EFTA Meets in Geneva as Britain Trades Paths with Common Market
British delegates join six European nations in Geneva to discuss tariff cuts and expanding trade within the European Free Trade Association. The talks aim to align EFTA and the EEC, push for freer goods movement, and avoid a split in Europe with potential NATO repercussions. Britain seeks to advance EFTA while pursuing parallel relations with the Common Market.
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Geneva
Wall Street Journal
European Free Trade Association
EFTA
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Portugal
Switzerland
Austria
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
European Economic Community
EEC
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Luxemburg
de Gaulle
Europe
U.S
NATO Alliance
Great Britain
Lord Home
British Commonwealth
Flu reports rise in Vermont towns isolation group
The Vermont Health Department reports 25 new influenza like illness cases in Enosburg Falls bringing total to about 75. Dr Linus J Leavens notes all ages affected and high school absenteeism. Other outbreak sites include Johnson and Island Pond as officials seek samples to identify Asian flu.
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Burlington
State Health Department
Enosburg Falls
Linus J. Leavens
Leavens
Communicable Disease Control Office
Johnson
Island Pond
Brandt's Party Wins West Berlin Election
West Berlin voters gave Willy Brandt's Socialist party a strong mandate in the municipal election. The Socialists won 89 of 140 seats, while the Communist party fell to 1.3 percent of the vote and 20,887 ballots. The Christian Democrats dropped to 41 seats and the Free Democrats gained 10 seats. Observers saw no shift in the national political balance. Brandt signaled readiness to govern broadly and urged coalition partners to align with Socialist platform.
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West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Social Democratic Party
Adenauer
Christian Democratic Union Party
Berlin
Brandt
Communist Party
Wall
Christian Democrats
Franz Amrehn
Socialists and
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Socialists
Free Democrats
Khrushchev
S Vist
East Berlin
Arms Talks Stymied On Red Terms
Geneva reports that US disarmament chief William C. Foster rejected Khrushchev’s two or three on site inspections per year as an ultimatum. Foster urged eight to ten inspections as minimum and pressed Kuznetsov to discuss inspection details. Kuznetsov refused to negotiate until Western powers accept the two to three quota.
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Geneva
Khrushchev
United States
William C. Foster
Foster
Britain
Soviet Union
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Kuznetsov
Who Decides the Button in Kennedy Nuclear Leadership
AP News Analysis by John M. Hightower examines President Kennedy’s push for allied leadership in nuclear policy. It contrasts Kennedy’s view of a necessary U.S. role with de Gaulle's stance, noting the tension between shared authority and ultimate decisionmaking in NATO and global deterrence.
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United States
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
Inside U Vermont official urges TV education legislation
On the Inside University of Vermont official sees urgent need for legislation on educational television. Arson suspected in Darrow School fire. West Rutland High School beats Poultney 51 49 for Class M southern Vermont basketball title. Communist China may soon have the H bomb but not the means of delivery. Noon New York Stock Exchange averages and sales.
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University of Vermont
West Rutland High School
Poultney
Southern Vermont
Communist
China
New York Stock Exchange
Debate Over Cuba Policy Grows With Calls for Blockade
Washington AP report notes Sen. John Stennis urges possible blockade if Cuban Soviet forces persist. William Miller backs naval quarantine option and OAS sanctions. GOP voices, led by Hickenlooper, critique Kennedy foreign policy amid Cuba tensions.
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Washington
John Stennis
D-Miss
Cuba
Caribbean
William Miller
Consideration Of Tax Cuts And Reforms Separately
Hubert H Humphrey said he will push to separate the administration tax cut and tax revision proposals from a package. He noted Kennedy’s favorable reception to that idea and said the tax program is in trouble as opposition grows. He suggested the president may aim for tax cuts alone this year. Calls have mounted to divorce the $13.6 billion tax cut from the $3.4 billion revision plan.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kennedy
Humphrey
Democratic Senate
Minnesota
Congress
William Miller
New York
Los Angeles
Labor Leaders Call for Broad Quick Tax Cut in U S
Labor leaders pressed for a broad quick tax cut to tackle unemployment, opposing Kennedy's gradual plan. Critics warned cuts could be too small or inflationary without offsetting spending cuts. Budget Chief Gordon backs trimming the budget to fit reform. Republican critics say tax cuts require reduced federal spending.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Organized Labors High Command
Kennedy
Kermit Gordon
House
Ways and Means
Humphrey
Court voids two acts stripping citizenship for wartime evasion
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, declared two laws removing citizenship for residing abroad during war unconstitutional for lacking due process. Justice Goldberg led the majority, while Justices Harlan, Stewart, Clark, and White dissented in separate opinions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Goldberg
Harlane
Clark
Stewart
White
High Court
Justice Goldberg
Mysterious rendezvous as hijacked freighter nears Brazil
The Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui, hijacked by communist gunmen, halted near Maraca Island off Brazil as two small boats visited. U.S. and Venezuelan forces chased, with Brazil signaling possible asylum. Betancourt planned to travel to Washington amid the crisis.
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Trinidad
Maraca Island
Belem
Anzoategui
Venezuela
New Orleans
Houston
Tex
Romulo Betancourt
Caribbean
Brazil
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
la Guaira
Caracas
Hearings Set On Vermont Education TV And Aid
Public hearings will be held in the Vermont House chamber on aid to education and educational television. Senate chairmen Newell and House chair Sanborn Partridge announced hearings for Tuesday night February 26 on aid bills by Simpson and Hebard. A February 28 hearing will cover the $1.5 million bond issue for ETV financing and a Senate resolution for $18,250 to fund preliminary survey work for the network.
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Graham S. Newell
Caledonia
Sanborn Partridge
Proctor
Senate
House
W. Arthur Simpson
Lyndon
Emory Hebard
Glover
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