Kennedy Studies Military Buildup for U S Soviet Talks
President Kennedy spent part of Saturday with military and diplomatic advisers to explore ways to bolster U S strength in preparation for negotiations with the Soviet Union. A formal meeting with Khrushchev is not ruled out and could involve allied leaders first, with Macmillan and de Gaulle discussion noted in London. The conference also touched on world problems for a forthcoming State of the Union, with Pettin Salinger and officials present.
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Kennedy
U. S
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
London
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
White House
Pierre Salinger
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Information Post Goes To Murrow
Washington AP President Kennedy named Edward R. Murrow to head the U S Information Agency. Donald M Wilson Life magazine deputy director. Murrow 53 with CBS since 1935 covered World War II and created See It Now and Person to Person.
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Washington
Kennedy
Edward R. Murrow
CBS
United States seeks safe conduct for Santa Maria crew
The United States urged Brazil to grant safe conduct to rebel captain Henrique Galvao to discharge 588 passengers at a Brazilian port. Brazilian officials warned they would seize the ship and return it to owners, while considering asylum for Galvao if requested. Negotiations centered on humanitarian grounds to land passengers at Recife or Belem.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
United States
Santa Maria
Henrique Galvao
U. S
John Moors Cabot
Galvao
Recife
Belem
Ibe Recife
Fernando de Noronha
Nine Firemen Killed Battling Chicago Fire
A pair of blazes in Chicago near zero weather trapped and killed nine firefighters as walls collapsed in a two story factory building. Rescuers recovered bodies including Battalion Chief George Kuhn and Chief George Rees after long efforts amid debris. The second blaze at a North Side bowling alley complex injured four and caused over 200000 in damage while suspecting arson by teenagers.
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Chicago
George Kuhn
5Th Battalion
Joseph Taylor
1St Battalion
George Rees
Rees
I Was Certain I Was Going To Die
Two firemen trapped for 20 minutes when a factory wall collapsed describe their escape from the blaze. Edward La Tour recalled being buried under timbers and burning debris and finally being rescued. Joseph Taylor also fought through debris to reach safety.
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Chicago
Edward la Tour
Joseph Taylor
Red China halves Leap Forward drive as communes break up
Hong Kong reported that China has abandoned its big leap forward and begun dismantling people’s communes. A Central Committee communique urged shorter work weeks, rest periods, and focus on quality. Farmers gain small plots private use and limited freedoms, while communes convert to agricultural producer cooperatives.
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Hong Kong
China
Peiping
Red China
Communist Party Central Committee
Compromise Refused By Rayburn On Rules Committee
Speaker Sam Rayburn refused to broaden House Rules Committee membership to break the Republican Southern coalition. The fight over expanding the panel to 15 members will be decided on Tuesday on the House floor. Rayburn aims to crack the 6-6 deadlock causing conservative control and faces Howard W. Smith in a key clash.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
House Rules Committee
Kennedy
Rayburn
House
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Six Americans Tried by Cuban Military Court
The Cuban government seeks the death penalty for six Americans including three Tar Heels for alleged crimes against the state as they faced a five man military court at La Cabana fortress. The defendants George R. Beck Tommy L Baker Donald Joe Green James E Bean Alfred Eugene Gibson and Leonard Louis Schmidt were accused of attempting to join anti Castro forces and sailing from Marathon Key to land near Panar del Rio. The court adjourned after 2 hours and 35 minutes with a verdict to be announced Monday. Castro condemned insurgents in the Escambray Mountains and pledged to crush counterrevolutionaries amid a San ta Clara scholastic center dedication. The six sailed from Florida and rerouted to Havana Harbor due to bad weather.
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Gastonia
N.C
Basil Whitener
Gaston Jacard
State Department
George R. Beck
Norton
Mass
Tommy L. Baker
Dothan
Ala
Donald Joe Green
N. C
James E. Bean
Cedar Falls
Alfred Eugene Gibson
Mount Gilead
Leonard Louis Schmidt
Chicago
Castro
Escambray
Santa Clara
Las Villas
Marathon Key
Fla
Pianar del Rio
Havana Harbor
Dooley Sees Divine Peace Amid impending death
In a Hong Kong hospital bed on December 2 1960 Dr Tom Dooley writes to Father Hesburgh about near death from cancer. He speaks of monstrous phantoms winds within and without and a storm of peace. He proclaims nothing human can touch him and asks for God’s grace.
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New York
Tom Dooley
Dr. Dooley
Father Hesburgh
God
Expert Tells How To Better Grades
Dr. Leslie J. Nason, USC education professor, outlines techniques to improve grades. The series You CAN Get Better Grades covers fast, accurate work, reading for meaning, organizing papers, handwriting, listening, solving math, and test prep.
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Leslie J. Nason
Dr. Nason
Nason
University of Southern California
School of Education
Giant Liner Liberte Collides In Le Havre Harbor
The liner Liberte and the passenger freighter Mississippi collided in Le Havre Harbor during a 90 mph storm. No injuries were reported but both vessels sustained considerable damage. Liberte had just left drydock with a skeleton crew. Mississippi is registered at Le Havre and owned by Cie Generale Transatlantique.
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LE Havre
France
Lloyd’s Register of Ships
Cie Generale ‘Transatlantique
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