President Kennedy names 31 to receive Medal of Freedom
President Kennedy selected 31 Americans and foreigners for the Presidential Medal of Freedom to be awarded in September at the White House. Recipients include Marian Anderson Ralph Bunche Pablo Casals Pablo Monnet John Conant Enders Felix Frankfurter Karl Holton Robert Lovett Clifford MacDonald George Meany Alexander Meiklejohn Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Munoz Marin Rudolph Serkin Edward Steichen George Taylor Alan Waterman Mark Watson Annie Wauneka E B White Thornton Wilder Edmund Wilson Andrew Wyeth and others for contributions to national interests peace or culture.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Miss Caulfield
James B. Conant
Harvard University
New York City
John F. Enders
Brookline
Mass
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Karl Holton
Los Angeles
Robert J. Kiphuth
New Haven
Edwin H. Land
Cambridge
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Robert A. Lovett
Locust Vasey
Clifford MacDonald
Tampa
Fla
John J. McCloy
George Meany
Aflcio
Alexander Meiklejohn
Berkeley
Calif
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Chicago
Monnet
Luis Munoz-Marin
Puerto Rico
Ridgefield
Conn
George W. Taylor
Philadelphia
Alan T. Waterman
National Science Foundation
Mark S. Watson
The
Baltimore Sun
Annie D. Wauneka
Window Rock
Ariz
E. B. White
North
Brooklyn
Maine
New Yorker
Thornton N. Wilder
Hamden
Edmund Wilson
Wellfleet
Andrew N. Wyeth
Chadds Ford
Senate Posts Three-Second Session For New Record
Washington AP reports the Senate met for three seconds to adjourn until Tuesday noon, a token session to clear the post July 4th break. Sen. Lee Metcalf presided with Sen. Thomas Kuchel nearby as the chamber omitted the daily prayer and moved up the start time to nine.
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Washington
Senate
House
Barkley
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Thomas Kuchel
Rcalif
G.O.P
Capitol
Ruchel
Metcalf
Khrushchev hails Kennedy in July 4 peace note
Premier Khrushchev sent President Kennedy warm felicities and wishes of peace and prosperity on July 4. He emphasized nuclear energy and space progress, urged elimination of hotbeds of tension, and called for businesslike cooperation to strengthen universal peace.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Kennedy
China
Magazine presses push to get JFK to wear a hat
London editors of Tailor and Cutter urge President Kennedy to don a hat as a refined greeting. They warn a hatless greeting risks diplomatic stiffness and propose a raised hat as a sign of gallantry, noting Kennedy’s age and wartime hat wear influence.
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Magazine
JFK
London
Friday
Kennedy
Cutter
Percy Says Goldwater Would Carry Illinois
Chicago AP reports Charles Percy Republican gubernatorial hopeful says Goldwater would win Illinois in the presidential election. Percy adds he would support Goldwater and believes Illinois would favor him more than any other candidate at this moment.
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Chicago
Charles Percy
Illinois
Sen
Goldwater
Percy
Algeria marks first anniversary with midnight cannon salutes
Algiers reports Algeria commemorated one year of independence with 101 cannon salutes at midnight, signaling national celebration. The event followed months of political change as the country marks its independence from France.
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Algiers
Algeria
Ten Injured In Park Fireworks Display
Ten people were burned when a skyrocket fell into a crowd of about 15 000 at a Buffalo New York park fireworks show. Officials said no one suffered serious injuries as the rocket misfired.
Alliance Calls Boycott of Argentine Election
A Peronist labor coalition representing about 2.5 million workers ordered its followers to boycott Sunday’s presidential election. The National and Popular Front directed members to cast blank ballots amid accusations of fraud and new restrictions against Peronist allies tied to former dictator Juan Peron.
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Buenos Aires
National and Popular Front
Juan Peron
Liedown Staged In Autos Path At Jones Beach
Forty Negro and white demonstrators from the Congress of Racial Equality staged lie downs on a park road at Jones Beach Long Island to protest park hiring practices. About 20 were bumped by cars and traffic stopped several times as police removed two injured demonstrators. No arrests were made.
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Jones Beach
N.Y
Long Island
Congress of Racial Equality
Long Island State Park
Commission
Better Value at Less Shop Today’s Classified Ads
Classified ads highlight bargains across departments with emphasis on sale pricing and limited-time offers. Consumers are urged to compare values and act quickly to secure discounts on household goods apparel and appliances.
Freyberg Dies at 74 Known as General with the Charmed Life
General Lord Freyberg, 74, a highly decorated World War I and II veteran famed in the British army as the general with the charmed life, died Thursday night in Windsor England.
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Windsor
England
Lord Freyberg
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Thailand
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U. S
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Marian Anderson
Danbury, Conn
Ralph J. Bunche
U.N
Ellsworth Bunker
Putney, Vt
Pablo Casals
San Juan
Clarence B. Randall
Winnetka, Ill
Rudolph Serkin
Brattleboro, Vt
Edward Steichen
Diswum
THEM
Jimmy Hatlo
Sheldon
MR. Thrift
U.S
Tailor
National Guardian Life
Edward A. Morris, Jr
General Agent
First Avenue
Sheen
Buffalo, N.Y
Liedown
Iowa
Home Improvement
U.S.G
Alcoa
Free
Johnson Avenue
W.W
Sun Mart
Freyberg
Ies
Filsworth Company
Filsworth Co
7Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
Filsworth
Ntu Eva
Johnson
Burch Ave
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