Hoffa Attacks Romney and Steel Pact in Detroit Rally
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa blasted George Romney and the Kennedy administration as interfering in steel contract talks during his DRIVE program kickoff before more than 2 000 members. He backed Nelson Rockefeller for president and said Swainson is best for labor while criticizing the steel deal that includes fringe gains but no wage rise. Romney, on leave from American Motors, seeks the Michigan governor nomination amid a likely fall clash with Swainson.
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Detroit
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
George Romney
Kennedy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Teamsters
Hoffa
Michigan
Romney
American Motors
John B. Swainson
United Steelworkers
Rockefeller
New York
American Motors Corp
Milton Twister Kills 15 in Northwest Florida
A Saturday tornado devastated Milton Florida killing 15 people and destroying homes across a three block width. Gov Farris Bryant and officials surveyed the area as federal officials planned damage assessments and a $1.5 million preliminary loss figure.
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Twister
Florida
Milton
Fla
Farris Bryant
Bryant
Civilian Defense Organization
Highway Patrol
Pensacola
Patchwork Argentine Cabinet Near Complete Under Guido
President Jose Maria Guido moves to finish a patchwork cabinet as Argentina faces a hostile Congress and crucial decisions on Peronist participation after Frondizi's ouster. He weighs a special election versus serving the remaining term with the military watching closely.
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Buenos Aires
Jose Maria Guido
Arturo Frondizi
Defense Ministry
Congress
Guido
Frondizi
Argentina
Senate
Multi Death Accidents Take 61 Lives
A weekend of deadly crashes left 61 dead in 16 accidents, many teens and young adults among the victims. The report lists a crossing train wreck in Quebec eight dead, a Modesto head on crash, and a Duke nursing student group among others in Florida and Wisconsin.
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Drummondville
Que
Modesto
Calif
Jake Green
Darryl A. Borges
Gustine
Jacksonville
Fla
Duke University
U.S. 17
Rockefeller Opens Campaign on City Aid and Reforms
Governor Nelson A Rockefeller launches a hard re election bid backed by a legislative package aimed at city gains. The New York Legislature approved a school aid plan, housing program for New York City, an atomic development authority, higher minimum wage and expanded workmen’s compensation benefiting about 20 000 teachers with salaries rising to 4 500 to 6 800.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
New York City
Rockefeller
New York State
Cars and Buses Return to Service in Boston Strike
Boston's metropolitan transit system resumed operations after a two day wildcat strike. Robert King started the first street car from Arborway at 4 10 a.m. as three fourths of the Car Men's Union returned to work under MTA state control led by Otis M Whitney. Governor Volpe seized the MTA for up to 45 days following a Saturday court injunction.
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Boston
Robert King
Arborway
Carmen
Metropolitan Transit Authority
MTA
Massachusetts State Police
Otis M. Whitney
Superior Court
Lewis R. Goldberg
Faubus Ends Candidacy Amid Arkansas Race
In Little Rock Arkansas Governor Orval E Faubus announces withdrawal from the gubernatorial race citing rest and his Little Rock integration crisis book. A dozen would be entrants for the Democratic nomination as Faubus vacates the field, with Rep Dale Alford and attorney Kenneth Cofield already signaling runs.
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Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Dale Alford
D-Ark
Little Rock
Kenneth Coffelt
Aubus
Two Inch Rainfall Deluges Vermont Town
After sunny preweekend days Bennington and surrounding areas saw over two inches of rain and floods. Rivers ran full and cellars flooded in lowlands while upper elevations froze trees lines and power. No road blockages reported and service interruptions were minimal as 2 inches of rain persisted with cold winds and lingering snow.
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Vermont
Bennington
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
Control Dam Gates Closed To Prevent Floods Spread
Army Engineers in Boston report no major flood threat despite heavy rains and thawing. Gates at 21 flood control dams across six states were closed as a precaution. New Hampshire and Vermont highways faced closures and floods. damage included a collapsed brick wall in Uphams Corner Boston and a wind-damaged school wall in North Kingstown Rhode Island.
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Boston
Army Engineers
Uphams Corner
North Kingstown
R.I
Nils Johnson
U.S. Weather Bureau
Rhode Island
Hiss Sees Nixon Book Error Help Vindication Claim
Alger Hiss says a passage in Richard Nixon’s Six Crises suggests FBI obtained his typewriter aiding perjury trials, but a Nixon spokesman calls it a research error. Hiss was convicted in 1950 of perjury over passing secrets to Whittaker Chambers. The Nixon claim cites FBI exhibits. officials dispute its accuracy.
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Alger Hiss
Richard Nixon
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Los Angeles
Nixon
FBI
Hiss
State Department
Fred J. Cook
The
Nation Magazine
Cook
Woodstock
Earl J. Connelley
Los Angeles Times
Trustees Face Zoning Test Over Parking Lot Plan
Bennington Village trustees plan to discuss a zoning dispute tied to a new parking lot on a residential plot facing Coolidge Avenue. Local residents accuse W. E. Morse Construction Co. of violating the zoning ordinance by converting residential land to commercial use, potentially challenging the zoning law as a whole.
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Bennington Village
Vilage
James B. Gibney
Coolidge Avenue
Edgecomb Steel Co
Gibney
W. E. Morse Construction Co
Morse
Donald C. Hicks
Board of Zoning Appeals
Rebels in Aleppo Challenge Syrian Junta Over Union
Northern Syria officers have proclaimed a rebellion against the military junta and seek reunion with Egypt’s United Arab Republic. The Aleppo broadcast declared martial law in northern and eastern Syria as army units reportedly move to quell the revolt.
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Cairo
Syria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Aleppo
Damascus
U.A.R
Egypt
Beirut
Lebanon
Area Command
Damascus Radio
Senate to Air Arguments on Loan to U N
Washington AP Senate opens debate on a compromise proposal to lend up to 100 million dollars to the United Nations. The Kennedy administration backs the plan as a substitute for buying U N bonds and has won Republican support.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
United Nations
Kennedy
U.N
Congo
Middle East
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Hebron
Wis
Tiny Laverne
N.D
Volpe
Orval Faubus
UAR
Hudson River
U.S. 7
Sunderland Bride
Somerset
N.H
New Hampshire
Dorcheser
State Highway Department
Sudbury
Brandon
Battenkill
Battenkill River
Arlington
Whittaker Chambers
Sion
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