Kennedy foreign aid plan in trouble in Congress
The Kennedy administration faces deep trouble with its 4.5 billion dollar foreign aid request as lawmakers weigh substantial cuts. Critics cite waste and inefficiency while some supporters warn that large reductions could endanger vital programs and U.S. security. Secretary Rusk’s comments provoke anger and an apology as debate intensifies.
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Washington notes Harriman new state post and House furniture plan
Washington reports that 71 year old W Averell Harriman takes a No 3 post in the State Department and is sworn in by George W Ball. The House Rules Committee approves a 3.5 million plan for new office furniture for the Rayburn Building with an estimated 9 000 to 10 000 per suite. Also today marks the 21st anniversary of the fall of Bataan with Kennedy praising the valor of Americans and Filipinos and wreaths to be laid at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Lie Detector Not Proof of Guilt or Innocence
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warned against treating polygraph results as proof of guilt or innocence. The piece notes polygraphs as investigative aids, not decisive in court, with incidents involving Wallace Butts Paul Bryant and a leaked Air Force memo prompting debate and policy statements.
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Much Medicine Taking Just Bad Habit By HAL BOYLE
HAL Boyles New York column cautions against overmedicating and urges healthier habits like extra walking and sleep. He cites the lure of pills and the waste of sympathy for poor choices, while humorously noting common life tensions and modern business illusions.
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New York
Senate poised to pass wilderness land bill in Senate
Senate leaders voiced confidence in passage of a bill to set aside millions of acres as a vast wilderness system. Voting on amendments began before noon with a final tally expected later. Democratic Whip Hubert Humphrey cited broad public support akin to a 1961 measure approved 78 to 8.
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Daniel J. Flood
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Graham Feels OK Returns to Crusade Preparations
Billy Graham, after two months of recuperation in Honolulu from an intestinal disorder, is almost fully recovered and will resume travel to prepare for a European crusade. He plans one talk daily in France and Germany with a reduced schedule per medical advice.
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Bancroft Wins Academy Award in The Miracle Worker
New York actress Anne Bancroft announced her shock at winning a major Academy Award for The Miracle Worker. Memphis widow Janis Tucker recounts a fatal rat poison incident caused by a dare during a marital argument.
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Anne Bancroft
Memphis
Janis Tucker
Blind singer Al Hibbler backs anti segregation effort
In Birmingham Al Hibbler the blind singer who came to support civil rights questioned the extent of his involvement saying he would not play a minor role.
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Anderson to testify on Congressmen Who Cheat article
Washington reporter Jack Anderson says he will testify before a House committee about his piece Congressmen Who Cheat. He claims Congress uses double morality and says he must reveal what he knows.
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Jack Anderson
House
Ex Cuban Chief Believes Castro Can Be Deposed
Former Cuban president Manuel Urrutia Lleo said Castro can be overthrown with U.S. help short of invasion. He claimed about 90 percent of Cubans oppose Castro and urged support while noting need for assistance in their struggle.
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East German Corporal Flees to West Berlin
An East German corporal carrying his submachinegun fled to West Berlin in daylight Monday. Border guards did not see him crawling through barbed wire entanglements and no shots were fired.
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Inspectors Move to Avert New Laotian Civil War
International Control Commission officials met with Premier Souvanna Phouma in Vientiane to discuss dispatching ICC teams to the Plain of Jars and enforcing a cease fire as neutralist forces under Gen Kong Le faced heavy attacks by Pathet Lao troops. Souvanna postponed a Plain of Jars visit for safety assurances amid a fragile coalition government.
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DrugTax Service Promises Free Tax Deductions
Public notice warns of new data processing centers in West Virginia as automated checks review federal income tax returns. It touts a free DrugTax service that records purchases on memory tapes and provides a deductible spending statement, claiming taxpayers miss millions each year without claiming deductions.
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