Kennedy war remark sparks Texas rebuttal and debate
Attorney General Robert F Kennedy questioned the Mexican War of 1846 48 as unjustified triggering a sharp Texan response led by Gov Price Daniel and former General Edwin Walker. Historians and professors weighed in with varied views as the controversy spread amid a broader Cold War era Berlin issue and a separate weather disrupted air corridor report.
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David Donald
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Polk
Berlin
Donald
Moscow
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Hamburg-Berlin
Allies Defy Soviets Over Berlin Air Corridors
Berlin area reports describe Western Allies resisting Soviet pressure to dominate three Berlin air corridors. U S military planes operated from Hamburg as commercial flights continued above Soviet requested lower levels. Washington warned Moscow of consequences if air rights are challenged and maintained each flight must be cleared by the four power air safety center in Berlin.
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Washington
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United States
Britain
France
Moscow
Four Power Air Safety Center
Donald says war nearly inevitable due to expansion and Mexican refusals
Donald argues the conflict was almost guaranteed by American expansion and Mexican intransigence over long standing issues. He cites U S citizens in Mexico claims and border disputes as key factors driving negotiation failure.
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Donald
U.S
Mexico
Cuba's U N vote defeats invasion claim resolution
At the United Nations General Assembly a main political committee defeated a Cuban backed resolution demanding the United States halt alleged interference in Cuba's internal affairs. The vote was 50 to 11 with 39 abstentions. Only Cuba and the Soviet bloc supported the clause.
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Czechoslovakia
Romania
Organization of American States
Mario Amadeo
Argentina
Valerian A. ‘Zorin
U.N
Asia
Africa
Dry land recovery eyed for Glenn space flights
Cape Canaveral reports Congressman Roman L. Pucinski proposes dry land recovery for orbital spacecraft trials. Glenn has faced three weeks of sea delays due to rough Atlantic weather and the plan suggests using Salt Flats of Utah or open spaces in New Mexico for one of six planned manned flights this year.
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John H. Glenn
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New Mexico
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Today's Chuckle For Those Who View With Alarm
A brief, tongue in cheek line notes a view that unsettles observers as the scenery appears worse than before. The quip hints at heightened unease in perception, employing a wry, observational tone typical of light humor columns.
Consistory Seen After Death Of 3rd Cardinal
Vatican City AP reports the deaths of Cardinal Muench and two others in the past week heighten expectations that Pope John XXIII will call a consistory to raise the College of Cardinals. Possible creation of 10 to 12 new princes, possibly expanding to 100, with eight fewer than the previous high. Cardinal Muench, 72, Wisconsin born former Fargo bishop, died in Rome after Parkinsons and vascular complications. Body to lie in Vatican hospital, Mass at St Peter's, burial in Fargo. American cardinals now total five.
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Gaetano Cardinal Cicognani
Vatican Curia
Teodosio Clemente Cardinal de Gouveia
Lourenco Marques
Vatican
Weather Outlook: Cloudy and Cooler This Weekend
The forecast calls for cloudy skies and slightly colder conditions tonight. Temperatures through next Wednesday average about 3 degrees below normal with highs near 40 and lows around 23. Tonight's low around the middle thirties, Saturday climbs to 34, and yesterday's high reached 37 with an overnight low of 32.
Automated Poor Boxes Appear In Elizabeth New Jersey
Police reported two improvised charity boxes placed in Elizabeth, one on a tree and one on a telephone pole. Each box has a money slot and a door reading help yourself with no lock. A cash check found 85 cents in one box and another check showed it empty.
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Rockefeller Attacks Kennedy Civil Rights Record in Niagara
Governor Nelson Rockefeller denounces the Kennedy administration and Democrats for alleged broken promises on civil rights. Speaking at a Niagara Falls Republican dinner, he cites desegregation progress under Eisenhower and urges voters to measure performance over words. He hints at a 1964 presidential bid.
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Eisenhower
Eisenhower comments on Khrushchev and public opinion
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower said Khrushchev would want war avoidance on his own terms. He noted Khrushchev controls Russian public opinion by limiting reporters but cannot ignore it. Eisenhower, while sympathetic to Southern resistance to integration, supported the Supreme Court ruling against segregation.
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Supreme Court
Glenn Faces Weather Delays In Mercury Atlas Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The Mercury Atlas mission to orbit an astronaut is postponed to at least next Tuesday due to Atlantic weather. Glenn remains confident, with Dr William Douglas defending his readiness and NASA recounting a full systems check and potential replacement of electronic parts and attitude jets amid the latest scrub
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United States
Marine IA
Vonn M. Glenn Jr
Glenn
William Douglas
Douglas
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Italians Plan Floating Satellite Launch
Italy aims to launch its first satellite within two years using a mobile floating platform anchored on the sea bed with retractable legs. Tests have been run from Sardinia, but large rockets require a less populated, less trafficked area. The space agency led by Prof. Luigi Broglio envisions multiple launch sites.
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Italy
Prime Ministry
Sardinia
Mediterranean
Space Research Agency
Luigi Broglio
Kennedy Delayed Flight Halts Indonesian Tour
U S Attorney General Robert F Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy made an unscheduled landing in central Java after a Soviet built Ilyushin 14 transport could not fly through clouds. Indonesian Convairs carried the rest of the party to Bandung while the Kennedys awaited word on continuing to Bandung or Jakarta. The visit followed a Balinese welcome after a whirlwind island tour.
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Bandung
Indonesia
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
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Java
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Baljo
Jakarta
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Ethel
Isle of
Bali
Dr Holmberg No More Hansen Will Remain Hansen
In Rockford Illinois a 45 year old man revealed as Carl Vernon Holmberg an associate professor at Syracuse University who had disappeared for seven years chose to remain as Verne Hansen a $1.90 an hour factory worker living in a second class hotel He told reporters he does not want to return to academia or his old life and will stay with Valspar Corp where he is employed His boss said he will not pursue changes and plans to work at his current level while avoiding further action on his past
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Rockford, Ill
Carl Vernon Holmberg
Syracuse University
Verne Hansen
California
Bond Plan Lets Holders Swap for Higher Interest
The Treasury announced an exchange option for holders of about 18.8 billion dollars in government bonds. Small savers who bought bonds in World War I can participate in the plan to receive new bonds maturing between 1971 and 1978, aimed at higher interest.
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