Memorial Day Observances Include Kennedy Wreath Laying
Washington marked Memorial Day with parades and services at Elm Grove and Woodlawn cemeteries. President Kennedy laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and visited James Forrestal’s grave, then departed for Camp David. Local ceremonies honored Marines and Navy dead with a parade featuring the High School Band, Boy Scouts, and other groups.
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Woodlawn
Carlyle Smith
Richard Peterson
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Camp
Fire Girls
Blue Birds
Washington
UPS
Kennedy
James Forrestal
Arlington National
John Jr
Secret Service
Caroline
Camp David
Toastmasters Meet At Captain's Table
Toastmasters met Wednesday night at the Captain's Table. Jim Houstman was table topics leader. Lawrence Miksch served as toastmaster. Five minute tapes were presented by Ken Varley on $20 Billion s. Frank Patterson on Shall Not Sleep and Dennis Charles on Integration.
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Jim Houstman
Lawrence Miksch
Ken Varley
Frank Patterson
Dennis Charles
Laotian PM presses talks with Souphanouvong over peace process
Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma demanded a meeting with Laotian Communist leader Souphanouvong to salvage the peace talks. He warned Souphanouvong’s failure would make the communists solely responsible for consequences. Sporadic fighting continues on the Plain of Jars as Deuane allies press Kong Le forces. Souk-Vongsak carries a British Soviet cease fire appeal to Khang Khay.
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Vientiane
UPL
Souvanna Phowma
Souphanouvong
Souvanna
Pathet Lao
Souva
Feuane
Deuane
Kong le
Plain of Jars
Khang Khay
Signals Bounce Off Mercury in Space Radar Test
Pasadena reports radar signals have bounced off Mercury 605 million miles away. JPL co directors Robertson Stevens and Walter K Victor said the round trip took about 1 minute with signals traveling at light speed.
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Pasadena
Mercury
Earth
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
IPL
Robertson Stevens
Walter K. Victor
Mercur
Venus
Mars
JPL
Two Men Confess Slaying Patrolman on Roof
Two men confessed to the cold blood murder of Patrolman George Crane on a Jarlem tenement rooftop after a chase to the six story building. Crane was wounded fatally. the pistol used and six expended rounds were found nearby. The suspects described a 30 year old Black man about 5 feet 9 inches tall in a grey suit.
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Jarlem
George Crane
Crane
Increasing Social Security Tax Base Proposed
United Press reports a broad push for a higher base on Social Security taxes amid civil rights tensions. Separately racial demonstrations flare in Philadelphia Jackson Tallahassee and Baton Rouge with arrests injunctions and police deployments as leaders vow continued actions for integration.
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United Press
Jackson
Miss
Florida
North Caroling
Louisiana
Philadelphia
Pro
Cecil B. Moore
Moore
Mississippi
Medgar Evers
Tallahassee
Fla
High Point
Ridiculous Day Parade Entries Grow for 1:15 P.M. Start
Parade organizers list entrants including Ben Franklin Davisson's store Minick Furniture and Geb Chevrolet for this year's Ridiculous Day observance. Mrs. John Simmering Jr. will lead the White Horse Club procession riding a white tallion with support from club members. The event is slated for Thursday at 1 15 p m with prizes for best groups and best individual entries.
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White Horse Club
Ben Franklin
Davisson’s
Minick Furniture
Geb Chevrolet Farrell
Jarvis Appliance
Falk Clothing
Osineup Drug
Phillips Drug
Ross Motor Service
Mace Motor
Payne Radio
I Ray
Seifert
Taomassen
Spurgeon
Wilson Clothing
Tastee Freeze
Nicola Popcorn Shack
Dunncan’s
Evening Journal
Speed Furniture
White House Dairy
Call In Soft Water
Mills Mambler
Perdock
Olds - Cadillac
Pope Rallies Further As Bleeding Stops
Vatican reports say Pope John XXII, age 81, showed a marked rally as internal bleeding ceased for the moment and he received blood transfusions. He briefly left bed for a few minutes while doctors monitor his stomach tumor and overall condition.
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Ups
John XXII
Vatican
Talian
Antonio Gasbarrini
Gasbarrini
Bologna
Rome
Democrats Deliver Surprise Defeat of Bracero Labor Bill
A coalition of newly elected Democrats in the House helped derail a measure to extend the bracero farm labor program, with an 138 to roll call defeat. The vote, seen as a possible end to the 12 year program, followed patient organizing by liberals and opposition from Rep. Rosenthal and Rep. Cohelan assisted by others.
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Washington
UPD
U.S
West
Southwest
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-Ny
New York City
House Agriculture Committee
Jeffery Cohelan
D-Calif
Rosenthal
Cohelan
Alec Golson
D. Minn
Spark M. Matsunaga
Thomas P. Gill
Hawaii
Edward R. Roybal
Partly Cloudy Forecast From United Weather Office
Partly cloudy conditions through tonight and Friday with a chance of scattered thundershowers in the west portion late tonight or Friday. Temperatures show little change with highs of 75 to 80 and lows in the 50s. Northeast winds prevail with southwest gradients.
Mills proposes raising Social Security tax base to 5400
Rep Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas introduces a bill to apply the Social Security payroll tax to the first 5400 of annual earnings, up from 4800, affecting employees and employers and aiming to strengthen the program's actuarial soundness while broadening benefits eligibility. The measure faces a Kennedy hospital insurance backdrop and potential partisan clash.
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NGTON
UPI
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways & Means Committee
Mills
Proram
Congress
Kennedy
New Tiros Weather Satellite Planned for Next Year
New NASA plan announces a hatbox shaped Tiros satellite to orbit in a polar wheel and photograph 500 000 square miles daily. It will store images on tape and transmit when in range, expanding cloud cover and weather data collection beyond earlier missions.
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New York
UPL
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
Holiday Accident Toll Increasing on Memorial Day
Holiday traffic toll climbs as Memorial Day observances run. By 10:30 a.m. EDT, 47 people were killed in traffic and other incidents since the holiday began 16 hours earlier. The National Safety Council warned of 450 to 550 traffic deaths and 20 000 to 24 000 disabling injuries expected over the 12 hour period.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
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