unveils a spring summer 1961 collection featuring a "new woman" with short skirts and loose waists. Designers showcase vaporous fabrics in pastels and brights, with drapes and panels. Marc Bohan debuts at Dior emphasizing casual wear, loose waistlines, sports suits, and gray flannel daywear.
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Paris
Marc Bohan
Dior
Nina Ricci
Jules Crahay
Lanvin
Castillo
Prado
Cuba's Peace Offer Draws Mixed Reception
In Havana, Fidel Castro proposed a fresh start with President Kennedy, calling for a new begin and peace with all nations. Supporters cheered while analysts say his terms demand U S renunciation of support to opposing groups, signaling a tense path to any thaw.
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Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Washington
Castro
Cuba
United States
Parents Series Aims to Help Students with Study Problems
Parents urged to follow a special series addressing common study difficulties. The program targets families seeking practical tips to support children staying in school and improving academic success.
You Can Get Better Grades booklet offered for $1
Dr. Leslie J. Nason authored a 52 page booklet now available through this series for one dollar. It claims to be the answer to a child’s school problems and aims to help improve grades.
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Leslie J. Nason
Starts in the Enterprise Monday
The notice states a start date of Monday January 30 in the Enterprise region. It targets a local event or sale beginning on that date with details readable in the public notice.
Khrushchev Seeks Spring Summit with Kennedy
Premier Khrushchev called U S Ambassador Thompson to the Kremlin for a two hour talk and outlined a bid for a White House meeting. He urged a spring summit to discuss Germany disarmament Cuba Congo and Laos as talks remain suspended since Paris.
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Khrushchev
U. S
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Kremlin
Kennedy
East Germany
West Berlin
Cuba
Congo
Laos
Soviet Union
United States
Eisenhower
Paris
Driver's paint job ends with car collision in East Haddam
Mrs. Evelyn Tier Kearney drove her freshly painted station wagon from an East Haddam Garage when, within 200 feet, another car struck it. She returned the wagon to the shop for a second paint job.
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East Haddam
Conn
Evelyn Tier Kearney
Kennedy admin may seek to reestablish Cuba consular ties
The New York Herald Tribune reports the Kennedy administration is weighing reopening American and Cuban consular offices as a possible first step toward full diplomatic relations. Officials privately doubt such moves before Castro signals a more cooperative tone and easing of anti US sentiment. Khrushchev’s Kremlin talks with the US ambassador are viewed as a potential positive sign.
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United States
Khrushchev
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Kennedy
Moscow-Washington
Europe
NEW York
The
New York Herald Tribune
Cuba
Washington
U. S. State Department
Herald Tribune
Castro
Herald
Tribune
Warren Rogers Jr
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Llewelyn Thompson
Kennedy Cabinet Confirmed and Sworn in at White House
The Kennedy administration opened with all 10 Cabinet members confirmed and sworn in by Chief Justice Earl Warren in the White House East Room. Adlai Stevenson named ambassador to the United Nations. Robert F. Kennedy becomes attorney general amid a single Senate vote against.
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Kennedy
Khrushchev
United States
Soviet Union
White House
Earl Warren
Senate
Adlai Stevenson
U. S
United Nations
Warren
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Sen
Gordon Allott
R-Coro
Hodges Confirmed Secretary of Commerce by Senate
Luther H. Hodges was unanimously confirmed as secretary of commerce with all Kennedy cabinet picks. A late ceremony was arranged for oaths. Hodges, ex North Carolina governor, is the cabinet’s oldest member and received tributes from Senators Pastore Schoeppel Ervin and Jordan. Ervin called him ideally qualified. Jordan echoed the praise.
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Luther H. Hodges
Senate
John F. Kennedy
White House
Hodges
North Carolina
John QO. Pastore
D-R.il
Andrew F. Schoeppel
R-Kan
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
B. Everett Jor
Sailor on Leave Becomes Cinderella at Kennedy Ball
David Borst a 19 year old sailor from near Pittsburgh visited Washington on brief leave and attended President Kennedy inaugural ball with AP reporter Jack Bell. He met governors and ambassadors, toured the Capitol, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial then returned to his Norfolk Navy base. He noted the VIP sighting and declined champagne preferring a taste of vinegar.
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David Borst
Pittsburgh
Kennedy
Borst
Capitol
Norfolk
Jack Bell
Associated Press
Bell
White House
Henrietta Jelm
Beverly Hills
Calif
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Lincoln Memorial
Bells
Mrs. Jelm
Pierre Salinger
Union Station
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