Kennedy Aims Young Cabinet With Day as Postmaster General
President elect John F Kennedy completes a youthful cabinet by naming J Edward Day of Los Angeles as postmaster general. The group averages 47 years, making it the youngest since 20th century administrations. Kennedy notes plans for early full cabinet meetings before inauguration.
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Palm Beach, Fla
John F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
J. Edward Day
Kennedy
Day
Post Office Department
Pierre Salinger
William McKinly
Woodrow Wilson
McKinley
Eisenhower
Robert
Salinger
George G. Cortelyou
Commerce and Labor
Theodore Roosevelt
Apathy Supposedly Hinders U S Airpower at Wright Ceremony
Kitty Hawk North Carolina AP Maj Gen Benjamin Foulois, 1910 Wright flyer, told a small crowd at the Wright Brothers Memorial that apathy limits U S airpower progress. Governor Hodges and officials attended as modern Air Force planes flew over Kill Devil Hill at 10 30 am marking the 1903 first flight anniversary.
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Kitty Hawk
N. C
America
Benjamin D. Foulois
North Carolina
Luther H. Hodges
Wright Brothers
Kill Devil Hill
Air Force
Cleanup Starts In Vientiane
Lao authorities begin recovery work in Vientiane after a three day battle that ended with the pro West government seizing the capital. Vientiane’s devastation and 100 casualties, 300 wounded, and 5 000 refugees are reported as Savannakhet becomes the temporary capital under Premier Prince Boun Oum.
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Vientiane
Laos
Savannakhet
Pathet Lao
Peiping Radio
Tokyo
Sa‘vannakhet
Soviet Union
Red North Viet Nam
Phoumi Nosavan
Prince Boun Oum
Phoumi
Collision Tragedy Deepens as CAB Probes Cause
New York AP reports investigators expanded the search into the worst air disaster in history as two airliners collide near LaGuardia and Idlewild. About 136 dead, including 8 on the ground, with hundreds of rescue workers examining wreckage and radio logs amid conflicting recovery counts.
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New York
Detroit Officials Probe Police Brutality Bias Claims
City and county officials pressed for a full inquiry into charges of police brutality and bias against Negroes. The accusations were raised by two Detroit policemen at a U S Civil Rights Commission hearing held the previous week. Both witnesses are Black.
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Detroit
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Stephen Baltz Dies After Brooklyn Jet Crash
Eleven year old Stephen Baltz died at 1 p m in Methodist Hospital Brooklyn after a jet collision left 83 dead or injured. Officials cited burns over 80 percent of his body and massive lung damage as the cause. His parents William and his wife expressed gratitude for city aid and hospital care.
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New York
Stephen Baltz
Brooklyn
Methodist Hospital
William Baltz
Wilmette
Stephen
City of
Plane crashes into Munich streetcar killing many
A U S Air Force Convair crashed into a packed Munich streetcar shortly after 2:05 p.m. injuring and killing dozens. The fireball leveled a wide area near St Paul's church as 16 to 21 year old Maryland junior college students died alongside drivers and bystanders.
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Munich
Germany
U.S. Air Force
University of Maryland
College At
Hans Jochen Vogel
Bayer Strasse
Martin Grief Strasse
St. Paul's Church
Maria Theresienwiese
U.S
England
Munich-Riem
Northhold
St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church
Tu lane University Faculty Urges Order And Academic Freedom
A group of 319 Tulane University faculty members in New Orleans appealed for calm and academic freedom amid the city crisis. They backed a statement by 100 business and professional leaders calling for an end to demonstrations and urged a legislative investigation into harassment and property destruction linked to desegregation efforts, while criticizing a probe into Louisiana State University by the Un American Activities Committee.
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New Orleans
Tulane University
Tulane
Louisiana State University
Un-American Activities Committee
LSU Ergglish
Waldo F. McNeil
State
Wendell Harris
Four Year Old Rescued After Chimney Stunt For Santa
Kathy Montanaro crawled into a brick heating flue in a Philadelphia home while seeking Santa. Firemen removed bricks to reach the girl, who emerged soot smeared but uninjured nine feet below after a half hour rescue.
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Philadelphia
Kathy Montanaro
Santa Claus
Santa
Kathy
Carol
U.S. Charges Soviet Push For Congo Civil War
United States at the United Nations accuses the Soviet Union of seeking a Congo civil war to advance its aims. James J. Wadsworth says Moscow backs the Lumumba faction and urges UN led action to remove foreign forces and release prisoners while Cassavubu’s side seeks a round table.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Union
Congo
James J. Wadsworth
Will OL Wioscow
Milko Tarabanov
Joseph Mobutu
Joseph Kasoubu
Wadsworth
United Nations
Stanleyville
Patrice Lumumba
U. S
Lumumba
Mobutu
U. N
Hammarskjold
Woul
Kasavubu
Today's Chuckle Women Sweep Dirt Under Rug Joke
A light joke contrasts two approaches as women handle dirt with humor. One woman sweeps dirt under the rug, another shifts it over the fence, highlighting playful urban wit.
Munich Tram Blast Survivor Describes Holiday Chaos
A Munich trolley bombing survivor recalls a terror blast as she and her husband searched for Christmas gifts. She describes flames, smoke, and being thrown from the No 1C car near Stadius Square, with her husband rescued and in critical condition. The couple, Germans from Yugoslavia, face a long hospital stay and worry about Christmas with their children.
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Schneder
Associated Press
Munich
Germany
Joseph
Stadius Square
Yugoslavia
Five Danner Brothers Shop Together on Christmas Run
A brief glimpse shows Lynn Danner detailing how five young William Nigh brothers, all under 15, embark on a systematic Christmas shopping trip. The piece notes their enjoyment and family humor as they visit local stores on a recent outing.
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Five Brothers
Lynn Danner
William Nigh Boys
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