31 May 1961
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1961
Page
1
President Kennedy’s 50 pound birthday cake was eaten today after a Monday night dinner at Commonwealth Armory. The cake was moved intact to Nazareth Child Care Center for distribution to children, with the event drawing media and public interest.
Paris AP reports America plans a space vehicle to circle the moon with a three man team. Martir Corp president George M. Bunker said preliminary studies are complete and construction could begin immediately. NASA aims for a lunar reconnaissance by 1965.
An international airport recorded a new low for May 3 and tied the date’s record at 43. The prior low for May 3 was 47 in 1938. Weather Bureau notes in the last nine days show a trend of breaking low temperature records this morning.
GOP leaders seek Gen Dwight Eisenhower to attack Kennedy domestic policy at a Washington rally. Eisenhower may refrain on foreign policy as Kennedy prepares Vienna talks with Khruchev. Milton Eisenhower’s presence signals restraint on Cuba policy amid fund raising events and party strategy to cut costs.
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