Kennedy agrees with De Gaulle on West Berlin issues
Kennedy and De Gaulle open policy talks at the Elysee amid Berlin crisis concerns. The two leaders stress Western unity and strength as Kennedy heads to meet Khrushchev in Vienna. Kennedy arrives from New York after a 6 hour 51 minute flight and is greeted warmly by De Gaulle and the First Lady.
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Kennedy
de Gaulle
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Vienna
Austria
Berlin
Elysee Palace
Orly
New York
France
Crash Landing Injures One Man Near Mendenhall Strip
A single engine plane crash landed off a private strip near the Mendenhall Auction Co. at 12 25 p m. The pilot Tony Barros was taken to High Point Memorial Hospital with injuries not considered serious. The craft reportedly surveyed the strip before attempting an emergency landing.
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Mendenhall Auction Co
Tony Barros
High Point Memorial Hospital
Charleston
D. C
Mendenhall Strip
Rusk argues for $4.8B foreign aid to meet Communist threats
Secretary of State Dean Rusk tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the free world must arm at every level from nuclear to insurgent threats. He asserts the United States must fund a $4.8 billion foreign aid program to avoid failures abroad and warns that broader power distributions raise nuclear risks. Rusk delays Paris departure to join President Kennedy in talks with Charles de Gaulle.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Senate
Paris
Kennedy
Income Tax Repeal Resolution Favored by Senate Committee
A Senate Interstate and Federal Relations Committee approved a measure to memorialize Congress to study a constitutional convention to repeal the income tax. Proponents claim abolishing the tax could save about 6.5 billion dollars annually and raise take home pay by around 20 percent, while opponents warn of losing control once a convention is called.
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Raleigh
Senate
North Carolina
Congress
James Hoyle
Hoyle
U.S
Sens
Benjamin Sumner
P. D
Sumner
Midgett
Tennessee Valley Authority
Labor Dept Sees Faster Job Recovery Into July
The Labor Department reports a gradual employment pickup since March will continue into mid-summer. About two thirds of 150 major centers expect further slight seasonal gains and a rise in employment with unemployment falling. Farm employment should rise after heavy spring rains. Unemployment is projected to drop by over 250 000 from April with improvements in ten major areas prompting ratings upgrades. Specifically, San Francisco Oakland, New Haven, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and Steubenville Weirton shifted to better unemployment categories.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Employment Security
Employment Security Bureau
San Francisco-Oakland
Calif
New Haven
May Bids Frosty Farewell To U S Northeast
The Associated Press reports May sent a frosty farewell to the Northeast with record low temperatures across the region. Readings dipped to 25 degrees in Lebanon New Hampshire and Burlington Vermont 25 in Montpelier Vermont 28 in Concord New Hampshire 33 in Windsor Locks Connecticut. Several towns logged new cold records as the month ended.
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Associated Press
New England
Massachusetts
Lebanon
N. H
Burlington
Montpelier
Concord
May
Windsor Locks
Conn
North Carolina Extends Minimum Wage Coverage to More Workers
The Senate Manufacturing and Labor Committee approved a House bill to raise minimum wage coverage to establishments with four or more workers, expanding protection for about 19 000 employees. The measure received near unanimous support aside from one dissenting senator.
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Raleigh
Senate Manufacturing and Labor Committee
North Carolina
Senate
John Kennedy
Mecklenberg
House
William B. Shuford
Catawba
J. Ernett Winslow
Perquimans
Kennedy
Department of Labor
Insurance Bill Sparks Debate In North Carolina House
Raleigh AP The House Insurance Committee held public hearings on two bills. One would create a reserve fund to insure claims against insolvent liability insurers. the other would reward safe drivers and curb deviated rates while removing the option for insurers to offer below standard rates. Support came from Insurance Commissioner Charles Gold and House Speaker Joseph Hunt. critics warned of higher future premiums. A proposed 2 percent contribution from liability premiums would fund a $750 000 reserve.
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Raleigh
House Education Committee
Appropriations Committee
C. D. Killian
Western Carolina College
Killian
Roger Kiser
Scotland
State Board of Education
Kiser
House Insurance Committee
Pm Non Avitas
Charles F. Gold
Gold
District of Columbia
Joseph M.hunt
B. C. Mangum
North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
Mangum
Kennedy Visits Paris Baby Care School
Jacqueline Kennedy toured the Ecole de Puericulture in Paris with Dr. Suzanne Le Maire, inspecting a six month old girl and a three month premature boy. She expressed disappointment at not attending Parisian infant care courses and offered to donate furnishings or gifts to the school.
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Paris
Jacqueline Kennedy
France
Ecole de Puericulture
Faculty of Medicine of
Kennedy
Suzanne Lemaire
Jews feared worse replacement if they killed Eichmann
Budapest Jewish leaders discussed assassinating Gestapo chief Adolf Eichmann in 1944 but feared a worse successor would continue or accelerate deportations. Hansi Brand testified at his trial that Eichmann pressed mass deportations to Auschwitz while Himmler sought a trucks-for-Jews exchange to aid wartime negotiations. The Brands recalled Eichmann’s insistence on following orders despite objections.
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Adolf Eichmann
Jerusalem
Hungary
Nazi Germany
Hansi Brand
Eichmann
Budapest
Gestapo
Europe
Gary
Auschwitz
Brand
Joel
Joel Brand
Turkey
Palestine
Heinrich Himmler
Himmler
Brands
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Sets Record Across Nation
The four day Memorial Day holiday saw over 450 highway deaths, the worst on record. California, Michigan and Illinois each reported more than 30 fatalities, while Hawaii Delaware Rhode Island and DC had no crash deaths. The toll surpassed last year and older records, with drownings and miscellaneous accidents also contributing to the total.
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Hawaii
Delaware
Rhode Island
District of Columbia
California
Michigan
Illinois
National Safety Council
Cau
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Place de la Concorde
Seine River
Quai D'Orsay
Foreign Ministry
Place de la Concorde Bridge
Quai d’Orsay
P Wirephote
Charles de Gaulle
Frosty
U.S. Northeast
Jackie
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