Marines land near Cuba for routine practice at Vieques
The 1500-strong Secord Battalion and Marine Regiment, under Lt Col David Brewster, practice landings at Vieques near Puerto Rico as U S forces stand ready. Pentagon says no moves ordered though Kennedy warns Cuba, while Rusk seeks hemispheric talks after Sept 22 in New York. Republican critics push for tougher action. Goldwater urges Monroe Doctrine viability and possible blockade questions.
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Charlottesville
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Kennedy
Dean Rusk
New York City
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Barry M. Goldwater
Arizona
Mili
World In A Spin And Legal Battles Over Devices
A U S attorney denounces a diagnostic device as worthless and seizes a beauty device from New York, aiming to keep it from the public with trial in Brooklyn federal court. The piece also covers Ohio bids, unemployment claims, a Columbus car crash injuring Senator Lausche’s wife, and various regional notices.
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Martin R. Pollner
New York
Polmer
Beverly Hills
Calif
Brooklyn
Ellis
Ellis Research Laboratories, Inc
Chicago
New York Chiropractic Association
Army draft call set at four thousand for November
The Defense Department announced an Army draft call for November of 4,000 men. The Pentagon also noted that 12,600 recruits were needed by the Army, with more than two thirds expected to come from enlistments rather than the draft.
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Featherbedding Sparks Rail Showdown Across Industry
CHICAGO (UPI) Feathers bedding becomes a rallying cry as unions and railroads brace for a confrontation over obsolete rules and job security. Both sides cite safety and efficiency, with unions seeking higher overtime pay and job guarantees, while the railroads push to cut 80,000 positions amid modernization. Presidents Kennedy may appoint an emergency board if a national strike unfolds, potentially delaying action by 60 days.
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Association of West
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United Pressure Railroads
Lowing
Ings
Wolfe
Canada
New York
Chicago
Association of American Railroads
Utions
UPI
Chicago and North Western
Afl-Cio Order of Railroad Telegraphers
ORT
North Western
Midwest
Kennedy
H. E. Gilbert
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James E. Wolfe
De Gaulle Triumphs in German Tour Amid Rain
French President de Gaulle drew massive crowds in West Germany during a six day state visit. In Duisburg he told steel workers that French and German interests share aims, while crowds in Düsseldorf lined a three mile route to cheer him in a downpour. He emphasized a Franco German axis and future peace, dignity, and happiness for free people.
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Bonn
Hyins
de Gaulle
West Germany
France
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Ruhr
Duesseldorf
Germany
Gen. de Gaulle
United States
Britain
Chancellor Adenauer
Rhine
Berlin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Gen. de Gaule
Miss Hawaii and Miss Michigan win talent and swimsuit crowns
ATLANTIC CITY NJ Miss Hawaii Patricia Anderson and Miss Michigan Carole Jean Van Valin won talent and swimsuit trophies respectively as Miss America preliminaries near the semifinals The pageant moves toward the semifinals with ten qualifiers to be announced Saturday and a final Saturday night where contestants answer questions from a fishbowl The winner will receive an estimated 75000 in public appearances and advertising duties
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Atlantic City
Hawaii
Miss Michigan
Patricia Anderson
Honolulu
Carole Jean van Valin
Klan type gun attack shocks Georgia town
In Dallas Georgia authorities called Wednesday night shooting at a Negro home a Klan type operation. One white man Leroy Parks was killed. another white man Gene Ables wounded. Seven white men were involved with nylon stocking masks. a pistol fired through a door crack as Mrs. Rebecca Wilson defended the home. Public figures tied to Marvin Griffin backdrop amid Georgia primary polling next week.
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Kate Philpot
Georgia
Paulding County
Jerome Clay
Marvin Griffin
Griffin
Martin Luther King
Leroy Parks
Paulding
Gene Ables
Perren
Ables
Rebecca Wilson
Philpot
Marie
Memorial Day crowd at Aqueduct tracks attendance
New York report notes 70,992 people attended a track event at Aqueduct on Memorial Day 1960. The account mentions Mrs. Wilson declining attendance and waiting in a hall as part of the coverage.
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UPI
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Aqueduct
Mariner 2 Nears Two Million Mile Mark on Venus Flight
Pasadena California UPI reports Mariner 2 neared the two million mile point on its 180 million mile voyage to Venus. The craft was 1 839971 miles from Earth at midnight EDT traveling 6623 miles per hour and expected to surpass two million miles late today or Saturday. It will pass within about 9000 miles of Venus in December and then orbit the sun.
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Cal Tech
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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