Kennedy Eyes Maryland Swing Before Key Primaries
Senator John F. Kennedy may tour Maryland for three days in mid May as part of his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Maryland coordinator Rep. Torbet H MacDonald says May 12-13 are tentative, with trips planned to several counties and Baltimore City. Kennedy campaigns for the May 10 West Virginia primary after the April Wisconsin vote, with Maryland's primary on May 17. Maryland headquarters opened in Baltimore with Florence Zaks as secretary amid factional tensions among local Democrats. McMillan threatened resignation before agreeing to stay.
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John F. Kennedy
Maryland
Torbet H MacDonald Dbiassi
Kennedy
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Shore
Wester
Marvland
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MacDonald
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Florence Zaks
Cumberland
William D. Macmillan
Macmullan
Authorize Purchase of Land for Harpers Ferry Monument
The Senate Interior Committee approved a bill to authorize buying the Storer College site and John Brown's fort and the old Federal Arsenal for Harpers Ferry National Monument, via land exchanges with nearby Maryland properties near Cumberland. The plan includes potential private land purchases, a $300,000 appropriation, and a goal to consolidate federal holdings while Baltimore & Ohio Railroad interests may benefit.
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West Virginia
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Old Federal Arsenal
Arsenal
Cumberland
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National Park Service
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UN Security Council acts on South Africa policy
The 11 nation council adopted a resolution urging South Africa to scrap racial laws and end violence against Black people. The United States and Soviet Union endorsed. Britain and France abstained. Hammarskjold to report back after consulting Pretoria. Fourie expected to meet the secretary general. In Jamaica, Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher bought three acres of seaside land near Kingston for a home.
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Soviet Union
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Dag Hammarskjold
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Fourie
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Ghana
Caba Sory
Guinea
Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Fisher
United States Proposes Inspectable Space Launch Ban
The United States offered to allow Soviet inspection of satellite launch pads if Moscow would reciprocate, aiming to break the arms talks stalemate. Eaton urged a permanent ban on nuclear armed space vehicles and on-site inspections with radar data exchange to monitor launches. Zorin dismissed the plan as meaningless, insisting on the four year disarmament program. Emergency measures were urged to avert space weapon dangers, as only the U.S. and Soviet Union possess launch capabilities.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Frederick M. Eaton
Eaton
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