New Soviet roadblock at Geneva stalls disarmament talks
At Geneva the 17 nation disarmament conference opened with Kennedy urging a safeguarded test ban. Soviet deputy foreign minister Kuznetsov proposed banning foreign bases for strategic nuclear forces, a plan unlikely to be accepted. Western negotiators weighed risk-reduction measures as Britain hinted at inspections scaling back, while the US resumed underground testing amid renewed Moscow criticism.
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Geneva
Kennedy
Russia
Vasily Kuznetsov
U.S
Kuznetsov
Britain
Joseph Godber
Moscow
Nevada
Out-of-State Drive Against Iowa Liquor Bypass
Gov. Harold Hughes said out-of-state club operators may be raising up to 50000 to fight liquor-by-the-drink in Iowa. The legislature is expected to take up a liquor bill this session.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Ottawa
Nebraska
Illinois
44 Cuban Refugees Flee in Open Boat
A tanker rescued 44 Cuban refugees from a 28 foot open boat near American Shoal between Marathon and Key West in the Florida Keys. The group, including 14 men 13 women and 17 children, was transferred to three coast guard boats and brought to Miami for processing.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Coast Guard
Miami
Hess Diesel
American Shoal
Marathon
Key West
Florida Keys
Russia orders NBC Moscow bureau shut over Khrushchev program
The Soviet foreign ministry expelled NBC Moscow reporter Russell Jones and closed NBC's Moscow bureau citing an NBC program about Khrushchev as anti Soviet. NBC's Frank Bourgholtzer, based in Moscow since 1961, will be allowed to return after the bureau closure.
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Moscow
Russia
National Broadcasting Company
Khrushchev
Foreign Ministry
MNBC
Russell Jones
Leonid Zamyatin
Jones
NBC
Mr. Khrushchev
Frank Bourgholtzer
Bourgholtzer
Spain
White House Lincoln Birthday Veto Coverage Sparks Debate
President Kennedy hosts a Lincoln birthday reception honoring civil rights with 800 officials and leaders, but press coverage is banned. Press Secretary Salinger cites selective access while reporters recall similar events. Guests include national civil rights figures and state leaders amid GOP disquiet.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Kennedy
Salinger
Lincoln
G.O.P
Marines Pace 50 Mile Hike Led by Arkansas Lieutenant
CAMP LEJEUNE N C AP Marines testing fitness staged a long distance hike with Lt Marty Shimek of Hazen Ark leading a fast 50 mile march in the first leg of the event. Brig Gen R McC Tompkins commanded and finished 6.3 miles in 1 31. The weather included rain and drizzle with no casualties at noon and spectators led by Maj Gen Frederick Wieseman watched the march.
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Camp Lejeune
N. C
Marty Shimek
R. McC. Tompkins
Shimek
Hazen
Ark
State University
Tompkins
Warren urges law reform as science outruns it
Chief Justice Earl Warren told Georgia Tech students that law lags behind rapid scientific and technological progress. He urged modernization of the profession during the school’s 75th anniversary celebration, noting change is essential and the Constitution allows amendments. A separate court matter in Atlanta upheld a private display right while impeachment signs faced removal debates.
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Atlanta
Warren
Georgia Tech
Deep South
Supreme Court
Henry Stelling
Atlanta Committee
Edwin Moore
Earl
Theodore Warren
Garfield
Norman
Hays
Durwood Pye
Newell Edenfield
Stelling
Georgia
Iowa House Adopts 60 MPH Truck Speed Limit Bill
The Iowa house approved a bill raising truck speed limits to 60 mph on hard surfaced primaries by a 72 to 26 vote, defeating an amendment to set 60 mph on all roads and striking a 50 mph nighttime limit. The measure retains 50 mph on nonprimaries, with interstate limits at 70 mph daytime and 65 mph at night.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leroy Chalupa
Pleasant Plain
Scherle
House
Fitness Council Warns Against Long Hikes for Beginners
The President's Council on Physical Fitness cautions that a 50 mile hike is a tough challenge for fit Marines and others in good shape. It suggests beginners start with moderate walks and gradually increase distance and intensity for safety.
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Washington
Council On Physical Fitness
Ship Bound From Miami To Chicago
Federal aviation authorities searched for a Northwest Airlines Boeing 720 jet airliner with 40 aboard missing on a nonstop Miami to Chicago flight. The plane departed Miami at 1 35 p m EST and lost radar and radio contact after 1 42 p m EST. It normally would route via Tampa St Petersburg to Tallahassee Atlanta Louisville and O Hare field in Chicago. Tampa radar might miss it due to high altitude in the area. Weather in Tampa was described as cloudy windy and cold with a severe weather warning in effect in a south central Florida sector.
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Miami
UPS
Federal Aviation Authorities
Chicago
Northwest Airlines
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Tampa
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Tallahassee
Atlanta
Louisville
O’hare Field
Tampa Bay
Prisoner Entitled to Sue Johnson Sheriff
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that Raymond L. Moore, a former jail prisoner, may pursue his damages suit against Sheriff A. J. Murphy after the district court had dismissed it under the government immunity doctrine. The case returns to district court in Iowa City for trial.
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Des Moines
Johnson County
Iowa City
Iowa Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Raymond L. Moore
A. J. Murphy
Clair Hamilton
Russians Deserting in Cuba
In Havana reports say fourteen Soviet soldiers fled to the Escambray mountains to avoid repatriation. U.S. officials denied claims that Soviet technicians sought refuge at Guantanamo Bay.
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Cuba
New York
UPI
Havana
Escambray Mountains
Washington
Defense Department
U. S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Miami
Escambray
Oriente
TVA plans 800 foot smokestack at Bull Run plant
The Tennessee Valley Authority announces a new 800 foot smokestack at the Bull Run steam power plant near Oak Ridge Tennessee. The project aims to improve emissions and efficiency at the facility serving the region.
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Knoxville, Tenn
TVA
U. S
Bull Run
Oak Ridge
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