Kennedy Urges Congress to Boost Military Aid and Moon Project
President Kennedy asked Congress to increase military strength and foreign aid while funding a manned moon mission at 7 to 9 billion dollars over five years. He proposed 1.5 billion in new appropriations now and a future rise, calling for a sweeping military reorganization, space leadership against the Soviet challenge, and a total foreign aid package of about 5.35 billion this year, with broader growth and job measures to follow.
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Kennedy
Congress
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Marine Corps
Ohio House votes to abolish sales tax stamps
Columbus report says the Ohio House approved ending sales tax stamps while restoring a two percent vendor discount for automobile dealers. The Senate and governor must approve. DiSalle disliked vendor discounts. Also, Senate backs tougher penalties for numbers racket. A college prep requirement for university entrants passes. A land conveyance bill for Hocking County church support to coal mining interests passes.
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Michael V. DiSalle
Senate
DiSalle
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Ross Pepple
R - Allen
Ohio
Hocking County
Local liquor bill advised by House committee
Columbus officials would gain power to regulate new beer and liquor outlets under a zoning ordinance or resolution. The House Government Operations Committee revised the substitute measure to allow counties townships or communities to control location and limits of establishments in their area.
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House Government Operations Committee
Former U S Senator Pepper Dies At 94 In Devon Home
Philadelphia report notes former U S Senator George Wharton Pepper died at his Devon home at age 94 after a long career including five years in the Senate. He had been homebound since June 1958 after a stroke history and reached his 94th birthday on March 16.
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Safety Council predicts over 100 Memorial Day traffic deaths
CHICAGO The National Safety Council estimated today as many as 100 persons might be killed in traffic over the Memorial Day holiday. The last one day Memorial Day holiday was in 1957 when the traffic death toll was 94. The 15 year high for a comparable Memorial Day holiday was 109 in 1958. The low was 81 in 1951.
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National Safety Council
Cuban Swap Draws Fire From Byrd
Senator Byrd charges the IRS must answer to Congress if it rules tractors for prisoners donations are tax deductible. President Kennedy urged contributions to a private committee to buy 500 tractors to send to Cuba for 1200 prisoners from the failed invasion. Kennedy said the government offers no obstacles or assistance to the private effort and noted tax exemption is granted as a matter of course. Byrd planned to summon IRS representatives before the Senate Finance Committee to justify any ruling.
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Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
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Three Navy planes break transcontinental airspeed record
New York reports three Navy jet fighters flew coast to coast in a single mission breaking the transcontinental airspeed record. Lt. Richard F. Gordon, 31, of Seattle piloted the fastest craft in 2 hours 47 minutes at an average speed of 871.38 miles per hour.
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New York
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Rainbow selects Beatrice Owen Ohio supreme deputy
The Rainbow organization names Mrs Beatrice A Owen as supreme deputy of Ohio succeeding the late George N Clark She will lead about 22000 Ohio girls in the club as administrative head.
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The
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Beatrice A. Owen
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Johnson Says Asia Can Be Won Calls For Shirt Sleeve Approach
In Jackson Mississippi 27 Freedom Riders were jailed after two buses carrying 25 Negroes and two whites arrived near the bus terminal led by bayonet armed Mississippi National Guardsmen. Police arrested the riders for breach of peace and disobeying an officer as Negro leaders vow to renew efforts to end bus segregation in the Deep South. A fresh group including Northern college professors arrived in Montgomery to challenge Jim Crow carriers. Martin Luther King said the movement would continue.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Money Not Enough Says LBJ
Vice President Lyndon B Johnson told the Kennedy Cabinet that embattled Asian nations can beat communism with proper U S aid and advice following a 29000 mile Asian tour He urged shirt sleeve diplomacy expanded aid and social reforms to ensure benefits reach all people not just elites He called for closer contact with local populations and direct engagement from U S representatives to win the struggle in Asia.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
U. S
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Asia
White House
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King accuses fellow solon over utilities vote
Senate Minority Leader Frank W. King accuses Senator John J. Corrigan of threatening reprisals during a vote on a utilities bill. The bill passed 30 to 8, letting utilities appeal local zoning decisions to the Utilities Commission, affecting local regulation.
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Senate
Frank W. King
Lucas
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John J. Corrigan
D-Cuyahoga
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Policeman Testifies Against Own Stepson in Robbery Case
In Allegheny County Criminal Court Patrolman Luther Montgomery testified that he saw his stepson William and another boy in a drug store during a robbery last April 18 in which $60 was taken. Montgomery received a two to four year sentence. the other youth was acquitted for lack of evidence.
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Luther Montgomery
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U S Hitler Nine Others Put In Jail
In New Orleans George Lincoln Rockwell self styled fuehrer of American Nazis and nine followers spent the night jailed after picketing at the Civic Theater during a showing of Edodus. They faced disturbing the peace charges. Bernard E Davis Jr 20 of Arlington was booked for reckless driving after a hate bus crash on the Lake Pontchartrain causeway earlier Wednesday.
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Navy Dispute Spurs Probe
Rep. Daniel J. Flood said he asked the Navy to halt Capt. Cooper B. Bright’s transfer amid a dispute with admirals over an inflatable plane project. Bright, 52, who led a Navy industry study on the concept, said he destroyed data on a new version designed to take off straight up from almost any ship, blaming admirals who feared it threatened the project’s future.
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Living costs hold steady in April amid price stability
Washington reports that living costs remained unchanged in April for the second month in a row. Government experts predict continued price stability into June or July as the outlook remains steady.
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Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Obscene Law Conviction
The Ohio Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Cincinnati news dealer Joseph L. Marshall and declared Cincinnati’s obscene literature ordinance unconstitutional. In a 6-0 decision the court held that mere possession of obscene material without guilty knowledge violates freedom of speech and press protections.
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Laos Meeting Sees Slow Progress Ahead of Vienna Talks
Second-string delegates at an international Laos conference show little progress as differing bids for Laos neutral policy clash. Communists seek an iron-bound veto on complaints, while the Western side fears it would block moves to halt a Communist takeover. Kennedy and Khrushchev poised to bridge gaps at their Vienna meeting June 3-4.
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Ohio Chamber To Meet In Toledo August 10 12
The annual executive meeting of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce will be held in Toledo from August 10 to 12. Delegates discuss statewide commerce policy, economic development, and organizational plans for the upcoming year.
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Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Toledo
Korean Premier Chang's U S Trip Faces Setback
South Korea's Premier Chang Do-young, ousted leader of the junta, was denied a visa and a White House invitation to see President Kennedy before his Europe trip. Green said Kennedy was too busy but Chang met him for 45 minutes, pressing for civilian rule as he announced plans to depart soon.
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Marshall Green
Kennedy
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Chang
South Korea
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Gene Autry Freed on Bail After DWI Arrest
North Hollywood California Gene Autry former cowboy singer was arrested on a drunk driving charge and released Wednesday on bail set at 263 dollars.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Gene Autry
Church Assembly Backs Presbyterians on Integration Movement
In Buffalo the United Presbyterian Church General Assembly approved nonviolent methods to seek racial equality and praised kneeling campaigns as a test of church commitment to all worshippers. The assembly also condemned lax law enforcement against mobs and acknowledged Presbyterians may choose to drink moderately, urging respect between drinkers and nondrinkers.
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N. Y
United Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
School Bill Passage Due for Public Aid Vote
The Senate acted on President Kennedy's $2.55 billion public school aid bill. Backers expect more than a two to one margin in its passage after amendments were completed. The bill authorizes $850 million annually for three years to fund teacher salaries construction and operating expenses in public grade and high schools.
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Senate
Kennedy
Next Satellite Attempt May Be Year Away
NASA probably will try again to launch a satellite to study ionosphere effects on communications but may need a year to prepare a new payload. The failed Juno II booster second stage did not ignite on the latest attempt, following a similar failure on February 24.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
King Hussein Weds English Commoner Toni Gardiner
King Hussein of Jordan, a defiant descendant of the Prophet, married Toni Averil Gardiner, a 20 year old English commoner, signing a wedding pledge to take her as a second wife. The ceremony marks a bold royal union in Amman.
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