Keating Hammers Cuba Buildup Across Kennedy Term
Senator Kenneth Keating keeps press and public focused on a Soviet arms buildup in Cuba. He cites ongoing evidence of missile bases and troops, while saying the government shares the same intelligence he possesses though details are not disclosed. White House and Defense officials challenge some claims as within range of possibility.
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Washington
Kenneth B. Keating
Kennedy
Cuba
New York
Senate
Fentagon
State Department
Keating
Edwin Martin
ABC
Defense Department
White
House
Pierre Salinger
Senate Internal Security
Race Bill Studied In Harrisburg Amid Debate
AP report from Harrisburg on attempts to loosen or tighten restrictions on harness racing track involvement. Lawmakers discuss possible amendments to ban on party officers and state workers owning track interests. Johnson hints at broader scrutiny of employment rules. Goldstein signals opposition if basic aims are threatened. Additional notes cover licensing reforms, education council reorganization, medical care eligibility, blind veterans pensions, and a proposed study of motor vehicle licensing and suspension systems.
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Harrisburg
Maurice H. Goldstein
Allegheny
House
Albert Johnson
Johnson
Associated Press
Intance
Republican House
Goldstein
State Council of Education
Senate
Flouse
Administration
van Sant
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Bureau of
Revenue Department
D. Shipley
Shipley
Marian E. Markley
Lehigh
House Motor Vehicles and Highway Safety Committee
Lehigh County
Senate Highways Committee
Markley
Boy
Senators Debate Moratorium Bill
In Harrisburg the Senate weighs the moratorium on school district realignments as the education committee considers replacing shall with may to extend the moratorium year. Sen. Paul L. Wagner seeks Justice Department interpretation and warns of possible restoration of mandated reorganization if watered down.
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John T. van Sant
GOP
Senate Education Committee
Paul L. Wagner
Scranton
Harrisburg
Wagner
Associated Press
Senate
Schuylkill
Justice Department
Pennsylvania
Kennedy education bill faces early congressional scrutiny
President Kennedy’s 24 point education program opens with testimony before the House Education and Labor Committee. Secretary Celebrezze and Education Commissioner Keppel defend a broad package spanning elementary to adult education while Republicans seek to pare back the plan and fix cost figures. Administrations cites first year costs of 1.2 billion with multi year totals varying by estimate.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Adam C. Powell
Education and Labor Committee
Ren
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
End of Eight Week Negro Boycott at A and P Stores
An eight week boycott led by 400 black preachers in Philadelphia, Chester, and Camden ends as Rev. Leonard Carr states congregations may resume shopping at A and P. He says the chain has largely met a demand to hire 66 Black employees. Officials were unavailable for comment.
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Philadelphia
Chester
Camden
Nal
Leonard Carr
PTC Fare Hike Bid Taken Up In Philadelphia Transit Debate
Philadelphia transit strike ended and hearings opened in Harrisburg on PTCs bid to raise fares to help fund a new labor agreement. The 20 cent hourly cash rise over two years plus 13 cent hourly enhancements for benefits would lift basic wages to 2.75. A no layoff clause remains, and earlier fare proposals included higher cash fares, token prices, and school fares.
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Philadelphia
Public Utility Commission
Philadelphia Transporation Co
Harrisburg
Transport Workers
William W. Scranton
State Capitol
Twelve Die In State Mishaps Across Pennsylvania
Associated Press reports twelve people died in Pennsylvania weekend incidents including traffic crashes and fires. Victims range across Lehigh, Berks, Cumberland, York, Susquehanna and Philadelphia counties. several towns named such as Cementon Carlisle Reading New Milford and Kennett Square. Names include Mrs Kat erina Simak 71, John A Zug 58, Willis Balthaser 57, Mrs Nancy Fleming 27 and her daughter Nancy Elizabeth 4, Frank G Klegg 60, Daniel Oakley 45 Maude Oakley 40 Vincent Giovanazzi 19 Carl Wissler 20.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Indiantown Gap
Cementon
Katerina Simcak
Lehigh County
York
Nancy Fleming
Nancy Elizabeth
Frank G. Klegg
Wilkes-Barre
New Milford
Daniel Oakley
Maude
Hallstead
Susquehanna County
Kennett Square
Vincent Giovanazzi
Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia
Carl Wissler
Jackie Kennedy Visits New York for Brief Shopping Spree
Jacqueline Kennedy arrives in New York for a short shopping spree after a delayed Washington departure caused by bad weather. The trip marks a brief public appearance for the former first lady in the city.
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New York
Jacqueline Kennedy
Washington
Nicaraguan Vote Marred by Killings and Protests
In Managua during Sunday elections to extend Somoza rule, three men and an infant were killed and eight injured as National Guardsmen clashed with about 300 demonstrators. Rene Schick Guillerrez, backed by the Somoza Liberal party, won the presidency amid boycott claims. Opposition leader Fernando Aguero Racha was placed under house arrest after urging protests, with 15 rioters jailed.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Nicarauguans
Somoza
Rene Schick Gutiierrez
Liberal Party
Fernando Aguero Racha
Luis Somoza
Schick
Somozas
Aguero
Anastasio Somoza
Luis
Conservative Party of
Diego Manuel Chambro
Chamber of Deputies
Four Die As Classified Cargo Plane Crashes At San Francisco
A Slick Airways Constellation carrying classified cargo crashed during an instrument approach to San Francisco International Airport. Four crew members died, four were injured, and the cargo bound for Alameda Naval Air Station was presumed destroyed. The eight aboard included pilots Richard MacCallum and William Caryell and maintenance foreman Lloyd Mulligan. Firefighters battled flames for two hours. one later died from injuries.
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San Francisco
Slick Airways
Constellation
Navy
San Francisco International
Alameda Naval Air Station
San Francisco Bay
Richard MacCallum
Walnut Creek
William Caryell
Burbank
Albert ¥. Aaron
Lloyd Mulligan
San Mateo
Aaron
Dallas
Tex
Mulligan
Slick
Washington, D.C
Norfolk
John Walik
Lex Alamitos
Calif
Clarence Field
Millbrae
Kenneth Hale
Peninsula Hospital
Burlingame
Walik
740 Pound Man Dies In Florida Hospital
Charles Sleinmetz, 38, who reached 740 pounds at death, died in a Jacksonville hospital after rapid weight gain. Doctors awaited autopsy results. he had complained of lung congestion days earlier and required sixteen men to load him into a delivery truck for transport. He noted no organic illness, attributing death to overeating.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Charles Sleinmetz
Lima
Sleinmetz
Steinmetz
Europe Freezing Grips Continent Amid Severe Snowfalls
European cities endure record cold as Canary Islands town hall collapse kills 27 and 15 foot snowdrifts halt Kent County plows. Officials estimate snow clearance costs reach 20 million pounds with burst pipes forcing the Water Board to test private plumbers and an electric thaw barge.
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London
Europe
Spain
Canary Islands
Africa
Britain
Kent
Water Board
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California
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Gordon Evans
Santa Monica
PTC
Carlisle
John A. Zug
Mt. Holly Springs
Reading
Willis Balthaser
Bernville
Jackie
Charlie Owen
Charlemont
Mass
Thunder Mountain
Charles
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