Canada Vows shipments to Red China will not be delayed
Prime Minister Diefenbaker said Canada will push shipments to Red China despite U S trading with the enemy laws. Canada seeks alternative pumps and machinery in Britain and Europe while an Ontario plant could supply models in three weeks. Opposition leader Pearson suggests direct purchase by the Canadian Commercial Corporation to avoid U S law. Hazen Argue defends steady Canada U S ties amid the dispute.
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Diefenbaker
U.S
Canadian Shipping Federation
Washington
Peiping
Arnold Heeney
Britain
Europe
Ontario
Red China
Lester Pearson
Canadian Commercial Corporation
Pearson
Hazen Argue
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
China
Kennedy addresses 1914 PT-BOAT graduates and calls for global leadership
Kennedy tells 95 graduates that the United States is no longer a spectator but a leader of the free world. He says Navy officers must be scientists and policy participants, ready to understand other nations and shape national defense. He salutes the graduates for placing country needs first and shakes each graduate’s hand.
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Wilson
Europe
America
Kennedy
United States
Navy
Southern Draft Rejections Detail Regional Variations
The 1960 national draft rejection rate is 44.9 percent with 18.8 percent for mental and 22.1 percent for physical conditions. Dr. Bernard D. Karpines notes Southern youths may seek draft as an escape from poverty, while some Northern youths may mask health issues. State figures show wide gaps in total, mental, and physical rejections across Alabama Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Arkansas Louisiana Virginia Texas.
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Bernard D. Karpines
Surgeon General's Office
South
Dixie
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Arkansas
Louisiana
Virginia
Texas
Investigation Team Leaves U S For Dominican Mission
An OAS authorized group from Panama United States Uruguay and Colombia departed the United States aboard the Columbine for a six hour flight to the Dominican Republic to study conditions. Panama's Ambassador Augusto Arango chairs the mission and aims to uncover factual details about the situation following last week's Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo assassination and the government’s shift in motive narrative.
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Washington
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
U.S
Columbine
Dwight D. Ekisenhower
Panama
United States
Uruguay
Columbia
OAS
Augusto Arango
Rafael L. Trujillo
Ciud
Witness Identifies Nazi Death Camp Uniform
The witness described the blue and white striped Nazi death camp uniform to the writer. He appeared in a beige linen suit with a black tie, presenting a sharp look despite the heat of Jeru Salem.
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Di-Noor
Jerusalem
Too Fast Too Slow Driver Fined For Slow Driving
Paris Woolum of Cincinnati was fined $11 for speeding in February and then another $11 for driving too slow after a June police stop. A cruiser followed him for a quarter mile before issuing the second ticket.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
UPL
Paris Woolum
Woolum
Kennedy calls for federal marshals in Alabama to restore order
In a press statement, Kennedy described deputizing about 600 federal officers as U.S. marshals to ensure interstate travel safety and restore law and order in Alabama after violent threats. He urged local law enforcement to fulfill their duties in Montgomery Birmingham and other cities regardless of corruption or gang influence.
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U.S
Alabama
Kennedy
Montgomery
Birmingham
Beaumont
Tex
Kennedy Keeps Rusk Promise To Tomah Seniors
President Kennedy greeted 94 Tomah High School seniors on the White House lawn and promised to host them in Washington on or about June 5 1961. He spoke after returning from talks with Khrushchev and de Gaulle and prepared to address the Naval Academy in Annapolis.
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Washington
Kennedy
Tomah
Wis
White House
Marine Corps
Annapolis
Naval Academy
John Bjorge
Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
Harold MacMillan
Wisconsin
Washington, D. C
John F. Kennedy
Tomah School
Start Work On Sewage System For St. Joseph
Magnolia Construction Company has begun laying the first sanitary sewerage system for St. Joseph. Completion is expected in five to six months depending on weather. The project covers 24000 feet of mains 4200 feet of service lines 81 manholes 2 lift mains 3800 feet of force mains and a sewer lagoon under Jordan Kaiser and Sessions Natchez Mississippi.
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St. Joseph
Magnolia Construction Company
Jordan, Kaiser and Sessions
Natchez, Miss
Local Police Face Challenge Protecting Unpopular Voices
The local police acknowledge the difficult task of protecting individuals who advocate unpopular causes amid growing public tension. Authorities emphasize safeguarding freedoms while maintaining public order as debates intensify.
Jackson freedom riders jailed after breach of peace verdicts
A Jackson city court sentenced seven Freedom Riders to four months in jail with two months suspended and fines of 200 each. The group of seven, five whites and two Negroes, joined 72 others jailed in two weeks for breach of peace charges. Police say presence of riders in depots triggers the charges, while riders say their aim is to test segregation policies at interstate terminals. Judge James Spencer noted harsher penalties should be set in future cases.
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San
Mississippi
Jackson
James Spencer
Freedom Riders
Fall of Padong Tests Cease-Fire Confidence at Geneva
State Department officials condemn the Padong fall as evidence of Communist bad faith and a flagrant breach of the cease-fire. Officials note Western delegations seek further guidance as cables from Geneva rise, but deny confirmation of any move to quit the conference.
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Reap
Geneva
Department
U.S
State Department
Padong
Bellhop Scheme Lands Him In Jail
In Lafayette Indiana a 19 year old bellhop named Larry D. Cook was arrested as police investigated letters he wrote to famous people copied from a Who's Who in America. He sought small donations to fund college and a teaching career. Detectives found no postal violation and released him after reviewing the case.
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Lafayette
Ind
Larry D. Cook
America
J. W
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