Kennedy plan for urban affairs post faces defeat
Washington February 21 AP President Kennedy’s plan to create a new department of urban affairs and housing appears headed for quick defeat in the House Speaker McCormack concedes insufficient votes to block rejection Republican leaders predict an overwhelming majority against the plan Robe rt C Weaver Negro head of department would make him the first Negro Cabinet member Weaver now heads the Housing and Home Finance Agency Democrats and Republicans weigh the political fallout and whether Weaver could succeed Ribicoff in welfare duties
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Kenedy
Department of Urban Affairs and Housing
House
John W. McCuarmack
D-Mass
Congress
Kennedy
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Robert C. Weaver
Weaver
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
D- Minn
Humphrey
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Ribicoff
Connecticut
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senators Seek Quick Action On Latin Aid
A group of senators led by Gale W. McGee urged immediate short range projects to jumpstart the Alliance for Progress in Latin America. They recommended stepped up military assistance limited to international security materials and pressed for firm standards on tax reform land reform democracy and social responsibility as conditions for aid.
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Washington
Alliance For
Latin
Paraguay
Brazil
British Guiana
Senate Appropriations, Interior, Agriculture and Armed Services
Clair Engle
Calif
Stephien M. Young
Ohio
Frank Moss
Utah
McGee
Alliance For Progress
Kenedy
United States
Flood toll in North Germany rises to 277 dead
Hamburg reports 277 known dead from last weekend's floods with hundreds still missing. Officials caution the final count may rise as some missing residents may be with relatives or not registered.
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Hamburg
Germany
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois turns cooler Thursday
In Southern Illinois a few thundershowers will end early tonight followed by a turning chill. Lows around 20. Thursday will be partly clearing with a high near 40. Forecast maps and details appear on page 18.
Rusk Plans Geneva Attendance at Disarmament Conference
Secretary of State Dean Rusk plans to attend the opening sessions of the 1 nation disarmament conference in Geneva next month, per the State Department. Press officer Lincoln White said a U.S. sponsored resolution cannot speak for others, and a special committee was assigned to study the issue and report to the General Assembly.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Kennedy Land
Harold Macsmillan
Britairt
Russians Urge US to Pool Space Efforts after Glenn Flight
Soviet Premier Khrushchev congratulated the United States on John Glenn Jr.s orbital flight and proposed pooling space exploration resources with the US. He sent the message to President Kennedy via Tass and urged peaceful uses of space for science and all humanity amid Cold War tensions.
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Khrushchev
America
John H. Glenn Jr
United States
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Tass
Earth
Glenn
Washington
U.S
Nikita S.khrushchev
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
Outer Space
Khrushchev Congratulates United States on Successful Orbit
Officials recalled U.S. efforts by March 31, 1963 and said they would not comment directly while Khrushchev’s message to Kennedy congratulated the United States on John H. Glenn Jr.’s successful orbital flight.
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Bly
U.S
Khrushchev
Kennedy
John H. Glenn Jr
Lithuanian girl flies home to marry amid risk of Soviet ban
Regina Leonas 26 plans to fly behind the Iron Curtain to wed her sweetheart Stasys Bikulcius 25 in Valnius. Her parents Paulius 45 and Elena escaped the Baltic region in 1942 and live in Chicago where Nikita Khrushchev allowed their son Tomas 20 and daughter to join them two years ago. Regina vows to stay in Lithuania with her fiancé if authorities do not permit their return to the United States.
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Ato
United States
Regina Leonas
Red
Lithuiania
Regina
Paulius
Elena
Baltic Sea
Tomas
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonas
Stasys ‘Bikulcius
Valnius
Bikulcius
Vilnius
Donald Slayton
U. S
U.S
Hero's Welcome Set For Astronaut Glenn
Astronaut John Glenn is reported in excellent condition after his three orbit flight. Doctors say balance, vision and brain tests show no physiological change and a full debriefing will begin. Glenn, recovered at Grand Turk, grinned and called it a long day as engineers assess the space capsule's auto yaw control and future program questions.
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John
HL Glenn Jr
Spice Agency
John A. Powers
Glenn
Powers
Willian Douglas
Ashton Graybiel
Pensacola
Fla
Graybiel
Noa
Cape Canaveral
Enos
Grand Turk
Randolph
Glen
Work on Orbit Day Brings Double Time in New Jersey
Patterson New Jersey February 21 1959 Colorite Plastic will pay its 140 employees double time for Tuesday to honor Lt. Col. John A Glenn Jr and the "magnificent human technical achievement" of orbital flight commemorating Orbit Day.
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Orbit
Patterson
N.J
Colorite Plastic
John A. Glenn Jr
U S Space Plans Grow From Glenn Flight Beginnings
Cape Canaveral Feb 21 The Glenn flight marks just the start of a broader U S space program projected to top 10 billion dollars with five orbital missions in 1962 and 18 orbits by 1963. NASA seeks 12 000 more scientists and engineers as it trains crews for moon exploration using two man space trains and longer orbital stays.
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Bem Price
Associated Press
Cape Canaveral
Fla
U. S
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
United States
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Moon
Develis
Alan B. Shepard
U.S
Shepard
United/Virgil
Gus) Grissom
National Aeronautics
Space Administration
Kennedy Tant Cosmos
Cape
Johnyond
Grand Turk
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Washington
Kennedy Plans To Fly South With Family
President Kennedy will fly the Glenn family to Florida aboard Air Force jet for a reunion with space hero John Glenn. Washington will stage a mid day reception and parade for Glenn with Kennedy.
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Washington
Kennedy
John H. Glenn Jr
Florida
Air Force
America
White House
Glenn
Glenns Family Settling Down After Historic Flight
Arlington Va Feb 21 The family of astronaut John H Glenn Jr. settled into normal life after his space milestone. His wife and children stayed home to watch broadcasts while neighbors celebrated. Glenn made brief contact from the recovery ship as President Kennedy congratulated Mrs Glenn.
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Martha Cole
Associated Press
Arlington, Va
John H. Jenn Jr
Glenn
Kennedy
Deke Slayton Slated for Next Orbital Flight
Cape Canaveral February 21 AP Donald K Deke Slayton a 37 year old Air Force major will pilot Atlas 107D into orbit in April if weather and technical issues allow delaying factors seen with John Glenn Jr Slayton known for quick wit advised Glenn at Cape control center and later welcomed him back from space at Grand Turk Island Slayton will perform three orbits with distinct assignments during the mission
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Fla
Donald K
Deke) Slayon
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John H. Glenn Jr
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Glenn
Aleka Miendal Po
Viaum Viaélue Inbul Luesaay
Mercury Control Center
Cape
Grand Turk Island
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Andrews
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Hackensack
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Boulder, Colo
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Sparta
Wis
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Marjorie Lunney
Los Angeles
Deke’ Slayton
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