Rebel Syrians Seek Truce With Junta
In Aleppo a new rebel commander Col. Lunay Atassi urged Damascus to negotiate a truce and halt troop movements to prevent bloodshed. The Northern Eastern Army Command imposed a curfew and said it would not fire on civilians or the loyal army while seeking unity with the United Arab Republic. Damascus issued a 90 minute surrender ultimatum as talks of a near compromise circulated.
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Aleppo
Syria
United Arab Republic
Atassi
Damascus
Tell
Keyser to Consult North East Officials on Highway Board Pick
Governor Keyser will confer with Republican leaders in the Northeast Kingdom before choosing a new state highway board member to replace Burlington’s Russell A. Holden. The governor has signaled the appointee will come from that region.
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Montpelier
Keyser
Republican Party
Northeast Kingdom
State Highway Board
Russel A. Holden
Burlington
Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher Divorce Confirmed
The three year marriage ends after a formal statement by Louis Nizer says the couple will proceed with divorce. Liz Taylor later plans to work with Richard Burton while Eddie Fisher heads to Broadway and Hollywood to be near hisChildren. Debbie Reynolds, now married to Harry Karl, made no comment.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Fisher
Louis Nizer
Liz
Rome
Elizabeth
Fisher
Nizer
Hollywood
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Eddie
Debbie
Harry Karl
Miss Taylor
Mike Todd
New Mexico
Todd
Brazil President Goulart Welcomed by Kennedy in Washington
President Kennedy welcomes Brazil's Joao Goulart in Washington as the two leaders plan to discuss the U.S. Alliance for Progress and the recent expropriation of a U.S. owned telephone company by Brazil. They will also review a Northeast Brazil poverty project.
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Kennedy
Joao Goulart
Brazil
U.S. Alliance For Progress
Goulart
Janio Quadros
Red China
Alliance For Progress
Economic Loss Of RR Before ICC Hearing
Testimony on the economic impact of the Rutland Railway loss of service is set for today as the ICC resumes a hearing. The third phase of a $10,000 state study reviews effects of the six month strike and managements bid to abandon operations. The state may not oppose abandonment if the ICC permits receivers to run key line segments.
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Vermont
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Donald Fisher
Railway Labor Executives Association
ICC
Fast 999 Engine Headed to Museum in Chicago
The New York Central steam locomotive 999, first to exceed 100 mph with a passenger train, will be towed to Chicago's National Museum of Science and Industry. Engine 999, engineered by Charlie Hogan, paused 30 years in De Witt near Syracuse and will arrive Saturday, towed by a diesel.
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N.Y
New York Central Railroad
Chicago
National Museum of Science and Industry
Batavia
Rochester
Empire State Express
Charlie Hogan
de Witt
Syracuse
No Candidates For Mayoralty In Ashland As Election Blank
Ashland Missouri with a population of around 465 had no mayoral candidate in today’s city election. A resident said it’s no pay and a hard name. Mayor Lahmon Wren complained he wouldn’t run again even if paid. The Board of Aldermen left the mayor spot blank hoping for write-ins.
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Ashland
Lahmon Wren
Board of Aldermen
Court Action Foreseen On Putnam Deed Of Gift
Legal steps aim to set aside Henry W. Putnam deed transferring private water works to Bennington in 1912. Residents Nash and Shields notify officials of possible judicial review while village and county towns prepare a defense strategy and discuss appointing extra counsel.
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Henry W. Putnam
Bennington
Bennington Water Commissioners
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Water Commissioners
Reuben Levin
Water Board
Hamilton L. Shields
Loyal R. Nash
Nash
Shields
Old Bennington
Nash and Shields
James B. Gibney
Levin
Water Works
Putnam
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington County
Putnam Hospital
Ex POW Katzenbach Named No 2 at Justice Department
Nicholas de Borde Katzenbach, ex law professor and former POW, is named by President Kennedy to replace Byron White as deputy attorney general. The 40 year old Rhodes scholar and Yale law graduate has served as assistant attorney general and chief of the office of legal counsel and has links to space law study and diplomacy. White moves to the Supreme Court. Senate confirmation required.
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Byron R. White
Justice Department
Nicholas de Borde Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Department
Office of
Legal Counsel
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White
Supreme Court
Senate
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Rhodes
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University of Chicago
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Army Air Corps
Mediterranean
Geneva
American Bar Association
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United Nations
Leon Lipson
Air Space
Bennington Water Line Plan Faces Boycott by Local Merchants
Joseph Caracciola and Paul J. Martin withdrew from the Hunt Street water line project citing objections to the reimbursement method and conditions set by the Bennington Water Commissioners. A third business, Michael J. Beshara, also faces exclusion as the trio claim the village would rely on taxpayers for future funding. The water board insists proposals align with the deed of gift restricting outlays to 500 per year and require consumer-initiated reimbursement actions.
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Bennington
Joseph Caracciola
Joe
Caracciola
Paul J. Martin
Leonard Street
Bennington Water Commissioners
Michael J. Beshara
Bradford St
U.S
Water Board
Water Department
Beshara
Martin
Northeast Asks Right to End Laconia Service
Northeast Airlines seeks Civil Aeronautics Board approval to close its Laconia Airport office by April 29. If granted, Concord Airport becomes the nearest Northeast stop for Laconia travelers. Laconia is among five northern New England airports targeted for discontinued service.
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N.H
Northeast Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
James Nevers
Concord
Northeast
Laconia Air
New England
Rockland
Houston
Maine
Newport
Lawrence
Mass
Boy, 9, Trapped When Tractor Overturns Near Burlington
Nine year old Philip R. Fortin of Hinesburg was listed in critical condition at De Goesbriand Hospital after a tractor he was driving overturned and crushed him yesterday.
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Burlington, Vt
Philip R. Fortin
Hinesburg
de Goesbriand Hospital
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