Nuclear Countdown Starts Amid Global Debate
The United States moved to resume atmospheric nuclear tests with Kennedy’s final approval. The first shot could occur within days as weather and facilities permit. Warnings came from U Thant Nehru and Gromyko, while Congress and public opinion showed mixed support.
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Christmas
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Equator
U.S. Island
Hawaii
Travel for military dependents resumes abroad
Defense Secretary McNamara announced immediate resumption of travel for dependents of military personnel stationed overseas. The ban, in place since last September to curb spending and free transport for mobilization, will be eased with short rotation tours planned without dependents to reduce foreign expenditures.
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Tary
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Europe
McNamara
Defense Department
U. S
Defense
Department of Defense
Constitution Planned Soviet Names New Agriculture Chief
Khrushchev announced in a Supreme Soviet address that a new constitution is needed to reflect Leninist heritage and guarantee democratic rights. He also disclosed a new agriculture minister, signaling a shift from the Stalinist framework toward a proletarian democracy with safeguards against secret police power.
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Khrushchev
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Lenin
Soviet Union
Lavrenti Beria
Flames Blaze Ten Stories High From Tank Farm Explosion
A Sinclair Refining Co tank farm explosion near Houston sent flames ten stories high and forced evacuations as 150 firefighters battled the blaze. Four people suffered severe burns, a woman had a heart attack, and several firefighters were overcome by smoke. Names include James Shepard, James Duke, Judy Taylor, Allen Buchneck, and Mrs Ledith Miller.
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Houston
Tex
Sinclair Refining Co
Houston Ship Channel
C. M. Bullock
James E. Sheppard
Tank Farm
James Duke
Judy Taylor
Pasadena
Allen Buchneck
Genoa
Ledith Miller
JFK Accepts Military Need for Nuclear Test Explosions
President Kennedy ordered each U S nuclear test explosion to have military necessity and barred tests for Soviet propaganda. He approved tests after appeals to Khrushchev failed, signaling a choice between resumed testing and a test ban treaty amid pressure from military leaders and Congress.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Kennedy
U.S
United States
Khrushchev
Gress
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Saturn Booster Test Clears Atmosphere Phase At Cape
The Saturn booster again launched successfully at Cape Canaveral and was blown up after reaching 65 miles. It delivered 1.3 million pounds of thrust, releasing 95 tons of water to form a high ice cloud before the vehicle disintegrated. NASA called the flight completely successful, building toward future Moon missions.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Saturn rocket completes maiden booster flight and water experiment
The Saturn rocket's first stage fired for about 115 seconds reaching 35 miles altitude before coast to a planned explosion 50 miles offshore. Two dummy upper stages carried water to simulate future weight and a secondary test dubbed Project Highwater released 23 000 gallons into the ionosphere to study upper atmosphere. Officials hailed the dual successes as momentum in the U.S. moon race.
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Atlantic
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Soviet Union
Richard Canfield
Saturn
Canfield
Japanese Students Clash With Police At U S Embassy
About 100 left wing students tried to storm the American Embassy in Tokyo to protest U S nuclear tests. Police halted the crowd 50 yards from the gate and a plainclothes officer was cut. The march continued to Shimbashi station with a brief sitdown, while international figures urged restraint and disarmament talks continued.
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Zengakuren Student Federation
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Central Pacific
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Masayoshi Ohira
Madras
C. Rajagopalachari
Nehru
Christmas Island
Earl Bertrand Russell
India
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Soviet Union
Geneva
U.N
U Thant
Thant
New York
U.N. General Assembly
London Daily Mail
Harold Macmillan
Moscow
Tass
Rickenbacker Son Faces Sentencing on Census Refusal
William F. Rickenbacker, 34, son of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, chair of Eastern Air Lines, was found guilty of refusing to answer a Census Bureau questionnaire. Judge Richard Levet set May 14 for sentencing, with possible penalties up to 60 days in jail and a $100 fine.
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NEW York
William F.rickenbacker
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
U.S. Dist
Richard H. Levet
Census Bureau
Rickenbacker
Toojis
Wilmington Apartments Burn Down in Predawn Fire
The Colonial Apartments in downtown Wilmington N C suffered a predawn blaze that forced evacuation of all 27 residents. Two women, Emma Jones 64 and Letha Calhoun 62, were hospitalized for smoke exposure. Fire Chief Milliner estimated nearly total loss. building valued at about 200000, with tax books listing 60000. The YMCA adjacent was evacuated. the blaze started in the basement furnace room at Third and Markets near City Hall.
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Wilmington
N.C
Emma Jones
Letha Calhoun
David E. Milliner
Horace Pearsall Jr
YMCA
Khrushchev Seeks Incognito Farm Tour in America
In an April 20 Look magazine interview made public, Soviet Premier Khrushchev says he would travel incognito as a farmer named Ivanov to visit American farms. He recalls touring Iowa in 1959 and remarks on high U.S. agricultural standards, but wants to visit without escorts or officials.
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New York
Khrushchev
Joe Smith
America
Gardner Cowles
Look Magazine
Ivanov
Iowa
United States
United States Fires First Nuclear Test Shot
AP reports the United States fired the first shot of a new atmospheric nuclear test series over the central Pacific. Task Force 8's initial report indicates a successful test conducted in very late morning Washington time.
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Elton C. Fayap
Washington
U.S
Pacific
United States
Central Pacific
Task Force 8
New Stab At Rights Bill Sets The Senate In Motion
In Washington a bipartisan Senate group again tries to push a civil rights bill into the election year despite a failed literacy test measure. Democratic Leader Mansfield rallied supporters while Southern opponents, led by Richard Russell, demand a quorum halting debate.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Hodges Says Policy Will Be Continued
Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges says the Kennedy administration will act when wage price decisions in basic industries ignore national interests. He notes the president won’t intervene in every isolated case and cites steel as a special case with broad price effects. Aluminum is given as an example of a basic industry that might be watched.
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Washington
Luther H. Hodges
Kennedy
Hodges
Ranger 4 Fails to Reach Moon Side Yet There Is Hope
Ranger 4 is expected to strike the moon's far side at 8 50 a m EST. It carries television gear for a close look but a timer failure halted maneuvers. Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tracks the mission by a tiny radio beacon as scientists await impact and possible lunar imagery.
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Calif
U.S
Cape Canaveral
United States
Ranger
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Howard Pohn
California Institute of Technology
Bruce Murray
Cal Tech Lunar Laboratory
Dr. Murray
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