Kennedy reports broad shakeup of federal agencies
President elect John F Kennedy released a critical report by James M Landis warning that federal agencies suffer from outside pressure partisan appointments and delays The document calls for a massive reorganization and cites lack of restraint in appoints and the need for action by Congress to implement reforms
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Beach
John F. Kennedy
Truman
Eisenhower
James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
Kennedy
White House
Landis
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Power, Communications and Interstate Commerce Commissions
Traffic Death Suspect Held In Christmas Eve Fatality
Willian Ammons Jr., 24 Ash St., was arrested after authorities say he drove the car that struck and killed David Hodge, 29, on Railroad Avenue near 25th Street Saturday night. Hodge died from injuries, and Ammons gave a written statement claiming fear and a returned return to the scene before leaving.
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Lubbock
Sund
Willian Ammons Jr
Ash St
Tr Fic
Marland Robertson
Bobby L. Duncan
Kenneth Fowler
Hodge
Railroad Avenue
25Th Street
Rebels Seize Key Congo City As Power Expands
Stanleyville rebels loyal to ex premier Patrice Lumumba press forward near Kivu seizing provincial leaders in Bukavu. Mobutu’s government district holds Leopoldville Equator and parts of Kasai while Katanga declares independence. Traffic deaths rise over holiday weekend as tensions surge.
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Edpoldville
Stanleyville
Kivu
Joseph Mobutu
Leopoldville
Equator
Kasai
Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshom
Oriental
Stanleysville
Patrice Lumumba
Bukavu
Miruho
Antoine Gizenga
Iegal
Lumumba
Gi Jenge
Mobutu
Gizenga
Joseph Kasavuba
Ture
London
Britain
Lumumb
Thysville
Mier
Trio To Be Arraigned On Murder Charges In Indiana
Three Indiana suspects James Roy Groover Donjan Carlson and Haston Lee faced murder charges in the Christmas Eve death of Assistant Police Chief Robert Potter. Sheriff Darrell Smith said the trio would be arraigned before Justice of the Peace Lee Pearson with no bond likely. The men were captured after a high speed pursuit when Potter was killed during a confrontation near Canyon in Randall County.
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Tula
Indiana
Darrell Smith
Smith
Agitthe Trio
Robert Potter
Justice of the Peace
Lee ’. Pearson
James Roy Groover
Elwood
Ind
Don Jan Carlson
Communist China Gains in Science and Technology
Western scientists say Communist China shows rapid progress in science and tech in ten years since 1949. They project coal output six to sevenfold rise and iron and steel production up sixfold, potentially making China the world’s third largest iron and steel producer by 1970.
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Associated Press
York
China
United States
Kung-ping Wang
Castro ally Guevara touts Soviet plant drive for Cuba
Ernesto Guevara said the Soviet Union will build 100 industrial plants in Cuba under a trade pact to make Castro’s regime a major partner of the socialist bloc. He noted China and Czechoslovakia will also build Cuban factories and that Russia will send technicians and expand technical aid to raise steel output from 40 000 to 200 000 tons annually and complete 20 to 40 new plants in the next year.
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United Press International
Havana
Cuban National Bank
Ernesto
Che) Guevara
Russia
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Red China
Czechoslov
Guevara
Peiping
Moscow
Castro
Revo“cio
United States
Kremlin
Crisis Looms as Belgium Faces Six Day Socialist Strike
A six day socialist led general strike paralyzed Belgium amid protests over austerity. Government mobilizes resources and calls up reservists as factories face disruption and a showdown with Russia potentially over cash or barter. Violent incidents occur in Wallonia with saboteurs targeting rail and utilities.
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Og Unites Re Russell
Belgium
MNATO
Russia
Jewil
Wallonia
Beligium
MacArthur Accepts Norfolk War Memorial Invitation
General Douglas MacArthur accepts Norfolk invitation to place war mementoes decorations and papers in a new memorial. The event underscores his ties to the city including his mother born there and his status as the first honorary citizen. The invitation was extended earlier this month.
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Norfolk
J Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Naval City
Dictionary Demagogue A Politician Who Knows You Need Not Fool All
A compact note in the page Brief explains a demagogue as a politician who understands that you only need to fool a majority at any time. The piece emphasizes rhetoric over broad honesty and highlights public impact of such leaders.
Officials Hope Toll Slows After Christmas Highway Deaths
United Press International reports a late Christmas slowdown in highway fatalities as estimates for the 78 hour period hover around 510. California led states with 35 deaths, while Texas total reached 69 from all accidents, with several multi fatality crashes noted.
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United Press Internat
National Safety Council
California
Tas
Michigan
Georgia
New York State
Misssouri
Florida
Tinois
North Carolina
Kansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Texas
Fowlerville
Mich
Fairview
Kun
Reds May Free Accused Airmen
In Elmira New York relatives said the Air Force informed them the two RB I airmen held in Russia on spy charges would be released before Kennedy's January 20 inauguration. Freeman Olmstead's father quoted an Air Force official in Washington saying no exact date had been set.
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Elmira
N.Y
APD
RBT
Russia
Air Force
John F. Kennedy
F. Blaine Olmstead
Freeman Bruce Olmstead
Sdd
Pentagon
Washington
Olmstead
Boxing Day Silence Shapes British Holiday Spirit
A British Boxing Day article notes the quiet after Christmas with few people stirring. It mentions limited activities like fox hunting and football, but the crossword puzzle dominates the day as the major sport. The piece highlights a calm, rain-soaked London scene.
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Tne
London
Britain
Ines
Chris
Australia
New Zealand
Ireland
Hon Page
City Shops and Offices Reopen After Holiday Break
Businesses and city offices resume activity today after a festive pause. Banks, churches, and postal services return to normal with school and university schedules also restarting. Patsy Tubbs, daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Tubbs, underwent tumor surgery. she and her family flew for treatment in Houston. The reopening follows a holiday weekend in Lubbock with partial service restored and many offices back in operation.
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Sin Lubbock
Houston
South Phans
Patsy Tubbs
Glenn Tubbs
Te St
Tubbs
Lubbock
Kennedy Eyes Space Program Boost and Ambassador Pay Reform
President elect John F Kennedy held an extended unnamed conference at his seaside villa weighing strengthening the space program and State Department operations abroad. The group discussed larger expense allowances for ambassadors and broader diplomacy, with figures like Lyndon Johnson and Douglas Dillon in attendance.
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Pentagon
National Space Agency
Kennedy
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Ada Jon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Alm Beach
State Department
Great Britain
John Rooney
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Douglas Dillon
Treasury
Johnson
Kerr
Rooney
Dillon
Senate
Dodges
Pirre Salinger
Representaiee Space
Leather Weather Map partial page notes in Lubbock area
Weather map page reports mild conditions in Lubbock and vicinity with low near 24 and high around 37. Northeasterly winds persist with light to moderate intensity and light rain possible. Sunrise at 6:19 am and sunset at 3:46 pm noted with 24 hour precipitation figures.
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Lubbock
Eaogal
Houston
Okla
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U.S. Geological Survey
New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
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U.S
Kfyo Cadi
Avalanche-Journal
Pee Thu Faure
Brussels Namur
Mons
Hendon
U.S. Highway 7
Kan
Albert Jacobs
Atchison, Kan
E. A. Asbury
Shawnee
Council
Reds
Federal
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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