Saskatchewan Doctors Strike Over New Provincial Health Plan
Saskatchewan doctors walk off duty across the province as the Socialist government enacts a compulsory medical insurance plan modeled on Britain. Emergency care continues at 34 hospitals with volunteer physicians assisting, while private practice offices close and doctors refuse nonemergency telehealth.
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Regina
Carl Derhousoff
Usherville
Yorkton
Medical Care Commission
Britain
National Health Service
Algerian Referendum Delivers Near 99 Percent Yes Vote
Algerian Muslims celebrate independence after a near unanimous referendum for independence and cooperation with France. Europeans vote in large numbers amid tense politics with Ben Bella and Boumedienne emerging as key leaders, while De Gaulle’s decree will formalize separation.
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Algiers
Algeria
France
Evian
Charles de Gaulle
Triumphal Kennedy Visit Boosts Alliance for Progress
President Kennedy’s second personal diplomatic venture abroad lifts hopes for the Alliance for Progress. The Washington briefing notes a buoyant mood in the administration as the visit reinforces commitments with allied nations and signals renewed momentum for the aid plan.
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Kennedys
Alliance For Progress
Dent Kennedy
Churchmen Take Both Sides and Middle In Stands on Supreme Court Prayer Rule
The Supreme Court ruling banning official school prayers drew mixed church response. Some hailed it as proper while others warned it could curb religious devotions. several leaders urged acceptance and renewed private prayer and education. Pope Cardinal Cushing and New York rabbis weighed in on liberty and alarm. Kennedy trip to Mexico underscored Alliance for Progress with nationwide praise.
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Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Charles D. Kean
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
Washington D.C
Baptist Standard
Southern Baptist
J. Richard Sneed
First Methodist Church
Los Angeles
U.S
Karl Marx
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Gloucester
Mass
Cardinal Cushing
New York
Edward E. Klein
Stephen Wwe Eree
New York City
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
United States
Hemisphere
Venezuela
Colombia
Mexico City
New Hampshire Prepares for Busloads of Racially Targeted Migrants
Governor Wesley Powell denounces New Orleans White Citizens Council plans to ship jobless Negroes to northern states and says New Hampshire will welcome any willing Negroes. He names farm work as an option and vows action by state officials as 35 people travel from New Orleans to Concord amid doubts over the letter writer’s identity.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Wesley Powell
New Orleans
White Citizens Council
Hyannisport
Mass
Kennedy
Powell
James J. Barry
New Health and Welfare Department
Ben C. Adams
Department of Employment Security
Adame
Louisiana
Meet the Press
South
George Singlemann
Gordon M. Tiffany
Governors Conference Divided by Party Politics
Governors from multiple states gather in Hershey to debate state issues like highway safety and mental health while more focused on the 1964 elections. Democratic and Republican blocs clash over health care financing and federal support, with party leaders at odds during the proceedings.
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Governors
Hershey, Pa
Heavy Rain Needed To Ease Drought
The Bennington area faces one of its driest summers with water officials warning that without heavy rain within a week action may be needed to tap Lake Hancock reserves. Reserves remain adequate now, and no emergency is pending.
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Bennington Area
Emory Wheeler
Wheeler
Lake Hancock
Strobridge Announces Bid for Vermont Legislature
Norman R. Strobridge of Pownal declares his candidacy for town representative in the Vermont legislature. A Republican, he would succeed William Jay Smith who retires. Strobridge, a former town auditor and current selectman, backs Gov. Keyser and heads a local insurance agency. He was born in 1925, served in the Air Force 1943–45, and is married to Helen Blanchard with two children.
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Pownal
Norman R. Strobridge
Vermont
Strbridge
William Jay Smith
Strobridge
F. Ray Keyser
Barnet
Peacham Academy
McIndoes Academy
Air Force
Michigan State University
Helen Blanchard
Donna
Allen
Pownal Insurance Agency
Psychiatrist Soblen Flown Back to U.S. from Israel
Dr. Robert A. Soblen, a 62 year old psychiatrist and Soviet spy convict, attempted suicide on an El Al flight returning him to New York. He was hospitalized at Hillingdon in London in stable condition after blood transfusions, with officials saying he must leave Britain when fit.
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Soblen
London
Robert A. Soblen
Soviet Union
New York
Israel
U.S
el al Airlines
English Channel
Hillingdon Hospital
Scotland Yard
Home Office
Britain
United States
Tel Aviv
Lydda
Athens
el al
James J. P. McShane
Marines Pulled Back From Thailand Amid Laos Tensions
One thousand U.S. Marines are withdrawn from Thailand due to reduced tension along the Laotian border. An additional 1,200 Marines and 3,000 Army troops remain, with Kennedy authorizing the pullback. Leathernecks may be redeployed quickly if needed as the tri-party Laos coalition forms under Prince Souvanna Phouma.
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Bangkok
Thailand
United States
U.S. Defense Department
Kennedy
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Western
Pacific
Adm
William Sheech
Philippines
Okinawa
Guam
U.S
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
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Col Boumedienne
Ben Bella
Boumedienne
Youssef Ben Khedda
Norman Rockwell
Southern Vermont Art Center
Manchester
Rockwell
Gene Pelhar
Arlington
Christian Schai
Carleton E. Howe
Inchester
Art Center
Washington
The
Associated Press
N.Y
New York State Board of Regents
K. S. James
John M. Krumm
Columbia University
Lawrence L. Durgin
Broadway Congregational Church
U. S
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Bailey
Connecticut
John N. Dempsey
Stephen L. R. MacNichols
Colorado
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Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Pennsylvania
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