Kennedy orders speeding U S passenger jet program
President Kennedy moved to marshal federal and private resources for a 2,000 mph passenger jet project appointing Eugene Black as special adviser and Stanley Osborne as deputy. He will work with FAA head Halaby and Gordon Bain as the Concorde program competes, with U S tests targeting 1967 for the first flight and a 1966 prototype timetable.
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Anti Crime Funds Signed by Massachusetts Governor
Boston AP report states Gov Endicott Peabody signed a 569000 dollar appropriation for the Massachusetts Crime Commission. The governor said the money will finance a crash program to root out corruption in state government and advance a government of quality.
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Discovery of anti Xi zero particle announced
Yale and Brookhaven scientists report the discovery of the anti Xi zero, the antiparticle of Xi ger, confirming symmetry among matter constituents. The finding arose from matter antimatter annihilation producing the anti Xi zero, and was published in Physical Review Letters. Authors include Charles Baltay Jack Sandweiss Morace D Taft Yale and Brookhaven researchers from Upton New York.
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Robert Stump
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Amherst Honors Kennedy and Frost in Convocation
Amherst College will host a October 26 convocation to honor President John F. Kennedy with Kennedy briefly speaking and receiving a doctor of laws degree from President Calvin H. Plimpton. Archibald MacLeish and John J. McCloy will also speak. The day includes the groundbreaking for Amherst’s new Frost Library, a 350000 volume building funded by an anonymous alumnus.
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Aid to Colleges For Building Voted
Washington votes on a 1.2 billion bricks and mortar college aid bill in a 287 to 113 House passage. The measure provides 835 million in matching grants and 360 million in low interest loans to four year colleges and similar institutions over three years. Senate action uncertain amid church related college aid debates.
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State Begins B and M Probe
Massachusetts Attorney General opened a preliminary probe into Boston and Maine Railroad after federal indictments named top officers and its former president. The inquiry will decide if a full investigation is warranted while coordinating with Justice Department and state utilities officials.
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Labor Gears To Aid Kennedy Via Registrations
UNITY HOUSE, Pa. (UPI) The AFL-CIO outlined plans to help President Kennedy win reelection in 1964. George Meany appointed Alexander Barkan as national director of the Committee on Political Education and endorsed a renewed register-and-vote campaign in key industrial states. A mass registration drive next year could involve up to 750,000 union members and families eligible to vote in November 1964.
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Mental Aid Salary Funds Eliminated
The House Commerce Committee voted deep cuts in Kennedy's mental illness program, trimming funding from 847 million to 238 million and canceling 427 million earmarked for local mental health centers. Salaries for medical staff during early center formation were stripped, while center construction funds remained. The Senate had already passed the entire program.
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Senate Passes Service Corps With Three Vote Margin
Kennedy's National Service Corps won Senate approval 47 to 44 on a two year trial with tight limits. The bill moves to the House amid uncertain prospects. Only three Republicans joined 44 Democrats in favor. 16 Democrats and 28 Republicans opposed. Proxmire won a 51-34 vote to cap funding and time, limiting recruits to 2,000 until Congress raises the ceiling.
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D-Wis
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