De Gaulle Wraps Mexico Visit With Plans For Latin America Ties
President Charles de Gaulle ends a three day Mexico visit to project France as a Latin America ally. He and wife depart for Guadeloupe after stopovers in Cayenne and Martinique. A joint communique with Adolfo Lopez Mateos outlines efforts at the Geneva Trade Conference for better Latin American prices and increased Europe Latin exchanges. He attended a large welcome at the National University amid 50,000 cheering students.
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Mexico City
Charles de Gaulle
Mexico
France
Latin America
Guadeloupe
Cayenne
French Guiana
Martinique
Paris
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
de Gaulle
U.N
Geneva
National University
Ruby Fires His Lawyer in Oswald Slaying Case
Dallas AP reports convict Jack Ruby dismissed head attorney Melvin Belli after a bitter clash over defense tactics. Ruby claimed he tried to disengage Belli since January 22, while Belli criticized the trial as a kangaroo verdict and Dallas as a festering sore.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Melvin Belli
Belli
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
American Bar Association
Mexico City
Eva Grant
Dallas Morning News
San Francisco
U S Proposes Partial Bomber Destruction Plan
At the 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva the United States proposed that the United States and the Soviet Union each destroy 480 strategic bombers over two years. The plan targets American B47 and Soviet TU16 Badger aircraft and differs from calls for total bomber destruction.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Adrian §. Fisher
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Fisher
Fighting Breaks Peace on Cyprus
Fighting broke out on the island of Cyprus as Greek Cypriots fired mortars at the Turkish Cypriot village of Ghaziveran, about 28 miles west of Nicosia, marking the first clash in a week. A British army spokesman said shooting began at Ghaziveran, a village reportedly surrounded by Greek Cypriots, with initial reports citing a dispute over a road.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
East Mediterranean
Ghaziveran
Lefka
Did Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Honeymoon Here
An Edelweiss Motel in Mendon became the center of town chatter as Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton reportedly stayed there during their Montreal wedding trip. The motel would not confirm or deny details beyond listing a New York address for the couple.
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Mendon
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Edelweiss
New York
Miss Taylor
Burton
Montreal
Hoff Studies Vermont Part In Poverty War
Gov Hoff ordered a top aide to evaluate Johnson's war on poverty proposal for Vermont. Paul Guare said 1959 figures show 21,829 Vermont families under the poverty line and stressed jobs for unskilled youth. The study will inform Congress as the economic opportunity program advances. Agencies and groups will participate to review needs across welfare and education.
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Hoff
Administration
Johnson
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Paul H. Guare
Guare
Congress
Guard
Committee On Education and Youth
Vermont State School Directors Association
State Parents and Teachers Association
King Predicts Record Civil Rights Protests This Year
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. warned civil rights demonstrations could reach new highs in 1964 with Alabama as the main target. He outlined a five-city Alabama campaign, a push to recruit 10,000 nonviolent volunteers, and plans to mobilize students for Mississippi desegregation efforts. He also discussed voter registration drives and a nationwide selective buying program to launch later.
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Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Alabama
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Montgomery
U S Tax on Sweeps Still Undecided
Washington AP reports the federal government has not decided whether it will levy a 10 percent tax on New Hampshire sweepstakes. An IRS spokesman said a ruling was requested but not made. Most gambling device operators must buy a $50 tax stamp and pay a 10 percent gambling tax.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Internal Revenue Service
Johnson seeks 3.4 billion in foreign aid to curb communism
President Johnson asks Congress for 3.4 billion dollars in foreign aid to counter poverty and Soviet influence, pledging no waste and seeking permanent authority for arms aid. He outlines streamlined programs, partial continuing authorization, and warns that pursuing aid will face tough Congressional hearings after Easter.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Capitol Hill
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Otto E. Passman
D-La
House
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congressional Appropriations Committees
Inside An editorial on the Benning ton Village Meeting
The transcript notes an editorial on ventures and concerns tied to the village meeting in Bennington with local civic themes. It references housing loans and community leadership as part of ongoing town affairs.
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Bennington
Role of Overseer Questioned By Two Welfare Authorities
Vermont welfare officials questioned the overseer of the poor role. State Commissioner John J. Wackerman noted many towns lack overseers and called for planning study. UCS director Joseph LoPiccolo urged abolishing the post and shifting duties to the state Welfare Department.
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Vermont
John J. Wackerman
Burlington
Joseph LoPiccolo
United Counseling Service
Bennington County
Bennington
State Welfare Department
LoPiccolo
UCS
Alma Langiois
Wackerman
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Lansing
Michigan State University College of Education
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SCLC
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Western Colleges and Universities
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Cassius Clay
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Washington Post
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Shelburne Museum
Manchester
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