Pearson faces Quebec discontent over confederation role
Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson must tackle growing Quebec discontent as Liberal leaders plan urgent reforms for Canada’s French speaking citizens. A commission to study the problem and make recommendations is expected, amid unrest tied to Quebec Liberation Front bombings.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Quebec
Pearson
Liberal Party
Montreal
Ontario
Quebec Liberation Front
Inside Rickover says Thresher reactor not cause of loss
The article reports Admiral Rickover testimony that the Thresher submarine disaster could not have been caused by its atomic reactor. Editorial notes Haiti danger and opportunity. Hoosick Falls Central School gains a new guidance director. Brattleboro hosts Bennington High track relay record. Two riverboats race the Ohio River this afternoon. Quebec seeks stronger role in confederation amid bilingual policy and dual culture push with leaders advocating official steps.
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Quebec
Canada
Jean Lesage
Ottawa
Confederation
Lesage
Hugh MacLennan
Andre d’Allemagne
Ford Foundation Studies Area School Curriculum Plan
Ford Foundation executive Dr Edward Mead met Bennington educators to refine a 30 page proposal backing a regional curriculum initiative. The plan would unite 10 districts and four colleges for K-12 curriculum improvement and joint professional work across public and parochial schools.
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Edward Mead
Ford Foundation
Bennington
Foundation
Mead
Dr. Mead
Paul E. Kirsch
Bennington High School
W. Philip Walker
Molly Stark
Jane McCullough
Union School Board
Allan J. Heath
Leon E. Wagner
Catherine Corcoran
North Bennington High School
Vincent J. Spinelli
Bennington Catholic High School
Wagner
Heath
Pownal
Arlington
University of Lee
Tornadoes kill ten and injure over fifty across south and midwest
A powerful tornado tore through vast south and central regions leaving 10 dead and more than 50 injured. Fatalities occurred near Tunica Mississippi Moon Lake area and Shannon Mississippi while Maury City Tennessee reported two more deaths.
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Tunica, Miss
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Arkansas
Moon Lake
Shannon
Miss
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Maury City
Memphis
Grand Jury to Hear Alabama Slaying Case
A special grand jury will consider murder charges against Floyd Simpson in the rifle slaying of William L. Moore near Gadsden Alabama. Moore, 35, was found shot on a road during a hike from Chattanooga to Jackson to advocate segregation with Governor Barnett.
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Gadsden
Ala
Baltimore
Alabama
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jackson
Miss
Ross Barnett
Communist gains shake Italy's government in election
In a weekend election Italy's Communist left and Liberal right made major gains, reducing Premier Amintore Fanfani's Christian Democrats below 40 percent. Communists and Marxist Socialist parties together topped the Christian Democrats in both Senate and Chamber, while Fanfani's open to the left policy faced new uncertainty about economic reform. Palmiro Togliatti called the result a victory, as the parliament elected 630 deputies and 315 senators.
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Rome
Amintore Fanfani
Associated Press
Christian Democratic Party
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Fanfani
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Chamber
Christian Democrats
Italian Communist Party
Palmiro Togliatti
Communists
Pietro Nenni
Nenni
New Hampshire Enacts State Run Sweepstakes
Gov. John W. King announced that New Hampshire has legalized a state run sweepstakes after months of turmoil. The bill allows out of state participants to buy tickets, creates a three member commission to supervise, and any revenue is earmarked for education. The measure passed the House 215 to 151 and the Senate 13 to 11.
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Concord
N.H
John W. King
New Hampshire
King
Legislare
United States
Joseph Millimet
U.S. Department of Justice
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Dominican Republic Declares Victory in Haiti Crisis
The Dominican Republic claimed a bloodless victory over Haitian leader Francois Duvalier as tensions eased after threats to move troops and ships toward Haiti. An OAS fact-finding mission was dispatched while Haiti said it would respect diplomatic missions.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Republc
Francois Duvalier
Caribbean
Port Au Prince
Duvalier
Juan Bosch
Haiti
Negro Republic
Hispaniola
Organization of American States
New York
Radio Santo Domingo
Romulo Betancourt
Venezuela
U.S
Washington
United States
OAS
Gonzalo Facio
Council of the Organization of American States
Francisco Roberto Lima
el Salvador
Santiago Salazar Santos
Columbia
Alberto Zuleta Angel
Enrique Gajardo
Chile
Gonzalo Escudero
Ecuador
Facio
Budget deficit seen lower than expected
Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon told the U S Chamber of Commerce the 1963 64 deficit could be cut by about one billion dollars from the estimated 11 9 billion. He said stronger revenues and a buoyant economy justify a tax cut to spur full employment and accelerate growth.
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Washington
Dillon
Kennedy
U S Sought to Avert Middle East War by Western Pact
Senators Javits and Scott urged U S intervention to avert war in the Middle East. Javits proposed a Western collective defense with Israel, Britain and France. Scott offered good offices for direct peace talks between Israel and Arab neighbors amid Nasser moves toward a United Arab Republic. The warning cited a nascent Jordan threat as time runs out for peace.
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Washington
U.S
Israel
Middle East
Jacob K. Javits
Javits
Senate
Jordan
Talks Underway in Laos Amid Lingering Fighting
Neu neutralist Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma returns to the Plain of Jars to renew peace talks with the Pathet Lao as fighting slows. The Pathet Lao push for broader truce terms while Western officials cite North Vietnamese aid. ICC plans a new observation post despite Polish objections.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Plain of Jars
Pathet Lao
Phoumi Nosavan
Kong le
Phoumi
Viet Nam
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Khang Khay
International Control Commission
Poland
Canada
India
ICC
Unemployment Rate Drops in Montpelier Week
The Employment Security Department reports the jobless rate for the week ended April 20 at 7.4 percent, down from 7.8 percent the prior week. There were 5 553 benefit claims, including 557 in the high level category.
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