Space rockets projected for Mars mission by 1975
Andrew Kalitinsky of General Dynamics and Martin-Marietta outlined a study on NOVA launch vehicles capable of lifting a four-ship convoy of multiton spaceships. The proposed rockets would be up to 380 feet tall, weigh about 40 million pounds, and deliver over a million pounds of payload, enabling a potential 1975 Mars expedition if policy support is found.
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Denver
Colo
Mars
United States
Soviet Union
Andrew Kalitinsky
General Dynamics Corp
San Diego
Calif
Kalitinsky
Martin-Marietta Corp
Baltimore
Walter Vote Seen Prior to Election
AP reports predicted the special election to fill the late Rep. Walter’s seat would occur before the November vote. Gov. Scranton to set the date to boost GOP prospects, with a June 6 Bethlehem nominating convention and a June 19 Harrisburg meeting to choose the Democratic candidate. Walter represented the Vth District including Carbon, Monroe, Northampton and Pike Counties.
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Harrisburg
Francis FE. Walter
Scranton
Walter
Washington
Bethlehem
Otis Morse
Harris
Burg
Allentown
Vth
Carbon
Monroe
Northampton
Pike
Catholic Schools Save Taxpayers Tax Savings Cited by NCWC
Washington AP reports National Catholic Welfare Conference officials state Catholic elementary and secondary schools save taxpayers more than 2.5 billion dollars yearly. They cite Pennsylvania savings of almost 2 billion from 1951 to 1961 for about 500 thousand Catholic school pupils.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
National Catholic Welfare Conference
NCWC
United States
Missouri
Missouri House Judiciary Committee
Hubert Wheeler
Population growth exceeds arms race concerns
Sir Charles P Snow argues population explosion is a longer term threat than nuclear warfare. He warns leadership is needed to bridge scientific progress with global problems during a University of Michigan visit. Khrushchev returns from Black Sea holiday with Castro. August Heckscher plans resignation as Kennedy arts adviser next week with recommendations for a successor.
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Charles P. Snow
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Snow
Khrushchev
Moscow
Black Sea
Fidel Castro
Castro
Arctic
Murmansk
August Heckscher
Kennedy
Heckscher
New York
Republicans Promise Support for Civil Rights Legislation
Washington AP Republicans pledge to back further civil rights legislation but evade whether they will oppose a Southern filibuster. A Javits led conference produced a nonbinding statement that they will support needed civil rights measures, with some division on unanimity and no two thirds vote.
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Washington
Jack K. Javits
New York
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Repubicans
Kennedy
Javits
Tax Cut Shrinks As Social rises and new levies loom
President Kennedy’s proposed tax cut faces erosion from a Social Security tax hike and automatic increases. Mills moves a tax-raising bill to offset a potential deficiency, with future increases planned. If growth persists, taxes may rise in the near term while larger future gains from rate cuts remain possible as bases expand.
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Washington
Kennedy
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Sessions Assailed by Fear of Chaos at Joint Sessions
Rep. Charles S. Joelson warns that a lunatic with a hand grenade could plunge the nation into chaos during joint sessions of Congress. He notes the full line of presidential succession includes the vice president and House speaker, with cabinet members often absent. The fear follows a 1954 Puerto Rican attack on the House chamber.
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House
Congress
Charles S. Joelson
D-N.j
Appropriations Committee
Joelson
House Chamber
Senate
Walt Horan
R-Wash
Kennedy links education quality to civil rights in San Diego
President Kennedy in a San Diego State College commencement speech argued that U S education is inadequate and cannot meet tomorrow’s needs, with Negro students suffering most. He cited state spending and teacher salaries disparities, calling for federal action amid long standing states rights objections. He urged graduates to lead the fight for equal educational opportunity.
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San Diego
Calif
Kennedy
San Diego State College
Congress
el Paso
Tex
State College
Pacific
Hawaii
Washington
Profumo Resigns Amid UK Scandal Involving Christine Keeler
London AP reports British War Minister John Profumo quits cabinet and Parliament after admitting he lied about an improper association with model Christine Keeler. Conservatives face pressure as Labor seeks probe though likely censure blocked by a 100 vote majority. election timing remains uncertain.
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London
John Profumo
Harold Macmillan
Christine Keeler
Profumo
Macmillan
House of Commons
Labor Party
Commons
Gambling cruise for cancer research hosted by Rockefeller and Duke
Gov Nelson A Rockefeller and the Duke of Windsor joined 700 people on a six hour Holland America cruise to raise funds for cancer research. The two nobles each paid $250 in phony scrip and claimed losses while the duchess enjoyed the dice table.
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New York
Nelson
A. Rockefeller
Duke of Windsor
Rockefeller
Duke
Mrs. Rockefeller
Arlene Francis Released After Car Crash
Actress Arlene Francis is released from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after injuries from a May 26 two car crash that killed another woman. Her condition is described as good as reports say her car skidded on wet pavement and crossed the road divider into an oncoming vehicle.
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New York
Arlene Francis
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Wallace fights desegregation as federal court orders
AP analysis notes Governor Wallace plans to block university enrollment, testing constitutional issues after the Supreme Court ruled segregation unconstitutional. A federal judge issued an injunction but Wallace vows action, saying he will test the limits of federal authority over Alabama's school system.
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John F. Kennedy, Jr
John
University of Alabama
Alabama
Supreme Court
Wallace
Seybourn H. Lynne
George Wallace
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