WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER - 14. 1960 McNamara Named Defense Secretary WASHINGTON VlM—Presi dent-elect John F. Kennedy has persuaded . Robert. S. Mc- Namara, 44, to give up a $400,- 000-a-year job as president of Ford Motor Co. to serve as sec retary: of defense. "I came to the conclusion that personal considerations must be subordinated to the best interests of the United States," McNamara told reporters yesterday after Kennedy announced the Ford ex ecutive had agreed to accept the $25,000-a-year Cabinet post. Kennedy said he realized that McNamara who became pres ident of the giant Ford com pany only five weeks ago was making a personal sacri fice. In addition to surrendering a big salary, McNamara said he will divest himself of big holdings of Ford stock. McNamara who described himself as a registered Republi can "but I vote ds a political . in dependent" was thd fifth of 10 5 Orphans Found; Returned to Home CLAYTON, N.C. (!P) Five youngsters returned yesterday to warm beds in the orphanage they ran away. from 24 houre before= apparently little the worse for a night they spent huddled in the woods in bitter cold weather. "I don't see why they didn't freeze to death," said Kenneth Johnson, a carpenter, who found the children—three girls and two boys huddled together for warmth in the 14-degree weather. One girl, Shirley, Pearson, 13, said they ran away from the Knights of Pythias home because they had been mistreated. She said a matron had whipped her brother, Jimmie, 11, and hit him ever the head. Later, after the children had re turned to the home, Shirley said she had not been mistreated. She said she had no thought of leav ing until Tula Faye Tester, 13, another of the runaways, came to the house about a week ago. everything that/ Christmas means is in this gift .4 "Oft e? ) 4 ll ft Warmest of greetings to those you love, mosflasting of gifts in the pleasure it brings ... surely, this is the year to have your portrait tuade for Christmas giving! There's time. if you phone for your _appointment, now. Infinity Enterprises', Inc. - 319. W. Beaver Avenue Phone AD 84583 - Free Parking Cabinet appointments to be made so far. Another may be an nounced today. - In picking a motor company leader to run the immense De fense Department, with its $4O billion budget, Kennedy followed the lead of President Eisenhower. The first secretary of defense in , the Eisenhower administra tion was Charles E. Wilson, then president of General Motors Corp. , Like GM, Ford does a big con tract business with the military.; McNamara made it clear he is divesting himself of 24,250 shares of Ford stock and an option on 30,000 more. In addition, he said he is dis-1 posing of 100 shares cf SCott Pa per Co. stock and steppipg out as, a director of the paper firm. Presumably, these stock sales will cost him heavily in taxes. In getting rid of these holdings, McNamara will be sidestepping difficulties Wilson met after Ei senhower nominated him top man in the Pentagon. President Joseph Kasavubu and The Senate, which considered; Col. Joseph Mobutu, heading the the nomination, demanded that pro-Western regime in Leopold- Wilson divest himself of all stock-iville - ignored the ultimatum. holdings which might set up al The UN mission'is not expected conflict of interest, and Wilson to recognize Gizenga's proclama complied. ition now. 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Gizenga's proclamation is ex pected to have little effect in areas beyond his control, but his allies in the Soviet' and African blocs are expected to rally to his cause in the United Nations and may extend diplomatic recogni tion. It was Gizenga's rebellious re gime -in Oriental Province that threatened to round up and 'be head white hostages unless Lu mumba was released from army prison in Thysville east of Leo poldville. This threat was dropped when the United Nations intervened. maintains a large staff of skilled specialists who are devoted entirely to the rematch and development of advanced space and missile systems. Recent STL achievements include Explorer VI and Pioneer V, for which STL • • had complete systemiresponsibility. In addition, SIL provides systems integration and test for the major Air Force Ballistic Missile Weapon Systems. Spaet Teclinology Laboratories, The. of Los Angeles, California, You are urged to see Zur representatives if your interests are in any of the following challenging fields: Theoretical Physics Magnetohydtodynamics Experituzi- I Physics Solid :e Physics :.latheinatics Digital Computers Space Conununications Computer Design Radar Systems Guidance & Navigation Record Cold Wave Numbs East Coast By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS , Record cold—as low as 28 below zero—benumbed the East yester day, compounding the misery of the Atlantic seaboard's. worst pre winter blizzard. The digging out task was monumental and an guishingly slow. No relief from the deep freeze was in sight before tomorrow, the Weather Bureau . said. Christmas business losses already were in the multimillions. A bright sun; replacing snow clouds, mocked the area, the warmth of its rays dissipated in the icy air. However, gale winds subsided after piling up snow drifts to a depth of nine feet. The death toll from the week end storm passed the 200 mark in 19 states and the District . of Co lumbia. I. S. A. presents CLUB HUBANA DECEMBER 17, 1960 9 'til 12:30 MUSIC BY AL FREEDMAN & THE TWISTERS $1.50 per Couple TICKETS ON SALE AT HUB DESK r• Antennas and Microwaves Telecommunications Inertial Guidance Electro-Mechanical Devices Analog Computers Engineering Mechanics Aerophysics Applied Aerodynamics Propulsion Systems Systems Engineering Award Given to Herter BRUSSELS, Belgium un-Kitig Baudouin gave Secretary of State Christian A. Herter Belgium's highest award—the Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold—yester day. • Let Collegian Classifieds WORK' FOR YOU Buy them at McLanahan's Self Service 414 E. College Ave. and McLanahan's Drug Store 134 S. Allen SI. PAGE THREE
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