Coast Guard urged to act on Soviet spy trawlers
House investigators demand immediate Coast Guard action when Soviet fishing trawlers suspected of intelligence gathering enter U.S. waters. Kennedy notes an ominous pattern off Cape Cod as navy and coast guard monitor intruders near Florida and West Coast missile sites.
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Washington
House
U.S
Florida
North Atlantic
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Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Cape Cod
Kennedy
California
Navy
White House Kremlin hot line ready for use
The Pentagon announced the Washington Moscow direct communication link is now operational. The Teletype system links Washington to Moscow via land line and radio circuits with translation and cryptographic safeguards for 24 seven use.
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Washington
White House-Kremlin
Chiefs of State
Pentagon
Moscow
Cuba
U.S
White House
Geneva
FBI Opposed to Bobby on Cosa Nostra Disclosures
FBI director J. Edgar Hoover argues that recent disclosures about the Cosa Nostra hinder the fight against organized crime. He notes Valachi’s testimony corroborates FBI findings since 1961 and opposes public naming of informants to preserve underworld sources.
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Bobby
Cosa Nostra
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Justice Department
Joseph Valachi
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
Valachi
Red Gunners Kill 2 Americans in Viet Nam
In Vietnam two American servicemen were killed when an H21 helicopter was shot down 30 miles northwest of Saigon. Seventeen other H21s and five banana transports were hit. three Americans wounded as helicopters landed to respond. Total U.S. deaths on Vietnamese soil reach 54 with 99 total casualties. Relations between the U.S. and Diem government tense over Buddhist asylum seekers and ambassador Lodge’s stance.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
Diem
Henry Cabot Lodge
New Negroes Jeered in White Neighborhood
Horace and Sara Baker moved into a previously all white housing development in Folcroft Pennsylvania under guard of 50 state troopers as a crowd of more than 200 jeered and rocks were thrown. A teen-ager was detained and four clergymen with a University of Pennsylvania professor faced boos while police kept the doorway clear.
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Folcroft
Horace
Sara Baker
Phillip Savage
Tristate
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
University of Pennsylvania
Northeast Can Delay Florida Route Case Extended
The Civil Aeronautics Board extended Northeast Airlines petition deadline to September 19 to seek reconsideration of the ruling requiring the carrier to give up the New York to Florida route. Northeast argues its interests would be gravely prejudiced and had sought more time. The board stated subsidy payments start only after Northeast ceases Florida service and resumes New England regional operations.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Northeast Airlines
New York- Florida
Northeast
CAB
Thomas L. Wrenn
Florida
New England
Potash Mine in Utah Closed After 18 Die in Explosion
The 340 million Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. potash mine near Moab Utah is closed indefinitely after an underground explosion killed 18. Rescue efforts faced carbon monoxide in 3000 foot tunnels while 17 bodies lay in a temporary morgue. An eight member team from the U S Bureau of Mines and Utah officials will lead a joint probe starting Labor Day, with survivors hospitalized and funds formed by local groups to aid families.
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Utah
Texas Gulf
James Westfield
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Casper A. Nelson
New England Telephone Union Approves New Contract
The International Brotherhood of Telephone Workers representing 12 500 employees accepted a new contract offer after four unions reached terms. The International Executive Council recommended acceptance, ratification voting is set for Sept. 16, and the package is worth over 12 million dollars annually to the company, with a 2 million dollar increase planned for 1965.
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Boston
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
International Brotherhood of Telephone Workers
Brotherhood
International Executive Council
New England Telephone
No Trace Of Bova In Mine
Rescue worker 300 feet underground found no sign of Louis Bova, third miner missing since a cave in at Sheppton. Fellin and Throne were rescued last Tuesday after 14 days, while Bitko reported a possible body image seen on a TV camera and noted tunneling from a different area would not reach Bova.
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Hazleton
Henry Throne
David Fellin
Louis Bova
Fellin
Throne
Bova
Sheppton
Andy Bitko
Pottsville
Bitko
Kennedy urges restoring foreign aid cuts as security issue
President Kennedy defended foreign aid and urged restoring the $585 million cut by the House. He met with Gen. Lucius Clay and aides at Squaw Island to stress that mutual security programs protect nations and US interests since 1945 amid Republican criticism of the cuts.
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Mass
Kennedy
House
Squaw Island
Lucius D. Clay
David E. Bell
Agency For International Development
Ralph Dungan
Clay
United States
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Washington
Senate House Republican Leadership
Nation and Area Brace For Summer Holiday Traffic
Bennington area motorists faced heavy Friday traffic and busy motels for a three day Labor Day weekend. Temperatures mid 70s and cooler nights accompanied continued travel with 10 motels reported full or nearly full. National Safety Council estimates 430 to 520 traffic deaths nationwide and 8.4 billion miles traveled during the period.
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Bennington
Bennington Village
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Little Rock Seeks Faster Desegregation As Schools Open
In Little Rock Arkansas Negro leaders pressed for quicker desegregation as schools opened quietly with 123 Negro students in integrated classes. Protesters argued full integration will take centuries while the school board notes progress with elementary integration and 15 Negroes placed in seven previously all white schools.
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Ark
RE. Brians
Orval E. Faubus
Little Rock Central High School
Negan Riley
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