Kennedy Leads Transition Talks With Clifford At Palm Beach
President elect Kennedy shifts to transition planning with Clark Clifford at Palm Beach aided by Richard Neustadt. discussions cover 150 top openings, Defense reorganization, and Caribbean tensions while Louisiana school integration court order is reviewed. Symington and Smathers attend, balancing Senate role and defense efficiency goals.
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Palm Beach
Kennedy
Clifford
Louisiana
New Orleans
Stuart Symington
Missouri
George Smathers
Florida
Symington
Air Force
Truman
Pentagon
Defense
Senate
Defense Department
Smathers
Cuba
LA Strike Ends Then Fare Hike Feared
The Los Angeles transit strike ended with a 15 month contract raising wages for MTA mechanics from 2.61 to 3.00 an hour by July 2. The union approval was 451 to 73. Commuters may face higher fares across the four county region after the settlement.
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Los Angeles
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Maryland
Delaware
MTA
Amalgamated Transportation Union
Attache Ordered Out of Russia
In Moscow Maj Irving T McDonald assistant U S air attache was ordered to leave the Soviet Union charged with conduct unbecoming a military attache.
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Russia
Moscow
Irving T. McDonald
U.S
Soviet Union
Power Lines Down as Early Washington Snowstorm Hits
An early snowstorm swept western Washington bringing up to six inches of snow in places, with Olympia reporting six inches and Seattle three. Gale winds knocked out power and communications. the storm eased to fair weather but left fog and low visibility in the Midwest and Northeast. Two deaths occurred in fog related accidents as temperatures plunged in New England and Colorado.
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Associated Press
Washington
Olympia
Seattle
Oregon
Atlantic
Ohio River Valley
Chicago
Mercury
New England
Thanksgiving Warmth Presages Snowless Holiday Week
The Weather Bureau reports no snow for Thanksgiving with temperatures running above normal. A dry week is forecast with no rain until weekend showers possible. Tonight's low near 30, tomorrow's high around 60. Yesterday's official high 53, morning low 28.
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Weather Bureau
Dachshund Baron Sedated After Dragging Jenny to Safety
In San Antonio Texas Baron a two year old dachshund placed under sedation after dragging Jenny a brown and white mongrel into his yard and guarding her for nine minutes while officials removed him and a veterinarian treated him.
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San Antonio
Tex
Baron
Jenny
Johnson Urges Strong NATO Unity at Paris Conference
Vice President elect Lyndon B. Johnson told 200 NATO parliamentarians in Paris that the U.S. election did not repudiate Eisenhower’s Western Europe policy. He called for a new long step toward freedom and noted Kennedy and he would not outline administration policy. Johnson praised Eisenhower’s service and urged a continued strong U S commitment to NATO.
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Kennedy
Eisenhower
Wilton B. Persons
Paris
Lyndon B. Johnson
America
United States
Europe
Parliamentarians Conference
The
North Atlantic Organization
Johnson
Texas
NATO
Pacific
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Kennedy - Johnson
Western
Vote For I Kasavubu Due Today Vote For I Kasavubu Due Today
United Nations dispatch reports last minute U.N. General Assembly action on seating Joseph Kasavubu amid rival Lumumba factions. Debate expected. early results could seat Kasavubu by late today or Tuesday with many abstentions anticipated. Guinea Mali and others oppose seating, while some aboard the Congo mission warn of potential withdrawals from the U.N. commission.
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United Nations, N. Y
Joseph Kasavubu
U. N. General Assembly
United States
Kasavubu
Patrice Lumumba
Yugoslavia
Guinea
Mali
Ceylon
New York
U. N. Conciliation Commission
Congo
Commission
Jaja Wachuku
Nigeria
All Porter Sunday
Wachuku
Jose Nussbaumer
Interior
Leopoldville
Tidal Wave Strikes Peru Killing Two Missing Nine
A tidal wave hit the western coast of northern Peru's Lambayeque province killing two and leaving nine people missing. Affected residents reported damage along the shoreline and authorities launched search efforts. Local officials urged caution as tides remained unsettled.
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Lima
Peru
South America
Lambayeque
Conservatives Victory In Japan
Japan's pro US ruling conservatives won control of Parliament with a broad endorsement of the U S Japan security pact but failed to win an all out backing. Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda’s Liberal Democrats led with 296 seats and 57 8 percent of the vote as the Communists gained three seats and the leftist bloc remained a growing minority.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hayato Ikeda
Liberal Democrats
Democratic Socialist Party
U.s.japan
Eisenhower
Democratic Socialists
Americans Ambushed After Car Accident In Leopoldville
Four Americans including U S military attache Lt Col Edward Dannemiler and Chief Warrant Officer Clyde St Lawrence were injured as a knife armed Congolese crowd attacked after a car accident killed a cyclist. St Lawrence and Frank Carlucci were wounded. Dannemiler and his wife escaped unharmed. The group was en route to the airport to depart after a two day visit.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Clyde St. Lawrence
New Bedford
Mass
U.S
Frank Carlucci
Wilkes-Barre
Edward Dannemiler
Lawrence
Alison Palmer
Amityville
Long Island
N.Y
St. Lawrence
Lovanium Hospital
Carlucci
Lou W. Henderson
Fowl mess found in the laundry in Ohio laundromat
Mount Vernon AP reports Duane Lamillotte faced a chicken prank at a Mount Vernon laundromat. A washer was used to scald a chicken and pluck it on site, leaving the room smeared with blood and feathers. A sign about housewives is suggested.
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Mount Vernon
Ohio
Duane Lamillotte
Lambillotte
Chuckle Caption on Income and Credit
A humorous caption plays on personal finance asking if one lives within their income and replies that they struggle to live within their credit instead. The joke hinges on a pun between income and credit.
San Juan Mayor Ordered to Penance Before Communion
Felisa de Gauthier the San Juan mayor was ordered by Rev Thomas Maisonet to publicly penance by radio television or newspaper before receiving communion due to her vote in the November election. She did not attend cathedral mass and spent the weekend at a Vega Baja beach club, reportedly receiving communion there. The case highlights tensions between Puerto Rico bishops and the Popular Democratic Party as Gov Munoz Marin won reelection with 58 percent while bishops warned that supporting the party could be a sin.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Felisa de Gauthier
Thomas Maisonet
Vega Baja
Father Maisonet
Dona Felisa
Popular Democratic Party
Luis Munoz Marin
Munoz Marin
Maisonet
Winds Sweep Madras City in Severe Storm
Ninety mile per hour winds swept Madras City on Sunday. Several persons are reported dead as plane services were canceled and road and rail transport suspended.
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Madras
India
Madras City
Space Capsule Launch Fails at Cape Canaveral
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP an unmanned space capsule launch failed as the escape tower fired at zero. The Redstone booster and capsule sat on the pad while the 15 story tower rose then plunged back toward the Cape in cloudy skies.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Redstone
Lonto
Cape
Scheffing Named Tigers Manager in Detroit Shakeup
Bob Scheffing, former catcher and Cubs manager, was hired to lead the Detroit Tigers at a reported $35,000 salary. The 45-year-old ex-player for the Cubs, Cardinals and Reds replaces Joe Gordon, who now leads the Kansas City Athletics. Scheffing becomes the eighth Detroit skipper in ten years.
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Bob Schefing
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Scheffing
Tigers
Joe Gordon
Kansas City Athletics
New Orleans Awaits Ruling On School Integration
In New Orleans the city waits for a federal three judge panel to decide on school integration. Possible actions include pausing integration, a federal injunction against state interference, or a dismissal seeking return to segregated schools. A temporary order remains in effect while rulings are awaited.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Richard T. Rives
Montgomery
Ala
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
18,000 Mile Recovered Auto Returns With Extra Miles
Abe Morris’ stolen car, taken from a parking lot a year ago in Ottawa, reappeared at the same spot bearing 18,000 additional miles on the speedometer. Police report no other damage or clues about the thief. The owner plans to have the vehicle inspected for possible mechanical wear from the long hidden mileage.
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Abe Morris
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