Kennedy denounces Soviet meddling over Berlin crisis
President Kennedy labeled the Berlin crisis Soviet manufactured and warned against threats or new aggression. He urged dialogue on German issues, urged self determination in Berlin and Europe, and said Western rights in Berlin remain intact. He announced a study to check Soviet secret nuclear testing and criticized the veto on policing a test ban.
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Washington
Kennedy
Berlin
Germany
West Berlin
Soviet Union
Europe
Nikita’ Khrushchev
Moscow
United States
Khrushchev
Kennedy considers renewed U S nuclear test debate
President Kennedy directs science advisers to probe possible secret Russian nuclear tests and the risk of undetected detonations. He reiterates the U S aim for a controlled test ban and keeps Geneva talks on track while pressing Khrushchev to accept policing and disarmament terms.
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Washington
Kennedy
Russia
U.S
United States
Geneva
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Arkansas Voters Reject Bond Issue and Elect Faubus Jr
Arkansas voters defeated a 60 million state construction bond, shifting funding needs to the legislature. Gov. Faubus campaigned vigorously, seeking support while his son Farrell Faubus won a seat as state representative from Madison County.
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Arkansas
Faubus Jr
Little Rock, Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Faubus Famil
Farrell
University of Arkansas
Madison County
Little Rock
Kennedy tests Castro on tractors for prisoners swap
President Kennedy said the offer to swap tractors for Cuban prisoners hinges on Castro changing his stance. Negotiations have stalled over terms with Castro demanding about 28 million in tractors and a private group proposing farm units for nearly 1200 captives from the invasion failure. The Americans’ voluntary committee says it exhausted its options and Castro would not accept their good faith efforts.
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Washington
Kennedy
Castro
Moon camp plan outlined for early lunar flight
AP reports David Sarnoff described a moon camp ready before the first manned lunar flight. Louisiana Gov Jimmie Davis says a social security bill could allow medical benefits without cutting old age pension checks. Garroway testifies TV oversight lacks clear lines of authority. Louisiana Engineering Society urges the highway department to contract work to private firms.
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Washington
David Sarnoff
Baton Rouge
UPI
Jimmie Davis
Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana students to attend Baptist retreat at Glorieta
Fifteen Northeast Louisiana State College students will attend a Southern Baptist student retreat in Glorieta New Mexico from August 24 to 20 reservations are through Lonnie Penton Baptist Student Union director Outstanding churchmen from the South will speak Dr William Eller of the State University of Iowa was guest lecturer for the remedial reading week at the college He presented a film and answered questions and is a prolific writer in education groups
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Northeast Louisiana State College
Southern Baptist
Glorieta
New Mexico
South
Lonnie Penton
The
Baptist Student Union
William Eller
Reading
State University of Iowa
Northeast College
Eller
Northeast College Announces Extended Fourth of July Break
College students enjoy a long weekend with no classes from Friday afternoon to Wednesday 7 a.m. The Fourth of July holiday is noted, with further details in CHIT-CBAT page 2-A.
Kennedy says U S outproduces Soviet Union through 20th century
President Kennedy stated at a news conference that the Soviet Union cannot catch up with the United States in total production for the 20th century. He said Soviet output in 1959 was about 39 percent of U S output and that even with 4 percent growth annually Russia would not overtake the United States by 1970 or thereafter.
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Washington
Kennedy
Russia
U.S
Khrushchev
America
Soviet Union
United States
Talks on Paper Firm Union Contracts Continue in Mobile
Negotiations resume at 10 a.m. in Mobile amid a potential strike across International Paper’s Southern division including Bastrop Louisiana. Three unions the United Papermakers and Paperworkers the International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers are involved. Contracts expire at midnight Friday.
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Mobile
Ala
International Paper Co
Bastrop
United Papermakers and Paperworkers
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Berserk Youth Under Exam In Shreveport
A 16 year old Shreveport youth is at Schumpert Sanitarium under mental observation after a Tuesday spree in which he attacked his father with a rifle, fired twice in a neighbor’s house, and pointed the gun at police before surrendering as reinforcements arrived.
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Shreveport
UPD
Schumpert Sanitarium
Mike Bassett
Senate probes package labeling and consumer deception
Witness Marya Mannes compares consumer terms to being called a sucker in the Senate Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee hearings on grocery packaging. Sen Hart leads with focus on labeling, net contents, and misleading terms as lawmakers scrutinize supermarket products.
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Washington
Senate
Marya Mannes
New York Magazine
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Sei
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Hart
Sen
Maurine B. Neuberger
D-Ore
Explosion Rips Restaurant In Mobile
A pre dawn blast struck a white restaurant in Mobile Alabama near Broad and Tennessee streets. Police said a dynamite bomb or high explosive caused the explosion which damaged the building and shattered windows about 60 yards away with no injuries reported. The two month old restaurant owned by John Firth was in the former Oakdale Ice Co. building.
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Mobile Inn
Broad and
Tennessee Streets
Gulf Coast
Tennessee Street
John Firth
Oakdale Ice Co
Dearborn Mayor Plans Tea With Freedom Clowns
Dearborn mayor Orville Hubbard denies discrimination in city facilities and invites the so called freedom clowns to tea in his office. CORE leader Judith Yesner says riders will visit Dearborn to challenge segregation in public services.
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Dearborn
Mich
UPI
Orville L. Hubbard
Freedom Clowns
Hubbard
Freedom Riders
Judith Yesner
Ann Arbor
The
Congress On Racial Equality
CORE
Miss Yesner
Riders “Freedom
Forecast for Northeast Louisiana: clear to partly cloudy
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies in northeast Louisiana through Thursday with little temperature change. Highs reach 89 degrees today and tomorrow, with nightly lows around 62. yesterday's high was 86 and low 64 with no rain reported.
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Northeast
Louisiana
Chuckle: Joint Account Woes Highlight Husband Wife Balance
A light gag notes a joint checking account rarely overdrawn by the wife while the husband is just under deposited, a playful take on modern money habits.
Tshombe Declares Katanga Will Stay Independent
Katanga President Moïse Tshombe told the National Assembly Elisabethville that Katanga would remain independent at all costs, reversing prior pledges to rejoin Congo. He vowed to defend independence despite pressure from Leopoldville and promised to work for Katanga and the nation.
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Elisabethville, Katanga
Moise Tshombe
National Assembly
Katanga
The
Congo
Elisabethville
Tshombe
Khrushchev Opens Berlin Talks With Warning
Premier Khrushchev offered to negotiate with the West on Berlin and Germany at a Kremlin event with North Vietnamese allies. He pledged no Berlin blockade but demanded Western recognition of the East German communist government and warned against military buildup.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Berlin
Germany
Kremlin
Governors Fight Over JFK School Aid Plan
Honolulu AP report notes governors split on Kennedy education proposals. Gov. Ross Barnett of Mississippi denounces federal aid as control from Washington while Gov. Edmund Brown of California supports federal funding. Absent consensus, others like Gov. Meyner and pro and anti aid governors weigh states rights versus national support.
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Honolulu
Kennedy
Washington
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
U.S
Edmund G. Brown
California
Abraham A. Ribicoff
William L. Guy
North Dakota
Bert Combs
Kentucky
John Swainson
Michigan
Albert D. Rossellini
Paul Fannin
Arizona
Price Daniel
Texas
Ernest F. Hollings
South Carolina
Barnett
Presidential fact-finding board resumes talks in maritime strike
The New York based presidential fact-finding board announced that negotiations would restart this afternoon to address the ongoing maritime strike. The notice highlights the board's role in mediating between labor and management and seeks a swift settlement to the dispute.
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New York
Freedom Rides to Continue Through the South
The Associated Press reports the Freedom Rides will press on despite criticism that the tests do little for Negro rights. CORE’s Gordon Carey says riders will be screened for ideology and health, as organizers pursue desegregation via moral suasion, legal pressure, and education. Wyatt Tee Walker and his wife posted bonds to join the movement after jail terms.
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Associated Press
Gordon Carey
New York
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Jackson
Miss
Carey
Wyatt Tee Walker
Atlanta
Barham Slated To Take Office Here Thursday
Gov. Jimmie H. Davis signed the commission for Judge Mack Barham of Bastrop to be district judge of Ouachita and Morehouse parishes. Barham will be sworn in Thursday morning in Ouachita courthouse. Bastrop city judgeship election set for Oct. 3. Morehouse Parish Democratic Executive Committee may hold first primary Aug. 12 or sooner. Rep. Woodrow Wilson and Joe Rolfe White announced for Bastrop judgeship.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
Mack Barham
Bastrop
Ouachita
Morehouse Parishes
Barham
Ouachita Court House
Morehouse Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
Woodrow Wilson
Joe Rolfe White
Berlin crisis prompts renewed Western negotiation talks
Kennedy and Khrushchev signaled possible East West talks on Berlin with terms split. Kennedy urged discussions protecting Berliners right to independence and self determination while Khrushchev offered to negotiate if Western troops withdraw and West Berlin becomes a free city under separate East German peace plans. MacMillan backed talks if West Berlin freedom is protected.
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Berlin
Europe
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Moscow
United States
Britain
France
West Berlin
East Germany
Pro Castro Propaganda Shipments Through New Orleans
Senate investigators disclosed large batches of pro Castro propaganda pass through New Orleans under international postal rules. Irving Fishman testified that most material targeted Honduras and other Latin American countries, with Cuba shipments rising 137 percent in 1960 to 14,170,529 items.
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Washington
United States
New Orleans
Senate
Irving Fishman
New York
Internal Security Subcommittee
Fishman
Honduras
Costa Rica
el Salvador
Colombia
Panama
Miami
Tampa
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Puerto Rico
U.S. Customs Service
Port of
Cuba
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