Khrushchev Forecasts Peace Pact and Boom in Soviet Economy
Premier Khrushchev said a peace treaty with East Germany will be signed in the near future and warned of a sweeping economic expansion. He spoke from Alma Ata on Russian food shortages, promising rapid growth in light, food, and heavy industries, and noted plans to boost meat and corn production. He cited a separate German peace accord as essential and touted U S corn varieties and increased Soviet output to overtake the United States in per capita production.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
East Germany
Alma Ata
Virgin Lands
Republic of Kazakhstan
Kremlin
Russia
Soviet Communist Party
Soviet Union
Berlin
United States
United States of America
Mr. Rusk
GI Benefit Plan Threatens Defense Education Bill
Senate subcommittee linked a $2 billion GI college program to the Defense Education Act, risking the broader bill. The plan would extend veterans education to those discharged since January 31, 1955, with outlays near $220 million the first year plus $500 million annual aims for the act.
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Joe Hall Washington
Senate
Senate Education Subcommittee
House
Kennedy
Bank
Committee Hearing Set In Fond du Lac
A House subcommittee on imports and exports will hold a June 30 hearing in Fond du Lac on foreign cheese imports and the local economy. Rep. John H. Dent and Rep. Dominick V. Daniels will lead the session at a hotel.
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Fond DU Lac
House
John H. Dent
D-Pa
Dominick V.daniels
D-N. J
Conservative Trend Seen As GOP Conclave
Minneapolis coverage notes a GOP conclave leaning toward Barry Goldwater with Goldwater welcomed by delegates amid calls to focus on congressional gains in 1962. Nixon heads to address a New York event as Goldwater urges testing nuclear weapons and a tougher anti-communist stance.
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Minneapolis
Richard M. Nixon
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Robert Hughes
Greenwood
Ind
Len Nadasdy
Barry
Ore
Jenner
William Jenner
Indiana
United States
Kennedy
Congress
Nixon
Pharmaceutical Advertising Club
New York
McNamara Stands Firm Over Berlin Crisis Signals
U S Defense Secretary McNamara said there are no immediate plans to reinforce the Berlin garrison or increase firepower. He urged a firm but not belligerent U S posture as Allies seek a coordinated response to Soviet pressure, with NATO questions under review for summer discussions.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
U.S
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Europe
Pentagon
Soviet Union
London
Atlantic Alliance
West Germany
Iron Curtain
NATO
National Security Council
Democratic Senate
Defense
White House
Gov Nelson Heads to Hawaii for Governors Conference
Gov Gaylord Nelson and his wife depart Madison for Hawaii to attend the annual Governors Conference. Secretary William Fairfield accompanies them aboard a Globemaster in Minneapolis. They plan to return July 1 with plans for David Carley to join later.
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Madison
Gaylord ‘Nelson
Hawaii
Minneapolis
Air Force Globemaster
Nelsons
William Fairfield
David Carley
State Department of Resources Development
Missing Angelo worker James Kinghammer sought statewide
A statewide alert seeks James Kinghammer 22-year-old son of August and wife of Angelo Wisconsin. He left Spar- Kinghammer Tek Inc plant Monday night after a supervisor questioned a fire in the plant. His abandoned 1955 Pontiac with no plates was found at Millston. Bloodhounds tracked him from the car toward the road. he may have hitched a ride. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a light blue shirt.
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Sparta
Wis
James Kinghammer
August Kinghammer
Angelo
Jackson County
la Crosse
Kinghammer
Castro Blamed as POW Tractor Swap Fails in Cuba Talks
The Tractors for Freedom Committee says Fidel Castro killed the month-long exchange by demanding 28 million in cash or equipment, rejecting 500 tractors for 1,214 prisoners and disbanding to return 60 000 to 70 000 unread letters. The group notes Kennedy stayed out of the deal. Castro dismisses the plan as ludicrous and accuses the committee of deceiving North American public opinion.
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Detroit
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Private Citizens’ Group
Walter P. Reuther
Eleanor Roosevelt
Milton S. Eisenhower
Tractors For Freedom Inc
Kennedy
U.S
United States
Wisconsin Historical Society Elects Hesseltine President
The Wisconsin Historical Society at Prairie du Chien elected William B. Hesseltine, history professor at the University of Wisconsin, as president. Eugene W. Murphy of La Crosse was honored for stepping down from the board. Nine curators were re-elected and three new curators named.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Wisconsin Historical Society
William B. Hesseltine
University of Wisconsin
Eugene W. Murphy
la Crosse
Wisconsin Agriculturist
Harvey Huston
Thunder Lake
Herbert W. Rice
Marquette University
Wisconsin Medical Society
Albion Academy Historical Society
E. E. Homstad
Black River Falls
John C.geilfuss
Milwaukee
George Hampel Jr
Leslie H. Fishel Jr
Hesseltine
Washington and Lee University
University of Virginia
Ohio State University
Alabama
Arkansas
Tennessee
Ohio State
Lincoln
New South
Ulysses S. Grant
Lyman C. Draper
Madison
Wisconsin
The
Historical Society
American History Research Center
George F. Kasten
Thomas’ H. Barland
Eau Claire
Frederick I. Olson
Charles Manson
Frederic Sammond
William Stovall
Maryland girl killed in Wisconsin three car crash near Millston
Miss Emily Jane Sullivan of Anne Arundel County Maryland died in a three car collision on U S Highway 12 one mile north of Millston at 145 am Saturday. Her brother David Sullivan 18 of Glen Burnie Maryland was driving the car. Benjamin Sullivan 28 of Baltimore was a passenger and injured. Six others including Camp McCoy soldiers were hospitalized. An inquest is expected.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Emily Jane Sullivan
Anne Arundel
Jackson County
David
Glen Beirne
Millston
U.S. Highway 12
Krohn
Benejamin Sullivan
Baltimore
Miss Sullivan
Sullivan
Claude ‘Rottematter
Odean Teigen
Stoughton
Camp McCoy
Charles Forney
Peoria
Elizabeth
Forney
Edwin Christianson
Tiegen
LaVern Adams
Clarence Williams
Town of
Brockway
X15 Sets Winged Flight Speed Record at 3690 MPH
In Edwards Air Force Base California Maj Bob White piloted the X15 to 3690 miles per hour at about 100000 feet. Despite cabin pressure failure and a ballooning suit he completed an 11 minute flight. The record surpasses the previous 3307 mph by Joe Walker and edges toward the X15 design speed.
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White
Russia
Yuri Gagarin
Alan ‘Shepard
United States
Joe Walker
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