Kennedy Signs $900 Million Public Works Bill
President Kennedy signed a $900 million public works authorization bill designating $2,326,000 for Biddeford sewage work and $2,448,000 for Saco, with local approvals and presidential authorization needed for projects. The plan aims to create jobs in areas with high unemployment and will coordinate via Secretary Hodges. The bill funds flood control harbors reclamation hospitals water pollution control airports highways and community facilities, targeting areas eligible under the 1961 Areas Act with lingering unemployment.
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Kennedy
Bideford
Saco
Biddeford
Washington
Congress
Secretary of Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Governor defies federal court over university desegregation
Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett denounced a federal court order to desegregate the University of Mississippi, declaring he would rather go to jail than submit to judicial enforcement. He urged officials to resist integration, invoking interposition and urging resignations of those not prepared to defy the court.
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Jackson, Miss
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Barnett
Brazil Faces Political Crisis as Da Rocha Resigns
Prime Minister Francisco Brochado Da Rocha and his Cabinet quit after Congress blocked a referendum to empower President Joao Goulart. The move raises fears of a military takeover, with protests and labor leaders threatening a general strike and generals alert.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Francisco Brochado da Rocha
Congress
Joao Goulart
Goulart
Brochado da Rocha
Chamber of Deputies
Latin America
Dante Pelacani
National Confederation of Industry Workers
Rio Grande Do Sul
Porto Alegre
Kennedy Warns Castro in Cuba Crisis Analysis
President Kennedy outlines six security lines in the Cuban crisis and warns Castro and Khrushchev that violating any could trigger war. He specifies Guan tanamo, the Panama Canal, Cape Canaveral, American lives, hemisphere security, and warns against turning Cuba into an offensive Soviet base. The declaration stresses broader actions if the Soviet build-up endangers U.S. security or allied nations.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
Castro
Khrushchev
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Panama Canal
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Soviet Union
Chuckle Line on Moon and Sun Witty Insight
A playful quip notes the man in the moon is less interesting than a lady in the sun. Attributed to Gen. Fea. Corp. captions.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
New Kidney Cancer Test Found at Harvard
Harvard Medical School reports a simple urine test detects zinc enzyme activity to reveal kidney cancer before symptoms appear. The test targets elevated enzyme levels in symptom-free individuals, aiding early detection and potential curative treatment through surgery or radiation.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard Medical School
Journal of the American Medical Association
Harvard
Eisenhower Attacks Big Government During Illinois Campaign Tour
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower campaigned in Illinois denouncing federal power and spending. He spoke at Kankakee civic auditorium for Rep. Leslie Arends, amid a large crowd and a ham and eggs breakfast with GOP candidates. He warned against “thirst for power” and criticized farm legislation as a symbol of overreach, praising Dirksen and Halleck while avoiding direct Kennedy references.
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Kankakee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Illinois
Rensselaer
Ind
Civic Auditorium
Leslie Arends
House
President Kennedy
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Halleck
Space pioneer Glenn behind in duties says Schirra
COMDR Walter M Schirra Jr says astronaut John H Glenn Jr has fallen behind in space work due to outside commitments Our Next Man in Space interview on CBS notes Glenn has not maintained currency with the rest of the team as the nation readies for the next manned space shot Meanwhile in Maine the Palace Amusement Corp case at Old Orchard Beach is dropped by mutual agreement in Saco Municipal Court leaving the town to restart proceedings The town officials say the case listed many rides without licenses including Ferris wheel Tilt O Whirl and Octopus and a docket item shows Roswell Fithian pleading guilty for running a red light and others have cases continued for sentencing
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New York
Walter M. Schirra Jr
John H. Glenn Jr
Schirra
Glenn
CBSTV
Palace Amusement Corporation
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Hilary Mahaney
Percival Wardwell
Palace
Mahaney
Roswell C. Fithian
Ashland
Mass
Pauline Rheault
Washington Avenue
Joseph A. Andrus
Bradley Street
Weather Blamed For Death Of Three
The Associated Press reports stormy weather across the Midwest and South caused at least three deaths. Thunderstorms with strong winds struck Michigan Wisconsin Iowa Ohio and Tennessee. Two golfers were killed by lightning in Clarksville Tennessee. A Detroit woman died of a heart attack after her car was trapped beneath a fallen tree limb. Severe weather persisted overnight with heavy rain in Nashville setting a 24 hour record. Flooding forced over ten motorists from their cars while winds lashed North Dakota Montana New Mexico Oregon Arizona and coastal Washington.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Michigan
Middle Tennessee
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ohio
Clarksville
Tenn
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Lower
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Tennessee
Alabama
Nashville
North Dakota
Montana
New Mexico
Oregon
Arizona
Washington
Edie Adams Wins Custody Of Kovacs Daughters
A Los Angeles judge awarded Edie Adams custody of Ernie Kovacs daughters Bette Lee 15 and Kippie Raleigh 13. The court found both Kovacs’ widow and Adams fit guardians but the girls expressed a preference to live with Adams. Mrs Kovacs cried as Adams' attorney accused her of monetary motive and abandoning the children after Kovacs died. The girls had lived with Kovacs and his second wife since 1955.
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Los Angeles
Ernie
Edie Adams
Ernie Kovacs
Clarence Lincaid
Liss Adams
Kovacs
Bette
Bette Lee
Kippie Raleigh
Miss Adams
Murray Chotiner
Soviet Guards Return to West Berlin by Bus
Soviet guards again complied with Western orders and moved the guard detail by bus to the Soviet war memorial in West Berlin. About 50 onlookers watched as guards waved from the green and red bus, marking a second Allied-backed easing of armored transport.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West
Sandkrug Bridge
Checkpoint Charlie
Canadians Recommend Sabin Oral Polio Vaccine Suspension
Washington AP The U S advisory committee on oral polio vaccine moves up meetings after Canada urges a temporary deferment following four paralytic cases among Sabin recipients in Canada. Twelve U S cases were reported Aug 22 with no new cases since. Canada credits Salk vaccine protection for polio decline.
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Sabin
Washington
U.S
Canadian Health Department
U.S. Public Health Service
Canada
United States
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Robert Fenderson
U.S. Supreme Court
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James H. Meredith
Meredith
South Carolin
Charlie Halleck
St. Joseph's College
Charles A. Halleck
Beach
Biddeford and
Saco Country Club
Jo Gelbke
Alec Chisholm
Iets
Berlin Wall
Kennebunk High School
Sun Dial
Kennebunk Beach
Emerson Fleury
Fleury
LaForest Robbins
Robbins
John Trefethen
Alvin
Sun
Grand Ave
Pine Point
Monique Roberge
Grand Vista Nursing Home
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