Nixon calls end to discrimination in nation during Honolulu visit
In Honolulu Nixon urged nationwide nondiscrimination as a moral issue, saying security and civil rights must be tackled but progress will take time. He tied federal limits to state and individual efforts, spoke of equality abroad and prejudice at home, and drew contrasts with Kennedy. A 35,000-strong crowd greeted him at Iolani Palace as he toured the islands.
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Richard M. Nixon
United States
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GOP
John F. Kennedy
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Hawaii
Africa
Asia
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Arizona
Pearl Harbor
Debates Seen As Civic Education Opportunity
Dr Ambrose Caliver of the Adult Education Association says Kennedy Nixon TV debates could launch a mass civic education effort. Plans, still unsettled, aim for three networks in September with study guides for local groups nationwide to discuss national issues and voter fundamentals.
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Caliver
Adult Education Assn
United States
AEAUS
Association
Refuse to Discuss Landing of Pilot in Seoul
South Korea reported that U S and South Korean intelligence officials declined to discuss how a North Korean fighter pilot managed to land south of the armistice line. Two Communist MIGs pursued Lt Chung Nak Hyun to the 38th parallel as an apparent bid to force him back.
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South Korea
U.S
Piot
Chung Nak-Hyun
Shakeup In Dominican Cabinet Anticipated After Trujillo Resignation
Provisional President Balaguer seeks to fill vacancies after the resignation of Rafael Trujillo’s successor Hector Irujo. Balaguer endorses Rafael as rector of the fatherland and signals further top-level changes while regional tensions rise over alleged Dominican links to an attack on Venezuelan President Betancourt.
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Dominican Congress
Hector B. Trujillo
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Cigdad Trujillo
UPI
Hector B. Iru
Jillo
Balaguer
Rafael
Fatherland
Augié
San Jose
Costa Rica
Romulo Betancourt
Argentina Israel close Nazi incident
Argentina and Israel announced they have agreed to regard the kidnapping of Nazi SS Col. Adolf Eichmann as a closed incident. Argentine courts would continue the May investigations into how Eichmann was spirited out for Israeli trial. A brief communique cited UN Security Council resolution and noted no further mention of Eichmann by name.
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UPN
Argentina
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
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Tel Aviv
Security Council
United Nations
Soldier awakens after 18 years in Moscow blast
A Soviet soldier who was knocked out by a World War II bomb blast has been brought back to consciousness after 18 years, Tass reports. The extraordinary case highlights wartime injuries and long dormancy in the brain, with medical officials noting no immediate causal links.
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Moscow
Tass
Kennedy Farm Advisers Meet Loveless
Senator John F Kennedy and a group of farm policy advisers meet Governor Herschel Loveless of Iowa in Hyannis Port to discuss potential cabinet roles and farm policy as they push a plan to aid farmers amid surging costs and crop surpluses. The gathering includes Ralph Bradley Ed Christensen Harry Caldwell and Fred Heinkle as Kennedy sharpens his stance ahead of the election.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
John F. Kennedy
Herschel Loveless
Iowa
Kennedy
Congress
Ralph Bradley
Illinois Farmers Union
Ed Christensen
Merrill couple welcomes daughter Jenny after seven others
Jack Wendin and his wife Joyce of Merrill Wisconsin announce the birth of their newborn daughter Jenny. The couple already has seven children named Jerry Joel Jim Jan Jill Jeannie and Julie.
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Jan
Jil
Jeannie
Julie
Talks Collapse In Case Strike At J I Case
Unions and management at J I Case Co. fail to bridge gaps in UAW Local 180 talks. Company calls union offer identical to prior, while governor's mediation and pending NLRB hearings frame the dispute. Union officials plan protests and seek mediation from both labor agencies.
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J. I. iCase Co
James A. Nelson
Clausen
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Gaylord Nelson
National Labor Relations Board
Tony Valeo
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Valeo
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
UAW International Representatie
Sam Rizzo
Moon Voice Link Demonstrates Earth-Moon Telephone
Two scientists William Jakes of Bell Labs and Walter Victor of Caltech spoke via a moon bounced link from Crawford Hill New Jersey to Goldstone California. The test used a 60 foot dish transmitter and ruby masers with signals traveling 240000 miles round trip. This public demo supported Bell’s plan for space satellites to provide rapid worldwide communications.
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California
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Chivas Seeks Political Asylum After Arriving in Miami
Cuban exile report says Maj. Raul Chivas former head of Fidel Castro's revolutionary tribunal arrived in Miami by boat with his wife and sought political asylum. He was reportedly questioned and released by immigration authorities after fleeing Cuba. Chivas led the tribunal that condemned Jesus Sosa Blanco to death and later held other posts before losing a railroad post after a dispute with Castro.
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Raul Chivas
Fidel Castro
Key West
Fla
Miami
UPD
Revolutionary Tribunal
Chivas
Rev West
Jesus Sosa Bianico
Immigration Department
Castro
New York
Canada ready to send base-equipped troops to Congo on four hour notice
Defense Minister George Pearkes said Ottawa has a battalion ready to deploy to the Congo within four hours if needed. This force would be base-equipped and prepared to move on short notice.
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Ottawa
UPI
George Pearkes
Canada
Congo
Katanga Seeks Mobilization Amid Congo Crisis
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold rushed aid to Katanga and said U N forces will not back central government Lumumba as Katanga Premier Moise Tshombe asserts readiness to resist. Katanga mobilizes all able bodied, including black and white, to support Belgian led troops.
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Dag Hammarskjold
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Tal Lau
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Moise ‘Tshombe
Rutuneo
Hammarskjold
Patrice Lumumba
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Rbatanva
Godefroid Munongo
Bas
Tennessee Has Primary Today In Senate Race
Tennessee Democrats argue over civil and states rights as Kefauver and Judge Andrew T. Taxier face off in a pivotal Senate primary. Voter turnout is expected to be high with up to 670000 ballots cast, while Memphis and western counties may tally later. The Democratic winner likely secures November’s seat. Republicans run a quiet three-way contest.
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Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Andrew T. Taxier
Senate
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House
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Minch
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Taylor
Leru
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iNashvile
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Fayette
Harwood
West Tennessee
G. Carroll Reece
Howard Baker
Joe L. Evins
Tom Murray
Robert Everett
Farm Bill Hopefuls Eye Stop Gap Aid for Farmers
Washington AP reports Harold D Cowley predicts a post convention session will pass stop gap farm relief aimed at boosting 1959 incomes by about one billion dollars. He expects veto escape and outlines four key provisions including raising support to 1956 levels and acreage cuts with payments in kind. Johnson hints at defense funding increases as civil rights plans surface.
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House Agriculture
Congress
Harold D. Cowley
D-N.c
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Cooley
Ezra Tait Ben
China to establish embassy in Accra with officials
Two diplomats and five officials from the Communist China arrived Wednesday to establish a Chinese Communist embassy in Accra Ghana.
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Ghana
UPI
China
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