High Altitude Nuclear Test Delayed Again Over Pacific
The United States postpones its first high altitude nuclear blast planned for Johnston Island to 3 am Monday EST due to cloud cover. Moscow denounces the test as dangerous, warns it could disrupt radio, spaceflight, and weather, and vows security measures if the test proceeds.
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United States
Johnston Island
Johnson Island
Moscow
Union
U.S
Pacific
Washington
Tass
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
Adenauer and JFK Clash on West Berlin Policy
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer admitted public differences with President Kennedy but said basic policy remains aligned. He stressed Western leadership must stay with the United States and Europe needs a strong U.S. partner, while noting Bonn and Washington work to smooth tensions over an international Berlin access authority.
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Germany
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Kennedy
Christian Democratic Party
United States
Europe
Adenaier
U.S
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East Germany
Bonn
Washington
Berlin
Adenauer
Britain
Commonwealth
Hawaii Expected to See Johnston Island Nuclear Blast
The sub megaton explosive test near Johnston Island could be visible from Hawaii over 700 miles away. Honolulu weather officials report similar conditions to Friday with scattered clouds over Johnston Island that may hide the shot from Hawaii residents.
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Johnston
Pacific Test Zone
Weather Bureau
Honolulu
Johnston Island
New Holston Pastorates Announced
Three new district superintendents are named by Holston Methodist Conference Bishop Roy H. Short. The assignments place James L. Patterson in Big Stone Gap District and W. C. Daniel in the Chattanooga area, with H. B. Abshire set for the Cleveland district.
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Holston
Plane Missing Near Roanoke in Civil Air Patrol Search
Lt. Col. Alfred C. Nowitsky a Virginia Civil Air Patrol officer vanished Sunday after clearance for landing at Roanoke Woodrum airport. More than 100 rescuers searched rugged slopes of Ft. Lewis Mountain and surrounding areas amid overcast skies and low visibility.
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Virginia Civil Air Patrol
Roanoke
Here
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Woodrum
CAP
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S. A. Walton Nowitsky
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Dublin
State Corporation Commission
Jesse Dillon
State Division of Aeronautics
Virginia Cap
Allen C. Perkinson
Civil Air Patrol
Norfolk
Richmond
Kennedy aides split on tax cuts after stock market drop
In Washington a public rift emerged in the Kennedy administration over tax cuts. Commerce Secretary Hodges urges an early announcement of corporate and individual rate reductions, while Treasury Secretary Dillon warns against panicky action.
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Kennedy
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Wall Street
Commerce Department
Hodges
Commerce Chief
Dillon
White House
Commerce Secretary
Edward Gudeman
Paris Air France Crash Kills 130 with Two Survivors
An Air France Boeing charter failed to lift off at Orly in clear weather and crashed into a village, killing 130 people including 121 members of the Atlanta Art Association. TwoAir France hostesses survived, later isolated in hospital. The disaster surpassed a 1953 U.S. Globemaster crash as aviation's worst single loss.
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Paris
Orly Field
United States
Air France
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Atlanta
Tokeyo
Francoise Auchie
Ruthie
Jacqueline Gillet
Orly
Villeneuve Ie Rei
Orsly
Marcel Lugon
Contractors Urge JFK To Halt Union Demands
Washington AP President Kennedy urged to curb union wage demands threatening the economy said by William E Dunn executive director of the Associated General Contractors of America. Dunn spoke for over 7 000 firms covering about 60 percent of U S contract construction noting inflated demands risk inflation and higher costs with Michigan and Western states cited. Labor Secretary Goldberg affirmed the administration broad wage and price stability policy across all industries including construction. Dunn estimated about 250 000 workers or a quarter of his firms’ one million employees are idle due to strikes and noted construction’s 78 billion annual business.
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Kennedy
William E. Dunn
Associated General Contractors of America
Dunn
Michigan
White House
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Arthur J. Goldberg
De Gaulle and Macmillan End Talks on Britain’s Common Market Bid
Paris AP Charles de Gaulle and Harold Macmillan completed two days of private talks as Britain pursues entry into the European Economic Community. They stressed a community of interests guiding negotiations and highlighted improved Franco British comradeship despite earlier French objections.
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Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Britain
France
Connally Edges Yarborough In Texas Gubernatorial Race
Texas Democrat John B. Connally Jr narrowly defeated Don Yarborough in the party primary by a slim margin. The win signals possible friction with liberal labor forces and the potential for a fierce general election battle against Republicans led by Jack Cox. Johnson’s influence remains a central factor as the party weighs future nominations.
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