Globemaster Crash Kills 18 at McChord Base in Mythical Silent
A C124 Globemaster crashed five miles from takeoff near McChord Air Force Base Washington killing 18 service members and injuring four. The aircraft returning personnel from Exercise Lava Plains near Yakima carried 22 aboard with support gear. Crews evacuated survivors by helicopter as wreckage burned and investigations began.
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McChord
Ft. Sill
Okla
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Madigan Gen
Ently
Yakima
Freedom Riders Head Toward Jackson Mississippi
An interracial Freedom Group leaves Montgomery by Trailways bus headed to Jackson Mississippi escorted by 16 patrol cars and guardsmen. The Kennedy administration reports assurances from Mississippi officials that riders will be unharmed while Barnett urges restraint and warns arrest for segregation law violations.
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Ala
Trailways
Jackson
Miss
National Guard
Justice Department
Washington
Kennedy
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Paul Deitrich
Washington, D.C
Meridian
Yale University
Atlanta
Alabama
Kennedy predicts control of violence during Freedom Riders tour
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy voiced confidence that any new mob violence linked to the Freedom Riders' southern tour will be handled by local law enforcement officers.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Expect Cherry Blooms To Reach Peak Sunday
Door County officials say Sunday will be the peak day for the cherry orchard bloom. Thousands of motorists visit the scenic peninsula each year to view the orchards in bloom.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Door County
Government probes AT&T for antitrust practices
Washington reports the government has initiated an antitrust investigation into American Telephone and Telegraph Company. The action aims to assess possible violations and market conduct affecting competition. Authorities review corporate policies, pricing, and business practices.
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Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Wisconsin Senate kills bill on trade stamps redemption
The Wisconsin Senate votes 16 to 14 to defeat a measure allowing retail trade stamps to be redeemed for merchandise or cash. Several supporters of the proposal switch to oppose it at the final tally.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate
U.S. Says Visit by Korean Junta Leader Not Feasible
The State Department announced Lt. Gen. Chang Do-Yung premier of Korea's military regime would not visit Washington due to President Kennedy's crowded schedule. Chang had planned to meet Kennedy after seizing power in Korea last week.
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Washington
State Department
Kennedy
Chang Do-Yung
Korea
Astronauts Meet Engineers in St Louis Mercury Conference
Space traveler Alan B. Shepard Jr. and four Mercury team astronauts visit St. Louis for a conference with McDonnell Aircraft Corp engineers who build the space capsules.
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St. Louis
Alan B. Shepard Jr
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
U S Backs Thai Plan For Laos At East West Talks
The United States endorsed Thailand’s proposal to enlarge the Laos talks by including Indonesia and Malaya to press for a neutral, peaceful settlement. Washington warned any ICC enlargement must be decided with current members. The conference, opened May 12 after a cease-fire assurance, faces alleged truce violations and Thai charges of continued fighting.
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United States
Indonesia
Malaya
Laos
Thailand
U. S
Burma
Cambodia
International Control Commission
India
Canada
Poland
ICC
Truce Commission
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Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
Malcolm MacDonald
Britain
Control Commission
Annexation Vote In Wisconsin Rapids Area Approved
Residents of part of the town of Grand Rapids voted 651 to 602 to annex to Wisconsin Rapids. The area lies adjacent to the city and the change will affect about 5 000 persons.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Grand Rapids
Treasury considers color coding U S currency
Washington reporters note Treasury officials discuss a plan led by Elizabeth Rudel Smith to print U S currency in different colors by denomination from $2 up. Each bill would keep key features in black and white while the color appears on the face and reverse, with no change to the $1 bill.
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U.S
Treasury
Elizabeth Rudel Smith
United States
Dillon
Smith
Kennedy urges private aid for prisoner exchange
U S Attorney General Kennedy urged donations to aid a private prisoner exchange while stressing government noninvolvement. He warned travel to organize gambling in Illinois would violate a proposed anti racketeering bill and cited Kenosha as a hub for gambling operations.
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Kenosha
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
House Judiciary Committee
Washington
House
Antioch
Ill
Atty
Kennedy
Wisconsin
Chicago
U S Claim On Gambling Denied Here
President Kennedy backed a tractors-for-prisoners exchange with Fidel Castro but said the government would not participate. A private committee aids the drive to raise funds to buy tractors for 1200 Cuban-exile prisoners. Eleanor Roosevelt Walter Reuther and Milton S Eisenhower among organizers. Humphrey questioned the plan saying lives are at stake and rejected it as blackmail.
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White House
Kennedy
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Dminn
Fidel Castro
Humphrey
Senate Democratic
Castro
Washington
Cuba
Eleanor Roosevelt
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Milton S. Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
Kennedy to Deliver National Needs Message to Congress
President Kennedy will address a joint session in person tomorrow in the House chamber. The 5 500 word omni bus message covers space program acceleration, economy, military spending, foreign aid, civil defense and job training. House Speaker Rayburn noted large funding in the administration's new appropriations request. This marks Kennedy’s second in person appearance before Congress following the State of the Union.
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Kennedy
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Sam Rayburn
John W. McCormack
Congressional
Pleasant Kenosha Weather With Winds Shifting Thursday
Sunny skies and mild temperatures graced Kenosha with 70s on Wednesday as winds from the west and southwest ranged 15 to 22 mph. High reached 78 at the American Motors plant, 74 downtown, after a 61 high yesterday. a cool 43 and 49 at night. Winds shift to north northeast Thursday with 15 to 32 mph, temps dropping to 62 to 70. Sunrise 5 21 am sunset 8 17 pm.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Southport
LBJ Returns From Asia Trip With Hope And Warning
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson flew 29,000 miles visiting six Asian nations on a two week mission. He told reporters at Andrews Air Force Base that the journey embodied hope and warned of a long costly anti-Communist struggle ahead as he reported to President Kennedy.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Asia
Johnson
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
Kennedy
Senate Defeats Amendment to School Aid Bill
The Senate rejected by voice vote a move by Senator Barry Goldwater to remove funds for teacher salaries from the 2.55 billion public school aid bill. It was the first of several amendments on what leaders expect to be the final day of debate on the measure. The House Education Committee convened again as administrators weighed private school aid provisions and anticipated final passage later in the week.
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Washington
Senate
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House Education Committee
Drowning Tragedy Near Nemadji River in Superior
Benjamin Hucovski, 51, of Superior, fell from the riverbank while fishing and drowned Tuesday night in the Nemadji River. Rescue crews located the body after a search along the bank.
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Superior
Wis
Benjamin Hucovski
Nemadji River
Millions Gather for Mecca Pilgrimage Ending in Arafat Rite
About 750000 Muslims from Saudi Arabia and across the Muslim world assemble near Mecca for Hajj rites on Mt Arafat. Pilgrims arrive by land sea and air, many saving for a lifetime. The Saudi government reports no epidemics and enforces strict health measures with vaccination certificates.
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Mt. Arafat
Mecca
United Arab Republic
Mohamed Elzogheiby
Jidda
Red Sea
Sudan
Ethiopia
Somaliland
Yemen
Aden
Guerrilla Band Attacks Convoy Near Orleansville
French forces hunted an Algerian guerrilla band east of Orleansville after they ambushed an army convoy, killing 11 soldiers and wounding 4. Warplanes strafed suspected hideouts but could not flush out the guerrillas during a tense search. The clash marks the first sharp engagement since France paused offensives for a month. Aid-el Kebir holiday delayed peace talks.
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Orleansville
France
Aid-el Kebir
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