Rusk sees no immediate relaxation of world tensions
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk in Athens said there is no prospect for near term relaxation of global tensions. He praised Greece for its heritage and liberty and noted NATO ministers will discuss Berlin, nuclear power, and East West relations with focus on a NATO strike force. The nuclear weapon issue centers on orders and veto powers, with talks to begin among defense ministers Thursday and foreign ministers Friday through Sunday.
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George McArthur
Athens
Greece
U.S
Dean Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Rusk
NATO
Berlin
United States
West Germany
Red China Demands India Withdraw Posts
AP dispatch from Tokyo reports Red China protest to India over two new Indian military posts inside what Peiping claims as Chinese territory near Sinkiang Uighur region. Beijing says posts must be withdrawn while India stands firm amid ongoing Himalayan border exchanges.
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Tokyo
Red China
India
New China
China
Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous
Peiping
U S House Begins Debate on Global Satellite Bill
The House starts consideration of a bill to create a semiprivate global satellite relay network capable of instant telegraph voice and television transmission worldwide. Debate is expected to be long with bipartisan support seen, while Rep. Ryan argues for government ownership and plans a floor fight.
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Washington
House
Republican Policy Committee
William Fitts Ryan
DN. Y
Ryan
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D - Tenn
Senate
Faubus Reverses, to Seek Unprecedented Fifth Term
Gov. Orval E Faubus announced at a news conference that he will run for a fifth term, reversing a March 31 television pledge to retire. He will oppose former Gov Sid McMath, who entered the race with a radio TV denunciation of the Faubus administration.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Sid McMath
McMath
Runoffs Form as Oklahoma and Alabama Vote Tightens
Primary results show 19 candidates vying for governor across states. Oklahoma leaders Ray mond Gary and Atkinson lead a 12 person field, forcing a May 22 runoff. In Alabama George Wallace leads, with Ryan deGraffenried second, heading to a May 29 runoff.
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Alabama
Raymond Gary
W. P. Bill Atkinson
James E. Folsom
George C. Wallace
Ryan deGraffenried
Wallace
Gary
Atkinson
George Nigh
American Legion
Preston Moore
deGraffenried
Folsom
Atty
MacDonald Gallion
U.S
Mike A.S. Monroney
Lister
Life term canceled by Korean strongman Park
Seoul AP General Chung Hee Park canceled a life sentence for Lt. Gen. Chang Do young, pardoned four other officers tied to the 1961 coup. Chang, army chief during the coup, was sentenced to death then life on appeal. Park had ousted Chang, then chaired the junta and later became leader.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Chang Do-young
Park
Chang
Army Secretary Elvis Stahr resigns to lead Indiana University
Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr Jr. resigns effective June 30 to become president of Indiana University. President Kennedy accepts with regret and notes Stahr moved the Army to a higher plateau with strong leadership. Stephen Ailes is seen as a probable successor.
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Washington
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Indiana University
Kennedy
Stahr
University
Herman B. Wells
White House
William Hickman
University Board of Trustees
West Virginia University
America
United States Army
Army
Stephen Ailes
Probers Report Hammarskjold Death Remains Mystery
A U.N. inquiry commission announced it could not determine the cause of Dag Hammarskjold’s death in a Congo mission plane crash near Ndola. The five nation panel found no evidence for sabotage, attack, or mechanical failure but did not rule out any theory.
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N.Y
U.N. Commission of Inquiry
Dag Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Saboaage
Hammarskjold
Ndola
Rhodesia
U.N
Congo
Geneva
Leopoldville
Booby Trapped Car Kills 8 at Algiers Dockside Office
A booby trapped car exploded in a crowd of 1,500 at a dockside office in Algiers killing eight and wounding about 50. The blast, tied to the European Secret Army Organization, followed by shootings that left more than a dozen dead in the city amid tensions over Algerian independence.
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Bernard V. Lavallee
Algiers
Secret Army Organization
Portugal Riots Blamed On Reds
In Lisbon and Oporto police patrolled streets after May Day clashes left at least one dead and about 50 injured. The regime claimed a Communist plot failed to gain broad support, with violence intensifying in Lisbon’s waterfront area and Oporto amid arrests and curfews.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Oporto
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Duarte
Alvaro Cunhal
Communist Party
Cunhal
Moscow
Tagus
Salazar
Black Horse Square
Kennedy Panel Urges Expanded Power for Strikes
A presidential advisory panel told President Kennedy that government should gain power to halt national emergency labor strikes for 80 days without court orders. Fact-finding groups could propose settlement terms, challenging Taft Hartley. Kennedy praised the 21 member group and hinted at congressional recommendations.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Henry Ford II
Ford
Joseph L. Black
Inland Steel
John M. Franklin
U.S. Lines
Richard S. Reynolds Jr
Reynolds Metals
Thomas S. Watson
International Business Machines Corp
Ambassador Dowling pledges U S protection for Berlin
U S Ambassador Walter C Dowling vowed to shield Berlin until Germany is reunited. Speaking at IBM’s new nine story office building opening, he praised Berlin’s future and IBM’s role in the city’s growth as Mayor Willy Brandt called the project a sign of Western trust. The IBM building cost 742 million marks about 18 million dollars. Arthur E Watson of IBM World Trade Corp urged progress despite crises, while officials framed the project as a bold step forward for Berlin.
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Berlin
U.S
Walter C. Dowling
United States
Germany
Dowling
International Business Machines
IBM Corporation
IBM
Arthur E. Watson
IBM World Trade Corp
Willy Brandt
Two American sergeants released by guerrillas in Viet Nam
Sgts. Francis Quinn and George Groom said they were kept bound for 22 days atop a mountain but fed rice and suffered no brutality. They arrived in Saigon weary but in good shape, having carried wounded comrades during the ambush near Da Nang.
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South Viet Nam
Francis Quinn
Niagara Falls
N.Y
George F. Groom
St. Joseph
Army
da Nang
Wayne FE. Marchand
Plattsmouth
Neb
James Gabriel
Honolulu
Quinn
Groom
Kennedy
Ngo Dinh Diem
George F. Fryett Jr
Los Angeles
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Radio
Hanoi
Quinn and Groom
Nguyen Huu Tho
South Viet Nam National Liberation Front
Red
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