Kennedy Names Negro to Federal Housing Post
President-elect John F Kennedy appointed Robert C Weaver of New York to head the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency. Weaver, 51, a civil rights leader and Harvard PhD, indicated support for open occupancy and no housing discrimination. The role is the highest federal post ever held by a Black American. Weaver will earn 1500 less than his prior New York post, with a salary of 21 000 to take the new job. The announcement was made at Kennedy's Palm Beach news conference with Weaver beside him.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Robert C. Weaver
New York
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Weaver
New York City
Housing and Redevelopment Board
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Harvard
Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Roosevelt
Georgia
Ernest Vandiver
Army
McGeorge Bundy
Foster Furcolo
Massachusetts
Bundy
Furcolo
Selec
Central Intelligence Agency
Eisenhower
Raul Roa
United Nations
Fayette County
Haywood
Cincinnati
6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Haywood Coun
Precipitation Dampens New Year Celebrations
The Richmond forecaster warns of sleet and possible snow tonight with a shift to snow tomorrow. Clouds prevail and cold becomes less severe. Many area venues host dances and private parties as establishments prepare for a Sunday closure on January 1.
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Richmond
The
Star
Bonn Signs Trade Pact With Soviet Union
West Germany and the Soviet Union signed a three year trade treaty that keeps West Berlin’s economic status unchanged. Deputy Foreign Minister Hilger von Scherpenberg told Soviet envoy Andrei Smirnov the pact applies as before, signaling continued unofficial tolerance of West Berlin as part of West Germany.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Hilger von Scherpenberg
Andrei Smirnov
Smirnov
Wedding photographer arrives early for accidental capture
A couple’s wedding photographer faced flashgun woes and arrived early at Sacred Heart, resulting in pictures of both ceremonies. Jim Barnett’s son needed rescue squad help after a fall on a tomahawk during a Cowboys and Indians scene, treated at Memorial Hospital. Mae Taylor rolled a 172 and a 173 in Evening Star League play, and Joist Hite Place froze into dangerous slickness causing a car slide and city ash cleanup.
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Mike Barnet
Jim Barnett
Memorial Hospital
Mae Taylor
Petter
Clarence Lamp
Sacred Heart
Bright New Arrivals Boost Income Tax Deductions
Three bright new arrivals add up to 1800 dollars more in income tax deductions for the new father. They are held by their proudly smiling mother Mrs. Ralph E.
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Ralph E
Invasion scare widens as Cuba reports U S plot
Pro-government Cuban papers claim U S Marines will invade Cuba before January 18. They cite sources from Pentagon and CIA and say Eisenhower approves. foreign ministers rush to UN to denounce. Peru and Uruguay react. U S residents warned. Cabinet limits U S tourist entry. Cubans need visas for U S entry.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
U. Ss
Cuba
Revolucion
el Muindo
Pentagon
el Mundo
U. S
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Fair Play For
Prensa Latina
Montevideo
U.S. State Department
U.S
United States
Foreign Ministry
Peru Ends Diplomatic Relations With Cuba
The Associated Press reports Peru breaks off diplomatic ties with Cuba amid regional moves to isolate Castro. Latin American leaders discuss expelling Cuban ambassadors and halting relations as Panama calls for action and several nations withdraw top diplomats.
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Peru
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Lima
Columbia
Venezuela
Chile
Castro
Panama
Roberto Chiari
Guatemala
Haiti
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Dominican Republic
Havana
Shots Reported Fired at Sharecroppers Tent City
Armed Negroes guarding a tent village for displaced sharecroppers said four shots were fired at the camp from a passing car early today but no one was hurt. Guards Williams and Trotter reported the incident to local leaders and sheriff.
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Williams
Justice Deparment
Eisenhower Meets Top Officials Over Laos Invasion Reports
President Eisenhower conferred with top diplomatic military and intelligence leaders over reported Communist invasion of Laos by seven North Vietnamese battalions. Officials said no statement yet and kept in touch as the crisis potentially broadens to UN action or redeployment in the Far Pacific.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Laos
Viet Nam
White House
James C. Hagerty
Livingston T. Merchant
Defense
James H. Douglas
Central Intelligence Agency
Allen Dulles
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hagerty
Aii
State Department
U.S
Vientiane
United Nations Security Council
Far Pacific
South China Sea
Feisenhower
Department of Defense
Road toll mounts with New Year crash fatalities
A grim New Year’s weekend toll rises with seven dead in a two car Alamogordo crash that killed a young mother and two babies, plus three young people in Wisconsin and two sisters near Bethesda. Forty five highway deaths, eleven in fires, five in other accidents, over the 78 hour period. The National Safety Council warns the total may reach 340 as travelers heed safety campaigns and police boost alerts.
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Alamogordo
N.M
Wisconsin
Bethesda
National Safety Council
Belgian Strikers Hold Mourners Demonstration
About 2 000 grimm strikers marched through central Brussels in a silent mourners demonstration for Francois van der Strappen 30 killed in clashes with state police. Police reported no incidents as Antwerp Liege and other cities saw scattered violence and power outages.
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Brussels
Belgium
Francois van der Strappen
Antwerp
Liege
Baudouin
Omer van
Audenhove
Pierre Harmel
Socialist Metal Workers Trade Union
All Metal Workers
van der Strappen
Gaston Eyskens
Eyskens
Socialist Party
Laos Reports North Vietnamese Invasion Amid Skepticism
The Laotian government led by Premier Prince Boun Oum said seven North Vietnamese battalions with artillery invaded from the north and attacked Nonget in the 2nd Military Region. Western diplomats questioned the report and the UN took no action after investigation found no proof of invasion.
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Laos
Viet Nam
Boun Oum
Vientiane
United States
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Nonget
North
Vietiane
United Nations
U.N
Pathet Lao
Sisouk Na Champassak
Dag Hammarship
New York
Bangkok
Thailand
U.S
Singapore
London
Radio
Hanoi
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