House Panel Approves Major Defense Bill for Kennedy
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 47.8 billion defense spending bill the largest since the Korean War. Lawmakers warned steel price increases may force future boosts and ordered a Tuesday report on steel impact. The panel backed Kennedy’s requests and funded speedups on the RS70 bomber Dyna-Soar space glider and a New Mark 46 torpedo while boosting guard and reserve strength and preserving Army National Guard and Army Reserve levels.
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Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
George H. Mahon
D-Texas
Mahon
Kennedy
Reserve
National Guard
Army National Guard
Army Reserve
Congress
Khrushchev vows Soviet tests to match Western nuclear tests
In a note distributed by Tass, Soviet Premier Khrushchev says the USSR will hold underground, atmospheric, or space tests to match any U S tests. He rejects Western appeals for a controlled end to testing and refuses to permit unhampered intelligence over Soviet territory. Kennedy and Macmillan urged a Geneva backed test ban with verification, but Khrushchev reiterates Moscow will not accept Western proposals.
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Khrushchev
Kennedy
Harold MacMillan
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Pacific
Britain
Christmas Island
Tass
Moscow Radio
Macmillan
Geneva
Convicted Red Spy Soblen Granted Bail by Supreme Court
Justice John Marshall Harlan released Dr. Robert A. Soblen on $100,000 bail pending final Supreme Court action on his appeal. Soblen, 61, was convicted in New York federal court last July for wartime espionage and received a life sentence. He was accused of passing secret data to Soviet agents over about twenty years.
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Washington
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court
Robert A. Soblen
Soviet Union
Harlan
Soblen
New York
U.S. Circuit Court
Netherlands Hints Agreement on Bunker Plan for New Guinea
The Netherlands accepted in principle the U S proposal by Ellsworth Bunker as the basis for renewed talks on the gradual transfer of sovereignty of Dutch New Guinea. A cabinet meeting in The Hague discussed amendments to widen Papuan self determination rights while Indonesia also signaled in principle acceptance last week.
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Netherlands
U.S
Dutch New Guinea
Indonesia
Ellsworth Bunker
Bunker
J. H. van Royen
United States
Washington
West New Guinea
New Guinea
United Nations
Senators hear cheaper Nike missile buying plan proposed
Washington AP Senators heard testimony that Western Electric proposed a lower cost method for the Army to buy Nike missiles directly from the producer, eliminating fees paid to Western Electric for subcontractor work. The probe examines profit pyramiding by Western Electric and Douglas Aircraft, with over 100 million dollars in questioned fees since 1945.
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Washington (Ap
Western Electric Co
Western Electric
Robert E. Dunne
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Jerome Alderman
Subcommittee
Army
Douglas Aircraft Co
John L.mcclellan
D-Ark
Douglas
Tulane student Ramblin Anne McDonald wins Woodrow Wilson fellowship
Ramblin Anne McDonald of Newcomb College New Orleans earns a Woodrow Wilson fellowship for graduate study. An honor roll history major and a Tulane student, she lives at 1106 Riverside Drive in Monroe and is one of 11 Tulane winners selected on faculty recommendation.
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Anne McDonald
Newcomb College
New Orleans
Tulane University
Newcomb
Tulane
Miss McDonald
Riverside Dr
Monroe
General Edmond Jouhaud Sentenced to Death in Paris
Ex General Edmond Jouhaud, once chief of staff of the French air force, was condemned by a special high military court in Paris as a leader of the European Secret Army Organization. He faced execution by guillotine or firing squad with no appeal, though Charles de Gaulle could commute the sentence.
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Paris
Edmond
Jouhaud
European Secret Army
Algerie Francaise
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
OAS
Secret Army Will Win
Tests Explore If Humans See In Total Darkness In Italy
Twenty scientists descend 1200 feet into the Bossea cave to test time perception and the possibility of human sight without light. The Operation Time team, including 19 Italians and a Peruvian, uses no watches, reports times by phone, and compares human results with animal circadian behavior observed in a prior expedition, Operation Dark Ark.
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Cueno
Italy
Bossea
Caudano
Giancarlo Masini
Florence University
Turin Institute For Mental Hygiene
US Industry Output Sets New March Peak
Washington (RP) Industrial output rose to a record high in March, with the Federal Reserve Board reporting the index at 116 percent of the 1957 average, up from 115 in February. Gains occurred across consumer goods, business equipment, and materials, with notable rises in television sets, furniture, farm and freight equipment, while iron and steel output barely changed.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
State finances pay agreement move hinted
Hints of a possible move for a gentlemen's agreement arose over steps to assure funds for state payrolls in May after a scramble enabled payment of April salaries. Telegram appeal for legislative support would be involved as Gov. Jimmie H. Davis remained silent and State Treasurer A. P. Tugwell put off comment until next week.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
A. P. Tugwell
Kennedy Wins Steel Price Pause After Pressure
President Kennedy’s campaign against rising steel prices forced a rapid retreat by major firms. U S Steel capitulated after a Goldenberg meeting, joining Bethlehem and others in canceling a planned $6 per ton hike. Kennedy toured naval power projects aboard the Northampton as Atlantic maneuvers proceeded.
U S Plans No Change On Testing At Geneva
US Ambassador Arthur H. Dean told the Soviet Union the United States will test nuclear weapons in the atmosphere but will remain at the Geneva disarmament conference table to negotiate. Soviet delegate Tsarapkin pressed for an immediate moratorium while Khrushchev’s allies urged restraint and warned against a failed conference.
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UPI
U. S
Arthur H. Dean
Soviet Union
United States
Dean
Tsarapkin
Solon to Seek Bar on Lease Proceeds in Budget
NEW ORLEANS AP Rep Maurice Landrieu proposed amending the constitution to bar use of expected oil lease proceeds in state operating budgets. A May session consideration was planned after his earlier bill failed in 1961. Chief fiscal officer James Reily had forecast $27 million from leases for 1961-62, but last Wednesday’s sale yielded only $12.8 million, prompting comments from Mineral Board chairman William Helis.
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New Orleans
Maurice Landrieu
Landrieu
James Reily
William Helis
Louisiana Mineral Board
Forecast: Warmer Today in Twin City Area
The Twin City area is expected to warm slightly today with generally fair conditions. Mild afternoon, cool night, highs near 72 and lows around 50, following Friday's 70/43, with partly cloudy skies.
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Twin City
Soaper Sparks Witty Quips and Neighborly Nods
The fragment satirically notes a man at a desk muttering about a crew cut and two dollars while imagining John Glenn’s reaction. It shifts to happiness in later life stressing one factor, and includes tucked wisps about work tasks, neighborly curiosity, and a playful claim that even an unusual marriage can endure crossword help.
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John Glenn
Chuckle Confidence and Crossword Puzzles With a Pen
A lighthearted reflection on confidence as the knack that lets a person tackle cross word puzzles using a fountain pen for writing answers. The remark casts confidence as a playful trait aiding careful, steady letter work.
Buck Industry Short Man Stands Tall In Day's News
CHICAGO AP Joseph L Block 59 a slender quiet figure rose to top posts at Inland Steel Co after decades in the industry He helped keep prices steady defying industry hikes citing national interest and competitive factors His leadership extended beyond steel serving as president of the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry Community Fund of Chicago and as a director of the Jewish Federation of Chicago He spent three years in Washington during WWII as a dollar a year War Production Board member and later joined Kennedy administration advisory circles.
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Chicago
Joseph L. Black
Inland Steel Co
Block
Japan
Inland
Office For Price Stabilization
Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry
Community Fund of Chicago
Jewish Federation of Chicago
Washington
War Production Board
Kennedy
Ono Two-A
Kennedy backs steel price inquiry despite rescinded raises
UPI reports Attorney General Robert F Kennedy said a federal grand jury will continue with an inquiry into possible anti trust law violations tied to steel price increases even though the increases were canceled. He would not comment further on the cancellation saying it would be inadvisable.
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Washington
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Collapse of Heightened Steel Price Increase Timetable
The Associated Press reports a moving timetable of steel price actions. Rogier Blough of U S Steel warns Armco and Inland could force a change if they hold out. Inland Steel declines to raise prices now. Kaiser Steel notes possible future adjustments but not now. Bethlehem Steel rescinds its earlier increases.
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Associated Press
New York
U.S. Steel Corp
Rogier M. Blough
Armco Steel Corp
Inland Steel Co
Armco
Inland
Chicago
Oakland
Calif
Kaiser Steel Corp
Bethlehem, Pa
Bethlehem Steel Corp
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