Way Is Cleared For US Buildup
Congress approved Kennedy's call up to 250000 reservists for one year and extended active tours while authorizing longer reserve training. The Defense Department moved to keep four bases active and expand ships and destroyers for antisubmarine duties as California National Guard units prepare for active duty. Only two Republicans opposed the measure. funding to cover expanded forces totals 3.4546 million dollars including 207.6 million for a civil defense shelter program.
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146Th Air National Guard Transport Wing
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Tulsa
Okla
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R-Tex
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R-Ky
New Light On Death Of Lincoln Investigation Sparks Stanton Theories
In Gettysburg a chemist uncovers an 1868 English military journal entry allegedly implicating Edwin M. Stanton in Lincoln’s assassination. Handwriting experts authenticate a cryptic 150 word note noting a “New Rome” with three men and a plot tied to those close to Lincoln. The piece ends with a Stanton remark reworded as a potential motive.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Stanton
Ray A. Neff
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Civil War Times
Neff
Leonard Fousche
Collingswood
New Rome
Judas
Brutus
White House silent after McCloy talk
Washington AP The White House offered no comment on President Kennedy’s briefing by disarmament chief John J McCloy after a lengthy session at the White House. Dean Rusk accompanies the president in plans to meet European foreign ministers in Paris on Berlin issues. Khrushchev reiterates a Berlin peace treaty and asserts Western rights in West Berlin remain challenged. The talks, though frank and cordial, produced little concrete progress but signaled continued U S interest.
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Summer Perilous Time Parade of Summer Woes
New York AP column humorously lists summer hazards from heat to sunburns plumbing mishaps and camping misadventures. A family avoids summer by staying indoors with air conditioning while jokes land on mosquitos, heat, and noisy early birds.
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AP Opens Kuala Lumpur News Bureau in Malaya
The Associated Press launches a Kuala Lumpur bureau in Malaya to collect and distribute news. It will be led by A. L. McIntyre, a Singapore native who joined AP in 1947.
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Bandit Robs Union State Bank in Everest Kansas
A lone bandit robbed Union State Bank of about 350 dollars in Everest Kansas and fled in a stolen car from an Atchison dealer. Bank president Roy Ruth his wife Emma and their son Robert were in the bank when the robber forced them to the floor as cash was packed into a sack. FBI agents joined the search for the gunman.
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