Weather Delays Loom as Glenn Flight Nears
CAPE CANAVERAL FL A weather advisory warns of possible cloud cover at the launch site and rough seas east of Bermuda for the Thursday Mercury mission. NASA says conditions are uncertain but efforts continue as Glenn, Carpenter, and support crews prepare for the three-orbit flight.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Project Mercury
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atlantic
Bermuda
Glenn
NASA
Cape
mid-Atlantic
Africa
Australia
Hawaii
Pacific
U S and Latin Nations Debate Cuba Ouster at OAS
The United States and 13 Latin American allies shift from an immediate Cuba ouster vote to a compromise amendment. A three nation committee was named to draft terms as Brazil Mexico Argentina Chile Bolivia and Ecuador press for delays. Secretary Rusk said progress was limited but hints of a solution exist.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
United States
Hemispheric Foreign Ministers Conference
Fidel Castro
Organization of American States
Havana
OAS
Latin America
Cuba
Brazil
Mexico
Argentina
Chile
Bolivia
Ecuador
U.S
Dean Rusk
Kennedy seeks new urban affairs department in Congress
President Kennedy asks Congress to create a Cabinet rank urban affairs and housing department to absorb the Housing and Home Finance Agency. Weaver would become secretary, making him the first Black Cabinet officer. Opposition splits along race and party lines, with Dirksen proposing a bipartisan study commission.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Department of Urban Affairs and Housing
House of Congress
Senate
House
Ith
Housing and Home Finance Agency
HHFA
Robert C. Weaver
Weaver
House Rules Committee
GOP
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Republican National Committee
House Republican Policy Committee
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Influenza Widespread in North Carolina Kids Hit Hard
State Health Department reports an estimated 89 000 flu cases last week in NC, mainly school age children. Mecklenburg leads with 18 000 cases while Guilford 8 000 and Catawba 7 400 show large counts. Northeastern counties largely spared. statewide peak expected this week.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Health Department
Jacob Koomen
New Hanover County
Koomen
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Catawba
Robeson
Union
Alamance
Cabarrus
Wake
Durham
Richmond
Harnett
Cumberland
Carteret
Johnston
Scotland
Buncombe
Clay
Gaston County
Wayne
Morale Slipping in Red China Army Says Bank Official
A Hong Kong bank official who toured China for four months reports widespread disillusionment among the 22 million strong army due to food shortages and poor living conditions. He describes soldiers as frustrated and worried about families and future. Fugitives corroborate corruption risk at the borders. Western observers warn low morale could spur reforms but anticipate no open revolt.
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Hong Kong
Red China
China
Red Army
U S Airmen Alive Found Near Mountain Wreckage
Four U S airmen were found alive by a U S medical team at a snowbound mountain wreckage in Iran after a small Army plane crashed on Zardkyh Mountain. The fifth crewman was unaccounted for though earlier reported aboard. Names of survivors withheld.
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U.S
Tehran
Iran
Zardkyh Mountain
U.S. Defense Department
Dizful
Donald A. Carder
Rayville
Walter M. Vann
Monroe
N.C
Walter R. Johnson
Baldwin
N.Y
Daniel L. Knotts
Atlanta
John E. Porter
Springfield
Crown Prince Abdullah Born in Jordan Palace announces birth of royal heir
King Hussein's wife Muna al Hussein gave birth to a baby boy at 5 27 AM weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces. The infant named Abdullah becomes Jordan's crown prince though daughters from previous marriage have no succession rights. Princess Muna, 21, has been elevated to royal princess.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Muna al Hussein
Abdullah
Dina
Toni Averil Gardiner
Muna ‘al Hussein
Muna
Lis
Ex-Foundation Employees Took Kickbacks, Jury Says
A federal grand jury charged Kenny Foundation executives and a former auditor with falsifying audits and diverting nearly 360000 in kickbacks from contributions. The 16 count indictment named Chicago and Minneapolis defendants, including Empire Associates and New Century Corp, for schemes involving foundation funds and marketing firms.
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Washington
Grand
the Foundation
Elizabeth Kennedy
Kenny Foundation
Tak
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Minneapolis
Minn
David F. Koolish
Chicago
Empire Associas
Ates
Empire Industries, Inc
le- Chicago
Mailing Service Co., Inc
Foundation
New Century Corp
John B. Carnell
Philip
G. Rettig
Tury
Kennedy seeks 100 million to buy U.N. bonds
President Kennedy asked Congress for 100 million to buy United Nations bonds to aid solvency after Congo operations. He warned failure would aid the Soviet Union while arguing the issue is vital to U.S. interests and U.N. funding.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
United Nations
U.N
U.S
Soviet Union
Capitol Hill
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
United States
Burley Acreage Set at 348 781 Acres for 1962
Sen Sam Ervin of North Carolina was told by the Agriculture Department that the 1962 burley tobacco acreage allotment will total about 348 781 acres.
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Washington
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Agriculture Department
Marine Chief Says Censoring Speech Is Useful Service
Gen. David M. Shoup testified that Pentagon censorship of speech texts offers a useful service to align with national policy. He said not one of his public speeches has been changed by the Defense Department and that changes, when any, were not unreasonable.
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Washington
David M. Shoup
Marine Corps
Pentagon
Senate
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Thurmond
Army
Navy
Shoup
Department of Defense
Sanford denounces influence peddlers in NC highway deals
Gov. Sanford denounces influence peddlers and fixers in State highway business. He vows any company using a fixer will lose state contracts. The speech, to the Highway Conference, ties to a probe of highway sign procurement and a fired engineer linked to Kidd Brewer.
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Raleigh
Sanford
North Carolina
Kidd Brewer
Khrushchev Daughter And Son In Law Dine With JFK
President Kennedy hosted a White House luncheon for Khrushchev's daughter and son-in-law Alexei Adzhubei amid high level talk on East West relations. Officials dismissed Molotov case as insignificant to the invitation.
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Khrushchev
JFK
Washington
Vienna
Kennedy
White House
Alexei I. Ad
Bubes
Izvestia
Pierre Salinger
Adzhubei
Molotov
Salinger
Soviet Union
Hasterview
of International Communications
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Red China Army
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Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Virginia
AP Wirepneto
Algeria
By Andrew Borowiec
Algiers
Secret
Rocher Noir
Marvin L. Kline
The
Fred Fadell
Abraham L. Koolish
Purchase
West Germany
Switzerland
Burley
Marine Chief
Paris
Mikhail Kharlamov
New York
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Central Committee
Soviet Communist Party
Abzhubei
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