Senate probes Baker data seek more information
Washington AP The Senate Rules Committee meets in private to review Baker affairs and ratify Len non Polk McLendon as special counsel. Chairman B Everett Jordan says McLendon, a Greensboro attorney, has unanimous backing though hearings May or year end remain uncertain. The committee seeks outside interests conflict review after Bakers resignation.
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Washington (Ap
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Williams
Everett Jordan
Dnc Williams
Baker
Lennon Polk McLendon
Greensboro
N.C
Jordan
McLendon
Two Ships Collide Off Cape Cod in Fire
A Norwegian freighter and a coastal tanker collided ten miles off Cape Cod Canal in early morning haze. Dynamuel, a 3,100 ton tanker, burned as Fernview, a 6,732 ton freighter, became aflame and then drifted. The Fernview's fire was controlled and Dynamuel’s 15 to 2 crew were transferred to the Fernview. the General Greene attempted to separate the vessels.
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Buzzards Bay
Mass
Cape Cod Canal
Coast Guard
Fernview
General Greene
Magic Firm’s Success Probed
A seven year old company MGIC with 250000 capital aimed to rival FHA in mortgage insurance. It has written over a billion dollars in policies and its stock rose sixteenfold. Figures mention Robert G. Baker John W. Byrnes Warren Knowles and Max Karl amid stock trades and political ties. Karl defends regular price purchases and cites a drop in FHA usage by savings and loan associations from 6 to 3 percent, arguing private insurers can do the job better and cheaper.
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Milwaukee
Federal Housing Administration
MGIC
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp
Savings and Loan
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
House
Internal Revenue Service
Warren Knowles
GOP
Robert
Senate
Baker
Max Karl
Byrnes
Karl
Crash Program Set Up For Eastern Kentucky
President Kennedy ordered a federal crash program to aid Eastern Kentucky's distressed winter needs. Gov. Combs welcomed the plan, aimed at providing food fuel and shelter. Steps include surplus property disposal milk program school lunch rural housing grants and distribution of surplus commodities to added counties.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Kennedy
Washington
Bert Combs
White House
Combs
Insurance applications surge from 1958 to nine months this year
Applications for company insurance coverage jumped from 39 million dollars in 1958 to 622 million dollars in the first nine months of the current year, indicating strong growth in demand and policy uptake across the period.
Cultural Exchange Cancelled Amid Spy Arrest Notice
President Kennedy warned the Soviet Union that the arrest of Yale professor Frederick C. Barghoorn as an alleged spy could have a serious effect on U S Russian cultural relations. The United States cancelled negotiations on a new cultural exchange pact, officials said, with Kennedy set to explain at a news conference that negotiating while Barghoorn is detained is unthinkable.
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Kennedy
Soviet Union
Frederick ©. Barghoern
Yale
Washington
United States
Russia
Frederick C. Barg
U S Envoy Urges Pause in Moscow Talks Over Yale Case
Foy D Kohler the U S ambassador to Moscow was asked by Washington on Wednesday night to suspend administration of talks until the Soviets respond satisfactorily to the strong U S protest over the arrest of a Yale professor.
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Foy D. Kohler
U. S
Moscow
Washington
U.S
Yale
Barghoorn Arrest Spurs Call for Release
Yale political scientist Barghoorn, 52, head of Soviet Studies, was arrested on spy charges after traveling on a 30 day tourist visa. The State Department weighed postponing his trip pending his release as Ambassador Kohler pressed Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Zorin in Moscow for Barghoorn's freedom.
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Barghoorn
Yale University
Department of
United States
Soviet Union
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Moscow
Russia
State Department
Barghoern
Foy D. Kohler
Valerian Zorin
Girl Who Lost Leg To Get Aid
Christine Simko, a ward of the court in Cleveland, had her right leg amputated Monday to save her life from a malignant hip tumor despite her mother's objections. Raymond M. Dinsmore of the Dinsmore Foundation mobilized aid after contacting William L. Kaspar and Judge Whitlatch, who granted permission for the operation. Cuyahoga County covers hospital costs, with expected ongoing needs and possible foster placement after recovery.
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Cleveland
A York
Ma Sonal
Christine Simko
Raymond M. Dinsmore
William L. Kaspar
American President Line
Kaspar
Judge Whitlatch
Christine
Lily Simko
Cuyahoga County
Diem Praised For War Effort In Viet Nam
US general Paul D. Harkins said Ngo Dinh Diem, though lacking military training, did a good job waging the war against the Viet Cong. The Saigon coup would have little effect on the military campaign, despite claims Diem could not have won. Harkins denied rumors he might be withdrawn amid coup rumors.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South
Ngo Dinh
Viet Iong
Paul D. Harkins
Diem
Harkins
Parents Learn to Laugh at Themselves Like Kids Do
A lighthearted column urges parents to imitate their children by embracing humor about themselves. The piece emphasizes resilience, quick smiles, and not taking parental slips too seriously to model healthy coping for kids.
Nehru Contemplates Resigning Amid Health Decline
On his 74th birthday in waning health, Jawaharlal Nehru hints at resigning as prime minister, with observers speculating the move may be a bluff to spur reform or signal a shift toward Indira Gandhi. Factionalism, corruption, and China Pakistan tensions fuel frustration, suggesting a possible shadow government or succession by default.
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New Delhi
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Congress Party
China
Pakistan
Nehru
Indira Gandhi
Harth
Alliance Progress Faces Mixed Support At IECOSOC
A US backed plan to expand Alliance for Progress drew smoother reception in Latin America while Brazil’s European funded proposal was rejected by most members. Bolivia backed the Brazilian proposal but the rest of the 20 nations, with no U.S. endorsement, showed cool reaction. As a result Brazil scrapped plans to take the idea to a working committee.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Alliance For Progress
Bolivia
inter-American Economic and Social Council
U.S
Rockefeller Pushes Jobs First at AFL-CIO Meet
New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller spoke to the AFL-CIO convention urging a national focus on creating jobs. He proposed a job information and placement program with loans for the unemployed, while labor leaders pressed for tax cuts and program expansions to cut into high unemployment.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Afl-Cio
Labor Organization
Executive Council
Rockefeller
Government troops suffer major setback in Viet Nam battle
Saigon dispatch reports government forces suffered their worst setback as of November 1 amid Diem era fighting in Viet Nam. Authorities provided few details but indicated a significant military reverse for government troops.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Harkins to Remain as War Chief Beyond Term End
The New York Times reports in Washington that Harkins will stay past his two year term which ends in February. Sources say his active duty will extend in June when he reaches retirement age of 60. Harkins says 1964 will be decisive in the war.
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The
New York Times
Washington
Harkins
the Times
Unarmed U.N. unit ambushed in Korean DMZ
In the Korean demilitarized zone, eight U.S. and South Korean soldiers were attacked by North Koreans. One American was wounded and a South Korean captain was presumed dead. Seven escaped as firing raged for about four hours. Lt. Col. Alphus R. Clark led the team guarding border markers.
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Seoul. Korea
U.N
North Korea
U.S
U. N
Alphus R. Clark
Leavenworth
Kan
Wahebee
Demilitarized Zone
Seoul
Clark
A. N
Kennedy urges Congress action on tax bill and civil rights
President Kennedy pressed Congress to pass the $11 million tax cut to help the economy and warned against delaying both taxes and civil rights legislation. He suggested Senate action could occur before year end if hearings shorten, and said civil rights could reach the Senate later Still he warned delays could push civil rights into 1964 and urged House action this year. He also commented on China policy and the return of Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Senate
House
China
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Viet Nam
Rome
Capitol Hill
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