Congress ready to fund bigger space program after Shepard flight
Congress shows enthusiasm to provide additional funds for a larger space effort after Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr. completed the first U.S. manned space flight. President Kennedy pledged a substantially larger program and urged timely action as lawmakers from both parties expressed support within reason.
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U.S
Congress
Kennedy
Cmdr
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Richard L. Roudebush
Senate Armed Services, Space and Appropriations
Senate
U. S
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Space Group
Appropriations Committee
Hodges Outlines U S Export Expansion Plan
US Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges unveiled an aggressive export expansion program to curb the dollar drain. He announced permanent trade centers to open in London and Bangkok this year, plus three more in Western Europe, Latin America, and Africa, with expanded commercial information services and Export-Import Bank guarantees.
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Germany
Luther H. Hodges
United States
Hodges
London
Bangkok
Europe
Latin America
Africa
Khrushchev Calls for U.S Cuban Talks on Live and Let Live
Soviet Premier Khrushchev urged Washington to open negotiations with Cuba to settle differences on a live and let live basis. He spoke in Erevan at the Armenian parliament celebration, calling for Laos negotiations and disarmament talks while criticizing U.S. actions and proposing UN reform to safeguard peace.
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
United States
Cuba
Moscow Radio
Erevan
Khrushchev
America
Laos
Southeast Asia
Control Group Plans Laos Mission Departure Sunday
The International Control Commission led by Samar Sen of India will depart New Delhi for Laos Sunday to supervise the ceasefire. Officials said airlifted guards may accompany the mission if suitable planes can be found, with urgent appeals to India Britain and commercial airlines. In Hin Heup probing talks between royal Lao officers and Pathet Lao again failed to set a site for permanent delegations.
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India
International Control Commission
Laos
Southeast Asia
Royal Army
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Hin Heup
Control Commission
Poland
Canada
Britain
Soviet Union
Indian Foreign Ministry
Samar Sen
Commission
North Carolina State Parks See Rising Attendance
The Conservation and Development Department reports growing park crowds in 11 state parks. January to April attendance totaled 241,519, up from 212,727 a year earlier, while April attendance rose from 103,683 to 107,706.
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Conservation and Development Department
North Carolina
Shepard lifts U S prestige with space flight
AP dispatch from London notes Alan Shepard’s 16 minute suborbital flight boosts U S prestige abroad. Western Europe praises the courage of the United States and laments secrecy. Communist and allied capitals react with a mix of admiration and propaganda framing.
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Associated Press London
Alan B. Shepard
Space
U. S
Western Europe
Shepard
United States
Shepard Returns From Suborbital Flight A Hero Welcome Delayed
Americans cheer space hero Alan B. Shepard Jr while Soviets dismiss his suborbital voyage. Shepard faces two days of seclusion on Grand Bahama Island and a technical briefing before a public reception. Kennedy and the White House await a formal welcome while New York and Los Angeles plan ticker tape parades when appropriate.
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Cape Canaveral, Fla
America
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Space
Shepard
Grand Bahama Island
White House
Kennedy
New York City
Los Angeles
U. S
Kennedy says US must not relax after Shepard flight
President Kennedy toured the nation’s mood after Alan B. Shepard Jr.’s flight, urging continued effort and more space funding. He called for peaceful global cooperation, noted a potential $126.6 million increase from Congress, and pressed the Soviet Union to share information from Yuri Gagarin’s orbit. The White House ceremony honored Shepard’s achievement while warning against secrecy.
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Vatican
John XXIII
Shepard
U.S
Yuri Gagarin
Washington
Kennedy
United States
Atlantic
Congress
House
Soviet Union
Maj
Globe
Sunday Enterprise Features Tomorrow Prophecy at High Point College
The Old Testament Amos story is staged by High Point College faculty and Student Christian Association with words music and dance. Braxton Younts reports on the unique presentation in The Enterprise.
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Amos
High Point College
Christian Assn
Braxton Younts
Sunday Enterprise
Hobby
Andrew Corbitt
High Point Memorial Hospital
John T. Burrus
High Point
Hospital
Harry Kotsionis
Hero's Welcome for Shepard in Washington Monday
Washington prepares a major salute for Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr the first American in space. A 10 30 a m arrival at Andrews Air Force Base and a White House ceremony on the South Lawn precede a State Department news conference. Congress may consider a special honor for the spaceman.
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Shepard
Atlantic
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Grand Bahama Island
Kennedy
New York
New Hampshire
Andrews Air Force Base
Louise
Virginia Beach
Andrews
White House
State Department
Congress
Karl E. Mundt
Rs.d
Steven B. Derounian
R-N.y
Kennedy vows vigorous enforcement of civil rights in Georgia
U S Attorney General Robert F Kennedy told a Deep South audience at the University of Georgia Law School that civil rights statutes will be enforced vigorously without regional bias. He warned against hypocrisy in addressing racism and urged concrete action beyond rhetoric.
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Athens
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
University of Georgia Law School
Kennedy
South
America
Georgia University
United States
East
Washington
Shepard in Excellent Health After Flight On Grand Bahama
Astronaut Alan Shepard remains in strong health and high spirits at his hospital home on Grand Bahama Island. He starts with scrambled eggs at breakfast and plans a full day of medical checkouts and interviews with engineers, psychologists, and psychiatrists.
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Associated Press
Grand Bahama Island
Alan Shepard
Shepard
Project Mercury
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