Air Force Jet Fighters Spearhead Thai Landings
President Kennedy ordered U S troops to Thailand to balance power between Communist and anti Communist forces in Southeast Asia and bolster Thai defenses. Officials foresee leverage for a political settlement in Laos and a broader Allied role in regional defense with U S forces remaining as negotiations proceed.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
U.S
Thailand
Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Laos
United States
SEATO
Anatoly Dobrynin
State Department
Dean Rusk
Southeast Asian
US. Navy
Subic Bay
Philippines
7Th Fleet
S. Vietnam
Gentleman Guerrilla Picked as U S Field Commander in Thailand
U S Army announces James L Richardson Jr a 52 year old Nebraskan will assume the role of field commander in Thailand while retaining deputy chief duties in the Pacific He has a scholar soldier image and is famed for jungle guerrilla warfare expertise gained 17 years earlier in the Philippines. In Washington the voter literacy test bill is tabled for the session as southern senators stall it New Delhi Prime Minister Nehru flies to Kashmir for a 10 day vacation to recover from a virus
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James L. Richardson Jr
U. S
Thailand
Richardson
Southeast Asia
Philippines
Army
U. S. Army
The
Pacific
Washington
New Delhi
Nehru
Kashmir
U S weighs Laos and Thailand fronts in Southeast Asia crisis
An AP analysis notes two US frontier lines in Laos and Thailand and a fragile balance with anti Communist governments elsewhere. Laos appears indefensible as pro Communist forces expand, while the United States debates neutral coalitions and continued advisory role amid rising Viet Nam strength and regional sovereignty concerns.
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Southeast Asia
Laos
Viet Nam
Thailand
Associated Press Bureau
Hong Kong
Roy Elsoyan
New York
United States
South
U. S
South Viet Nam
Landing U S Marines To See Monsoon Begin
U S Marines landing in Thailand will face a hot monsoon season starting this month. The rains are expected to total about 56 to 60 inches across much of the country by September. Bangkok, a busy hub of activity and nightlife, contrasts with the dry Korat Plateau in the northeast where 9 million Thais live in poverty.
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Siam
California
Bangkok
Mekong River
Laos
Korat Plateau
Thailand
Mortar Shells Strike Casbah Kill Three in Algiers
Six mortar shells damaged a Muslim home in the Casbah as gunmen from the Secret Army Organization renewed attacks in the area around Algiers. At least three Muslims, including a child, were killed, raising that day’s toll to 19. The mortar’s exact location remained unclear.
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Algiers
Casbah
Secret Army
Algier
Wonderful Ad Brings Quick Results for Woven Wire Post Sale
Mrs. Fred Washburn reports 160 ft woven wire 4 ft high with 8 iron posts sold quickly after the Messenger delivered. She received about 50 calls, noting the ad’s strong impact. Classified ads in The Messenger offer 16 words for $1 via LY 3-1242.
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Fred Washburn
Four Die In Flames At Bomber Base
A Whiteman Air Force Base B47 bomber fire killed four men and injured eighteen, mostly firemen and mechanics, as crews had been controlling a fuel fire when it reignited on the ground. The three-man crew were among those treated at the base hospital. A Soviet soldier in a border town sought political asylum after crossing the Iron Curtain in Hungary. The Air Force also launched another secret satellite from Vandenberg, possibly another Discoverer mission.
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Knob Noster
Whiteman Air Force Base
Vienna
Austria
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Baldwin Wallace College to Get Student Union Loan
The Housing and Home Finance Agency in Washington approves a 1.25 million dollar loan to Bald win Wallace College to fund new student union facilities on campus.
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Cleveland
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Washington
Baldwin-Wallace College
Estes Case Grip Widens as Aide Is Dismissed
Senate investigations escalate as James T. Ralph, a Kennedy era aide, is fired over connections to Billie Sol Estes. Secretary Orville Freeman faces pressure to resign amid Republican calls, while an FBI probe links Estes to Ralph's paid telephone bills. The panel intensifies its probe into Estes's farm program empire.
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Washington
Senate
Billie Sol Estes
James T. Ralph
Orville L. Freeman
Ralph
FBI
Estes
Philippines
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Split Over Europe Unity Plan Rocks Paris Government
Paris reports the Catholic Popular Republican party resigning five cabinet members over De Gaulle’s European union stance. The walkout heightens Pompidou’s political risk in parliament as opposition grows to his leadership.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
European Union
Popular Republican Party
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
National Assembly
Assembly
de Gaulle
Bank holdup at Brunswick branch nets estimated 12000
Two gunmen robbed the Cuyahoga Savings Association Laurel Square branch in Brunswick locking 13 people in a vault and escaping with about 12000. Clarence Bryan said the men entered after opening and directed six customers and seven employees into the vault. They fled in an automobile as police issued a statewide alarm.
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Medina
Cuyahoga Savings Association
Laurel Square
Brunswick
Clarence Bryan
Cleveland
Bryan
Government to ship 6500 tons of rice to Cuba
Santiago reports Bjorn Koch director of industry and commerce announced Tuesday the government will ship 6500 tons of rice to Cuba with partial payment in sugar. A separate item notes a jet fighter crash near the Greater Pittsburgh Airport injuring two women and damaging a house.
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Santiago
Chile
Cuba
Bjorn Koch
Industry and Commerce
Koch
Pittsburgh
Michigan Air National Guard
Greater
Laos as a bridge to Southeast Asia’s rice fields
Laos, a landlocked kingdom of 90 000 square miles with 2 to 3 million people, sits at the crossroads of the Vietnam War. Pro Communist Pathet Lao control the eastern border with South Vietnam, and North Vietnamese forces cross it to attack Saigon. The country lacks railways and roads, relying on the Mekong River and scarce air travel, while wealth funds Buddhist festivals.
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Laos
China
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Pathet Lao
South Viet Nam
Saigon
United States
Mekong River
Eisenhower Backed Victories in Pennsylvania and Nebraska Gubernatorial Primaries
In decisive contests Tuesday, Dwight D. Eisenhower backed candidates won in Pennsylvania and Nebraska. William Scranton captured the Pennsylvania nomination while Fred A. Seaton won in Nebraska. Maryland Governor J Millard Tawes survived a tight renomination race amid patronage allegations, beating George Mahoney 3-2 and advancing Frank Small Jr. as Tawes’s challenger for November.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Maryland
J. Millard Tawes
William Scranton
Fred A. Seaton
Interior
Eisenhower
Tawes
Baltimore
George Mahoney
Frank Small Jr
DiSalle and Rhodes asked on axle mileage tax stance
Gov Michael V DiSalle demands a direct answer from Republican rival State Auditor James Rhodes on support for the truck axle mileage tax and other questions. Rhodes has not yet replied but says he will outline his positions during the campaign.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
James Rhodes
Rhodes
Tripemen Have Outcry Over Prince Work Critique
Manchester reports Prince Philip in Montreal says calling his work tripe is legitimate criticism. Critics like Bob Hulme, former president of Britain's Tripe Dresser association, say tripe is a valuable food and the remark offends the industry.
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Manchester
England
Prince Philip
Montreal
Elizabeth II
Bob Hulme
Britain
National Association of
Tripe Dresser
Hulme
U S Air Reinforcements Arrive To Aid Thailand
Bangkok reports twelve U S Air Force F100 jets land to bolster Thailand against Laos incursions. Eight more aircraft and a Marine squadron are due, with 1800 Marines to follow from the 7th Fleet. Washington says 1200 Army troops will join, bringing total U S forces to about 5000 as talks continue.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U. S. Air Force
Laos
13Th Air Force
Philippines
U S. 7Th Fleet
Gulf of Siam
Don Muang
Pentagon
Washington
Pacific
SEATO
U. S
Kennedy
Pathet Lao
Soviet Union
Souphanouvong
United States
Dean Rusk
Anatoly Dobrynin
Sarit Thanarat
Carpenter Eager for Flight Like Glenn Ahead of Orbit
Cape Canaveral officials say astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter remains calm and prepared for his Atlas rocket mission set for Saturday morning. The flight will follow the same three orbit path used by John H. Glenn Jr. last February as weather concerns linger over high pressure and rough seas in recovery zones.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
John H. Glenn Jr
Project Mercury
Carpenter
Glenn
Globe
Atlantic
Lausche Pushes Strip Mine Study Bill
Sen. Frank J. Lausche of Ohio introduced a bill calling for a study of strip mining operations. He said many states show abominable scars on land and resources robbed, abandoned to the elements.
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Senate
Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
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