Astronaut Schirra Reports To President Kennedy
Walter M. Schirra Jr met with President Kennedy in the White House for a family filled briefing on his six orbit space flight. The meeting included Schirra’s wife and children as he prepared to return to Houston and then Cape Canaveral to file a report and discuss Gemini design work.
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Schirra
Kennedy
Suzanne
J. Shirra
Marty
Shirra
Walter M. Schirra, Jr
White House
Washington
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Earth
Schirras
Walter III
Houston
Tex
Cape Canaveral
Fla
New Jersey
Navy
Honolulu
North Jersey
New York City
Kennedy Faces Diplomatic Reception With Caroline’s Bangs
President Kennedy greeted Algerian Premier Ahmed Ben Bella with a 21 gun salute on the White House lawn as Caroline and her kindergarten friends answered each blast with shrill “Bang” cries. Kennedy offered a restrained smile while reporters and officials hid their amusement at the child led chorus.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Caroline
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algeria
Ben Bella
Pierre Salinger
State Department
Overseas Churches Seek Greater Autonomy Says Consultations
A Presbyterian Church gathering in Montreat North Carolina discusses granting more independence to native churches while missionaries favor maintained links with mission boards. Key leaders from several continents debate authority and ecumenical council criticisms as five committees prepare reports for the World Missions board.
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Montreat
N.C
Seas
Har
John Ockenda
Boston
Mass
U.S
Board of World Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Southern
Jose Dorges Dos Santos Jr
Presbyterian Church of Brazil
Porter
World Missions
National Council of Churches
Ecumenical Movement
Council
James A. Millard Jr
Ockenda
National Council
Millard
John Coventry Smith
Commission On Ecumenical Missions and Relations
United Presbyterian Church, USA
Northern
Kennedy panel outlines broad plan to attack mental retardation
A blue ribbon panel advised President Kennedy on a nationwide strategy to prevent and treat mental retardation. It called for community action and a domestic peace corps to aid the retarded and recommended 99 specific steps across health, education, and social services. The report notes 126000 births yearly lead to mental retardation and 5.4 million Americans are affected, with 400000 needing constant care. Rosemary Kennedy’s condition is cited as context for the national concern.
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Washington
Kennedy
Rosemary
Leonard Mayo
New York
Johnson Says Cuba Contained in NC Campaign
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson declares Cuba crisis containment during a 12 hour North Carolina tour. He frames a new national goal to prevent communism spread in the western hemisphere while criticizing Republicans and urging support for Democratic incumbents Hugh Q. Alexander and A Paul Kitchin in tight congressional races.
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Charlotte
N.C
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cuba
Johnson
North Carolina
United States
Texas
Hugh Q. Alexander
Congress
Paul Kitchin
Alexander
James Broyhill
Lenoir Furniture Manufacturing
Kitchin
Charles R. Jonas
Johnson Campaign Swing Charms North Carolina Voters
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson toured Charlotte Statesville and Salisbury visiting high school events and meeting supporters. Lady Bird Johnson joined the stop and urged women workers to back the Democrats while Johnson joked about quitting smoking and thanked Salisbury for a gift.
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North Carolina
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Charlotte
Salisbury
Statesville
Hugh Q. Alexander
Lady Bird Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Lady Bird
Sen
Sam Ervin
Berlin Crisis Divide Between Washington and Bonn Over Berlin
Washington and Bonn clash over the Berlin crisis with German Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroeder telling Secretary Rusk that Moscow has not fixed a course and is “groping around” amid Western warnings of a potential crisis before Christmas. U.S. officials cite possible military buildup if tensions rise post election. Khrushchev seeks a separate peace with East Germany and control of West Berlin access, while Washington and Bonn insist on civilian access and Western rights.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
U.S
Russia
Berlin
Gerhard Schroeder
Bonn
Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Schroeder
Hans Hille
Rusk
West
United States
Kennedy
Congress
East Germany
Ben Bella Arrives in Cuba for Havana Welcome
Algerian Premier Ahmed Ben Bella is greeted by thousands of Cubans in Havana as Castro hosts the leader. Ben Bella aims to mediate US Cuba tensions and is to meet Castro for at least 48 hours after meeting Cuban President Corticos in New York.
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Havana
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algeria
Washington
Cuba
Kennedy
Ben Bella
United States
Hoy
Greater
Fidel Castro
United Nations
Osvaldo Corticos
New York
Castro
White House
Kennedy and Gromyko to meet at the White House
President Kennedy will host Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko for a White House session Thursday. The meeting, the first since October 6, aims to address Berlin tensions among other topics. Press secretary Pierre Salinger said the Russians initiated the talks and that State Department officials conveyed the invitation.
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Washington
Kennedy
Andrei Gromyko
White House
Berlin
Pierre Salinger
Gromyko
Salinger
State Department
Dean Rusk
Space Test Blast Is Failure at High Altitude
The United States failed to detonate a nuclear device above Johnston Island for the fourth time in five tries. The Thor booster malfunctioned, the range safety officer destroyed the missile eight minutes after launch, and debris fell harmlessly into the ocean.
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Honolulu
United States
Johnston Island
Atomic Energy Commission
Thor
Johnston
Sand Island
AEC
Congo Cease-Fire Signed Amid UN Hopes for Unity
United Nations officials hailed the cease-fire between the Congolese national army and Katanga gendarmerie as progress toward Congo unification. U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson told President Kennedy there is some hope of a solution, though critics cautioned against over-optimism. The cease-fire aims to allow negotiations on implementing U Thant's plan to reunite Katanga.
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United Nations
U.N
U Thant
Katanga
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