National Guard to Revise Emergency Duty Training
The Army plans to intensify National Guard and reserve drills and summer training to meet Kennedy’s goal of rapid deployment of a 10-division quick reaction reserve. But officers doubt the changes will yield combat ready citizen soldiers, amid aging gear and political hurdles with governors.
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Washington
Army
Kennedy
Congress
National Guard
Neady
77Th
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Ohio
West Virginia
Texas
Iinois
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Bill Awaits Signing to Allow Forests and Waters Land Exchanges
Harrisburg AP reports Gov Lawrence only needs to sign a bill authorizing the Forests and Waters Department to enter land exchanges involving state park acreage. The measure would enable transfers required for park expansion and management.
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Harrisburg
Gav. Lawrence
Forests and Waters Department
Tragedy Strikes Gard Family Near Pratt Kansas
Mrs. Gard 28 and her two children died alongside her father Herbert Weseman 57 of Mountain View California when a tractor trailer struck their station wagon five miles west of Pratt. Dr Zane Gard 42 and three other Gard children were injured. Gard had just earned his osteopathy degree and planned an internship in Phoenix Arizona. The truck drivers were treated for shock and other injuries as investigators probed wind related loss of control.
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Pratt
Kan
Zane
Dr. Gard
Moore
William Lewis Gard
Weseman
Bell
Allen Payne
Mountain View Con- Wichita
Lester Mast
Yvonne Gard
Kansas City
University of Kansas City
College of Osteopathy
Brice
Marlene
Keith
Phoenix
Ariz
Phoenix General Hospital
Gard
Lis
Les
Cleveland
White House
Clevelands
John Tyler
Woodrow Wilson
Family drives 1961 National Spelling Bee champion John Capehart
John Capehart, 12, of Tulist Oklahoma won the 1961 National Spelling Bee after 24 rounds beating Mary Lukes, 12, of Oxnard California. His parents Dr. Maurice P. Capehart and wife and his brother Mark 14 supported him as he claimed the $1000 prize at a Scripps-Howard banquet.
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Washington
John Capehart
John
Maurice P. Capehart
Tulist
Okla
Mark
Capehart
Mary Lukes
Oxnard
Calif
Mary
Scripps-Howard
Laos Head OKs Parley as Franco-Laotian talks limp
In Geneva the Lao royal government chief agreed to a conference with Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong to resolve the deadlock. No date was set with Geneva or Nice proposed, while Phnom Penh was floated as a local venue.
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Geneva
Tis
Laos
Bown Oum
Vientiane
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanourong
Souphanouvong
Pathet Laos
Boun Oum
Nice
Frenchy
Riviera
Phoumi Nosevana
Phnom ‘Penh
Cambodia
Jon
Flag Display Urged by Kennedy on Government Buildings
President Kennedy proclaimed that the nation's colors be displayed on all government buildings. This executive aim seeks to reinforce patriotic display across federal properties and public workplaces nationwide.
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Washington
Kennedy
President Cleveland's White House Wedding Recaptured
Sam Hartz recalls Grover Cleveland's 1886 White House wedding to Frances Folsom, the only presidency to wed in the executive mansion. Crowds gathered, Blue Room roses bloomed, Sousa's band played Mendelssohn, and the couple sealed vows before cabinet members and relatives.
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White House
Grover Cleveland
Frances Folsom
Sam Hartz
Washington
Executive
Cleveland
Frances Falsom
Buffalo
N.Y
John Philip Sousa
Marine Band
Mendelssohn
New Look Given To Jackie's Car
The bubble top Citroen used by Jacqueline Kennedy in Paris was altered at the U.S. Embassy request. Built by Citroen in France, the car was to be white but was painted black just 24 hours before the Kennedy arrival. It was used for the first time on Thursday.
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Paris
Jacqueline Kennedy
U.S
Citroen Co
Kennedy
Canada
Freedom Riders face bias ruling in Montgomery case
New Freedom Riders gathered in Montgomery as the Justice Department seeks a restraining order to shield riders from mob violence. Judge Frank M Johnson Jr weighs federal requests against Montgomery police, two Klan factions, and four individuals while counter motions seek to bar interference with interstate bus travel.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Justice Department
US. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Congress of Racial Equality
Johnson
Birmingham
KKK
New Freedom Riders
Jackson
Miss
New Orleans
Anniston
L. B. Sullivan
State Department
Dean Rusk
Atty
Robert *. Kennedy
Guy
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
West Palm Beach
Miami
Freedom Rider
Michael J. Quill
New York
Transport Workers Union of America
San Francisco
Episcopal
James Pike
New England
Unemployment Claims Rise in State during Week Ending May 26
The state reported 31 1745 new unemployment claims for the week ending May 26 up from 30 755. Acting Gov Paul Johnson urged residents to follow the law amid labor tensions and strike actions. Federal figures show ongoing segregation challenges in interstate transport with protests and legal actions reported in Alabama and broader civil rights efforts nationwide.
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Harrisburg
Mississippi
Paul Johnson
Jackson
Ithe South
Heiress Diana Davis Faces Family Trust Conflict
Diana Custom Davis refuses to surrender a 3.8 million dollar trust fund set up by her father Shelby Cullom Davis intended as a Princeton memorial. She says she resents pressure to sign over the fund and plans to marry John Means Spencer while her father accuses her of selfish greed and contemplates the donor’s wishes. The fund funds professorial chairs and scholarships.
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Diana
NW York
Davis
Princeton University
Miss Davis
Shelby Cullom Davis
Princeton
John Means Spencer
Darrow School
New Lebanon
N.Y
Europe
Tess
New England
George Henry Davis
Torreytown
Northeast Harbor
Maine
Councilman Opens Book on Kennedy Campaign Funds
Philadelphia councilman Victor E. Moore accounts for every penny donated to the Citizens for Kennedy last fall, including a $3,000 contribution from contractor Eli G. Travis. Travis, tied to a $344,000 elevated rail repair contract and later charged in a broader payola scandal, faces criminal action along with others. Mayor Dilworth acknowledges partial responsibility for the graft episode and vows reform with council support.
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Philadelphia
Victor E. Moore
Citizens For
Moore
Travis
iMayor Richardson Dilworth
Tihree
Dilworth
Courtcil
Senate speeds final votes on school subsidies and grants
The Pennsylvania Senate moved toward adjournment by scheduling a final vote Monday on a bill raising school subsidies and a package of special appropriations including 16 million dollars for urban renewal and industrial development. Amendments to education bills and exemptions for religious colleges were considered, with a plan to raise subsidies by 18.6 million for 1961 62 and new loan terms under Scholarships in Pennsylvania.
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Tiarrisburg
Senate
House
Charles R. Weiner
Lawrence
Weiner
General Assembly
Pennsylvania
Select Committee On Education
Philadelphia
Allegheny County
Missile test ends decade of Matador firings
At Cape Canaveral four swept wing Matador missiles fired at three hour intervals mark the end of a 10 year program. A total of 286 Matadors have been launched from 1951 to 1954 with Air Force crews training under SSHIh Missile Training Wing.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Tactical Air Command
Orlando Air Force Base
West Germany
South Korea
Formosa
Kennedy Wife Wears French Couture at Versailles Gala
Jacqueline Kennedy surprised Paris by wearing a white silk gown and matching coat by Hubert de Givenchy at the Versailles hall gala. The outfit, a contrast to her presumed American wardrobe, featured a jeweled bodice and diamond tiara-like accessories, drawing praise from the French fashion world.
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Paris
Jacqueline Kennedy
Mrs. Kennedy
New York
Oleg
Versailles
Elysee Palace
America
Alexandre
Kennedy
Arab Mufti Tied to Eichmann in Nazi Trial Evidence
Israeli prosecutors linked Haj Amin El Husseini to Nazi crimes at Eichmann's trial. They cited Goebbels' claim that killing civilians violated no duty to obey orders and argued the Mufti's ties to Nazi persecution of Jews. Defense challenged relevance.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Joseph Goebbels
Gideon Hausner
Eiehmann
Robert Servatius
Clien
Moshe Landau
Goebbels
Voolkischer Beobachter
Europe
Haj Amin el Husseini
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Unce Caldren
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Sam Bartz
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