Kennedy seeks congressional approval to buy UN bonds
President Kennedy asks Congress to authorize a 100 million dollar U.S. purchase of United Nations bonds to help solvent the UN and ensure member states pay their share. The plan totals 200 million and would be retired from general assessments funding Congo operations, amid GOP and Soviet opposition and ongoing Senate hearings.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States
United Nations
Congress
U.S
U.N
Congo
Secret Army Seizes Leverage Near Algiers in Terror Campaign
In Algiers and surrounding areas the Secret Army Organization escalated terror defying French security forces. Explosions toppled a police hideout, power was cut to Rocher Noir, and a palm villa bombing buried 20 commandos. Ambulances retrieved 20 bodies as officials warned of broad insider support and the risk to any independence talks.
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Algiers
Algeria
Rocher Noir
Secret Army
France
Charles de Gaulle
Jean Morin
Morin
Jordan King’s Wife Gives Birth to Crown Prince Abdullah
King Hussein of Jordan and Princess Muna welcomed a baby boy named Abdullah at 5:27 a.m. weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces. The birth elevates Muna to royal princess status, while the heir to the throne is unnamed here but named Abdullah after Hussein’s grandfather.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Muna al Hussein
Abdullah
Dina
Toni Averil Gardiner
Muna
Britain
Snow Boosts New England Slopes Across Many Resorts
Snow hit Northern New England ski areas with Black Mountain New Hampshire reporting seven inches and Waterville Valley nine inches, signaling excellent weekend conditions. Vermont resorts like Okemo Mountain plus Big Bromley Dutch Hill Hogback Mountain and others ranged from six to twelve inches as a cold front moves in with subzero temperatures over northern mountains.
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Boston
New England
Black Mountain
New Hampshire
Waterville Valley
Vrmont
Big Bromley
Dutch Hill
Hogback Mountain
Okemo Mountain
Weather Bureau
New Powder Snow Covers Vermont Ski Areas
Three to four inches of new snow fell overnight in Vermont marking the first appreciable accumulation in almost a month. The snowfall should diminish to flurries by late afternoon and is likely to boost business at Vermont ski resorts still hurt by ice-covered slopes since New Year’s weekend.
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Bennington
Leslie Mort
Central Vermont Public Service
Hagerman
Montpelier
Vermont
Ships Deploy To Stand By For Orbiting
Three aircraft carriers were ordered to sea to stand by for astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. in his plan to orbit the earth. The countdown neared T minus 48 hours as NASA prepared a weather forecast to confirm or delay the Thursday date. Glenn and crew checked the ship and spacecraft readiness while weather remained the main risk.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Glenn
West seeks postponement of U N debate on Katanga
United States and Western Allies plan to seek adjournment of a Security Council session called at the Soviet Union's request over charges that colonial powers aid Katanga's secession. The talks hinge on Congo Premier Cyrille Adoula's planned New York arrival and a push to purge mercenaries from Tshombe's forces.
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Security Council
U.N
Katanga
Congo
Soviet Union
United States
Cyrille Adoula
New York
Valerian Zorin
Moise Tshombe
Council
Zorin
Tshombe
Officials to Seek Voters' Endorsement of Quarterly Tax Plan
Representatives from Bennington town and village and two school districts meet to approve in principle a quarterly tax payment system. They will draft a detailed proposal next year if all four units back the idea, with changes to fiscal year alignment and consideration of discounts and penalties.
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Bennington
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Franklin P. Jones
Reuben Levin
Hogan
Rutland
Burlington
Donald C. Hicks
George Ryan
Richard van Santvoord
Board of
Town Selectmen
Edward L. Knapp Jr
Bennington Graded School District
Walter Danisch
Prudential Committee of
Greater Bennington Schools Inc
New England Governors Push U S Railroad Policy Clash
New England governors call for a unified U S approach to railroad policy while Latin American allies fail to agree on a timetable to bar Cuba from the OAS councils. The United States and 13 nations aim to oust Fidel Castro but Brazil Mexico Argentina Chile Bolivia and Ecuador seek delay. Diplomats worked late and hints of compromise emerged as Dean Rusk noted progress.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
Cuba
Organization of American States
United States
Fidel Castro
Havana
OAS
Latin America
Brazil
Mexico
Argentina
Chile
Bolivia
Ecuador
U.S
Dean Rusk
Sickness Postpones North Village Game
The North Bennington High School basketball team will not play Berlin as scheduled due to a flu epidemic in Berlin schools. The Governors expect to reschedule the game for February 13. No other late cancellations reported for Bennington County teams.
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North Bennington
Berlin
Bennington County
Adzhubei Says Molotov Status Not Significant In Russia
Khrushchev's son in law Alexei Adzhubei spoke with reporters at an embassy reception and said Molotov's fate carries no significance in the Soviet Union. He noted no sign of an antiparty revival and suggested Molotov may be ill.
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Alexei Adzhubei
Khrushchev
Rada
Kennedy
White House
Mexico City
Havana
Cuba
Adzhubei
Izvestia
Russia
Washington
Alexei I. Adzhubei
Cape Cod
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Soviet Union
West
Vienna
Robert F. Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Paris
Mikhail Kharlamov
New York
Hoff Envisions VT Democratic Victory in Gov Race
Vermont Democratic leaders urged a strong campaign at a Bennington County meeting. Rep. Phillip Hoff said the state needs a clear program to reduce debt, improve farming, education, roads, and economic potential, signaling a hard fought gubernatorial bid if he runs. John M. Spencer outlined a victory plan and inspirational aims for the party.
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Arlington
Vermont
Bennington County
Fisher School
Phillip H. Hoff
Burlington
Hoff
F. Ray
Keyser
John M. Spencer
Cuttingsville
Bromley Receives Eight Inches of Snow Report
Manchester reporter Fred Pabst states Bromley Mountain gained eight inches of fresh snow overnight. The Lord's Prayer slope has been open for days and will stay open through the weekend. Skiing is excellent as the ski school and patrol pack the new snow. The light snow will be rolled by Friday opening.
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Manchester
Fred Pabst
Bromley
Lord’s Prayer
Pabst
Seek Program To Maintain Rail Service
At the New England governors winter conference in Stowe Vermont the group urged a national transportation policy to preserve railroad passenger and freight service. They endorsed Kennedy’s proposal to repeal the 10 percent passenger excise tax, formed a committee to study tariff effects, supported Northeast Airlines’ certificate, and discussed regional rail and milk inspection standards.
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Stowe, Vt
New England
Kennedy
Northeast Airlines
New York-Florida
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Northeast
Volpe
Notte
White House
New Haven
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wesley Powell
New Hampshire
Ella Grasso
John Dempsey
Connecticut
Ogden Will Seek Windsor County Senate Seat in GOP Primary
Herbert G. Ogden a pamphleteer and home rule advocate announced he will run for Windsor County Senator in the September Republican primaries. He previously lost a 1960 state senate bid as an independent and now serves as executive secretary and charter member of the Committee for Home Rule in Vermont towns.
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Hartland
Herbert G. Ogden
Clder
Home Rule
Windsor County
Ogden
State Senate
Committee For Home Rule
Vermont
Department of Administration
Senate
Blanche Stoddard
Olin D. Gay
Donald C. Arnold
Arnold
Loren R. Pierce
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Hoff Wooing County
Demos
Fritz Kreisler
St. John the Evangelist
John A. Notte Jr
Rhode Island
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Maine
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Cleveland
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