Kennedy Pushes Peace in West New Guinea Dispute
Robert F. Kennedy told Indonesian President Sukarno the United States has done all it can behind the scenes to promote a peaceful solution to the West New Guinea dispute. He stressed U.S. interest in a peaceful outcome during a two hour lunch at Merdeka Palace. Kennedy’s talks with Sukarno formed the basis for a message to neutralist Indonesia from President Kennedy.
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Indonesia
Robert F. Kennedy
Sukarno
U.S
West New Guinea
Kennedy
Merdeka Palace
America
Subandrio
Abdul Haris Nasution
Gunawan
Ruslan Abdul Ghani
Supreme Advisory Council
Ken
Masterton Pushes Rutland Railway Rescue Plan
Rutland representative John Masterton says the railway’s fate rests with Gov. Keyser and the Vermont Legislature. He urges a special General Assembly session to form a new public authority to operate the strikebound line, while Keyser shows little receptiveness. Masterton calls on business, labor and affected communities to support moving the railroad forward.
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Rutland
John Masterton
R-Goshen
Keyser
Vermont
Masterton
Service Club
General Assembly
Floods, Mud Slides Hit Idaho and West as Storm Wanes
Southeast Idaho endures its worst floods in 25 years after an irrigation dam break and heavy rains flood towns, force evacuations, and swamp Pocatello while Sugar City faces rising waters. National Guard and volunteers battle flood dangers. seven counties declared disaster areas. In California heavy rainfall recedes but leaves mud and damaged homes.
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Pocatello
Teton
Sugar City
National Guard
California
Los Angeles
Weather Bureau
Nevada
Battle Mountain
Grant Sawyer
Reese River
National Guardsmen
Rangely
Colo
White River
Colorado
Wyoming
Big Horn River
Water Board Refuses to Replace Private Bennington Line
The Bennington Water Department commissioners vote unanimously to follow their attorney’s opinion and not assume public responsibility for replacing a deteriorated water line serving four to five families in Old Bennington. The board will inform Old Bennington trustees Shields and Nash by letter, noting the line was privately installed and not part of the village system.
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Old Bennington
Fairview Terrace
Hamilton L. Shields
Loyal Nash
Corporation Atty
Reuben Levin
Water Board
Shields
Nash
Bennington
Rural Board Weighs Sales Tax and Curriculum Issues
The Prudential Committee of the Greater Bennington Schools met at Molly Stark School to discuss coordinating Latin and mathematics between Molly Stark junior high and area high schools. They noted lower high school grades, debated textbook changes, and agreed to maintain awareness without formal action. The board also noted the Vermont Library Commission Bookwagon will stop deposits, planning to buy more books next year. An advisory article on quarterly tax payments and a proposed state sales tax for educational funding were discussed, with mixed positions among members.
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Prudential Committee
Greater Bennington Schools, Inc
Molly Stark
Walter Danisch
Philip Walker
Bennington High School
Walker
Vermont Library Commission
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Rusk Rebuffs Khrushchev On 18 Nation Summit
Weather key factor in space try. Cape Canaveral preparations for John Glenn orbit face potential delays as heavy fog and Atlantic wave conditions challenge launch window. Air Force weather recon planes assess recovery zones 500 miles east of Bermuda as countdown begins with decision possible today.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Earth
Air Force
Atlantic
Project Mercury
Bermuda
Glenn
Senators Seek Full Story Behind Powers Escapade
Senators press the State Department for the complete account of Francis Gary Powers from his May 1960 U 2flight over the Soviet Union to his release. They may question Powers if CIA interviews do not satisfy inquiry aims.
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State Department
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Freedom
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
Powers
William E. Hileman
Glassmanor, Md
Sen. Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Armed Services Committee
Sparkman
Paris
Khrushchev
City Demolition Ordinance Lacks Completion Clause
Atlantic City officials found a flaw in a demolition ordinance that does not require jobs to be finished. They acted on complaints about a theater owner who tore down all structures except the front wall, highlighting the missing finishing requirement.
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Atlantic City
N. J
U S Favors Convening Chiefs at End
Secretary of State Dean Rusk rejected Khrushchev’s call for an early 18 nation summit on disarmament and urged careful prep for any heads of government meeting. He left open the possibility of a later summit if progress is made at lower levels. Kennedy’s reply will be courteous yet firm.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
Geneva
Rusk
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
U.S
Huge Paris Protest Against Secret Army Tactics
About 150000 to 200000 Parisians joined a silent march through central Paris from Place de la Republique to Pere Lachaise Cemetery. The event honored four of eight killed in clashes between police and left wing demonstrators opposing the secret army, amid a government easing of a demonstration ban for the funeral.
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Paris
Secret Army
Place de la Republique
Pere Lachaise
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