Powell signals bid for third term amid Senate appointment furor
New Hampshire governor Powell defends his interim pick Maurice Murphy Jr. and hints at seeking a third two year term. He dismisses critics as biased against Bridges and Rockefeller, denies a deal with the Bridges family, and tells his TV audience he does not plan to run against Norris Cotton in the Senate primary. Powell says he would have named himself Bridges successor if appropriate and praises Murphy’s appointment.
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N.h.ap
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Maurice J. Murphy Jr
U.S. Senate
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Huey Long
National Governors Conference
Nelson Rockefeller
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
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Bridges
Congress
State House
Doloris Bridges
William Loeb
Concord Daily Monitor
Weekly Press
Old Guard
Monitor
Hawaii
New York
Rockefeller
Associated Press
Honolulu
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Kennedy
Kennedy plans busy day with budget and State of the Union
President Kennedy faces a packed schedule in Palm Beach as he works on the budget and the State of the Union message. A year end back checkup was delayed. advisers including Sorensen Heller O'Brien and Feldman meet to finalize fiscal plans likely exceeding 90 billion dollars. Kennedy plans to deliver the State of the Union in early Congress, with Congress to convene January 10. Sisters Stephen Smith and Sargent Shriver return from Washington to be near their father, Joseph Kennedy.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Kennedy
Preston Wade
New York
White House
Pierre Salinger
Oceanside
David E. Bell
Bell
Theodore C. Sorensen
Walter W. Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
Lawrence F. O’brien
Myer Feldman
Salinger
Congress
Stephen Smith
Sargent Shriver
Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
Keyser Denies Vermont Budget Deficit Forecast
Gov. Keyser dismissed a $700,000 biennium deficit forecast and pledged tight spending. He noted potential transfers could balance the budget and that a review of six months' operations would occur in January.
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Montpelier
Keyser
Vermont
John Boylan
Russex
Senate Appropriations Committee
John Wackerman
Widow Styles Bridges Opens New Hampshire Office
Mrs Styles Bridges rents office space in Concord to oversee her late husband term plans. She says a statement on her plans will come next month and may run for the Republican nomination. Bridges staff stay on government payroll for a month to handle mail and transitions. Senator Maurice Murphy Jr. says he probably will not hire Bridges staff.
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N.H
Styles Bridges
U.S. Senate
School St
Eagle Hotel
State House
Bridges
Maurice J. Murphy Jr
Collapse of princes meeting shocks Laotian talks
VIENTIANE Laos AP the three princes meeting collapsed in under an hour as neutralist Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong visited Premier Boun Oum for a coalition government talks. Boun Oum refused to meet them at the airport or planned place. the visit ended with a brief courtesy call and no accord. Souphanouvong denounced American warmongers while Souvanna Phouma signaled cautious tone.
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Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Boun Oum
Prince Souphanouvong
Phoumni Nosavan
Pet lovers die in snow while seeking dogs in Marblehead and Reading
Police reported two elderly women died or suffered a long ordeal in snowdrifts while trying to rescue or reach their pet dogs. Mabel Bresnahan 60 was found with a dog's leash tangled, likely from exposure or a heart attack after slipping in her yard.Grace Black 75 lay trapped in a Reading snowbank for nine hours after also going out for her dog.
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Marblehead
Mass
Mabel Bresnahan
Reading
Grace Black
Trade Program Seen First Item Before Congress
Congress may take Kennedy’s trade proposal as its first major 1962 action. The plan aims to broaden tariff cutting powers to keep pace with the European Common Market and protect export markets amid opposition from industries facing foreign competition. The House Ways and Means Committee may push the reciprocal trade bill to the floor, sidestepping other proposals.
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Congress
Kennedy
United States
Hale Boggs
D-La
House
Ways and Means Committee
Yemen Splits From U A R Federation Amid Nasser Socialism Push
Cairo reports say Yemen left the United Arab Republic federation, cutting ties with the imam of Yemen and signaling a setback to Gamal Abdel Nasser's Arab socialist program. Exiles in Beirut warn the move could spark a Yemeni revolt against the imam. The U A R linked Egypt Syria and Yemen in a loose federation formed in 1958. Syria had left earlier, leaving Egypt to bear costs and steer the bloc.
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U.A.R
Democratic contenders eye 62 election races across states
Ribicoff Stratton and Alford plan gubernatorial bids or drafts as party nominations heat up. Ribicoff may accept a draft for Senate while denying a June convention run. Stratton attracts New York backing. Alford aims Arkansas governor bid amid Ark political jockeying. Fulbright reaffirms bid. Faubus defers plans as Faubus Faubus.
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Alford Eye
PSC Advisers Oppose Vermont Utility Petition
Consultants for Vermont Public Service Board dispute Citizens Utilities Co. plan to amend subtransmission contracts for St. Lawrence and Niagara power. Allen J. Schultz says the current power delivery method is equitable and rejects the company’s push for reimbursement of transmission costs from Highgate to Newport.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Public Service Board
Citizens Utilities Co
Newport
St. Lawrence
Niagara Power
Allen J. Schultz
Hinder and Associates
New York
PSB
Citizens
Highgate
Coast Guard Rescues 10 From Dredge Adrift Off Atlantic
The Coast Guard Cutter Acushnet recovered 10 crewmen from the dredge Cartagena after it drifted 200 miles from Quebec toward Baltimore. Merlin Robinson of Hattiesburg Mississippi was revived after a near death on pickup. Rescue work faced gale winds and heavy seas with helicopter lift plan canceled. The tug Foundation Vigilant and the Acushnet conducted the rescue then proceeded toward Boston with all hands. Master of Foundation Vigilant vowed to stand by the dredge for 10 weeks if needed to recover it.
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Coast Guard
Acushnet
Atlantic
Merlin Robinson
Hattiesburg
Miss
Cartagena
Quebec
Baltimore
Foundation Vigilant
North Atlantic
Coast Guards
Nantucket
Adley LeBlanc
Memphis
Tenn
British fleet sails toward Kuwait amid Iraqi threat
British officials disclosed an armada headed by the Centaur has sailed from Mombasa toward the Kuwait region as a precautionary measure against a suspected Iraqi invasion. The move follows intelligence suggesting Kassim massing troops. 300 troops and transport crews were placed on alert, with possible Nairobi departures if needed. Britain argues it remains a precautionary stance under a treaty obligation to Kuwait.
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London
Persian Gulf
Admiralty
Centaur
Mombasa
Abdel Karim Kassim
Defense Ministry
Nairobi
Kenya
Britain
Sheik Abdullah as-Salim as-Sabah
Kassim
Iraq
Victims of Hotel Mayflower Fire in New York
A ninth floor blaze at the 17 story Hotel Mayflower near Central Park killed two residents and a fireman. Seven firefighters were injured as guests fled in nightclothes, aided by a passerby who alerted others. Murray Wyzel, about 60, a songwriter, was among the dead.
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Central Park
Central Park West
61St St
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