Western allies plan stronger forces over Berlin stand
Washington reports Western powers will beef up Atlantic alliance forces in Europe to back Berlin stand. State Secretary Rusk says no Soviet action can extinguish Western obligations in Berlin and a peaceful solution cannot come at Western expense.
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Dean Rusk
Berlin
Rusk
United States
West Berlin
Europe
U.S
Khrushchev
Washington
Foy D. Kohler
Evelyn Shuckberg
Jean Lalois
State Department
Eichmann Claims He Saved 20000 Jews From Death
In court at Jerusalem Eichmann testified he diverted 20000 Jews to Lodz to spare them from extermination, saying higher officers ordered the death camps and that his own choice kept them from the East. He claimed his unit had no link to the death-camp machinery. The trial paused for the weekend.
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Eichmann
Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Lodz
Poland
Gestapo
Israel
Heinrich Mueller
Department IV
Security Police
Einsatz
Laos Parlay Delays as King Chooses New Government
At Zurich the East West talks on Laos drift as Prince Souvanne Phouma is expected to be named premier, with the king to form a coalition government. Three princes demanded broad representation from Western conservatives Pathet Lao and neutralists, delaying final decisions for weeks.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Laos
Savang Vathana
Souvanne Phouma
Zurich
Pathet Lao
Boun Oum
Savang
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Pathet Loa
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Kennedy Claims Win Over Virus
President Kennedy declared himself the winner in a bout with a virus and planned weekend rest at Glen Ora, Virginia. White House aides said he was practically recovered with a normal temperature and improving strength after a bout of mixed infection and a touch of strep throat.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Glen Ora
Middleburg
Salinger
Travell
Ken
Government plan eyed to end eight day ship strike
President Kennedy would name a three man committee to study a 60 day suspension of the seven day old wage strike as employers and unions consider Goldberg’s peace plan. The plan urges acceptance or rejection by Saturday and faces a possible Taft Hartley injunction if rejected.
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Washington
Kennedy
Secretary of
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
New York
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
War Production Downturn Leaves U.S. Mills in Idle Mode
With losses already counted in millions of dollars, more than 70,000 men idled and ships stalled as factories curb output and workers face layoffs amid wartime pressure.
Weather forecast shifts to cooler spell with rain
The next five days will run six to ten degrees below normal with highs around 11 and lows near 54. Expect about an inch of rain from showers mainly Monday night and Tuesday, with clearing and cooler nights to follow. Yesterday reached 78 at 5 PM and 64 overnight, while Middletown recorded 12 inches of rain since yesterday.
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Mddletown
Kennedy Wins Broad Housing Bill Approval In Congress
Kennedy secured near full adoption of his housing and urban improvement agenda as the House approved a multibillion dollar bill Thursday night with $4.9 billion in programs and the Senate echoed a similar plan. Conferees will reconcile differences next week before final votes.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
House
Senate
Jmenauare
Stevenson reports unrest rising in South America
Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson informs President Kennedy that economic want and social unrest are growing across South America while noting rising official awareness of needs for reform and progress and warning about the spread of communism. He cites Cuba and Castro as a global issue and reports broad support for social change and a strong reception on his tour.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kennedy
South
America
Stevenson
Alliance For Progress
Puerto Rico
Latin America
Ship Owners Back 60 Day Maritime Truce Proposal
New York AP bulletin reports ship owners accepting Secretary of Labor Goldberg proposal for a 60 day truce in the national maritime strike, while striking unions did not immediately decide.
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New York
Goldberg
U.S. Reveals China Policy Shift Aimed at UN Seat Split
The Chicago Sun-Times reports a new U.S. policy allowing Communist China a potential seat in the UN General Assembly while the Nationalist Chinese seat remains in the Security Council. The plan, discussed with Japanese leaders and described as the successor state theory, would treat Beijing’s entry as a procedural matter to avoid a Nationalist veto.
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Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times
United States
Washington
China
United Na
Frederick Kuh
U.S
U.N. Assembly
Peiping
U.N
Hayato Ikeda
Dean Rusk
Zentaro Kosaka
Sun-Times
Ikeda
Formosa
Security Council
General Assembly
Assembly
Castro rejects tractors deal in Cuba rebel swap bid
Fidel Castro rebuked the Tractors for Freedom Committee in Havana and says he will send a delegation of captured rebels to the United States to explain his position. He cites alleged deception and offers a potential swap involving 1167 prisoners and tractors.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Tractors For Freedom Committee
United States
Havana
Castro
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Spain
Francisco
the Hook) Molina
New York City
Pedro Albizu Campos
San Juan
Henry Winston
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Defense Budget Approved by House Appropriations Committee
The House panel approved a 42.7 billion defense bill for fiscal year starting July 1. It funds Polaris submarines, bombers, missiles, and a larger armed force, with a small net cut from the President’s request.
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Washington
Kennedy
House Appropriations Committee
House
Congress
George Mahon
D-Tex
U S Reds Win Stay on Registration Decision
Justice Frankfurter granted a temporary stay delaying the Communist party's registration ruling. The stay pauses lower court enforcement while the party seeks reconsideration,likely pushing effective date beyond October 9. The Justice Department plans proceedings to begin August 9.
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Washington
Justice Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Communist Party
Moscow
High Court
Frankfurter
Justice Department
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Chuckle Money Earns Enemies Not Friends, A Snappy Proverb
A quip notes that wealth may not win friends but can attract sharper opponents and harsher rivals. The wry line hints at social costs and the irony of money changing dynamics among peers.
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