U Thant elected UN acting secretary general at UN
A Burmese diplomat, 52, was elected to fill the remainder of Dag Hammarskjold's term. He pledged not to take instructions from outside bodies and proposed a limited group of under secretaries including Ralph Bunche and Georgy Arkadyev. The vote followed a six week deadlock. major tasks include Congo force funding and staff reorganization.
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Burma
U. N
General Assembly
U Thant
Dag Hammarskjold
Soviet Union
Welcom
United Nations
Ralph Bunche
United States
Georgy P. Ar
Khrushchev
Hammarskjold
U.N
U. S
Adlai E
Florida man offers home to hurricane orphans in Miami
Ned Davis, a Florida native and former banker, offers to adopt Granville Arnold seven and Phyllis four whose parents died in hurricane Hattie in British Honduras. Davis, divorced with two children, has taken the siblings to Miami Beach and expects possible obstacles to adoption and schooling, with numerous offers from others.
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Ned Davis
Defuniak Springs, Fla
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Georgia
Honduras
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Granville Arnold
Phyllis
British Honduras
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Richard
Nedine
Miami
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Bombs Hit Accra Statue and Memorial in Nkrumah Capital
Blasts in Accra damaged Kwame Nkrumah statue in Parliament forecourt and a nearby war memorial at Black Star Square. Police blamed terrorists as political rivals and hints of lethal punishment laws surface amid crackdown on opponents. Two blasts occurred shortly before dawn with no casualties reported.
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Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah
Black Star Square
African Republic
Belize City Gripped by Hattie Aftermath
Belize City remains paralyzed after hurricane Hattie with 204 dead. Rescue teams pull 36 more bodies from the courthouse ruins as martial law orders curfews and food theft penalties. Evacuation tasks move slowly. international aid arrives by air and sea to shelter and feed the homeless.
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Belize
British Honduras
Hattie
Pbee
Sir Colin Thornley
Stann’s Creek
Capi
Taylor Hints No Ground Forces Needed in South Viet Nam
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor returned from Southeast Asia and told President Kennedy he would not recommend sending U.S. troops to South Viet Nam. He outlined steps to strengthen the South Vietnamese defense, including faster intelligence, army reorganization, improved communications, intensified training, and joint U S Vietnamese teams in economics psychological warfare and medicine.
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Taylor
Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
Southeast Asia
U.S
Kennedy
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Dean Rusk
Far East
Walt W. Rostow
Jay W. Gildmer
United States
Thailand
First Lady Kennedy to visit India and Pakistan
Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy plans an unofficial two week trip starting around November 20 to India and Pakistan to visit educational centers and view art treasures. She will travel at her own expense with hosts Ayub Khan in Pakistan and Nehru and Indira Gandhi in India, with planning possibly beginning in Newport.
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Jacqueline Kennedy
India
Pakistan
White House
Greece
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France
Austria
England
L Nehru
Indira Gandhi
Newport
Kennedy
U. S
J. Kennett Galbraith
Ayub Khan
New York Milks Plant Seized To Feed City Hospitals
New York City seized control of a struck milk plant in the Bronx to supply hospitals schools and other institutions during a Teamsters walkout. Mayor Robert F Wagner said the city owned plant would produce about 1000 quarts daily to meet hospital needs and some school requirements while negotiations continued.
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M AP
Teamsters
New York City
Long Island
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Bronx
Sunshine Farms, Inc
950 Chickens Killed by Dogs at Oregon Farm
Two Labrador dogs wandered into a pen at the Stanley Slynstad Chicken Farm in Mount Angel Oregon and killed 950 chickens. The dogs, owned by a neighbor, were shot following the incident.
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Mount Angel
Ore
Stanley Slynstad
Surgeon Warns Cancer Drug Aid Cut Hurts Fight
A proposed federal spending cut may hinder cancer research by blocking testing of 23 NIH drugs. Dr Ravdin, past president of the American College of Surgeons, urged preserving funds at a press conference ending a surgeons and cancer specialists meeting. He was joined by Rep Fogarty and Dr Farber, who emphasized ongoing chemotherapy advances amid budget pressures.
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Washington
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Navan
American College of Surgeons
National Institutes of Health
Abraham Ribicoff
Fogarty criticizes Kennedy plan on health funds
Fogarty, head of a House subcommittee on health, education and welfare appropriations, said $60 million of Ribicoff's proposed cuts were for medical research including $15 to 16 million for cancer. He, a Kennedy man, believes the president may have received bad advice and does not want him to err.
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Ribicoff
House
Unemployment Drops in October as Seasonal Decline
Washington AP reports unemployment fell to 3,934,000 in October, a seasonal drop below 4 million. Labor Department notes potential winter rebound above 5 million. employment rose to 67,824,000, though no real improvement in the job market, with Republicans warning figures worsen and seasonally adjusted idle rate around 6.8 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Thomas M. Curtis
Missouri
Rusk vows continued aid to South Korea during visit
Secretary of State Dean Rusk assured the South Korean military government that U S aid would be continued during his one day visit. He arrived after attending an economic conference at Hakone Japan and was greeted warmly by officials and troops alike.
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Seoul
Korea
Dean Rusk
United States
Rusk
Hakone
Japan
AMC Local Okays Profit Share Plan
The United Auto Workers Local 72 in Kenosha Wisconsin voted 6 738 in favor to ratify a profit sharing contract with American Motors Corp on their second attempt. The earlier ballot failed by 63 votes. AMC officials called the approval a path to new competitive opportunities. Leonard Woodcock praised the pact as the best ever negotiated with a major auto maker.
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Kenosha
Wis
United Auto Workers Union
American Motors Corp
Joseph Campaneschi
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
International Uaw
Jones boy in waiting as Princess Margaret bears son
London AP reports Princess Margaret's blue eyed son Viscount Linley weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces at birth. Royals anticipate a name with Albert George Antony Owen or David among likely choices. The child is fifth in line to the throne behind Charles Andrew Anne and his mother. The father Antony Armstrong-Jones wishes God bless him.
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Margaret
Jones
Viscount Linley
Lord Snowdon
Albert
George
Antony
Owen
David
Queen Victoria
George VI
Prince Charles
Prince Andrew
Princess Anne
Queen Elizabeth
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Chuckle on rights and duties from a stubborn stance
A humorous remark notes that people who loudly defend their rights often stumble in their duties, illustrating a clash between advocacy and responsibility with a light, observational tone.
Close Texas vote in San Antonio to fill Kilday seat
In San Antonio Texas voters chose a congressman to fill the vacancy left by Rep Paul Kilday resigning to become a judge. Democratic State Sen Henry B Gonzalez and Republican John Goode Jr led a crowded field with national figures campaigning for both sides. Gonzalez highlighted cooperation with the Kennedy administration while Goode drew GOP endorsements. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m. with forecasts for a tight result.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Paul Kilday
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Henry B. Gonzalez
John Goode Jr
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Price Daniel
Johnson
Gonzalez
Eisenhower
Goode
Lyndon Johnson
Carl Albert
D-Okla
House
Daniel
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Jack Brookes
Beaumont
Barry Goldwater
R-Aziz
John Tower
Tower
Senate
Firetrucks pay tolls on Kentucky Turnpike incident
Black Mud Volunteer Fire Department rushed to a brush fire in Bullitt County Kentucky after stopping at an interchange on the Kentucky Turnpike. Chief Frank Harden said the fire truck was charged 65 cents toll, calling it silly.
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Louisville
Black Mud Volunteer Fire
Bullitt County
Frank Harden
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