Debates Open Over Profumo Scandal In Britain
Britain faces the Profumo affair with Harold Wilson accusing Harold Macmillan of risking national security. Wilson blasts a government cover, while Macmillan defends his honor and prudent conduct, acknowledging the shock and moral stakes as the scandal unfolds.
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London
Britain
Harold Wilson
Harold Macmillan
Wilson
John Profimo
Christine Keeler
Mielke
Flash Flood Destroys Camp Killing Four Brown Children
A violent flash flood swept down the North Fork of Utahs Duchesne River, destroying a family campsite and washing away four Brown children and a family friend. Bradley Gale Brown, 4, drowned as two other Brown boys aged 8 and 5 and friend Robert Timmons, 16, were swept away. Volunteers patched an earthen dam near Lander Wyoming after heavy weekend rains, easing a threat to 7,000 residents.
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Associated Press
Duchesne River
Utah
Richard L. Brown
Bradley Gale Brown
Lander
Wyoming
Letals
Court Bans Required Bible Reading In Schools
Soviet Union reports space duet Valen tine Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky orbiting in near proximity while the West faces court rulings on classroom religion. The U S Supreme Court barred required Bible reading in schools and public spaces, igniting debate as spaceflight progress and civil rights converge in 1963 era coverage.
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U.S
Russia
Valentina Tereshkova
Bykovsky
Valery Bykovsky
Vostok 5
Tass
Kennedy Urges Action on Civil Rights at White House
President Kennedy gathers Congressional and religious leaders at the White House to press for desegregation and civil rights reform. He pursues a two pronged approach by persuading private citizens to speed desegregation and briefing key lawmakers ahead of a broader legislative push to Capitol Hill. He has already met with business and labor groups governors and, a week earlier in Hawaii, with the nation’s mayors. Another
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White House
Kennedy
Congress
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Gover
Hawaii
House
Senate
Associated Press
Dixie Senators
Civil Rights Commission
South
Space and Civil Rights Dominant in Today’s News
The report blends spaceflight optimism with domestic politics as U S leaders react to a Soviet female cosmonaut mission and a new Civil Rights push. It notes church-state questions surface in school prayers while Congress ponders cloture and voting rights.
NASA Official Says Link-up is Unlikely
NASA official Robert Seamans Jr told the Senate Space Committee that a rendezvous between two Soviet spacecraft is unlikely due to insufficient fuel for both ships. He noted the maneuver would be a major step forward and discussed the space agency’s 3.7 billion dollar budget for the coming fiscal year. The hearings touched on astronaut selection and remarks about women in space.
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Sykovsky
Soviet Union
Yo- Tereshkeva
Itshiaki Nakata
Pavel
Barry Schweid
Washington
Ameri
Deer Creeklion
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Sendam
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D-Ohio
Valentina Tereshkova
Koviets
Stockmore
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Clinton P. Anderson
Salt Lake City
Senate Space Committee
Phanor
Colo
New Mexico
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Miss Tershkova
Akeen
Ee Spa Fe
George P. Miller
D-Calif
Jhhairman
House Science
Denver
Astronautics Committee
Robert C. Seamans Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Seamans
Space Committee
Space Agency
Valery F. Bykovsky
Valentina V. Tereshkova
United States
Lex
Stuart Symington
D-Me
White Leaders Criticized By Black Leader in Maryland
Cambridge Maryland AP report cites a Negro leader denouncing white leaders for breaking off racial talks. He accuses whites of plotting like Judases and using political manipulation to derail negotiations.
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Luther B. Moore
Cambridge, Md
Brother Of Evers Takes Reins
The brother of slain Medgar Evers took over as civil rights advocate in Mississippi and pledged to seek equality for all. Charles Evers, 40, did not detail policies but faced foreboding amid continued demonstrations. Churches and civil rights leaders confronted racial barriers as Evers’s killing remained unresolved. The victim, Medgar Evers, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery after a Washington service, prompting renewed calls for justice.
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Medgar W. Evers
Mississippi
Jackson
Charles Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Governor's m Mansion
Central Presbyterian
First Baptist
First Christian
St. Andrew's
Christoph Keller Jr
Medgar Evers
Evers
Washington
Arlings
National Cemetery
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