Kennedy Cabinet Shaping Up As New Posts Considered
President-elect John F Kennedy presses to fill high level posts and set a policy path. Press secretary Pierre Salinger promises a hard news announcement on cabinet selections while noting no first choices yet. Johnson’s NATO Paris meeting and family health updates frame a hectic transition as Bogotá discussions begin.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Pierre Saliner
Salinger
Georgetown
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paris
U. S
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Robert Kennedy
Mexico
Robert
Janet Travell
New York
Pierre Salinger
Washington, D
Georgetown University Hospital
Travell
Captain's Body Found Near Lock on State Barge Canal
The body of Orla Robert Edwards 57 of Ashtabula Ohio tug boat captain was found on the State Barge Canal. Officials say he slipped from a plank returning to his craft early today. his watch stopped at 12 35 a m and he was found seven hours later in four feet of water. Edwards worked for Merritt Chapman and Scott.
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Baldwinsville
Orla Robert Edwards
Ashtabula
Ohio
Edwards
Merritt, Chapman and
Scott
White Students Renew New Orleans School Boycott
White students from two nearly integrated schools boycotted as buses carried 104 Frantz and McDonogh No 19 students to neighboring St. Bernard Parish. Three Negro girls entered McDonogh No 19 at 8 45 a.m. amid tense waits for a federal ruling on the integration order.
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New Orleans
McDonogh No
Armand Davie
Willam Frantz
St. Barnard Parish
St. Bernard Parish
Divic
Frantz
McDonogh
U.S. District
J. Shelly Wright
Richard T. Rives
U. S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Power Failure Triggers Flurry At Pentagon
A power failure caused a 15 minute disruption at the Pentagon with lights out at 9 28 am and a fire alarm in parts of the Defense Department building. Officials evacuated corridors and candles were lit in some offices while an auxiliary system maintained minimal lighting. The alarm ceased in seven minutes and by 9 44 am power and alarms returned to normal.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
Rag Doll Daughter And Son Keep Kennedy Busy
John F Kennedy Jr arrives three weeks early and keeps father busy with family duties at Georgetown Hospital. Caroline, age three, accompanies him to Mass at Holy Trinity church where she wriggles around, tests patience, and is gently supervised by her father during the service.
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Buffalo
Deaconness Hospital
John R. Bell
Kennedy
Washington
John F
Georgetown University Hospital
Caroline
Edward B. Broocks
John Jr
John W. Walsh
N St
Holy Trinity Church
Nixon Not Rockefeller to Blame for New York Loss
Albany reports GOP chairman L Judson Morhouse defended Nixon by blaming broader national patterns rather than New York campaigning. He asserted Rockefeller ran a vigorous state effort, denied blame for the loss, and suggested local leaders urged Nixon and Lodge to spend more time in New York.
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Albany
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Gav. Rockefeller
L. Judson Morhouse
Ninon
Morhouse
Rockefeller
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge
Fulton Obituary and Funeral Notices Highlight Local Figures
Obituaries in Fulton reflect community links with multiple residents remembered by family and local churches. Funeral notices list services, dates, and venues, with brief biographical details and surviving relatives.
Sun Explosion May Trigger Early Northern Lights
A Soviet astronomer from Pulkovo Observatory says a sun explosion may be the largest ever and could produce northern lights ahead of season. The event has been developing since 1957 and may subside by 1964.
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Moscow
Soviet Russia
V. Kraft
Pulkova Observatory
Leningrad
Thanksgiving holiday accident toll drops from previous years
The nation's four day Thanksgiving weekend death total reached 597 with 436 traffic deaths, 52 fires, and 109 other accidents. California led with at least 50 traffic fatalities and six states reported 20 or more.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
NSC
California
Michigan
New York
Ohio
Pennsyvania
Texas
Expensive Shout Cost Hunter Near Columbia County
Nicholas Woznikiatis of Eastchester shot two deer near Columbia County. The deputy game warden found the doe and button buck to be illegal game. He paid 500 civil compromise and 2.50 court costs before Justice Gerald Nelson.
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Copakeup
Nicholas Woznikiatis
Woznikiatis
Columbia County
Gerald Nelson
Eastchester
Westchester County
Lana Turner’s Fifth Wedding to Fred May in Surprise Ceremony
Lana Turner wed Fred May in a quick Sunday ceremony at a pink stucco hotel in Santa Monica. The 40 year old actress and 43 year old rancher were joined by a small circle of friends and relatives as Cheryl Crane, Turner’s 17 year old daughter, was noted as a ward of the court after the 1958 stabbing case involving Turner’s former partner.
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Santa Monica
Califo
Lana Turner
Fred May
Lana
Miss Turner
Mildred Turner
Cheryl Crane
Stephen Crane
Cheryl
Superior Court
Johnny Stompanato
May
Rioting erupts anew as Caracas police clash with crowds
Caracas reports fresh rioting across several urban areas with casualties and wounded as President Betancourt's government urges calm. Tanks deployed around the presidential palace while National Guardsmen patrol streets amid anti government protests tied to foreign policy strains with Cuba and the United States.
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Venezuel If
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Song
Avenida Sucre
Calta
S. S
Richard von
Plaza
Cabiet of Presbery
Romulo Betancourt
Flo
Iig
Everal
Inghec
Sol el Paraiso
Ubis
la Gaal
Venezuela
Lism
Fidel Castro
Curan
Betancourt
Oantain
Staten
Pouay
Marki Betancourt
Ramom + Velasquez
Lumumba slips out of guarded Leopoldville residence
Ex Premier Patrice Lumumba eluded Congolese army guards and fled his guarded Leopoldville home Sunday night for Stanneyville. Aides said he would attend the funeral of his infant daughter and return for a unity conference of Congolese teachers.
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Leopoldville
Congo 2
Patrice Lumumba
Stanneyville
Oriental Province
Lumumba
Joseph Mobiutu
United Nations
Mobutu
Pesident
Joseph Kasavubu
Brazzaville
Congo Republic
Kasavubu
Kasavu
Stanleyvile
Kennedy to confer with Acheson and Bowles
President elect John Kennedy arranged to meet former secretary of state Dean Acheson and adviser Chester Bowles. The talks will shape early foreign policy as Kennedy plans a Tuesday session with Bowles and a separate meeting with Acheson already scheduled.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Dean Acheson
Harry S. Truman
Kennedy
Chester Bowles
STILL ACTIVE AT 106 IN NIAGARA FALLS AREA
Farmer Burton Brier of Hartland remains active in wood chopping and ditch digging though he says he has slowed down since his youth. He celebrated his 106th birthday Saturday in the Niagara Falls region.
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Niagara Falls
Burton Brier
Hartland
Brier
Severe Storm Sweeps Great Plains with Tornado in Kansas
A severe autumn storm moved from the Rocky Mountains into northern Kansas driving tornadic winds and blizzards across the Great Plains. Concordia felt a tornado’s edge as buildings and lines were damaged while winds up to 40 mph lashed farms southeast of Wichita.
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Associated Press
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountains
Kansas
Gulf of Mexico
Mercury
Colorado
Nebraska
Concordia
Wichita
New Mexico
Nbraska
Akron
Cole
Chadron
Scottsbluff
Neb
North Dakota
Kansas City
St. Louis
Castro Hints Cuba Policy May Ease Under Kennedy
In a 22 hour Havana University speech Fidel Castro signaled a softer approach from the United States if John F. Kennedy becomes president. He condemned church funding of sugar campaigns, proposed reforms for state sugar, and warned against foreign interests as bombs exploded nearby amid crowd unrest. He hinted Kennedy could shift tone though Cuba would not abandon its stance.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
John F. Kennedy
Havana University
Castro
Sam
Estelty
Caretro
Hig
United States
Kennedy
Washington
Lene Kennedy
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