Passman’s sharp tongue on foreign aid raised questions
The piece notes Rep. Otto Passman’s sharp criticism of President Kennedy’s foreign aid message. It highlights his habit of calling aid funds asinine or idiotic and cites a hearing where refugees and Yugoslavia aid were questioned. The author quips about Louisiana refugees and Passman’s possible softer stance.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Otto E. Passman
Passman
Louisiana Democrat
House Appropriations Subcommittee
U. S
Yugoslavia
Kennedy News Conference Scheduled in Washington
President Kennedy will hold a news conference in Washington on Thursday at 6 p.m. EDT. The event is announced by the White House as part of ongoing policy communications.
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Washington
UPS
Kennedy
Cold Front Heads East Prompts Widespread Winter Weather
A Canadian-born cold front moved east across the Plains and Midwest bringing frost warnings in northwest Kansas and central Nebraska. Central Mississippi Valley saw heavy rain with Rantoul, Illinois recording nearly two inches in six hours. Fort Myers Florida and campuses in Arkansas received showers, Montana and the Dakotas saw snow, and western Wyoming logged a record cool 9 degrees at Big Piney with other towns in the region around the 20s and 30s.
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United Press International
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Dixie
Atlantic Coast
Kansas
Nebraska
Mississippi Valley
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Searcy
Ark
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WV forecast shows showers then cooler with near 80s
A West Virginia five day forecast calls for scattered rain today with highs near 80 to 85. Showers end tonight and cooler air moves in with lows 56 to 63. Tuesday looks partly cloudy and cooler with highs around 79.
JFK Asked To Halt Ga Terror Rule
Desegregation leaders urged President Kennedy to stop violence in southwest Georgia after two Negro churches were burned and an FBI agent was attacked while investigating. Virgil E. Puckett, 58, was arrested for striking a federal officer as mass arrests and demonstrations continued in Albany. three churches and four homes have been targets since desegregation efforts began last month.
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Dawson
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. A Fayetteville man fatally shot his wife and her father then killed himself. Roy Blake’s family had been living with the couple’s parents since a separation two months earlier. In Charleston Charles H. Christian faces murder charges for stabbing Earmon Ward during a poker dispute. Morgan Town resident David Arthur Davis is held on a murder charge for shooting Bonnie L. Duckworth. Highway fatalities pushed the year’s toll to 292.
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United Press International
West
Nancy
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 Peter Kanede, 34, convicted of murder in 1961 from Mercer County, escaped after a wrestling event at Moundsville Penitentiary. Deputy Warden Ira Coiner said Kanede seemed to leave with visitors, changed clothes, and a prison uniform was found behind bleachers. He may have outside help.
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Moundsville
UPS
Samuel Peter Kanede
Mercer County
Ira Coiner
Kanede
Conner
Kanade
Identity of Little Miss Q Solved in Court Case
In Indianapolis the mother Louis Littler and grandmother Ruby St Clair, both of Chicago, faced neglect charges after identifying four year old Jeannie Lee Odom as Little Miss Q. The girl had been found near a bus terminal and later wandered away.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Miss Q
Jeannie Lee Odom
Louis Littler
Ruby 1St. Clair
Chicago
Little Liz Pickpockets in Crowded Scenes
A concise note describes Little Liz Pickpockets who typically live alone yet venture into crowded areas to seek small changes or petty gains. The text presents a quirky portrait without detailing locations or historical context.
White House says Kennedy brothers discussed Georgia church burnings
President Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy have “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
Churches burn as SNCC influence court issue cited
Sheriff Matthews says voter registration drives linked to church arsons are not the motive while SNCC activity draws local scrutiny. Prathia Hall denies white female presence at area SNCC headquarters. a Negro resident reports seeing a church fire at 2 a.m. 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 Hinges On Works Bill Compromise
Raleigh County considers airport improvements under the Public Works Acceleration Act. The act aims to speed unemployment reduction by accelerating federal state and local public works.Officials cite runway, taxiway, apron, and lighting upgrades while awaiting final House Senate language.
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United States Senate
PWA
Raleigh
Focal Airport
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John M. Slack Jr
John C. Ward
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Senate
Congress
Miss America Mayer Reveals Winning Feeling
Jacquelyn Jeanne Mayer said she had a premonition she would win Miss America after shedding weight from 150 to 115 pounds. The Northwestern University student, crowned in Atlantic City, will tour the nation for 52 weeks with personal appearances and product endorsements.
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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
Sandusky
Guam to Host Polaris Submarine Base in Pacific
The Navy announced a new Polaris missile submarine base will be established at Guam, similar to Holy Loch. A 1500-man tender will be stationed at Apra Harbor to support nuclear powered subs, with no exact deployment date yet. the tender is expected to join the fleet late next year as harbor dredging continues.
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Navy
Guam
Space Capsule Test Crew Rescued After Capsule Fire
Capt. Carl C. Fletcher Jr. and Capt. Dean B. Smith were sealed in a space capsule during a two week test at the School of Space Medicine in San Antonio when a smoke fire broke out. Airman Henry W. Hall freed them after breaking the capsule seal. Fletcher suffered smoke inhalation and was hospitalized, while Smith was treated and released. The capsule suffered about 10,000 dollars in damage.
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San Antonio, Tex
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 Centennial Commission plans a restoration era showboat tour on the Kanawha Ohio and Monongahela rivers possibly to the Big Sandy. Co chairmen named Dr John Marquis Charles T Jones. Carl R Sullivan says the showboat fits Centennial plans and highlights water transportation for industrial development.
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Monongahela
Big Sandy
Dr. John,Marquis
Charleston
Charles, T. Jones
The
Amherst
Nationalist China Accepts U2 Blame for Flight
Nationalist China said it owned and operated the U2 that the Communists claimed shot down over southeast China. Peiping blamed the United States and tied the incident to broader Cold War tensions. Nationalists said the two U2s bought from Lockheed in 1960 had flown since December 1960, with one missing.
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UPI
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Liu Chen
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Senate Debates Works Measure and Call-Up Plans
The Senate sent Kennedy's 900 million public works bill to the White House despite a drafting flaw. It refused to amend the error to preserve final passage. The Armed Services Committee opened talks on standby authority to call up 150000 reservists and extend enlistments through February 28 1963. Estes sharpens Senate probe plans with a closed session decision on his appearance.
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UPI
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Kennedy
White House
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense
Robert McNamara
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Estes
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Billie Sol Estes
De Gaulle Returns as OAS Threat Looms in Paris
Paris sees a security surge as President Charles de Gaulle returns from a West Germany trip amid threats from the OAS now renamed the National Resistance Council. About 500 police and guards awaited his Orly arrival while de Gaulle moved to the Elysee under heavy protection.
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UPI
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Secret Army Organization
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Stuttgart
Elysee Palace
National Resistance Council
France
Konrad Adenauer
France Syria to Resume Diplomatic Ties Soon
Paris and Damascus announced plans to resume diplomatic relations between France and Syria for the first time since the 1936 Anglo-French invasion of Egypt.
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Paris
UPI
France
Syria
Egypt
Damascus
Spy Soblen Worsens in London Brain Injury Daze
Dr Robert Soblen remains near death on day five with brain damage and convulsions following a coma. The Lithuanian born spy, who fled to evade a life term, is kept under care at Hillingdon Hospital as doctors monitor his fragile condition. His wife Dr Dina Soble has joined him at the hospital.
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London
UPI
Robert A. Soblen
Soblen
Aiport
United States
Tors
Hillingdon Hospital
Dina Soble
Wy. W. Barron
22Nd
Special Air Service Regiment
Camp Dawson
John M. Woodhouse
Wheeling
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Robert C. Bird
Washington
Boggs Run Road
John Pastorius
Glen Dale
Crib Found for Dorothy but Too Small for Family
The Railway Express Co. located a crib for Dorothy Cohen but the family says it is too small for Dorothy now 19 and her 14 year old brother. The crib was lost in a Georgia shipment when Dorothy was three months old. In Dubuque Iowa three youths were fined five dollars for befriending motorists and posted a sign claiming a motorcycle cop was ahead.
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New York
UPI
Arthur Cohen
Railway Express Co
Dorothy
Cohens
Georgia
Dubuque, Iowa
FBI Worker Seeks Israel Asylum Reports Say
Maariv cites an American FBI employee in his 40s seeking political asylum in Israel claiming only administrative faults. Police withheld information as the man, who arrived ten days ago, fears expulsion before appearing in Israeli court. He cites Soblen as a feared outcome.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPT
Maariv
FBI
Soblen
Robert A. Soblen
New York
McNamara seeks swift approval for up to 150000 reservists
Defense Secretary McNamara urged the Senate Armed Services Committee to back Kennedy’s request for authority to mobilize as many as 150000 combat ready reservists citing crisis flexibility. Several other items noted include Berlin convoy demonstrations and political tension in Algiers and London as leaders meet.
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Robert S. McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kennedy
National Farmers Organization
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Berlin
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