Kennedy urges vast space program amid wartime-like nation call
President Kennedy told Congress the U S faces an extraordinary challenge requiring hardship and sacrifice. He proposed a new federal program totaling 7 to 9 billion dollars over five years to reach the moon by 1970 and return safely. He urged broader foreign aid funding, stronger armed services, and a new job retraining program for workers displaced by automation as part of a global strategy.
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Freedom Riders Arrested in Alabama Bus Terminal
A racially mixed group of seven riders arrived at Trailways in Montgomery to travel to Jackson Mississippi and were arrested for breach of the peace. Four white professors and three Black students faced swift trials as authorities maintained martial law conditions and provided police escorts and jail access.
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Mac Sim Butler
Mississippi
Kennedy Plan to Free Cuban Prisoners Triggers Mixed Reactions
A United Press International survey finds broad opposition to Kennedy’s plan to solicit voluntary donations of tractors to win freedom for 1,200 Cubans held by Castro. Reaction splits along region and ideology, with critics calling the idea a dictatorial blackmail and supporters largely isolated in the East.
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Milton Eisenhower
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York Daily News
Queens
Claudia Long
University of Maryland
United States of America
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College Park
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University of Minnesota
New Orleans Nazi Party Leaders Arrested at Exodus Opening
Police in New Orleans jailed ten uniformed Nazi members after a rain disrupted their protest near the Civic Theater as the Exodus premiere began. Rockwell followers, including a “hate bus,” were charged with disturbing the public. police earlier forced dispersal at an NAACP rally.
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NAACP
Senate OK Close On School Aid Bill
The Senate pressed toward final approval of a $2.5 billion three year public school aid bill amid strong debate. Opponents led by Sen. Strom Thurmond prepared a lengthy attack while supporters claimed broad votes. House panel backed a similar measure proposing $850 million yearly per state based on income per child and total school age population.
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Red China Trade Results In Federal Charge To Firm
The New York firm Pacmarine Products Co. and three officials were indicted by a federal grand jury for importing $300,000 worth of frozen shrimp from Red China in violation of the Trading with the Enemy Act. The firm is among the nation's largest seafood importers, according to E. E. Minskoff of the Treasury’s Foreign Assets Control division.
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UPI
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Red China
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Foreign Assets Control Division
Memorial Day traffic death estimate stands at one hundred
The National Safety Council estimates as many as 100 people could be killed in traffic over the Memorial Day holiday in a 30 hour period from 6 p.m. local time to midnight Tuesday. The 1957 figure was 94, with a 15 year high of 109 in 1956 and a low of 81 in 1951.
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National Safety Council
Presbyterians Back Desegregation Moves
Weather report notes scattered showers overnight with little change in conditions. Saramana escaped rainfall as Weatherman Hollis Bacon cites only a slight chance of showers tonight. Month to date rainfall is 1.03 inches. southwest winds 10 to 18 mph persist through Friday with partly cloudy skies and afternoon thunder showers. Highs 86 to 92, lows 70 to 75.
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Johnson Outlines Asia Aid Plan After Asia Trip
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson reports to the Kennedy cabinet after a 29 000 mile Asian tour that free nations in Asia can resist communism with U S aid and advice. He cites shirt sleeve diplomacy an expanded aid program and social reforms as keys and says no request for troops was made nor planned. Johnson foresees a possible Kennedy Asian summit in the future.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Asia
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White House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Big Two Meeting May Key Progress On Laos Situation
In Geneva AP reports second-string delegates reviewed motions at an international Laos conference but progress appeared limited until Kennedy and Khrushchev may meet. Gromyko left for unknown return time while Marshal Chen Yi remained.
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Geneva
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Khrushchev
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China
Cuban Pilots Cleared to Return as Plane Remains Held
Two Cuban aviators were cleared to return to Cuba while their Aerovias C-46 plane remained held by court order to satisfy a debt. Immigration director Ed Ahrens said a crewman forced the pilots to fly to Miami at gunpoint after departing Havana. The defector’s name was being withheld.
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Ed Ahrens
Havana
Graham Speaker Denies Evangelist Offered Cohen Money
A Billy Graham spokesman denies the evangelist offered money to mob figure Mickey Cohen to convert. Red Skelton testified Cohen claimed Graham offered 25000 to become a Christian and 15000 to attend a meeting during Cohen's Los Angeles tax case. Cohen, a Jew, was noted in the exchange.
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Cohen
London
UPI
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Mickey Cohen
Red Skelton
Los Angeles
Graham
Sarasota Federal FHA Loan Ad With Low Down Payment
An advertisement for Sarasota Federal promotes FHA home loans with low down payments and reduced monthly payments. The ad cites an eight percent down payment and mentions contact detail 9655 1163 Ady.
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Sarasota Federal
Living costs hold firm in April at record high
UPI reports the Labor Department confirms April consumer prices unchanged at 127.5, maintaining the record peak from December. Take home pay for factory workers and buying power rose for the second straight month despite mixed price changes.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
White House Pushes Merger to End Flight Crew Disputes
A White House Commission urged pilots and flight engineers unions to settle a five-year airline dispute by merging and cutting jet crews from four to three. President Kennedy urged the unions to adopt the peace formula as a negotiation basis and warned against further strikes and service interruptions.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Kennedy
Kensingtes Part’s 1961 Cavalcade of Homes Preview
A 1961 Cavalcade of Homes event runs from morning to dusk on an acre recreation site. Pricing lists $11,960 with $375 down as an available option. The display invites inspection and highlights showcases for potential buyers.
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Kensingtes
Presbyterian Church backs nonviolent equality drive
The United Presbyterian Church endorsed passive resistance to racial segregation, commending those pursuing equality by nonviolent means. Kneel-in campaigns were praised as church leaders weigh whether to welcome worshippers regardless of race in the closing session of the General Assembly.
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George W. Cornell
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