Laughter Reigns at Queen's Fete
London AP reports Queen Elizabeth’s 38th birthday party became a vaudeville spectacle at a theater. Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers led a lively, risqué performance with royal guests Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Princess Margaret, and Britt Ekland. Milligan mocked royal tradition, quipped about braces, Queen Victoria, and floated a sword for a faux knighting.
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Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Spike Milligan
Obromoy
Peter Sellers
Britt Ekland
Milligan
Sellers
Spike
Prince Charles
Princess Margaret
Albania Blasts Soviet Aid to North Vietnam
Albanian pro China dailies Zeri I Popullu and Bashkimi denounce Soviet treason over Viet Nam in Vienna, accusing Moscow of capitulating to the United States. They claim the Soviets planned to send volunteers to North Viet Nam to seize key posts and turn it into a base for intrigues against Communist China.
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UPI
Albania
Viet Nam
Russia
Zeri I Popullu
Bashkimi
United States
China
Laborites Settle Plan To Nationalize Steel
London AP reports Britain's Labor government finalizing steps to nationalize the steel industry. A White Paper detailing takeover plans and compensation will be published Monday and debated in Commons as the party prepares a bill to seize steel firms. The move echoes Attlee era nationalization history.
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London
Britain
Attlee
Winston Churchill
British Travel Bonanza Expected Boost to Economy
London sources report the British Travel Association projects over one billion dollars in foreign exchange in 1963 from international visitors. In January and February, 32 000 Americans visited Britain, up 13 percent from the previous year, signaling a strong mid year travel season.
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London
UPI
British Travel Association
Britain
Disarmament Talks Open At U N Commission Session
U Thant urged urgent work toward a speedy pact to stop nuclear weapons spread at the United Nations Disarmament Commission opening. Amb Mohamed Awad el Kony chaired, succeeding Luis Padilla Nerva. Full debate looms Monday with Soviet US and UK speakers amid Viet Nam tensions and calls for a universal test ban.
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U.N. Disarmament Commission
Thant
U.N
Mohamed Awad el-Kony
United Arab Republic
Luis Padilla Nerva
Mexico
World Court
the Hague
Soviet Union
United States
Maly Fisted
Dipto- Mats
U.S
Viet Nam
Britain
Invitation To Shastri Reiterated
The White House confirmed President Johnson’s invitation for Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri to visit the United States in late summer remains in effect despite Shastri canceling his New Delhi trip over a postponement. A delay in the June visit was not changed. The Aid India group pledged $1 billion to India, with the U.S. contributing $435 million. two thirds of credits will be grants or low interest loans lasting 25 years or more.
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UPI
White House
Johnson
Lal Bahadur Shastri
United States
Shastri
New Delhi
George E. Reedy
Aid
India” Club
World Bank
India
Statehouse Tax Circuit Riders Move Through Berkshire
The Taxation Committee touring Massachusetts seeks public sentiment on Gov. Volpe sales tax plan. Pittsfield hosts 1:30 pm hearing with Lt. Gov. Richardson and local figures supporting fair tax measures. Springfield and Gardner hearings reported strong debate over revenue options and foreclosures linked to property taxes.
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Committee On
Elliot L. Richardson
Pittsfield
Peter G. Arles
Democratic City Club
James H. Breyer
Massachusetts Labor Council
Afl-Cio
Salvatore
Camelio
Berkshire County
Citizens’ Committee For Fair Taxes
Richardson
Maurice
Springfield
David Vigneault
Supreme Judicial Court
Charles V. Ryan Jr
Connecticut
Har
Dr King Arrives in Boston For Civil Rights Protest
Dr Martin Luther King lands at Logan Airport to lead a Boston march through Roxbury and past City Hall protesting slum housing and racial school imbalance. He meets Gov Volpe, discusses education and housing, and plans a fund drive aiming for 100000 dollars with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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Martin Luther King
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Statehouse
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Malcolm Peabody
Massachusetts
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Dr. King
Wood
Sume
Louise Day Hicks
Ring
City Hall
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Volpe
Toral
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