Desegregation Planned In Tennessee Suburb
In Davidson County outside Nashville, January marks desegregation of suburban schools under the Nashville plan. Judge Miller allows four grades to desegregate at once, amid tensions from segregationists and concerns about possible violence, with hearings scheduled before January desegregation.
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Davidson County
Nashville
Southern Education Reporting Service
South
SERS
Supreme Court
William E. Miller
Davidson
Miller
John Kasper
Tennessee
Nashvile
Itrang
A Good Argument For Short Ballot In Illinois
Editorial argues Secretary of State Charles Carpentier should stay nonpartisan, supports Pollack for speaker, and urges Illinois implement a short ballot to reduce independent political empires. It notes Carpentier’s power and limited policy responsibility and calls for governor appointments of admins including the secretary of state.
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Carpentier
Rep. Pollack
House
Secretary of State
Illinois
Urbanization of American Life and Its Reach
The Census Bureau notes 130 U.S. cities exceed 100000 population with many others near the threshold. Illinois contributes Chicago Rockford and Peoria among the state’s growing urban centers while urban culture touches broad life. President Kennedy proposes a cabinet department of urban affairs with wide scope and federal state dynamics.
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America
Census Bureau
U.S
Tinos
Chicago
Rockford
Peoria
Western Voice In The Cabinet Picks Udall for Interior
President elect Kennedy selected Rep Stewart Udall of Arizona to head the Interior Department. Udall is described as a forthright liberal and conservationist, known for criticizing Eisenhower policies on water and conservation and for strong interest in Indian affairs. He is a three term House member and seen as a youthful face of the New Frontier.
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Stewart L Udall
D-Artz
Interior Department
House
Arizona
Udall
Kennedy
John Fosser Dutles
United States
Robert 4. Taft
R-O
Walter E. George D-Gal
Boy Scouts
World Forestry Congress
Philatelic Division
U. S&s. Post Office Department
Streamlining Plans for Defense Dept and Pentagon Quad
The cabinet line of succession is noted as the first in line but appears last in the announcement. Discussion mentions rebuilding the Pentagon into a Quadrangle as part of defense department streamline efforts.
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Defense Department
Pentagon
Quiet integration in Ontario town brings mixed reactions
In Jaffray Melick Township near Senora Ontario fifty Indian residential school students attend Rabbit Lake Public School while seventy five white students from Rabbit Lake attend Cecilia Jeffrey in Kenora. Indian Affairs Branch and local leaders quietly arranged the plan with homes aiding summer integration. Some objected to Indians, but by September the program moved forward. Thanksgiving dinners saw white residents hosting Indian children, with Christmas planned. Principal Robert Wilson notes few intellectual clashes and quick adaptation among younger students.
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Jaffray Melick Township
Senora
Ontario
Canada
Cecilia Jeffrey
Kenora
Rabbit Lake
Indian Affairs Branch
Biard
Busi
Robert Wilson
New Orleans
Grave hazard in nuclear reactor cores repair work
A fragmented report describes a dangerous task involving work in a dynamite factory or gel repair near the shell around deadly reactor cores. The account lacks full details but centers on risky operations and hazardous environments.
Dancer Darvas Faces State Probe Over Book Profits
State Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz seeks a writ to compel Nicolas Darvas to return from Paris for questions on his book How I Made 42,000,000 in the Stock Market. Lefkowitz says the author profited far less than claimed and spent about 65,000 on risky trials. He accuses the work of false margin-money claims and warns readers may lose their shirts. Red Grange as a trustee hints at broader political overtones.
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Louis Lefkowitz
New York
Nicolas Darvas
Lefkowitz
Datvas
Darvas
Internal Revenue Service
Dennisibloodworth
Ilondon
Singapore
Malaya
AP Vyhe
South China
Ballywood
Far East
Illinois Democrats Probe Republican Vote Fraud in Downstate
Illinois Democrats investigate charges of Republican vote fraud in downstate counties amid a separate incident labeled You, 100. The report notes ongoing inquiries and political tension as elections loom.
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Llinois
Downstate
Benn Faces Life Peer Fate While Heir to Stansgate
Wedgwood Benn, son of the late Lord Stansgate, weighs a career in the Commons against inheriting a life peerage. The elder Benn’s death places him next in line, but the system’s shift to life peerages limits his political future and challenges his view of English rights. The piece notes past disinheritance attempts and Churchill’s intervention, arguing the son bears no guilt for his father’s sins.
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Lord
Llansgate
Wedgwood Benn
Mister
Lord Stansgate
House of Lords
Gilbert
Winston Churchill
Mr. Wedgwood Benn
Automobiles in Colonial Williamsburg to be banished
Dave Felts notes how Williamsburg in November showed cars along Duke of Gloucester Street spoiling the 18th century atmosphere. He recalls earlier trips like New Salem Illinois where no autos appeared, and laments modern traffic intruding on historic scenes.
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Colonial Williamsburg
Duke of Gloucester Street
Pioneer Village
New Salem
Illinois
Williamsburg
Singapore Faces Urban Strain Amid Algerian War Ties
A National Geographic report by Howard La Fay describes Algeria’s six year revolt, economic potential from Sahara resources, and the French plan for a provisional republic. It contrasts Algeria’s Moslem majority with European settlers and notes rising population pressures in Asia, using Singapore as a microcosm of global overpopulation and reform efforts. The piece highlights labor, housing, and health campaigns amid rapid demographic change and the push for family planning in Southeast Asia.
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Algeria
Geographic Society
Washington
National Generaphic Magazine
Howard la Fay
Unis
Charles de Gaulle
Iscobtheen
France
Mediterranean
Sahara
la Fay
Hassl 'Rimel
Jobless Claims Jump on Caterpillar Layoffs in Chicago
Initial unemployment applications rose 73 percent for the week ended December 5, led by Caterpillar Tractor Co layoff of workers and heavy reductions in primary metals and electric machinery. Total claimants for the week ending December 3 reached 134,077, up from 122,208 the previous week.
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Chicago
Roy F. Cummins
Umins
Caterpillar ‘Tractor Co
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Pocketbooks, Inc
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Witness Association of Teachers of English
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Joseph Conrad
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