Panel Agrees No Domestic Peace Corps Plan
The Senate Labor Committee approved President Kennedy's request to establish a 5000 member domestic Peace Corps. The measure cleared Tuesday without dissent and would authorize 5 million dollars for the National Service Corps in its first year. Members would receive 475 a month while working on projects in slums Indian reservations and among migratory farm workers, assisting the elderly the disabled the mentally ill and the mentally retarded.
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Eclipse Viewer Suffers Serious Eye Damage
Dayton observer recounts eye injury from an eclipse. Larry Davis, 20, a journalism student at Ohio State, lives in Dayton and was examined at a local hospital Tuesday. Paul Lespis, 33, ophthalmologist, reported no permanent damage but found scar tissue and referred Davis to Ohio State University clinic in Columbus. Davis described a blank spot in his vision and said the damage seemed pretty bad.
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Segni Visits Pope at the Vatican
Italian President Antonio Segni paid his first formal visit to Pope Paul VI at the Vatican City in a ceremonious meeting reflecting Vatican relations and state church ties.
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Observation of a Solar Eclipse Session
Readers watched a partial solar eclipse on Saturday, observing five minute intervals for a total duration of fifteen minutes.
Concessions to Satellite States Vote Marks Aid Debate
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 9 to 5 to restore the president’s authority to grant aid and trade privileges to Poland and Yugoslavia under MFN rules. The move, seen as administration victory, faces a Senate fight as foreign aid legislation advances, with added provisions linking trade concessions to independence from Communist control and a $105 million increase to the aid total.
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House Raises Cadet Quota
The House passed a bill to raise the enlisted cadet quota for the military and Air Force academies to 4,417 from 2,929. It backs a five year active duty requirement after graduation and lets Congress choose about 75 percent of the incoming servicemorial cadets, up from about 61 percent.
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Filipina Aid Insists on Resigning Post
Manila reports Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez demands resignation as high minister after President Diosdado Macapagal visits his home to seek reconsideration. Pelaez had submitted his resignation following accusations of taking money from Harry Lunehill, a deported American businessman.
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