Negotiator Critiques 100 Megaton Soviet Test Threat
Dean Rusk and John J. McCloy spoke at the White House after Moscow announced plans to resume nuclear tests. Rusk warned a 100 megaton device as a weapon of mass terror, while noting no decision on Geneva talks. The series of conferences with Kennedy aides continued as the United States pressed for a test ban.
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White House
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
John J. McCloy
Moscow
Kremlin
Dean
Geneva
United States
Charles C. Steele
Khrushchev
Great Britain
Brazilian Vice President Goulart Reaches Border for Return
Vice President Joao Goulart reaches the fringe of the Brazilian border signaling a dramatic bid to reclaim the presidency amid a military stand off. Rival chiefs announce a joint operation to subdue pro Goulart forces in Rio Grande do Sul as Brizzola plans welcome in Porto Alegre.
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Goulart
Associated Press
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Joao Goulart
South America
Montevideo
Menes Abtus
Janio Quadros
Peiping
Labor Party
Denys
Ian
Rio Grande Do Sul
Uruguay
Leonel Brizzola
Jose Machado Lopes
3Rd Army
Porto Alegre
Brizzola
Mateos Urges Cuba Return To The Fold
President Adolfo Lopez Mateos urged Cuba to rejoin the family of American nations while stressing Mexico must apply its nonintervention policy both ways. He criticized imperialism and urged a middle course, warning that international dangers require unity and nonintervention.
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Mateos
Cuba
Mexico City
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Mexico
Soviet Red Star cites plan for multi megaton super bombs
The Soviet military paper Red Star says the USSR plans to test massive nuclear weapons equal to 20 30 50 and 100 million tons of TNT capable of destroying defenders in superdeep shelters. It warns NATO leaders their shelters cannot withstand such strikes if aggression continues. Pravda editorial vows to end aggression if war is forced.
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Reinhold Gensz
Moscow
Red Star
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pravda
Nasser Assails Soviet Nuclear Testing Move
Nasser expressed deep regret over the Soviet decision to resume tests saying it shocks him and world public opinion. He warned it signals grave deterioration in the international situation and urged a meeting between Kennedy and Khrushchev to defuse tensions.
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Nasser
United Arab Republic
Berlin
Germany
Kennedy
Khrushchev
No Screams Amid Illinois Crash Toll
Ches ter Wadley, in pajamas, collected newspapers at dawn to cover the dead after a Trans World Airlines Constellation crash in a Cook County cornfield. Police and residents described a scene of scattered bodies, a smoldering wreck, and a massive death toll of 77 as identify and tag procedures began.
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Hinsdale, Ill
Chester Wadley
U.S
Wadley
Trans World Airlines
Constellation
Chicago
James Clark
Cook County
Kennedy Aids Cut Keeps Foreign Aid Down
The House Appropriations Committee slashed Kennedy’s foreign aid request by 896 million dollars, proposing 3.3575 billion for the current year. The panel trimmed every major category, including 400 million in direct military assistance and 175 million in development loans, with a 50 percent cut in Peace Corps funds citing excess need.
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Washington
Kennedy
House Appropriations Committee
White House
Congress
House
Senate
Treasury
Airliner Crash Kills 78 Near Chicago in Labor Day Disaster
An L A to Boston to Los Angeles flight, TWA Flight 529, crashed near Midway Airport after takeoff during a thunderstorm killing all 78 aboard. FBI opened an investigation amid reports the aircraft may have exploded in the air or on impact.
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Chicago
Midway Airport
Los Angeles
U.S
FBI
Washington
TWA Flight 529
Boston
New York
Pittsburgh
Jerry Broz
Hinsdale
Broz
Trials Open In Monroe 40 Charged
Trials began in Monroe Recorder's Court for more than 40 people charged after weekend racial clashes. Freedom riders entered innocent pleas as judges planned separate trials. Jorge Anderson, white, pleaded guilty to simple assault and breach of peace. sentencing delayed. Leroy Wright, 19, a freedom rider from Nashville, faced simple assault, concealed weapon, and resisting arrest. FBI seeks fugitive leader Robert Williams whose whereabouts are unknown.
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J. Michael Rouse
Monroe
N.C
Monroe Recorder's Court
Freedom Riders
Len Holt
Norfolk
James F. Griffin
Holt
Griffin
Jerry Anderson
White
Leroy Wright
Freedom
Nashville
Tenn
Union County Grand Jury
Robert Williams
Ferry
Land
Bruce Stegall
Marshville
Williams
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By Jack Rutledge
Soviet Union
Tito
Ping
Josephine Broz
Grace Mouche
Argonne National Laboratories
Atomic Energy Commission
Broz’ House
Red Cross
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Charles C. George Jr
William Kuntsler
American Civil Liberties Union
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Air Force
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