JFK appoints Bell head of U S Agency for International Development
President Kennedy bestows best wishes on David Bell as he becomes director of the AID, the 10th person to lead U S humanitarian loans since the Marshall Plan. Bell, ex-budget chief, vows frugal, prudent spending and plans a three week tour of major aid recipients including Korea Formosa Vietnam India and Pakistan. Fowler Hamilton previously held the post for just over a year before resigning.
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Bell
Kennedy
Agency For International Development
Washington
U.S
Harvard
Korea
Formosa
Viet Nam
India
Pakistan
Fowler Hamilton
New York
Sheley Named As Director Of Home Builders
Jacque R. Sheley of LeSourdsville has been appointed executive director of the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Dayton effective January 2. Donald F. Morgan, president of the Dayton group, notes Sheley’s prior role as assistant to the executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati since 1959. He is Miami University trained with a Bachelor of Science and active in the Masons Optimists Club and National Association of Home Builders executives council. he served two years in the U S Marine Corps Personnel Administration.
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Jacque R. Sheley
Dazey Drive
LeSourdsville
Home Builders Association
Dayton
Donald F. Morgan
Sheley
Home Builders Association of
Greater Cincinnati
Miami University
Hugh Bates Lodge of Masons
The
Investment Club
Optimists Club
National Association of Home Builders
U. S. Marine Corps Personnel Administration
Tidal Wave Threat Hits Hawaii Hard
An predawn tidal wave alert caused traffic jams and panic in Hawaii after an Aleutian quake. Sirens misfired, some failed, and police conducted house to house warnings as officials raced to assess the false alarm. Governor Burns ordered an immediate probe and praised the lessons learned. Traffic backed up as residents sought higher ground.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Aleutian Islands
John A. Burns
Burns
Civil Defense
Defense
State Civil Defense
Robert Louis ‘Stevenson
Pilots protest delayed opening of new Pittsburgh runway
AP report from Pittsburgh says Air Line Pilots Association safety chief Capt Edward J Burke blasts FAA and Allegheny County officials for delaying the 12 million jet runway at Greater Pittsburgh Airport. Burke notes added safety concerns from the runway being 2500 feet longer and faults FAA planning for instrument landings. He urges opening for visible landings on the Nov 15 date and cites delays tied to seeking federal noise-damage relief, which was denied. Pope Gregory I note about integrating winter festival customs into Christmas observance is mentioned in passing.
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Pittsburgh
Air Line Pilots Association
Federal Aviation Agency
Allegheny County Commissioners
Greater
Edward J. Burke
Burke
Allegheny Airlines
FAA
Phoenicians Circumnavigated Africa 21 Centuries Ago
A compact note highlights that the Phoenicians sailed around Africa 21 centuries earlier than later explorers. The piece ties this ancient voyage to inquiries about long historical maritime achievements and notes a modern context of coin shortages during the 1962 Christmas shopping season.
Struck With Awe Freed After 47 Years in Prison
William R. Pethic, 68, paroled after 47 years, toured Chicago with his lawyers and reporters. He marveled at Christmas displays, gazed from a 60-story building, and recalled his prison past and murder conviction from 1915. He dined on a steak and visited his parents’ graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William R. Pethic
Pethic
Congress Plaza
Wabesh Ave
Wacker Dr
Pethie
Boy Writes Letter Worried Missile Might Hit Santa
A 7 year old in CHATHAM England writes to Santa asking him to stay close to the ground after a fear of a missile strike. The letter was released by the county post office and notes no one will be sent into Russia or the United States before Christmas.
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Chatham
England
Santa
Tass Claims Prestige of British Hit
Tass, the Soviet news agency, says the Kennedy Macmillan talks at Nassau damaged British prestige and diplomacy. It claims the Bahamas decisions spur the nuclear arms race toward limited multilateral NATO forces and will force Britain to boost military spending.
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Moscow
Tass
Nassau
Britain
Bahamas
NATO
United States
Bonn
Civic Leaders Charged With Child Neglect in Detroit Area
DETROIT AP A suburban Taylor Township mother and her husband face neglect charges over nine children. Police said the home lacked water due to broken pipes and the children, youngest age one, lived in filth. Four children were found alone and naked in a debris filled waterless home later deemed unfit for occupancy.
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Detroit
Taylor Township
Doyle Vaughn
Ruth Whicker
Raymond
Christmas Cards Going Political in South Africa
In Port Elizabeth South Africa AP reports Christmas cards are adopting a political slant this year. Thousands are sold bearing photographs of Albert Luthuli Nobel Peace Prize winner and other ANC leaders from the Congress Alliance.
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Port Elisabeth
South Africa
Albert Luthuli
African National Congress
Congress Alliance
Luthuli
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JFK
Aid
David
Dean Rusky
Electric
Gregory I
Polaroid
Polaroid Corporation
Beckwith’s
Central Ave
Africa
Bureau of the Mint
U.S. Army
5Th Corps
I. G. Farben
Frankfurt
Germany
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
W. VA
America’s
Cincinnati
Travel Department
First National Bank
N. Main ST
TOY Sale
Dohn’s
Gilbert Phys
Buckie Gun
Dolle
Elec
ACE
Johnny Red Cannon
Mattel Talking Dolls
Middletonians
N. Broad GA
Middletown
FDIC
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