U S Halts Aid to Ceylon Over Nationalized Oil Claims
The United States suspends a 3.8 million aid program to Ceylon until compensation is paid to Esso Standard Eastern Inc. and Caltex Ceylon Ltd. for nationalized gas stations. USAID will withdraw 15 technicians and 5 administrators within 30 days, with limited staff to wind up.
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U.S
Ceylon
Washington
United States
Agency For International Development
David Bell
Frances E Willis
Esso Standard Eastern Inc
Caltex Ceylon Ltd
Sulphur Queen Missing In Atlantic Storm
A United States tanker Marine Sulphur Queen with 39 crewmen aboard is reported missing off the southeastern Atlantic coast after a heavy storm. Coast Guard and aircraft from Virginia, North Carolina, Florida and Louisiana search, while a sighting near the Carolina coast proved to be a sister ship, Marine Dow Chem.
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Atlantic
Coast Guard
Marine
Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
Louisiana
Norfolk, Va
Carolina
Marine Dow Chem
Maple Industry Hope Hike for Fair Canadian Tariff
Sen. George D. Aiken calls on Christian Herter to press for a fairer balance of U S Canadian customs duties and a better break for U S maple syrup producers in a White House trade talks letter. He argues Canada gains little income from the tariff while U S producers bear the burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Christian Herter
U.S
Aiken
Canada
Senate Foreign Relations
Vermont
Herter
United States
Record Cold Spell Ending in Europe
The bitter cold spell across Europe ends with a thaw bringing avalanches floods and rising temperatures. The death toll from the abnormal weather reaches 584 as officials warn of further turmoil and potential resurgent cold.
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Europe
London
Iraq Revolt Overthrows Kassem as Communists Targeted
Be Irut Lebanon AP says Premier Abdel Karim Kassem toppled by Iraqi rivals who seize 600 soldiers in Baghdad and call the National Council of Revolutionary Command to govern. Aref named transitional chief. crackdown on Communists ordered. Nasser regime recognition follows.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iraq
Abdel Karim Kassem
Kassem
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Yemeni
Abdel Salam Mohammed Aref
National Council of Revolutionary Command
Col
Ahmed Hassan Bakr
Aref
Baghdad
Feisal II
Nasser
Egypt
Defense Ministry
Iran
U.A.R
Baghdad Radio
National Council of Revolutionary
Karim Kassem
Ba'ath
Arab Socialist) Party
U S resumes underground nuclear tests in Nevada amid Geneva talks
Washington reports the United States restarted underground nuclear tests in Nevada as disarmament talks with 17 nations resume in Geneva. William Foster heads to Geneva to push first-step confidence measures while aiming for a test ban, with the AEC confirming multiple blasts in the 20 000 to one million ton TNT range.
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Washington
United States
Geneva
William C. Foster
U.S. Disarmament Agency
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Britain
New York
Dean Rusk
State Department
Foster
Hoff Denies GOP Prompted Postponing of Prison Bond
MONTPELIER AP Hoff denies GOP pressure to delay his 3.2 million bond proposal for a medium security prison. Officials say a one year deferral may occur to fund education and a 2.4 million Vermont college bond. Hoff says no policy change, only accommodation to complete needed legislation.
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Hoff
Gop
Montpelier
Edward Conlin
R- Windsor
Vermont
Ralph A. Foote
House
Daulton Mann
Peru
Richard Mallary
R - Fairlee
Appropriations Committee
Inside Move PTA Rickover dispute reply from national PTA
National PTA president responds to the ongoing dispute with Adm. Rickover. The exchange centers on governance and education policy within the association and its relationship to military and public schooling oversight. The article notes differing views on PTA roles and leadership.
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PTA
Adm
Rickover
Court rules state cannot bear Barnett contempt blame
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal heard motions from Gov. Ross Barnett and Lt. Gov. Paul Johnson Jr. seeking dismissal or a jury trial over criminal contempt charges tied to efforts to block James Meredith's enrollment at the University of Mississippi. Neither Barnett nor Johnson attended the hearing as the court weighed next steps.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal
Barnett
Paul B. Johnson Jr
Johnson
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Revolution Upsets Middle East Balance and Iraq’s Regime
AP analysis notes Iraq’s Baathist revolt against Premier Kassem creates a fragile balance in a volatile oil region. Nasser’s influence and pan Arabism threaten regional stability, with Syria and Jordan potentially falling under renewed Nasserite hegemony and Arab unity pressures.
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Iraq
Middle East
Jewel Thieves Loot $300000 In Gems From New York Hotel
Thieves hit the Pierre apartment of Irene Selz, producer Mrs Selznick, in midtown Manhattan, stealing gems valued at about $300000. A 20.23 carat Tiffany diamond in a platinum ring insured for $130000 was among the pieces. Police say the robbery shows professional style with undisturbed rooms and no sifting.
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Abraham Lincoln
Bennington Museum
New York
Maud Hunt Patterson
Clyde DuVernet Hunt
Brattleboro
Bennington
Midtown Manhattan
Hotel Pierre
Irene M. Selznick
John Campbell
Hoff Plans Highlight Bennington County Government Role
Gov Hoff proposes consolidating towns and regionalizing state services to revitalize Bennington County government. The article catalogs current county offices from county clerk to judges, sheriffs, treasurer and auditors, noting many roles are tied to the court system and that reforms could shift workload and authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoff
Vermont
Bennington County
George H. Plumb
Montpelier
High Baliff
Massive air strike targets Viet Cong near Saigon
American piloted bombers blasted the tinder dry countryside near Saigon as South Vietnamese ground forces opened a major operation against Viet Cong guerrillas. Dozens of fires burned, smoke towers rose, and U S helicopters ferried troops into the area for heavy fighting. In Washington, House Republicans denounced Kennedy tax cut proposals as an economic gamble of historic scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AP Bai Lai
South Viet Nam
Saigon
North Viet Nam
Washington
Senate
House
Kennedy
Algeria seeks U N Food and Agriculture Organization membership
Rome AP reports Algeria has applied for membership in the UN FAO, with the group confirming the move as part of its present membership at 100. The decision signals Algeria's bid to join the international body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Algeria
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Italian-born physicist Pontecorvo nominated for Lenin Prize
Bruno Pontecorvo, the Italian-born physicist who fled to the Soviet Union after wartime atomic work in Britain, has been nominated for the Lenin Prize. Tass reports he became a Soviet citizen about twelve years ago and is honored for his neutrino physics studies.
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Moscow
Bruno Pontecorvo
Soviet Union
Britain
Tass
Friday Pontecorvo
Tubman Nominated for Fifth Liberia Term in May Elections
President William V. S. Tubman of Liberia, in office since 1944, accepts a nomination for a fifth term. He says opposition cannot win without legal elections and notes no organized opposition. Elections are scheduled for next May.
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Monrovia, Liberia
William V. S. Tubman
Liberia
Tubman
True Whig
Assembly repeals co op savings and loan provisions in 1961
The 1961 General Assembly repealed special provisions for cooperative savings and loan associations and building and loan associations, subjecting such entities to the Vermont Corporate Franchise Tax Law for tax years beginning after January 1, 1962.
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Montpelier
General Assembly
Cooperative Savings and Loan Associations
Vermont
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