South County draft boards gear up for action
Southern Alameda County draft boards including San Leandro plan to call draftees starting next month as President Kennedy announced military buildup. Coordinators note last call was January with 10 draftees. deferments remain for students fathers critical workers and standby reservists. Units around the area await official directions while some Reserve units prepare to move if activated.
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Alameda County
John Kennedy
Dorothy Theissen
San Leandro
Math Avenue
National Guard
Charles W. Koenig
129Th
California Air Navnal Guard
Tayward
Th Ordnance Battalion
Army Reserve
Asiland
Reserve Wing Awaits Word
Brig Gen Rollin B Moore Jr said the 249th Military Airlift Wing Reserve has received no word of recall to active duty after a two week training period at Balse Idaho. The unit will depart Hamilton AFB Aug 5 for a two week encampment and then return to reserve status.
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Rollin B. Moore Jr
Mth ‘Eoop
Moore
Balse
Idaho
249Th
Hamilton Afb
Hamilton
Congress Presses for Quick War Mobilization
President Kennedy asked Congress to authorize up to 250000 ready reserves for active duty up to a year and extend draft terms by 12 months. McNamara said the army would lift draft calls and recruit, while a 3.5 billion boost funds the buildup. Congress and leaders pledged rapid action.
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Kennedy
Congress
Berelin
Russia
Vtice
U.S
McNamara
Europe
7Th Army
House
Senate
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Richard B. Russell
Kennedy III
Defense Department
Tharger
Officials react to Kennedy speech Berlin crisis comments
County officials and civic leaders express cautious views on President Kennedy's Berlin crisis remarks. Lt. Stanley Felerun notes early inquiries on shelter plans and advises consulting local building inspectors. Hayward Vice Mayor Vernon Blichfeldt stresses the civil defense need amid housing shortages and plans council discussion. Comedian Demiel Cowper offers a controversial West Berlin relocation proposal as a private, not official, stance.
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Berlin
Stanley Felerun
Calinty
Civil Defense
Office of Civil Defense Mobilization
Hayward
Vernon Blichfeldt
Therm
Demiel Cowper
Bertin Jerisis
West Berlin
West Germany
England Tells Kuwait's Cost
In the House of Commons Defense Minister Harold Watkinson stated the cost of sending British troops to Kuwait from July 1 to the current date is about one million pounds. He provided the figure in response to a question from a member of Parliament.
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London
Harold Watkinson
Use House of Commons
Kuwait
Watkinson
Tabor
Kennedy Talk Draws Mixed Local Reactions on TV
Area viewers largely missed JFK remarks on the crisis but those who watched praised his analysis and public speaking. Residents from Cass Valley to Livermore and San Lorenzo voiced cautious approval or saw the message as strong but alarming, expressing concern about defense plans and the nation's path forward.
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Murphree
Audrey Drive
Cass Valley
Nir
Kennedy
Elbert Taylor
Rancho
San Lorenzo
Tayman
Livermore High School
Jinior
Gary Dolingon
Aillorest Court
Livermore
Firsily
U S Seeks Way To Get Plane Back
U S officials search for a method to recover a hijacked American airliner held by Fidel Castro in Havana after its detour to Cuba. The Swiss Embassy in Havana handles U S matters as diplomacy continues. experts say no international court can force Cuba. Eastern Air Lines could challenge abroad. Castro marks eighth anniversary with a Havana rally and guest Yuri Gagarin.
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Fidel Castra
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Tim
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Egal
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Yuri Ga- Enrin
Ter Ta
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Falcencia Halista
Prayer for light and mercy over the arts of photography
A devotional reflection asks Gog of light to guide the camera arts toward a divine image. It urges awareness of being measured before mercy, seeking guidance through darkness to develop what God intends in the believer.
Congress Backs Kennedy Preparedness Program
Republicans and Democrats unite behind President Kennedy’s defense plan amid tax concerns. Leaders praise the speech while warning defense spending may require higher taxes and slower domestic programs.
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Senata
Everett Dirksen
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Ds Vash
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Rn.y
Jackson
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
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George H. Mahon
D-Tex
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Robert S. McNamara
Sam Rayhuen
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
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J. William Fulbright
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Massachusetts
Kremlin
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Dirksen
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Alex
Thomas H. Kuchels
Calif
Tass Replies to Kennedy Berlin Crisis Speech
Tass denounces Kennedy claiming he uses the Berlin threat as a pretext for an arms race. The dispatch relays Moscow’s view that the President restated the line they intend to end Western rights in West Berlin and U.S. commitment to its population there. Tass notes Kennedy later says U.S. military buildup began earlier after his inauguration.
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Tass
Kennedy
Berlin
Soviet Union
Washington
Penn
West Berlin
United States
U.S
Kennedy speech earns Western Europe warm praise in Berlin
President Kenty hady s speech drew broad acclaim in West Berlin and Western Europe. Bonn expressed happiness at US leadership while Antwerp Belgium and other capitals noted renewed US diplomatic initiative. East bloc outlets condemned the speech as bellicose and dangerous, while Vienna and London framed it as a stern warning.
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le Malin
Antwerp
Belgium
Brown Pledges California Support for Kennedy
Governor Brown pledged California’s support and prayers for President Kennedy. He endorsed his plan for shelter area inventories and said funds are available to begin immediately. The message emphasized faith in the free world’s ability to meet the test and urged continued planning.
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Sacramento
Brown
California
Kennedy
Civil Defense Committee
South County planners eye harbor and new community plan
Alameda County planners outlined a water oriented development surrounding a harbor and aquatic park near Coyote Hills. The 4200 acre plan would center a small craft harbor by Jarvis Road Marsh Road and Alameda Creek with a unified community tied to bayfront access, pending congressional approval and a regional feasibility study.
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Souttt County
Alameda County
Robert Williams
Aquiti Park
Coyale Hills
Williams
Fer
Yestering
Alanedale County
Coyote Hills
Jarvis Road
Alameda Creek
San Francisco Bay
Youth Corps Bill Okayed by Education and Labor Panel
Washington (UPI) The Case Education and Labor Committee today approved a bill to create a new 12,000 member federal youth conservation corps. It would double the president Kennedy's proposed size, align with Kennedy's youth opportunities plan, and run three years at an estimated cost of 266 million. The measure passed 18-13 along party lines.
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UPI
Case
Camuitine Today
Fedeeval
Youth Conservation Corps Plct
Kennedy
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
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