Stopping in Bermuda, President Kennedy and Britain s Prime Minister Macmillan agree to make another try at determining whether the Russians are serious about negotiating differences over Berlin. In Rio De Janeiro, a fire engulfs a crowded circus tent and up to 300 persons are feared dead by the flames and panic. It s the worst circus fire in history. About 2,500 persons were attending the show. The nylon tent caught fire midway through the afternoon performance and immediately collapsed.
Witnesses say it took less than five minutes for the huge tent to be completely enveloped in flames.
Undaunted by more than 700 arrests in a week, Dr Martin Luther King is arrested leading 265 Negroes on a march from the Negro section of Albany, GA to city hall. Arrested with King is Dr. W.G. Anderson, President of the movement. President Kennedy pledges increased aid to South Vietnam in its struggle to escape Communist conquest. The president s message did not specifically rule out use of American troops. Other administration sources made clear that such intervention is not planned.