Peace Corps talk inspires Bennington seniors by Riesman
Harvard sociologist David Riesman addressed 75 Bennington College seniors at Jennings Hall, linking Peace Corps and Crossroads ideals to student desire for overseas service. He discussed shifts toward non authoritarian relationships, world mindedness, and the divide between educated and non educated in American society, urging graduates to pursue new global challenges.
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North Bennington
Peace Corps
Bennington College
David Riesman
Harvard
Vermont
Jennings Hall
Bennington
Riesman
United States
Green Mountain Park Considers Night Horse Racing
Green Mountain Park weighs night racing as management studies possible evening cards. Officials cite parallels with Narragansett Park in Rhode Island and Berkshire Downs in Massachusetts while watching early results and planning preliminary steps.
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Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Green Mountain
Vermont
Narragansett Park
Pawtucket
R.I
Berkshire Downs
Hancock
Mass
May payroll adds 350000. 56.2 million in total
nonfarm payrolls rose to a record 56.2 million in May up 350000 with durable goods gains led by steel and related industries. average weekly earnings for factory workers reached 98.98, while the jobless rate barely changed at 5.9 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hoover Ill With Bleeding Gastrointestinal Ailment
Former President Herbert Hoover aged 88 is seriously ill at the Waldorf Astoria in New York with a bleeding gastrointestinal condition. Three doctors attend him and a hospital transfer is not immediately planned. anemia linked to GI bleeding noted as the cause. His age and frail condition have prompted caution after recent public appearances.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Waldorf- Astoria
U.S
Hoover
New York City
Gordon Cooper
Soviet May Send Woman Cosmonaut to Orbit
Soviet reports say cosmonaut Bykovsky in orbit for up to five days will be joined by a woman cosmonaut, Ludmila, 25, in a parallel orbit. Moscow observers note the mission would mark a first for women in space while U.S. Mercury programs proceed.
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Siberia
Valery Fedorovich Bykovsky
Vostok
Moscow
Bykovsky
Soviet Union
United States
Atlantic
Khrushchev
Tass
Nikolayev
Khrushchev Keeps Hard Line On Nuclear Tests After Kennedy Address
Khrushchev praised Kennedy’s call for East-West peace talks but rejected concessions on nuclear tests and on-site inspections. He reiterated Soviet positions in an Izvestia Pravda interview, signaling no softening before the three-power talks in Moscow.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Berlin
American University
Khruschev
Bykovsky Becomes Soviet Union's Fifth Cosmonaut
Valery Bykovsky, 28, a lieutenant colonel in the Soviet air force, is described by Tass as calm, brave, and resourceful. A former parachute instructor with 72 jumps and holder of the Red Star Order, he is married with a 3‑month‑old son and trained as an air force pilot after early flying lessons in Moscow.
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Moscow
Valery F. Bykovsky
Soviet Union
Bykovsky
Tass
Valery Jr
Valentina
Young Communist League
Vermont Senate Confirms Harold Raynolds to Education Board
The Vermont Senate approved Gov. Hoff's nomination of Harold C. Raynolds of Pomfret to the state education board by a 17 to 13 vote after about an hour of debate. Other confirmations included Dr. Henry G. from St. Michael's College to the board, Roy J. Rotella of Rutland to the industrial building authority, and Charles O. Greene of St. Albans to the employment security board.
Canadian stock tax seen as mistake by Aiken
Senator Aiken argues against Canada’s proposed 30 percent tax on sales of large stockholdings to foreigners. He says it discourages U S investment and could harm Canada's economy, while Senator Morse supports Canada’s sovereign right to set policy.
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Aiken
Washington
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Senate
U.S
United States
Wayne Morse
Dore
Canada
Morse
Lester B. Pearson
Goldwater Boom in Bennington Petitions Boost Candidacy
In Bennington County Vermont supporters collect signatures for Barry Goldwater for the 1964 Republican nomination. Petitions circulate in Pownal Manchester and Sunderland sending to the National Draft Goldwater Committee in Washington. Local leaders say a strong grassroots push could challenge Kennedy, with Time magazine noting Goldwater’s rising strength nationwide.
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Pownal
Manchester
Sunderland
Bennington
National
Draft Goldwater Committee
Washington, D.C
Kennedy
Time Magazine
Vermont
GOP
Theodore Corsones
Thomas D. Cook Jr
Weeks St
Bennington County
Vermont Young Republicans
The
Banner
Court Upholds Injunction On Demonstrations
The Supreme Court refused to set aside a Jackson Mississippi injunction aimed at Negro demonstrations. The court issued only a brief statement denying the stay and dissolution petition submitted to Justice Black and the full court after consideration. The temporary injunction was issued June 6 by Chancery Court Judge J. C. Stenner in Hinds County Mississippi.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jackson
Miss
Justice Black
J. C. Stenner
Chancery Court
1St Judicial District
Hinds County
Racial Report on Slain Leader Evers Funeral Rites
In Jackson Mississippi NAACP leaders press strategy as the city hosts Medgar Evers funeral for the ambush murder. James Meredith urges a massive passive resistance, while police continue the investigation into the shooting outside Evers home. The service runs 11 a.m. Saturday with 4000 expected at the Negro Masonic Temple before burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Jackson, Miss
Jackson
U.S. Supreme Court
James Meredith
Medgar W. Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Supreme Court
J.C. Stennett
Robert Stevens
Meredith
University of Mississippi
Evers
Masonic
Negro Masonic Temple
Arlington
National Cemetery
NAACP
Danville Acts to Curb Racial Demonstrations in City
Danville Virginia authorities adopt an emergency ordinance to curb Negro demonstrations. Police arrest more than 100 people over two weeks, deploy submachine guns and an armored car, and break up a march on city hall after warnings of fire hoses. Four injuries reported among demonstrators. Mayor Stinson meets with Negro leaders. White Racial Advisory Committee formed.
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Danville
Julian R. Stinson
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