Kennedy proposes tax plan to fund highways and curb billboards
President Kennedy urges a pay as you go highway program financed by heavier charges on trucks diesel fuel tires and truck licenses. He argues the plan would complete 41 000 miles of express roads by 1972 without a general gasoline tax increase and notes the need to preserve revenues to avoid delaying the project while criticizing roadside billboards.
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Kennedy
Congress
Treasury
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Anti-Communist Forces Unite Ranks In Congo
In Leopoldville the Kasavubu government joins with Katanga and South Kasai in a military pact to crush Gizenga led rebels. Pact pools troops and sets up permanent military and political cooperation as rebels retreat from Luluabourg.
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Leopoldville
Joseph Kasavubu
Elisabethville
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Kasavubu
Joseph Ileo
Albert Kalonji
South Kasai
Moise Tshombe
Gizenga
Stanleyville
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Kalonji
Baluba
Antoine Gizenga
Luluabourg
Patrice Lumumba
Aid Bills Hearings Near End Charting Behind Closed Doors
A House Banking subcommittee moves toward final stages of its aid bill amid secrecy. Lawmakers work through the measure's details, shaping provisions and potential impacts as briefing sessions wind down.
Peace hopes rise after talks on Algerian war
Paris reports a confident end to discussions between President Charles de Gaulle and Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba. A communique said they see possibilities for a rapid and positive settlement of the six year conflict.
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Paris
Algerien
Charles de Gaulle
Tunisia
Habib Bourguiba
Rambouillet
de Gaulle
Rarest Air Mail Stamp Sells for Record $24 500 in New York
The world's rarest air mail stamp, the Black Honduras, was auctioned in New York for $24 500, setting a record price for an air mail.
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New York
Air Mail
Honduras
I am small but mighty as a lion
A compact classified ad touting a delivery age messenger service named Howie Hustles. It claims great reach for buyers and sellers, promising to help readers find homes, jobs, and items. The ad ends with contact DIALLY 3-1242.
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Howie
Southern Flooding Recedes
Flood danger eased in the South as rains were forecast lighter than expected. Areas south of hard-hit inland cities faced rising flood risks from receding waters. President Kennedy declared most flood zones a major disaster area. SBA loans were opened for 23 counties across AL MS GA.
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Weather Bureau
Alabama
Georgia
Atlanta
Tennessee
Kennedy
Small Business Administration
Mississippi
Chattahoochee River
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Columbia
Bill Requiring Registration Of All Voters Introduced
A bipartisan drive in the Ohio legislature would require voter registration for all residents. The move mirrors the spread of registration in about half of Ohio’s 88 counties, with 28 counties already fully registered and others progressing.
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Columbus
Ohio
J. Sherman Porter
Dgallia
Lowell Fess
Rgreene
Rusk Faces Probe On Defense Policy Change
Secretary of State Dean Rusk faces Senate Foreign Relations Committee questions over reports he favors replacing mass retaliation with a large conventional build-up. A secret paper to defense chief McNamara outlined supporting conventional forces to deter brushfire wars and limit nuclear use.
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Rusk
Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
John Foster Dulles
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cuban Chief Aide Killed and Slayer Held
Havana reports Captain Hector Salinas, a friend and bodyguard to Ernesto Guevara, was killed after a street confrontation. Officials say the shooting may not have been an assassination attempt on Guevara but the incident sparked government silence and later confirmation.
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Ernesto Guevara
Guevara
Hector Salinas
Military Investigation Department
Salinas
Pedro Delgado Duarte
Las Villas
Miramar
Officer Ordered Back in Embezzlement Charge
CHICAGO A 49 year old Air Force officer Captain Harold R Plummer has been ordered back to Clinton County AFB where he faces charges of embezzling 7331 dollars in government funds.
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Chicago
Air Force
Harold R. Plummer
Clinton County
Kennedy to host news conference at 10 a.m Wednesday
The White House announced President Kennedy will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday. The session will not be carried live on television or radio.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Bridge Confab Set in Indiana for Ohio River Link
Governor Welsh announces highway directors from Indiana Kentucky and Ohio will meet in March to study feasibility of a new Ohio River bridge at Lawrenceburg Indiana as part of the interstate system.
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Indiana
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Indianapolis
Matthew E. Welsh
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Lawreceneburg
Ind
Orleans Parish School Board seeks new superintendent
In New Orleans Louisiana the Orleans Parish School Board began searching for a new school superintendent after Dr James F Redmond announced he would not renew his contract by July 1 The move comes as the board faces ongoing governance questions and staffing challenges.
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New Orleans
Orleans Parish
James F. Redmond
Cuba Accuses U S of Plotting to Oust Castro
Havana pledges a strong protest to Latin American ministers and the UN charging the United States with a twofold plan to topple Fidel Castro. Foreign Minister Raul Roa cites a pre Quito conference overthrow bid and a covert military scenario backed by the Pentagon and CIA. An artificial provisional Cuban government could receive direct aid.
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Fidel Castro
Kennedy
United States
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United Nations
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Castro
Quito
Pentagon
Central Intelligence Agency
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Guatemala
Nicaranga
Peru
Purim Festival Opens Worldwide Tonight
New York report notes Purim begins at sundown Wednesday worldwide. The one day celebration marks the downfall of Haman through the actions of Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai.
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New York
Haman
Esther
Mordecai
Oscar Derby Opens as Taylor Lemmon Lead Oscar Derby Is Off And Running
Hollywood bursts into the 33rd Oscar derby with Liz Taylor and Jack Lemmon among early favorites. Nominees include Greer Garson Deborah Kerr Shirley MacLaine Melina Mercouri and others while竞争 films list The Sundowners The Apartment Elmer Gantry Sons and Lovers The Alamo and Inherit the Wind as contenders. The Academy Awards are set for April 17.
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Lemmon
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Jack Lemmon
Liz
Butterfield
Ens. Pulver
Mr. Roberts
TOF
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Campobello
Deborah Kerr
Shirley MacLaine
Melina Mercouri
Burt Lancaster
Beer-Loving Misfit Sought For Killing
National manhunt targets Fred Thompson 59 as the alleged killer in the Edith Googie Kiccorius case. Police describe Thompson as a vagabond with a shabby eight dollar a week room where the victim’s body was found.
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New York
Edith (Googie) Kiccorius
Fred Thompson
Refugees Receive First Funds at Miami Cuban Center
Hundreds of Cuban refugees at the Miami Cuban refugee center receive federal relief checks in the first disbursement of funds. The ceremony marks initial aid distribution as the United States extends support to evacuees.
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Miami, Fla
Uncle Sam
Miami
Khrushchev Hints Return Visit to United Nations
The Soviet government says Premier Khrushchev is considering a return trip to the United Nations. Officials made the statement as part of broader remarks about international diplomacy and the ongoing cold war front.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
United Nations
Living costs decline in January after yearlong rise
Living costs fell slightly in January marking the first drop in 12 months. The report notes a modest easing in prices across several common goods and services.
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