Kennedy orders review of Cuban molasses shipment to New Orleans
President Kennedy orders staff to investigate a 2 018 424 gallon Cuban blackstrap molasses shipment to Publicker Chemical Corp docks in Westwego near New Orleans. Louisiana congressmen protest and urge use of the Trading with the Enemy Act to halt further imports. Publicker says shipment aimed for export and comments await parent company Pub Acker Industries.
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Washington
Kennedy
Cuba
New Orleans
Publicker Chemical Corp
Westwego
Mississippi River
Andrew T. Hatcher
Publicker
Pub- Acker Industries
Philadelphia
Louisiana
Congress
Agriculture Department
Air Force tech pleads guilty in wife's drug death case
Robert J. Ducharme Jr., 21, a Truax Field airman and former La Crosse resident, admitted aiding and abetting his wife Kathleen's overdose death after telling her she was “a cross for me to carry.” An autopsy found a fatal drug dose. a pre sentences investigation was ordered.
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Madison
Wis
Air Force
Robert J. Ducharme Jr
la Cross
Truax Field
Roy H. Proctor
Ducharme
Kathleen
Dist
Atty
William D. Byrne
Byrne
Proctor
Bombers' Trial Set In Westover Tower Destruction Case
Two self styled revolutionaries, Bernard Brows and Dale Jensen, face charges for destroying defense communications towers in Utah and Nevada. A Nevada prosecution hearing is set for June 27 to determine if they will be tried there, after arrest aboard a yacht near Ensenada and transfer to the FBI.
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San Diego
Calif
Nevada
Utah
Nevads Desert
Bernard J. Brows
Dale Chris Jensen
Leutenant
Brows
Jensen
U.S
Betty Marshall Graydon
Westover
Nev
Salt Lake City
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Cedar Mountain
Knoles
Ensenada
Mexico
FBI
Rebels Kill Four in Angola Attack Near Carmona
In Angola near Carmona three white farmers and an African truck driver were killed by rebels. Troops then engaged the attackers and killed several of them.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Carmona
Angola
Lusitania
Orlandis Breckenridge Douses Livermore Garbage Blaze
Orlandis Breckenridge, a Livermore Disposal Co. truck driver, reported a garbage fire aboard his truck while collecting trash. He drove to the fire house as smoke trailed behind and firefighters extinguished the blaze.
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Livermore
Calif
Orlandis Breckenridge
Breckenridge
Livermore Disposal Co
Effective Teacher Not So Effective Teacher
Indiana University professor Nicolas Fattu told an education conference that there is no universally effective teacher and that teachers become what communities want them to be. The remark likened teaching to opinion and to how a good drink or coffee is judged.
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University Park
Nicholas Fattu
Indiana University
Fattu
Hemis
Johnny
Fatty
Jeane
Sun Theory vs. Summer Fix Sparks Teacher Debate
Washington AP reports on a symposium where Fatiu argues education standards should be guided by research, not local fashion. He contrasts teacher effectiveness with community, noting Solstice symbolism and the sun’s apparent stay as a metaphor for stable standards.
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Fatiu
Suinsheey Suishce
Hoffmans Crying Wins Weekend Fishing Trip Favor
In the House amid debate on a housing bill Rep. Clare Hoffman pleads with Rep. H. R. Gross to drop objections delaying a Saturday session. Hoffman's tearful appeal cites health and energy concerns as he aims to conserve funds and win approval for a weekend fishing trip.
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Washington
Clare F. Hoffman
R-Mich
H. R. Gross
Iowa
House
Gross
Hoffman
Party
Ant
Michigan
Fees Hit On Trailer Law Delay
Hazleton advocates accuse the Democratic administration of delaying a trailer length reform that could save jobs. The State Highways Department opposes changing the 35-foot limit citing safety, while a bill would raise it to 40 feet. A Hazleton manufacturer warns of moving out if the limit remains. Philadelphia’s Traffic and Safety Council backs 40 feet, noting tech advances since 1949. Pennsylvania remains the only state with a 35-foot limit.
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Hazleton
James Clark
Phiadelphia
Democratic Party
Moody
Traffic and Safety Council of Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania
Water Plant Begins Freeport Salt Water Conversion
President Kennedy dedicates a 1.5 million dollar Freeport salt water conversion plant with 12 evaporators to turn sea water into purer municipal water. The project could become a pilot for desert-to-garden plants. Navy and civilian partners will use the output at Freeport and a chemical company. Meanwhile Mrs. Marie Thompson, confined by illness, travels in a Blue Angel panel truck to see California sites including Knott's Berry Farm and Disneyland as her dream trip progresses.
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Marie Thompson
Louette Barber
Camarilla
Calif
Barber
Thompson
San Leandro
Marie
Gay
Joy
California
Freeport
Tex
Kennedy
Washington
Little Texas
Houston
Lyndon B. Johnsson
Stewart Udall
Interior
D. F. MacGowan
Interior Department
Dan Chemical Co
Navy
Isea
Camarillo, Calif
Blue Angel
Camarillo
San Francisco East Bay Area
Knott's
Berry Farm
Ma ‘Rineland Oceanarium
Five Negroes file first federal suit against segregated voting
Five plaintiffs from Dougherty County Georgia sue in Albany federal court seeking desegregation of polling places and voting lists. The suit targets Albany and county officials and asks for permanent injunctions and immediate court action. Freedom Riders arrive in Montgomery and proceed toward Jackson while a deadly fire in Pennsylvania kills three, including two girls, amid ongoing segregation clashes.
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Associated Press
Georgia
U.S. District Court
Albany
Dougherty County
Freeman Leverett
Elberton
Jaity of
County
Democratic Executive Committee
Freedom Riders
Montgomery
Ala
Greyhound
Alabama
Jackson
Miss
Kennedy school bill fight stalls in House Rules
Administrations allies push to move a 2.5 billion education bill as the House faces stiff opposition. Rules Committee votes to delay, sending the measure toward a defense education act instead. Catholic lawmakers and Southern Democrats resist federal aid for public schools, fearing forced integration and parochial aid.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Sam Rayburn
Rules Committee
Rayburn
House Education Committee
Senate
White House
Adam C. Powell
D-N.y
Powell
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
School District Reorganization Moves to Top Priority
Harrisburg AP report says compulsory reorganization of school districts is top priority for House and Senate education committees. The joint panel postponed financing proposals though and set a 5,000-student minimum for districts with a four-year window for voluntary consolidation enforced by a lay commission.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
Jo Hays
D-Centre
Jeanjnette Reichman
D-Northampton
Lenoy Irvis
R-Allegheny
Raymon P. Shafer
Crawford
Lay Commission
Reichman
Pennsylvania State Education Association
State Council of Education
Department of Public Instruction
Hays
Arab League Chief Says Ministers Set Casablanca Meeting
Abdul Khaled Hassouna secretary general of the Arab League announced that Arab foreign ministers will convene in Casablanca Morocco on September 1. The statement came amid ongoing regional diplomacy and regional tensions.
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Damascus
Syria
Abdul Khaled Hassouna
The
Arab League
Casablanca
Morocco
Eichmann Details Nazi Command Links During Testimony
Adolf Eichmann defended his role in the Nazi regime claiming his office handled emigration and evacuation only, while insisting the extermination plan stemmed from higher SS and Foreign Ministry levels. He mapped the Gestapo framework and pressed that local deputies followed orders from Berlin and occupied territories.
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Adolf
Eichmann
Gestapo
Reich Security Office
Moshe Landau
Robert Servatius
Berlin
Ii-B
ILA
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