Secret Service man cited for shielding Johnson during Dallas tragedy
Secret Service agent Rufus W. Youngblood, with 13 years in service, pulled Vice President Johnson to the floor as shots rang out during the Kennedy assassination caravan. He described seeing abnormal movement and keeping Johnson down for the five minute ride to Parkland Hospital.
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Secret Service
Dallas
Rufus W. Youngblood
Youngblood
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Texas
Johnb. Connally
Johnson
Parkland Hospital
Kennedy
Connally
James J. Rowley
Hill
Macon
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Peggy
Virginia
Reenactment Probes Kennedy Slaying in Dallas
Investigators re staged the Kennedy shooting scene in a gray convertible to verify sequence of events. Police link Lee Harvey Oswald to the killing. Jack Ruby has been indicted. FBI traced Oswald activity at the border towns of Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. Dallas News reports possible neighbor ties between Oswald and Ruby.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Oswald
Soviet Union
Jack Ruby
Dallas
Ruby
FBI
Laredo
Texas
Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Dallas News
Johnson Rated Healthy By Congressional Physician
Washington AP reports Dr. George W. Calver, physician to members of Congress, says Lyndon B. Johnson is in excellent health. A recent exam and ECG found no issues despite Johnsons long service and stress from his roles.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
George W. Calver
Congress
Calver
Johnson
Florida
Disunity in Vatican Ecumenical Council Faces Unity Goals
Vatican Ecumenical Council enters closing phase of its second session with broad support for Christian unity but deep disagreement on its meaning and methods. Spanish prelates fear ecumenism signals concessions to Protestantism while others urge caution. Bishop Stephen Leven of San Antonio urges restraint in overemphasizing humanism's dangers.
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Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
John XXIII
Stephen Leven
San Antonio
Tex
Citizens committee urged to seek constitutional revision
Lt. Gov. Shafer and key administration members urge Gov. Scranton to appoint a citizens committee with varied group representation to explore constitutional revision. The panel would work for early changes and recommend specific amendments after the November defeat of a constitutional convention proposal.
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Harrisburg
Scranton
Citizens Committee
Raymond P. Shafer
Shafer
Atty
Walter E. Alessandroni
A. James Riechley
William A. Schnader
State Bar Association
Atlas Centaur Flight Hails Moon Program Boost
The successful Atlas Centaur second-stage flight proves liquid hydrogen propulsion viable in space and accelerates NASA plans for unmanned Surveyor missions and eventual crewed lunar landings. Six more test flights are planned including restart capability and Surveyor models, with Rocket No. 7 targeting early 1965 for a soft lunar landing attempt.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Atlas-Centaur
U.S
Abe Silverstein
NASA
Lewis Research Center
Newsmen
Edgar Cortright
Office of Space Sciences and Application
Surveyor Mooncraft
Mars
Venus
UN Sets Guidelines For Talks On Disarmament
The United Nations General Assembly approved four resolutions in Geneva aimed at guiding new disarmament talks. Resolutions urge stress on reducing tensions, seek completion of a limited test ban, promote Latin American nuclear-free studies, and propose an international conference to draft a nuclear weapons ban. Albania opposed one measure. debate showed little shift in East-West positions.
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U.N. General Assembly
Geneva
Assembly
Geneva Disarmament Commission
Albania
Geneva Commission
U.N
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