Congo Army Riots Hit Lisala as UN Seeks Calm
Congolese soldiers rampaged through Lisala amid a looming offensive, looting property and assaulting civilians while a Malay UN officer tried to reach the district commissioner. Civilians protested, and Gen Mobutu prepared forces for Lumumba Province invasion as UN General McKeown sought pledges of restraint.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Lisala
United Nations
Equator
Joseph Mobutu
Lumumba Oriental
Sean McKeown
Ireland
Mobutu
Kasai
Luluabourg
Souvanna To Return With Peace Terms
Lao government expects ex Premier Souvanna Phouma to return from rebel eastern Laos with Pathet Lao terms to end the civil war. Souvanna flew to rebel headquarters at Xieng Khouang. Gen Phoumi Nesavan will meet him in Cambodia.
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Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Cambodia
Pathet Lao
Souvanna
Boun Oum
Xieng Khouang
Soviet Union
Red China
Phnom Penh
Phoumi Nesavan
Japanese riot apologies reach Hagerty from students
Four students who joined anti American riots in Tokyo apologized to former White House press secretary James C Hagerty in White Plains New York for their actions.
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White Plains
N. Y
Tokyo
Fromer
White House
James C. Hagerty
X15 Flight Aims for World Speed Record at Edwards
The X15 is scheduled to attempt today at Edwards Air Force Base to reach about 2650 mph for a world speed record. The mission starts a series toward 4000 mph and altitudes between 50 and 100 miles.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Goodyear to Begin $1.5 Million Akron Expansion
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. announced immediate construction on a 1.5 million dollar expansion of its Akron research facilities, aiming to boost R D capacity and innovation.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Oberlin Receives Gifts Toward Science and Music Facili ties
Oberlin College reports gifts and pledges totaling 4 038 000 toward a 6 500 000 goal for new science and Conservatory of Music facilities.
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Oberlin
New York
Oberlin College
Conservatory of Music
Veteran Attorney William Ford Dies in Columbus at 88
Columbus obituary notes veteran attorney William J. Ford has died at age 88. Ford, a long time legal practitioner, leaves behind fellow lawyers and numerous clients. Funeral arrangements were not listed in the notice.
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Columbus
Willam J. Ford
Castro Recasts Government In Moscow Mold
Havana reshuffles the cabinet naming Ernesto Guevara head of a new Ministry of Industries with near dictatorial powers. Raul Castro becomes vice president of the planning council guiding Cuba’s economic life, as power spreads through centralized state control.
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Moscow
Mold
Havana
Fidel Castro
Ernesto Guerrara
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Raul Castro
Guevara
Cuba
Petroleum and Mines Institutes
Agrarian Reform Institute
Airlines Resume Service as Strike Ends
Air travel rebounds after a six day work stoppage with Pan American first to restore full service. The period caused an estimated 40 million in airline losses and millions more for resorts and related industries. Flight engineers return to work as a presidential commission examines root causes.
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Pan American World Airways
Miami Beach
Caribbean
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Virgin Islands
Bahamas
Kennedy
Pan American
Soviets seek urgent Congo peace progress report
United Nations faced a Soviet demand for an immediate report on UN efforts to withdraw advisers from the Congo. Valerian Zorin accused the Security Council of inaction, while Dag Hammarskjold met with Congo advisers to implement the peace plan as Katanga forces remained on the offensive.
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N.Y
Soviet Union
Congo
Dag Hammarskjold
Valerian A. Zorin
Security Council
Zorin
Hammarskjold
Patrick Dean
Britain
Paul Ward
Katanga
Tshombe
Congo Province
Manono
Murder Trial Halted by Juror Husband Death
In Ottawa Illinois the murder trial of Chester Rocky Weger t charged with killing three women at Starved Rock State Park was halted after a juror’s husband died. The case resumes when a replacement juror is seated.
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Ottawa
Chester Rocky Weger
Starved Rock State Park
Defense to Appeal Kidnap Conviction of Melvin D. Rees Jr
Baltimore defense attorneys plan to challenge the kidnapping conviction of Melvin Davis Rees Jr. in U S court. They argue procedural issues and evidence handling warrant a reversal or new trial.
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Baltimore
Melvin Davis Rees Jr
U. S
Segregationists Protest Kennedy Integration Pact in Louisiana House
In Baton Rouge lawmakers jammed the floor as a tough segregationist assailed President Kennedy's integration talks. The House passed 83-2 a Davis administration resolution denouncing federal contempt actions against Lt. Gov. C. C. Aycock and House Speaker Tom Jewell as illegal. Federal hearings on the cited officials are set for March 3.
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Louisiana House
Kennedy
House
Jimmie H. Davis
New Orleans
Risley Tribe
Assumption Parish
Jack
Davis
Senate
C. C. Aycock
Tom Jewell
Pointer dog sold after first Want Ad run
A Messenger reader placed a for sale ad for a male pointer two years old. The dog sold the first day the ad appeared and the seller called to cancel the next day. The notice promotes want ads as a quick way to turn unused items into cash. Call LY 3-1242 for a 15 word one day ad.
Church Leaders Question Fairness Of Film Operation Abolition
Protestant orthodox leaders advised churches not to show the film Operation Abolition without offering supplementary facts. The National Council of Churches authorized the advisory and questioned the film’s fairness and factual accuracy. Rep Francis Walter appears in the film and church representatives fear accusations could damage students' reputations and imply a Communist-led criticism of the House committee.
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Syracuse
N.Y
National Council of Churches
Bers
Francis Walter
D-Pa
House Committee
Army Tentatively Greenlights Nike Zeus Missile Production
The Army reports a tentative go ahead for limited Nike Zeus anti-missile production after two years of advocacy. The Joint Chiefs of Staff recommend starting limited production while continuing R and D on other components of the missile system. Final approval rests with Secretary McNamara. Richard Morse disclosed the Nike Zeus details.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Richard S. Morse
Army
Miner Bodies Recovered After Wallwork Mine Cave-In
Rescue teams pulled the second of two coal miners killed in a Wallwork mine collapse near Kittanning, Pennsylvania, from the debris early today as authorities confirmed two fatalities in the incident.
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Kittanning
Wallwork
Life expectancy may rise to 120 years by century's end
The Journal of the American Medical Association states Americans could commonly live to 120 with some reaching 140.
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Chicago
America
Journal of the American Medical Association
Ohio Five Day Forecast Temperature Trend
Temperatures will average 5 to 12 degrees above normal with highs near 40 to 45 and lows around 20 to 28. Cooler Saturday, warmer Sunday, and a chance of light precipitation through Wednesday. Rain possible in the south Saturday and again Monday and Wednesday with 0.5 to 1 inch measured in the northwest to southwest regions.
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Ohio
Pitation
Kennedy creates emergency board in labor dispute
President Kennedy formed an emergency board to investigate the conflict between Northwest Airlines and its striking flight engineers. The move aims to hasten a resolution to the labor dispute and restore airline operations.
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Washington
Kennedy
Northwest Airlines
Rhodesian Whites Resist Constitution
Salisbury reports whites resist a new federation constitution as Parliament meets to decide independence options. Prime Minister Roy Welensky presses for an election to gauge support for immediate independence amid a planned federal reform increasing black voting power. He mobilized reserves and deployed police to quell potential disorder.
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Southern Rhodesia
Central African Federation
Federation
Roy Welensky
Welensky
Northern Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Northern
Dominican bishops refuse Trujillo title of Benefactor
In Ciudad Trujillo the Domini can Republic bishops rejected President Balaguer's request to award Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo the title Benefactor of the Catholic Church. They stated such honors come from the Vatican and noted past church favors from Trujillo. A church government rift dates to 1960 when bishops urged clemency for detainees in an anti-Trujillo plot.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Rafael L. Trujillo
Trujillo
Joaquin Balaguer
Catholic Church
el Caribe
Vatican
Akron photographer to face court on resisting officer charges
Akron Beacon Journal photographer William Hunter is to appear in Cuyahoga Falls Court Tuesday morning on charges of resisting and obstructing an officer during an objection to taking pictures at a school basketball game.
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Akron
Akron Beacon Journal
William Hunter
Cuyahoga Falls
U S Suffers Blind Spot In Religions Of Others
New York report quotes Dr. Lewis Webster Jones, president of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, urging improved religious education amid growing interfaith ignorance. He labels religious divisiveness a danger to the republic and notes parochial schools reinforce narrow views. Brotherhood Week is observed this week.
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U.S
New York
Lewis Webster Jones
Republic
Dr. Jones
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Brotherhood
Mumps And Measles Reported In Flooded Areas
In flood flooded Mississippi evacuation centers report mumps and measles but not a serious outbreak. Rescue operations continue in Hattiesburg as Leaf River rises nine feet past flood stage and more than five thousand people are displaced after six days of rain. Two children died when a rescue boat capsized.
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Associated Press
Gulf Coast States
Hattiesburg
Miss
Mississippi
Stand-In Planned by Antioch NAACP in Springfield
The Antioch College NAACP chapter plans a stand-in in front of the Liberty Theater in Springfield on Sunday to protest an alleged discriminatory policy against Negroes.
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Springfield
Ohio
Antioch College
The
NAACP
Liberty Theater
School support urged by Derthick in Columbus
Former U S education commissioner Lawrence G Derthick urged Ohio educators to back President Kennedy s education message in Columbus.
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Columbus
U. S
Lawrence G. Derthick
Kennedy
Balloon Reaches 100 Miles Over Florida
A nine foot balloon launched near Eglin Air Force Base ascended to about 100 miles, transmitting data on atmospheric density as it descended back toward the Gulf area.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Godfrey to Quit Show New York
Arthur Godfrey announces he will quit as master of ceremonies on CBS television’s Candid Camera program. He cites desire to focus on other projects and public appearances.
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Godfrey
New York
Arthur Godfrey
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