Kennedy invokes Taft Hartley to end maritime strike
President Kennedy uses the Taft Hartley Act to halt an 11 day shipping lockout and forms a three man board to probe the Seafarers International Union versus shipowners dispute. The move aims to avert a broader national emergency with 85,000 union members and 150 ships idle. The unions react with anger while shipowners welcome action.
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Washington
Kennedy
America
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Curran
Ralph E. Casey
American Merchant Marine Institute
Congress
Seafarers International Union
The
Marine Engineers Berficial Association
Masters, Mates and Pilots
American Radio Association
Radio Officers Union
Staff Officers Association
Aussie Boy Bitten By Long Dead Shark
Nine year old Leonard Balmier was gashed on the left leg by teeth of a shark killed last year. He was bringing the shark’s jaws to school to show his teacher when he slipped and fell between them.
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Sydney
Australia
Leonard Balmier
Leonard
Fatal shooting at Bluefield Sanatorium Johns Hopkins year-old man dies
A Bluefield Virginia man, James M. Stevenson, died at Bluefield Sanatorium from a .22 caliber rifle wound to the forehead. He was admitted about 11:30 p.m. Monday. Police detained a 21-year-old man for investigation while a woman and a girl were questioned. The shooting occurred at 1109 Bluefield Ave. Capt. Charles Creggar and Sgt. Gene Kirk led the inquiry.
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Bluefield, Va
Bluefield Sanitarium
James M. Stevenson
Gen. del
Virginia-side
Bluefield Ave
Charles Creggar
Gene Kirk
Taylor Named Kennedy Military Aide With Advisory Role
President Kennedy announced the recall of General Maxwell D. Taylor to active duty as his military representative. The new post assigns Taylor as an adviser and staff officer with access to information but no command authority, effective next Saturday.
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Washington
Kennedy
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army
Taylor
White House
Maxwell Taylor
China Seeks Early Laos Solution At International Talks
At the 14 nation Laos conference in Geneva Communist China signaled a possible early settlement. Chen Yi praised neutralist Souvanna Phouma and pro-Western Boun Oum while supporting Lao sovereignty over weapons. Harriman noted Communist ceasefire violations and tensions in stalled talks.
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Geneva
China
Laos
Chen Yi
Peiping
Chen
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Boun Oum
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Treasury bill vote raises debt limit to 298 billion
The House approved a 5 billion temporary increase to raise the federal debt ceiling to 298 billion and allow the Treasury to pay bills next week. The 231 to 148 vote faced Republican criticism of spending and some Democrat dissent as the Senate was expected to act quickly.
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Washington
House
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillion
Congress
Senate Passes Social Security Bill Amid Care Debate
The Senate approved President Kennedy's Social Security bill 90 to 0. It allows retirement at 62, raises minimum payments to $40, expands widow's benefits, and adds about 169000 more beneficiaries. A medical care amendment was dropped after pledges to study it this session.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Final Approval Given Highways
Congress gave final approval to a highway bill funding an $11.56 billion federal share for 90 percent financing of interstates through 1972. President Kennedy was expected to sign promptly. The measure extends the four cent gas tax and preserves billboard control incentives for states.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Chambers
Eichmann Compares Self to Pontius Pilate in Court
Adolf Eichmann told Jewish judges he felt no personal guilt, likening himself to Pontius Pilate as he described his role coordinating deportations and train transports. He claimed responsibility lay with regime elites and the systemic orders of the Nazi state.
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Adolf Eichmann
Pontius Pilate
Jerusalem
Eichmann
Matthew
Pilate
Jesus
Berthe
Madagascar
Hitler
Gestapo
Governors Open Conference in Honolulu Focuses on Unity
Governors meeting in Honolulu opens with calls for solidarity behind President Kennedy in negotiations with the Soviet Union. Governor Lawrence of Pennsylvania cites a changed climate and a solid front to influence Moscow and Peiping while addressing the mental health care crisis. Alabama Governor Patterson discusses the impact of Freedom Rider incidents on Democratic strength and potential redistricting shifts.
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Honolulu
Solidarity
Kennedy
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Moscow
Peiping
Lawrence
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alabama
John Patterson
Freedom Rider
Revolt Breaks Out in Venezuela Briefly at Barcelona
A 250 man garrison revolt rose briefly Monday at Barcelona in Anzoategui state near the Caribbean. Forty people were killed as armed civilians defended President Romulo Betancourt. Loyal forces and two destroyers pressed to barcelona. rebel leaders were captured and loyal troops moved in from Cumana, Maturin, and Ciudad Bolivar.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Barcelona
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
Radio Tropical
Anzoategui
Caribbean
Interior Ministry
Ruben Masso Perdomo
Luis Alberto Vivas
Rafael Solorzano Bruce
Puerto la Cruz
Cumana
Maturin
Ciudad Bolivar
Eisenhower Calls Kennedy Programs Monstrosities
Eisenhower says the Kennedy school program cannot be described and dubs the administration farm program a monstrosity. A three man fact finding board will meet in New York to probe the coast to coast maritime strike dispute.
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Eisenhower
Administration Farm
New York City
Five Day Forecast Sees Warmth and Scattered Thunderstorms
The forecast calls for average highs near 87 degrees in the south and 82 in the north with lows around 63 south and 56 north. A gradual warming trend is expected, and rainfall may total about three fourths of an inch from scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms.
Cuban anti-Castro prisoners deny fundraising appeal
Ten prisoners who landed in Key West Fla say at a press conference they did not intend to seek funds to ransom 1187 fellow inmates or to blame the United States for the failed April 17 invasion. They stated their aim is to leave Cuba and avoid discussing how they got there.
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Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
Key West
Fla
Gustavo Garcia
Committee of
Castro
Kennedy
Jon Hooker Jr
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Hooker
Kuwait Rejects Iraqi Bid To Annex Kuwait
Kuwait with British backing said it would resist Iraq's claim of sovereignty over Kuwait amid Arab League concern. Iraq denounced Britain’s defense pledge and asserted its goal to unify the Iraqi motherland. Baghdad signaled a slow approach as Kuwait’s ruler met with Britain’s John Richmond and sought peaceful settlement.
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Kuwait
Iraq
Beirut
Lebanon
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Middle East
Baghdad Radio
Abedel Karim Kassem
Baghdad
Kassem
Arab League
League
London
Foreign Office
Britain
Sheik Abdullah Al-salim
Sabah
John Richmond
Royal
Kasesem
Hand Found In Wheeling Stream Question Forensics
Two children along Wood's Run in Greggsville Wheeling found an adult hand in a stream near Oglebay Park. Police retrieved the limb and transported it to Ohio Valley General Hospital where officials said age and sex could not be determined due to decomposition.
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Wheeling
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Wood's Run
Oglebay Park
Greggsville
Mason County Girl State Dairy Princess Named
Sharon Lynne Nibert a 1 year old from Grove Mason County was chosen West Virginia Dairy Princess of 1961. Runner up Kay Judy Harper 21 of Moorefield and Martinsburg district represented at the event.
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Clarksburg
Mason County
Sharon Lynne Nibert
Grove
West Virginia
Kay Judy Harper
Moorefield
West Virginia University
Martinsburg
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