Peace Strike Leaders Seek Meeting With Kennedy
Peace Strike for Peace group leader Dagmar Wilson says 51 members hope to meet President Kennedy after reporting on Geneva talks with delegations from 17 nations. The women, including Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mrs. Cyrus Eaton, arrived in Philadelphia after five days in Geneva.
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Philadelphia
Strike For Peace Movement
Kennedy
Geneva
Dagmar Wilson
Washington, D.C
International Airport
London
Wilson
Martin Luther King Jr
Cyrus Eaton
Cleveland
U.S
Arthur Dean
Valerian Zorin
Justin Mamis
Bennington
Vermont
De Gaulle Wins Big In France Show Of Confidence Vote
Paris voters back President Charles de Gaulle’s Algerian policy by 65 percent amid a regional terror response by the Secret Army Organization. Turnout hit 90 percent of valid ballots in metropolitan France, with Algeria absent from the vote and a two point plan approved including cease fire confirmation and a blank-check path to independence.
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Charles de Gaulle
Secret Army
Algeria
France
de Gaulle
Oran Echo
Oran Republican
Corsica
Evian
Colombey Les Deux Eglises
TV Engineer Brings Tiny Fan Joy Before Dying
In San Pedro California Julie Malond a four year old cancer patient was visited by Bill Stulla the engineer from a Los Angeles children show He placed his trainman cap under her oxygen tent and Julie touched it and smiled Doctors say Julie now in hospice has battled kidney cancer that spread to her lungs after initial surgery and radiation Her parents Irwin and Pat Maland remain at her bedside as medical staff note her bravery and hope for a miracle
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San Pedro
Calif
Julie Malond
Bill
Los Angeles
Bill Stulla
Julie
Irwin
Pat Maland
Guerrilla Ambush Kills Two U S Advisers in Viet Nam
In Saigon reports, Communist guerrillas ambushed a training party near An Chau 360 miles north of Saigon. Four U S military advisers were killed or captured, with one Vietnamese ally killed and four wounded. The incident raises U S casualties to 18 in three weeks, with 25 guerrillas reported killed near the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
An Chau
South China Sea
U.S
South Viet Nam
Study finds 28 states lack kindergarten aid
New York report by the National Kindergarten Association shows 28 of 50 states do not provide state funding for public school kindergartens.
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New York
UPI
National Kindergarten Association
Senate Takes Up 13 Billion Defense Hardware Bill
The Senate opens consideration of a 13 billion defense authorization for aircraft missiles and ships with the baseball season delaying action as the Washington Senators face the Detroit Tigers in the new D C Stadium after President Kennedy throws out the first ball. The measure includes 491 million for RS70 aircraft. 320 million more than asked. House action is light due to the game, with major business limited to the Congress operating funds bill and foreign aid hearings.
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Senate
House
Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
D.C
Kennedy
of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Army
Air Force
Armed Services Committee
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Boston Suburb Battles Army Reactors Gas Emission Plan
Watertown selectmen meet with Army officials at Watertown Arsenal to discuss an atomic reactor gas plume. The Army has AEC approval to build a 175 foot stack to vent gases raising local concern about atmospheric dissolution of reactor byproducts. Local leader Edward Seferian urges nationwide checks on such emissions.
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Watertown
Mass
Boston
Army
Watertown Arsenal
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Edward G. Seferian
Keyser asks VFW to oppose guard cutbacks in Vermont
Gov F Ray Keyser urged the Vermont Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to join his protest against proposed reductions in the 43rd National Guard Division comprising Vermont Connecticut and Rhode Island. Rep Robert Stafford also plans to oppose the cuts. Vermont lists about 2 200 officers and enlisted men in the unit.
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Montpelier
F. Ray Keyser
Vermont
Veterans of Foreign Wars
43Rd National Guard Division
Connecticut
Rhode Island
VFW
Robert T. Stafford
R-Vt
House Armed Services Committee
Vermont IRS targets gamblers in Friday raids
Burlington AP reports Vermont's IRS director Fulton D. Fields says income tax returns of 33 men arrested in statewide gambling raids will be closely examined. He urges all involved in wagering to register and pay a $50 wagering stamp, even if not arrested. Fifteen of the 33 have pleaded guilty.
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Burlington
Vermont
Internal Revenue Service
Fulton D. Fields
Fields
Americans Freed by Cuba After Treasure Hunt Sinks
Seven American divers and a crew member were freed by Fidel Castro's government after their 46-foot yacht Pisces sank near Baracoa during a treasure hunt. They stayed at a Havana hotel, with Swiss mediation and hotel charges covered by Cuba. Leaders include Gordon S. Patton and Bernie Nistad. other members hail from Ocean City, Md.. Brooklyn. Washington, D.C.. Brewster.
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Cuba
Miami
Fidel Castro
Gordon S. Patton
Ocean City
Oriente
Baracoa
Jamaica
Bernie Nistad
Brooklyn
N.Y
United States
State Department
Patton
Nistad
Fred Dickson Jr
N.J
Mike Freeman
Washington, D.C
John Sterry
Brewster N.Y
John E. Johnson
Joe Campbell
Oscar Night in Hollywood Echoes With Big Contenders
Hollywood hosts the Oscar ceremony at Santa Monica's Civic Auditorium as West Side Story leads with 11 nominations. Nominees include Natalie Wood, Sophia Loren, Geraldine Page, Piper Laurie, Audrey Hepburn, and top male contenders Maximilian Schell and Paul Newman. Strong supporting bets center on George Chakiris, Montgomery Clift, and Jackie Gleason with Rita Moreno in the running against Judy Garland.
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Civic Auditorium
Liz Taylor
Rome
ABC Radio and Television
Armed Forces Radio
Televiewers
Smart Money
Nuremberg
Guns of
Navarone
Natalie Wood
Sophia Loren
Garbo
Geraldine Page
Piper Laurie
Audrey Hepburn
Maximilian Schell
Paul Newman
Grandma
Academy
Spencer Tracy
Charles Boyer
Fanny
Stuart Whitman
George Chakiris
Chakiris
Montgomery Clift
Jackie Gleason
Rita Moreno
Judy Garland
Judy
Una Merkel
Fay Bainter
Lotte Lenya
No Drumming Out Shoup Halts Marine Rite
Norfolk commandant Gen. David M. Shoup ordered an inspector general investigation and halted the drum ming out ceremony revived by Col. William C. Capehart at the Norfolk Marine Barracks. The practice has seen at least seven Marines drummed out since August 1960. Shoup said the local commander lacked authorization.
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Norfolk, Va
Marine Corps
Norfolk
David M. Shoup
Shoup
William C. Capehart
Norfolk Marine Barracks
U.S. Navy
Capehart
Washington
Boxer Tunney Hunsaker Awakens After Second Brain Operation
In Bluefield West Virginia boxer Tunney Hunsaker awoke from a coma after a second brain operation. His wife Phyllis expressed hope he will recover though a doctor cautioned he is not out of the woods yet. The 30 year old former Fayetteville police chief was injured in a Friday Beckley bout with Joe Sheldon of Cleveland and showed a faint sign of improvement after surgery.
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Bluefield
W.va
Tunney Hunsaker
E. L. Gage
Hunsaker
Fayetteville
Beckley
Joe Sheldon
Cleveland
Castro Seeks Cut in $62 Million Ransom for 1179 Prisoners
Cuban exile negotiators plan a Tuesday trip to Havana to press Fidel Castro to lower the $62 million ransom set for 1,179 Bay of Pigs captives. The prisoners face 30 year terms after a secretive military trial, with ransom offers swelling since Castro previously proposed a tractor swap.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Families Committee
Castro
Jose Santiago
Family Committee
New York
International Rescue Committee
Leo Cherne
Cherne
Families Committee
International Rescue Group
Antonio de Varona
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Georgia manhunt for 12 escapees continues
In Jesup Georgia a major manhunt for 12 inmates at Wayne County State Prison Camp intensified after 25 escapees fled Saturday night. Thirteen were recaptured within 24 hours as nearly 100 officers searched dense woods and swamps while two guards were overpowered and jailed.
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Jesup
South Georgia
Wayne County
Georgia
Jack M. Forrester
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