Vinson moves to block Defense segregation order
Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee seeks to derail a Defense Department directive urging base commanders to curb off base racial segregation of Negro servicemen. He drafted a bill to declare the order illegal military interference in civil political matters. He warned it could lead to broader social reform and national political participation.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Georgia
Gesell Report Sparks House Criticism On Equal Rights For Armed Forces
The Gesell Report, submitted to President Kennedy, criticizes equal rights in the armed forces. Northern and southern House members demand caution and warn against military misuse. McNamara’s directive omits economic sanctions around bases, a point urged by the Gesell panel. Rep. Waggoner attacks the report as seeking Negro privileges rather than equal rights.
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McNamara
Kennedy
Gesell
House of Representatives
Gesell Report
Rep
Doe D. Waggoner Jr
Louisiana
McNamara Proposes Base Commanders Ban on Segregated Pro Shops
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara directs base commanders to consider barring off-base businesses that discriminate by race, with secretary approval, as a last resort. Vinson emphasizes military must remain free from political affairs.
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Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Vinson
Oberlin Council votes first reading on income tax funded projects
Oberlin Council approves the first reading of projects to be financed by an income tax, with a contentious pool proposal drawing debate among residents and officials. Erie County Court drops the taxing injunction against Sandusky and the Margaretta School Board suit. Berlin Township trustees cut road funds and address fire department manpower. North Ridgeville moves to study a water system purchase as Avon and Avon Lake share bridge, court and police notices.
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Oberlin Council
Erie County Court
Sandusky
Commissioners
Margaretta School Board
Berlin
Elyria Dam Title Complicates City Purchase Effort
City officials face delays as a title search shows the Ely estate owns the dam site on Black River. The deed restricts dam use to parks, blocking electric generation unless amended. Earlier plans to buy from Ohio Edison for 1, negotiations now hinge on estate control and river rights.
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Washington Ave
Black River
Elyria
J. C. William Tattersall
Albert Ely
Ohio Edison Co
Tattersall
Utilities Committee
Ely
Chronicle -Telegram
Rver
Carl Schneber
Land Title Guarantee and Trust Co
William A. Ely
Symington Defends Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Senator Stuart Symington argues the Soviet Union has no clearer view of missile site vulnerability than the United States. He cites secret testimony and notes the Soviets have not conducted large yield tests. The debate features Thurmond’s opposition and hints at a Friday ratification vote with 81 votes anticipated.
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Washington
UPI
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Air Force
U. S
Symington
Senate
Soviet Union
United States
Thurmond
Sen
J. Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Malaysian youths retaliate for attack
Malaysian youths rioted in Kuala Lumpur burning and stoning the Indonesian diplomatic offices in response to attacks on Malayan and British embassies in Jakarta. The Federation of Malaysia severed diplomatic ties with Indonesia and the Philippines as it formed. The mob desecrated a portrait of President Sukarno and chanted anti Sukarno slogans outside the Indonesian Embassy.
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Malaysia
UPD
Jakarta
Indonesia
Federation of Malaysia
Philippines
Sukarno
Weather and world news collide in Northeast Ohio and Jakarta clashes
Northeastern Ohio sees sunny warm weather with highs 75 to 83 and a modest cooling tonight. Separately in Jakarta thousands of Indonesian youths attack British and Malayan embassies while Malaysian youth retaliates, amid regional tensions over Malaysia’s recognition and a UN survey on North Borneo and Sarawak joining Malaysia.
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Ohio
Cindy Heads Inland as Hurricane Cindy Approaches Texas Gulf Coast
Hurricane Cindy with winds near 80 mph and heavy rain nears the Galveston Port Arthur area 30 miles off the coast. The New Orleans Weather Bureau warned of a 300 mile storm zone with gusts, tides and evacuations as shelters opened in Port Arthur Beaumont and nearby cities.
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Gulf of Mexico
Texas
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New Orleans
Galveston Weather Bureau
Galveston
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Audrey
Cameron Parish
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Cindy
Sabine Pass
Texas-Louisiana
Beaumont
Carla
Texas City
Houston
la Marque
Alvin
Jefferson
Port Arthur- Beaumont
Nash Roberts
Dow Chemical Co
Freeport
Galveston Bay
Grandevile
Kennedy Urges Export Expansion At White House Conference
President Kennedy urged American business leaders to boost export markets to stem dollar outflow and improve domestic conditions. Cabinet members and trade negotiator Christian Herter spoke as the White House and Commerce Department held a conference on expanding exports, noting postwar gains by foreign competitors.
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UPI
Kennedy
White House
Commerce Department
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Christan A. Herter
Guerrillas Press For US Withdrawals and Neutral Coalition
Viet Namese Communist leader Ngu yen Huu Tho urged a UN sent coalition government modeled on Laos to end fighting. He called for U.S. troop withdrawal and nonaligned governance. Saigon relaxed after martial law. in 1961 Viet Nam state of siege remains. The Times of Viet Nam warned of a coup by foreign adventurers linked to the Ngo family era.
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South Viet Nam
UPI
Viet Nam
Laos
Nguyen Huu Tho
National Taberation Front
United Nations
U.S
Ngo Dinh Inem
Times of
Ngo
Diem
The
Times
Magime Saigon
Gene Gregory
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Turncoat Rush seeks work after return to family
Scott L. Rush the 31 year old Korean War defector returned to Tucson with his Chinese wife and year old daughter after 13 years apart He says his first goal is to find a job to support his widowed mother whose $30 monthly welfare could be at risk if he stays The family plans to seek work in California and Rush pledges to prove he can be a real American citizen.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Scott L. Rush
Rush
Akron
Marietta
Ohio
California
Helen
Slender Rush
Gertrude Rush
Oberlin airman to begin tests after crash injuries
Lt. Frank K. Elis, Navy airman from Oberlin who lost both legs in a crash last summer, will be sent to the Naval Aviation Medical Center in Pensacola, Florida, within 30 days for tests to gauge physical agility for a potential Naval career. The plan was announced by Vice Admiral William R. Smedberg III in Washington after Elis sought permission to return to service.
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Oberlin
Naval Aviation Medical Center
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Service
William R. Smedberg III
Naval Perfonme
Washington, D. C
Ellis
Secretary of the Navy
Birmingham Rally Probes Nonviolence After Bombing
About 1,000 Negroes urged peaceful protest at a Birmingham rally after the church bombing. King urged a joint meeting with Kennedy and withdrawal of federal troops, while violence flared with shootings, arson, and rock throwing in the Negro neighborhoods.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Montgomery
16Th Street Baptist Church
Ralph Stone
Martin Luther King, Jr
Atlanta
King
Kennedy
Washington
Britain rejoices as Queen Elizabeth II to have fourth child
London reports Buckingham Palace confirms Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip expect a fourth child in the new year. No exact birth date given. child’s place in the line of succession depends on gender. Palace indicates new year term not a promise for January arrival.
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UPI
Britain
Elizabeth II
Buckngham Palace
Prince Philip
Prince Charles
Anne
Anne, 13, and Prince the Queen
Palace
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