South Africa Leaves Commonwealth
South Africa’s withdrawal from the Commonwealth is seen as boosting the bloc’s influence in Africa and Asia. Verwoerd stays in London for closing ministerial sessions as the country’s republic date nears May 31 while reactions range from celebration to concern across British and Commonwealth nations.
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South Africa
British Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Africa
Asia
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Hendrik Verwoerd
Eric Louw
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Kennedy Seeks Major Overhaul of U S Foreign Aid
President Kennedy plans a sweeping reform to merge overseas aid units into a single State Department directed agency. A long term framework would fund aid on economic programs per country, with nations drafting plans to advance their economies. Congress must approve the legislation amid domestic recession and gold outflow concerns.
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Kennedy
Congress
U. S
State Department
Eisenhower
Kennedy Wins Senate Approval for Low Income Areas Bill
The Senate approved a $394 million program to aid distressed regions with $300 million in loans and $94 million in grants aimed at creating jobs. The bill, aligned with Kennedy recommendations, moves to the House for action later this month.
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Kennedy
Commerce Department
Paul H. Douglass
D-Ill
New England
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio Senators Split Over Two Key Bills
Washington reports Sen. Frank Lausche and Sen. Stephen Young of Ohio divided on two measures. Lausche backed a Republican substitute for the depressed areas bill, which failed 66-27, while Young opposed it. Later Lausche opposed a $394 million federal aid program and Young supported it. the bill passed 63-27 and moved to the House.
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Frank J. Lausche
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Lausche
Young
House
Logan Man Appointed to Hocking County Election Board
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown names Phil A. Henderson of Logan as a Democratic member of the Hocking County Election Board for a term ending February 28, 1962. Henderson succeeds Carl Brandt of Logan who resigned.
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Columbus
Ted W. Brown
Phil A. Henderson
Logan
Hocking County
Carl Brandt
Pentagon halts $500000 annual numbers racket
Federal agents say they broke a numbers racket in the Pentagon with annual take of about 500000 dollars. The operation involved messengers and laborers primarily.
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Washington
Pentagon
Darlington to fix noon whistle timing at city hall
Darlington Wisconsin changes the noon whistle from 11 30 a m to noon starting April 1 to end confusion for strangers. Mayor Francis Reichling notes residents will adjust quickly though outsiders may be surprised. The cause of the 11 30 a m whistle remains unclear after decades.
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Wis
Francis Reichling
Reichling
Youngster Runs Mouse Empire Near Ridgewood
Eight year old Donald Gilbert raises 21 mice and plans to sell or surrender them as he earns money for college. He wrote Lederle Laboratories offering to sell his mice and asked for a fast reply after adding ten new babies. His mother says the child is mainly after a quick profit.
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N. J
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Lederle Laboratories
Pearl River
N. Y
P. S
Donald
Young boy foils armed robbery in Lexington street incident
In Lexington Kentucky a 6 year old boy named Jimmy Frederick intervened as a knife armed robber demanded his mother’s purse. He grabbed the attacker around the legs causing the man to fall. the robber punched him and then fled with the purse left behind.
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Lexington
Jimmy Frederick
Church leader backs opposition to parochial school loans
In Washington a National Council of Churches official said a majority of its governing body would oppose loans for parochial school construction. The Rev. Dr. Gerald K. Knoff testified for the House Education Committee hearing on the administration's school aid bill.
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Cial
Gerald K. Knoff
Division of Christian Education
National Council of Churches
House Education Committee
Ladutko Jury Selection Advances in Cleveland Murder Trial
The jury for the first degree murder trial of Attorney John Max Ladutko is nearing completion with seven jurors seated. A judge denied a defense request to turn over two letters found with attorney Charles D. Johnson that could support Ladutko’s claim of motive linked to his estranged wife Nancy and Johnson.
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John Max Ladutko
Ladutko
Common Pleas
Joseph H. Sibert
Charles D. Johnson
Nancy
Johnson
Soviet Union presses UN on Congo debate timeframe
The Soviet Union demanded that the UN General Assembly begin full debate on the Congo problem before week’s end. The call came amid escalating tensions at United Nations headquarters in New York as diplomats weighed moves to curb unrest in the region.
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N. Y
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UN General Assembly
Congo
Sabin criticizes polio vaccine price as excessive
Dr. Albert B. Sabin argues that the Public Health Service overprices the live polio vaccine by a factor of ten, challenging the cost of the widely used product in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Albert B. Sabin
Public Health Service
Ohio House faces bill deadline as 1382nd bill looms
Ohio lawmakers push 100 bills to bring this session total to 1382, 225 short of 1959 record. Governor DiSalle signals likely veto of an extended unemployment benefits bill opposed by Democrats and labor. Proposals include a college loan fund, higher highway patrol strength, and protecting school operating millage from cuts.
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Senate
Cratic
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio
Highway Patrol
Women's hats labeled as resources in Ohio bill
In Columbus a bill to repeal a 19th century rule forcing women to remove hats that obstruct views in theaters was sent to the Mines and Natural Resources Committee. Chairman Kenneth Robinson quipped that a woman's hat could be a natural resource and noted the panel had no bills before it.
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Mines and Natural Resources Committee
Ohio House
Kenneth Robinson
R-Marion
Court Hears Recording of Confession in Florida Murder Case
In Fort Pierce Florida the trial of Joseph A Peel Jr focuses on a tape recorded confession by Floyd A Holzapfel. The panel weighs its relevance to Peel who is accused in the Chillingworth murder plot. Holzapfel later pleaded guilty to killing theChillingworths.
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Fla. 4
Chillingworth
Joseph A. Peel Jr
D. C. Smith
Peel
Floyd A. Holzapfel
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C. E. Chillingworth
Chillingworths
George Lincoln
Atlantic Ocean
West Palm Beach
Furnace Runs Wild After 10 Day Break
In Cynthiana Kentucky Mrs Kathryn Staton returns from a 10 day vacation to a furnace set at 140 degrees. The thermostat had exploded from 55 degrees causing cooked eggs melted candles warped floors bulged piano keys and wallpaper peels from the heat.
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Cynthiana, Ky
Kathryn Staton
Had So Many Calls for Pigs Classified Ad
A Messenger classified advertiser recalls the ad drew many calls after running for one day. The total cost to the advertiser was 75 cents, with the ad offering pigs and a phone number for readers to contact. The messenger urges readers to place want ads in the classified section for broad exposure.
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Messenger
French OK Talks With Algerians
Paris announces readiness to begin political talks with the Algerian rebel government in exile on self determination. The cabinet cited no cease fire and observers expect formal talks to proceed in Tunis with Ferhat Abbas leading the delegation.
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Tunis
Hus
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de Gaulle
Quads Double Family’s Size in Philadelphia Area
William W. Cutaiar III and his wife welcomed quadruplet girls after a Wednesday night birth in Philadelphia. The family moved from Paoli to his parents’ five bedroom home in Devon to accommodate the new arrivals. They already have two older children, William IV and Sheree.
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William W. Cutaiar III
Cutaiars
Paoli
Devon
William IV
Sheree
Snake bite kills boy in Fort Myers
Jimmy Cornell, 14, died Wednesday night after a rattlesnake bite Saturday while reaching into a gopher hole. Doctors and snakebite specialists attempted transfusions and serum but could not save him.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Jimmy Cornell
Kennedy Puts DiSalle In Advisory Post
President Kennedy appoints Ohio Governor Michael V. DiSalle to the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations for a two year term. He replaces Connecticut Governor Abraham Ribicoff who remains on the panel as secretary of welfare. Also named are Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon and Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg to replace Eisenhower era Republicans.
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DiSalle
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Ribicoff
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Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Arthur J. Goldberg
Eisenhower
UN General Assembly censures South Africa over West Africa actions
The 99 nation General Assembly censured South Africa for its racial policies in Southwest Africa and urged trusteeship under UN supervision. The body anticipated overwhelming support for a resolution demanding change and adherence to earlier UN positions amidst South Africa’s split with the Commonwealth.
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West Africa
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General Assembly
British Commonwealth
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OU Professor Selected for Botany Institute
M. T. Vermillion, assistant professor of botany at Ohio University, has been chosen to participate in the fourth annual summer institute for college teachers of Botany on the Washington State University campus from June 26 to August 4.
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M. T. Vermillion
Ohio University
Washington State University
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