McNamara Warns Nuclear Use to Defend West Berlin
U S defense secretary Robert McNamara signaled nuclear weapons could be used to protect West Berlin. He noted high readiness of U S and West German forces and said access to Berlin is a vital interest for the Western world. He refused to specify conditions for nuclear use.
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Washington
United States
Robert S. McNamara
West Berlin
McNamara
U.S
Berlin
West Germany
Defense Secretary
White House
Partial Ban On Testing Acceptable
President Kennedy told Gandhi Peace Foundation representatives that the United States would accept a partial ban on atmospheric and underwater nuclear tests if a total ban cannot be reached. A White House memo notes the difficulty due to the Soviet breach of the moratorium, with the USSR resuming tests, and Russia entering a second cycle.
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Washington
United States
Kennedy
Gandhi Peace Foundation
White House
Gandhi Group
Soviet Union
Russia
Sailor Cornelius Drummond Arrested for Espionage Ties
FBI arrested Cornelius Drummond, a 33 year old First Class sailor from Newport, Rhode Island, on charges of passing Navy secrets to Soviet diplomats at the United Nations. A Soviet secretary joined him at a diner in Larchmont, New York, after secret documents and a camera were found in his car. He faced $100,000 bail and possible death or life imprisonment if convicted.
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New York
FBI
United Nations
J. Edgar Hoover
Cornelius Drummond
U.S. Navy
Newport
Drummond
Baltimore
Hoover
U.N
Westchester County
Evgeni M. Prokhorov
Ivan Y. Vydrodov
Vyrodov
Prokhorov
Havana
Mississippi Crises as Gov Barnett Faces Contempt
A federal appeals court finds Mississippi Governor Barnett in civil contempt for blocking James Meredith from enrolling at the University of Mississippi. The court orders purge by Tuesday or risk jail and fines. In Memphis, U.S. marshals and Army engineers massed for possible enforcement action, with troops ready to support marshals in securing Meredith’s admission at Ole Miss.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
Ole Miss
Paul B. Johnson Jr
Memphis, Tenn
U.S
Naval Air Station
U.S. Atty
Robert Kennedy
Ft. Campbell
Oxford
Miss
San Francisco
Army and Justice Department
70Th Engineer Battalion
Thomas A. Price
Naval Reservation
Granahan Named U.S. Treasurer in Kennedy Admin
Kathry n Granahan, widow of Rep. William T. Granahan, was appointed by President Kennedy to be treasurer of the United States, a $17,000 a year post. If confirmed, her signature will appear on currency. The appointment follows her earlier reapportionment defeat and service on key committees.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
U.S
Kathryn E. Granahan
Kennedy
United States
Granahan
Elizabeth Smith Gaton
California
Edmund G. Brown
Laughing at Nest Eggs in the Modern World
A witty op line reflects on aging systems like Social Security and unemployment, noting that a true nest egg isn’t only for birds. The quip implies practical thrift and skepticism toward overreliance on government support.
Pan American Keeps Cuba Refugee Airlift Running
Pan American World Airways will not halt its refugee airlift from Cuba. The twice daily Havana flights will continue indefinitely after the company cited pleas from groups urging continuation. The carrier had earlier said it might discontinue due to a loss of about $1,800 per day.
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Miami, Fla
Pan American World Airways
Cuba
Havana
Pan American
Appeals court threatens sanctions on Barnett for deadline defiance
The appeals court said it would commit Barnett to the U S attorney general’s custody until he complies with desegregation orders and impose a fine of $10,000 a day. The Justice Department said it was ready to enforce the sanctions. At Jackson the governor declined comment through a secretary after the ruling.
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Barnett
Appeals Court
U. S
Justice Department
Jackson
Stravinsky Conducts Own Works in Moscow Tour Stop
Igor Stravinsky, the 80 year old Russian born composer, conducted his own symphonic works at Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Conservatory Auditorium in a second concert of his Soviet tour, after past bans for modernism.
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Moscow
Igor Stravinsky
Soviet Union
Tchaikovsky Conservatory
Navy Lt. Conrad Jr. to Leave San Diego Home for Houston Space Center
Navy Lt. Charles Conrad Jr., one of America's new astronauts, moves from his San Diego house as his family relocates to the Houston space center. The owner moving notice appeared in the Evening Tribune classified ads.
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San Diego
Calif
Evening Tribune
Moon
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
America
The
Space Center
Houston
Tex
Freight And Passenger Trains To Roll Again In 9-State Area
The 30 day Chicago and North Western Railway strike is settled allowing idle freight and passenger trains to resume in nine states. About 35,900 Chicago commuters will have full service by Monday. An arbitration board will issue a final ruling within 10 days on job elimination notice procedures and other labor issues.
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9-State
Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railway
North Western
Ben W. Heineman
Midwest
Kennedy
Heineman
Mississippi Congressmen Urge Kennedy Stops Troop Deployments
Seven Mississippi members of Congress send a telegram to President Kennedy urging withdrawal of troops in and near Memphis and calling on him to halt federal action over James Meredith’s enrollment at the all white University of Mississippi. The missive, signed by Senators Eastland and Stennis and by Representatives Abernethy Whitten Winstead Williams Colmer Smith, labels the federal effort a hot, spreading crisis and warns of a “holocaust in the making.”
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Washington
Mississippi
Congress
Kennedy
James H. Meredith
University of
Memphis
James 0. Eastland
John C. Stennis
Thomas G. Abernethy
Jamie L
Fire kills six children in West Harrison Ohio border town
A fire in West Harrison Indiana killed six Colvin children aged 6 to 15. Barry Colvin, 15, discovered the blaze and died trying to save his siblings. The mother uninjured, father away at a cannery run. Coroner says suffocation and burns from defective wiring caused the fire. Local neighbor aided with a ladder but heat forced retreat. West Harrison lies about 15 miles northwest of Cincinnati.
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West Harrison, Ind
Walter Colvin
Ohio-Indiana
Austin Moon
Barry
Mina Colvin
Scottsburg
Ind
Donald Tiler
Colvin
Tiler
West Harrison
Cincinnati
Ship Swept By Fire At Pier Berth
NEW YORK AP Flames damaged the Argentine cargo passenger Rio Jackal berthed at a New York pier. The 549 foot vessel listed 10 to 15 degrees as water was poured aboard, firemen battled a four hour blaze injuring 29 and hospitalizing seventeen. The ship owned by the Argentine government carried 935 tons of cargo with 1,100 more planned.
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New York
Edward
Bowling Lanes at Greenfield burn in Ohio fire
Greenfield Bowling Lanes burned in a blaze causing substantial damage. Officials estimate unofficial damage around 110000 dollars. No injuries reported as investigators assess the scene in Greenfield, Ohio.
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Greenfield
Ohio
More Misery on Soggy East Coast Across Atlantic States
Heavy rain drenched the Atlantic coast with 14 deaths across five states and numerous injuries. New York City Albany Buffalo and Rochester suffered major impact as 34 inches fell near Boston suburbs. In the West Coast a 100 mph windstorm hit Sand Point NAS Seattle uprooting trees and damaging roofs with no injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
New York
Massachu
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Connecticut
New York City
Albany
Buffalo
Rochester
Boston
Goldsboro
N.C
Quonset Point
R.I
Sand Point Naval Air Station
Seattle
Canadian Alouette In Orbit
A Canadian spacecraft the first built by a nation other than the United States or the Soviet Union entered polar orbit from Vandenberg AFB California. It is designed to study ionosphere disturbances affecting radio, with results shared internationally. The United States provided launch site Thor first stage and Agena B second stage in a joint effort.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
United States
Soviet Union
Canada
Pacific Missile Range Base
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