Memorial Day Observances Across Town and Washington
Memorial Day services and parades honored veterans at Elm Grove and Woodlawn cemeteries with a two cemetery march, Boy Scouts and school bands participating, and remarks by Rev Carlyle Smith and Rev Richard Peterson. In Washington Kennedy laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and visited James Forrestal’s grave, with a 21 gun salute and taps as John Jr attended.
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Richard Peterson
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Washington
UPS
Kennedy
James Forrestal
Crisp
Jimmy Weather
Arlington National Cemetery
Sne
National Cemetery
Forrestal
White House
Bethesda
MD) Naval Hospital
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 chairman and Lawrence Mikse was toastmaster. Five minute topics were presented by Ken Varley on 20 Billion Dollars. Frank Patterson on They Shall Not Sleep. Dennis Charles on Integration.
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Jim Houstman
Lawrence Mikse
Ken Varley
Frank Patterson
Dennis Charles
Laotian Leader Demands Talks With Souphanouvong
Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma urged Pathet Lao chief Souphanouvong to meet him at his choosing to avert further Laotian peace talks failure He faulted neutralist Feuane's forces and noted a propaganda push to replace Kong Le with Deuane Troops aligned with Deuane pressed Kong Le on the Plain of Jars as a cease-fire appeal was sent to halt hostilities.
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UPI
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Souphanouvong
Souvanna
Pathet Lao
Unique
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Feuane
Deuane
Kong le
Plain of Jars
Souk Vongsak
Khang Khay
Radar signals bounce off planet Mercury from Earth link
Radar signals reach Mercury 60.5 million miles away and return in 11 minutes. JPL co directors Robertson Stevens and Walter K Victor report first contact May 6 during Mercury's near approach.
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Mercury
California Institute of Technology Jet Propel Laboratory
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Walter K. Victor
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Mars
Two Men Confess Slaying Patrolman in Harlem Rooftop
Two men confessed to fatally shooting Patrolman George Crane on a Harlem six story rooftop after a chase. Police reported full confessions and indicated the weapon found nearby may be Crane’s pistol. A description of the suspect was given by the wounded officer before he died.
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Harlem
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Demonstrations Sweep South Amid Civil Rights Tension
Civil rights protests across Mississippi Florida North Carolina Louisiana and Philadelphia clash with police. Medgar Evers rallies in Jackson while Philadelphia sees violent demonstrations injuring officers and bystanders. Officials vow more pickets as legal actions loom and federal plans accelerate.
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Fla
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Ridiculous Day Parade Entries Grow in Washington
Harold Jarvis reports a growing list of parade entries for the Ridiculous Day observance in Washington. The parade is set for 1 15 p m on Thursday June 6 with prizes for best group or float and best individual entry. led by Mrs John Simmering Jr on a white stallion, flanked by White Horse Club members.
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Pope Rallies Further Today Bleeding Stops
The 81 year old Pope Jol XXII showed a marked rally as internal bleeding stopped for the moment. He was strengthened with blood transfusions and briefly left bed for a few minutes as officials debated funeral and conclave plans.
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End of Mexican Worker Import Program Seems Likely
Washington reports that newly elected Democrats helped defeat a bill to extend the bracero farm labor program, signaling a possible end to the 12 year policy. Key opponents included Rep. Benjamin Rosenthal and Rep. Jeffery Cohelan, with support from Rep. Alec Golson and others.
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UPI
U.S
West
Southwest
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
New York City
House Agriculture Committee
Jeffery Cohelan
D-Calif
Rosenthal
Cohelan
Alec Golson
D. In
Spark M. Matsunaga
Mas P. Gill
Hawaii
Partly cloudy forecast from United Weather update
United Weather reports partly cloudy conditions with a chance of scattered thunderstorms in the west tonight and Friday. Temperatures hold with highs near 75 to 80 and lows in the 50s, little change in today’s and tonight’s readings.
Mills seeks higher Social Security tax base to 5400
Rep Wilbur D. Mills proposes extending the Social Security job tax to the first 5400 in annual earnings. The plan would raise taxes for workers at that level and boost maximum benefits while funding long term trust funds. Mills argues the measure strengthens program actuarial soundness and could become a vehicle for President Kennedy’s hospitalization insurance proposal.
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UPL
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways & Means Committee
Mills
Kennedy
New Tiros Weather Satellite Planned for Daily Earth Views
NASA announced a next year launch for a hatbox shaped Tiros satellite to photograph the earth daily in a polar orbit with two cameras. It will store images on tape and transmit when in range. Previous missions have sent over 230000 cloud and weather pictures since 1960.
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UPI
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
Wheeling
Memorial Day Holiday Traffic Toll Rises
A rising toll of traffic deaths marred Memorial Day observances as millions traveled. By 10:30 a.m. EDT 47 people had died in traffic since the holiday began 18 hours earlier with 40 in road crashes and others in drowning and misc. causes. The National Safety Council projected 450 to 550 traffic deaths and 20 000 to 24 000 disabling injuries during the 102 hour period.
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National Safety Council
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