Factory Work Week Increases Significantly
Washington AP reports a significant rise in the factory work week in April alongside modest manufacturing employment gains. Labor chief Seymour Wolfbein cautions the upturn’s strength hinges on reducing long term family unemployment and improving hard hit jobs. He notes 1.9 million heads of families were jobless in April and nearly 20 percent of construction workers were idle, though construction employment rose by 217,000. Total employment increased 218,000 to 65,734,000 and unemployment fell 533,000 to 4,962,000.
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Washington
Seymour Wolfbein
Labor Department
Woflbein
Norwegians Save Jews as Eichmann Manhunt Intensifies
Henriette Samuel wife of Norway's chief rabbi testified at Eichmann's trial describing how Norwegian underground workers helped about 850 Jews flee to Sweden including her family. She recalled her husband Rabbi Samuel's arrest on Sept 2 1942 and his presumed death at Auschwitz.
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Tom Reedy
Jerusalem
Israel
Henriette Samuel
Norway
Gestapo
Auschwitz
Sweden
Europe
Scandinavia
Denmark
Eichmann
Mrs. Samuel
Berlin
Nansen
Samuel
TV Quiz Offers Suspense and FCC Clash at NAB
At the 39th National Association of Broadcasters convention in Washington FCC chairman Newton Minow pressed for higher quality programming and warned of using short term licenses to pressure stations. He condemned violence and trivial shows while broadcasters debated his harsh critique. Industry leaders largely rejected his tone though some praised calls for more competition and better children's programming planning.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Lipa Bey
National Association of Broadcasters
Newton N. Minow
Commission
FCC
Congress
Minow
Leonard Goldenson
ABC
Robert F. Hurleigh
Mutual Broadcasting System
Kennedys Begin Florida Weekend
President and Mrs. Kennedy leave Washington for a relaxing long weekend in Florida aboard a military jet from Andrews. Flight to Palm Beach takes about two hours with rain canceling a helicopter transfer. They plan to return late Sunday night after a private, low key escape with golf and leisure.
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Washington
Kennedy
Andrews Air Force Base
Palm Beach
Rain
White House Lawn
Kennedys
St. Matthews Cathedral
White House
Bormann Believed Alive and Hiding in Latin America
Frankfurt AP Fritz Bauer said circumstantial evidence suggests Martin Bormann Hitler's aide is alive and likely hiding in Latin America. Eyewitness accounts of his death are questioned. he would be 71 on June 17 if alive. Authorities note possible transfer to the Allies if found.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Fritz Bauer
Martin Bormann
Hitler
Latin America
Bauer
Bormann
Berlin
Berchtesgaden
Allied War Crimes Tribunal
Neurnberg
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Nazi Party
U S Believed Holding Cuban Invaders On Island
AP report from Guantanamo Bay reveals rumors that U S held survivors of the failed Cuban invasion on Vieques island near Puerto Rico. Investigations discuss secrecy and possible access limits by Vieques bases, CIA, and White House.
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U.S
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Havana
Vieques
U.S. Marine
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Guantanamo
Western powers set for Laos talks in Geneva
In Geneva the Big Three and other nations prepared to join talks on Laos fate after reports that organized fighting had ceased in the Laotian jungle. US Secretary of State Rusk and Harriman were already there with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko and China's Chen Yi arriving later.
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Geneva
Laos
London
U.S
Dean Rusi
Kennedy
W. Averell Harriman
Andrei A. Gromyko
Red China
Chen Yi
Lord Home
Britain
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Rusk
Foreign Office
Vientiane
Phoumi Nosavan
Tha Thom
Nosavan
Boun Oum
Switzerland
Phoumi
Johnson Arrives in Saigon to Affirm U S Support
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson landed in Saigon on a world tour to assess Communist aggression and promise U S aid to South Viet Nam. He read a statement pledging support, aims to meet President Ngo Dinh Diem, and stressed freedom and U S resolve.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Kennedy
U.S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Guam
Johnson
Winsome Waifs Will Keep Foster Parents
Los Angeles AP reports Twins Brenda and Linda Hyatt will remain with foster parents John and Edna Hyatt after a Superior Court ruling that the Hyatts are not too old to adopt. Judge Charles Loring ordered adoption proceedings to start immediately amid a long custody battle.
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Los Angeles
Brenda
Linda
Superior Court
Charles Loring
John Hyatt
Hyatts
John
Edna
Adoption Agency
Walter Heath
Loring
Irving Lazer
County Bureau of Adoptions
Kennedy seeks five year federal push to curb juvenile delinquency
President Kennedy asks Congress to authorize a five year federal program with $10 million for the first year to combat juvenile delinquency. He establishes a special committee on juvenile delinquency and youth crime chaired by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy with members Arthur Goldberg and Abraham Ribicoff. The plan would fund state and local grants for evaluation and demonstration projects, training, and technical assistance to prevent youth crime. David L. Hackett named executive director of the committee.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Abraham Ribicoff
Robert F. Kennedy
Arthur Goldberg
Ribicoff
David L. Hackett
Kennedy aide Hackett recalled for youth offense program quote
Hackett 34 a member of the 1948 and 1952 U S Olympic hockey teams. He served as director of correspondence in Kennedy’s campaign. The message urged a program of legislation to aid local communities in preventing youth offenses and building a democratic, skilled youth population.
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Hackett
U.S
Kennedy
Space Movie Captures Shepard in Capsule Flight
Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr. becomes the first American astronaut to be filmed inside his capsule during the 115 mile spaceflight from Cape Canaveral last Friday. The color footage shown to Congress and staff in the House caucus room parallels live TV coverage, highlighting the cramped cabin and the roaring Redstone missile.
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Geoffrey Gould Washington
Cmdr
Alan B. Shepard Jr
America
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Shepard
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