Soviet Seeks Face-Saving Exit From Berlin Crisis
Khrushchev maneuvers to delay a Berlin showdown by offering token concessions in exchange for postponing the year end deadline. Kennedy signals openness to discuss proposals protecting West Berlin rights as Kremlin eyes a late October party congress and broader world communist leadership.
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Berlin
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Kennedy
Khrushchev
West Berlin
East Germany
Soviet Communist Party
Kremlin
Red Bloc
Moscow
Laos
West
Red China
Southeast Asia
Kennedy proposes permanent U S disarmament agency
President Kennedy proposes a permanent U S disarmament agency with sweeping powers to draft plans negotiate and enforce arms control accord. The autonomous bureau would replace the existing Disarmament Administration and be led by a subcabinet level director earning 22500 dollars a year reporting to the president and the secretary of state.
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Washington
Kennedy
U.S
U.S. Disarmament Administration
State Department
John J. McCloy
Spe
Cial
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Barefoot Terry Raises Etiquette Questions in Hawaii
Honolulu AP report covers North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford during the Governors Conference encountering Hawaii dress norms. He was refused entry to Don the Beachcombers for wearing slippers, then admitted after an aide intervened. The incident sparks mock proposals and a light chase for a designated barefoot day.
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Honolulu
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Sanford
Waikiki
Hawaii
Don Beach
Goldsboro
N.C
News-Argus
William F. Quinn
Beach
Quinn
Scott drafts one shot school bill for building only
Representative Ralph J. Scott of North Carolina introduces an $800 million school construction only bill as a potential substitute for the $2.5 billion aid plan. The measure allows states to spend their share over 10 years with annual status reports and no matching funds, claiming it avoids federal control while addressing infrastructure.
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Washington
Ralph J. Scott
Dn.c
Scott
U. S. Office of Education
North Carolina
House Education Committee
Eichmann Denies Red Cross Report
Adolf Eichmann testifies for the eighth day that he bore no role or authority in the Nazi mass slaughter of Jews. He repudiates a Red Cross report describing him as a major figure in the camps and claims his Berlin headquarters merely relayed instructions.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Jerusalem
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Red Cross
Gestapo
Third Reich
International Red Cross
Theresienstadt
Prague
Eichmann
Habsburg Palace
Robert Servatius
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Otto Abetz
Hitler
Triple Play Orbits Three Satellites
The United States launched a Thor A ble Star rocket carrying three satellites into orbit marking a first time triple payload. The 50 ton rocket placed Transit 4 A GREB Injun and an atomic battery of plutonium 238 into separate paths about 600 miles up. The atomic unit functioned and signals were received as officials noted the U S lead in space nuclear power development.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
U.S
Navy
Attorney Held In Cage Fix Scandal
New York District Attorney Frank S. Hogan announced the arrest of Charles Tucker a 25 year old Yonkers attorney and former Kalamazoo College basketball player on conspiracy and bribery charges He was the ninth fixer arrested in a widening scandal involving 36 players from 21 colleges 44 games Tucker allegedly offered 1000 to Peter Kelly Connecticut captain to fix Feb 18 Holy Cross game in Storrs Tucker canceled the deal at the last moment saying it was too hot.
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New York
Frank S. Hogan
Charles Tucker
Yonkers
N.Y
Tucker
Kalamazoo
Mich
Brigadier General Richmond 82 Dies After Meritorious WWI Service
Brig. Gen. John M. Richmond aged 82 dies Tuesday. He earned the Silver Star with three citations for gallantry while serving as a captain in World War I. He held a notable combat record and supported military leadership in Chicago.
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Chicago
John M. Richmond
Kennedy shifts to Berlin crisis options in NSC meeting
President Kennedy and the National Security Council discussed possible military diplomatic and civilian defense measures over Berlin amid Soviet Western tension. Officials consider partial mobilization stronger NATO posts new East West talks and stepped up civilian defense with a report from Dean Acheson guiding decisions.
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Washington
Kennedy
National Security Council
Soviet Union
Berlin
NATO
Europe
White House
Defense Departments
Dean Acheson
Dean Rusk
United States
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Germany
The Hook Molina Sentenced to 20 Years to Life
Francisco Molina known as The Hook was given 20 years to life for the death of Magdalena Urdaneta a Venezuelan girl 9 killed in gunfire between pro and anti Castro factions in New York While Castro seeks to trade a leader of the invasion for Molina the trial convicted him of second degree murder.
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New York
Francisco
the Hook) Molina
Fidel Castro
Castro
Molina
Magdalena Urdaneta
West Side
New
Pension Compromise Passes House
The House approved Kennedy administration Social Security reform in compromise form by voice vote. The bill would allow retirement at 62 with smaller benefits, raise the minimum payment to $40, expand coverage, and increase widow benefits, affecting millions and costing about $825 million in the first year.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Senate
Banghart Freed After 27 Years In Stateville Penitentiary
Basil Banghart, once a feared gangster, walks out of Stateville on parole at 61 after 27 years for his role in the 1933 kidnapping of John Factor. He cannot discuss future plans, and is headed to St Leonard's House in Chicago with parole officials.
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Banghart
Mae
Frederick C. Harrison
St. Leonard's House
Chicago
Episcopal Church
Port Angeles
Wash
Illinois
Washington
Deceptive Packaging Under Fire
Washington lawmakers hear Ernest Dichter of the Institute of Motivational Research argue that deceptive labeling can backfire on advertisers as consumer sophistication grows. Consumers Union and Michigan official offer mixed views on enforcement and potential reforms.
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Washington
Ernest Dichter
Institute of Motivational Research, Inc
Dichter
Superman
Mickey Mantle
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Colston E. Warne
The
Consumers Union
J. L. Littlefield
Foods and Standards Division
Michigan Agriculture Department
Warne
Kuwait Shrugs Off Iraqi Threat As City Returns To Work
Kuwait City resumed normal activity after brief demonstrations over Iraqi Premier Abdel Karim Kassem's claim to the oil-rich sheikdom. Officials expect a quiet shelving of demands amid little Arab support. Heat in 90s as crowds fill the fish market and transport oils to fields and port. Desert men in robes pledge support via telegrams for Sheikh Sir Abdullah As-Salim As-Sabah.
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Kuwait
Iraq
Abdel Karim Kassem
Persian Gulf
Sir Abdullah As-Salim As-Sabah
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