Congress Opens Fire on Army Plan to Break Up Divisions
Congress debates the Army proposal to dismantle eight National Guard and Reserve infantry divisions. Governors and lawmakers pledge objections as Rep Durward Hall predicts a major congressional battle. The plan seeks eight flexible brigades and reduces divisions to 23 Guard and six Reserve units.
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National Guard
Durward G. Hall
R-Mo
Congress
Army
Berlin
James E. van Zandt
R-Pa
van Zandt
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
Trio Skims Over $10,000 With Phantom Checks in Twin Cities
Minneapolis and suburban markets saw a coordinated scam as Lucille Denniston Charles Nordin and Henry Kleber turned phony checks into cash. They rented offices and a residence, opened a bogus firm, and used stolen references to cash 88 checks ranging from 93 to 153 dollars. Police found spoiled groceries and a carful of evidence suggesting routed operations between markets. Prior raids were reported in Milwaukee and St Louis.
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Joseph Rusinko
Lucille Denniston
Charles P. Nordin
Henry Kleber
Rusinko
Kennedy Seeks 500 Million Transit Plan In Congress
President Kennedy proposed a 500 million dollar transit aid package to aid city mass transit over three years. The plan promotes bargain rates and regulatory reform while seeking private competition and local matching funds. It ignores Eisenhower’s call for a federal transportation department and aims to spur urban movement and freight efficiency.
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Kennedy
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Government Department of Transportation
Congress
Hospital Approved for Cuyuna Range
Crosby Minnesota AP reports construction of a 38 bed hospital to replace a condemned facility will start in June on a site near the Iron Range community.
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Crosby, Minn
Iron Range
Boy Reviews Circle of Clowns at Madison Square Garden Circus
A six year old recalls the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus debut at Madison Square Garden. He describes side show acts including a dwarf clown, Sonia the lion, and a cage of monkeys, a sword swallower, juggling water glasses, a dancing horse, aerial trapeze performers, a cannon shot into a net, and favorite clowns.
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Melvin
Peter Ambro, Jr
Paul Jung
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Barnum & Bailey Circus
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Tragic Death As 3-Year-Old Struck By Truck Near Jewell
William Han son of Mrs. Dora Hanson of Jewell was killed Wednesday when he toppled from a pickup driven by his mother on a gravel road two miles west of Jewell. He was run over by the rear wheels.
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Jewell
William Hanson
Dora Hanson
Here
City Council Gears Up For Police Chief Selection
The council discussed Civil Service Commission procedures to appoint a new police chief to replace George Roope who resigns effective April 22. The commission will pick the three best candidates for the mayor, who selects one for appointment. council approval not required.
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George Roope
Baldy Hansen
Police Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission
Ex General Walker links Rusk Rostow to secret sellout group
Former Army General Edwin Walker testified that Secretary of State Dean Rusk is a link to a secret apparatus bent on selling out the nation. He named Rostow as influential in a control apparatus backing the soft line on communism. Walker attacked Adams Yarmolinsky and faced rebuttals from Yarmolinsky and others as the hearing explored anti-Communist indoctrination in the military.
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Lees Rusk
Washington (Ap
Edwin A. Walker
Army
Dean Rusk
Walker
Walt Whitman Rostow
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Bartlett
Adams Yarmolinsky
Robert S. McNamara
Yarmolinsky
JFK Plans to Visit Brazil
President Kennedy accepts an invitation to visit Brazil this year as Brazilian President Joao Goulart pledges fair compensation for expropriated utility properties. Readouts note protests over expropriation of a subsidiary of ITT and a Canadian firm subsidiary.
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Joao Goulart
Kennedy
Brazil
Goulart
New York
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Frank Stevens Dies Head Pressman of Austin Daily Herald
Frank Stevens 44 of 2504 4th St SW, newly named head pressman of the Austin Daily Herald, died minutes after reporting to work. A 26 year employee active in civic affairs, he previously led school and curriculum committees and served on local safety and PTA groups. Funeral services set for Saturday afternoon.
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Austin Daily Herald
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Southgate
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Citizens Advisory Committee
Mower County Safety Council
Herald
Geraldine Rasmussen
Hormel
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