House Boosts Rules Committee In Kennedy Era Power Move
The House voted 217 to 212 to enlarge the Rules Committee from 12 to 15 members, a victory for Speaker Sam Rayburn in a feud with Chairman Howard W. Smith. The change aids Kennedy’s program, though its tight margin signals difficult fights ahead. The committee will have 10 Democrats and five Republicans, shifting to more pro Kennedy influence.
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Washington
House
Rules Committee
Sam Rayburn
D - Tex
Howard W. Smith
D - Va
Kennedy
Six Americans sentenced to 30 years in Cuba
In Havana six Americans were sentenced to 30 years in prison for crimes against the Cuban state after a military tribunal deliberated on Saturday. The prosecution had sought the death penalty. Reports said Fidel Castro may have overseen the case as a potential goodwill gesture to the Kennedy administration. Defense lawyers said they had not yet been officially notified.
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Havana
la Cabana
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Khrushchev Plans March U S Visit
Communist diplomats say Nikita Khrushchev intends to visit the United States for the United Nations session in March. The trip hinges on President Kennedy, with Khrushchev reportedly agreeable to a meeting and the General Assembly reconvening March 7 for a week.
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Washington
Khrushchev
United States
United Nations
Kennedy
Moscow
General Assembly
Admiral Sees Ship Captain and Rebel Leader Off Recife
In a dawn rendezvous near Recife, Rear Adm. Allen E. Smith Jr. met Portuguese Capt. Henrique Galvao aboard the Santa Maria to discuss the ship’s fate as Brazil’s new government takes office. Galvao hopes for asylum or safe haven while authorities weigh their options and return the liner to its owners.
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Morris Rosenberg
Recife
Brazil
U. S
Henrique Galvao
Santa Maria
Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk
Allen E. Smith Jr
Galvao
Smith
Navy
Damato
Wilson
Vogelgesang
Carlos Lacerda
Guanabara
Brasilia
Janio Quadros
Juscelino Kubitschek
Portuguese Colonial Navigation Co
Lacerda
Chlorine Gas Cloud Forces School Evacuation
A green chlorine gas cloud from a derailed Kansas City Southern train damaged tank cars sickened residents and killed animals in New Roads and Labarre Louisiana. About 400 Labarre Elementary students were evacuated as state police and volunteers fought to contain the fumes and guide people to safety.
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New Roads
Louisiana
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Morganza
L. G. Crochet
Louuisiana
Lonnie Rogers
Associated Press
Labarre
Labarre Elementary
Mississippi River
White Boy Joins Brother Extending New Orleans Segregation Break
In New Orleans, an 8-year-old white boy joined his brother at McDonogh No. 19, extending a 10 week old school segregation boycott. Federal marshals escorted both boys to class while nearby pickets protested at Walgreens. The family faces eviction and job loss as tensions rise amid a broader desegregation push.
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New Orleans
Integrated McDonagh No. 19
Walgreen
Walgreens
Adthma
Michael Thama
Gregory
McDonagh
U.S
McDonogh
John N. Thompson
Chain
Drug Concern
Thompson
William Frantz
Joseph P. Glaser
Menlo Park
Calif
Union of American Hebew
Congreghet
Nate
Thompson'samily
Collect
Highway Sign Policy Sets Interstate 95 Signs Equal
The North Carolina Highway Commission approved a policy requiring entrance signs for Interstates to match the size and prominence of those on other highways, ending a dispute over I 95 signs north of Fayetteville. Stakeholders argued for equal treatment at Kenly and Eastover, while some urged clear through-traffic indication. The commission planned to discuss toll ferry operations from Ocracoke Island thereafter.
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Raleigh
Fayetteville
Highway Commission
Commission
U. S. 301
Eastover
Ray Knott
Smithfield
Knott
Kenly
James Little
W. F. Babcock
Ocracoke Island
Chimp Sent Into Space Successfully
United States launched a chimpanzee space capsule more than 100 miles up, then dropped into the Atlantic 420 miles downrange. No immediate word on the chimp No 65’s survival. capsule overshot target by 130 miles. Recovery forces converged in the marked zone as ships planes and helicopters awaited the crash area.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Grand Bahama Island
Cape
Donald Slayton
Walter Shirra
GOP Moves to Slow Kennedy Economic Plan
Republicans in Congress press for extensive hearings to slow Kennedy's proposed measures including a food for peace program a peace corps and a conservation corps. Senate GOP leader Dirksen warns against rushing unvetted proposals while Morton questions budget fit and defense aid.
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Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate Gop
Kennedy
Congress
Dirksen
Peace Corps
Conservation Corps
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Morton
Republican National Committee
Kennedy Calls Envoy From Moscow for Parley
President Kennedy summoned Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson to Washington for consultations on Soviet American relations. Thompson expected to arrive by February 8. White House said the move seeks first hand observations and reports on the Soviet scene.
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Washington
Kennedy
U. S
Russia
Llewellyn Thomson
White House
Pierre Salinger
Llewellyn Thompson
Washington, D. C
Thompson
Daughter of Hoey Succumbs
Mrs. Dan Paul of Raleigh and daughter of the late Gov Clyde IR Hoey died at Duke Hospital after illness sustained in Shelby while attending her brother Charles A Hoey's funeral. She was 52 and survived by her husband two sons and a brother. Funeral at Central Methodist Church Shelby Thursday at 3 p.m. burial in Shelby cemetery.
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Durham
N.C
Dan Paul
Raleigh
U. S
Clyde IR. Hoey
Duke Hospital
Paul
Shelby
Charles A. Hoey
Isabel
Cleveland Times
Sir Walter Cabinet
North Carolina
Chain Stores Council
Pantego
Lewis Whitford Paul II
Daniel Murray Jr
Clyde R. Hoey Jr
Canton
Central Methodist Church
Ice Binds Midwest Waterways Halting Traffic
The Associated Press reports a 13 day cold spell freezes inland waterways from the Mississippi to the Hudson. A convoy of four vessels on the Hudson north of Albany is wedged in 18 inch ice. Mississippi traffic near Cairo is virtually halted by long jams, one eight miles long. Grand Haven Coast Guard crews work to free a cutter, and three other ships were freed as crews battle dense ice.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Mississippi
Hudson
West Point
Albany
New York City
Cairo
Ill
Big
Grand Haven
Mich
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Dorothy Thompson Found Dead in Lisbon Hotel
Dorothy Thompson, renowned newspaper columnist and author, was found dead in her Lisbon hotel room at age 66. The death follows a recent heart attack she suffered here and reflects years of public controversy over her outspoken views. Born July 9, 1894 in Lancaster, New York, she studied at Syracuse University and Lewis Institute. Her marriages included Joseph Bard, Maxim Kopf, and Sinclair Lewis, with a son named Michael.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Dorothy Thompson
Wit Breakfast
Miss Thompson
Maxim Kopf
Joseph Bard
Sinclair Lewis
Michael
Rome
Lancaster
N. Y
Lewis Institute
Chicago
Syracuse University
Germany
Congress of American
National Institute of Social Sciences
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confederate Payroll Vault May Help Centennial Observance
Raleigh AP reports the Confederate Centennial Commission may retrieve a locked whisk ey box of Civil War payroll money from a Education Building vault. Norman Larson asks North Carolina Railroad directors to verify the legend of the box and its potential value to collectors as the 100th anniversary observance nears.
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Raleigh
Norman Larson
North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission
The
North Carolina Railroad
Education
Larson
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