Zuckert Named AF Secretary By Kennedy
President elect John F Kennedy chose Eugene Zuckert to be secretary of the Air Force. Zuckert, 49, previously assistant secretary in the Truman era and a former Atomic Energy Commission member, was announced alongside John Connally as Navy secretary in Kennedy’s new administration.
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Palm Beach, Fla
John F. Kennedy
Eugene Zuckert
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
Zuckert
Kennedy
John B. Connally
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Connally
Atlantic Shore
Sen. J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
U. S. House of Representatives
New York
Pierre Salinger
Roosevelt
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Ford Motor Co
Harry S. Truman
Yale College
Yale Law School
Harvard Business School
Securities and Exchange Commission
Navy
Stuart Symington
U. S
Missouri
Surplus Property Administration
Symington
Atom
Hudson Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Labor Camp Shooting
Nathaniel Hudson, 47, a Negro fruit worker, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the Sept. 25 fatal shooting of Julian Lee Jones, a fellow worker from Leesburg, Fla. He received four years in prison with three years suspended on four years probation, after pleading guilty to second degree murder at arraignment. Jones died from a bullet to the head during an argument at a card game. Hudson claimed Jones was his best friend and said he did not intend to shoot. Other sentences yesterday included four years for Charles David Flory on grand larceny, Robert Belford for forgery, Walter Oscar Woodward for grand larceny of a motor vehicle, and probation revocation for Adrian Moats.
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Nathaniel Hudson
Julian Lee Jones
Hudson
Winchester Corporation
Jones
Leesburg
Fla
Peter McKee
Joseph White
Charles David Flory
Robert Belford
Walter Oscar Woodward
Adrian Moats
After-Christmas Bargain Run Ends With Return Home
Baker family from Acorn Heights drove to Seven Corners near Washington for post holiday deals but faced crowded stores and poor service. They returned to Winchester and finished shopping locally. Also noted are 53 Saturdays this year and a rainbow seen in the east on Christmas afternoon. A Washington St. resident reports a cold house and a cat nesting in an oven rack after a frigid night.
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Washington St
East
Gift Exchange Season Opens In Winchester
Winchester begins post holiday cleanup as exchanges roll on with clothing returns and similar items. Postmaster Wilbur Johnston reports 3000 misdirected mail pieces at the office, mostly unsealed Christmas cards to be burned, with 500 sealed envelopes to Dead Letter Office if no return address. Unwrapped items awaiting owner contact include railroad track sections and hardware parts.
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Wilbur Johnston
Johnston
After Christmas Coat Sale at Margaret L Hodgson Hat Dress Shop
Notice details a seasonal reduction on genuine Rothmoor coats priced from 68 to 68 dollars with regular prices 89.95 to 99.95. The ad lists stock in sizes 5.5 to 14 and mentions promotions on hats and dresses at the Hodgson shop with a reference to page 6.
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Rothmoor
Rt 50 Extension and Clarke County Road Upgrades in 1960
The State Highway Department reports major Frederick County work in 1960 includes a 2.9 mile Rt 50 extension to Hayfield west of Winchester at a cost of 856000. Clarke County sees widening on Rt 7 and curb gutter sidewalk in Berryville and plans for Rt 340 and Rt 629 improvements.
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Frederick County
Hayfield
Winchester
State Highway Department
Clarke County
Clarke
Rt. 7
Berryville
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Church
A. S. Brown of
Luray
It Could Be You Rigged Episodes Allegation Sparks Denials
Freelance writer Al Blake claims at least 40 rigged It Could Be You episodes from 1956 to 1958. Ralph Edwards and NBC deny knowledge of improprieties while Stefan Hatos and staff dispute collusion. Edwards says Blake was not staff and was never paid as a contributor. Blake says he supplied actors and rehearsed roles for on air surprises.
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Hollywood
National Magazine
Ralph Edwards
National Broadcasting Co
al Blake
Confidential
NBC
Blake
Edwards
Stefan
Hatos
Kanaras
Former Mental Patient Surrenders After Gun Battle
Granville Johnson, 43, a former mental patient, surrendered to 12 state troopers near his rugged Jackson County home after wounding Deputy Edgar Watkins and Trooper Sylvester Walters in a Tuesday gun battle. Officers used tear gas to flush him from a log cabin where his wife and 10 children huddled. one daughter pressed 29 cents into his hand as he left. Johnson had been sought on a warrant for burning a neighbor’s haystack.
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Jackson
Granville Johnson
Johnson
Laura
Edgar Watkins
Sylvester Walters
Watkins
Walters
Light Snow Delayed By A Day In Forecast
Weatherman slows snow forecast by one day with possible light flurries late tomorrow or tomorrow night. Temperatures range from 12 to 25 degrees today, colder tonight, and a warmer snap Friday into Saturday before turning colder again Sunday and Monday. Virginia outlook mirrors a south central light snow chance.
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Wee
Virginia
West Germany and Soviet Union Agree on Trade Pact
Bonn reports a new West German Soviet trade pact settlement, with Berlin status central. East German leaders threaten to cut land and river routes to Berlin if no pact by January 1, while West Germany seeks Berlin integration into its economy and open communications.
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West Germany
Russia
Bonn
Germany
Soviet Union
Berlin
East Germany
East Berlin
West Berlin
Iron Curtain
Heinz Behrend
U S Plane Hit by Gunfire During Recon Mission
An unarmed U S Air Force recon plane observing Soviet air drops to Pathet Lao rebels near Vangvieng was struck by small caliber fire, possibly from a Soviet aircraft. The crew of five led by Maj Armand Riser returned safely to Vientiane after the left engine and fuselage were hit. The attack occurred over jungle near Viangxieng on a mission for the Lao government, with fire believed to be from unknown origin.
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Vientiane, Laos
U.S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Armand Riser
Vientiane
Vangvieng
Riser
Atthhe
Tear Gas Used On Belgian Demonstrators
Police used tear gas and fire hoses in Ghent to break up a demonstration as a general strike spread from the eight day fight against Premier Gaston Eyskens. Antwerp leaders called for a general strike, with Brussels showing mass protests and near siege conditions.
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Brussels
Belgium
Ghent
Antwerp
Gaston Eyskens
Eyskens
Parliament
Royal Palace
Opera House
Social Christian
Baudouin
Queen Fabiola
Spain
Roux
la Louviere
Josef Ernest Cardinal van Roe
Seabright Chosen as New Driver for Rouss Fire Company
Donald M. Seabright was selected as second fire truck driver by the Rouss Fire Company to begin duties Jan. 1, succeeding Fred Baker who joined the U S Government. Seabright, 30, a Handley High School graduate with 18 years firefighting experience, previously worked at Fairchild Aircraft and Washington National Airport.
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Donald M. Seabright
Rouss Fire Company
Mr. Seabright
Fred Baker
U. S
National
Washington
Douglas C. Brown
Joseph C. Haines
William E. Argenbright
M. D. Weaver
Bernard F. Groves, Jr
John H. Hawse
Handley High School
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Col
Militay
Fairchild Aircraft Corp
Fairchild
Washington National Airport
Tito to receive $200 million western credit for reforms
President Tito in Belgrade announced a $200 million loan from the United States and seven Western nations to reform Yugoslavia's currency exchange rates and liberalize foreign trade. Finance Minister Mineev said $100 million comes from the U.S. and the other $100 million from Austria Italy England France Switzerland the Netherlands and a consortium of West German banks.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
United States
Nikola Mineev
Parliament
Austria
Italy
England
France
Switzerland
Netherlands
Bombings and Train Crash Injure Over Sixty in Havana
On Tuesday bombings hit two stores and a power station in Havana and a Camaguey Havana train collision injured over 50. Officials blamed counter revolutionaries. Militiamen and police marched to central park while a relief collection aided the injured including five children.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Camaguey
Central Park
Tallapiedra
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C. H. Coffman
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Spokman
Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shoppe
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U.C.T
Elks Home
J. R. Brandon
Howard Johnson
George Washington
Crider & Shockey, Inc
Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc
Southern Tire and Battery
Braddock
D. M. Seabright
Rouss
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