Harriman named U.S. chief negotiator for nuclear talks
President Kennedy appointed W Averell Harriman, former ambassador to Moscow, as lead U.S. negotiator for the three power talks with the Soviet Union and Britain on a nuclear testing ban to be held in July. The move follows Kennedy's pledge to pursue a binding treaty on tests. In Burma a Burmese airliner with 21 aboard went missing from Rangoon en route to Putao amid bad weather.
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Soviet expels Australian diplomat over alleged spying and gunying
Moscow charges W. L. Morrison first secretary of the Australian Embassy with gunying and selling Western clothing to Soviet citizens and orders him to leave the country. Canberra sources call it retaliation for February expulsion of Fran Skripov, the Soviet Embassy’s first secretary in Canberra.
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W. L. Morrison
Canberra
Fran Skripov
Australia
Skripov
Iceland election preserves coalition government control
Premier Olafur Thors cabinet of independents and Social Democrats secured continued rule in Iceland. Final Althing results show the coalition with 32 seats, opposition 28, while Communists gained nine seats, down from ten in 1960.
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Sicilian Christian Democrats Gain in Regional Vote
In Sicily the Christian Democrats win 37 seats in the 90 member regional assembly an increase of three as the party trims ahead nationally Communists gain one seat to total 22. Floods in eastern Cuba kill drown or vanish 10 and force 2000 peasants to flee while rescue planes search. Moscow GUM executives arrested on charges of supplying black market operators.
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Prisoners Escape From Camp Fairchance With Bloodhound
Wheeling authorities hunted two inmates, Harry B. Allen and Clyde Shears Jr., who fled Camp Fairchance after taking a prison bloodhound trained to track escapees. Both men were serving 1 to 10 years for read larceny.
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Wallace blocks two Negroes from Alabama campus
Gov. George C. Wallace stood in the doorway of the University of Alabama to block enrollment of two Black students despite a presidential proclamation ordering him to admit them. The proclamation was issued in Washington after he had stationed himself in the registration building.
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University of Alabama
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Proclamation Demands End to Obstructive Violence
Federal officials pressure Alabama authorities to desist from unlawful obstruction of justice as civil rights demonstrations unfold. Wallace confronts the convoy at the auditorium door while Vivian Malone and James Hood seek guaranteed access.
Britain Probes Profumo Affair In Security Inquiry
London AP Britain’s lord chancellor led an inquiry into possible security breaches tied to the Profumo scandal as Prime Minister Macmillan faced questions over his judgment. Profumo resigned after admitting an improper 1961 relationship with Christine Keeler, who was also linked to a Soviet attaché.
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Nine Scouts and 3 Others Die in Utah Runaway Truck Crash
A trek in Utah from the Ogden to Provo area overturned on a desert road between Escalante and Hole in the Rock. Nine Boy Scouts two leaders and a journalist died and 15 were hospitalized. The truck rolled backward off a grade after brake failure in fierce winds and flash floods.
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JFK Method Angers GOP Over Moscow Conference Announcement
President Kennedy announced a Moscow conference on a nuclear test ban stirring friction with Republicans. Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois criticized the lack of advance consultation and said Republicans expect to be briefed on foreign policy decisions.
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Moonshine Charge Follows Police Observation at Home
Georgia Mae Evans, 35, at 416 West Monroe Street, arrested on illegal whisky possession after officers observed a sale at her residence. A male buyer was also taken into custody, name withheld pending page continuation.
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City Commission Eyes 15-County Southwest Georgia Planning Plan
The City Commission discussed joining a 15 county Southwest Georgia Planning Commission for regional development. Mayor Lilly proposed a 50 percent county funding share for initial costs, with counties to underwrite preliminary steps, as Thomasville and Thomas County may join.
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Georgia Power Co
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Thomasville
Thomas County
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Georgia Tech
Wallace Opens Door to Students as Alabama Crisis Unfolds
National Guard helicopters hovered over the Tuscaloosa campus as Vivian Malone and James Hood arrived to register for degrees. Governor George Wallace stood at the door vowing law and order while the proclamation by Kennedy and Secretary Rusk urged cease and desist actions to prevent domestic violence in the Alabama racial crisis. U.S. Marshals rode with the two students in the car amid tense standoff.
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Dean Rusk
Alabama
Wallace
Vivian Malone
James Hood
Tuscaloosa
National Guard
Kennedy orders Alabama Guard into federal service
President Kennedy directed Defense Secretary McNamara to activate the Alabama National Guard and Air National Guard for an indeterminate period. The move followed Wallace's defiance of a federal order to allow Vivian Malone and James Hood entry to the University of Alabama. About 3,800 guardsmen at Ft. McClellan may be mobilized, with 600 more on campus potentially joining them.
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Kennedy
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Robert B. McNeamare
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Alabama
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Ft. McClean
Ala
Tuscaloosa
Wallace
Saigon Monk Sets Self Ablaze in Protest
In Saigon a Buddhist monk, Rev. Quang Duc, set himself on fire at a main street intersection in a protest against government persecution of Buddhists. Thousands watched as he burned upright and died after several minutes, while monks protected fire crews from moving the vehicles.
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