First U S Space Traveler Saluted By Kennedy Congress
Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr acknowledged a smooth lift off and re entry after America's first manned spaceflight. He credited the open nature of the mission and expressed resolve to advance the Project Mercury program while thanking Kennedy and Congress. He cited few surprises and noted the breath taking view from the spacecraft.
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Shepard Receives Decoration in Capitol Welcome
President Kennedy and Congress honored America’s first space traveler Alan B. Shepard Jr. with a White House decoration and a Capitol reception. Police estimate 250000 attended as Shepard shared thanks with fellow astronauts and aviation pioneers.
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Kennedy seeks desegregation bills in six civil rights measures
Washington. The Kennedy administration asks Congress for legislation to hasten desegregation of all racially segregated public schools. Six civil rights bills would expand federal enforcement, aid, and remedies, including a permanent Civil Rights Commission and voting protections.
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McClellan Urges Soviet Space Secrecy Removal
Sen. John L. McClellan said the Soviet Union should reveal space achievements and prove a cosmonaut went into orbit. He chairs a Senate committee probing strikes and slowdowns affecting the U S space program and contrasts Soviet secrecy with American publicity around Allan Shepard Jr. Kennedy calls for responsible labor‑management cooperation in missile production.
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Astronaut Alan Shepard Appears With Kennedy at Broadcasters
President Kennedy spoke to the 39th annual National Association of Broadcasters convention about broadcasting free communications. He surprised attendees by bringing astronaut Alan Shepard Jr. and Mrs Shepard to the session, drawing loud ovations as Shepard spoke briefly from the microphone.
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Rusk Sees U S Keeps Berlin Stand After Peace Pact Talk
Secretary of State warned NATO ministers that the United States will prevent erosion of Allied control in West Berlin and oppose any Soviet move to sign a separate peace with East Germany. He forecast renewed Berlin pressure and coordinated Soviet testing in Laos, South Viet Nam and Cuba.
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Laos Truce Delegates Arrive to Spur Talks
Twenty-one representatives of the Laotian truce commission arrive in Vientiane to push forward cease fire talks between the Western backed royal government and pro Communist rebels. They travel from Saigon via India Canada and Poland aboard a plane. A parallel group heads to Xieng Khouang, home of the Pathet Lao and Prince Souvanna Phouma.
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Pattern Of Communist Dictatorship Freed Newsman Tells Of Fear In Cuba
National Broadcasting Company staffer Richard Valeriani recalls fear and repression in Cuba three weeks after the failed invasion. He describes a military-ruled Havana with sandbagged public buildings, searches, arrests of unreliables, and prison overcrowding after Castro's crackdown.
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Happy Wife Accompanies Astronaut on Capital Welcome
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. and his wife Louise greet a capital crowd after his spaceflight. Family members from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania join in the bedside celebration as Shepard thanks supporters during a public welcome.
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