Kennedy weighs roving ambassador and long term aid plan
President elect John F Kennedy says he is considering a roving ambassador to meet foreign leaders. W Averell Harriman is named as a possible choice, though Harriman refused to confirm. Kennedy also signals possible travel limits abroad and supports a five year authorization for foreign economic aid while planning federal regulatory reform with James Landis. Kennedy and Fulbright discuss long term aid and regulatory overhaul.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Palm Beach
Fila
John F Kennedy
Kennedy
W. Averell Harriman
Soviet Union
New York
Harriman
James M. Landis
Landis
Harvard Law School
Kennedy Landis
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Power Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Labor Relations Board
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
U. S. House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Navy
Fulbright
Treasury
First American Manned Rocket Ride Aims For Spring
A House report predicts a first manned spaceflight as early as March or April with a Mercury capsule atop a Redstone missile. The mission would test a brief suborbital flight with a Navy or Army launch, with a chimpanzee passenger in a prior trial and a future orbital attempt planned for late 1961.
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Washington
Cape Canaveral
House Committee On Science and Astronautics
Overton Brooks
U-La
United States
Defense Department
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Mercury
Atlantic Ocean
Injunction Granted Over Haywood County Sharecroppers
The 6th Circuit granted a temporary injunction preserving the status quo for about 300 Negro sharecroppers in Haywood County Tennessee who registered to vote. Landowners cannot evict or threaten them before the civil rights issues are decided, though legitimate actions by landowners are allowed. The court planned a February hearing on Fayette County, where similar action was denied by Judge Boyd.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
U.S. 6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Haywood County
Tennessee
Marion S. Boyd
Memphis
Tenn
Fayette County
Boyd
Brownsville
Haywood
S. T. Hunter
Light Rains Spread Across Texas Into New Year
Light rains fell across South and West Texas with a damp New Year’s Eve forecast. Temperatures dipped below freezing in the Panhandle and North Central regions, while readings rose into the 30s and 40s under cloud cover from Waco to Lubbock. A high level low moving east from Arizona was predicted to bring rain statewide by Friday night and Saturday. Corpus Christi saw up to 3.50 inches of rain with showers in San Antonio and fog in Kingsville and Palacios.
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Associated Press
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
North Central
Dalhart
Amarillo
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Waco
Arizona
Weather Bureau
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Kingsvile and
Palacios
Festive New Year Celebrations Across States Include Traditions
Festivities mark New Year’s arrival with watchnight services churches and private parties. Prices at top venues reach 35 dollars for dinner and show, with alcohol curfews varying by state and unique local customs such as Cherryville shooting muskets and Denver’s An An Club Pike’s Peak fireworks.
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Associated Press
Babylon
Rome
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Cherryville
N.C
Midwest
AdAmAn Club
Denver
Pike's Peak
Providence
Office of
Alcoholics Anonymous
St. Mark's Church
Warwick
Philadelphia
St Georges Methodist Church
New York
Waldorf-Astoria Empire
Chicago
Ambassador Pump Room
Coconut Grove
Los Angeles
Ciro's
City Ready for Holiday Weekend Observances
Snyder firms gear for a long weekend as New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday. Monday January 2 will be observed as the holiday with normal business resuming Tuesday January 3 and schools also back in session. The Snyder Daily News will publish Sunday January 1 but skip Monday afternoon edition to allow staff a full holiday.
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Snyder
Snyder Daily News
First Death in Belgium Riots as Strike Grows
Belgium faced its first fatality in an 11 day general strike amid rising violence. Francois Van Der Strappen, 30, a Brussels resident, died after a clash between strikers and police. Authorities blamed an onlooker's gunfire. socialists blamed a sabre blow.
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Eddy Gilmore
Brussels
Belgium
Gustav. Eyskens
Francois van der Strappen
Sabena Airlines
Sabena
Pensions Cut for Miners By Fund Trustees
The United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund reduced bituminous miners pensions from 100 to 75 dollars monthly starting February. Anthracite pensions fell from 100 to 50 dollars. over 65,600 retirees affected. The cut lasts until further notice, with hope to restore benefits as fund income rises.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
UMW
Josephine Roche
Miss Roche
Weather report summary for Texas regions
A fragmented weather notice lists temperatures and conditions across Texas regions. Central Texas shows cloudy cold weather with highs around the 30s and lows near 4 to 5 degrees. Southwest and Northwest Texas forecast continued cloudiness with light rain or drizzle and cooler highs in the 30s to 40s. South Plains and North Central Texas expect intermittent rain and gradual warming in some areas with overnight lows around 35 to 43 degrees.
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Snyder
Texas
West End
North
South Highes
Rein
Drigde Wrough
Bouth Plains
North Central
Tenes
First Baby Gifts Set for Scurry County’s New Year Baby
An array of gifts from local shops is organized for Scurry County’s first baby born after the new year. The list includes a crib blanket, diapers, a baby gift, stuffed toy, automobile bottle warmer, aluminum bottle sterilizer, a $10 gift certificate, a six month subscription to The Snyder Daily News, another bottle warmer, and a chicken dinner for the parents.
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Scurry County
Fair
KR. Anthony Co
Lad and
Lassie
Hall Drug Co
J. C. Penney Co
Cochran-Thompson Furniture and Appliance
Snyder Daily News
Stinson Drug
Parents From 66 Cafe
Four Die in Headon Crash Near DeRidder Louisiana
Four persons died in a headon collision six miles south of DeRidder on US 190. Victims were Reese Lewis 77 and his sons Junior Ray Lewis 39 and Jessie Wallis Lewis 4 and Mrs Jessie Walls Lewis 43 all of DeRidder. Injured were Mr and Mrs Claude Demarest of Dallas and Deborah Lewis 17 months of DeRidder.
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Deridder
Here
Reese Lewis
Junior Ray Lewis
Jessie Wallis Lewis
Jessie Walls Lewis
de- Ridder
Claude Demarest
Dallas
Deborah Lewis
Mohole Project At Sea Moves From Plan To Tests
Tests will begin in March near Guadaloupe Island off Mexico for the Mohole drill to penetrate the earth’s crust from a ship 300 miles offshore. A rotary drill on the vessel CUSS I will bore through the ocean floor to sample mantle material and study the Moho boundary while seeking clues to earth’s history and climate.
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Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Detlev Bront
National Academy of Sciences
National Research Council
Guadaloupe Island
Mexico
National Science Foundation
Academy Research Council
Mohole
Mohorovich
Global Marine Exploration Co
Los Angeles
The
Science Foundation
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