Kennedy outlines a 51 billion defense budget for next year
President Kennedy's budget message cites 51 billion in military spending for the coming year with defense outlays at 56 billion including fallout shelters and atomic energy activities. He emphasizes strengthening missiles, submarines, air defenses, civil defense, and counterinsurgency while adjusting Air Force, Army, and Navy budgets.
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Washington
Kennedy
Air Force
Army
Navy
Nike-X Emerges as Key U.S. Defense Weapon
Kennedy highlights Nike-X in budget as vital antimissile system to complement Nike-Zeus. Officials say Nike-X features faster missiles and improved radar, aiming to intercept warheads closer to ground. Development could push combat readiness toward the decade’s end with $325 million requested for Zeus and $100 million for related antimissile research.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States
Pentagon
Congress
Pacific
Defense
Rare Birds In New Zealand Attract Odd Native Species
Wellington reports New Zealand hosts unusual birds many cannot fly and some species fly only for pleasure. Some dwell in dens rather than nests and a wood hen is noted as a major killer of rats and small dogs in local folklore.
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Wellington
New Zealand
UPI
Congo Premier Adoula Faces Immense Government Crisis
Leopoldville Congo AP Cyrille Adoula 47 premiers central Congo government amid Katanga turmoil Kasai chaos inflation unemployment and a fractious parliament. He holds a firm stance against Moise Tshombe while seeking broad help and advice to stabilize the nation.
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Congo
Cyrille Adoula
Central
Leopoldville
Katanga
Kasai
Adoula
Tshombe
Bob Hope Christmas Show Delayed Gift From TV This Year
NBC aired an hour long compilation of bits from Bob Hope Christmas show featuring Lana Turner Janis Paige and Anita Bryant. The program filmed near a North Korean border and aboard the carrier Kitty Hawk entertained U S servicemen and their faces on screen. The network reshuffle shifts Saints and Sinners It’s a Man’s World and The Price Is Right era with Price Is Right moving to Feb 1.
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New York
Bob Hope
Hope
Lana Turner
Janis Paige
Anita Bryant
NBC
Charlie
Art Linkletter
CBS
Nurses
Western Books Are Favorites In Red China
The New China News Agency notes Western literature freely reaches China since 1949 with about 6,000 foreign titles translated. Shakespeare scores high with 37 titles and 603,000 copies. Dickens Thackeray Hardy Balzac Flaubert Zola Maupassant also appear. Tolstoy Pushkin and Russian works are listed with strong sales, though royalties are not confirmed.
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UPI
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New China News Agency
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Emile Zola
Guy de Maupassant
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New China
Hamlet
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World Fair visitors near global city populations
The number of visitors expected at the New York World's Fair in 1964 65 is about 70 million, roughly the combined population of major U S and international cities and several nations. The estimate highlights the event's global appeal and scale.
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UPI
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Cleveland
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London
Paris
Moscow
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Leopoldville
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Dublin
Glasgow
Greece
The
Netherlands
Norway
Austria
Sweden
Denmark
Great Decisions Discussions Open To Vermonters
Vermonters are invited to join Great Decisions of 1963 through the Vermont Council on World Affairs and the Vermont Cooperative Extension Service. The program, offered nationally by the Foreign Policy Association, provides kits with books lists questions and ballots for topics like the Common Market and Southeast Asia. Contact the Vermont Council on World Affairs at the University of Vermont Burlington for more information.
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Vermont Cooperative Extension Service
Foreign Policy Association
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China
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Laos
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Alliance For Progress
Americas
The
University of Vermont
Burlington
Foam rubber consumption hits record 1962 total
New York UPI reports the Latex Foam Rubber Council says 1962 US consumption reached 143.5 million pounds. The figure equates to about three pounds per American family.
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New York
UPI
United States
Latex Foam Rubber Council
Radio television notes schedule and guests featured
Listings for WTEN WRGB and CBS stations show guests James Whittemore and Patti Page with Pennsylvanians, plus a dense lineup of programs from 5:00 p.m. Friday through late night, including Route 66 Flintstones and Bell Telephone Hour with varied news weather and sports segments across stations.
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James Whittemore
Tod
Buz
WRGB
Patti Page
Fred Waring
The
Pennsylvanians
Jean Casadesus
New York City Ballet
Three Musketeers
Bozo the Clown
Friendly Giant
Rocky & His Friends
Rocky & Friends
Youth Forum
Dateline Boston
Earl Pudney
Sea Hunt
Highway Patrol
Mitch-Co
Flaherty
Dickens
Fenster
Nova Scotia
Boston to House Water Pollution Lab for Northeast
The greater Boston area will host a $2 to $2.5 million water pollution control laboratory under the U S Public Health Service. Senators Saltonstall and Kennedy announced the site after surveying 16 northeastern locations, citing central location and dense research institutions.
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Washington
Boston
Massachusetts
Leverett Saltonstall
Edward M. Kennedy
U.S. Public Health Service
Congress
Greater
Vermonters Win TV Show Prizes
Vermonters sweep the WRGB Pick The Top Shows contest winning two of three portable TV sets. Patricia Dillon of Poultney and Richard Rousseau of Rutland joined Mrs. Walter Front of Schenectady as winners.
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New York State
WRGB
Richard T. Rousseau
Rutland, Vt
Walter P. Front
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