Racial Issue Tip Severs Southern Democratic Unity in House
In Washington this week a Senate House amendment to limit Kennedy reorganization powers shows Southern Democrats breaking with administration lines. Backed by Republicans 227 to 174 the vote creates a coalition against a proposed Department of Urban Affairs. Several Southern Democrats acknowledge pressure from constituents over civil rights and integration as they cite the political risk of backing broader civil rights measures.
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House
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Department of Urban Affairs
Congress
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Urban Affairs Department
Birmingham
Jackson
Capitol Police Uniforms Draw Senate Dress Criticism
Senate critics say Capitol police uniforms are dull and fail to reflect the building’s grandeur. Elevator operators also blur with tourists, lawmakers note, despite a $22,000 plan to improve recognition.
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Met Receives 14th Century Shrine At Cloisters
The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired a silver gilt 10 inch shrine from the 1340s believed to have belonged to Queen Elizabeth of Hungary. Funded by the late John D. Rockefeller Jr., it will be displayed next Tuesday at The Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park Manhattan. Parisian goldsmiths created the piece during a peak era for medieval enamel and goldwork.
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Ft. Tryon Park
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Kentucky Leads South in Racial Progress Says Governor
Governor Bert Combs credits postwar governors and the State Commission on Human Rights for easing segregation in Kentucky. Louisville passes an antidiscrimination ordinance for public accommodations, and a state code bans race based discrimination in government hiring. Combs expects further expansion of protections with next legislature.
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North Korea Defies MAC On Missing Pilots Fate
North Korea refused to reveal the fate of two U N command helicopter pilots Capt Ben Stutts and Capt Charleton Voltz captured May 17. The MAC was told relatives would be informed of a proper blow from defensive forces for their hostile act. The U N has urged return of the pilots.
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Florence
Ala
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Kenya KANU wins majority in House election
Kenya's House of Representatives results give Jomo Kenyatta's government 79 seats out of 125 and a majority of 43 over the opposition after Friday's vote. The Kenya African National Union secures 11 more supporters.
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Kenya African National Union
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Johnson warns space clash would block path to stars
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson told a University of Maryland commencement crowd that criticism of space research risks drawing an Iron Curtain across space. He urged preserving space as a peaceful field, denying space efforts neglect Earth work and warning of tyranny if exploration stalls.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
University of Maryland
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Space Advisory Committee
Earth
Vatican Grapples With Housing For Historic Cardinal Conclave
Vatican City faces a housing crunch as 82 cardinals prepare to elect a pope. More than half already arrive in Rome for the June 19 vote, with US prelates including Cardinal McIntyre, Cardinal Ritter, Cardinal Meyer, and others awaiting arrival.
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Sacred College
Rome
John XXIII
United States
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Los Angeles
Joseph Elmer Cardinal Ritter
St. Louis
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Chicago
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Pope John
St. Peter’s Basilica
U.S. Tuna Boats Face New Fines in Ecuador
The U S tuna vessels White Star and Ranger, already fined 26 272 dollars for illegal fishing, receive 83 dollar penalties each from Salinas port authorities for disrespect to naval authorities and disobedience. Seized May 25 with 19 other boats, they prompt a U S mission to negotiate. Ecuador Peru and Chile claim 200 mile fishing zones off their coasts.
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Ecuador
U.S
White Star
Ranger
Ecuadorean
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Peru
Chile
Worker Bees Life Span and Fatigue After Foraging
Worker bees endure a brief life span of four to eight weeks once honey gathering starts. They tirelessly travel between flowers, gradually wearing their delicate wings to exhaustion and collapse.
NATO Secretary General Stikker undergoes hernia surgery
Washington AP reports NATO Secretary-General Dirk A. Stikker had an abdominal incisional hernia operation at Walter Reed Hospital. The State Department said he withstood the procedure well and that he is in good condition.
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NATO
Dirk A. Stikker
Walter Reed Hospital
State Department
Joseph W. Reap
Dr. Stikker
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