Kennedy Offers Post to Whizzer White After Talks in Georgetown
President Kennedy discussed possible antitrust and attorney general appointments with Estes Kefauver. He offered a post to Byron White, the Denver attorney and former Colorado football star, who declined to specify the position. The meeting followed a breakfast conference at the Kennedy home and a hospital visit for the Christening of John F. Kennedy Jr.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Byron Leslie
Whizzer) White
Denver
Kennedy
White
Georgetown
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Georgetown University Hospital
Hoffa Surrenders to U S Marshal and Posts Bond
James R. Hoffa, president of the Teamsters, surrendered to a U S marshal in Orlando, posted a $10,000 bond, then returned to a Miami hotel for union business. A 12 count indictment ties Hoffa to Sun Valley Inc a Florida land development with more than half a million Teamsters funds misused.
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Hoffa
Bond
Chicago
James R. Hoffa
Florida
U. S
Teamsters Union
U.S
C. S. Bentley Pike
Teamsters
South Side
U.S. District Court
Orlando
Fla
Volving
Maffa
Sun Valley, Inc
Sun Valley
Lower As
Bredvard County
Edwin HM
Willis
Tite Usville
Rogers
Cuban Government Claims Insurgent Band Destroyed Near Havana
The Cuban government announced a battle at Cabanas, 32 miles west of Havana, where it said the insurgent band was wiped out. Eleven men were captured including leader Capt. Clodomiro Miranda Mendiela, who was wounded, and a brother killed. An army officer died and four were wounded. Earlier reports had Miranda Mendiela with about 200 armed followers who deserted Castro’s forces to join him, with many remaining in the mountains of Pinar del Rio.
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Havana
Cabanas
Clodomiro Miranda Mendiela
Fidel Castro
Miranda Mendiela
Castro
Miranda Men
Diela
Seboruco
Pinar del Rio
Wreck Victim Found After Tractor Spot Near Highway 12
A farmer inspecting wreckage along Highway 12 spotted a car in brush at the base of a 275 foot embankment. The body of Harold George Kinley 49, of Harpers Ferry, was recovered. Police estimate the crash occurred about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday in a northeast Town road cut.
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Marquette
Towa
Harold George Kinley
Harpers Ferry
White pupil flow eases at New Orleans schools amid integration
A fragile stream of white pupils moved past a segregation blockade at William Frantz School as 23 white children attended the public elementary that had been integrated by federal court order. The scene in frigid weather included no taunts and few boys, while McDonogh No. 19 kept its blockade with only three Negro girls attending classes.
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New Orleans
William Frantz
Trante
McDonogh No. 19
Bank of England Cuts Loan Rate
The British treasury announced a cut in the Bank of England lending rate from 5 3 percent to a lower percentage. The move aims to slow hot money outflows from the United States and reduce the drain on America's gold reserves by shifting lending patterns among British banks and other lenders.
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London
Bank of England
United States
America
Judge rules merger of Can Co and Hazel-Atlas not unlawful
U S District Judge Frederick Van Pelt Bryan dismissed the Justice Department’s antitrust suit to block Continental Can Co and Hazel Atlas Glass Co merger. He wrote the government failed to prove the September 1956 deal violated Section 7 of the Clayton Act by lessening competition or creating a monopoly.
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New York
U. S. District Court
Frederick van Pelt Bryan
Justice Department
Continental Can Co
Hazel-Atlas ‘Glass Co
Bryan
Snow crews ready for first storm in Northern Iowa
AP Photofax notes Bremer county State Highway Commission yard in Waverly and similar yards across Northern Iowa poised to spring into action as the season's first snow threatens. Forecasters project overdue snow, with preparations underway to deploy plows and crews promptly.
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Bremer County State Highway
Commission Yard
Waverly
Iowa
AP Photofax
Laotian capital on war footing amid threats of attack
Vientiane lives under heavy military presence as government forces, aided by a paratroop battalion led by Capt. Kong Le, secure the capital against Pathet Lao pressure. Reports say Gen Phouis Nosavan’s rebels threaten the area while a three corner cease fire talks attempt to stabilize the situation.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Whitch
Souvanna Phauma
Phouis Nosavan
Namkadinh
Pakadinh
Paksane
Kong le
Souvanna
Pathet Bao
Laotian Youth Association
Pathel AO
Schwengel Calls for Subpoena of Florida Governor over Roads
Rep. Fred Schwengel says the House Highway Subcommittee should subpoena Florida Governor LeRoy Collins in a probe of roads construction in the state. Schwengel noted he did not imply Collins was involved in irregularities and urged extending the inquiry to the top. He cited past probes that shifted focus to prominent figures when investigations grew large.
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Washington Sun
House
Florida
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
LeRoy Collins
Schwengel
Oklahoma
Navy Ships Withdrawn From Patrol Off Guatemala
Washington reports two U.S. Navy ships withdrawn from patrol off Guatemala and Nicaragua as governments there say the danger of Communist aided revolts has passed. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said President Eisenhower ordered the patrol last month in response to requests from Guatemala and Nicaragua.
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Washington
U.S. Navy
Guatemala
Nicaragua
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Burlington Youth Hanged Accidentally
A Burlington youth died when a rope looped over a joist brace in a basement while playing with a rope. Coroner David Wallen said the accident occurred Wednesday night. the body was found by the boy’s father, Claude Ernst.
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Burlington
Evnet
David Wallen
Claude Ernst
Cutter Fern Dry-Docked in Mississippi River Harbor
The cutter Fern, long known for breaking ice on the Mississippi River, is dry-docked for extensive repairs and maintenance after years of service.
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Cutter Fern
Dubuique
I - Guard
Mississippi
Three Die In Headon Collision Near Charles City
A Thursday headon crash on Highway 218 near Charles City killed two Charles City women and the daughter of one. The victims were identified as Mrs. Herbert Haut and her daughter Mary Ann. a third victim remained unnamed. The truck driver Wilber Klemme, 28, of Charles City, was hospitalized.
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Charles City
Highway 218
Here
Herbert Haut
Mary Ann
Wilber “Klemme
See Layman As Next President Of National CC
J Irwin Miller, a 51 year old Indiana businessman, was expected to be elected president of the National Council of Churches, the first layman chosen for the post. Miller, a leader in the Disciples of Christ, has family wealth estimated at 65 to 70 million dollars and aims to use it to effect change. In Des Moines a fire at the Philadelphia Seventh Day Adventist Church caused nearly 10 000 dollars damage, with firefighters battling the blaze in flooded basement areas. hot clinkers from a smoker furnace are suspected as the ignition source.
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San Francisco
Indiana
J. Irwin Miller
National Council of Churches
James B. Wagner
Philadelphia
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Miller
Convention of Christian Churches Disciples of Christ
Columbus
Ind
Des Moines
Seventh Day Adventist
Congo Blockade Halts UN Transportation Efforts
The Congo orders a blockade of all UN military surface transport. Brigadier Rikhye of India warns the move could paralyze UN operations. The first UN supply ship sails the Congo River Tuesday. Victor Nendaka, police head, says Obaco will carry UN supplies only with permission. He insists Congo needs transport to feed its population.
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Leopardville
The
Congo
United Nations
Panamead
Indarjil Rikbye
India
U. N
U.N
Congo River
Victor Nendaka
National Security Police
Obaco
Nendaka
Dag Warning On Pulling Out of Congo
U N secretary-general Dag Hammarskjold warned that turmoil would erupt if U N forces withdraw suddenly from the Congo. He defended himself against communist criticism at a Security Council meeting as Yugoslavia said it would pull its 21 troops and Cyprus and the U A R signaled possible withdrawal from the 20,000 man force.
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United Nations
N. i
Sec
Dag Hammarsfield
Congo
U. N
U.N
Security Council
Yugoslavia
Iowa Would Buy Federal Forest Lands in State
Des Moines Iowa would purchase 4648 acres of federal forest lands in the state from the U S Forest Service the land blocks total 2572 acres in Lee County 1130 acres in Appanoose County 646 acres in Davis County and 300 acres in Van Buren County southern Iowa The commission was advised the lands are too small for federal management and not desired by the government.
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Des Moines
U.S. Forest
Service T
Iowa Conservation Commission
Lee Countty
Appanoose County
Davis County
Goldwater Warns U S Dollar Is Threatened
New York Senator Barry Goldwater argued the U S dollar faces danger from excessive foreign aid and reckless spending of American funds since 1945 He cited dwindling gold reserves and adverse international payments as outcomes of unwise policies and noted foreign competition undercuts U S barbed wire makers.
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New York
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
U.S
U. S
Discoverer XVIII Circles Earth With Spy Gear In Orbit
A Discoverer XVIII launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base circled the globe every 94 minutes in polar orbit. The mission, amid claims of spy satellites and long range cameras, deployed a 300 pound satellite with algae, blood cells, spores, and various samples to study radiation effects on humans, with a booster delivering unprecedented thrust.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Seianfists
Sky
Earth
Midas
Samos
Rusk in the running for Kennedy's Secretary of State
President-elect Kennedy seriously considers Dean Rusk for secretary of state. The 31 year old Democrat heads the Rockefeller Foundation in New York and meets Kennedy today among other reported candidates like Fulbright McCloy Bruce and Bowles for the top cabinet post.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Truman
John F. Kennedy
Rusk
Rask
Kennedy
Rockefeller Foundation
New York
State Department
Sen. J. Wiliam Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John J. McCloy
Sens Department
David K. E. Bruce
Germany
Rep
Chester Bowles
D-Conn
India
Legislator Attacks Farm Bureau Over Speaker Choice
Iowa Republican Rep. Riley Dietz of Walcott accused the Farm Bureau Federation of trying to run the legislature and force an apportionment plan. He warned it could bring down the Republican Party in 1963 and urged support for A. L. Mensing or William Derrington for House speaker pro tem, noting the Farm Bureau’s likely backing of Henry Nelson for speaker.
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Walcott
Scott County
Iowa Fawm Bureau Federation
Towa
Riley
Farm Organization
Dietz
House
Rep
A. L. Mensing
R-Lowden
William Derrington
Persia
Farm Bureau
Henry Nelson
Forest City
All-Star Show Aims to Bail Out Democrats in Debt Drive
Promoter Peter Lawford and Frank Sinatra announce an all star Washington event set for January 19, the night before the presidential inauguration. Advance ticket sales hint at a major effort to fund the 1960 campaign deficit of about $2 million, with box seats at 20 000 and general seats at 100.
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Vollywood
Peter Lawford
Lawford
Frank Sinatra
Washington, D. C
Democratic Party
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Whizzer” White
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National CC
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New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Camden
N. J
Rikhye
Dag
Arctic
Air Force
Planck
Pacific
Haswaii
Christian A. Hertes
Fairfielder
Fairfield U
Charles W. Mark
Clark
Seth Harryman
Fairfield
Harryman
Ed Osweiler
Frances
Mary Osweiler
Sigourney
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