Kennedy warns against opiate of thinking war cannot happen
President Kennedy urges vigilance in preventing war by embracing dogmas of inevitability. He stresses that security requires reappraisal, readiness, and linking military power with political diplomacy during a Western tour focused on space age defense. He cites Cuba crisis motives and calls for broader leadership roles for Air Force Academy graduates.
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Kennedy
U.S. Air Force Academy
Hawaii
Academy
Devel
Air Force Academy
Cuba
North American Air Defense Command
White House
Honolulu
Washington
Federal injunction bars Wallace from blocking Alabama enrollment
A federal judge barred Gov. George C. Wallace from obstructing the court ordered desegregation of the University of Alabama. The injunction prohibits Wallace or his associates from physically interfering with desegregation efforts though it does not ban him from the campus. The judge asserted federal supremacy over state sovereignty claims.
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Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
U.S. Dist
Seybourn H
Lynne
Wallace
Life and Orders Amid Alabama University Tensions
A report covers federal court orders and civil unrest surrounding the University of Alabama and the University of Mississippi. Judge Lynne appeals to Alabamians for law and order while Gov Wallace plans a statewide TV push to keep students away. Federal troops prepare at Ft McClellan as a second Black student aims to enroll at Ole Miss.
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University of Alabama
Wallace
Ft. McClellan
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Cleve McDowell
Meredith
Canada Extends Fishing Zone To Twelve Miles
AP dispatch from Ottawa says Canada will ban foreign fishermen within 12 miles of its coast from next May. The move aims to curb Russian and Japanese incursions and may hamper Soviet spy trawlers. American fishing likely unaffected. Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson announced the extension as a response to growing offshore fishing pressure.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
House of Commons
Atlantic
Kennedy presses business leaders on rapid Southern integration
President Kennedy meeting with about 100 business leaders urged faster action to desegregate Southern stores restaurants and theaters. Some urged voluntary pace while others called for federal compulsory integration measures across interstate commerce. Wirtz warned unions to admit Negroes and said federal power would be used to enforce desegregation if progress stalls while Negro leaders warned of possible mass demonstrations.
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Washington
Kennedy
South
White House
Congress
Willard W. Wirtz
Thousands Farewell Pope In Vatican Final Viewing
Tens of thousands filed past Pope John XXIII’s body in St. Peter’s Basilica in silent awe. The College of Cardinals met for 70 minutes and set June 19 as the conclave date to elect a new pope. Carpenters began preparing the Sistine Chapel area for the vote.
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ST. Peter’s Square
John XXIII
Papal Apartments
St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican City
Rome
Vatican
Sistine Chapel
Pope John
College of Cardinals
Ecumenical Council
Via Della Conciliazione
Village land dispute ends after legal wrangle in Bennington
A neighborhood land conflict near the Roaring Branch River drew six lawyers and multiple officials before a verdict favored the village. Survey stakes confirmed a village right of way about 49 feet wide and 198 feet long from County Street to the river, with residents protesting plans to pave the lane.
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Roaring Branch River
Bennington
County Street
Roaring Branch
Louis Woodward
County St
Highway Committee
Leo Nash
John Williams II
Reuben Levin
The
Woodwards
Williams
Levin
Ex-Danish envoy and wife die in mercy killing
Police report the American wife of Denmark's former ambassador to the United States killed her husband by slitting his throat and then killed herself with the same knife. They call it a mercy killing as the husband suffered from inoperable cancer. The couple, Charlotte MacDougall and Henrik Kauffmann, were at a health clinic near Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
United States
Henrik Kauffmann
Kauffmann
Kaufmann
Washington
Free World
Greenland
Foundation of the
United Nations
Great Sugar Bubble Recedes in Bennington Prices
Sugar prices in the Bennington area begin to drop from March highs of 16 to 20 cents a pound toward 14 cents, while prices for soft drinks, canned fruit and baked goods remain stable. World sugar demand tightens supply as futures speculators influence markets.
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Bennington
New York Sugar and Coffee Exchange
Vermont Warns on Eclipse Dangers for Eye Health
Vermont Health Department urges watching the July 20 solar eclipse on television to avoid permanent retina damage. Dr. Edward Friedman notes unsafe viewing methods like sunglasses or smoked glass can cause lasting harm, citing the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness.
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Burlington
Edward E. Friedman
Department
Child Health Service
North America
Selectmen Move Toward Restoring Municipal Airport Board
Selectmen studied nominees for two vacancies on the five member Municipal Airport Commission. Criticism aimed at former chairman Kenneth R. Clayton for a one man commission. Clayton Daigneault's bid for a public hearing failed as others pressed toward a functioning airport board. Robert T. was present with remaining commission members.
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Municipal Airport Commission
Commission
Kenneth R. Clayton
Clayton Daigneault
Selectmen
Theirport Commis
Robert T
UN observers to depart for Yemen aid ceasefire
United Nations observers are expected to leave for Yemen within two to three days to help enforce the civil war ceasefire agreement, according to authoritative sources.
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United Nations
N.Y
Yemen
Ecuador Fines Two San Diego Tuna Boats for Waters Violation
Ecuador convicts two San Diego tuna vessels of violating territorial waters and orders $26,272 in fines and fees. No appeal is allowed by Development Minister Jose Salazar. If unpaid in five days, the boats face confiscation. Ecuador claims exclusive 200 mile rights while the boats say they were 12 miles offshore.
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Quito
Ecuador
San Diego
Jose Salazar
ANZUS talks open on East West relations in Wellington
Ministers from the United States Australia and New Zealand opened two days of discussions in Wellington on East West relations and Asian affairs under the ANZUS pact.
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Wellington
New Zealand
United States
Australia
French grape growers dump Algerian wine in protest
In Perpignan、 France angry grape growers dumped 150000 gallons of Algerian wine Tuesday to protest competing imports. In Tokyo、 Typhoon Polly moved out into the Pacific with 18 dead in Japan、 one missing and 17 injured as police cautioned casualties could rise.
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Perpignan
France
Tokyo
Polly
Pacific
Japan
Two Cars Damaged in Collision at Main and Valentine
At about ten a m today two cars collided at the Main Street and Valentine Street intersection causing damage to both vehicles. James M. Bishop of South Shaftsbury drove a 1957 Buick west on Main and hit Mrs. Bessie G. Hathaway of South Stream Road who drove a 1937 Plymouth north on Valentine. Both occupants escaped injury. Bennington Village Police investigated the crash.
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U.S. 7
Gordon Adams
Shaftsbury Barracks
Bennington Village
Buckler
Main
Valentine Streets
James M. Bishop
South Shaftsbury
Main Street
Bessie G. Hathaway
South Stream Road
Valentine Street
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