Prediction of a second British scandal shocks London
Labour MP George Wigg warned in Sunday Citizen of a new scandal within six months he cites as likely to involve international blackmailers. The Profumo affair prompted his House of Commons inquiry and his claim of fresh danger follows Ward’s arrest and Keeler’s ties.
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Profumo
George Wigg
Labor Party
Sunday Citizen
Wigg
John Profumo
Christine Keeler
House of Commons
Miss Keeler
The
News of the World
FBI
Britain
Syndicate
Stephen Ward
Ward
Kennedy expands power to halt federal funds over job discrimination
President Kennedy signed an executive order enlarging the Johnson committee's authority to deny or suspend federal financial aid on race discrimination in construction and related projects. The order empowers halting funds on state local or private projects if contractors deny Negroes equal job opportunities, with referrals to the Justice Department possible. Contractors must notify unions and include non discrimination language in ads and take affirmative action to enforce the guarantee.
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Washington
Kennedy
Johnson
Federal
Johnson Committee
Justice Department
President Kennedy Heads to Berlin for Atlantic Unity Mission
President Kennedy travels from Andrews Air Force Base toward Europe for a 10 day goodwill mission in the Atlantic community. The jet will land at Wahn airport near Bonn to begin four days of receptions and speeches from Bonn to Berlin.
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Washington
Kennedy
Europe
Atlantic
Andrews Air Base
Maryland
Wahn
West Germany
Bonn
Berlin
FBI Arrest Made in Medgar Evers Slaying
The FBI says Byron de la Beckwith, 42, white, was arrested in Greenwood Mississippi on a federal civil rights complaint accusing him and others of conspiring to injure Medgar Evers. Evers, a key figure in Negro voting rights, was killed June 12 in Jackson. Beckwith faces arraignment soon.
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FBI
Greenwood
Miss
Medgar Evers
Byron de la Beckwith
Beckwith
U. S
Evers
Jackson
J. Edgar Hoover
Beck
Bomb Targets Fayatte Chief in Alabama Car Attack
Police Chief John Carrigan survived a dynamite blast that destroyed his car in Fayett e Alabama. He says the attack was aimed at him for crusading against the whisky problem and vows to stay in place. Carrigan and his two children were unharmed, with several suspects named but details sparse. A $1000 reward was offered by Mayor Guthrie Smith for information.
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Ala
John Carrigan
Carrigan
Vicki
Don
Tuscaloosa
West Alabama
Northport
Guthrie Smith
Day of Sadness as Old Flasher, New Flasher Launched
In Groton Connecticut Tecumseh and Flasher were launched amid fanfare while the original Flasher, famed as the greatest tonnage sweeper in WWII, was towed away for salvage after being sold for scrap for 41000 dollars. Vice Admiral Grenfell recalled Flasher’s 1943 launch and 14 month wartime career. The memorial project failed due to lack of funds.
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Conn
Tecumseh
Flasher
Thames River
Electric Boat Shipyard
Roebling
N.J
E. W. Grenfell
Long Island Sound
Grenfell
Atlantic
Intercontinental Engineering Manufacturing Corp
Kansas City
Memorial list and donations for Camp Good Health
In memory notices and donations from various individuals and groups including Walter Nesper Lynn Swaney Giles Joyce Herbert Beals Hugh White and others. The list shows memorials from families friends and organizations with small contributions and a note of prior balance for the 1963 camp budget.
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Walter Nesper
Lynn Swaney
Giles Joyce
Herbert Beals
Hugh White
F.W.N
Phil Shive
Alex Fidler
Sadie
William Deacon
Julius Ives
Edyth Ross
P. W. Shive
Marshalltown Friends
Donald Y. King
SW Pacific
Sons of Union Veterans Auxiliary
D.W.Y.C
26Th St. NW
Kennedy Letter Honors Desegregation Gains and Ongoing Bias
In a White House letter to McNamara President Kennedy cites progress since Truman desegregated the services. He notes remaining problems on bases and beyond, urging that discrimination against Black servicemen and their families be ended as reported by a civilian committee.
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McNamara
Truman
Kennedy
Daniel Boone Nuclear Sub Launched at Mare Island
The nuclear powered Polaris submarine Daniel Boone was launched at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California. It is the final of four new submarines launched this Saturday, marking a major step in the program.
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Daniel Boone
Calif
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Kennedy urges faster bias cut in military equal rights push
President Kennedy on Saturday called for renewed efforts to guarantee equal rights for Negro service members and their families in neighboring communities and on bases. He released an initial report by a special committee and asked Defense Secretary McNamara to report back within 30 days. He urged the military to take a leadership role.
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Washington
Kennedy
Defense
McNamara
Kennedy News Conference Broadcast Schedule in Germany
President Kennedy’s news conference in Germany will be aired on KCRG radio at 10 30 a m Monday. His major address to the German people will be broadcast on KCRG radio at 9 30 a m Tuesday.
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Kennedy
Germany
KCRG
Two murder counts filed against Leon Tice Jr in Council Bluffs
Police say Leon Tice Jr. admitted shooting two children to death and wounding two others before turning the gun on himself. He was hospitalized with a superficial head wound and held without bond. Victims include Randy Burtness, 2, Judy Jackson, 14, and Mrs. Jackson, 45, with William Perkins, 7, wounded.
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Council Bluffs
Leon Tice, Jr
Pottawattamie
Nolan Davis
Allan Argell
Tice
William Jackson
JoAnn Burtness
Bathyscaphe Trieste Moves Toward Thresher Search
At sea the bathyscaphe Trieste began a descent toward the Thresher search area after new debris and three magnetometer contacts were found near the submarine's last position. Capt. Frank Andrews said a 11 by 11 foot metal sheet and a battery plate from Thresher class subs were recovered, boosting hopes of locating Thresher.
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Fort Snelling
Navy
Frank Andrews
Thresher
Boston
Andrews
Conrad
Cuban Leader Irked Resigns in Final Warning
Cuban Revolutionary Council president Antonio Maceo resigned after criticising public statements he said endangered freedom fighters in Cuba. The move followed the council's claim that commandos had landed on Fidel Castro's soil to start liberation, a statement Varona distributed without details.
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Miami
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Cuba
Antonio Maceo
Fidel Castro
Manuel Antonio de Varona
Varona
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