Gangster Valachi to Testify in Senate Inquiry
Joseph Valachi the mobster who chose to talk was named the star witness in a broad Senate investigation of syndicated crime. Sen. John L. McClellan said the justice department will make Valachi available for a public hearing within weeks and that Valachi is in federal custody to protect him from possible assassination by underworld factions. The probe will expand from narcotics to wider organized crime and may intersect with the Pentagon’s TFX warplane contract inquiry.
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Joseph Valachi
Senate
John L. McClellan
Justice Department
Valachi
McClellan
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
New York
Underworld
Cosa Nostra
Sen
Karl E. Mundt
R-S. D
Pentagon
Treaty Gets Strong Push By Ribicoff
Sen. Abraham Ribicoff urged swift ratification of the atmospheric space and underwater nuclear test ban as hearings begin with Dean Rusk. Senate support predicted. opponents caution, others call for details on national security.
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Ribicoff
Washington
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Senate
United States
Dean Rusk
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Moscow
Driver 18 Fined for Reckless Driving in Florida
In Jacksonville a municipal judge ordered a light discipline sentence after an 18 year old was cited for reckless driving. Morry Andrisse, the youth’s father, gave his son multiple belt lashes before the judge ended the hearing and fined the driver fifty dollars, suspended.
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Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Morry Andrisse
Andrisse
Valentina Tereshkova Begins First International Journey
Moscow reports Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman space pilot, will make her inaugural trip abroad on Thursday as she begins international duties and diplomacy.
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Moscow
Valentina Tereshkova
Meager Bids At Roosevelt Burden Auction In Hyde Park
About 200 items including personal belongings of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife were auctioned in Hyde Park. Bids barely topped $300 with trunks selling for $2.50 and $3 and a rosewood chair not selling at all. Auctioneer Wilson Proper said crowds grew then dismissed high hopes as the bid prices fell. John Roosevelt expressed disappointment at the results.
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Hyde Park, N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wilson
F.D.R
Hyde Park
John Roosevelt
Chuckle Says Teens Face Tougher Tales for Kids
A wry line notes that today’s youth may struggle to find tasks to tell their children they endured, reflecting on changing standards and scarcity of memorable chores and sacrifices.
Moon Visit By 1968 Planned In Space Study
Houston reports Manned Spacecraft Center signals a moon landing by 1968, two years ahead of the Kennedy goal, in a three part proposal detailing life support for a permanent lunar base and two man shelters.
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Houston
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston Chronicle
Kennedy
Chronicle
Castro criticizes Cuban bureaucracy and calls for better organization
In Havana AP report Fidel Castro acknowledged that excessive bureaucracy and centralization hindered the economy. He urged decentralization and better organization, citing wasteful institutes and slow action at INRA, while claiming imperialist methods show the path forward. He warned of misused public funds but said Cuba would catch up with capitalist nations.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuban Water Resources Institute
Castro
National Agrarian Reform Institute
Cuba
Pfizer Opcharged in $1 Billion Antibiotic Monopoly Case
The federal trade commission ruled Pfizer and four rivals used unfair means to obtain a patent on an antibiotic, setting up a price fixing scheme in a $1 billion market. The order targets Pfizer, American Cyanamid, Bristol-Myers, Bristol Laboratories, Upjohn and others, with appeals likely delaying action.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Charles Pfizer & Co., Inc
Pfizer
American Cyanamid Co
Bristol-Myers Co
Bristol Laboratories, Inc
Olin Math
Upjohn Co
FTC
Philip Elman
Sigurd Anderson
Eisenhower couple boards New York liner after D Day film work
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife boarded a New York bound liner in Le Havre after six days of work on a television film about D Day.
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LE Havre
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Training Center Proposal Divides Cedar Rapids Voters
A six acre site next to Memorial Tennis Center faces federal condemnation for a new army navy training center drawing 831 petitions from residents. Opponents warn of recreation loss drainage and traffic while supporters tout economic benefits and educational value, with city council refraining from approval.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Tennis Center
Theodore Neilsen
Tenth Street
S. M. Pattee
Highland Drive
Army Corps of Engineers
Gordon Simonds
5201 Civil Affairs Area Headquarters
Camp Good Health Fund Drive Totals $7305.55
Fund drive records show donations totaling 7305.55 for Camp Good Health. Contributions include 7265.55 in memory of Horace G. Hedges and smaller gifts from family and friends including amounts for Diane Ben W. McDonough Dwight Allen Pellett and others. The 1963 budget is 9669.00 with 2363.45 still to be raised.
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Horace G. Hedges
W. J. Brown
Diane
Ben W. McDonough
Dwight Allen Pellett
Clarence A. Engel
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