Move Afoot To Woo Electors From Kennedy
The Chicago Tribune reports a survey of unpledged Alabama and Mississippi electors shows a movement to switch a crucial Southern bloc totaling 46 votes from President-elect John F Kennedy to Vice President Richard M Nixon. If the bloc shifts, Nixon would reach 269 electoral votes to win the presidency.
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Bell named Kennedy budget director in Cabinet post
President elect John F Kennedy chose David E Bell Harvard economist and Littauer Center head as budget director Bell will liaison with Eisenhower budget chief Maurice E Stans and tailor Eisenhower recommendations to the Kennedy program Bell to begin work next week with Mike Feldman assisting until the inauguration continuation noted on page 2
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Four WV electors ignore Kennedy vote pressure
Charleston report says at least four of West Virginia's eight electors received letters from Alabama electors asking them to withhold votes from President-elect Kennedy. Solins, Wright, McDonald, and Peters acknowledged receipt. Solins forwarded the demand to Senator Kennedy and refused to reply. The letters urged a Byrd-Goldwater ticket. One elector, Mrs. Philip Woolwine III, said she did not receive a letter. The remaining three electors were unavailable for comment.
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Possible electoral switch in southern states rocks House vote
The newspaper outlines a hypothetical shift in the 1960 election electors. If 32 of 46 Southern electors pledged to Kennedy defect, his total would drop to 268, one short of victory. If all 46 switch to Nixon, his tally would rise to 269. Nixon holds 223, Kennedy 268, with 300 electoral votes total. An AP survey found no defection trend among pledged Southern electors. Henderson of Prairie, Alabama, says about 30 Kennedy electors may join an unpledged slate, though no decision yet.
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Blake vows no binding action on National Guard policy
Charleston AP report says State Adj. Gen. William E. Blake a Republican appointee facing Democrat criticism will not bind the state on National Guard policy beyond his term ending January 15. Blake plans to attend the Adjunct General Association sessions in Washington and then visit Ft. Meade to discuss next summer’s guard field training with Assistant Adj. Gen. William E. Miller.
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West Virginia Weather Forecast for Week Ahead
West Virginia forecast notes clear tonight with lows around 15 to 25 degrees and sunny, warmer conditions Saturday. Temperatures through Wednesday near normal for the season, with 24 degrees in the north and 30 in the south highs at 44 for the north and 49 for the south. Weekend warming followed by cooler mid next week, precipitation under 0.2 inch in scattered showers Tuesday and Wednesday. Beckley and Oak Hill station figures included. River conditions show Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake normal and clear with 1.4 gates open and a 1.9 ft river gauge.
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Beckley Chamber Banquet Sees New Officers Elected
Dr. George H. Vick urged focus on people as the Beckley Chamber of Commerce banquet drew about 350 attendees at Beckley Hotel. New officers for 1961 include Gene Morehouse president Paul Hutchinson first vice president James Feigley second vice president and Feigley treasurer. duties begin Jan 1.
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Hallanan Seen To Continue as Petroleum Council Chairman
Washington AP report says the National Petroleum Council will be continued under the Kennedy administration with little change in its 105 member makeup. Walter S. Hallanan of Charles Town, West Virginia, is expected to remain chairman with a co chairmen from the Interior Department, as the council continues to advise on oil and gas matters. Officials expect Interior Secretary Seaton to name or reappoint council members in December for the coming year.
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Nixon to Join Los Angeles Law Firm After Office
Vice President Richard M. Nixon plans to join a Los Angeles law firm after leaving office on January 20. Campaign director Robert Finch said the firm’s name would be disclosed after the Christmas holidays and Nixon will take an active role in California politics upon his return. He noted that future presidential or gubernatorial moves depend on Kennedy's early months, and dismissed any immediate recounts as unlikely.
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Emblem Wins Design Contest for West Virginia Centennial
Robert Emblem of Wheeling won first prize in the West Virginia Centennial emblem design contest. He receives a 100 U.S. Treasury Bond and two gold centennial tickets at a Centennial Commission meeting in Wheeling. Second and third prizes go to Donna Long Cunningham of Charleston and Ethel Harris Bennett of Charleston, with several honorable mentions listed.
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Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury Hold Historic Meeting
Pope John XXIII hosted Geoffrey Fisher in an hour long Vatican meeting the first between a Roman pontiff and an Anglican primate. Communiques stressed cordiality and a shared wish to boost brotherly Christian feelings, with Fisher recalling impressions from Jerusalem and Istanbul.
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Lumumba Arrest Reported as Mobutu Seizes Congolese Leader
Col Mobutu announced Lumumba and six companions were arrested in Kasai Province and being brought toward Leopoldville. Conflicting accounts place the arrest near Lulua bourgh or Port Francqui on the Kasai River with UN protection limited to the capital.
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Global tensions mix with storms and spaceflight
A wide set of reports shows Congo's break with the UAR leading Nasser to seize Belgian properties in Egypt while the UAR accuses Congo’s Kasavu bu of Belgian ties. Caracas University rebels face a government grip as East and West German negotiators in Berlin begin a trade pact. Traffic toll climbs 2 percent to 31,120 in ten months, with October at 3,680. Rockefeller arrives late to breakfast with Nixon, pledging GOP cooperation but calling Nixon its leader in name only. The Soviet space ship with two dogs has unclear status amid say signals. British Jo drell Bank says signals stopped suggesting landing, atmospheric burn, or electronic failure. The US Japan educational exchange extends three years. Typhoon Ophelia kills two children near Ulithi as Coast Guardsmen stay safe. Two evangelical missionaries, a Briton and a New Zealander, are killed by Baluba tribesmen in Ketaneo. An electric train collides with a bus in Yokohama. Continued on Page 2.
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Shawkey Eyes Hiring Democrats for LCC Vacancies
CHARLESTON AP says Commissioner Morris Shawkey announced that if no Republicans seek jobs in the Liquor Control Commission before the new administration, Democrats will be hired to ensure an efficient turnover. Democrat Gov elect W. W. Barron sworn in Jan 16. Shawkey, Republican appointee, notes vacancies to the opposition.
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Louisiana Guards Tighten At Two Schools Over Desegregation Tensions
Police guard two New Orleans schools around the clock after protests by angry women during a court ruling limiting segregation. Demonstrators harassed bystanders and a Tulane student, an attorney, a cameraman, and a reporter amid clashes. U.S. marshals escorted the lone Negro student from William Frantz and helped white parents escort six white children into Frantz. Public schools face further shifts as legislation on private schooling and ousting the New Orleans School Board moves quickly through Baton Rouge.
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GOP Challenged Put Vote Fraud Charges To Test
Washington AP reports Senator Henry M. Jackson, Democratic national chairman, challenged Republicans to submit their vote fraud charges for a Senate investigation. The move seeks to test the credibility of allegations against the presidential campaign chaired by Thruston Morton.
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Recount in New Jersey Counties Draws to Close
In Newark an AP report notes recounts of voting machines from the November 8 election were dropped in Passaic and Middlesex. Camden recounts were abandoned after a recess. Mercer and Essex counts had been discontinued earlier in the week. Republican State Chairman Carl Erdman commented from Trenton on Camden’s abandonment.
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National recount group formed to probe suspicious states
Morton announced a national recount and fair elections committee to check every suspicious state. Jackson said the Senate Privileges and Elections subcommittee, set up to handle election contests, has received no Republican requests to investigate any state, suggesting their aim is not to prove fraud allegations in the apparent contest.
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Seven Die In Tenant Farm Fire In Maryland
LA PLATA Md AP seven members of a tenant farmer Powell family perished in a frame house fire. Rose Ella Powell 21 saved nine siblings before flames engulfed the home in Charles County near tobacco fields. Victims include Rob ert Dana Powell 43 Viola 45 and children James Henry 12 Barbara Regina 10 John Allen 8 Joseph 3 and cousin Phillip G Yates 11. Rose Ella and the rescued children received first aid for sprains and bruises.Authorities suspect an overheated wood stove started the blaze and two fire companies could not save the structure.
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Cuba plans UN protest over rocket fragments
Havana reports heavy rocket debris from Cape Canaveral landed in Oriente and Holguin. Fidel Castro's government accuses the United States of aggression and may raise the issue at the United Nations General Assembly. Pieces of the rocket, some weighing up to 40 pounds, were examined by military officials after the blast.
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Bus Strike Settled At Quesenberry Line
The Quesenberry Bus Line ends a strike as Ernest Quesenberry Jr. announces the firm and drivers will operate for one year under the old contract terms. Buses will resume trips immediately after noon today.
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Italians in Parliament Clash Over Sex and Censorship
In Rome the Senate erupted as Communists and Christian Democrats clashed over a proposed stricter censorship law for advertisements featuring scantily clad posters. Desks were moved and fist waving preceded a walkout by Christian Democrat senators after insults exchanged with Communist lawmakers.
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