Hoff Sees Choosier Voters In Vermont Political Shift
Gov. Philip Hoff notes a trend toward independent voters as voters struggle to discern differences between parties. VIP leader A Luke Crispe defends the third party while Hoff signals openness to VIP backing in 1964. Spencer argues a third party is unnecessary if a clear philosophy exists.
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Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
John M. Spencer
Vermont
A. Luke Crispe
VIP
Democratic Party
Yetta Grotofent Dies In Shrine Circus Fall In Omaha
Yetta Grotofent, a Wallenda circus member, died during a 50-foot pole act at Shrine Circus in Omaha after a sway miscue possibly hitting a guy wire. Autopsy showed severed spinal cord and brain damage. Husband Arthur Grotofent was unaware during dismantling work as the crowd of 4,666 watched in silence.
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Omaha
Neb
Yetta Grotofent
Yetta
Wallenda
Shrine Circus
Jack Huntley
Circus
Huntley
Dieter Schepp
Richard Faughnan
Detroit
Arthur
Omaha World-Herald
Pat Hall
Vermont Legislature Weekend in Ottawa on Biennial Visit
The Vermont legislature arrived in Ottawa as a biennial junket led by Gov. Philip Hoff with about 200 participants including senators representatives and private citizens. They will visit government house and meet diplomats after attending a reception at Walton Butterworths residence and a planned layover with Mrs. Georges P. Vanier. Washington: Dillon seeks $43.8 million restored to federal budget with IRS backfill and more staff to handle increased returns.
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Ottawa
Vermont
New England
Philip H. Hoff
Quebec City
Walton Butterworth
U.S
Canada
Government House
Georges P. Vanier
Gev
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Senate Appropriations
House
Federal
Internal Revenue Service
Dillon
Mortimer M. Caplin
Internal Revenue
France to Maintain Purely French Nuclear Force
President Charles de Gaulle declared France will proceed with its own nuclear strike capability to ensure survival in the nuclear age. He dismissed dissua sion efforts as immobilism and demagogy while pledging Atlantic cooperation but not multinational NATO nuclear forces. A French force is expected to be ready by late fall.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
United States
NATO
U.S
Kennedy
Laos Reds Start New Offensive Across Plaine des Jarres
Path et Lao forces estimated at 10 000 struck Friday to crush about 5 000 neutralist troops surrounded on the Plaine des Jarres in east central Laos. Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma appealed to Britain and the Soviet Union to curb violations of the cease fire and allow international mediation.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
Souvanna Phouma
Britain
Soviet Union
Kong le
Phong Savan
Moung Pan
Deuane
Geneva
Souvanna
Souphanouvong
Khang Khay
India
Canada
Poland
Exiles Split on Issue of 2nd Invasion Pledge
Miami AP report shows Cuban Revolutionary Council members at odds over Kennedy backed a second invasion. Dr. Jose Miro Cardona accuses Kennedy of breaking a promise while Manuel Antonio de Varona denies knowledge of such pledge and seeks unity among exile groups.
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Jose Miro Cardona
Center
Miami, Fla
Manuel Antonio de Varona
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Kennedy
Cuba
Varona
Council
Miro
United States
Fidel Castro
Franco Cabinet Upholds Death Sentence for Grimau Garcia
Madrid officials refuse clemency for Spanish Communist leader Julian Grimau Garcia. Cabinet says Khrushchev telegram is propaganda. Grimau, 52, convicted for roles in a drum head court that killed nationalists during the 1936 39 Civil War. no date set for execution.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Julian Grimau Garcia
Franco
Khrushchev
Grimanu
Manuel Fraga Irigarne
Griman
Fraga
Tass
Moscow
Grimau
Warren Wire Workers Vote Against Union
Warren Wire Co workers rejected a bid by the United Steelworkers to be their bargaining agent. In a National Labor Relations Board supervised election 57 voted for acceptance and 73 against from 141 eligible workers. Company president John R. Cook praised the democratic result.
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Pownal
Warren Wire Co
United Steel Workers of America
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
John R. Cook
Earl M. Bourdon
Claremont
Warren Wire
Inside New England backs CAB plan of study
Officials support a CAB plan to study the region's air service as part of broader transportation planning. The proposal aims to assess routes, funding, and regional needs to improve air connectivity and economic growth across New England.
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New England
Debris Found Near Thresher Sinking Site
Navy reports additional debris found in the Atlantic near the Thresher crash site where 129 sailors died. The court of inquiry will hear testimony from Lt Cmdr William J Cowhill and Rear Adm Charles J Palmer among others as classified evidence is reviewed.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Navy
Naval Court of
Cmdr
William J. Cowhill
Mystic
Conn
Charles J. Palmer
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Navy Yard
Kennedy Denies Pledge of Cuba Invasion and Budget Fights
President Kennedy rejected charges of a second Cuba invasion while addressing the American Society of Newspaper Editors. He warned invasion or blockade would be ruinous and urged exile leaders to cooperate toward Cuba’s eventual freedom. He also defended the proposed budget cuts, urged restraint with steel prices, and discussed civil rights funding, Laos policy, and social security.
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Washington
Kennedy
Cuba
Jose Miro Cardona
United States
Miro
Cuban Revolutionary Council
U.S
Fidel Castro
Khrushchev
Mississippi
Federal Civil Rights Commission
Laos
Pathet Lao
Soviet Union
GOP Sceptical of Kennedy Budget Cut Claim
AP reports mixed reactions to President Kennedy's claim that a five billion dollar across the board budget cut could destroy a million jobs. Republicans call it poppycock, while Democrats split, with some supporting selective cuts and others urging careful reductions without harming the nation.
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Washington
Kennedy
Republican Congressional Committee
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate Democratic
Congress
John J. Williams
Delaware
Republican Committee
Allen J. Ellender
D-Law
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate
GOP
A. Willis Robertson
Dva
30 Seconds over Tokyo Raiders Mark 21st Reunion
In Seattle 30 of the 56 living Doolittle Raiders gathered for their 21st anniversary reunion to honor their World War II Tokyo raid. Lt Gen James Doolittle will attend the dine event with awards and scholarship announcements alongside tributes to fallen comrades.
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Seattle
Wash
Doolittle
Japan
Tokyo
James H
Jimmy) Doolittle
North Africa
12Th Air Force
Perry
Hoisington
Eugene Zuckert
Curtis LeMay
Air Force
China
Soviet Union
Vladivostok
Jimmy Doolittle
United States
Richard A. Knoblock
Washington, D.C
Boeing Field
Associated Press
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William H. Barnes III
U.S. Engineering Experimental Station
Annapolis
Edwin G. Savasten
David Taylor
Daniel P. Trefethen
Samuel P. Heller Jr
Frank DeStefano
Hartford
R. Bruce Rule
Norfolk
Patrick Leahy
Bureau of Ships
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Boston
Thresher
Raymond A. McCoole
Dover
Census Bureau
America
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