Korth Quizzed Over TFX Plane Favoritism Claims
Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth testified before Senate investigators denying Pentagon favoritism toward the General Dynamics TFX design over Boeing. He compared speeds maneuverability and endurance, insisting General Dynamics won on merit while the subcommittee probes the award amid disputes with McNamara and Anderson's testimony.
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Secretary of the Navy
Fred Korth
Senate
Pentagon
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Uniformed Air Force
Navy
Korth
General Dynamics
Boeing
Kennedy
Adm
George W. Anderson
Naval Operations
Anderson
McNamara
Air Force
Eugene M. Zuckert
Wisconsin Storms Cause Damage with No Injuries
Severe evening thundershowers hammered southern Wisconsin with winds up to 60 mph and heavy rain. A farm shed burned near Germantown, sewers collapsed in Appleton, roads blocked by fallen trees, and a radio station transmitter failed. No injuries were reported.
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Wausau
Appleton
Dick Lehmers
WAPL
Catherine Kloehn
Germantown
Highway 18
Jefferson
Waukesha County
Oconomowec
Menomonee Falls
Milwaukee
Hubertus
Soviet Bloc Holds Summit in Berlin
Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrived in East Berlin for a bloc leaders summit while greeting official Ulbricht praised Kennedy visit as a bid to divide Germans. Khrushchev backed Ulbricht on Kennedy and traveled with wife Nina, with Gomulka and Novotny also in tow.
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Michael Goldsmith
Khrushchev
Ulbricht
Kennedy
West Berlin
Nina
Valentina Tereshkova
Berlin
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Antonin Novotny
East Berlin
General pardon proclaimed for prisoners in Spain
MADRID AP Gen. Francisco Franco has decreed a general pardon for prisoners to mark the coronation of Pope Paul VI, announced by a government spokesman Thursday night.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Paul VI
La Crescent Woman Drowns in Mississippi River
La Crosse area reports Mrs. James J. Martin 28 drowned while wading a Brownsville sand bar with her husband and two daughters during a family outing. Sheriff and coroner ruled accidental drowning. Burial plans set in La Crosse and La Crescent with services to follow.
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Minn
James J. Martin
S. 2Nd St
Brownsville
Debra Ann
Cathryn Louise
Houston County
Byron Whitehouse
Mrs. Martin
Dennis
James Brueggeman
la Crosse
Schumacher
Richard Speltz
Catholic Cemetery
Rosary
Lodge to South Viet Nam Ambassadorship Amid Kennedy Feud
President Kennedy names Henry Cabot Lodge as ambassador to South Viet Nam in a move that reconciles decades of family rivalry with a high level political alliance. Lodge, a Bostonian veteran with six battle stars, previously served as United Nations ambassador under Eisenhower.
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South Viet Nam
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Kennedy
Senate
Edward
George
Massachusetts
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Sen
Henry Cabot Lodge
John F. Fitzgerald
GOP
America
United Nations
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Time, Inc
Atlantic Institute
Europe
Emily Esther Sears
George Cabot
Henry Sears
Kennedy Visits Ireland and Upbeat Greeted by Dail
President Kennedy addressed the Irish Parliament in Dublin amid applause, calling Ireland a free country and urging global friendship. He toured Cork, received honorary degrees, and was named a freeman, as plans for a Britain visit and NATO talks with Moscow loom.
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Dunganstown
Ireland
Eunice Shriver
Jean Smith
Inlaw
Princess Lee Radziwill
UPI
Patrick J. Massey
Dublin
Dail
U.S
Cork
Patrick Hogan
Great Britain
Sean Lemass
Matthew McCloskey
National University
University of Dublin
Wexford
New Ross
Galway
Limerick
Eamon de Valera
JFK reception in Europe spurs praise with cautions
Congress lauds Kennedy trip gains in Europe but Republicans urge restraint until final results emerge. House Speaker McCormack says the tour boosted U.S. and European interests while Humphrey hails Germany reception as vindication of policy. Dirksen hopes for good results but warns against premature conclusions.
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Kennedy
Europe
France
House
John McCormack
D-Mass
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Germany
Humphrey
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
United States
Dirksen
Fight Develops On GOP Vote For Tax Relief
Wisconsin lawmakers edge toward a budget compromise as the Senate votes 19 14 to approve a $9 million shift for utility tax relief. Debate centers on a $1.5 million bank tax cut and a cigarette tax hike to balance the budget amid pressure from both parties and opposition from the press.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Senate
Richard
Zaborski
Milwaukee
Hollander
Sen
Lynn Stalbaum
D-Racine
Stalbaum
Iit
GOP
Public Welfare Department
Department of Administration
Assembly
Goldwater Attacks Democrats at Young Republicans Meet
Sen. Barry Goldwater assailed what he called a cynical alliance between Democrats and big city machines at the Young Republicans national convention in San Francisco. He urged liberals to be pushed into the 1960s, praised earlier liberals, and criticized President Kennedy while highlighting Cuba and international troubles. The day featured fights over convention leadership and civil rights resolutions.
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Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
U.S. Senate
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Kennedy
Ireland
Cuba
Young Republican National Federation
Charles McDevitt
Idaho
Donald Lukens
House of Representatives
Viroqua Tornado Anniversary Recalled From 1865
Viroqua Wisconsin marks the 1865 great tornado anniversary as old residents recall a 4 p.m. disaster that killed twenty people and nearly wiped out the pioneer village then home to about 800 residents.
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Viroqua
Wis
Pioneer
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