Ribicoff Denounces Civil Rights Opposition Distortions
Senator Ribicoff accuses opponents of using distortions to defeat the civil rights bill and defends Title VI by citing President Kennedy’s stance. He says Kennedy opposed broad, unfocused federal cuts and supported measures preventing discrimination. Senate remained in session into the night as Smathers attacked EEOC provisions.
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Washington
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Ribicoff
Senate
George A. Smathers
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Smathers
Rubber Stamp Furor at Biddeford City Council Meeting
Biddeford city officials clashed over appointing two council members to the finance committee and the legality of rubber stamp signatures on warrants. Mayor Pomerleau ruled motions out of order while Councilman Bergeron and Councilman Boucher argued the issue and sought legal ruling. The session also covered school construction plans, potential closures, and zoning questions with a pledge to study overcrowded classrooms and consider a 6-3-3 system, alongside a push to visit existing facilities before the next meeting.
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Biddeford
Rudolph Bergeron
Willie W. Pomerleau
Gilbert Boucher
Pomerleau
Bergeron
Boucher
Robert M. York
Cit
Edmund Muskie
Frank E. Hancock
Maine
Pomerleaux
Raymond Kenneally
Kenneally
Emery
Washington Street
Frederick Warner
Board of Education
Warner
Joseph Audie
Soviet Union Pulling Troops From Cuba
Washington reports indicate the Soviet Union is withdrawing troops from Cuba in sizable numbers. U S officials confirm but offer no precise totals, with estimates ranging from about 7,600 down to around 4,000 remain. McGeorge Bundy notes many fewer soldiers but says exact counts are elusive.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cuba
U.S
Moscow
Latin America
State Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Brazil Senate Acts to Elect Interim President
Brazil's Senate passed a bill calling for an immediate congressional election to pick an interim president for the remaining 20 months of Joao Goulart's term. The move, backed by military leaders, aims for a Thursday vote in the Chamber of Deputies and leverages troops in Brasilia to pressure lawmakers.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Joao Goulart
Chamber of Deputies
Goulart
Humberto Castelo Branco
Senate
Dignitaries File Past Bier Of MacArthur
In New York a long line formed before the 7th Regiment Armory as dignitaries and the public viewed General Douglas MacArthur’s bier. Jean and Arthur MacArthur were escorted by Lt. Gen. Davidson. Clergy of three faiths prayed and wreaths came from the Rainbow Division and civic groups. A multi-service guard and military rites framed the public viewing of the 84 year old commander.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
7Th Regiment
Armory
Silk Stocking Regiment
MacArthur
Jean
Arthur
Garrison H. Davidson
1St Army
Francis Cardinal Spellman
U.N
Adlai E. Stevenson
Jacob K. Javits
Davidson
Johnson
Washington
John Naina
Middletown
N.Y
Australia
Franconia Athletic and Civic Association
Park Avenue
67Th Street
Grace W. B. Donegan
New. T. Jd. Finlay
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
Max Schenk
Army
Navy
Air Force
Coast Guard
MacArthur Funeral Phase Opens Historical Armory
The shriveled MacArthur lies in an armory as the first phase of his funeral begins. Former Speaker Martin denies having concerns about releasing a 1951 MacArthur letter. Truman fired MacArthur two days after the letter. Contests loom between Lodge and Nixon in California. Soviet troops reportedly pull out of Cuba in large numbers. Alaska quake survivors receive aid as relief efforts continue. Belgium hospitals face patient overflow amid doctors strike. Greek Cypriot police condemn murder attempt on Turkish Cypriots. two killed, one wounded, one missing.
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Douglas MacArthur
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Gen. MacArthur
Truman
MacArthur
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
California
Soviet Union
Cuba
Belgium’s hospitals at breaking point amid doctors strike
Belgium’s hospitals were crowded as a doctors and dentists strike entered its first week. Beds lined corridors, civilians sent to military hospitals, and emergency care limited to serious cases. Ministers warned the impasse, with the health fund running a $20 million deficit, risks continued care gaps.
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Brussels
Belgium
Arthur Gilson
West Germany
Theo Lefevre
Olen
Lefevre
Nixon Lodge Contest Forming In California
In the California presidential primary context Nixon and Lodge loom as potential beneficiaries in a Goldwater Rockefeller clash for California's 86 delegates. Rockefeller could stay viable, Lodge might gain if Rockefeller falters, and Goldwater could secure a convention edge with Oregon looming. Goldwater hints at backing Nixon if he cannot win the nomination.
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Nixon Lodge
California
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
Lodge
U.S
South Viet Nam
Nixon
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
New York
Nelson A Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Oregon
Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Saco approves budget in five to two vote
The Saco City Council, in a crowded meeting, adopts a 1964 budget of 1,183,500 with an eight mill tax rise. Two dissenters, Donald Guay and Gerard Cassette, condemn the plan as a tax burden on residents amid protests over indecent literature controls and local economic concerns.
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Saco
J. Edward
Committee On
Ordin- Whelan
Donald Guay
Gerard Cassette
Ances
Robert Cassette
Saco Taxpayers Protective Association
Robert Knox
Raymond Carter
Harold Waight
Willard Stackpole
Bryce Milne
Kittery Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Lesieur
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Robert Huff
Jenkins Road
Whelan
J. Edward Whelan
St. Paul's Civic Club
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