Epidemic Baby Killer Baffles Medical Team
Doctors investigate a mysterious surge of newborn spinal defects in Atlanta between August and October 1962. Fourteen of eighteen affected white infants died. nonwhite births remained normal. Researchers seek a common factor amid blood, diet, and virus questions.
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Atanta
Marvin Boris
Public Health | Service
Richard Blumberg
Emory University
Europe
Atlanta
Journal of the American Medical Assection
Profumo Scandal Deepens as Ward Arrested in London
UK scandal widens as osteopath Ward, tied to wartime minister Profumo, is detained in London amid disclosures of alleged relationships with Christine Keeler and a Russian attache. Prime figures Macmillan and Wilson face calls for accountability as Parliament reopens.
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Harold Wilson
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Wilson
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Johnson warns against space curtain fears at Maryland
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson urged at the University of Maryland that space exploration must be kept free of tyranny. He warned that an Iron Curtain could be drawn across the stars if free men fail to preserve space as a field of peaceful inquiry.
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School Fund Bill Criticized as Inadequate in Harrisburg
Three education groups in Harrisburg attack Gov Scranton's $287 million school subsidy proposal as insufficient for schools’ economic well being. They fault the Senate Education Committee’s amended bill and press for a more flexible subsidy base to reflect rising costs.
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Gov
State education funding and school reorganization debate
State lawmakers consider a mandate for local districts to be reimbursed and a school reorganization bill tied to district pupil counts. Senate committee revisions exempt districts reorganized before Sept 12 1961 and a subsidy bill would boost state public school funding by about 287 million dollars. A 21 foot bronze sculpture honors Dag Hammarskjold in UN memory.
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Postponed Beatification Ceremony At Vatican
The beatification of John fourthishop of Philadelphia has been indefinitely postponed due to the death of Pope John Paul II. The ceremony was set for June 23 at St Peter's Basilica and will be rescheduled by the next Pope.
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John Fourthishop
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John Ixil
St Peter's Basilica
Flint Tornado Recalled Ten Years After the 1953 Disaster
In a retrospective on the June 8 1953 Flint tornado Karen Schultz recalls dusk terror as a giant tree tore through Coldwater Road and Kurtz Avenue. The storm killed 118, injured 867, leveled 340 homes and 27 businesses across Genesee and Lapeer counties.
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Schultz
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Lapeer
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East Tawas
L St. Agnes Catholic Church
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Senators Debate Capitol Dress and Elevator Etiquette
Washington report notes first term Senator Robe vice contends Capitol staffers lack dress sharpness while elevator operators must recognize 100 senators. Senator Monroney cites complaints of poor uniforms. Cheatham defends Capitol police as a capable, properly groomed force. Byrd cites operator directories with senator photos to aid identification.
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Robe Vce
Conert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
William C. Cheatham
Senate
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Cheatham
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Kentucky Governors Pushed Racial Change Through Policy
Governor Bert Combs credits postwar leaders for peaceful integration across state sectors. He cites the State Commission on Human Rights and local anti discrimination ordinances as catalysts while noting opposition from Citizens Councils and Ku Klux Klan affiliates. The upcoming legislature may consider broader public accommodations protections.
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Bert Combs
Combs
Kentucky
Citizens Councils
Lawrence Wetherby
Earle Clements
Chandler
State Commission On Human Rights
Galen Martin
Commission
Racial Probe Turns To State Projects
Atty Gen Walter Alessandroni asked the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and state agencies to determine if discrimination affects public projects. Gov Scranton had urged an immediate Philadelphia inquiry, but the commission plans hearings in Pittsburgh on union discrimination while noting Philadelphia already investigated city contracts.
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Walter E. Alessandroni
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
Alessandroni
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Gov. Scranton
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Commission On Human Relations
Cecil B. Moore
Philadelphia National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Scranton
Unrest in Tehran as crowds clash with troops
In Tehran clashes between angry crowds and armed troops near Tehran University left no deaths though earlier rioting across the capital caused shop shutters to come down. Clashes followed religious leaders charging antigovernment incitement after demonstrations tied to the shah’s reforms.
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Iran
Tehran University
Shah
American Seminarians in Rome Discuss Papal Succession
In Rome seminarians at the American College, perched above St. Peter's, discuss Pope John XXIII's death and the looming papal succession. Students from 42 states and 98 dioceses weigh expectations while bells toll, mass prayers, and speculation swirl about the next pontiff and unity of the church.
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Mag O'Connor
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Scranton
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