NASA Says U 2 Flights Probed As Weather Missions
NASA officials told the Senate Foreign Relations committee that U 2 flights since 1956 covered about 264000 miles on weather missions. The agency said it did not know flight paths in advance and cooperates with airlines and military to install instruments. Observations span the globe including Pan American and TWA jets. The remarks come amid inquiries tied to the summit and the May 1 U 2 incident in Russia.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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TWA
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Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Turkey
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CIA
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Department of State
State
Japan
California
Adana
Atsugi
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Verwoerd Not Modifying Race Policy Amid South Africa Tensions
Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd pledged to uphold apartheid during a 50th anniversary speech, asserting white rule and hard work as prerequisites for a prosperous future. Demonstrations against apartheid erupted in Cape Town and Durban with postered protests.
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Union of South Africa
South Africa
Cape Town
Durban
Louis Botha
Socialists Move to Deepen Japan Crisis Over Security Pact
In Tokyo on June 1 the Socialist party began resignations from the House to pressure Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi over the U S Japan Security Pact. The plan includes a June 4 general strike by the labor federation and mass demonstrations aimed at forcing Kishi to resign or dissolve parliament. Some Socialists fear the move may speed government change but damage parliamentary politics.
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House of Representatives
Nobusuke Kishi
Labor Federation
Kishi
Adlai Proposes Five Point Peace Strategy
Adlai E Stevenson unveiled a five point grand strategy for peace to regain initiative in the cold war. He urged NATO deterrence tied to allied strength, a stronger Western political and economic community, long range aid for poor nations, disarmament under international control, and demonstrating freedom through schooling research health and housing in the United States.
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John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
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Western Alliance
Free World
Atlantic Council
State study under way on atomic waste burial site in Illinois
A legislative commission and state health officials study a possible burial ground for atomic waste in southern Illinois. Klassan and Sen. George Drach say the site must be isolated from populations, far from underground water, and on inexpensive land. AEC officials will meet in Chicago to discuss potential legislation and disposal plans.
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Health Department
Klassen
Sen
George Drach
Springfield
Legislative Commission On Atomic Energy
Atomic Energy Commission
Chicago
Drach
AEC
Southern Illinoisan
Southern
Southern Illinois Officials Oppose Radioactive Waste Dumping
Local leaders and officials in Carbondale Marion Murphysboro and Herrin reacted strongly against proposals to store radioactive waste in Southern Illinois drawing opposition from Rep Kenneth Gray Carbondale Mayor D Blaney Miller and chamber executives who warned of harm to development and the region’s image while offering cautious calls for study and expert input.
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Illinois
Atomic Energy Commission
Carbondale
D. Blaney Miller
Marion Nash
Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce
Southern Illinois
Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illinois Incorporated
SII
Arthur Hamilton
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Marion
Harold Farner
Underground Rising Seen In South Africa Tonight
Report from Johannesburg notes growing native unrest under white rule. Native students and teachers foresee a future revolution while an underground movement forms. Despite progress for some, apartheid denies voting, housing, and basic freedoms to blacks, fueling tensions.
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South Africa
Johannesburg
Lawmakers Altered Expense Bills Highlight Waste
A Knight Newspapers report accuses dozens of House members of altering expense accounts for trips, hotels, and tips to hide purposes. Receipts were modified to reflect different reasons, with at least 20 current or former lawmakers implicated. Chair Oren Harris notes bar charges labeled food without approval and urges scrutiny of disbursing records.
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House
Knight Newspapers
Don Oberdorfer
Walter Pincus
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Honolulu
Oren Harris
Harris
Fire Marshal Seeks Ban on Bootleg Scaffolds at Races
State Fire Marshal Jay L. Foster urged a ban on homemade stands after a scaffold collapse at a 509 mile race. He planned talks with Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials to push for stricter safety measures following Monday’s tragedy that left two dead and 82 injured.
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Indianapolis
Jay L. Foster
Foster
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Showers For Southern Illinois With Cooler Thursday
Weather bulletin notes showers and possible thunderstorms tonight for Southern Illinois. Thursday will be partly cloudy with showers or thundershowers ending the day and a cooler trend. Temperatures show a low in the 60s and high near 80 with recent highs around 83. Local lake levels at Crab Orchard Lake, Little Grassy Lake, and Devil's Kitchen Lake are described relative to spillways.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Devil’s Kitchen Lake
Mamie Fisenhower Admitted To Walter Reed Hospital
The White House announced first lady Mamie Fisenhower was admitted to Walter Reed Army Hospital on Tuesday for acute asthmatic bronchitis treatment. Press secretary James Hagerty said she is comfortable, improving slightly, and has very little fever.
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Mamie Fisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
White House
James
Hagerty
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