Kennedy braces for global review of U S foreign policy
President elect John F Kennedy will lead a broad review of American foreign policy at Palm Beach Florida. He named Robert V Roosa as under secretary of the Treasury for monetary affairs and Archibald Cox as solicitor general. He plans a luncheon with Senator J William Fulbright and may hold a news conference at his seashore home. Fulbright criticizes some domestic plans while Kennedy weighs Fulbright as a potential secretary of state. Roosa, 42, will be the Treasury undersecretary for monetary affairs after consultation with Douglas Dillon the incoming secretary. The second undersecretary post remains to be filled.
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John F. Kennedy
New York
Robert V. Roosa
The
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Kennedy
Archibald Cox
Harvard
the United States
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Dean Rusk
Rockefeller Foundation
Roosa
Treasury Department
No 3
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Eisenhower
Tragic Quebec Fire Claims 12 Family Members
A Quebec fire devastates the Vosburgh family near Noyan 35 miles south of Montreal. Marjorie Vosburgh 43 dies after rescuing children. 11 of her 15 offspring perished in the blaze believed caused by a stove. Abel Vosburgh survived with burns and was treated nearby. Survivors include relatives not at home at the time.
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Noyan
Que
Marjorie Vosburgh
Quebec
Montreal
Abel
Vosburgh
Audrey
Beverley
Robert
Caroline
Leo
Dayne
Gladys
Gertrude
Irvin
Allan
Hazardous Driving Warning Issued For Texas Area
The Associated Press reports hazardous driving warnings for the Guadalupe Davis mountains after heavy fog slowed ships, with light snow sleet and freezing rain creating hazards across far West Texas. Train wreck in Southeast Texas blamed on fog. many cities report rain and freezing conditions. extreme cold with 30 degree readings in multiple locations.
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Guadalupe- Davis Mountains
Texas
Weather Bureau
Panhandle Plains
Amarillo
Port Houston
Sugar Land
Corpus
Brownsville
Upper Panhandle
Strikes Disrupt King Baudouin’s Honeymoon Return
In Brussels 15000 demonstrators disrupted the king and queen on their 14 day wedding trip as socialists protest austerity. Rioters attacked buses and theaters while police and troops guard government buildings. Premier Eyskens met with strikers to discuss tax and pension amendments amid ongoing unrest.
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Belgium
Congo
London
Brussels
Baudouin
Fabiola
Seville
General Workers Federation
Spain
Brussel
Gaston Eyskens
Eyskens
United Fund Campaign Seeks Final Push in Scurry County
Scurry County United Fund leaders plan one last effort to hit the 41000 goal. A 3 pm Friday report meeting is set at the Village Restaurant. At the prior session 215 cards remained unworked and $6000 stood between the target and completion.
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Scurry County United Fund
John Boren
Tragedy in Newburg Mine Claims Two Residents
A gas explosion at the Sanford Phillips coal mine near Newburg trapped Truman Burke and James Tarleton, both 24, as slate collapsed their escape route. Rescuers found their bodies near midnight. Federal and state inspectors planned entry to investigate the incident.
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W Va
Newburg
Truman Burke
James Tarleton
Sanford Phillips
Freedom
Morgantown
Here
Phillips
Equal Time Question Faces Kennedy News Conferences
Senate Republican Thomas Kuchel indicates the GOP may seek equal air time if Kennedy uses evening televised news conferences for propaganda. Salinger says networks may carry all or part of such events live as needed.
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Washington
Thomas H Kuchel
Calif
John F. Kennedy
White House
Republicus
Kuchel
Senate
Kennedy
Ben-Gurion Signals Possible Resignation Over Lavon Affair
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion hinted he might resign to force a full legal probe into the Lavon affair. The cabinet cleared a prior investigating panel blaming a forged document on an unnamed officer. Ben-Gurion disputed the report and considered stepping down, while Meir and Eshkol debated the path forward.
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Lavon
Ben-Gurion
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Mapai
Golda Meir
Levi Eshkol
Supreme Court
Itzhak Olshan
Army
Yacov Dori
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Four Meza family members die in Dallas to Mexico City crash
Five Meza family members from Dallas were killed when their Chevrolet sedan collided with a parked Pearl Brewing Co. truck on Interstate 35 north of Waco. Three other occupants were seriously injured as rain fell and police investigated.
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Dallas
Mexico City
Pearl Brewing Co
Interstate
David Meza
Maria
Joe
David Jr
Henry Meza
Here
Gloria Ann Meza
Mary Ann
Estella
Andy Andrews
Cisco
Joe Meza
Meza
Mexico
Laredo
David Meza Jr
Democrats Favor Quiet Start as Rules Change Debate Fades
A House Democratic caucus plans a smooth opening, with no immediate push to alter the Rules Committee. Leaders Rayburn and McCormack back a quiet session, while liberals hopeful of rules reform wait, weighing Kennedy's soon to begin presidency and the timing of potential action.
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House Democrats
House
Congress
Rules Committee
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
Ways and Means Committee
Doris Day Tops Box Office in Year’s Star Poll
Doris Day leads the top ten money making stars in a survey by Motion Picture Herald. Her big money makers include Pillow Talk Midnight Lace and Please Don’t Eat the Daisies. Runners up include Rock Hudson Cary Grant Elizabeth Taylor Debbie Reynolds Tony Curtis Sandra Dee Frank Sinatra Jack Lemmon and John Wayne. Wayne maintains Western hero status with North to Alaska and The Alamo but places 10th.
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Hollywood
Doris Day
Miss Day
Motion Picture Herald
Rock Hudson
Cary Grant
Elizabeth Taylor
Debbie Reynolds
Tony Curtis
Sandra Dee
Frank Sinatra
Jack Lemmon
John Wayne
Wayne
Fire destroys house at Lake J. B. Thomas
A three bedroom home on the west side of Lake J. B. Thomas burned Wednesday night before Snyder firefighters arrived. The fire was so far advanced that they could only prevent spread. Firemen were earlier called at 5 45 pm to Ballard's Cafe on East Highway to fight a wiring fire causing only minor damage.
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J. B. Thomas
Snyder
Mod. Cross
Ballard
East Highway
Earth Slims Waistline Over 100 Million Years
NASA scientist Dr. Gordon J. F. MacDonald reports satellite studies show Earth’s midriff bulge has gradually diminished for 100 million years. The slowing spin adds 0.001 second per day per century, extending a day by 15 minutes in the distant future and possibly reshaping the crust as it settles back to a leaner form.
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New York
Earth
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Gordon J. F. MacDonald
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Weather summary for Texas regions with variable clouds
Weather text reports across Northwest to Southeast Texas show mostly cloudy to partly cloudy conditions this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures range from the teens in the north to mid 80s in the south with scattered showers and thunder activity in the southeast and along coastal areas. Winds from 0 to 20 knots, visibility 1 to 3 miles in rain or drizzle, and cooler nights with lows mainly in the 20s to 40s.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
Teaas
Tom South
Perth
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