How Soon Does Mac Quit
Britain’s Conservative party begins leadership search after a close confidence vote for Prime Minister Macmillan over the Profumo affair. The abstentions reveal party weakness but no immediate resignation, with Reginald Maudling as a likely successor and rivals considering roles and titles.
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No Progress Made in Long Steel Parleys
Pittsburgh AP report says informal talks failed to yield a contract with the basic steel industry. United Steelworkers will not reopen contracts or strike, pending further discussions. President David McDonald said no recommendations exist yet and expects more meetings with joint labor management and wage policy committees.
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Satterwaite Plans Multiracial Fourth of July Reception
The U.S. ambassador Joseph Satterwaite says he will host a multiracial Fourth of July reception in Cape Town despite official disapproval.
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UPI
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Moscow Refuses Airing to Peking
The Kremlin said it would not publish a Chinese Communist attack on peaceful coexistence and ideological policies. The central committee chaired by Premier Khrushchev warned publication would worsen Moscow Peking relations and provoke further aggravation. China had accused Russia of censoring its version.
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New York Pair Pay Courtesy Call on Ikeda
N Y May or Robert Wagner met with Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda on Tuesday in Tokyo. The meeting appeared informal and focused on ongoing postwar economic and cultural ties between the countries.
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Unit Votes To Curb Itemized Tax Deductions
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to raise about 500 million in new revenue by curbing itemized deductions for individuals. The rule bars deductions for state and local taxes on gasoline, car tags, licenses, cigarettes, and alcohol while preserving sales, property, and income taxes. Effective January 1 next year, it contrasts Kennedy's plan to limit deductions to amounts over 5 percent of income.
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Nasser Approves Yemen’s Federation Request
CAIRO AP Yemen asks to join the projected federation of Egypt Syria and Iraq and President Nasser approves the request marking a major step in regional integration and cooperation.
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Southerners Chart Move To Swing Election in 64
In Jackson Mississippi about 1 000 Southerners formed the Southern Committee to Elect the Next President of the United States backing a move to send the 1964 presidential election to the house of representatives. Governors Ross Barnett and George Wallace led speakers at a $25 dinner criticizing federal power and urging two slates of electors one loyalist and one unpledged. Delegations came from Mississippi and nearby states with others from Georgia Texas Arkansas Florida North Carolina Virginia Tennessee Illinois and Washington. Wallace defended his stance promising more aid for all people while noting mixed national reception.
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Former President Hoover Improves, Doctors Say
In New York on Tuesday, former President Herbert Hoover is reported to be taking nourishment and is somewhat better. Doctors stated the improvement came after treatment and rest.
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UPI
Hoover
Kennedy Plans Western Europe Tour and Berlin Stops
President Kennedy will tour Western Europe with a news conference and major address. The schedule places him June 26 in West Berlin, four days in West Germany, a Dublin visit, and an overnight in Sussex with Prime Minister Macmillan.
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Kennedy to Speak at Berlin Wall Sites and Meet West German Leaders
President Kennedy will deliver three addresses in West Berlin with two stops at the wall. He will speak at the Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie. In West Germany he will meet three top political leaders, Adenauer, Erhard, and Willy Brandt, from CDU and SPD factions.
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Two Cedar Rapids Men Rescued After Boat Goes Over Dam
Two Cedar Rapids men were rescued after their boat went over the F Avenue Dam near the bridge at 6:15 PM. John Blanchard, 23, and Marvin Herman, 21, were pulled from the water by police and fire crews and treated at St Luke's hospital for injuries before being released. The pair were water skiing when the motor failed and the boat was sucked over the dam. Blanchard grabbed a pier while Herman remained in the boat.
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Hungry Dog Kills Boy in Boulder
Two hungry Siberian Husky dogs in a Boulder duplex killed Brett Whitney, 2, whose body was found in the yard. Police said one dog had a chain long enough to reach the boy as the other was chained elsewhere. A veterinarian noted the dog weighed 42 pounds at two years old, below the normal 70 pounds for the breed. The mother was distraught and the father served at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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Clair Bankston
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Stay-away by 3000 Boston Negro Pupils Protest
Negro leaders call a boycott of Boston high schools a success with about 3000 pupils skipping classes. Buses to freedom centers hold special classes as leaders deny a numbers game, while Harlem clashes erupt as 200 protesters march and 25 are arrested. Police report injuries among officers and bystanders, with no clashes noted between Negroes and white civilians.
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Bykovsky Sets Space Records Amid Orbit Decline
Lt Col Valery Bykovsky broke distance and orbit records in space, surpassing 64 orbits and nearing four days in flight, while his crewmate Valentina Tereshkova maintained altitude and speed on her 30th orbit. Reports noted Bykovsky’s altitude and speed fluctuations as mission trends continued.
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Valery Bykovsky
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Andrian Nikolayev
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Valentina
Gordon Cooper, Jr
Kennedy Leaders Propose Vocational Training Package
President Kennedy and congressional leaders met on civil rights Tuesday and drafted a retraining and vocational education proposal. They said it will be in Congress Wednesday, possibly as separate legislation, to address higher unemployment and unskilled labor among African Americans.
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Commended for Roles in Crisis
Cmdr Charles Rozier commanding officer of the destroyer Charles P. Cecil and six crew members were awarded the Navy Commendation for their roles in forcing a Soviet submarine to surface during the Cuban crisis.
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Iowa Patrolmen Get $20 Monthly Pay Raise
Des Moines Iowa officers receive a $20 a month pay boost for 236 patrolmen with four years since a raise. Effective June 15 the starting salary becomes 265 dollars a month. An officer with five years earns 450 dollars and 10 years 465 dollars.
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