Weapons Emphasis Marks Kennedy Defense Policy Shift
President Kennedy is expected to favor a conventional force buildup with a focus on new weapons and guerrilla warfare capability while keeping overall manpower growth modest. Officials say the plan may increase the armed forces by under 100,000, stressing hit and run combat and special warfare as a central element of grand strategy.
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Washington
U. S
Kennedy
Congress
Army
Marine Corps
United States
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Laos
Congo
Robert S. McNamara
Defense Department
McNamara
Dean Rusk
Asheboro Firm Receives Charter for Hosiery Mills
Asheboro based Von-Tex Hosiery Mills Inc has been granted a charter of incorporation by Secretary of State Thad Eure. Incorporators include Paul C. Vuncannon Eva C. Vuncannon and Archie L. Smith all of Asheboro. Capital stock set at 100000 dollars for seamless hosiery manufacture to be housed in the Vuncannon Hosiery Mills addition in North Asheboro.
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Asheboro
Von-Tex Hosiery Mills, Inc
Thad Eure
Paul C. Vuncannon
Eva C. Vuncannon
Archie L. Smith
Vuncannon
North
The Eries the sole Ohio tribe at first white contact
The Eries were the only tribe of Indians in Ohio when the white man first came to the region.
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Ohio
Kennedy kinpeople admire New Ross visitor who became president
The Kennedy clan story centers on New Ross resident Johanna Ryan hosting visitors to her Kennedy homestead. It notes John F. Kennedy, then a congressman, visited in 1947, and reflects on Irish roots, family ties, and the hoped impact of a future American president on Ireland.
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Johanna
Ryan
Kennedy Homestead
America
John F. Kennedy
United States
Jacqueline Bouvier
Patrick Kennedy
St. Patrick's Church
Ballykelly
Noddle Island
Boston
Kennedy
White Church
Ireland
County
Wexford
Kilkenny
Kennedys
New Ross
Paddy Welch
Jack
White House
Minihan
Eisenhower
John Barry
Andrew Jackson
Tyrone
Chester Arthur
County Antrim
Court of St. James's
Gas Blamed For Viking Mine Explosion
United Mine Workers Safety Director Charles Ferguson said preliminary findings point to a gas explosion aided by coal dust at the Viking mine near Terre Haute. A 27 member team probes the blast that killed 22 miners, with no gas source yet identified.
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Terre Haute
Ind
United Mine Workers Safety
Charles Ferguson
Ferguson
Viking
Here
Birch Brooks
Brooks
West Germany Raises Mark Value Boost for Dollar
West Germany raised the mark by about 5 percent in foreign exchange deals, lifting its official value to 25 U.S. cents and affecting pricing for exports. Banks paid 3.93 marks per dollar in trading, signaling to German firms to adjust prices or profits as the dollar’s pressure eases.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
Economics Ministry
U.S
Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer as Dorothy ix
A fragment notes Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer using the alias Dorothy ix, indicating a pseudonymous or alternate identity in a historical record. The brief mentions no further events, dates, or affiliations.
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Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmeroo
Dorothy ix
Second Polaris Sub Heads to Missile Patrol in Atlantic
Washington reports a second Polaris submarine will soon join patrols with a 1,200 mile range hydrogen bomb capability. The Patrick Henry proceeds to Holy Loch Scotland for resupply while Protéus supports, increasing the fleet to two stations and forecasting multiple vessels ready for combat readiness by year end.
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Washington
Polaris
Soviet Union
Soviet
Patrick Henry
Protéus
Firth of Cloyde
Holy Loch
Scotland
United States
New London
Conn
George Washington
Navy
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Atlantic
Robert ‘'E. Lee
Strategic Air Command
Europe
Weather forecast covers broad regional rain and snow
Rain is forecast Sunday along the Pacific coast with thunderstorms and showers in eastern Kansas Oklahoma Texas and Tennessee and Ohio Valleys into the Carolinas and mid Atlantic states and southern New England. Snow is expected from eastern Washington to the northern central Plains with scattered snow from Michigan to northern Niagara Northwest.
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Pacific Coast
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Tennessee
Ohio
Carolinas
mid-Atlan
Tic States
New England
Washington
Nevada
Plains
Michigan
Niaw
Winaland
Prison unrest at Folsom prompts racial seating policy
Inmates at Folsom Prison clash over race and religion with Heinze calling for segregation to curb unrest. Gov. Brown commends officials who moved troublemakers, as 24 Muslim leaders are transferred to Soledad. about 114 Muslims among 22,000 statewide prisoners.
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Heinze
Folsom
Edmund G. Brown
Fresno
Soledad
Lawmakers clash over court reform and redistricting moves
The session heats as proponents and opponents of a uniform court system clash led by Rep. H P Taylor and Sen. Lunsford Crew. Bell Warren and allies push administrative control by the Supreme Court while other bills seek broader reform. A redistricting measure by Sen. Claude Currie follows the 1960 census as House plans consider 150 members and fixed Senate districts.
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Sanford
Greensboro
Fleetus L. Gobble
Forsyth
Senate
Lindsay Warren
Beaufort
J. Spefer Bell
Mecklenburg
Bell
State Supreme Court
Warren
Rep
H. P. Taylor
Anson
Sen
Lunsford Crew
Halifax
Supreme Court
Chhief
Luther Hamilton
Carteret
J. C. Crawford
Buncombe
Hamilton
State Bar Association
House
Congressional Districts
Frank Wootten
Pitt
Wooten
Dwight Quinn
Cabarrus
Ed Kemp
Guilford
Claude Currie
Durham
High Point Jewelry Ad Promises Value in Diamonds and Watches
A bold High Point advertisement touts exceptional values on diamonds and watches with items priced from 25 to 75 dollars. It promotes a layaway option with a small deposit and also offers credit card purchases through Nash Jewelry Co., 127 N Main St.
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Nash Mewelry CO
Main St. Ady
Chicago Ripped By Windstorm
A violent windstorm swept across Chicago’s South Side injuring at least 52 and prompting a disaster declaration. Officials reported destroyed storefronts, uprooted trees, overturned autos, and broken gas mains with power outages leaving most streets dark. No fatalities were listed.
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Chicago
South Side
Fire Department
Weather Bureau
Chicago Police Department
Kitcher Greenlee
Grand Crossing
Illinois Central Railroad
Shriver Would Lead Peace Corps Without Salary
Robert S. Shriver chairman of the Chicago Board of Education and brother in law of Eunice Kennedy Shriver states the Peace Corps could operate without salary if Congress makes it permanent. He notes the program is experimental and answers will come through action and trial. The report outlines Peace Corps roles in teaching health agriculture development governance and large scale building in Latin America Africa and Asia.
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Ter
Chicago Board of Education
Eunice
Congress
Ee Shriver
Peace Corps
Kennedy
Shriver
Latin America
Africa
Asia
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Gus O’kennedy
Paddy
Colleen
Dublin Castle
O'Kennedy
Cinneidigh
North Munster
Brian Boru
Alwin Muenchmeyer
German Federation of Chambers of Commerce
U.S. Weather Bureau
High Point
Schriver
Raymond Elliott
Amoco
Neal’s Auto Service
Willowbrook St
Studebaker Owners
Berry’s Inc
Studebaker
Studebaker Larks & Hawks
Berry’s, Inc
S. Elm ST
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