OAS Committee Delays Trip To Troubled Island
The OAS special peace committee delayed its return to Haiti and the Dominican Republic amid fears of renewed revolt and possible reprisals by Duvalier. The group, lacking authority to intervene, helped calm border tensions after a Dominican Embassy search and concerns about American safety.
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Troubled Island
New York
Organization of American States
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
Port Au Prince
Juan Bosch
Robert Berrellez
Kennedy Warns of New Nuclear Tests If No Ban
President Kennedy predicts a new round of U S and Soviet nuclear tests unless a test ban treaty is reached this year. He warns it would be a disaster for all concerned and doubts progress will be made. He also discusses Haiti Dominican Republic tensions and Middle East security.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States
Soviet Union
Francois Duvalier
Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Middle East
Israel
State Funds Shortage Forces Closure of Dill온vale Liquor Agency
State Auditor Roger W. Tracy said a Dil lonvale liquor agency in Jefferson County closed after an $8324 shortage. Four state examiners may face action for missing empty liquor cases in audits. details on identities withheld. Mrs Mary Sebring testified the funds were used for medical expenses. The shortage emerged during an audit prompted by the agent's financial troubles. Flemington New Jersey Republican Steel Corp reports a new $27 million modernization program at its annual meeting.
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Columbus
Roger W. Tracy
Dillonvale
Jefferson County
Tracy
Mary Sebring
Flemington
N. J
Republic Steel Corp
Cheshire Home Fire Guts Residence Near Route 554
Firemen estimate loss at about 4000 from a morning blaze that gutted the home of Mr and Mrs J M Conkle on Route 554. Attic origin attributed to faulty wiring. nearby outbuilding also destroyed. Neighbors helped remove furniture as Middleport firefighters fought the flames.
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Cheshire
J. M. Conkle
Here
Middleport
Conkles
Intelligence Gap Grows Over Kennedy Cuba Policy
The Miami Herald reports a developing intelligence gap due to curtailed U S surveillance on Cuba. Low level flights suspended since Feb 9 and high level reconnaissance limited amid a crackdown on raids, leaving Washington short on details of Russian tents missiles caves and a rail line to a Soviet camp area.
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Miami
Fla
U.S
Cuba
Miami Herald
Washington
The
Herald
Underground
Kennedy
Federal study maps 100 year water plan for Hocking Basin
William T. Whitman of the Army Corps outlines a comprehensive flood control and water supply plan for Athens and the Hocking River Basin. He lists options including a tunnel, river bed relocation, wider channels, and upstream reservoirs, noting economic concerns but continuing study.
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Athens
Hocking River
William T. Whitman
Corps of Army Engineers
Hocking
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Whitman
Ohio University Society of Engineers
Chemistry
Ohio Senate asks JFK to aid coal miners
The Ohio Senate adopted a resolution urging President Kennedy to curb imports of residual fuel oil used as coal substitute. Sponsored by Sens. Edmund Sargus and Robert Zellar, the measure argues foreign producers dump oil cheaply, harming American coal and oil industries.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
House
Kennedy
Ohio
Edmund Sargus
D-Belmont
Robert Zellar
R-Muskingum
Sargus
May Move Governments in Ohio Senate Votes on Relocation
The Ohio Senate scheduled a vote on a bill allowing temporary relocation of state or county government seats if enemy bombs fall. The plan envisions moving offices to a new location for a few days or weeks during an attack.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Beckley Girl Slain in Cambridge Near Harvard Square
Beverly Samans of Beckley West Virginia a 26 year old Boston University music student was found murdered in her apartment near Harvard Square Cambridge Two other short items note a state memorial land purchase and U S policy on foreign aid in separate datelines
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Mass
Boston
Harvard Square
Beverly Samans
Beckley
W. Va
Boston University
Metropolitan Opera Co
Greater Boston
Peter A. Delmonico
Delmonico
JFK Watching South Closely
President Kennedy kept a close watch on a fragile Birmingham truce amid racial tension. He praised the government mediated pause to halt demonstrations and signaled preference for conciliation while civil rights advisers discussed potential federal actions if the truce fails.
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Washington
Kennedy
Birmingham
Ala
White House
Andrew Hatcher
Justice Department
Alabama National Guard
George Wallace
Alabama
Congress
Schweiker Halts Bid for Probe of Szili Case
Rep Richard S. Schweiker withdrew his push for a congressional investigation into former Marine officer William A. Szili who alleges he was ousted for concealing a Cuban spy. The case of Rubén López, a bus driver buried at Guantánamo Bay, remains shrouded by official secrecy as Szili and his attorney decide next steps.
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Washington
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
William A. Szili
Szili
Marine Corps
Schweiker
Ruben Lopez
U. S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Negroes Plan New Parades In Birmingham Strikes Focus
In Birmingham leaders map new demonstration plans after a shaky truce endured jailings of two leaders and a later KingAbernathy release on bond. The 24 hour truce held as police patrolled while arrests topped 2400 across protests seeking desegregation and biracial problem solving. Another note: Dayton labor education center to operate with OSU service.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Martin Luther King Jr
Ralph Abernathy
King
Abernathy
Cooper to Orbit World Round Trip in Faith 7 Spacecraft
Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. will embark on a 22 orbit mission lasting about 34 hours aboard Mercury’s Faith 7 spacecraft. The flight will travel roughly 600000 miles, cover over a million square miles of Earth, and pass over five continents from 32.5 degrees north to 32.5 degrees south. Cooper will be the first U S astronaut to fly over Red China and will spend portions of orbits 7 8 9 10 11 and 22 over Communist China and near the Soviet southern border.
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Fila
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
Mercury Travel Agency
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Globe
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S. C
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Chile
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China
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Red
America
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Tex
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Faith 7
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