Kennedy vows to protect US dollar against gold standard
President Kennedy told the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank at the Sheraton Park Hotel that the United States would safeguard the dollar at the gold fixed rate of 35 an ounce. He linked currency stability and international payments reform to benefiting all dollar using nations and urged passage of the administration tax bill to attract capital, expand trade, and improve employment. The tour, billed as non political, covered 10 000 miles in 11 states with 14 speeches stressing conservation and development, as Kennedy sought to bolster Democratic support ahead of his possible second term.
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Fidel Castro Calls for Cutback on Soviet Aid in Cuba
In Havana Fidel Castro urged Cubans to work harder to reduce Soviet aid, calling Moscow assistance indispensable yet noting a 100 million balance of payments deficit. He warned against heavy reliance on Moscow and urged efforts to reverse the trade imbalance.
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Berk shire Eagle News Quiz on Page 7
Readers are invited to test their knowledge of current events with the weekly News Quiz on Page 7. This feature reportedly offers insight into how well readers comprehend their newspaper and determine value from their daily paper with answers on Page 3.
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Pearson Speaks Out On Bigotry
In Cleveland Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson denounces intolerance and bigotry threatening free societies and says brotherhood begins in the heart. He accepts the 1963 human relations award from NCJ, with Secretary of State Dean Rusk presenting the bowl.
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Do You Blame Him? Bailey Sentenced for Car Fire
Edward Bailey aged 29 was jailed for six months after admitting he started a fire in a car owned by his former fiancee Anne Serra aged 18 in London. Serra said jealousy drove his actions and that a quarrel followed when she told him she valued the car less than him.
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Magazine envisions Brooke as first Negro governor
CHICAGO Ebony predicts the nation’s first Negro governor could be Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke with a run as early as 1964 or 1966. The magazine also cites Gerald A. Lamb of Connecticut and Nevile Beaubien of Rhode Island as forerunners of a growing wave of Negro state officeholders and notes Brooke as most likely to advance.
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Goldwater sets January deadline for decision on 1964 bid
UPI reports Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona says he must decide by late January whether to seek the 1964 Republican presidential nomination. He cites filing dates for Illinois and New Hampshire primaries as the deadline and notes Republicans in the South favor a conservative candidate while a liberal GOP candidate would struggle. He doubts Kennedy would be easily defeated, comparing current polls to last cycle’s Nixon Kennedy dynamic.
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Soviet Cosmonaut Predicts Moon Landing Before U S
Paris dispatch reports Yuri Gagarin, the Soviet cosmonaut, predicting Russia will land a man on the moon before the United States. He stated this in Le Journal Du Dimanche and reinforced scientists at the International Astronautical Congress who doubt Kennedy's call for a joint lunar expedition.
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Navy orders cut red tape to speed naval efficiency
Navy Vice Chief Adm. Claude Ricketts urges immediate reduction of excessive procedures across ships and shore stations. He notes rising administrative correspondence while manpower stays same or shrinks, risking training and operations. He cites unneeded instructions that units cannot keep updated and calls for senior leaders to eliminate unessential practices.
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Seven Drown In Buffalo as Car Plunges
In Buffalo a speeding car failed a curve on a park road and plunged into a 20 foot water channel of the Niagara River. Seven youths, all from Buffalo vocational high schools, were killed. six bodies were recovered Sunday night and a seventh early Monday. The driver was identified as Thomas Clifford, 18, with others named as Thomas Lucenti 19 Daniel Gorski 17 Robert Ziolo 17 Richard Zawistowski 16 and John Hryhorok 16. An eyewitness said the car traveled at high speed and missed the turn.
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Five Day Forecast Calls for Near Normal Temps
The five day outlook shows average temperatures near 54 degrees through Saturday. Expect warmer conditions through Thursday, cooler on Friday, and a rise again on Saturday. Showers are possible on Thursday.
McNamara delays return from Viet Nam trip
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara postponed his Washington return by 24 hours after a week long inspection of South Viet Nam. He skipped a final battlefield trip and will brief President Kennedy on war progress and the Buddhist Diem controversy.
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State Dept Rapped For Curbing News In Vietnam
A House subcommittee accused the State Department of hiding facts from the American public by restricting reporters in South Viet Nam. The panel faulted a 1962 Saigon embassy cable signed by Secretary Rusk and prepared by Carl Rowan, saying the policy limited information and helped trigger an international crisis.
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Eisenhower Says GOP Has Wealth of Men for Nomination
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower stated he has no favorite for the GOP presidential nomination and noted the party possesses many strong candidates. He denied reports that he opposed Senator Barry M. Goldwater for the nomination in a New York Herald Tribune dispatch.
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Legislative Wrap Up Nears End In Massachusetts Senate
Boston AP Senator John Powers said the current session, now the fifth longest in state history, should wind up in a couple of weeks and reach a new fourth length next Monday. He and Senator Donahue met with Gov Peabody to finalize about 200 remaining measures, many pay raises. The highway agenda faces hurdles over reorganization of the Department of Public Works as key plans await final disposal.
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RPI Receives 11 Million Gift to Endowment Program
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy New York gains a land and cash bequest totaling 11 703 058 from the estate of civil engineer William B Cogswell class of 1852 The gift largest in the institute s 139 year history funds to be added as endowment after the settlement of the Cogswell and related Browning trust estates Cora Browning Cogswell widow and heirs finalizing probate and trust settlements with executors Cyril J Redl reporting
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Portsmouth Yard Wins Nuclear Submarine Contract
The Navy awarded construction of a nuclear attack submarine to the Portsmouth Kittery Naval Shipyard on a 1964 contract. Sen Edmund S. Muskie of Maine was informed of the decision. The yard, on the New Hampshire Maine border, had faced criticism over labor output, with officials predicting a drop in workload and possible layoffs.
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First Arrests In Some 40 Terror Blasts
Two white men were taken to Birmingham city jail for questioning as part of an intensified probe into more than 40 bombings in the racially tense city. Officials did not link the pair to the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church blast, while Gov. Wallace warned arrests were imminent and federal authorities sought calm amid ongoing violence and demonstrations.
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