Kennedy Would Name Negro To Head New Urban Agency
President Kennedy said he would appoint a Black Cabinet head to lead a proposed new urban affairs department, naming Robert C Weaver who leads the Housing and Home Finance Agency. He noted House Rules Committee opposition and vowed to push the plan through reorganization.
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Truck Driver Killed in Springfield Train Collision
A farm truck driver died when his vehicle collided with the Frisco Sunnyland passenger train four miles west of Springfield. The train, en route from Kansas City to Birmingham, Ala, was driven by engineer E. A. Young who said he applied brakes, but the truck did not stop at the crossing, dragging the vehicle a quarter mile along the track.
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