Kennedy Pearson open two day US Canada talks on nuclear defense
President Kennedy and Prime Minister Lester Pearson met at Kennedy's Hyannisport home for talks aimed at resolving the dispute over American controlled nuclear warheads for Bomarc bases in Canada. They reported progress on six other mutual questions and discussed Laos West East relations, pledging renewed consultation and defense coordination.
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Hyannisport, Mass
Kennedy
Lester
Pearson
Canada
John G. Diefenbaker
Kennedy-Pearson
Cape Cod
Otis Air Force Base
Laos
Diefenbaker
United States
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
C. M. Drury
Final Preparations For Cooper Flight At Cape Canaveral
Astronaut L Gordon Cooper Jr begins his 72 hour preflight regimen at Cape Canaveral Hangar S ahead of a 34 hour mission circling the globe 22 times. He will stay in Hangar S to rest and study the flight plan as doctors run medical checks and mission reviews. Also in Augusta, Maine the Senate approves a bill to base school subsidies on uniform local effort, altering the foundation program subsidy calculation. The plan would deduct 18 mills times local property valuation from foundation costs and cap subsidies between 20 and 8 percent, preserving minimums for districts meeting standards.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
The
Stars
U.S
Cooper
Globe
Alan Shepard
Augusta
Senate
Education Department
Legislative Education Committee
Ralph D. Brooks Jr
Yarmouth
Moon Jumping Cow Chuckle Bulletin
A lighthearted item recalling a nursery rhyme image about the moon and a cow. Published as a brief cultural note from Gen Fea, the item conveys playful nostalgia without reporting on events or persons.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Barge Spotted In Saco Bay Reveals New Island Walk
A cargo lighter from General Marine Construction of Portland anchored off Wood Island in Saco Bay for days, prompting erosion relief hopes. It unloaded lumber via amphibious tractor and returned to Portland. Crews plan a half mile coastal board walk from shore to the lighthouse with daily boat transfers.
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Wood Island
Saco Bay
Saco
Biddeford Pool
Portland
Jack Netherwood
Lighthouse Guardian
Integration Leaders Plan Voter Registration Drive
Birmingham leaders outline a door to door voter registration plan after a perceived victory in the citys integration efforts. Police officials reject the agreement as nonbinding yet hint at limited tolerance for integrated lunch counters. The nonbinding pact lists changes on lunch counters hiring nondiscriminatory practices prisoner releases and renewed dialogue with white residents.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birming
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
Eugene Connor
Storm Dumps Snow In Several Areas
A freakish storm dumped up to seven inches of snow in Maine causing hazardous driving and cancelations including the Maine Intercollegiate track meet and many baseball games. Snow depths ranged up to seven inches in Rumford and Farmington, with lesser amounts in Augusta and other towns as rain and sleet persisted along the coast. In Massachusetts lightning caused outages in Arlington Center and Lynnfield with 200 homes affected near U S 1. A Roslindale attic fire caused about 3000 dollars in damage.
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Portland
Maine
U. S. Weather Bureau
Canada
Rumford
Farmington
Augusta
Greenville
Old Town
Eastport
Brunswick
Millinocket
Weather Bureau
Massachusetts
Arlington Center
Lynnfield
Kennedy Pearson wind up two day Hyannis Port conference
President Kennedy and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson head into the windup of their two day conference at Hyannis Port. Astronaut Gordon Cooper begins final 72 hour prep at Cape Canaveral for rendezvous next Tuesday. Soviet policy overhaul may make talks harder, State Department says.
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Birmingham
Ala
Citizens’ Committee
Kennedy
Lester B. Pearson
Hyannis Port
Gordon Cooper
Cape Canaveral
Business Committee
Hot Springs
Washington
State Department
Soviet Union
Group Reviews Tax Slash Plans in Hot Springs Va
The Business Committee for Tax Reduction, formed last month by Henry Ford II and others, meets in Hot Springs to push for a $10 billion tax cut. It invites up to 1500 businessmen to contribute up to 1000 dollars each and possibly expand a 120000 dollar budget for broader newspaper and magazine advertising. The assembly runs alongside the two day Business Council session, with Ford and council leaders among early supporters. Scranton and Gen. Clay also speak at events.
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Hot Springs
Business Committee
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Business Council
Ford Group
The
Ford
Cochairman
Stuart T. Saunders
Norfolk Western Railroad
Ient
Frederick R. Kappel
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Cessor
Roger
Policy Shift Seen In Soviet Foreign Stance
Washington reports the State Department believes the Soviet Union is revamping its foreign policy and may harden its stance abroad. Khrushchev faces domestic economic issues while aiming to advance revolutionary goals in the have not nations, with Red China urging stronger action in Africa and Southeast Asia.
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Washington
State Department
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Red China
Africa
Southeast Asia
Russia
Khrushchev
Moscow
Peing
Laos
Viet Nam
Bates College president to keynote Colby banquet in May
Bates College president Dr Charles F Phillips will give the main speech at a Colby College banquet on May 18 honoring 70 Maine high school seniors. Awards for high scholastic achievement will be presented by the Academic Recognition and Scholarship Committee of the Maine Teachers Association.
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Lewiston
Bates College
Charles F. Phillips
Colby College
Maine
Maine Teachers Association
Committee Aiding Mentally Ill By R Bruce Huntington
Lewiston Evening Journal reports a Lewiston Auburn effort to aid the intellectually handicapped. Dr. Gilbert Grimes discusses a 1960 Maine census noting about 30,000 mentally retarded residents, 11,000 of them children with 500 in Lewiston Auburn. The Committee for Intellectually Handicapped plans a training center to prepare youths for school or work, teach employable skills, place them in jobs, and track progress after graduation. Director Mrs. Russell Morissette notes national figures of three in every 100 as mentally retarded and four in every 100 as intellectually handicapped, stressing the large community impact.
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R. Bruce Huntington
Lewiston Evening Journal
Lewiston (Ap
Lewiston-Auburn
Maine
Gilbert Grimes
Lewiston
Grimes
Russell. Morissette
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