Kennedy cancels speech in Washington due to back injury
President Kennedy called off a luncheon speech to the U S Conference of Mayors in downtown Washington to protect his healing back. White House aide Salinger said the move shows no deterioration of condition and Kennedy hopes to discard crutches soon while Johnson will deliver his remarks.
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Kennedy
White House
Salinger
U.S. Conference of Mayors
House
Sam Rayburn
Dtex
Rayburn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Conference of Mayors
Janet Travell
Canada
Palm Beach
Fla
Extra Gains Shown In May Work Hours And Jobs
The Labor Department reports a strong May pickup in working hours and employment in heavy industry, led by autos and steel. The average factory work week rose to 39.6 hours, nonfarm payrolls up 500,000 to 52.5 million, and May earnings reached 92.66 dollars per week as unemployment fell overall.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ray Larson
Eisenhower Says Invasion Needs Adequate Air Cover
Former president Eisenhower urged that any Cuban invasion plan must have strong air cover against opposing air power. Speaking in Cincinnati he noted refugees sought to overthrow Castro but had no unified plan. He warned the world cannot delay nuclear tests indefinitely and called for a set date.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Cuba
Fidel Castro
William E. Miller
Kennedy
United States
Central America
Castro
Tractor Team Arrives For Trade Discussions in Havana
The American mission to exchange tractors for prisoners arrived in Havana and was greeted by mid level officials. Roy Banier of the University of California said negotiations would be technical and the group would stay two days. Castro left for Oriente Province before their arrival.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Luis Crespo
Institute of Agrarian Reform
Enrique Cabre
Institute
Fernando Otero
Osvaldo Corticos
Roy Banier
University of California
Castro
Oriente
Miami
British Official Seeks Harmony Over U S Gold Campaign
Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges said a senior British official complained about U S steps to address the gold-dollar issue. Hodges met with Frederick Erroll to discuss irritants such as Buy American and stock American goods on postings abroad. Erroll warned Britain won’t tolerate a $500 million yearly U S trade deficit.
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Washington
Luther H. Hodges
United States
Hodges
Frederick J. Erroll
Britain
The
Board of Trade
Erroll
U.S
Reward Plan For Safe Drivers Wins Favor
The North Carolina Senate Insurance Committee reported favorably on a bill to create a safe driver reward plan for good safety records. Backers say it would lower rates for safe drivers across companies, benefiting over 70 percent of drivers while preserving compulsory insurance. The measure, passed by the House, awaits a Senate vote after a public hearing.
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Raleigh
Senate Insurance Committee
Senate
House
North Carolina
Kennedy proposes broad overhaul of unemployment system
President Kennedy asks Congress for a sweeping expansion of unemployment compensation to raise benefit amounts and duration, and to fund changes with higher payroll taxes. The plan would overhaul the system enacted in 1935, with long range effects not fully in place until 1968 or later, and would require federal action beyond state controls.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Algerian peace talks adjourned after 13 meetings
In Evian-les-Bains France the French and Algerian rebels adjourned peace talks with no resumption date set. Louis Joxe said the French delegation remains ready to pursue new contacts. Attacks across Algeria killed five and injured dozens, heightening tension as negotiations paused.
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France
Louis Joxe
Joxe
Algeria
Oran
Algiers
Constantine
Scarbeck Regarded As Grind In Warsaw Spy Case
Irvin Doc Scarbeck 41 a foreign service administrative officer arrested in Washington on espionage charges is described in Warsaw as a hardworking embassy grind. He and his German born wife left Warsaw a month ago after a long stay with four children and a Naples Italy posting. He had access to classified material but duties were mainly housekeeping and administrative tasks.
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George Syvertsen
Warsaw
Poland
Boas
U.S
Naples
Italy
Scarbeck
Legislature Enlargement Proposed in North Carolina
RALEIGH AP The House Senatorial Districts Committee backed a bill to enlarge the legislature and provide automatic reapportionment after each federal census. The measure would raise the Senate from 50 to 60 with Guilford Mecklenburg Forsyth Buncombe and Gaston each gaining two seats. The House would grow from 120 to 150 with seven seat delegations from large counties.
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House
Senatorial Districts Committee
Frank Wooten
Pitt
Senate
Guilford
Mecklenburg
Forsyth
Buncombe
Gaston
Information Given To Polish Regime Arrest Of Scarbeck
Washington reports that Irvin Chambers Scarbeck, a State Department foreign service officer and a former Warsaw embassy official, was arrested on charges of transmitting classified information to Poland from January through May. FBI and Justice officials describe the case as a violation of national security with potential penalties up to 10 years imprisonment or a $10,000 fine.
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Washington
Irvin Chambers Scarbeck
Poland
Robert F. Kennedy
FBI
Scarbeck
State Department
Warsaw
Brooklyn
N.Y
College of the City of New York
New York University
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Peoples Republic of Poland
Hoover
Security Office
Justice Department
U.S
Sam Wertleb
San Francisco
Foreign Service
Germany
Stevenson Heads to Chile on South American Tour
Adlai E. Stevenson flies to Chile after a stop in Paraguay as Kennedy's UN envoy. In Asuncion he was greeted warmly by about 1,000 people with a military guard, but his airport speech avoided Stroessner by name. He noted differing views on political systems between Paraguay and the United States.
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Max Harrelson
Asuncion
Paraguay
Guay
Alfredo Stroessner
Continent
Stevenson
America
U.S
Rio de Janeiro
Americas
South America
Stroessner
United States
Junior-Grade Mechanical Inspection Bill Approved
RALEIGH AP A junior grade mechanical inspection bill won approval today of House Judiciary Committee No 1. The measure would affect drivers cited for defective equipment and allow a defense if the vehicle is inspected and repairs completed after citation. The sponsor Rep W C Harris of Wake says it would force an overall inspection and save court costs. He noted the Motor Vehicles Department knows nothing about it and joked about getting them on record against it.
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Raleigh
House
Judiciary Committee
W. C. Harris
Wake
Harris
Motor Vehicles Department
Soviet veto demands deepen doubt on nuclear talks
The Soviet Union pressed for an inspection veto or merger of test ban talks with general disarmament in Vienna. The United States and Britain rejected the veto and warned that merging talks could stall progress. Delegates Adams Dean and Sir Michael Wright called the Soviet position a take it or leave it dictate, while Tsarapkin said talks could continue without ultimata. A white paper on Soviet obstruction was reportedly being prepared by the Kennedy administration.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Washington
London
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Tsarapkin
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Michael Wright
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Vienna
Dean
New York Herald Tribune
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