Passman Critics Foreign Aid Budget in New Hearings
UPI reports Rep. Otto Passman harshly questions U S foreign aid flows amid a new House appropriations subcommittee volume. He notes aid to Yugoslavia and Yugoslavian refugees overlap and jokes Louisiana refugees might fit the program. Brown defends the record, while Passman quips about Louisiana.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Otto E. Passman
Passman
Louisiana Democrat
House Appropriations Subcommittee
U. S
Yugoslavia
George W. Andrews
D-Ala
Richard R. Brown
U.S
United States
Louisiana
Texas
Brown
News Conference Set for Kennedy in Washington
President Kennedy will hold a news conference on Thursday at 6 p.m. in Washington. The event is anticipated to address current policy developments and respond to questions from reporters.
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Washington
UPS
Kennedy
Cold Front Heads East Through Plains and Midwest
A Canadian-born cold front spread across the Plains and Midwest driving snow and heavy rain. Frost warnings were posted in northwest Kansas and central Nebraska. Thunderstorms drenched the central Mississippi Valley with near two inches in six hours at Rantoul Illinois, while Searcy Arkansas received five inches in 12 hours. Fort Myers Florida saw a cloudburst of over an inch. Snow fell across Montana and the northern Plains. Temperatures plummeted to single digits in Wyoming and Colorado with record lows at Dodge City Kansas.
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United Press International
Plains
Midwest
Ixie
Atlantic Coast
Kansas
Nebraska
Mississippi Valley
Rantoul
Ill
Searcy
Ark
West Virginia Weather Forecast And Regional Highs
Scattered rain and mostly cloudy conditions with showers this afternoon, highs 80 to 85, cooler tonight 56 to 63, partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday with highs around 79. Five day forecast notes near normal highs for the south and north, cooler midweek, warmer by Friday, with showers Tuesday and Friday or Saturday. Local readings from Beckley and Oak Hill show highs near 80s and lows 60s, river levels normal and gauges open. NYC temperature report notes 24 degrees in Douglas Wyoming and 103 in Imperial California.
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Hinton
Hi-Lo New York
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Wyo
Imperial
Calif
JFK Asked To Halt Ga Terror Rule
Desegregation leaders urge President Kennedy to end violence in southwest Georgia after two Negro churches were burned and an FBI agent was attacked while investigating. Virgil E. Puckett, 58, jailed after striking a federal officer as mass arrests and demonstrations unfold in Dawson and Albany amid continued voter registration activity.
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UPI
Kennedy
Georgia
FBI
Virgil E. Puckett
U.S
D.C. Campbell
Albany
Weekend Violence in West Virginia Claims Nine Lives
At least nine West Virginians died violently over the weekend including three traffic deaths, four shootings, one stabbing and one drowning. The toll raises the year to date road deaths to 292. A Fayette County man killed his wife and her father in Fayetteville before taking his own life. In Charleston 48 year old Charles H. Christian faces a murder charge for stabbing Earmon Ward, while 31 year old David Arthur Davis is held on a murder charge for shooting Bonnie L. Duckworth in Morgantown. Highway accidents are also noted as part of the weekend violence.
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Charles Kirk
Blake
Charleston
Charles H. Christian
Earmon Ward
David Arthur Davis
Morgantown
Bonnie L. Duckworth
Phillip R
Escaped Lifer Still At Large From Moundsville Prison
Samuel Kanode, 34, serving life for murder from Mercer County, remains at large after escaping Moundsville Penitentiary following a prison wrestling match. Deputy Warden Ira Coiner said Kanode likely had outside help and changed clothes during the event, then walked out with visitors. his uniform was later found behind bleachers.
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Moundsville
UPI
Moundsville Penitentiary
Samuel Peter Kanade
Mercer County
Ira Coiner
Kanode
Conner
Kanade
Little Miss Q Identity Solved in Indianapolis case
In Indianapolis the mother Louis Littler and grandmother Ruby St Clair identified the 4 year old nicknamed Little Miss Q as Jeannie Lee Odom. They were arrested on child neglect charges and possible abandonment. The girl was found three weeks ago in a doorway near the bus terminal and later reunited with her mother.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Chicago
Little Liz Pickpockets Try Crowded Outings for Change
A fragment notes that little Liz pickpockets typically live alone but venture into crowds seeking small change. The line hints at a pattern of solitary behavior shifting to social settings for petty theft.
Kennedy and Attorney General in touch over Georgia church burnings
The White House said President Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy had been in touch regarding the burning of two Negro churches in Georgia. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger declined to provide further details on their discussion.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Georgia
Pierre Salinger
Church Fires Spark Voter Drive Debate in Georgia
Terrell County Sheriff Z T Matthews dismisses links between Negro voter registration and church arsons. He cites white youths and girls aiding SNCC, while Prathia Hall denies white female SNCC presence. Mrs Lucy Mallory reports seeing a church fire around 2 am near Mount Olive Baptist Church.
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Terrell County
Z. T. Matthews
Matthews
Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Prathia Hall
Temple University
Lucy B. Mallory
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Mallory
Improvements To County Airport Hinge On Works Bill Compromise
Raleigh County officials propose accelerating improvements at Memorial Airport under the Public Works Acceleration Act. The plan ties to federal and state bills, requiring projects meet time, unemployment, and planning criteria and to push construction within a short period.
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Raleigh County
Memorial Airport
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Miss America 1963 Jacquelyn Mayer Says She Had A Feeling
New Miss America Jacquelyn Jeanne Mayer told reporters she felt she would win before the contest. The Northwestern University student, who slimmed from 150 to 115 pounds, said she cut meals to save money and prepare for her reign. Mayer will tour nationwide for the next year promoting sponsors and making appearances after winning in Atlantic City.
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Patricia Anderson
Hawaii
Carol Jean van Valin
Atlantic City
Jacqueline Jeanne Mayer
Ohio
New York
UPI
Jacquelyn Jeanne Mayer
Jacquelyn Jeanne
Northwestern University
N.J
Sandusky
Guam to Host Polaris Base in Pacific at Apra Harbor
Navy announces a new Polaris missile submarine base to be established in Guam with a 1500 crew tender stationed at Apra Harbor. No deployment date fixed. the tender is slated to join the fleet late next year. Dredging in the inner harbor has been underway for months in preparation for the coming units.
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Navy
Guam
Space Capsule Tester Injured in Smoke Fire
Captain Carl C. Fletcher Jr. of Marietta Oklahoma in serious condition after a smoky fire in a test space capsule at the School of Space Medicine laboratory in San Antonio. His companion Captain Dean B. Smith of Huntingdon Valley Pennsylvania escaped with minor injuries as Airman Henry W. Hall forced entry to pull them out. The capsule sustained about ten thousand dollars in damage during an orbital simulation ongoing for nearly two weeks.
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UPI
Carl C. Fletcher Jr
Marietta
Okla
School of Space Medicine Laboratory
Fletcher
Dean B. Smith
Huntingdon Valley
Smith
Henry W. Hall
Rusk
Tex
Hall
Lackland Air Force Base Hospital
Brooks Air Force Base Hospital
Air Force
Showboat To Tour West Virginia Rivers For Centennial
West Virginia will stage a centennial showboat tour on the Kanawha, Ohio and Monongahela rivers next year possibly the Big Sandy. Dr John Marquis of Charleston and Charles T Jones of Amherst Fuel Co. chair the Showboat Committee. Carl R Sullivan says the showboat fits Centennial plans and highlights water transportation as an asset for industrial development.
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UPI
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Kanawha, Ohio
Monongahela Rivers
Big Sandy
Dr. John .Marquis
Charles T. Jones
The
Amherst
Nationalist China Takes U2 Blame
Nationalist China said it fully owned the U2 flight over China after Communist claims of a shootdown. Peiping ignored Taipei, blamed the United States, and launched a propaganda salvo targeting U.S. Cuba Berlin and Southeast Asia policies. Officials noted two U2s were bought from Lockheed in 1960 with one missing. the mission was deemed a Chinese operation.
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Peiping People’s Daily
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Senate Debates Work Bill and Call-Up Authority
The Senate sent Kennedy's $900 million public works bill to the White House despite a drafting flaw and refused to fix it, while the Armed Services Committee began urgent talks on standby reservist call-up authority. McNamara to brief in closed session as Kennedy seeks broader powers and extended enlistment terms through Feb 28, 1963 amid mixed congressional support. Estes investigation fate looms as the subcommittee plans a closed session to decide if Billie Sol Estes will testify.
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UPI
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Kennedy
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Robert McNamara
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Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Billie Sol Estes
De Gaulle Faces OAS Threat After West Germany Visit
French President Charles de Gaulle returns to Paris under heavy guard after an OAS vow to kill him like a dog. A 500-strong security force met his Orly Airport arrival as he drove to the Elysee. The OAS, reborn as the National Resistance Council, issued pamphlets threatening another assassination. Observers say the trip may bolster Franco German ties and European cooperation talks toward broader integration.
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UPI
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West Germany
Secret Army Organization
OAS
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Stuttgart
Elysee Palace
National Resistance Council
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Konrad Adenauer
France and Syria to Resume Diplomatic Ties
Paris and Damascus announced on Sunday that France and Syria will soon resume diplomatic relations for the first time since the 1956 Anglo French invasion of Egypt, signaling a thaw in relations between the two nations.
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Paris
UPI
France
Syria
Egypt
Damascus
Soblen in coma as brain damage reported in London
Dr Robert A Soblen, Lithuanian born convicted Soviet spy, remained near death with brain damage and frequent convulsions five days after collapse. Hospital officials gave no sign of recovery and warned he could not be moved for 48 hours after regaining consciousness. His wife Dina Soble stayed at Hillingdon Hospital bedside amid the evacuation to the United States.
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Soblen
London Aiport
United States
Tors
Hillingdon Hospital
Dina Soble
London
Crib mixup lingers for Cohen family on Dorothy
In New York Arthur Cohen and wife were informed Railway Express Co. found a crib for their daughter Dorothy but it was deemed too small for her. Dorothy is now 19 and her 14-year-old brother would outgrow it. The crib was lost in shipment to Georgia when Dorothy was 3 months old. In Dubuque Iowa three youths were fined five dollars each for befriending motorists after posting a sign that read Cop ahead one block.
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New York
UPI
Arthur Cohen
Railway Express Co
Dorothy
Cohens
Georgia
Dubuque, Iowa
FBI Worker Seeks Political Asylum in Israel
Maariv reports an American FBI employee in his 40s sought asylum in Israel claiming only administrative faults. Police would not confirm. The fugitive reportedly fled to Israel ten days ago, fearing expulsion before an Israeli court appearance, likening himself to Soblen.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Maariv
FBI
Soblen
Robert A. Soblen
New York
Kennedy Pushes mobilization as McNamara seeks swift approval
Wire dispatches note Kennedy requests authority to mobilize up to 150000 combat ready reservists amid global tensions. McNamara urges Senate panel for rapid action while Berlin talks resume with Eisenhower. UK leaders discuss Common Market terms as Britain faces mounting pressure to delay entry.
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Robert S. McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kennedy
National Farmers Organization
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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