U N Vote Urges Delay of Rhodesia Autonomy
The General Assembly urged Britain to withhold Southern Rhodesia sovereignty, vetoed by Britain in the Security Council, as Africans push for universal suffrage and a new government. The vote backed a trusteeship committee recommendation amid abstentions by the United States and others, with Portugal and South Africa voting no.
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Foreign Aid Bill In Deep Trouble Dirksen Believes
In the Senate the foreign aid bill faces renewed fight as the administration seeks to regain much of the $1 billion cut by the House. Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen says the bill is in deep trouble with a tougher national mood and a tougher Senate. President Kennedy urges the Foreign Relations Committee to restore a large portion of the cut from the President's $4.5 billion request.
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Red Bloc Arms Sales Reach Billions Says Report
A Defense Department testimony released Monday states that Soviet and other bloc military aid to underdeveloped nations included arms shipments gifts and low price sales. Indonesia alone reportedly totals over 3 billion with discounts averaging a third of aid deliveries valued at 1 billion. Cuba received unspecified deliveries with some arms held in Russian custody. The report also notes discounts exceeding 500 million across the overall program and waived repayments for Yemen Morocco Guinea and Algeria.
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Viet Nam War Is Against Reds Says Mme Nhu at Harvard
The first lady of South Vietnam told Harvard Law School Forum that Vietnam fights Communism on the battlefield not in an internal war. Picketing groups disrupted the event as Mme Nhu defended the Diem regime and condemned anti-Diem elements.
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Jackie Kennedy Unmoved by Border Skirmishes in Morocco
Marrakech Morocco AP First Lady Mrs John F Kennedy will continue her vacation in Morocco despite Algerian Moroccan border fighting 400 miles away. U S Ambassador John H Ferguson says there is no plan to cut short the stay and she will depart Washington bound by week end ending her Mediterranean holiday.
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Banana War at Rockefeller Center Over Dominican Consulate
In New York two Dominican envoys clashed over control of the Dominican Republic consulate at Rockefeller Center. Gaston Espinal, loyal to exiled President Bosch, refused to cede power while Carlos Paguero led supporters. Police kept peace as U.S. officials weighed recognition amid a fragile political crisis.
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U S Says It Won't Recognize Dominican Government
Washington reports the United States refuses to recognize any Dominican government after the Bosch overthrow. It rejects both the military junta and a pro Bosch faction seeking acknowledgment, keeping a stance of nonrecognition.
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Saigon arrests include U.S. aide and labor official
Vietnamese labor leader Dam Sy Hien and Saigon government officer Capt Dinh Thach Bich were seized amid a wave of political arrests. Vu Hoang Linh, an interpreter for the U.S. aid mission’s rural affairs section, was also detained by police without stated reasons as tension rises in South Vietnam.
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Adm Alan G Kirk Dies at 74 Ex-Diplomat and Naval Hero
Adm Alan G Kirk, 74, a naval hero and diplomat, died in Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after a heart ailment. He served 40 years in the Navy before resigning as ambassador to Nationalist China, previously led amphibious operations in Sicily and Normandy, and held posts as ambassador to Belgium Luxembourg and Russia. He received the Legion of Merit and the French Legion of Honor.
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Beacon Hill Roundup Mental Health Center Saved in Legislature
In Boston, the Massachusetts House sustained Gov. Peabody's veto of a 650000 expansion plan for the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, overturn attempts failed with a 124-90 vote. The session also approved a chief probate court judge designation bill, state employee pay raises, and a tax deduction for parents of full-time students. New community college directors were announced for Cape Cod, Holyoke, and Northern Worcester campuses.
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Four Day Blackout Planned for West Java
Jakarta reports a four day blackout across West Java including the capital. The National Power Company said power equipment will be serviced during the outage. Many firms rely on emergency generators due to frequent power failures.
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