Massachusetts Moves Toward Abolishing Death Penalty
In an overnight session the Massachusetts House voted to override the Ways and Means panel and keep the abolition bill alive, with final passage likely early next week. The plan would abolish capital punishment except for murders involving court officers, police, or prison guards during escape attempts, with Senate support already secured.
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Boston
Massachusetts House
House
Ways and Means Committee
Endicott Peabody
Senate
King to announce sweepstakes bill decision Tuesday
Gov. John W. King will appear before the state legislature Tuesday to announce his decision on the sweepstakes bill. Background story on Page 2 notes editorial challenge from five underwriters’ recommendations on Page 4. Softball league revival in Bennington on Page 12. Princess Alexandra weds Angus Ogilvy on Page 14. Italy votes on Sunday Page 14. Bennington fire-rescue squad receives supplies from Vermont civil defense Page 16.
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New Hampshire
John W. King
Alexandra
Angus Ogilvy
Bennington
Vermont Civil Defense Headquarters
New Funds Cut Called for Labor and Education Agencies
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a cut of 309 501000 dollars in new funds for the Labor Department and the Department of Health Education and Welfare.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House Appropriations Committee
Harriman Leaves for Moscow to Bargain on Laos Peace
President Kennedy sends Undersecretary Harriman to meet Soviet Premier Khrushchev in Moscow to press for Laos peace and neutrality. The trip follows reports of Lao aggression and aims to test Soviet influence over Pathet Lao and North Viet Nam.
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Harriman
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Kong le
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Phoumi Nosavan
United States
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Thailand
SEATO
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South China Sea
Gulf of Siam
Hoffs Rutland Railway Bill Resembles Keyser Ginsburg Plan
Vermont Gov Philip Hoff promotes a 2.7 million bond plan through the Public Service Board to acquire Rutland Railway trackage and right of way within Vermont. The bill forbids buying rolling stock and envisions leasing or selling to lines such as Boston & Maine Central Vermont or Delaware & Hudson, avoiding direct state operation. A federal court decision on unions’ injunction against abandonment is pending.
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Public Service Board
Vermont
Hoff
331 Mile
New York State
PSB
Rutland
Boston & Maine
Central
Delaware & Hudson
Mann
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cleveland
Gov
Keyser
Ginsburg
Vermont nudist colony visit mooted as nudism ban bill heats hearing
The Vermont General Committee weighs a bill to ban nudism as about 100 hear testimony at Montpelier. George Fletcher of Montreal defends Forest City Lodge in Milton as healthful and consensual, inviting delegation to tour when crowds are present. Representative Elmer Bullock proposes broader limits.
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Montpelier
Vermont House
George Fletcher
Montreal
Forest City
Milton
Elmer Bullock
Georgia
Fletcher
Bullock
Rhee Cannot Return Home as South Korea Foresees
In Honolulu Dr. Syngman Rhee, once the hardline leader of Korea, remains a frail patient in a private hospital. He had hoped to return home to die, but his 13 month-old plan was halted by the military government, which continues to resist his return.
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Honolulu
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Rhee
Kennedy Sees World Balance At Stake In Laos Crisis
President Kennedy warns the Laos crisis may threaten peaceful coexistence and Southeast Asia security as East and West contend with Communist efforts to end Laos neutrality. He notes Harriman will seek Moscow talks and cites potential broader effects on Thailand, Cambodia, and South Vietnam.
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Washington
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Thailand
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Harriman
Geneva
Cambodia
South Viet Nam
Malaya
United States
France
Charles de Gaulle
Hyannis Port
Mass
Canada
Lee Kennedy
Kennedy Defends Cuba Policy Amid Calls for War
President Kennedy challenged critics to propose a war option in Cuba while defending his policy toward Fidel Castro. He dismissed exile intervention and disputed Keating’s claim of advancing Soviet troops, citing U.S. intelligence on 300 to 400 arrivals and inviting sources for verification.
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Kennedy
House
Rules Committee
Laos
Harriman
Washington
Fidel Castro
Caribbean
Richard M. Nixon
Kenneth B. Keating
New York
Castro
Nixon
Keating
Mississippi Blames U S For Riots
A Mississippi legislative committee accused U S marshals of brutality during desegregation riots at the University of Mississippi. The Justice Department denied the findings as distorted and untruthful, while Robert F Kennedy called the report inadequate.
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James H. Meredith
Oxford
Washington
Montgomery
Ala
Robert F. Kennedy
Ole Miss
Anti-Bias Groups Plan March in South to Finish Moore's Ride
The Baltimore CORE chapter and the SNCC in Atlanta plan a June 14 march from Attalla to Jackson to complete the anti segregation pilgrimage started by William L. Moore a 35 year old Baltimore postman killed near Attalla Alabama. Moore carried pro integration signs and aimed to explain his views in Mississippi. Authorities pursue the killer with tire marks shell casings and two bullets from an automatic rifle found at the scene. The killing drew strong reactions from President Kennedy Alabama officials and pro integration groups. Moore's diary described warnings and attacks as he traveled.
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Ala
Maryland
Baltimore
Congress of Racial Equality
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Atlanta
William L. Moore
Moore
Alabama
Birmingham
Kennedy
George Wallace
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jackson
Miss
Noble Yocum
Yocum
Mississippi
Ray McDowell
McDowell
CORE
Violent shooting shocks Times Square crowd at hat shop
Two detectives, Julian Chaiet and Robert Corrigan of the Kingsbridge Station, were seriously wounded when gunfire erupted outside a West 42nd Street hat store. Patrolman Theodore Walkes knocked down the gunman. a companion and second man were detained as ambulances converged and officers questioned suspects.
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New York
Theodore Walkes
Julian Chaiet
Robert Corrigan
Kingsbridge
Bronx
St. Clare’s Hospital
West 47Th Street
Times Square
42Nd Street
Seventh Ave
Robert Bowerman
Chaiet
Kennedy, Wallace meet as segregationists arrest at Capitol
In Montgomery Alabama police arrested 18 white segregationists protesting outside the State Capitol just before Attorney General Robert F Kennedy arrived for a conference with Governor George Wallace. Kennedy reached the Capitol about a quarter hour after the arrests.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Capitol
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
George Wallace
Kennedy
Capitol
Youth Employment forecast grim for thousands of youths
The President's Committee on Youth Employment warns of a sharp rise in unemployed youth and a shrinking number of available jobs unless immediate action is taken. The report highlights a growing youth population and fewer traditional job openings for them.
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Washington
NYT
House Approves $205.7 Million Medical Education Aid Bill
The House passed a $205.7 million medical education aid program by 288 to 122. The measure awaits Senate action with favorable prospects seen by supporters.
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Washington
Nyt
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Vermont and New Hampshire Legislatures Meet on Tax Issues
Ways and Means of the Vermont and New Hampshire Legislatures will meet here next Tuesday to discuss taxation and financing problems. Rep. John H. Downs of Saint Johnsbury heads the Vermont committee and urged joint efforts to find solutions to shared issues.
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Montpelier
Ways & Means
Vermont
New Hampshire
John H. Downs
Living Cost Record Rises in March to New High
Washington AP reports living costs edged up ten one hundredths of a percent in March to a record. Higher prices for used cars clothing and home ownership items led the Labor Department to place the consumer price index at 106.2 percent of the 1957-59 average.
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Washington
Labor Department
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