Kennedy taps Stahr and other ex-officials for top posts
President elect Kennedy moves to install former governors and aides into key roles. Elvis Stahr Jr. may become secretary of the Army while George Docking and Herschel Loveless join the Ex Im Bank and Federal Renegotiation Board. Also named is John Gleason Jr. to head veterans administration. Carter and Johnson attend Atlantic City luncheon amid swift pre inauguration appointments.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Midwest
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
West Virginia University
Kennedy
George Docking
Kansas
Ex- Import Bank
Herschel Veless
Federal
Stahr
Army
Pentagon
Truman
Docking
Loveless
Atlantic Shore
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Cape Canaveral
Space Advisory Council
U.S Senate
Chicago Bank
John S. Gleason Jr
National Loan Legion
Erans
Lyle S. Garlock
Air Force
Apple Blossom Festival Princess Named for 1961 Queen Court
The text notes Mae Roth of Florin Pa sending busloads to the Apple Blossom fete and marks the first Apple Blossom princess for 1961 from Virginia Intermont College Bristol as the Queen Shenandoah Court member. It mentions a 1937 wooden steel bridge near Point of Rocks on Route 15 and Route 522 traffic near Winchester.
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Potomac
Winchester
U.S. Route 15
Point of Rocks
Albin
Festival
Mae Roth
Florin
Shenandoah
Virginia Inte College
Bristol
Bristol College
Heavy Rain Expected Then Clearing and Cold Turnaround
The forecast calls for heavy rain this evening or later tonight with clearing skies tomorrow. Temperatures will run around 32 to 46 degrees. tonight's temps near last night's low, with a colder spell following after the rain.
NAACP Sues Prince Edward County Over Private Schools
The NAACP filed a two part federal suit in Richmond to stop use of public funds for Prince Edward County private white schools and to block tax relief for donors to the private school foundation. The action targets tax deductions and tuition grants totaling over 156,000 and argues the county funds education for whites while denying it for Black students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Prince Edward County
National Association For the Advancement of of Colored People
NAACP
Richand Federal Court
Perons
Prince Edward
General Assembly
Prince Ed
Air Force claims six world speed records for B58 Hustler
The U S Air Force says the B58 Hustler set six world speed marks on a Thursday flight over California and Arizona, averaging 1200.194 mph on a 621 mile run with Maj. Henry J Deutschendorf Jr at the controls. The records include no payload and various payload classes, with several cited as Soviet claims. A second similar flight was planned possibly today.
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Air Force
Los Angeles
Edwards
U.S
California
Arizona
Henry J. Deutschendorf Jr
Tulsa
Oklo
U N Seen Not Backing Charges Against Belgium
Diplomatic observers expect the United Nations Security Council to reject a Soviet backed resolution accusing Belgium of violating trusteeship over Ruanda Urundi by allowing Mobutu’s Congolese army a January raid on Lumumba loyalists in Kivu. Belgium disputes the charge and says the soldiers acted before any request was received. The draft seeks council action for the General Assembly to consider the breach and urges Belgium to cease actions in Ruanda Urundi.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Congo
Belgium
Ruanda-Urundi
Joseph D. Mobutu
Kivu
Patrice Lumumba
Ceylon
Liberia
United Arab Republic
Security Council
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Sovnet
Soviet Union
Hammarskjold
Mobutu
General Assembly
Ruanda- Urundi
United States Bars Citizens Overseas From Holding Gold
The Eisenhower administration barred U S citizens and firms abroad from holding gold or gold securities. Americans with overseas gold were given until June 1 1961 to dispose of holdings. The move aims to stop gold outflows tied to the balance of payments and speculative buying in London and Toronto.
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Washington
United States
U.S
White House
Eisenhower
Toronto
London
Congolese Troops Withdraw After Border Crossing Incident
Belgian army headquarters reports Congo troops who crossed from Kivu Province into Ruanda Urundi have withdrawn. Military spokesman says Belgian units in Kisenyi began clearing operations after the incursion, but the Congo force retreated when an army helicopter appeared. The area is quiet again.
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Usambura
Ruanda-Urundi
Kivu
Congo
Kisenyi
Goma
Four Die After Drinking Stolen Alcohol in Hungary
Budapest Radio reports four people died and 14 remain seriously ill in Nyiregyhaza after consuming alcohol stolen from a tank car. The incident occurred in northern Hungary when the tainted liquor was ingested.
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Hungary
Vienna
Austria
Budapest
Nyiregyhaza
Laotian Troop Units Move Toward Linkup With Royal Forces
A government column crossed the Nam Lik River and pressed toward Van Vieng, seven miles north of Hin Heup, aiming to join royal troops coming from Luang Prabang. The 600-man force vows to keep advancing until the linkup is achieved.
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Ban Hin Heap
Laos
Nam Lik
Luang Prabang
Ae Hin
van Vieng
Vientiane
Kouprasith Abhat
Vang Vieng
Kouprasith
Van
Plaine Des Jarres
Xieng Khouang
Butler Heads Out of Town Fete Membership
Douglas Butler named secretary treasurer and manager of the Green Chemical Co. to direct the Out-of-Town Membership department for the 1961 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival April 27 28 29. He is a Winchester City Council member active in civic groups including the Chamber of Commerce Kiwanis Club and VFW Post 2123.
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Douglas Butler
Green Chemical Co
Shenandoah
Butler
Winchester
Winchester - Frederick County
Stonewall Ruritan Club
Burnt Presbyterian Church
Yvonne Pierce
James Jr
Scott
Kevin
Malden Drive
Department of the
J. P. Arthur
Inauguration Activities for Kennedy in Washington
The program outlines receptions and events for Kennedy's January inauguration in Washington. Highlights include a White House style gallery reception, Johnson and Lyn don B. Johnson honors, Young Democrats ball, gubernatorial reception, Constitution Hall inaugural concert, Democratic Gala, official ceremony at the Capitol, parade, inaugural ball and related ticket details. Edward H. Foley chairs the committee.
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John F. Kennedy
Washington
National Gallery of Art
Young Democrats
Mayflower Hotel
Young Democratic
Seven Teens Die In Twin-Car Crash Near St Paul
A head-on crash in Roseville near St Paul killed seven 18 year olds, five boys and a girl at the scene and a boy who died later in hospital. Victims identified include Thomas Irish Larry W Dexter Michael Olsem Ronald C Crawford Michael Swifka Cynthia Comstock and Guy Marshall.
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ST. Paul
Roseville
Highway Patrol
Thomas Irish
Larry W. Dexter
Michael Olsem
Ronald C. Crawford
Michael Swifka
Cynthia Comstock
Guy Marshall
Polish diplomat granted asylum in Australia
Prime Minister Menzies announced that Dr. Ryzard Stanislaw Zielinski former commercial consul at the Polish Consulate in Sydney and his wife Marta and their children were granted political asylum in Australia.
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Canberra
Australia
Menzies
Ryzard Stanislaw Zielinski
Sydney
Marta
Scientists Still Puzzled After Tracking Reports
A mysterious object sighted moving from the Soviet Union toward the Pacific remains unexplained. Air Force radar at Shemya Island Alaska tracked it about six minutes on Friday and officials say no new radar or visual reports have emerged. Experts debate whether it was a long range missile or a space vehicle as Moscow calls the sightings invention.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Pacific
U.S. Pacific
Moscow
Air Force
Shemya Island
Alaska
Shemya
Pentagon
Lumumba Back In Jail After Brief Freedom
UN reports Patrice Lumumba is under guard in Leopoldville after a brief liberty during Friday’s mutiny at Thysville. Kasavubu and Mobutu reportedly arrested then released. captioned by Congolese officials as calm. round table talks aim for Jan 25, with belief Lumumba must be involved for unity.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
United Nations
Patrice Lumumba
Thysville
Villeagog
Joseph Kasavubu
Joseph Mobutu
Lumumba
Framingham Mother Delivers Four Seen in 11 Months
Framingham Union Hospital reports Mrs. Warren Garron gave birth to four children in 11 months. She had two boys and two girls, including a February birth, completing a set with an older daughter.
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Framingham, Mass
Framingham Union Hospital
Tor
Warren Ey Garron
Garron
Ae Spore
Garrons
Wn x
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H. F. Deutschendorf, Jr
W. L. Polhemus
Prince Edward Schools
Royal Cab
S. M
Chug” White
J. Douglas Butler
Kong le
Internarol Commission
India
Canada
Poland
Roger Favar
Paris Match
Paris
Favar
Pathet Lao
Statler
Hilton Hotel
Sheraton Park Hotel
Erne Bae
Con
National Guard
Democratic National Committee
Capitol
Edward H. Foley
Aleutians
Turkey
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