Kennedy to Shrink White House Staff and Top Posts
President-elect John F. Kennedy plans to cut the White House staff sharply, abolish the traditional assistant to the president role, and fill about 80 top federal jobs, including Cabinet posts, with Theodore C. Sorensen likely near the top as White House special counsel. Clifford said the staff will be smaller, more direct, and give Kennedy closer access to department heads, with urgency to appoint a budget director by December 1.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
White House
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Theodore C. Sorensen
Clifford
Truman
Wilton B Persons
Army
Person
Sherman Adams
Adams
John R. Steelman
Eisenhower Budget Bureau
Labor Parley With Kennedy Postponed
Palm Beach Florida reported that President Kennedy and AFL CIO leader George Meany postponed a conference set for Wednesday night in Washington. Kennedy's acting press secretary Donald M Wilson cited Thanksgiving Eve as the reason for postponement.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Washington
Donald M. Wilson
Kennedy
Fulton Market Fete Reveals omAro for apphae 11
A Fulton Market fete highlights a new event labeled apphae 11 with local groups showcasing crafts and foods. Organizers promise live music, vendor stalls, and community vibes.
Johnson in Paris Meets De Gaulle on NATO Reforms
Vice President elect Johnson conferred with Charles de Gaulle in Paris about NATO expansion and broader political economic cooperation. Johnson outlined possible new dimensions for NATO while stressing a cordial, productive first contact with France amid looming U.S. integration and electors’ concerns. The talks followed Johnson’s meetings with French leaders and his NATO parliamentary duties during the visit.
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Paris
Lyndon B. Johnson
U. S
Charles de Gaulle
Johnson
de Gaulle
NATO
Seine River
Michel Debre
Amory Houghton
France
United States
Eisenhower
Texas
John F. Kennedy
United States Senate
Kennedy Leads Kennedy Narrowly As Recounts Begin
President elect Kennedy holds a national popular vote lead of about 174,000 over Nixon with more than 1,100 precincts unreported. Republicans press recounts in Illinois and New Jersey and seek a Texas court test amid charges of frauds and irregularities. The electoral vote stands Kennedy 300, Nixon 223 with 269 needed. Fourteen electors in Alabama and Mississippi remain unpledged.
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Washington
John F . Kennedy
Illinois
New Jersey
Texas
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Alabama
Mississippi
Eisenhower Arrives in Albany After Georgia Flight
President Eisenhower lands in Albany at 8 14 a m aboard Columbine III following a 50 minute flight from his vacation headquarters in Augusta Georgia.
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Eisenhower
Georgia
Albany
Columbine III
Augusta
Baldwinsville Man Quizzed On Fire and Burglaries
A 93 year old Baldwinsville man, Richard L. Guernsey, was questioned by state troopers and faced grand jury action on a third degree burglary charge after admitting break ins at a filling station and two other sites during a church fire at Grace Episcopal Church. He said he entered the church intoxicated, lit matches, and denied deliberate arson. Five burglaries were reported in the village last week. He was held after waiving examination at arraignment.
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Baldwinsville
Richard L. Guernsey
Grace Episcopal
Syracuse
Guernsey
New Sub Ethan Allen Launched From Groton
The lethal new submarine Ethan Allen, the heaviest in the nation’s growing fleet of atom powered missile subs, slid down the ways at Groton Conn. When commissioned it will carry Polaris missiles with a range of 1500 miles or more and has wells for 16 missiles in the midsection.
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Groton
Conn
Upr
United Nations debates Congo seating as adjournment fails
At the United Nations General Assembly Ghana sought to adjourn the Congo debate pending a full report on Leopoldville clashes. The vote 34 50 13 ended the move, paving the way for a decision supporting Kasavubu delegation to fill Congo seat. Churchill improves in London after back injury fall.
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United Nations
N.Y. Ump
U.N. General Assembly
Ghana
Congo
Leopoldville
Joseph Kasavubu
United States
Kasavubu
Ghanas
U.N
Dobrivaje Vidie
U. S
James J. Wadsworth
Wathanial Welbeck
Wadsworth
U. N
Chhef
Joseph Mobutu
Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
U.N. Conciliation Commission
Kennedy ball gown plans prompt New York shop draft
Mrs John F Kennedy works with a New York shop on her inaugural ball gown design from her specifications sending rough sketches for the dress she will wear when her husband is sworn in. Bergdorf Goodman handles the order in New York City. President elect Kennedy should name a commission to study strengthening federal role in education, says L James Allen Jr and New York teachers call for state aid and long range funding. Dr Franklin Barry elected president of the State Teachers Association.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
New York
Jen’elect
Jan
Bergdorf Goodman
C.th
Buffalo
John F Kennedy
Ediwabun
L. James KB Allen Jr
Allen
House of Delegates
New York State Teachers Association
Heald
Threewan
Frankin Barry
Syracuse
State Teachers Association
Helen Manley
Geneva
Congo soldiers seek revenge on UN workers in Leopoldville
In Leopoldville Congo army units attacked and rounded up UN officials after Col Joseph Mobutu accused UN personnel of aiding opponents. The assault followed a battle with UN troops as Mobutu sought to assert control. Several killed wounded and detained amid chaotic streets and a looming power struggle. The UN condemned the actions while Ghanaian and other diplomats tried to secure releases and calm.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Shana
Nathan el Weibec
Col
Koan
World Organization
U.N
Joseph Moburtz
Congos
Henry J Alexander
Brash Cnef
Ghana Army
Welbeck
Mobutu
muLiar
Leopold II
Alexander
Leopoldvide
Richard Quarshie
Leopoldsville
Alesande
Weibeck
Quarshie
Ths
Col. Mobtutu
Brazzaxuie
V. N
U. N
Ghana
Lonsoares
Kokalo
Traister Ex GOP Chairman Put On Two Year Probation
Traister, former Gunondaga County Republican chairman, received a two year probation for sodomy charges. He resigned as county treasurer after arrest and entered a private hospital. Also noted were details of another sodomy case involving Mary Nel a 29, and a separate Peru earthquake/Tidal wave incident with casualties.
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Bulletin Traister
GOP
Syracuse
George L. Traister
Gunondaga County
Traister
Alary Nel
Neil
Tranter
Donald HoMead
Number 7 Becomes Symbol Of Disaster on Highways
The Associated Press reports a ten day stretch where seven deaths per crash struck seven families across the nation. Twenty of 23 victims were children and four were mothers. The National Safety Council warned Thanksgiving travelers as several accidents occurred near home. A Toltec Arizona cross ing killed five and three year olds and two other adults. further drownings near Eugene Oregon and a minister’s family in Leiston Minnesota. a prior Illinois crash killed four in a family, and a later Iowa collision claimed four lives including two children.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Toltec
Ariz
Southern Pacific
Annabelle Martin
Ralph Jewel
Benjamin Martin
Martin
Eugene
Ore
Dexter Lake
Howard R. Lemons
Routo
John Eastman
Leiston
Minn
Richard Chidester
Ulinois
Aurora
Elburn
Tommy Chidhester
Tommy
Iowa
Roland D. Potter
Carlisle
Paimea Ann
Steven
Roland Dean Price
Hartford, Lows
Hats Again For Men in Britain
A London haberdasher says British men are leading a worldwide hat revival. William Lucas cites the Robin Hood style as the spark, noting hats are now best sellers after a period when bare heads dominated. The new shape features a narrow curled brim and pointed front.
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London
uPi
William Lucas
Lucas
Turkish ex-Premier Acquitted in High Court Trial
Adnan Menderes, former Turkish prime minister, was acquitted today by a special high court on charges linked to a his alleged ordering of the killing of a legitimate child born to him and an opera singer. The trial also covered violations of the constitution and related charges against numerous aides.
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Yassiada Island
Turkey
Premer Adnan Menderes
Special High Court
Menderes
Nixon Leads in California by 21 657 Votes
Final unofficial returns from all 58 counties show vice president Richard M. Nixon ahead of John F. Kennedy in California by 21 657 votes. Nixon totals reach 3 240 005 to Kennedy's 3 218 418 in the post election tally.
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San Francisco
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
California
Nixon
Kennedy
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