Kennedy Debuts Cabinet as Debts Paid in Early Appointments
Editorial examines Kennedy early cabinet picks showing political favors shaping posts. It notes Luther Hodges as commerce secretary, G. Mennen Williams as assistant secretary for African affairs, and Abraham Ribicoff as health education and welfare secretary. It questions foreign policy credentials and predicts more surprises ahead.
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Kennedy
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
Commerce
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Health
Chester Bowles
D-Conn
Ribicoff
Washington
Los Angeles
Lyndon Johnson
Georgetown
Williams
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
White House
Opposition Role in New Congress Stirs GOP Split
Former Republican House leader Joseph W. Martin rejects forming a Republican Southern Democratic coalition to block liberal Kennedy programs. He favors independence and warns against blind coalition while liberals seek to curb House Rules blocking measures on housing education and welfare.
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House
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
House Rules Committee
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
Congress
Rep
Halleck
Martin
Kennedy
Rules Committee
Mississippi
Colmer
Smith
Republican Party
Constitution Change Proposals From Professor Hardin
University of Chicago scholar Professor Charles M. Hardin argues the U S Constitution is out of date and urges a new convention to rewrite it He favors abolishing fixed elections expanding presidential removal powers and centralizing party control He cites the English parliamentary model as a blueprint without a written constitution
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Charles M. Hardin
University of Chicago
U. S
Hardin
Washington
Madison
Hamilton
Franklin
Missouri Congressman's Call to Retain Rural Representation
Rep. Paul C. Jones argues Missouri should retain rural over-representation in redistricting as the state loses one of its eleven House seats. He urges five metro districts for St. Louis and Kansas City and five rural districts averaging 365,000, opposing urban gerrymanders and stressing regional interests and constitutional framework.
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Missouri
House of Representatives
Paul C. Jones
Kennett, Mo
St. Louis
Kansas City
Mis
Jones
Illinois
Congress
Dave Felts Column Reflections on Books and Mines
A reminiscence on college book buying, the shift to favorite books by friends, and the practicality of manila envelopes. Mention of Doubleday releases, movie critic Bosley Crowther, Orient No. 2 mine closure after 40 years, and a NYT review noting Rosenbach and Powell at the Guggenheim Foundation.
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New York Times
Bosley Crowther
Liz Taylor
Butterfield
Hollywood
Orient
Marion
Johnston City
Pittsburg
N.Y. Times
A. S. W. Rosenbach
Lawrence Clark Powell
Guggenheim Foundation
Gordon Ray
University of Illinois
Robert B. Downs
Foundation
Truman Eisenhower Meeting Reveals Transition Ties
The 1952 White House meeting between Truman and Eisenhower showed tense early unity efforts, with discussions on atomic energy and liaison plans. Photos will mark a generations shift as Kennedy prepares to assume the presidency in 1961.
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Robert J. Donovan
N.Y. Herald Tribune
Washington
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Truman
Gen. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Treasury
Gen
Fred M. Vinson
Sen
Kennedy
West Point
Sen. Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
Advent Customs Keep Christmas Faith In Busy Season
The Advent wreath and Advent house teach the days before Christmas with four candles and windows revealing Scriptural quotes and Messiah symbols. Advent emphasizes coming and penitential preparation, while a French straw-and-stable practice rewards good deeds with a manger scene for Christ’s birth.
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Christ
John the Evangelist
Advent House
Rising Costs Said To Be Permanent Factor In Economy
Business leaders foresee inflation under Democratic victory with $10 billion extra spending. They hedge by expanding plants and inventories before 1961 price rises, expecting wage hikes averaging over 8 cents an hour. Inflation is described as a sober, long term trend regardless of party.
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Organization
Eisenhower
Truman
Nixon
Sen. Kennedy
Ray Tucker McClure
Washington
Madame Defarges
Congress
Jack Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
Wall Street
CBS President Praises Campaign TV Debates
CBS President Frank Stanton urged making presidential candidate debates a regular feature in future campaigns at a Sigma Delta Chi luncheon. He credited this year’s debates with a major contribution to the campaign and argued for continued use in elections.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Frank Stanton
Sigma Delta Chi
National Journalism Society
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Dave Morrah
Ben Kaputen
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Mein Grossfader
Mama Hubbard
Dean Acheson
Eden
Elect Eisenhower
Associated Press
Mary
Joseph
Galilee
City of
David
Demos
Samos
Eissenhower
Business Week
Lauds
Roosevelt
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