Kennedy Defends Civil Rights Bill Before Senate Panel
Attorney General Robert Kennedy testified that the administration's civil rights bill targets injustices to be remedied, not merely to end demonstrations. He said the bill was offered to stamp out racial discord, with focus on discrimination in education employment voting and public accommodations. Labor Secretary Wirtz noted ending public discrimination would aid the economy. The hearings centered on accommodations provisions as the primary economic impact.
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Washington
Robert Kennedy
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen
Ervin
D-N.c
Kennedy
Gang fight headed off by officers in Buchanan County
Independent youths from Independence and surrounding towns faced charges after a planned Friday night gang fight was foiled by Buchanan County Attorney William O Connell and Juvenile Officer Maynard Spaight. Fifteen youths admitted plans to fight. seven appeared Thursday received severe warnings, eight face justice court Friday. Authorities linked Saturday drag racing near Oelwein and Independence with the planned clash and noted other gang reports in Hazleton and Aurora.
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Buchanan and
Fayette ‘County
Buchanan County
William O’connell
Maynard Spaight
Manchester
Justice Court
Joe Koeppel
Oelwein
Stanley
Fayette
West Union
West
Buchanan
Emory Hart
Hazleton
Aurora
Air Crash in Laos Kills Four Americans
VIENTIANE Laos AP The U S embassy said a C 56 transport plane crashed into a hillside killing all six aboard Four Americans and two Thais Preliminary inquiry cites navigational error in heavy weather No evidence of hostile fire The aircraft was on a routine food drop mission for a right wing Laotian army unit when it disappeared Wednesday Operated by Air America a U S charter firm used in Laos during the civil war
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Vientiane
Laos
U.S
Thailand
Air America
Theu. S
Pledge Proposed on Krebiozen Supply Assurance
Senator Douglas of Indiana proposed that Congress guarantee ongoing Krebiozen supplies to current users until the National Cancer Institute conducts a fair test. The resolution seeks continued interstate distribution of the controversial anti cancer drug.
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Washington
UPI
Douglas
Congress
National Cancer Institute
Two Bands of Thundershowers Move on Iowa
Thunderstorms moved in from two directions across Iowa on Thursday with a northern band marching southeast toward Grinnell and a southern band pushing toward Des Moines. Heavier rainfall likely in northern sections as a wider swath of showers and storms forecast for western Iowa then eastern areas Friday.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Grinnell
Stassen Says He Will Run for President in 1964
Harold Stassen announced in Ann Arbor that he will pursue the Republican nomination for president in 1964 if he gains substantial support. He said he will enter presidential primaries next year in New Hampshire Wisconsin and California after criticizing the foreign policies of both parties.
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Mich
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Philadelphia
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
California
Ambush Kills Three U.S. Soldiers in Vietnam Mission
In Binh Long province 70 miles north of Saigon three American soldiers, two special forces captains and a sergeant, were killed while distributing medical supplies to villagers. Three Vietnamese on the mission were wounded.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Binh Long
Kennedy mobbed by students at White House for autographs
President Kennedy faced a crush of more than 2,500 high school students from 56 countries on the White House South Lawn. Secret service and police struggled to prevent injuries as hands and ties were pulled.
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Associated Press
White House
Kennedy
Secret Service
Edward Teehan
George Burkley
Teehan
White House South Lawn
Mr. Kennedy
Dirksen Criticizes Administration Farm Programs Amid Russia Study
Senate Republicans label the administration farm policy a dismal failure and the farmer the forgotten man. Dirksen says Freeman’s cotton and dairy efforts are in a mess while wheat is in a shambles as he and experts tour Russia and other communist countries. They promise to push for voluntary programs despite Kennedy’s indifference.
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Washington
Senate-House
Dirksen
Freeman
Russia
Soviet Union
Rep
Halleck
Ind
Kennedy
State Vows Full Report On Pollution
Dr. Ralph Heeren head of the state health department says a full report on Waterloo's Cedar River pollution will be ready next week after talks with the attorney general. The report will determine action against Waterloo and whether current hydraulic improvements meet state requirements. Alternatives cited include denying sewer extensions or a district court injunction to stop dumping inadequately treated sewage, and possible contempt citations under Iowa code.
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State Health Department
the Gazette
Waterloo
Cedar River
Heeren
Attorney General
Ed Jochumsen
State Board of Health
Dr. Heeren
Paul Houser
Public Health Engineering Division
Houser
Frank C. Bianco
Iowa Department of Health
Health Department
Ed Jochamsen
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy proposes excise tax on foreign stocks and IMF draw
President Kennedy asked Congress to tax purchases of foreign government and corporate securities to curb the outflow of gold and dollars. The plan includes a 2.4 to 15 percent tax through 1965 on investments in 22 industrialized nations and a U.S. draw of up to 500 million from the IMF starting Monday to buy foreign currency.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
U.S
International Monetary Fund
U. S
IMF
U. S. Treasury
Beckwith Mental Checkup Ordered
Jackson AP reports Byron de La Beckwith was ordered to undergo a mental examination Thursday after being charged with the assassination of Medgar Evers, a prominent civil rights leader. The case centers on the 1963 killing in Mississippi and ongoing legal proceedings.
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Jackson, Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Medgar Evers
Tempers Flare at TEX Warplane Hearing With Navy Official
Navy Secretary Korth faced a tense hearing as he threatened to withdraw his top adviser Dr. Wakelin after a newspaper quote angered Sen Mundt. McClellan and Javits clashed over hearing length as Korth answered six days of questioning.
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UPI
Navy
Korth
Senate
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McClellan
Sen. Mundt
R-S. D
Subcommittee
James Wakelin
Pentagon
Jimmy Hoffa
Mundt
Wakelin
South Dakota
Javits
R-N.y
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