Khrushchev Signals Soft Path Toward Kennedy Summit
Khrushchev extends congratulation to Kennedy signaling readiness to resume Soviet U.S. talks and a possible summit. Western diplomats see a lull in the cold war for months as Moscow stresses disarmament and a peace treaty for Germany. He praises past allied unity and offers full support for steps toward world peace, hinting at negotiations on Berlin outer space and general disarmament.
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Khrushchev signals renewed talks with Kennedy era tone
Khrushchev’s message to Kennedy largely avoids policy shifts. Diplomats note the friendly wording may signal readiness to resume broad negotiations with a new U S administration on various problems, possibly linked to a Moscow meeting of Communist leaders.
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Kennedy Seizes 300 Electoral Votes In Early Victory
President-elect Kennedy holds 300 electoral votes as California and Alaska gaps persist, with Nixon at 188 votes across 25 states. Nationwide popular vote margin tight, Kennedy about 325000 ahead in a 66 million vote tally. Kennedy pledges national unity and a shift to the 1960s, as Democrats gain governor seats and control of a new Congress.
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Grover Cleveland
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Life Drama Has A Happy Ending
In Philadelphia two sign painters clung to a slipping scaffold on a 10 story building as a crowd of 700 urged rescue. Bremme and Krause were lowered on a rope supported platform while Leon stayed on the roof. Firefighters extended a ladder but could not reach at first. Bremme let go and dropped to the ladder tip, surviving. Krause was saved by teammates on the roof as responders pulled him to safety.
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Charles Bremme
John Krause
Pete Leon
Bremme
Leon
Krause
UN Troops Close In On Savages In Congo
UN forces move from three sides toward a tribe in northern Katanga linked to an ambush that killed nine Irish soldiers. Four men are missing and presumed dead. Survivors Pvt Joseph Fitzpatrick and Trooper Thomas Kenny receive medical care at Albertville.
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Kennedy To Meet Adenauer In Washington February
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer plans a February meeting with incoming U.S. President John F. Kennedy. A communique states arrangements were made for talks in Washington before the new administration takes office. The meeting is tied to German American discussions sponsored by the American Council on Germany and its Atlantic Bridge counterpart.
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Kennedy to Answer Khrushchev Telegrams After Victory
President elect John F Kennedy prepared to reply to Khrushchev and Eisenhower on cold war issues and liaison plans. He planned a 10 day to two week rest at Palm Beach and aimed to announce transition arrangements within 24 hours while meeting with Robert Kennedy and key aides.
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Today's Chuckle Heartwarming line on love and fire insurance
A lighthearted quip notes that love is the only fire against which there is no insurance. The tag line hints at romance as a timeless shield, amusing readers with a playful comparison.
Kennedy to name top aides after state results
Changes occur in 13 states as six incumbents lose. Kennedy plans to designate a top official soon to replace Christian A. Herter as secretary of state. Possible picks include Adlai Stevenson, Chester Bowles, J. William Fulbright, and W. Averell Harriman, with Stevenson a likely UN ambassador choice. Henry Cabot Lodge has left the UN post after seven and a half years. Kennedy faces NATO meeting decisions for mid December in Paris, with Herter and possibly Eisenhower to attend.
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Nixon Receives Offers as VP Plans Uncertain Future
Vice President Richard Nixon has attracted offers from several universities law firms and corporations though press secretary Herbert Klein says Nixon has no idea what he will do after leaving the vice presidency on January 20. The Nixons greeted a 500 strong crowd returning from California amid a 64000 mile campaign trail.
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Birthday card company prints amid voting in Cleveland
A Cleveland greeting card firm printed 20 000 cards during voting hours. A Republican official chose the winning design for commercial reasons, and the cards read You might as well have a happy birthday. That's about all that a Republican has to celebrate these days.
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Congo Debate Halted at United Nations
United Nations in New York suspended the Congo debate as Western delegations regroup to push Kasavubu for Congo’s UN seat. Ghana and Guinea with the Soviet bloc moved to delay until an Asian African commission resolves Congo rivalries. The vote passed 48 to 30 with 18 abstentions and may reopen later.
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Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
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Guinea
Alex Quaison-Lackey
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Jaja Wachuku
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Pierre Vigny
Khrushchev
Kasavubu
Valerian A. Zorin
Ear Moff Weather Then Night Soon Weather Change
Night will be fair with temperatures near 20 as a cold east air mass moves in. Expect warmer conditions tomorrow with showers and a high around 46. Yesterday reached 50 at 12 30 pm, and the overnight low was 26 with 70 inches of rain and a trace of the season's first snow.
Five Die as Fire Rips Through Chicago Tenement
A three story brick tenement in Chicago burned early today killing five people including a mother Rosetta Woods 37 and her children Audrey 12 Betty 13 and their playmate James Laufton 11 and resident Robert Brooks 75. Janis Brown 5 was critically burned and another resident plus three firemen were injured.
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Audrey Brown
Betty Brown
James Laufton
Robert Brooks
Janis Brown
Eisenhower offers to meet Kennedy for orderly transfer
President Eisenhower proposed meeting with President-elect John F. Kennedy at a mutually convenient time to discuss continuity of government and a peaceful transfer of power on January 20. He suggested Kennedy send aides to arrange talks with White House staff and Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
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Kennedy
Christian A. Herster
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Wilton B. Persons
Recount Sought In Conneaut Three Mill Levy Vote
In Conneaut Ohio school officials may ask for a recount of Tuesday's vote on a three mill levy to raise teachers pay. The measure lost by 29 votes with 2 476 to 2 447 in the city.
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Ohio
Memorial exhibit opens for Pershing on 100th birth anniversary
The France America committee opened a memorial exhibit in Paris marking the 100th anniversary of General John J. Pershing’s birth. The display honors the American World War I commander and his role in allied victory.
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