Kennedy Presses Congress as Action Stalls in Do Nothing Session
President Kennedy urges Democratic leaders to move bills amid a deadlocked Congress. Sen. Humphrey warns that continued stalemate widens the political gap before the November election, while Republicans blame the Kennedy administration for inaction. Only a few major laws have passed in six months.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate House
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Congress
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Peace Corps
International Monetary Fund
Rusk Sets Up New U S Soviet Talks on Berlin
Secretary of State Dean Rusk arranged an exploratory U S Soviet talk on Berlin with Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin set for Thursday at 3 PM EST. The move follows Khrushchev's proposal to withdraw Western troops from West Berlin and replace them with UN flagged forces. State Department said the timing was not prompted by Khrushchev and aims to maintain regular contact.
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Dean Rusk
U.S
Berlin
Anatoly Dobryn
Rusk
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
United Nation
State Department
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Withholding Cut From Kennedy Tax Bill Sees Senate Vote
The Senate Finance Committee voted 10 to 5 to remove the withholding system on dividends and interest from President Kennedy’s tax revision bill. The ruling marks a setback for the President and a victory for Sen. Harry F. Byrd and critics who opposed the plan, citing opposition from savers and investors.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Down Crier Barbershop Endorses Local Campaign
In a display of political support the Down Crier Barbershop on N CameRon St showed campaign photos of two candidates in its window. A Washington TV program offering free appearances to children raising funds for muscular dystrophy drew local attention. Susie Lockhart and friends organized a Northwestern Grade carnival raising money, with 11 visitors paying admission at 416 Fairview Ave. The carnival, run by a list of local youths, continues through Saturday with a fortune telling booth today.
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N. Cameron St
Washington
Susie Lockhart
Fairview Ave
Stephen
Gary McIntire
David Ritter
Scott Mason
Gary Fuff
Debbie
Becky Dawkins
Steve Orndoff
Robbie
Marshal Boyd
Billy Keaton
Jailed Negro Leaders Begin 4-Hour Fast in Albany
King and Abernathy, jailed for violating a parade permit, began a two hour fast while in jail to purify their spirits. The pair, leaders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, face fines or 45 days for the December demonstrations. A mass meeting was planned at Shiloh Baptist Church to protest the jailing.
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Albany, Ga
Martin Luter King Jr
Ralph Abernathy
Shiloh Baptist Church
King
Abernathy
City Hall
Wyatt T. Walker
Negro Strategy Committee
Southern Christaan Leadership Conference
Washington
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Litter curb urged by city councilman
Councilman Stewart Bell Jr moved to curb litter in city parking lots and to regulate handbill distribution. He showed a bundle of handbills and posters from a parking lot and proposed an ordinance with input from council members. He blamed the people paying for the distribution rather than the boys who place the flyers.
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Stewart Bell, Jr
Bell
India accuses China of a new border aggression in Ladakh
New Delhi charges nearly 400 Chinese troops penetrated the Galwan Valley and encircled an Indian post on the Ladakh frontier. Nehru, at Pahlgam Kashmir, delivered a protest note to the Chinese embassy warning of responsibility for any shooting war escalation.
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India
Red China
Ladakh
Peiping
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Pahlgam
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Galwan
China-Ladakh
Red
Shyok
China
Chou En-Lai
American student goes on trial in East Berlin
Robert Mann, an American university student, goes on trial behind closed doors in Communist East Berlin on charges of luring people from the East to the West. The court barred the public for state security reasons as Mann, pale but composed, answered questions about his identity with his Western observer noting his frail condition after almost six months of confinement.
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Sepulveda
Calif
Frank Meehan
U.S
West Berlin
West
Robert Mann
East Berlin
Mann
Beutelsbach
Stuttgart
Stanford University of Palo
Los Angeles Valley College
Telstar Begins Space Relay Era with Global TV Feed
Telstar transmitted television pictures across the Atlantic to France and England while relaying a Maine to White House call to Vice President Johnson. It beamed news stories at 1000 words per minute and supported two way calls from space. French and British reception varied with plans for a return program from Paris and British reception described as faint.
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Telstar
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Chatterbox
Lonely Space
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France
England
U.S
Maine
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
United States
Paris
Yves Montand
Jacques Marette
Britain
Franco Names Augustin Munoz Grandes Heir to Spain
General Francisco Franco designated Capt. Gen. Augustin Munoz Grandes as vice president and maintained him as head of the high staff. Seven ministers were shuffled in a cabinet overhaul aimed at reform and possible monarchy restoration, with observers noting gains for monarchists, church, and army at Falange expense.
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Francisco Franco
Spain
Augustin Munoz Grandes
Munoz Grandes
Falange Party
Franco
Noz Grandes
Council of Ministers
Army
Navy
Air
Falangists Lose Posts as Catholic Action Gains Ground
The old-line Falangists lost three civilian posts while Catholic Action and the Roman Catholic Church appeared to gain prestige and influence in the cabinet reshuffle.
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Catholic Action Group
Roman Catholic Church
Marsh defeats Largent in Seventh District primary
John O. Marsh Jr., a Strasburg attorney, wins the Seventh District Democratic primary with about twice the votes of rival F. L. Largent Jr. The final district tally nears 23,465 with Marsh carrying Harrisonburg Staunton Buena Vista and Warren counties while Largent wins Winchester Waynesboro and much of Frederick.
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Strasburg
F. L. Largent, Jr
Winchester
Marsh
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Buena Vista
Largent
Waynesboro
Mr. Marsh
Shenandoah
Warren
Marsh Wins Seventh District Primary Amid Campaign Frenzy
Jubilant Jack Marsh and wife celebrate a strong Valley Democrats showing in the Seventh District primary. Crowds pack his Woodstock campaign HQ with more than 100 supporters by 10:30 as Marsh greets well-wishers and reflects on the race.
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Woodstock
Jack Marsh
Marsh
Valley Democrats
War on Weeds Declared By Council in New Law
The Common Council passed a weed and overgrowth abatement law requiring property owners to clear sites within 72 hours after notice or have the city do the work at the owner's expense. The measure, 9 to 1, aims to improve health and aesthetics while raising questions on enforcement and city property exemptions.
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Council
Common Council
Stewart Bell, Jr
William Battaile
H. W. Butler
Butler
J. Douglas Butler
Public Health Committee
Randolph Larrick
Larrick
Sidew
Area Election Returns Sweep In Fast
Area election returns arrived quickly after polls closed at seven. Officials reported all totals by about nine, with rapid reporting throughout the night. The Star newsroom tracked the flow as results came in from various local sections.
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Star
France to Send TV Show via Telstar Tonight
The nation's three networks announced plans to attempt a French television reception via the Telstar satellite tonight at 6 p.m. EST. If successful, the program will be transmitted live to U.S. viewers.
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France
Telstar
New York
United States
Friends of Jack Moose Honor Winchester Frederick Volunteers
Thanks to loyal workers in Winchester Clarke and Frederick Counties for Jack Marsh. A coordinator thanks them for efforts aiding a VACATION event and cleanups.
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Winchester, Clarke
Frederick Counties
Jack Marsh
E C. B. Carr
Winchester-Frederick
Jack M
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Jack) Marsh, Jr
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