Tokyo Election Scandals Raise Democracy Concerns
Japan faced a wave of local election fraud with 30 254 arrests in nearly 15 000 cases, more than double 1959 levels. Governors faced scandals including a candidate using a dead man’s name and 20 000 counterfeit seals tied to Tokyo governor Azuma’s camp, while 359 candidates were questioned and 169 faced warrants. An Osaka assemblyman was charged in a campaign murder cover up.
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Japan
Tokyo
Toru Higo
Fukuoka Prefecture
Ryutaro Azuma
Socialist Party
Azuma
Osaka
Congo Chief To Undergo U S Training
Maj Gen Joseph Mobutu commander of the Congo Army departs Washington for a new phase of U S military facility visits. Officials cite efforts to retrain and organize the Congo National Army with possible UN coordination and direct U S aid discussed. Mobutu to go to Fort Bragg North Carolina for reception by Special Warfare Center staff.
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Washington
UPI
Joseph Mobutu
U. S
Mobutu
Pentagon
United States
G. Mennen Williams
United Press International
Congo
Congo National Army
State Department
United Nations Coordination
U.N
U.S
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Special Warfare Center
Two Earthquakes Reported Far Apart by Fordham Observatory
The Fordham University Seismological Observatory reported two distinct earthquakes. Tremors occurred 5500 miles from New York in the Kamchatka Peninsula area at 10 08 a m and 6 12 p m EDT yesterday, as stated by Rev Joseph Lynch, director of the observatory.
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New York
UPI
Fordham University Seismological Observatory
Joseph Lynch
Kamchatka Peninsula
Parental Right Termination Hearing Notified in Nevada Case
In Clark County Nevada the Eighth Judicial District Court hears petition to terminate parental rights of Christina Jo Walther. The father Robert Walther and other claimants are notified the hearing is set for July 2 1963 at 9 30 AM in Las Vegas. Clerk Helen Scott Reed issues the notice with deputy Lucille Bunyard.
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Eighth Judicial District Court
State of Nevada
County of Clark
Christina JO Walther
Robert
Walther
Las Vegas
Clark
State of
Nevada
Helen Scott Reed
Lucille Bunyard
Kennedy mobilizes cabinet for 1964 campaign push
President Kennedy marshals cabinet and agency heads for coordinated travel and speaking tours to explain New Frontier programs. White House aides describe extended political discussions aimed at improving public understanding and support ahead of the 1964 election season.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
L. Gordon Cooper
New Frontier
Khrushchev Seeks Unity With China in Peace Talks
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pledges a major effort to reconcile differences with Communist China as Sino-Soviet talks begin in Moscow on July 5. He cites unity of socialist forces and the international working class while reaffirming Soviet policy points, including peaceful coexistence, amid tensions with Beijing.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
China
Fidel Castro
Khrushchev
Nixon to Play GOP Role in Future 1964 Elections
Former Vice President Richard Nixon arrives in Washington as he paves a post political career path. He meets with Senate and House Republican leaders and signals he may support Eisenhower Nixon and Nixon era prospects but will not seek a presidential nomination. He plans a European tour starting June 1 and return in August to speak and write ahead of the 1964 election.
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Washington
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Charlie
Nixon
GOP
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
House
Charles A. Halleck
Inc
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
White House
Thomas E. Dewey
Adlai F. Stevenson
Dewey
Stevenson
Politis
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Ottawa
Dirk Stikker
Albert Axelbank
North American Newspaper Alliance
Las Vegas Sun
SUN
APT
JFK
By Alvin Spivak
America
Pierre Salinger
Reeorch
Paul Southwick
Nikita
Foup
Sand Hill Road
Nrooms
Destarine
Greenbriar
Matchette
Desert Inn
Sandhill Road
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