Kennedy Has Slim Vote Edge in Congress on New Frontiers
President Kennedy faces narrow margins in both chambers as he pursues New Frontiers proposals. A 44-42 Senate vote and a 209-202 House result show a fragile coalition with Byrd and the Republican Southern bloc opposing key measures. Administration efforts, including Goldberg and Johnson, targeted wavering senators to push through tax and unemployment policy with a national pool idea.
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Kennedy
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Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
White House
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Pont
Senate Finance Committee
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Arthur J. Goldberg
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Industrialist Admits Slaying Wife at Lake Cottage
Rockford Michigan police said 42 year old Otto Peebles admitted shooting his wife Louise 40 and Roy Staples 44 at a Silver Lake cottage after spying them through a window. Staples, of Engelking Patterns Inc. Columbus Indiana, was wounded. Mary Catherine Voss 46 and Lowell Engelking 51 were present. Peebles, co owner of Service Extrusion Die Co., is to be charged with murder.
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Roy Staples
Rockford, Mich
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Silver Lake
Grand Rapids
Lowell Engelking
Indiana Pattern
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Peebles
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Kent County
Engelkind
Miss Voss
Coleman
Michigan
Engelking
Leroy Hunt
Hunt
Mrs.Peebles
Laos Rebels Nearing Capital Reported Near Luang Prabang
AP dispatch from Vientiane says Pathet Laos rebels in an 11 day drive have artillery within 22 miles of Luang Prabang while still 44 miles from the royal city. Government forces number about 30,000 against 8,000 to 10,000 rebel fighters. leadership changes are noted as the conflict continues.
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Pathet Laos
Luangkabang
Queen Astrid
Sala Phou Koun
Savang
Kouprasith Abhay
Muong Kassy
Luang Prabang
Bouteng
Laos
Leopoldville
the Congo
Congo
Kivu
United Nations
U.N
Kindu
Kasongo
Inside Look At Bible Revision Sparks Debate
The Old Family Bible remains central in homes though revision meets both objections and support. Middletown ministers comment on the New Testament changes on page 23. Dr. Tom Dooley, mourned earlier this year, reflected on his beliefs in a Laos letter, with family memories in St. Louis.
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Tom Dooley
Laos
St. Louis
Nuclear Test Ban Talks Near Geneva
AP reports three power talks in Geneva move toward a new approach to enforcement of a test ban. Kennedy leads U S and Britain in shaping safeguards based on trust and scientific fact, recognizing a perfectly cheat-proof system may be unattainable.
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Switzerland
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Kennedy
America
Cincinnati Insurance Agent Sues Over School Directive
An Cincinnati Insurance agent filed a $362,525 damages suit against School Supt. Wendell H. Pierce and director Harry L. Lodge alleging malicious prosecution after he refused to send his children to a neighborhood school for racial reasons. He claims the charges of tending to cause delinquency of a minor were unfounded and later dismissed.
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Cincinnati
A_ Cininnati
Wendell H. Pierce
Harry L. Lodge
Lawrence Ashcraft
Unmanned Mercury capsule test shoots from Wallops Island
An unmanned Mercury space capsule was launched 40 000 feet above the Virginia coast in a harsh test of its escape mechanism. The Little Joe booster carried it to altitude, from which the capsule deployed parachutes and landed 14 miles off target in 23 minutes. Navy tug recovered the craft within an hour.
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Virginia
William H. Bland
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
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Atlantic
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French Rebels To Meet In Switzerland To Set Talks
Informants say French diplomats and FLN emissaries will open secret talks in Switzerland to frame formal negotiations ending the Algerian rebellion. The aim is a peace with neither victor nor vanquished and self-determination for Algeria under de Gaulle’s policy.
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Tunisia
Switzerland
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Van‘quished
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National Liberation Front
FLN
Sahara
Georges Pompidou
de Gaulle
Ahmed Boumendjel
Algerian Information Ministry
Moroccans To Invade. Massing Troops.
Madrid reports Moroccan irregulars massing on the northern frontier of Spanish Sahara near Meseid, 125 miles east of Tarfaya, 25 miles from the frontier, with about 100 paratroopers airlifted to FE LA tun. Spain says forces are under Moroccan general staff control and warns of past invasions and abductions of three Americans.
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Madrid
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Spanish Sahara
Army of Liberation
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Algeciras
United Nations
United States
Rabat
American Union Oil Co
Napoleon Hair Fetches 600 Dollars At Paris Auction
Paris auction house reports a lock of Napoleon Bonaparte's hair sold for 600 dollars. The buyer and exact provenance were not disclosed according to the AP report.
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Paris
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Disarming Agreement Discussed by Stevenson and Kennedy
U N ambassador Adlai Stevenson said after a White House meeting with President Kennedy and top officials that a date for resuming disarmament talks with the Soviet Union is near. He noted progress on other disarmament aspects as well. Secretary of State Dean Rusk attended the two hour session. Stevenson said Laos did not come up specifically but may be discussed later.
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Adlai FE
Stevenson
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
White House
United Nations
Laos
Air violation reported by China near Swabue and Pinghai
AP reports Peiping radio quoting a Foreign Ministry spokesman stating American military planes violated Chinese air space near Swabue in the morning and Pinghai in the afternoon. He said China issued its 137th warning against military provocation.
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Tokyo
China
Swabue
Pinghai
Peiping Radio
Foreign Ministry
Chuckle Caption on Perfectionist Picnic Site Choice
A lighthearted quip notes that a perfectionist treats a picnic site as if it were a permanent home, highlighting obsession with exacting standards and order in everyday leisure.
Two Leaders Confer For Five Hours On Cold War Issues
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko spent five hours in a frank talks session at the State Department on critical Cold War problems. Laos dominated the discussions as Rusk pressed to halt the airlift aiding pro Communist rebels and seek measures to neutralize Laos. The joint statement described the talks as open and fruitful, with no clear sign from the Soviet side about ending the airlift or pursuing pacification steps.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
State Department
Rusk
Gromykov
Mutual Understanding Aims To Bridge Washington Moscow Gaps
A State Department note explains the aim of discussions as simply understanding differences between Washington and Moscow on various issues. It hopes the talks will yield better mutual understanding of each government's positions and attitudes and facilitate tackling outstanding problems.
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Washington
Moscow
Kennedy to hold Wednesday press conference plan
President Kennedy will hold a news conference at 4 p.m. EST next Wednesday, then skip two weeks. He plans a Palm Beach visit for a week around Easter, followed by a Washington meeting with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. No live TV or radio coverage for Wednesday's session.
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Kennedy
White House
Palm Beach
Fla
Harold Macmillan
Outsiders Blamed for Portuguese Angola Ills
Lisbon accuses outside agitators of engineering terrorist incidents in Angola by arming witch doctors with oil and amulets to make natives bulletproof. The Overseas Ministry alleged Soviet, Ghana, and Congo delegates sought to influence U.N. Security Council voting while incidents unfolded.
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Portugal
Angola
Overseas Ministry
Soviet Union
U. N. Security Council
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Luanda
U.N. Security Council
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