U S Warns Red China Over Taiwan Straits
Washington reported the United States warned Red China it would defend Nationalist China's offshore islands Quemoy and Matsu but would not back a Nationalist invasion of the mainland. Talks followed a Warsaw meeting June 23 between U S Ambassador Cabot and Chinese Communist Ambassador Wang Ping-Nan. The State Department confirmed discussions on the Taiwan Strait and noted concerns over troop buildups and coastal industrial moves.
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Washington
United States
Red China
China
Formosa
U.S
Warsaw
John Moors Cabot
Poland
Wang Ping-Nan
State Department
Wang
Cabot
Taiwan
Taiwan Strait
Red
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kennedy
Lincoln White
Fukien
Strait of Formosa
Canton
Britain
Japan
White
Soviet Union
Constitutional Amendment Proposed to End Prayer Ban
Congress members push a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court ruling banning prayers in public schools. Rep Roy A. Taylor and Sen John Stennis with A Willis Robertson lead the effort. Dirksen questions feasibility noting deep public sentiment for separation of church and state.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Senate
Roy A. Taylor
D-N.c
Billy Graham
John Stennis
D-Miss
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Frank Chelf
R-Ky
House
Judiciary Committee
Everett M. Dirksen
Llinos
Dirksen
New York
Hug L. Black
Four Killed In Light Plane Crash Near Cherry Valley Ark
A single engine plane crashed in rugged woods five miles northeast of Cherry Valley Arkansas killing Harold Mink 28 his wife Debbie 7 and children Mark 6 and another child from Joplin Missouri. A six hour search by state police Cross County sheriff's office and volunteers found the wreckage after a report of engine trouble and an explosion. Clothes belonging to the service station operator and his family were found earlier strewn in the area.
Earth Tremor Felt Across Missouri Amid Test Explosions
A mild 2.5 magnitude quake struck St. Louis and Cape Girardeau at 8:29 p.m. CDT, eight minutes long, while nearby nitro-carbonitrate tests north of Cape Girardeau proceed. Trucks record data as shots continue through July 4, potentially revealing seismic activity on the New Madrid St Marys fault.
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ST. Louis
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
St. Louis University
Mississippi River
Ross Heinrichs
St. Louis U
New Madrid-St. Mary's
Weather Update Jefferson City and Vicinity
Generally fair today with a chance of thunder showers Thursday. High around 90, low about 65. Yesterday high 89, low 66. Precipitation 0.0 in past 24 hours. month to date 3.59 in. year to date 13.16 in. River stage at Jefferson City 11.91 feet, up 0.16.
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Jefferson City
News-Tribune Weather Bureau
Memorial Airport
Etterson City
Army Plans New European Test
The U S Army will fly a 2000 man infantry battlegroup to Europe early next month to reinforce NATO defenses. The 2nd Battle Group, 12th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division from Ft. Riley Kansas will depart July 9 to 11 aboard C135 transports, replacing the 4th Infantry Division unit airlifted to Europe last January. The 4th Division group will return to Ft. Lewis Washington.
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Washington
Europe
Pentagon
Ft. Riley
Kan
4Th Infantry
4Th Infantry Division
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Seventh Fleet Ships Deploy Toward Formosa Patrol
The 7th Fleet moves toward Formosa with ships based at Yokosuka, amid reports of Chinese buildup near Quemoy and Matsu. Navy officials call movements routine while noting a broader redistribution of forces to respond to possible Far East trouble.
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Pearl Harbor
Pacific Fleet
Associated Press
7Th Fleet
Formosa
Yokosuka
U.S
Japan
Taipei
Quemoy
Matsu
Far East
Formosa Strait
James Dowdell
Washington
Navy
Coral Sea
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Missouri Blue Law hearing draws mixed reactions in Kansas City
Kansas City AP reports a two day hearing on Missouri Blue Laws elicited varied views. Legislators seek order from chaos with calls for reform while witnesses defend Sunday shopping restrictions citing safety, tax losses, and fair dealing concerns raised by retailers and industry groups.
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Kansas City
Missouri
George H. Morgan
W. H
Bert) Bates
Board of Police Commissioners
Bates
Ace Greathouse
Television Electronics Service Association of Greater
Earl Steffes
Jasper M. Brancato
U S Plans Low Yield Nuclear Tests in Nevada Desert
The Defense Department and Atomic Energy Commission said they may detonate a few small nuclear devices near or just below the Nevada desert surface to study effects on dry land. Tests would be very low yield and possibly atmospheric if above ground, with safety measures to confine radiation.
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Washington
United States
Nevada Desert
Defense Department and
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Nevada
Defense Department
Johnston
Christmas Island
Pacific
Senators Question Wheat Agreement In Senate Hearing
Washington AP senators grilled administration witnesses on a three year international wheat pact amid questions about Canadian grain shipments to Red China. Critics noted U S subsidies to domestic growers while Canada sold to Red China at prices kept by U S policy. The committee postponed final action to allow more information gathering.
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Washington
Senate
Red
China
Symington
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
U.S
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Soviet Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
G. Griffith Johnson
Robert G. Lewis
Agriculture Department
United States
Russia
Canada
Argentina
Australia
France
Italy
Mexico
Spain
Sweden
Library Picks New Book Selections for Readers
Jefferson City and Cole County Libraries add two major titles Stuart Chase American Credos and Louis E Lomax The Negro Revolt detailing beliefs in American society and Negro leadership profiles Also new works include Beyond Your Doorstep Wit and Wisdom of Congress Clothing Selection and Young People of East and South Africa Readers are advised to explore these fresh holdings for varied perspectives.
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Jefferson City
Cole County
Stuart Chase
Louis E. Lomax
Chase
Gallup
Elmo Roper
Lomax
Martin Luther King
Elijah Muhammad
Hal Borland
Peter Parnall
Edward Carrington Boykin
Congress
Helen G. Chambers
Verna Moulton
Charles R. Joy
East and
South Africa
Jury Selection Delays Estes Trial in Pecos Tex
In Pecos Texas Billie Sol Estes’ trial on eight felony counts was delayed as jurors were questioned. Of 47 summoned only 32 remained after pretrial screening and four salesmen were dismissed over defense objections to questions about Kennedy remarks. Estes faces one count of felony theft for fertilizer tanks with a potential two to ten year state prison sentence.
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Pecos
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
Dist
L. H. Starley
Dist. Atty
R. B. McGowen
McGowen
Cofer
Estes
Court Order Halts Wholesale Firing
A temporary restraining order blocked the firing of 127 Jackson County employees. Judge Richard H. Koenigsdorf set a hearing for the following Tuesday. Louis Wagner, a Democratic faction leader, sought the order on behalf of Jessie Carter, a discharged elevator operator and mother of nine. The action targets Judges John J. Kopp and Floyd L. Snyder amid a county power struggle linked to the Democratic primary race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Jackson County
Richard H. Koenigsdorf
Louis Wagner
Wagner
Jessie Carter
John J. Kopp
Floyd L. Snyder
Kopp
Snyder
Kansas City Building Trades Council
Jackson County Title Co
ILO Sets 40-Hour Week as World Labor Standard
The International Labor Organization approved a recommendation calling for a 40-hour week as a global labor standard. In a vote at the annual conference, 225 members supported the plan, 22 opposed, with 46 abstentions, urging member countries to pursue the goal in stages if needed.
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Geneva
International Labor Organization
ILO
Trade Bill Concessions Considered as Protection Debate Spurs Action
Washington leaders weigh a major concession to the President's Foreign Trade Expansions Act as opposition favors a one year extension of the Reciprocal Trade Act. Key figures Mills and McCormack signal no decision yet while negotiators face cross party pressure and shifting strategy.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Kennedy
New Deficit Could Require Higher Debt Ceiling
Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon told the Senate Finance Committee that a higher debt limit than 308 billion dollars may be needed if the next fiscal year's deficit grows. Dillon and Budget Director David Bell supported the House measure setting a temporary 308 billion ceiling for most of fiscal 1963, with Dillon warning a red ink scenario would force a request for an increased limit. President Kennedy aimed for a balanced budget, but officials warned this is now in jeopardy.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Senate Finance Committee
Dillon
David E. Bell
Kennedy
Congress
Pan Am Strike Ban Extended Ten Days by Judge
A Brooklyn federal judge extended by ten days a ban against Pan American World Airways flight engineers striking. The order delays a Pan Am walkout while the Eastern Air Lines strike continues, with Pan Am fearing a million dollar daily loss if service stops. The judge scheduled further hearings to decide on an anti strike injunction and orderly testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Pan American World Airways
Brooklyn
George Rosling
Eastern Air Lines
Daniel Kornblum
Flight Engineers Union
Rosling
Pan American
Eastern
Engineers
Burglars Take Safe From Auctioneer With Wheelbarrow
In Sleaford England burglars stole a safe from an auctioneering firm on Tuesday and fled with a wheelbarrow. Police recovered the opened safe and the wheelbarrow in a nearby wood a quarter mile away. The loot totaled 10 000 pounds or about 28 000 dollars from a live stock safe.
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Sleaford
England
Explosion widens hole in Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie
An explosion late Tuesday created a sizable hole in East Germany’s fortified border wall near Koch strasse close to Checkpoint Charlie. The blast damaged a West Berlin office and knocked out over 20 windows as authorities investigated the incident and renewed calls to end the wall’s existence.
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Potsdamer Platz
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Brandt
U.S
Dean Rusk
Hitler
Reich Chancellery
Wall
East German People's Police
Red Wall
Macmillan Defends Britain's Nuclear Deterrent And Alliance
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan reiterated Britain's independent nuclear deterrent and said the current plan is to keep it while considering future European defense under changing circumstances. He noted a U S British understanding on nuclear use but preserved both nations independent rights. Reactions ranged from Adenauer enthusiasm to De Gaulle urging readiness to discuss coordination once France develops a strike force.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Dean Rusk
Britain
Macmillan
House of Commons
Charles de Gaulle
France
United States
Khrushchev Returns to Farm Problem Tackles Agricultural Woes
Moscow AP reports Soviet Premier Khrushchev, just back from Romania, resumes a conference on the Soviet Union s sagging agricultural system. Tass calls the gathering a conference of workers from territorial agricultural production directorates of central Russian districts.
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Moscow
Romania
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Tass
Russian Federation
Baseball Scores from Day of Games
National St. Louis 15, Chicago 3. Philadelphia 2 6. Houston 0 4. Pittsburgh 5, New York 2. Milwaukee 2, Los Angeles 1. Cincinnati 3, San Francisco 0 6. American Kansas City 2, Washington 1. Detroit 6 1. Cleveland 0 3. Boston 2, Los Angeles 0. Baltimore 1, Chicago 0. Minnesota 5, New York 0.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Philadellhia
Houston
Pittsburgh
New York
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Kansas City
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Minnesota
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Seventh Fleet
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W.J. Conley
Allied Clothiers, Inc
Kansas
Iowa
Oklahoma
J. Floyd Day
Thriftway
Parkview Drugs, Inc
Mendel Small
Library Lists New Book
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Pan Am
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Oran
Algeria
Nair
Paul Gardy
Secret Army
Rene Soyer
Soyer
Paris
Algiers
Jean- Jacques Susini
Secret
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