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November 13, 1961

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PRESIDENT READY FOR EARLY MOVE ON FREER TRADE; Congress Is Expected to Get Tariff Proposals When It Reconvenes in January President Ready for Early Move For a Flexible Tariff Program

By Wallace Carroll Special To the New York Times

Kennedy reptd ready to press for early Cong action; speculation on protectionist reaction

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U.S. ORBIT OF MAN SEEMS OFF TILL '62; Launching of Chimpanzee Is Delayed, Dimming Hopes for Astronaut This Year U.S. MAN IN ORBIT SEEN OFF TILL 1962

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manned orbital flight seen unlikely before Feb as chimpanzee flight is delayed by hydrogen peroxide leak in capsule; body of monkey killed in Atlas destruction recovered

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Molotov Returns Quietly to Soviet to Face Accusers; MOLOTOV IN SOVIET TO FACE ACCUSERS

By Theodore Shabad Special To the New York Times

arrives, Moscow; illus

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American Jets Said to Fly Photo Missions in Vietnam; JETS SAID TO FLY SAIGON MISSIONS

By the Associated Press

USAF jets reptdly flying reconnaissance missions over S Vietnam to pinpoint rebel bases, guide S Vietnamese fighter-bombers

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1961Kim Polese, American entrepreneur and technology executive^[†]

Kim Karin Polese is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and technology executive. She serves as Chairwoman of CrowdSmart Inc., a software products company.

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1961Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr., American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (born 1897)^[†]

Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. was an American diplomat who served as ambassador to several countries between the 1930s and 1961. He served in the United States Army during World War I and after World War II, reaching the rank of major general.

Historical Context for November 13, 1961

In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people^[†]

Headlines from November 13, 1961

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PRESIDENT READY FOR EARLY MOVE ON FREER TRADE; Congress Is Expected to Get Tariff Proposals When It Reconvenes in January President Ready for Early Move For a Flexible Tariff Program

U.S. ORBIT OF MAN SEEMS OFF TILL '62; Launching of Chimpanzee Is Delayed, Dimming Hopes for Astronaut This Year U.S. MAN IN ORBIT SEEN OFF TILL 1962

Molotov Returns Quietly to Soviet to Face Accusers; MOLOTOV IN SOVIET TO FACE ACCUSERS

American Jets Said to Fly Photo Missions in Vietnam; JETS SAID TO FLY SAIGON MISSIONS

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