White Offers Post Kennedy Talks With Possible Appointees
President elect John F Kennedy offered Byron White a post in his administration. White, a Denver attorney and former football star, told reporters no specific post was discussed and he would give his reply in a few days. Kennedy also met with Dean Rusk and Es Estes Kefauver to discuss possible attorney general and antitrust positions.
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Kennedy to Wear High Silk Hat at Inauguration
New York December reports President elect Kennedy will wear a high silk hat at his inauguration breaking tradition. Tailor Samuel Harris of H Harris said Kennedy was fitted Wednesday for inauguration clothes including an oxford gray lambswool overcoat light pearl gray vest medium worsted gray striped trousers and a white dress shirt with French cuffs.
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Neutralists mobilize in Laos capital amid rebel threat
In Vientiane, neutralist forces seized control as Pathet Lao forces fled. The move aimed to harden the government stance against right wing rebels led by Gen. Phoumi Nosavan, with amid threats of attack and shifting loyalties as Kong Le was placed under house arrest after a staged Soviet ambassador welcome last October.
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U.N Blockade Ordered in Congo Stirs Rifts and Tensions
The United Nations announced Congo authorities ordered a blockade of U N military transport in the Congo. Brig. Indarjit Rikhey called the move a major challenge and said it could paralyze UN operations. Local head Victor Nendaka defended Congo needs over UN access, amid Mobutu Lumumba era tensions and a pending UN shipment test on the Ore River.
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Hammarskjold warns against UN Congo withdrawal
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold warned that everything would crumble in the Congo if UN forces pull out suddenly. He defended himself against Communist criticism at a Security Council meeting while Yugoslavia and others signaled partial withdrawals from the 20,000-man force.
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Carpentier Affirms Certification Likely for Illinois Electors
In Illinois Democratic electors are expected to be certified by the State Electoral Board next Wednesday. Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier, a Republican, said legal opinion supports certification and that the board’s role is largely administrative. Nixon ally George H. Dapples urged delaying certification pending a Cook County review to possibly overturn Kennedy’s 349-vote lead.
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New Orleans Fight Supreme Court Action Urged In School Case
Solicitor General Lee Rankin urged the Supreme Court to act quickly on the New Orleans desegregation case to aid the local school board’s bid to bypass federal orders. Rankin called interposition a pharisaical relic. Louisiana Attorney General Jack Gremillion sought a stay on a federal court decision and prepared an appeal. In New Orleans, attendance at Frantz and McDonogh schools showed stark racial lines as funds were frozen and lawmakers met to seek release of state money to avert a financial crisis.
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Patrol Ends In Caribbean Patrol Ends In Caribbean U
White House reports Navy ships in patrol off Guatemala and Nicaragua have been withdrawn after governments there said danger of Communist aided revolts had passed. Hagarty said the patrol was suspended and Eisenhower had ordered it last month in response to requests from Guatemala and Nicaragua. Leaders of the two countries charged Cuban backed revolutionaries had mounted insurrections shortly before the request.
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Algiers Vote Set Jan. 8 Referendum Date Fixed
Paris reports the French cabinet fixed January 8 as the date for a nationwide referendum on President Charles de Gaulle's Algeria policy. The decision came on the eve of his six day tour in Algeria after a lengthy debate on Algeria policy.
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Discoverer XVIII Capsule Circles Earth From Vandenberg
A Discoverer satellite with secret sky spy gear circled Earth today from Vandenberg Calif on its 19th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. The 300 pound capsule may be recovered over the Arctic or Pacific near Hawaii, carrying human tissue and bone marrow for radiation tests, plus salia blood cells spores and gamma globulin.
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Kerner to Begin Talks With State Officials Ahead of Inauguration
Illinois governor elect Otto Kerner planned to visit department heads for informal talks on his first state tour after taking office January 9. He said he would not overhaul state employees but faces many job applications and has already named Dr. Francis Gerty welfare director. Kerner urged possible full recount of the November vote in Cook County amid fraud claims. Carpentier backs Pollack for House speaker as Republicans caucus in Springfield, with Powell or others posing challenges and possible defections.
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