Civil Rights Leaders Gather at White House Session
President Kennedy hosts 30 civil rights leaders and AFL-CIO officials including King, Wilkins, Farmer, McGill and Randolph in a White House meeting to discuss racial issues as demonstrations flare nationwide. A lawyers’ committee was formed to improve white and Black community dialogue.
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Atlanta, Ga
Constitution
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NAACP
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White House East Room
Steel Union Signs Pact With Producers In Historic Deal
A landmark agreement between the United Steelworkers Union and steel producers covers 400 000 basic steelworkers ending months of talks. The pact extends the contract to May 1 1965 and adds an extended vacation plan for veterans and fringe benefit improvements. Rail labor talks meanwhile continued with a deadline extension to July 10 as negotiations focus on eliminating 40 000 firemen jobs on diesel locomotives.
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Kennedy Sets Out on 10 Day Europe Tour
President Kennedy begins a 10 day European journey with televised appearances across at least 12 Western European nations. A seven hour live Berlin telecast from Checkpoint Charlie includes the Berlin wall and plans to link Telstar and Relay satellites. He will meet Pope Paul VI in Vatican City and be welcomed by Konrad Adenauer in West Germany.
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England
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Wahn
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John
Pope John
Pope
Sistine Chapel
Kennedy urges reading Constitution between the lines on civil rights
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy urged Americans to interpret the Constitution beyond its literal words to embrace the moral principles behind civil rights legislation. Speaking at Independence Hall on the 175th anniversary of ratification, he warned against using the text as a crutch for reaction and stressed that the document sets government duties and general limits, not each individual conduct.
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Philadelphia
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
Kennedy
Independence Hall
Diamond National to Build Two New Biddeford Facilities
Diamond National Corp of Biddeford plans two new buildings with a target October 1 start. A warehouse 200 by 120 feet and a fabrication shop 100 by 50 feet will total 115000 dollars, with sprinkler systems and aluminum siding. Neil Ross says permits from James Hussey authorize the steel framed warehouse and aluminum clad shop.
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Neil Ross
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James Hussey
Diamond National
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Pope Paul Leads World in First Vatican Radio Broadcast
The Associated Press reports Pope Paul makes his first world broadcast via Vatican Radio. Moscow prepares a grand welcome for the boy girl space team as leaders watch closely. Kennedy begins a 10 day European tour with civil rights leaders meeting at the White House and Republicans picking the 1964 national convention site in Denver.
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Moscow
Denver
Religious Leaders Praise Montini as Pope Designate
Protestant Catholic and Jewish churchmen from Randoph New Hampshire to Burlington Vermont hail the selection of Giovanni Battista Montini archbishop of Milan as the successor to Pope John XXIII. They call him an outstanding man and express hope for continued unity among Christians and peace for humanity.
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Associated Press
Giovanni Battista Montini
Milan
John XXIII
Douglas Horto
Harvard Divinity School
Randolph
N.H
Robert F. Joyce
Burlington, Vt
Servants of God
Roy G. Ross
National Council of Churches
Forest L. Knapp
Massachusetts Council of Churches
Synagogue Council of America
Russians Welcome Red Cosmonauts In Moscow Rain
In Red Square a million flowers hail cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky as Pravda reports, with Khrushchev to greet them atop Lenin's tomb. Tereshkova set 48 orbits, Bykovsky 81, both praising health and weightlessness after their mission.
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Pope Paul VI vows to continue Vatican II and push for peace
In his first world address since election, Pope Paul VI pledges to carry on the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, pursue international peace, advance Christian unity, and press ahead with Canon Law revision. He signals social justice commitments and prepares for a coronation amid Vatican ceremony plans.
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Church Council Unveils 1963 64 Program
The Biddeford-Saco Council of Churches outlines its 1963 64 schedule starting with a service at First Parish Church and includes Adventures of 1963 Monday gatherings, mens breakfast, Thanksgiving union service, junior choir festival, youth rally, Brotherhood Week, World Day of Prayer, Palm Sunday and Easter events, and an annual meeting.
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the United Later
Unitarian Church
Saco
Norman J. Langmaid
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Universalist Church
Biddeford
Horace N. Killam
Congregational Church
Paul K. Weimer
St Demetrios Gree Orthodox Church
Foss Street Methodist Church
C. Joseph Ingraham
Wardwell
Middle Street
Two Nuclear Submarines Launched In Simultaneous Ceremony
In Groton Conn two nuclear submarines Tecumseh and Flasher slid down the ways in a twin launch at Electric Boat Division amid shared cheers and a countdown. Speakers praised the Navy's teamwork and labor integrity as the ships prepare for peaceful voyages. Tecumseh measures 425 feet displacing 7 000 tons while Flasher is 279 feet and 3 750 tons.
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Groton
John C. Calhoun
Newport News
Daniel Boone
Mare Island
Calif
John O. Pastore
D R.ir
Tecumseh
Elton W. Grenfell
Pastore
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
America
Grenfell
Atlantic Fleet
Robert L. F. Sikes
Florida
Paw B. Fay, Jr
Defense Department budget cut trims almost two billion
The House Appropriations Committee reduced 1964 defense spending by about 1.92 billion. The cut, set at 47.09 billion for the fiscal year starting July 1, preserves core military programs while shifting funds from bookkeeping and overestimated needs. Cuts span personnel, operations, procurement, and research with implications for bomber forces, missiles, and a 872-ship fleet including new submarines and frigates.
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Defense Department
House Appropriations Committee
George H. Mahon
D—Tex
Department
United States
Army
Savy
SRD Aan
Defense Agencies
Polaris
State Department disputes Cuban exile landings estimate
Washington says fewer than 50 anti Castro infiltrators may have reached Cuba in recent weeks. It rejects exile reports of large landings as inaccurate and highly colored and notes possible small numbers entering Cuba. Representative Paul Rogers claims sources say over 3000 infiltrators.
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State Department
Cuba
Richard L. Phillips
Florida
Phillips
United States
Chuckle: Golf Lesson Difference You Don’t Hit Anything
A humorous quip notes that learning golf differs from driving a car because in golf you avoid striking objects while learning. The line suggests patience and precision are key in golf training.
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