Kennedy asks power to call up 130000 reservists
President Kennedy seeks standby authority to mobilize up to 130000 reservists to deter Cuba and bolster Berlin defenses. Senate debate centers on tougher amendments and timing as Republicans press for immediate action while administration weighs risks of broader military moves. The plan could later scale to 180000 reservists without declared national emergency.
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Kennedy
Cuba
Maine
Rider
Senate
GOP
Mansfield
Ific
Berlin
Congress
Dean Rusk
House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committees
United States
Western Hemisphere
Bids Taken on Federal Land in Arkansas Leasing
The Interior Department announced high bids totaling 8017 for oil and gas leasing of two Kibler Williams field tracts in Sebastian County near Fort Smith. Gulf Oil bid 1371 for a 3 acre parcel. the Oklahoma City bid 6646 covered the other tract. An annual rental of 2 per acre will apply. royalties range 12 to 25 percent for oil and 3 to 23 percent for gas.
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Interior Department
Arkansas
Kibler-Williams Field
Sebastian County
Fort Smith
W. R. Stephens
Gulf Oil Co
Oklahoma City
Jones Outlines His Platform in Fort Smith
Republican challenger Dr. Kenneth Jones outlined a 16 point platform in Fort Smith Arkansas during a campaign event. He called for right to work laws reduced foreign aid an expanded Un American Activities Committee local school controls local medical care by local governments mineral depletion allowances for Arkansas and states rights legislation. Jones planned to travel to Fayetteville Springdale and Little Rock for further speaking engagements.
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Kenneth Jones
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Jones
Fort Smith
Republican Women's Club
Un-American Activities Committee
Arkansas
Little J Rock
Fayetteville
Dale
Finney
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