Bloodless coup in Syria brings calm and curfew trim
Syria stayed peaceful after the coup that toppled the civilian government. The military rulers shortened the curfew by one hour and sealed frontiers while Damascus Radio urged unity under Arab socialism and neutrality. Turkey and Jordan anticipated quick recognition.
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Syria
Damascus
Nazem el Koudsi
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Turkey
Jordan
Cairo
Nasser
Whittaker Resigns From Supreme Court at Age 61
Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Whittaker, 61, retires effective April 1 due to ill health. Appointed by Eisenhower in 1957, Whittaker announced the decision at a Kennedy news conference, leaving Kennedy to fill his first high court vacancy.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Charles E. Whittaker
Whittaker
Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
U.S. Court of Appeals
Eighth Circuit
U.S. District Court
Missouri
Doniphan County
Kansas
Walter Reed Hospital
Five Room Apartment Ad Promises Quick Results
Banner Classified Ad touts quick results for apartments and various needs. It claims Banner Ads are inexpensive and effective, and urges dialing 6300 to place an ad. The copy highlights a 5 room apartment with two bedrooms and utilities.
Red China opens congress amid hunger and quarrels in world camp
The National People's Congress in Peiping opened with leaders present except Peng Teh-huai who was disciplined for opposing Mao's communes and the great leap. Mao appeared healthy as the communes fail and the great leap stalls. Khrushchev Moscows split widens with Albania dispute.
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Tokyo
China
National People’s Congress
Peiping
Great Hall of the People
Square of Heavenly Peace
Peng Teh-huai
Communist Party
Mao Tzetung
Mao
Four Injured In Stamford Bridge Crash
A 33 year old Stamford woman is in critical condition at North Adams Hospital after a 1953 Chevrolet crashed into a cement bridge abutment on Vermont Route 8. The vehicle carried four high school students en route to Drury High School, driven by 17 year old Bernadette Perras, sister of the injured woman.
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Stamford
North Adams
Mass
Alvina Perras
Readsboro-Stamford
Drury High School
Frondizi Ousted in Bloodless Argentine Coup
Argentina's armed forces seized President Arturo Frondizi in a 24 hour bloodless coup and jailed him at 5 46 a.m. EST. He was flown to Martin Garcia Island while Senate President Jose Maria Guido was named successor though unclear if he would assume full powers. The move follows Peronist election gains on March 18.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arturo Frondizi
Frondizi
Martin Garcia
Plate River
Juean Peron
Senate
Jose Maria Guido
Guido
Mrs Flora Cummins Howe Dies Widow of Banner Founder
Mrs Flora Cummins Howe 86 of Bennington widow of Frank E. Howe founder of The Banner died at 10:10 am today at Putnam Memorial Hospital after frail years. Born Montpelier April 11 1875 she married Howe Oct 2 1895 and moved to Bennington in1902. Survived by one grandson and four great grandchildren. services pending at 432 South St. Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home. She was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist.
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Flora (Cummins) Howe
Bennington
Frank E. Howe
The
Banner
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Albert Oren
Mary Frances (Ellis) Cummins
Montpelier
Mr. Howe
Herald
Greenbush
N.Y
New York City
Howe
Edmund P. Howe
Paul C. Howe
Edmund
Paul
Frank E. Howe II
Bruce Wayne Howe
Frank E. Howe III
Peter Michael Howe
Karen Adams Howe
South St. Hanson- Walbridge
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Steel pact reached aims at noninflationary settlement
Pittsburgh AP reports top steel negotiators have reached a two year contract sidestepping inflation and a strike. The United Steelworkers and major firms plan wage policy committee ratification and wage talks for 430000 workers with about 10 cents an hour in fringe benefits including pension vacation and unemployment provisions.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
United Steelworkers
Union International Executive Board
International Wage Policy Committee
Kennedy
Conrad Cooper
Teft
David J. Mcdonald
United Steel Workers
French Lift 6 Day Blockade In Algeria
The French army ends a six day siege of Bab el Oued in Algiers as troops patrol the streets. Shops reopen while residents and armed forces assess damage and mourn the 53 civilians killed in a pro Bab el Oued demonstration.
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Algeria
Algiers
Bab el Oued
Secret Army
Raoul Salan
Kennedy warns GOP tax bill failure harms economy
President Kennedy urged Congress to pass the administration tax revision, saying Republican efforts to kill the measure would devastate growth. He estimated $600 million in uncollected taxes from dividends and interest and argued the bill would stimulate investment and job creation by closing tax loopholes.
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Washington
Kennedy
State Labor Council Calls for Aid to Striking Workers
Barre AP The Vermont Labor Council urged state union support for 208 striking workers in a five week wage dispute with Bennington's Ben-Mont Paper Co. The council circulated an appeal to all affiliated units to back Local 534 of the Printing Products and Paper Specialties Union. Negotiations since Feb. 26 have stalled despite mediator interventions.
Rutland Railway Abandonment Hearings Underway At ICC
Rutland Railway abandonment hearings resumed before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Malone and Rutland, Vermont. Harold Lundin testified the D and H removed a track diamond at Rouses Point. Rutland asserts prior rights and ongoing maintenance costs amid projected restoration figures. Gov. Keyser Jr and James Mereness expected to testify on economic impact.
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Rutland
Rutland Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Malone
N.Y
Vermont
New York
Harold Lundin
The
Donald W. Fisher
Brotherhoods
Rouses Point
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Lundin
Fisher
ICC
Lloyd G. Bucklin
Bucklin
F. Ray Keyser Jr
James Mereness
Associated Industries of Vermont
Israel Court Frames Eichmann Verdict
Israel's Supreme Court rejected motions by Adolf Eichmann's attorney to hear new witnesses and paused to frame its verdict on his appeal against the death sentence. The ruling followed Dr Robert Servatius' final plea to save the Gestapo officer from execution.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Supreme Court
Adolf Eichmann
High Court
Eichmann
Robert Servatius
Gestapo
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Stalin
Chou En-lai
By Bob Hagerman
Vermont Aeronautics Board
Bennington County
Molly Stark
County Aviation Corp
Kenneth R. Clayton
Bennington Airport Commission
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Shaftsbury
Hector Gomez Machado
Radical
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