Kennedy State of the Union splits Congress by party line
President Kennedy's State of the Union message divides Congress along party lines. Democrats hailed a bold forward program while Republicans blasted it as out of date and unconstitutional. Standby tax cuts drew GOP opposition, with leaders warning of centralized power, while Democrats praised tariff cuts and urged political resolve amid economic concerns.
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Washington
UPD
Kennedy
Congress
Sears Roebuck
Harry Ff.fyrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Mansfield
Dirksen
Illinois
William E. Miller
New York
GOP
John J. Williams
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ii
Finance Committee
Smallpox-hit Pakistan pushes vaccination drive
Pakistani authorities push an intensive vaccination drive to stem a smallpox epidemic that has claimed at least 200 lives. Emergency army units vaccinate about 100,000 people door to door, with clinics and leaflets urging inoculations amid spread from Karachi slums to better areas.
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Karachi
UPI
Khrushchev considered moving to U.S. for higher wages
New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller quoted Soviet Premier Khrushchev as saying he once contemplated emigrating to the United States during a 1959 UN visit. Khrushchev reportedly cited about half a million Russians in the country and added that he almost made the move for higher wages.
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New York
UPI
Nelson E. Rockefeller
Khrushchev
United States
United Nations General Assembly
Rockefeller
Second class mailing privileges granted in Buddietown
A notice states that second class mailing privileges are authorized for Buddietown, New York, under the act of March 3, 1897. The brief entry confirms the designation and legal basis for the mailing classification.
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Buddietown
N.Y
Global and domestic tensions across Geneva to West Berlin
News Service dispatches report Premier Prince Boun Oum will not soften his tough Laotian stance ahead of Geneva talks with Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong to press for a coalition government while Britain and Russia prepare to open talks with West Germany. Separate items cover a NYC electricians strike, Algerian war fears, Sukarno's command reforms, a Niagara River ice jam, Herrin mine deaths, and a Berlin briefing by Gen. Lucius D. Clay.
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Boun Oum
Geneva
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Russia
Britain
Souvanna
London
West Germany
Bonn
Harold Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
Weather Today Forecast
Partly cloudy and slightly warm with a high near 26 to 34. Winds from the southwest at 5 to 15 mph. Sunrise is at 7 21 and sunset at 4 56.
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