Napoleon sells New France to the United States for 15 million
Henry Taylor recounts Napoleon’s 1803 purchase of vast colonial lands, the Louisiana territory, for 15 million dollars. He notes the route to central Ohio, the Wyandot alliance aiding settlement around Columbus, and the frontier life with bears, wolves, and hunting memories in early 19th century Ohio.
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Napoleon
United States
Europe
Louiisiana Purchase
Ohio
Robert Taylor
Leff
Albany
Congress
Washington
Robert
Columbus
Scioto
U. S. Needs Rebirth of Our Liberty
A speaker reflects on Mehitable and Robert’s family, praising her devotion joining in 1808 and surviving the War of 1812 neutrality. He urges a rebirth of confidence in liberty, memory of self faith, and personal responsibility as foundations of America’s strength.
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U. S
Robert
Mehitable
Allegheny Range
America
Swanee
Ohio
Wabash
Mississippi
U S Surplus Woes Across Agriculture and Storage
The piece argues the U S has used federal leverage to curb farming and manage surplus crops through five administrations. It notes funds spent on storage in warehouses and theaters, the role of Billie Sol Estes in siphoning public funds, and the global hunger context while criticizing neglect of potential industrial uses for surpluses.
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New York
Billie Sol Estes
U.S
Hoover
Alexander Legge
F.D.R
Mr. Hoover
Estes
Eissenhower
San Francisco
Chicago
Hiram
Billie Sol
Air Force
Sur- Was
China
Goldwater Blames Kennedy for Market Confusion
Senator Barry Goldwater faulted the White House for economic uncertainty in a brief Senate speech linked to President Kennedy’s Yale commencement address. He mocked the notion that federal debt drives inflation and suggested ignoring annual interest costs as if they were a myth.
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Washington
UPI
Sen
Barry Goldwater
The
Senate
White House
Arizona Republican
Yale University
Goldwater
Kennedy
Analysis of Harkins Strategy in South Vietnam and Vietnam War Press View
Foreign Analysis portrays General Paul D. Harkins as a determined, square jawed leader overseeing forces in Thailand and South Vietnam. It highlights Viet Cong activity, the role of helicopters and the strategic hamlet, and the broad challenge Diem and U.S. forces face including kidnappings, school closures, malaria disruption, and damaged bridges. The piece notes Vietnamese perception of terror dating to the Ho Chi Minh trail and lingering Communist cells from Dien Bien Phu era locals as resistance heroes.
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Saigom
South Viet Nam
Paul D. Harkins
Thailand
Ngo Dinh Diem
Harkins
Laos
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Dien Bien Phu
Geneva
Becomes Habit by Spending Taxpayers’ Money on Defense
Washington columnist Lyle C. Wilson cites Comptroller General Joseph Campbell reports showing waste in the Defense Department. He highlights $15 million planned for crash trucks unused by Army, $4.1 million in unnecessary engine purchases, a costly H3 helicopter vs Army’s HULA, a $61 million air project, a costly Fort Belvoir pipeline, and fraudulent lodging claims among Navy Shore Patrol.
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Lyle.c. Wilson
Washington
UPI
Department of National Defense
National Defense
Department
Hera
Joseph Campbell
United States
Campbell
Congress
Carebell
National Defense Department
Air Force
Navy
Army
Kate
Defense Department
Fort Belvoir
AMEX Reforms Endorsed By Members After SEC Scrutiny
AMEX amendments voted by members in New York aim to overhaul governance. Gustave L Levy led a committee that proposed replacing the board with a policy body and cutting the standing committees. The changes address SEC concerns about administration and floor supervision.
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New York
UPI
American Stock Exchange
Ty Amex
Securities Pire
AMEX
SEC
Gustave L. Levy
Levy
Board of Governors
Org.an
Kennedy offers Dirksen trips abroad
President Kennedy joked at a lunch that he would take Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois on world trips. He noted at the gathering that Foreign Minister Galileo Solis from Panama was present and said he would bring Dirksen along whenever he travels outside the United States to set an example.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Chiari
Galileo
Solis
Panama
Ken
Everett
United States
Former Official Seeks Freedom in De Habeas Case
In Nogales a hearing on a habeas petition for former Santa Cruz County assistant treasurer Eugene Garaygordobil was continued to June 8. Defense counsel sought more time to prepare the motion after Garaygordobil was arrested on three felony counts.
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Nogales
Santa Cruz County
Eugene Garaygordobil
Garaigordobil
Wall Street Outlook Cautions With Cautious Rebound Tone
Standard & Poor’s Outlook says the market is regaining a normal look after hectic trading and hints at a technical rebound. It cautions long-term investors to buy only with a solid base in view and notes selective recoveries while much of the market limps after May losses. James Dines holds short term bonds and gold stocks on the sidelines. Joseph E. Granville expects no on the upside miracles but anticipates select issues to rise while the broad list remains hindered by recent declines.
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New York
UPI
Standard & Poor
James Dines
A. M. Kiddermain
Joseph E. Granville
E. F. Hutton & Co
Miami Helps Astronaut In Radar Jam
The UPI report says astronaut Virgil I Grissom received aid when BIE navigational gear failed on his F106 near Cape Canaveral. Patrick Air Force Base notified Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center which taped an emergency signal and coordinated assistance.
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Miami
UPI
Virgil I
Gus) Grissom
Ae N
Patrick Air Force Base
Cape Canaveral
Patrick
Air Route Traffic Control Center
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