October 11, 1963 Six hours after a successful operation, Prime Minister Macmillan of Britain announced his retirement yesterday. Premier Khrushchev called on Prime Minister Macmillan and President Kennedy to renew East-West efforts toward insuring peace as the nuclear test-ban treaty went into effect. The Soviet leader said the pact does not remove the danger of war. Washington and Moscow were reported close to agreement on establishment of consulates in Chicago and Leningrad and on beginning direct air service between New York and the Soviet capital. A political crisis in Kenya broke out when the Kenya African Democratic Union said it would form an independent republic within the countrys boundaries. The United Nations Special Political Committee voted to urge South Africa to call off its trials of Government opponents and release all political prisoners. Professor Linus Pauling of the California Institute of Technology was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1962, which was not awarded last year. The Administrations Alliance for Progress program in Latin America was termed a failure by Governor Rockefeller. He outlined a 6-point assistance program of his own. The House tuned down a joint Soviet-United States space flight to the moon. Defending his decision to sell wheat to Russia, President Kennedy told Congress that failure to make the sale might renew cold war tensions. Gen. Lucius D. Clay wrote that large cut-backs in the aid program could impair security. General Clay said he was disappointed in the House aid cuts. The Defense Department revealed that an Amy sergeant once assigned to a code-breaking agency had given classified materials to the Soviet Union for two years before committing suicide. A spokesman said the soldier had no access to codes. Dr. Jaroslav Kremel, a Czech who had sought asylum here, has returned to his native land. The Justice Department said the decision was his own. Algeria moves forces against insurgents. O.A.S. group studies military coups. Kennedy orders aid for Italy after flood. Nuclear test ban treaty goes into effect. Russians tend Berlin autobahn shutdown. Kennedy gives Collier Trophy to the astronauts. Eisenhower urges U.S. to exploit Sino-Soviet rift. Mayor at ODwyer dinner, says he likes job. Wallace touring South for free electors. Chicago saving-and-loan troubles worry U.S. Justice Department seeks to block bank merger. Soviet gold sales on Continent puzzle London.
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