U S denies secret 1962 Panama Canal deal
State Department rejects claims of a 1962 memorandum committing the United States to renegotiating the 1903 canal treaty. Officials say no secret agreement exists and a circulated memo describes possible conditions for treaty revision rather than any binding pledge.
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Tax Cut Speeds To Conference
The tax cut bill moving toward a House Senate conference could be signed within three weeks. Conferees will reconcile over 150 differences while the two chambers remain $500 million apart on total reductions. The plan preserves cuts for individuals and corporations, cutting withholding for about 80 million people and 550000 businesses to boost the economy.
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Final Rights Bill Vote Chiefs Aim to Pass
Civil rights groups rush to finalize a strong anti discrimination bill in the House. The 10 part measure, including the job equality section, faces final vote amid Southern opposition and late session drama. Republicans push to stay, but fail to force an all night session or block adjournment.
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$1 Million Pledged for Kennedy Memorial Library
Nearly $1 million has been contributed to the proposed John F. Kennedy Memorial Library in Boston. The fundraising reflects broad support from donors across the city and surrounding area as plans move forward.
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White Students Boycott Notasulga High Amid Desegregation Tension
In Tuskegee Alabama whites skip Notasulga High as desegregation looms. at Shorter High School a bomb threat closes classes with six Negro pupils attending since last week and most whites absent. Mayor James Rea notes apparent walkout amid crowding dispute.
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Witness says Oswald shot JFK, Fort Worth report says
A Fort Worth Star Telegram story claims a Negro janitor on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository identified Lee Harvey Oswald as the Kennedy shooter. The Justice Department dismissed the tale and says no such witness exists.
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Bombings in Saigon Kill Two U S Servicemen
In Pershing Stadium a bomb attack during a softball game killed two U S servicemen and wounded 23 others including an American family. Police arrested three suspects as the Viet Cong campaign in the Saigon area continues amid a U S government pledge to aid Viet Nam.
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Ponderous Pickled Pachyderms Terrorize Rail Workers in Kruger
In Kruger National Park South Africa drunken elephants from fermented berries injure and terrify railway staff. A bull elephant knocked a worker from his bicycle, causing two broken ribs and facial cuts but the man survived. Another elephant named Patrolman plundered fruit trees near a veranda, forcing a resident to shut the kitchen door.
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Principals Say Government Report Won't Detour Student Smoking
At a Chicago convention, high school principals report 60 percent of students smoke regularly in many districts. A AP poll shows 56 percent think the government report discourages smoking, 44 percent disagree. Estimates range from none at Duchesne Utah to 60 percent at Milford Michigan and Hamden Connecticut.
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Sabotage Suspected In Florida Train Blast
Investigators search for saboteurs after two blasts on a 91 car freight train and a work train derrick of the Florida East Coast Railway. No injuries. damage estimated over 250000 dollars. Union leaders deny knowledge and warn against violence amid a long strike.
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Dragging ops under way near Pomeroy Mason Bridge
Law officers search for Dell L. Hysell, 50, of Middleport Route 1, missing since Saturday after his car was found parked near the Pomeroy Mason Bridge. Emergency squads from Pomeroy, Middleport, Racine and Point Pleasant assist sheriff Robert Hartenbach in the hunt.
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U S Pushes Cyprus Peace Plan Amid Crises
In Athens U S Undersecretary George Ball led talks with Greek Turkish and Cypriot officials as Washington presses a plan for an international peace force led by Britain and the United States to stabilize Cyprus. Greece reportedly accepts. Turkey has reservations centered on Archbishop Makarios.
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Thurmond urges force Russians from Cuba in speech
Senator Strom Thurmond told an Ohio State audience that the USSR would likely quit Cuba rather than its Washington embassy and urged a leave Cuba ultimatum if diplomatic ties are severed. He criticized the civil rights bill as a federal power grab.
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Woman Attempts Suicide at Home in New Plymouth
Mrs. Juanita Andy, 42, of New Plymouth, attempted death by her own action at home. The bullet glanced off her abdomen, she was treated at Hocking Valley Hospital for a slight stomach wound and released into her husband’s custody.
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Cincinnati Schools Boycott Seen Likely Tuesday
Thousands of Cincinnati public school students may miss class on Tuesday as a one day boycott grows inevitable after civil rights groups rejected a mediation offer from three clergymen and a Negro City Council member. The Board of Education would accept mediation if the groups drop the boycott and the lawsuit. The groups then urged a consent judgment and proposed referencing the issue to a biracial committee created by mutual agreement.
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Oswald's Mother to Present New Evidence to Warren Commission
Mrs Marguerite Oswald travels to Washington to offer new evidence she says will prove Lee Harvey Oswald did not shoot President Kennedy. The 56 year old nurse claims documents and letters will bolster her case and contradict Marina Oswalds prior testimony.
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Soviet Aide Defects as Asylum Rumors Surface
A Soviet disarmament delegate reportedly defected to the West. Yuri Nossenko, 36, vanished last Tuesday, with Soviet officials saying it may be true. Swiss authorities were not alerted until Saturday as the case drew scrutiny.
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Efforts To Shift Ruby Trial Will Be Resumed
Lawyers for Jack Ruby renew motions to move his trial from Dallas arguing unfair local jurors amid national coverage. District Attorney Henry Wade insists the trial should stay in Dallas under state law. If not transferred, Ruby would face trial February 17 with defense led by Melvin Belli seeking a move to another state court.
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Macmillan Retires on 70th Birthday After 40 Years
Harold Macmillan announced on his 70th birthday that he will retire from politics after four decades in the House of Commons. In a letter to Bromley Conservative officials he said he cannot undertake the full duties of a conscientious member. Since stepping down as prime minister following an operation four months earlier he has kept a low profile in Parliament.
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