Soviets Deploy Fourth Ship to Spy on U.S. Tests
The Soviet Union adds the A IL Voyeykov to its snooper fleet off Christmas Island as U.S. tests in the Pacific approach. Navy shadowing plans and meteorological rocket tech aboard the ship indicate data collection on atmospheric effects. Joint Task Force 8 has closed the area to pilots and navigators.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Pacific
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Pacific Test Area
Defense Department
Christmas Island
A. IL
Pentagon
Americas
Joint Task Force 8
Rotary Barbecue for Charity at War Memorial Building
Tonight the Rotary Club hosts its annual barbecue at the War Memorial Building shelter at 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit charity with rain contingency noted. Weather forecasts predict showers and a drop into the 50s.
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Kiwanis Shelter
Rotary Club
War Memorial
Federals Fall Back to Mt. Jackson
100 years ago today Federal troops retreat to Mt. Jackson as positions crumble under pressure. Reports describe disorganized withdrawal and regrouping efforts amid ongoing combat with opposing forces in the region.
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Mt. Jackson
Denunciation tape claims captive American speaks out in Vietnam
Vietnamese radio broadcast a purported statement by Captive American Spec. 4 George Fryett Jr. denouncing U.S. actions in South Viet Nam. U.S. officials say no confirmation the soldier spoke, noting prior claimed statements by two other captives were not signed. Fryett’s father and mother are named residents of California.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
George Faor Jr
California
Ngo Dinh Diem
Fryett
Bien Pear
U.S. Army
George F. Fryett Sr
Long Beach
Calif
Marcella Salva Bruce
Los Angeles
Americans Will Stay in Thailand Amid Laos Coalition
United States forces in Thailand about 4 800 remain to guard against Communist infiltration. Geneva talks set for early July aim to formalize Laos neutrality under a new coalition government led by Prince Souvanna Phouma. Officials say Laos’s stability could curb red infiltration from North Vietnam and southeast corridor spillovers.
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United States
Thailand
Laos
U.S
Viet Nam
Souvanna Phouma
Geneva
National Union
Rockefeller Seen Candidate in 1964
Report from Seattle credits Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York as the likely 1964 Republican presidential nominee. The piece notes internal debate over Nixon’s viability, Romney’s Michigan governorship bid, Scranton’s Pennsylvania prospects, and Goldwater’s conservative support, with party leaders cautious about commitments.
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Seattle
Wash
National Committee
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
House
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
California
George Romney
Michigan
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Richardson Dilworth
Philadelphia
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Rockefeller
Out of School Party at Dairy Queen
Uneven digest shows an event titled Out of School Party with music free gifts and dancing listed for Wednesday evening June 13 at 8 30 p m at a Dairy Queen venue. The notice mentions a Margaret L Hodgson Hat and Dress Shop advertisement and summer item pricing.
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Dairy Queen
Margaret L. Hodgson
Votes Cast In City By Mid Day In City At Noon
A total of 513 votes were cast in the city by noon as voters prepared for a afternoon surge. Six council seats are on the ballot with three in each ward and a four way race in the first ward south of Boscawen Street.
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Derain
Ernesh
Police hold six in Friday robbery and assault case
Five men were arrested in a Friday night robbery and assault on Winifred G. Brill near the Herbert Bryant Feed Store. Charles William Harris aged 19 and Robert Lee Jackson aged 20 were implicated. three juveniles plus one more juvenile awaited arrest. Brill's wallet and papers were recovered along railroad tracks.
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Warren Rudolph
Charles William Harris
West Alley
Robert Lee Jackson
N. Kent St
Winifred G. Brill
Cameron St
Brill
Herbert Bryant
Rudolph
White House shifts on Kennedy health plan in Medicare talks
Kennedy aides push a compromise health care bill as the Ways and Means Committee weighs changes. Ribicoff signals openness to negotiations while Kennedy demands Social Security financing. Halleck calls the move defeatist and doubts House passage this year.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Ways and Means
White House
Secretary of Welfare
Abraham Ribicoff
Congress
Ribicoff
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
Watch Center Announces Summer Wednesday Closure Sale Tonight
Damaged salvage sale details include miscellaneous merchandise and a note that sales end before 6:30 PM. Novick Transfer announces new store hours with Mon to Fri 8 am to 6 pm and Saturday schedule. Winchester Seed Co. referenced in the notice.
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Novick
Winchester Seed Co
Businessmen to Study Balance of Payments
In Washington a group of top businessmen has agreed to study Kennedy administration steps to halt the balance of payments deficit and to make recommendations on how to improve the nation’s external position. The panel will review policies and propose actions to address ongoing economic imbalances.
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Washington
U.S
U.S. Steel Corp
Roger M. Blough
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Yale University
Salinger
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
House
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Hutton named supervisor of elementary schools in Frederick County
James V. Hutton Jr. has been appointed supervisor of elementary schools by the county School Board. He taught nine years in Frederick County and has served as testing coordinator for two years. Hutton, a Stonewall High School and University of Virginia graduate, holds a Master of Education and is active in Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, and state education associations. He resides in Clearbrook with his wife Juanita Tedrick and two daughters.
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James V. Hutton, Jr
Frederick County
Mr. Hutton
Stonewall High School
University of Virginia
Phi Delta Kappa
Kappa Delta Pi
National Education Association
Virginia Education Association
President Standing Firm on Tax Bill
Kennedy and Democratic leaders pressed for quick tax legislation in the current session. Sen. Mansfield said there is near unanimous support for incentives for business investment and withholding taxes on dividends and interest income. Byrd opposes withholding and the investment incentive, while no medical care compromise was discussed. Mansfield aims for Senate action in July.
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Kennedy
Halleck
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Dillon
United States
Washington
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Mansfield
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Congress
Capitol Hill
Farmer Teacher Victor Glick Enters Congress Race
Victor E. Glick 44 a farmer teacher and first time candidate filed for the Democratic nomination in the Seventh Valley district. He is history and government chair at Bridgewater College and says he planned to run for 20 years waiting for an open primary before entering. He covered his own filing fee and borrowed to fund the race receiving a $450 contribution from a brother professor in the letter.
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Victor Glick
Congress
Harrisonburg
Victor E. Glick
Centerville
Augusta County
John T. Glick
University of Minnesota
Duluth
Bank Robbers Escape Alcatraz Island Night Breakout
Three convicts, all bank robbers, escaped from Alcatraz Federal Prison on Ice Bay during the night. They cut walls and bars with a sharpened spoon, crawled through a utility pipe tunnel to the roof, slid down a pipe, and fled toward Angel Island or the mainland aboard an improvised driftwood raft. Authorities, including San Francisco police, the FBI, and the Coast Guard, conducted a bay-wide search for John W. Anglin, Clarence Anglin, and Ferris A. Morris.
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San Francisco
Catraz
Ice Bay
Arthur M. Collison
Dollison
John W. Anglin
Clarence Anglin
Montgomery
Ala
Ferris A. Morris
New Orleans
Collison
FBI
Coast Guard
Angel Island
Alcatraz
Kansas
Marina Green
Rock
Golden Gate
Rock Island
East Germans Escape West Through Berlin Tunnel Report
A West Berlin paper says a sizable group of East Berliners crawled to freedom via a tunnel into West Berlin last weekend. Nachtdepesche cites dramatic escape conditions but withholds specifics to avoid aiding East German police. Authorities would not confirm the report and a police probe is underway.
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West Berlin
Potsdamer Platz
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