Speed limits raised to 65 on key North Carolina highways
RALEIGH AP The State Highway Commission approved 65 mph limits on rural interstate and four lane divided highways with full control of access and grade separation effective July 1 after new signs. Urban sections retain 60 mph pending engineering studies. The panel also awarded 22 road contracts with low bids totaling about 4 million.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Commission
W. F. Babcock
Commission Apis
Federal Racial Policy Tightened In Construction
Secretary of Labor Wirtz said new nondiscrimination standards will prevent contracts from being awarded to parties that cannot comply. Speaking to a House judiciary subcommittee, he backed Kennedy’s civil rights package, calling the issue central to national progress. Republicans warned of price tags and demanded compromise as the administration pursues a broad anti-discrimination agenda.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
House Judiciary
Kennedy
Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Babcock
Betterview
Torney
Trieste Descends Again in Hunt for Thresher Debris
Aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste, Lt. Cmdr. Donald Keach of Somerville Mass and civilian observer Kenneth Mackenzie of San Diego join a third Atlantic dive seeking the object sonar contact near the Thresher’s last known position. Lt. George W. Martin of Bethlehem Pa, the Wednesday diver, reported a two minute sonar contact during the mile and a half descent.
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James Calogero
Fort Snelling
Trieste
Atlantic
Cmdr
Donald Keach
Somerville
Mass
Kenneth Mackenzie
San Diego
Calif
George W. Martin
Bethlehem
Space Gal May Visit East Berlin
Space Gal Valentina Tereshkova may join Premier Khrushchev in East Berlin to spur enthusiasm after Kennedy's West Berlin visit. East German officials doubt she can draw crowds, as Khrushchev aims to back Ulbricht and peace, with a short stop at Schoenefeld Airport before a motorcade to city hall.
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John D
Kennedy
West Berlin
Gerhard Goetting
Communist Party
East Berlin
Khrushchev
Kenedy
Kenedy Cannot Be Compared.” Khrushchev
Goetting
East Germany
Walter Ulbricht
Kennedy seeks real progress after Frankfurt speech
In Frankfurt Kennedy outlines a practical program to translate rhetoric into action. He urges European unity, tariff reductions with the Common Market, and joint efforts against the Soviets, but faces stiff inertia from Germany and France and cautious partners as Adenauer prepares to step aside.
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Bonnap
John F. Kennedy
Germany
Atlantic Alliance
Kennnedy
Frankfurt
Kennedy
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Italy
Lester B. Pearson
NATO
France
West Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
United States
U.S
Six Special Judges Are Reappointed
Governor Sanford reappointed six of North Carolina’s seven special Superior court judges to four year terms and named Edward B. Clark of Elizabethtown to a new stint. James C. MaCrae of Fayetteville resigned as a special judge after serving since last winter. Reappointed: Walter E. Breck, J. William Copeland, James F. Latham, Harry C. Martin, Henry L. Riddle Jr., Hal H. Walker. The legislature raised terms from two to four years.
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Walter E. Breck
Wadesboro
J. William Copeland
Murfreesboro
James F. Latham
Burlington
Harry C. Martin
Asheville
Henry L. Riddle Jr
Morganton
Hal ‘Haramer Walker
Ashevilll
Marse
Sanford
Kennedy Visits Irish Cousins at Family Homestead
President Kennedy traveled to Dunganstown Ireland to visit his third cousin and the Kennedy family homestead. Crowds gathered along a lane in front of Mrs Ryan’s house as locals welcomed the President and shared stories of kinship dating to his great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy. He thanked the hosts and promised not to return too often.
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Thomas A. Reeby
Pias Isienlermied
Boston
Jack
Patrick Kennedy
Dunganstown
Ireland
United States
Kennedy
Albatross Company
the Albatross Company
Mary Ann Ryan
Hin Teat
Ryan
Kennedys
James Ken
Nedy
Josie Ryan
French Issue Replies To Kennedy Speech
A French government spokesman Alain Peyrefitte voiced caution about U S policy in ten years while affirming support for Kennedy. He questioned how the successor of Kennedy might respond and noted changes in the United States. France seeks control of its own defense and warns against full reliance on another power. Kennedy then toured Ireland, receiving mass crowds in Wexford and New Ross, where locals offered him festive welcomes and gifts as he pressed for peace.
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France
Kennedy
Western
Europe
Benny
Frankfort
Alain Peyrefitte
Charles del Faulle
United States
de Gaulle
Frankfurt
West Berlin
Peyrefitte
U.S
Tax Cut Prospects Diminishing in Congress
Washington AP report says Republican leaders deem a tax cut this year increasingly remote. Senate minority leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois cautioned the prospects were fading as discussions continued.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Senate
Sex Spy Scandals Spark Curiosity But Silence In Washington
Washington officials keep quiet on a trio of scandals from Europe and the United Nations. The FBI noncommittal. U.S. agents probe Profumo affair, Sweden’s spy case, and alleged UN call girl racket. Sen. Tower calls security concerns mild, while cases draw limited official discussion.
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Washington
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Europe
United Nations
FBI
U.S
Profumo
Kennedy
Congress
United States
John Tower
R-Tex
Tower
England
Sweden
Christine Keeler
Miss Keeler
Central Intelligence Agency
John Profumo
Stig Erik Wennerstrom
New York
Harry Alan Towers
I Would Broadcasting Co
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State Department
Britain
I Antonin Novotny
Czechoslovakia
United
Miss Keelment
Wennerstrom
Miss Novotny
Holm
London
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