Kennedy Is Nearly Mobbed On Arrival In California
President Kennedy drew a local throng in Redding California where 2500 citizens swarmed the limousine line. Secret Service formed a protective ring as a few tried to shake hands and wave from a lift, then he departed by helicopter to Lassen Volcanic National Park for the night. Kennedy urged stronger national conservation while in Tacoma and announced Tongue Point facilities would be reactivated.
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California
Redding
Calif
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Lassen Volcanic National Park
Conservation
Tacoma
Wash
Defense Department
Tongue Point
Ore
Amendment Adds DPW Reorganization Gets Committee Ok
Massachusetts State Administration Committee endorsed Gov. Endicott Peabody’s DPW reorganization bill with a favorable report and amendments aimed at preserving civil service jobs. If approved, the plan creates five DPW commissioners, assigns waterways duties under a new hierarchy, and could keep Waterways Director Rodolphe G. Bessette if courts overturn his conspiracy conviction.
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Kent Neally
Besselle
Foreign lobbyist backs Nixon and Johnson in 1960
Washington AP report outlines how Irving Davidson a fast talking lobbyist for the Somoza regime in Nicaragua aided both Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon in the 1960 race. The transcript shows he testified at a Senate inquiry and confessed work at the Los Angeles Democratic convention for Johnson before going to Chicago to aid Nixon with $400 in hotel bill coverage for Nixon workers.
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Two U S Editors Arrested After Interview in Venezuela
In Caracas police detained for an hour two U S editors Charles K Lucey of the Trenton Evening Times and Walker Stone of Scripps-Howard after they left the office of Gustavo Machado secretary general of the Communist party following an interview.
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Charles K. Lucey
Trenton NJ
Evening Times
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Scripps-Howard
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Community Party
Congress
U Thant Says Congo Force Needs 5390 Men
United Nations Secretary General U Thant estimated a minimum UN police force of 5,390 to continue in the Congo through next June with an absolute minimum cost of 19.2 million dollars. The figure lowers the prior 25 million forecast and responds to Congo’s plea for budget priority in the assembly’s committee. Debates begin Monday afternoon.
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Baseball scores from opening day doubleheaders listed
In the American League Minnesota defeated New York 4 to 3 while Baltimore beat Detroit 5 to 2 and Chicago topped Washington 11 to 2 in the first game. Kansas City edged Cleveland 3 to 1. In the National League Cincinnati won 3 to 0 against St. Louis.
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U S Population Reaches 190 Million Milestone
The Census clock at the Commerce Department flashed to 190 million, marking a 20 million rise since April 12, 1960. Aims to reach 200 million in 1967 as celebrations span the lobby with cheers and tears amid the national census display.
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UPI
Commerce Department
U.S
Korth Cleared in Probe on Warplane Contract
Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth was cleared by the Justice Department of any conflict of interest violation in the General Dynamics TFX contract, though Rep. Bill Stinson requests a thorough DOJ review. Stinson, a Seattle-area Republican, questions how the decision was reached amid ties to Continental Bank of Fort Worth and Boeing’s competitive loss.
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Secretary of the Navy
Fred Korth
Justice Department
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General Dynamics Corp
Continental Bank of
Bill Stinson
R-Wash
Robert F. Kennedy
Stinson
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Continental Bank
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Defense
Robert §. AfeNamara
William Ginn resigns as Baldwin Lima Hamilton head
William Ginn former GE transform division executive resigns as Baldwin Lima Hamilton president after two years leading the Philadelphia company. Perry White named chief executive officer to succeed Ginn. King calls for renewed Birmingham demonstrations if civil rights demands not met.
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General Electric Co
Pittsfield
Mass
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McClure Kelley
Schenectady
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Washington
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Congress
Press reports from South Viet Nam may have been too rosy
In Saigon AP reports that Assistant Secretary of Defense Arthur Sylvester questioned the optimism of early Vietnam war briefings. He said McNamara’s progress reports and the president’s briefing were uncertain and that optimistic impressions may have been incorrect. The aide noted difficulties and declined to discuss specific combat incidents.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Robert McNamara
West East talks weigh observer exchange as next Cold War move
British, U.S., and West German foreign ministers urged a mutual observer exchange as the next likely Cold War accord after the limited nuclear test ban treaty. They doubted a quick nonaggression pact, favoring Berlin guarantees and cautious steps toward German reunification, with observers stationed at key transit points to spot large military movements.
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Moscow
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Schroeder
Berlin
British Robbers Strike Again Get 252,000
London AP reports an eight-man gang ambushed an armored truck near Swanley Kent, ramming the vehicle and subduing six guards to steal 90,600 pounds in bank notes. The raid lasted under a minute, marking a rare major underworld heist since a Glasgow to London mail train robbery.
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