Father of the Polaris Raborn Named CIA Director
President Johnson appoints retired Vice Admiral William Raborn as director of the Central Intelligence Agency with Richard Helms named deputy director. Raborn, famed for Polaris missile work, succeeds John A. McCone, while McCone's tenure ends after decades in public service.
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CLA
Johnson Sunday
Adm
William F. Rabarn
Richard Helms
Hela
Williams College
Washington
UPS
Wiliam F. Raborn Jr
Tor
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
CEA
Johnson
Raborn Sunday
Texas
Richard
McGarrah Helms
CIA Director of Plans
Agency
Raborn
Senate
McCone
California
CIA
John F. Kennedy
Allen W. Dulles
Decatur
Tex
U.S. Naval Academy
Aerojet General Corp
Pasadena
Calif
Navy
Helms
Marshall 5. Carter
Saint Davids
Williamstown
Mass
Defense
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
Adm. Raborn
Pacific
Raborn Visits Pittsfield GE Ordnance Facility
Admiral William F. Raborn Jr., former Polaris program head, toured GE ordnance in Pittsfield on Merrill Road. He praised Polaris fire control and inertial guidance work, then urged opposition to Air Force plans for ICBMs, arguing Polaris offers a cheaper, effective alternative and urged civic leaders to inform representatives.
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Adm
William Francis
Red) Raborn Jr
Pittsfield
Navy
General Electric Co. Ordnance Department
GE Polaris
Merrill Road
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Ruborn
GE to Build 6000 Shots Per Minute Minigun Pods
GE has secured a $1.88 million Army contract to manufacture 6,000 shots per minute Minigun pods for light aircraft at its Burlington Missile and Armament dept. The project will lift local employment from 1,270 to 1,400 as the Minigun mirrors the Vulcan in concept but serves Air Force light planes.
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Burlington
General Electric Co
Missile and Armament Department
Albert Eschwerin
U.S. Army Weapons Command
Air Force
Jump Saves Girl in Roxbury Apartment Fire
Miss Latany Bailey 21 recounted leaping from a third-story window when flames closed in. Patrolman James Donovan 35 shouted to wait for fire equipment, then caught her as they jumped to the ground. Both were treated and released from the hospital.
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Boston
Democrats' Dinner to Kick Off 1962 Campaign Drive
The Democrats plan a $100 plate dinner on June 4 in Washington to launch a drive to retain control of Congress in the next elections. The event honors House Campaign Committee chairman Rep. Michael J. Inwan of Ohio and Senate Campaign Committee chairman Sen. Warren G. Magnuson of Washington.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
House
Senate
Michael J. Inwan
Ohio
Warren G. Magnuson
Wash
Districting Amendment Effort Gains Ground in Senate
United Press International poll shows 4 senators endorse or lean toward a constitutional amendment overturning the Supreme Court one man one vote ruling. To pass, 67 votes needed. 27 senators oppose any change, while 13 remain undecided or uncommitted, including Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Supeme Court
United Press International
Supreme Court
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Education Aid Signed At LBJ's Old School
President Johnson signed a $1.3 billion education bill at his alma mater, pledging to aid about 5.3 million children from poor families and provide $190 million for library and textbook purchases. The event drew Johnson’s former students and colleagues, including 26 Mexican-Americans linked to his Cotulla teaching days.
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Johnson City, Tex
UPI
Johnson Sunday
Johnson
Kate Deadrick Loney
Rough and Ready
Calif
Loney
Kate
Pri
Vate
Cotulla
Tex
Sam Houston High School
Houston
Johnson City
Texas
Lb.j
Chester Loney
Some Churches Bar Negroes Bearing Memorial Palms
In Montgomery Alabama Negroes bearing palm branches dedicated to slain civil rights workers worshipped with four white congregations but were barred from four others. A Negro girl and white college aged boy refused balcony seating yet another Negro sat there. SCLC stated the churchs were courteous and respectful to those churches accepting them.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
W. Kenneth Goodson
Birmingham
Goodson
Sculptor Donato Dies at Age 84 in Philadelphia
Italian-born sculptor Giuseppe Donato, aged 84, died Saturday in Philadelphia. A noted and often controversial figure, he moved to the city at age 10 and his works were widely shown across the United States and Europe.
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Giuseppe Donato
Donato
Italy
United States
Europe
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