Teens say they did victims a favor by killings
Two 18 and 19 year olds from Fort Hood said they killed seven people as a service to end their own misery in the rat race. They stole a truck, fled to Florida, and described the spree with calm detachment. They face the death penalty if convicted.
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Kennedy's Housing Bill Approved by Senate 64 to 25
The Senate passed a 6.14 billion housing bill aligning with most Kennedy administration housing programs. The 64 to 25 vote sends the omnibus measure to the House, which expects to take it up next week amid cautious optimism. The bill marks a major Kennedy victory in the 1951 session.
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Fanfani Opens 2 Day Conference In U S
Italian Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani opened a two day Washington luncheon conference with President Kennedy. Topics included Germany and Berlin plus Italy's role in NATO as the Berlin issue surfaces amid Khrushchev’s push for a peace treaty ending Allied occupation.
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Amintore Fanfani
White House
Kennedy
Germany
Berlin
Khrushchev
Italy
Fanfani
Hope To Talk Tractors Today
The Tractors-for-Freedom Committee has arranged a trip to Cuba and hopes to meet Fidel Castro to negotiate a swap of 500 agricultural tractors for the release of about 1,200 Cuban invasion prisoners. Prof Roy Rainer of UC Agricultural Engineering says the group hopes for an interview to argue the farm tractor is the logical type.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Tractors-for-Freedom Committee
U.S
Castro
Havana
Roy Rainer
University of California Agricultural Engineering Department
Army General Walker Gets Mild Reprimand
Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker received a mild admonition for attributing Communist readings to Truman and other prominent Americans while in command of the 24th Infantry Division in Germany. The Army said the action was corrective and noted no link to the John Birch Society, with Walker reassigned to Army Europe pending further steps.
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Harry S. Truman
U.S. Press
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Germany
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John Birch Society
Pentagon
Kennedy
Austin
Tex
Overseas Weekly
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White House
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America
20 Are Killed In Cairo Crash
An AP report states a propjet Flectra of KLM crashed into desert dunes near Cairo on approach to the airport killing 20 people. The jet carried 29 passengers and 7 crew, most occupants were European. a gold shipment and Swiss watches were found in the wreckage. Most valuables were recovered.
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Malaya
Labor and GOP Skeptical Of Barron Plan
Charleston W V labor leaders and Republicans expressed skepticism Monday about Gov Barrons proposal to extend unemployment aid. Barron called a special session to alter aid to dependent children and to lift from 7 million to 11 million dollars, raising total state aid to 26 to 37 million with federal matching. AFL CIO leader Miles Stanley warned against aiding low wage workers while Seibert and party leaders cautioned about potential long term state financial burden and reliance on federal funding.
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Miles C. Stanley
West Virginia Labor Federation
Afl-Cio
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George H. Seibert Jr
Wheeling
House Republicans
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Seibert
Missing NSA Clerk Found At Delaware Race Track
William H. Covington 28, NSA clerk, was located Monday at the Delaware Race Track near Wilmington by NSA colleagues. Pentagon officials said he was returning voluntarily by car and not under arrest. His wife reported him missing last Wednesday after a weeklong search.
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National Security Agency
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Wilmington
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Pentagon
Covington
Ft. Meade
NSA
Laurel
Ed McMahon
Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau
John Kendall
Defense Department
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Kendall
Norman Ansley
Charlestown
W.va
Wytheville Woman Reaches Century With Spirit and Work
Mrs. Martha Jane Hedrick of Wytheville Virginia turned 100 and reflects on a long life of faith and labor. She outlived two of her three children and all of her grandchildren yet remains active, recalling a healthy, untroubled century. She sews and knits, finishes bedspreads, prays daily, and enjoys reading and television without glasses. She was born in Sharond Springs Bland County and moved to Wytheville in 1916. Her husband died in 1928 and she lives with her daughter and great granddaughter, with a great grandson in Roanoke.
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Randall Sharitz
Roanoke
C. W. Nelson
Youngstown
Ohio
Nelson
Marie Louise Nicholetti
Snown
Los Angeles Superior Court
Anthony
UPI
Senate passes housing bill with few changes
President Kennedy's major housing bill clears the Senate with only minor revisions while the White House reports progress in Kennedy's recovery from a strained back. Other items include integrationist freedom rides, a Castro prisoners exchange push, and talks with Italy's Prime Minister.
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Kennedy
Washington
White House
Three Vie For 10 City Board Nominations In Bluefield
More than 16 000 registered voters in Bluefield may cast ballots in the primary for city board of directors with 23 candidates across five districts. Ten nominees will be chosen, two top vote-getters per district, to meet in the July 5 general election. Ballots also decide Democratic and Republican county committees. Incumbents Mayor T Courtney Tanner Henry S Gorfth Sr and Lester Carper seek re election. The two non running members are Joseph Eaton and L C Fowlkes. Voting begins 6:30 am at 15 precincts and closes 7:30 pm with turnout expected to surpass the 3 300 ballots from four years ago.
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Henry S. Goforth Sr
Lester Carper
Joseph Eaton
L. C. Fowlkes
Maxine Holm
Bluefield Sash and Door Co
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Thelma
Wade
Central Junior High
Bluefield Radio Center
City Hall
Lee Street
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Fairview School
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Memorial School
French W. Talbott
City View
Safe-Way Cab Co
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Laos Conference Braces After Five Day Pause In Geneva
Delegates resume talks in Geneva as US and Soviet Union clash over reporting violations in Laos. Pathet Lao rejects intensified truce inspections while Western delegates push for an effective ceasefire and renewed appeals by Britain and the USSR. Lord Home and Andrei Gromyko cochair the session amid calls for neutral on-site truce teams.
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Soviet Union
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Britain
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W. Averell Harriman
Pathet Lao
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Harriman
Lord Home
Kennedy
London
Gromyko
Cochairmen
Federal Judge Mulls Temporary Ban On Freedom Rides
A federal judge in Montgomery Alabama declined to extend a temporary restraining order blocking freedom rides. Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. warned he may reinstate the ban later if needed while postponing the hearing to July 17 due to notice issues. The action targets CORE and allied groups over organized rides tied to racial violence in Alabama cities.
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Ala
U.S
Congress of Racial Equality
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Johnson
CORE
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Birmingham
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