Wallace Blocks Entrance to Alabama Campus Desegregation
Gov. George C. Wallace stood in the doorway of the University of Alabama to bar enrollment of Vivian Malone and James Hood despite a presidential order to desist. Federal authorities had issued an injunction, and Kennedy urged compliance while Wallace pledged peace and law and order amid heavy security and mass arrests surrounding the campus.
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University of Alabama
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James Hood
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Hood
George Wallace
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Belaunde Leads Peru Vote Amid Military Silence
In Peru, Fernando Belaunde Terry, a U.S.-trained architect, held about 40 percent of unofficial presidential returns as APRA challenger Victor Raul Haya de la Torre trailed. The ruling junta, which voided last year's election over fraud, stayed quiet while voting irregularities were reported. Belaunde is viewed as a friend of the United States despite Communist support from an outlawed party.
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Peru
Fernando Belaunde Terry
Victor Raul Haya de la Torre
American Popular Revolutionary Movement
APRA
Nine Boy Scouts Die In Utah Desert Truck Crash
A 46 passenger expedition truck overturned on a dirt grade between Escalante and Hole-in-the-Rock Utah killing nine Boy Scouts and two leaders and a Desert News reporter. Fifteen crew members were hospitalized. The group from the Ogden Salt Lake City Provo area traveled under the South Cottonwood Stake of the LDS Church. The driver lost brakes on a steep grade and the 214 ton cattle truck rolled into a gully trapping passengers.
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Provo
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Scouts
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Red Desert
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Brigham Young University
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Brigham Young
Dorothy Hansen
Salt Lake City
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Panguitch Hospital
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Glen Canyon
Educational TV Bill Withdrawn in Vermont Legislature
Vermont lawmakers move to withdraw a bill establishing a Vermont Educational Television Authority. Rep Seth Warner proposes state control of the network through an authority with representation from educational interests.
Hoff Names George Hayes as New Vermont Agriculture Aide
Governor Hoff nominated George Hayes an Enosburg Falls farmer to replace Elmer Towne as Vermont Agriculture Commissioner. Hayes, 58, described as an Independent Democrat, faces Senate confirmation. Hoff said the move serves Vermont’s agricultural interests and criticizes Towne’s policy leadership.
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George Hayes
Towne
Hayes
Elmer Towne
Vermont
Quebec Bomber Describes FLQ Independence Fight
George Schoeters a 33 year old Belgian born student and FLQ coordinator testified at a coroner inquest into the April 20 bombing that killed a watchman. He said the group of about 30 loosely organized youths carried out bombings aimed at federal buildings and other institutions opposed to Quebec’s people with a policy of no victims.
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Quebec
George Schoeters
Schoeters
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
Changes Opposed In Judges Election Vermont House Report
A Vermont bill to revamp how Superior and Supreme Court justices are elected was reported back unfavorably by the Judiciary Committee. Rep. Anthony B. Farrell Jr. argues the measure would remove campaign aspects that occur when vacancies arise and lawmakers elect candidates to fill vacant posts.
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Supreme Court
Vermont House
Judiciary Committee
Anthony B. Farrell Jr
Norwich
Harriman Named U S Chief Negotiator For Moscow Test Ban
President Kennedy named Undersecretary of State W Averell Harriman as lead U S negotiator for talks with the Soviet Union and Britain on a nuclear testing ban. The former Moscow ambassador will head a U S British group meeting Soviet representatives in July to seek a pact banning atmospheric tests. Khrushchev signaled willingness to meet but did not concede terms, as the West seeks seven on site inspections while the Soviets offered two to three.
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Kennedy
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Australia
New Zealand
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New York
Chev
Harold Macmillan
Administration Pushes Civil Rights Bill Amid Congressional Resistance
President Kennedy faces stern Southern opposition as Atty. Gen. Kennedy presses for swift civil rights action. Key senators vow to filibuster while northern Democrats back stronger measures to end segregation in public places and empower civil rights suits.
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Kennedy
Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
House
Kennedy urges restraint as nuclear age shifts the world
Excerpts from President Kennedy’s American University speech address risks of total war and call for nuclear restraint. The text underscores the new era where peaceful coexistence is framed as essential amid Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Kennedy
Dirksen Doubts Moscow Talks Plan Weakened by Consultation Lapses
President Kennedy announced a Moscow conference on a nuclear test ban triggering Republican displeasure. Senate leader Dirksen said advance consultation with Republicans was lacking and questioned the venue and representation. Humphrey praised the move while Goldwater criticized the decision to hold the talks and suspend atmospheric tests.
Buddhist Monk Self-Immolation Shrugs Off Persecution Claims
In Saigon, the Rev. Quang Duc set himself ablaze at a busy intersection to protest the persecution of Buddhists by President Ngo Dinh Diem's government. About 400 monks watched as he died standing upright after several minutes, sparking renewed demonstrations for religious freedom and social justice.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Quang Duc
Ngo Dinh Diem
Burmese Airliner Missing With 21 On Board In Burma
A Burmese twin-engine Dakota with 21 aboard vanished while en route from Rangoon to Putao in northern Burma. Radio contact said landing at Putao airport was hindered by bad weather.
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Foster Auditorium
Wallace
Rangoon
Burma
Putao
Soviet order Australian envoy out on spying charges
The Soviet Foreign Ministry accused Australian Embassy first secretary W. L. Morrison of spying and selling Western clothing to Soviet citizens and ordered him to depart. Canberra calls it a reprisal after the February expulsion of Ivan Skripov, former Soviet embassy first secretary.
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Soviet Union
Foreign Ministry
W. L. Morrison
Canberra
Ivan Skripov
Australia
Skripov
Yemen Leader Sallal Arrives in Syria for First State Visit
Damascus bursts with welcome as thousands of Syrians cheer Yemen President Field Marshal Abdullah Sallal on arrival from Cairo for his inaugural state visit to Syria with clapping banners and celebrations.
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Syria
Yemen
Abdullah Sallal
Cairo
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