Aid funds slashed by committee in Kennedy program
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a 19 percent cut in new foreign aid funds, about 1.38 billion dollars, lowering total new allotments for the year to roughly 5.96 billion. The panel criticized costs and criticized funding levels while keeping a ban on aid to communist governments with limited exceptions.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Kennedy
Congress
Otto E. Passman
D-La
Passman
U.S. Treasury
U.S
United States
Soviet Union
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Sabin Challenges U S Ruling on Type III Polio Vaccine
Dr Albert B Sabin disputed the U S Health Service advisory against giving Type III oral polio vaccine to adults arguing the rule harms community immunization goals He arrived from England aboard the Queen Mary and said the linked polio cases lack proof the vaccine caused them The Health Service urged Type I and II vaccines for all and preschool programs for Type III while some states paused its use
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New York
Albert B. Sabin
U.S. Health Service
Sabin
England
Queen Mary
the Health Service
The
Health Service
Mariner 2 Progress Report From NASA
NASA reports Mariner 2 now 3 608 856 miles from Earth and 49 087 030 miles from Venus. The craft launched Aug. 27 and is expected to pass within 9000 miles of Venus on December 14. Radio signal is good as of 7 a.m. EST today.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Venus
Mariner
Earth
Lost Virginia plates and Red Cross card found in town
A Winchester Virginia license plate 786 860 and city tag 618 were turned in to The Town Crier report. Ricky Combs found them and they may be claimed at The Star newsroom. An American Red Cross card for Dana Lockhard certifies beginner swimming and is also in newsroom. The forecast calls for a cool night with a low in the 40s and a sunny mild day tomorrow. The day’s high reached 74, matching last year.
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Virginia
Star
Ricky Combs
American Red Cross
Dana Lockhard
Three East Berlin Boys Escape to West Berlin
Three East Berlin boys aged 13 14 and 15 escaped to West Berlin Monday. Police reported they would not say how the youths got through the Berlin Wall into the French sector.
Soviet Demand for German Peace Treaty Tied to Berlin Crisis
Moscow warned that because of alleged Franco German collusion a German peace accord is urgent to resolve Berlin issues. The Tass release cited De Gaulle and Adenauer visiting Germany, warned of a separate East German treaty if Western powers refuse, amid a major Allied military alert and tests in West Berlin.
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Moscow
France
West Germany
Berlin
Tass
Charles de Gaulle
Konrad Aden
Auer
Soviet Union
East Germany
de Gaulle
Germany
Bonn-Paris
Europe
Britain
United States
NATO
West Berlin
West
North Atlantic
U.S.S.R
G.D.R
Edouard Toulouse
U.S
Albert Watson II
Claude Dunbar
Morgenthau Chosen Democratic Nominee in Chaotic NY Convention
At a tumultuous New York state convention in Syracuse the Democrats nominated Robert M. Morgenthau, former U.S. attorney, on the second ballot to oppose Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Morgenthau narrowly fell short on the first ballot as rivals clashed, with support from Wagner Lehman Buckley and reportedly the Kennedy administration.
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Syracuse
N.Y
New York
Robert M. Morgenthau
Morgenthau
U.S
New York City
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robert F. Wagner
Herbert Lehman
Charles A. Buckley
Bronx
Kennedy
Washington
Buffalo
Walter J. Mahoney
State Senate
Rockefeller
Jacob K. Javits
Winchester Firemen Launch Seals Drive for Radio Monitors
Robert Boyd outlined a campaign by Winchester’s four volunteer fire departments to raise about 1800 dollars to fund eight radio monitor sets. Donations via Fire Prevention Seals will be solicited from 2500 residents with letters mailed September 30.
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Robert Boyd
Winchester Executive Fire Assn
Boyd
Winchester Volunteer
Winchester
Winchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Radio Katanga Claims Attack By Congolese Forces
Radio Katanga reported that central Congo army units opened a large offensive against gendarmerie in North Katanga on Sunday. The broadcast attributed the claim to President Moise Tshombe’s office amid ongoing UN denial of troop airlifts and new battles.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
Radio
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
United Nations
Leopoldville
U.N
Court Imposes 25 Death Sentences in Lebanon Plot
A Lebanese military court sentenced 25 people to death for attempting to overthrow the government in a New Year’s Eve coup attempt. The defendants include army officers and politicians as the trial concluded in Beirut.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tiros Six Lifts Off To Track Global Storms
The sixth Tiros weather satellite launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a Thor Delta rocket and reached orbit about 400 miles high. It began taking cloud cover pictures over the Mediterranean and North Africa, with both cameras operating and data relayed to ground stations. The mission aims to improve weather prediction ahead of Walter Schirra Jr.’s planned Sept. 28 launch.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Mediterranean Sea
North Africa
U.S
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Atlantic
Pacific
Schirra
Earth
Voting Heavy in Massachusetts
Massachusetts voters turned out in large numbers as Ted Kennedy faced Edward J. McCormack Jr. for the Democratic U S Senate nomination. John W. McCormack voted early for his nephew. Officials report heavy early voting in Boston and major cities. GOP candidates Lodge and Curtis also compete. The combined party vote is expected to exceed one million, with Democrats outpacing Republicans.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Kennedy
Edward J. McCormack Jr
U.S. Senate
McCormack
John W. McCormack
House of Representatives
George Cabot Lodge
Laurence Curtis
Congress
Knoxville Man Beaten and Robbed Near Bus Station
Knoxville resident John Broyles was attacked near the bus station by a white man about 21 years old who stole cash and left him with a fractured jaw or serious injuries. Police sought suspects after responding to a downtown restaurant call where Broyles written statements described the assault. Another theft on N Loudoun Street saw Frank Winters report $325 to $350 stolen from his son's wallet while traveling from Canada to Georgia. Police issued a bulletin for at least one suspect.
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Knoxville, Tenn
John Broyles
Knoxville
Richard Hill
Mauck
Broyles
N. Loudoun St
Frank Winters
Winters
Canada
Georgia
Winchester
Wisdom of Aid Program by Single Nation Questioned
Washington AP Eugene R Black retiring World Bank president questions bilateral foreign aid calling for expanded international funds. He urges more aid through IDA and multi nation programs, citing conditionality and political influence in single nation aid.
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Washington
Eugene R. Black
World Bank
Black
U.S
International Development Association
IDA
Otto E. Passman
D-La
Presiedy
House Foreign Appropriations Subcommittee
Passman
Soviet bid for Red China seating opens UN session
The Soviet Union submitted a new request to seat Red China as the 104 nations assembly began its 17th session. Moscow also called for a world trade conference and signaled plans to challenge U.S. policy on Cuba. US officials expect strong opposition to Red China and anticipate sharp debates on Cuba, nuclear testing, U2 flights, Berlin, and Congo.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
General Assembly
China
Cuba
Kremlin
United States
U.S
Nens
Assembly
Muhammad Zafrulla Khan
J. P. Malalasekera
Ceylon
Malalasekera
Adlai E. Stevenson
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Gromyko
Berlin
Congo
Transfer Bid Of 8 Negroes Is Rejected
Eight Frederick County Negro students were denied transfers to all white county schools. The Pupil Placement Board in Richmond ruled against the requests for not meeting the May 31 deadline. Browns and Butler families sought transfers to James Wood High School Stone Wall Elementary School and High View School.
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Frederick County
Richmond
E. J. Oglesby
Julian Brown
Clearbrook
Olivia Butler
Ninevah
James Wood High School
Stonewall Elementary
Highview School
Robert E. Ayler
Sears round dates dining lounges sale price correction
Sears Roebuck & Co issues correction to a sale circular noting dining lounges prices do not include tables as indicated in the 76th anniversary circular. The note clarifies the advertised price scope and references the Sears catalog.
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Sear
Sears, Roebuck & CO
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