Southern draft rejections rise on mental exams in 1960
The 1960 draft shows Dixie leading in rejections, with Mississippi highest for mental failures at 50.9 percent and South Carolina worst overall at 66.9 percent. Nationally 44.9 percent were rejected, 18.8 for mental and 22.1 for physical reasons.
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Rusk urges long term aid to curb communism rise
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told Congress Kennedy’s Vienna lessons sharpened the push for a $4.8 billion foreign aid program. He warned Russia and its satellites push economic penetration over military force, urging self help projects to raise living standards through education health and reform.
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Kennedy Capsule Talk On European Mission Aims
Highlights of President Kennedy's report from his European mission focus on uniting the free world and pursuing lasting peace. He says the trip advanced these aims through full frank exchanges with Khrushchev.
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Reds Wreck Laos Peace Talks In Geneva
The Laos peace conference canceled its session as cease fire violations by Communist backed forces provoked Western calls for action. Pathet Lao infantry captured a royal Laotian stronghold near Padong while U. S. advisors reported defenders moving to new positions. The Soviet delegation did not schedule a speaker andJapan’s allies rejected expanding ICC powers.
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Fears Cuban Meet Delays As Castro Demands Havana Talks
Detroit UPI reports the Ameri can tractors for Cuba committee will study Fidel Castro's demand that fundraisers travel to Havana to negotiate the deal. The note signals possible stall in aid efforts as negotiators weigh Castro's latest condition.
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Castro Presses New Demand in Cuba Trade Talks
Castro aired a mid day deadline set by Detroit officials for an official reply to the trade acceptance. He urged that a delegation including Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Dr. Milton Eisenhower visit Havana to conclude talks and discuss either the tractors for captives deal or an exchange of Cuban prisoners for political detainees.
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Death by own action sheds new light on Trujillo case
Dominican doctor Roberto R. Cabral, forced at gunpoint to harbor Diaz and three other plotters, dies by his own action. The development adds an unexpected American angle to the investigation of Generalissimo Rafael L. Trujillo's death.
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Space Strike Mediators To Get Training
Federal mediators assigned to prevent strikes at missile space bases are summoned for training sessions in Washington next week before starting new roles. They are integral to Kennedy's plan to ensure continuous construction and operation of missile testing and ICBM launching sites.
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Central Florida drought eases with scattered showers
Showers moved through Orlando and nearby areas with forecasts of more rain. Tampa, Fort Myers, Clewiston, and the southeast coast including the Keys saw rainfall. Temperatures remained hot with 90s in the afternoons and highs around 88 today, while the Weather Bureau projected above normal temperatures for the next five days. Partly cloudy conditions are expected through Thursday with widely scattered afternoon showers and light variable winds.
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North Carolina Faces Race Test
United Press International reports Trinity North Carolina faced a tense race test as about 150 white teenagers in hot-rod cars gathered around the crossroads town. Police set roadblocks and issued several traffic tickets while three unidentified youths were arrested and no Black residents were present.
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Canada to Press U S Policy on Red Wheat Trade
Ottawa reports Prime Minister John Diefenbaker will challenge the United States over blocking Canadian wheat shipments to Red China. Parliament also takes up charges that U S Treasury blocked unloading gear for ships tied to the Red Chinese government, risking Canada’s grain export deal.
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School Bill Backers Move For Showdown
Washington supporters of President Kennedy's 2.5 billion public education bill cheer as they plan a two week push to force a House floor showdown around June 20 if no roadblocks arise. The measure has cleared the Senate and backers expect at least a 12 vote margin.
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Kennedy Faces Tough Aid Questions in TV Broadcast
James Marlow outlines Kennedy's TV address on foreign aid and Cold War pressures. The piece weighs whether U S aid should demand mass benefits in backward nations and contemplates how hard line reforms might be tied to anticommunist strategy.
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LBJ Outlines U S Tactics To Limit Nuclear War Risk
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson told the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that the Kennedy administration is strengthening counter guerrilla forces to deter aggression without inviting annihilation by nuclear war. He urged graduates to act as ambassadors of freedom, morality, and justice while promoting American concepts worldwide.
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NEWS Featuring Hargis Serial 3 on Page 3
The page highlights a serial feature about Hargis. Readers are invited to follow parts of the ongoing story, with continued installments appearing in upcoming pages.
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