Panama Canal Crisis Eyes Quick Settlement
Washington reports that the United States and Panama moved toward resolving their seven week canal dispute. President Chiari said Johnson opened the way for a solution as a five member OAS mediation team met Panama’s ambassador Moreno in a midnight session.
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Washington
United States
Panama
Panama Canal
Roberto Chiari
Johnson
Organization of American States
OAS
Miguel J. Moreno
Juan Plate
Paraguay
Associated Press
Chiari
Racial Imbalance Study Rejected by Boston School Committee
The Boston School Committee votes 4-1 against NAACP backed plan for a racial balance study in city schools. Harvard Education delegation disqualified after endorsing a school boycott. State Education Commissioner Kiernan pushing a state wide racial census and study.
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Boston
Boston School Committee
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Harvard School of Education
William E. O'Connor
Harvard
Owen B. Kiernan
Prices Rise In New Index
Washington reports January shows cost of living at a new record high as the first full release of the consumer price index. Food costs push the index to 107.7 of 1957 59, with fresh vegetables eggs coffee and sugar higher than December.
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Washington
API
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wife Clings to Coat in Eagle Want Ad Return Tale
An Eagle newspaper want ad leads to the return of a lost coat. The advertiser recalls scoffing at his wife’s urging to place the ad, but the ad finally brought back the coat, despite a hidden box number hindering contact. The piece showcases the column's lighthearted local classifieds.
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Eagle Famiy
Ailing Judge Replaced in Ruby Trial
In Dallas Judge J Frank Wilson substituted for ill Judge Joe B Brown at the Jack Ruby trial. Wilson ordered order in court as defense attorney Melvin Belli protested. Brown left with a cold. reports say he is ill but may return soon.
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Thomas Eisenstadt
Louise Day Hicks
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
Hicks
Belli
Wilson
James P. Breeden
Noel A. Day
Freedom
Dallas
Mittee
Cpl. Wilson
Brown
Lee Harvey Oswald
Henry Wade
Dallas A. Blankenship
J the
5Th Judicial District
A.B.J
J. Frank Wilson
Joe B.brown
Melvin Belli
Aileen B. Shields
Sirian
Fringeports
Two Phone Calls Cost Man One Thousand Dollars
Dallas AP report: James Taylor Kelley Jr. of Fort Worth was fined $1,000 by Judge Jim Guthrie after two long distance calls costing 59 cents and $2.45 were charged to a Dallas businessman's number without permission. This marked the first conviction under Texas 1961 law permitting up to $1,000 fine or one year in jail or both.
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Dallas
James Taylor Kelley Jr
Fort Worth
County Criminal Court
Jim Guthrie
Kelley
Texas
Hoffa Reprimanded for Loud Arguments in Court
In Chattanooga, Judge Frank Wilson publicly reprimanded James R. Hoffa for loud arguments in and near the courtroom as the jury for Hoffa’s conspiracy trial adjourned. Hoffa and four co defendants face possible prison terms up to 15 years and fines up to 15,000 each if convicted.
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Chattanooga
Hoffa
International Teamsters Union
Nashville
Allen Dorfman
Chicago
Nicholas J. Tweel
Huntington
W. Va
Ewing King
Nashville Teamsters
Larry Campbell
Detroit Teamsters
Thomas Parks
Major Statement Due From Rockefeller Today
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller will hold a Washington news conference to release a statement of major importance. Rumors swirl about his resignation as governor, withdrawal from the GOP presidential bid, or a possible major federal appointment. Staff worked overnight as the 3 p.m. press conference approached.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Washington
Rockefeller
Train Service Cut To Danbury OK's Discontinuance
ICC approved New Haven Railroad petition to discontinue weekday Pittsfield to Danbury, Conn. service. Hearing in Pittsfield and New Milford found annual losses around 50 700. Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen opposed the move. railroad officials offered no comment pending full report.
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Interstate Commerce, Commission
New Haven Railroad
Pittsfield
Danbury
Conn
Silvio O. Conte
ICC
Washington
New Haven
New Milford
Beano Bill Sparks Pro and Con Debate in Massachusetts
In Boston Rep John T Tynan pushes a 14th annual Beano legalization bill arguing 4600 weekly games could raise 13 million for towns. Opponents cite morality and social harm while supporters from American Legion VFW and others cite scholarships and local benefits.
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Boston
UPL
John T. Tynan
Massachusetts
Tynan
House
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Edward W. Hartung
Andes Volcano Eruption Destroys Conaripe Town
In southern Chile the Villarrica volcano eruption triggers avalanches and floods, wiping out Conaripe and threatening a 60 mile area with about 20 000 residents. Police report at least seven confirmed dead amid widespread destruction and missing persons.
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Santiago
Chile
Conaripe
Temuco
Cyprus Peace Plan Gains Ground At United Nations
The United Nations Security Council considers a compromise plan allowing U Thant to deploy an international peace force to Cyprus and appoint a mediator for the constitutional crisis. Cyprus must approve, with Makarios seen as key, amid tensions over a 1960 treaty and Turkish veto risks. The plan mirrors prior Western positions on force composition, with Thant reporting to the council but the council not controlling the force.
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United Nations, NY
Cyprus
U.N
U Thant
Mediterranean
U.N. Security Council
Council
Carlos Alfredo Bernardes
Thant
Makarios
Brazil
Norway
Ivory Coast
Morocco
Bolivia
Turkey
Britain
Greece
Security Council
United States
Foray Against Landlords Opens New York's Rat War
New York city launches a rat extermination drive targeting landlords with 25 to 50 percent rent reductions in infested tenements. Health and housing officials say tenant cooperation is crucial as 6,000 buildings housing about 100,000 mostly Black and Puerto Rican residents face the program.
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New York
Health Department
Rent and Rehabilitation Administration
Sealth
Jerome B. Trichter
Harlem
U S Officer Killed in Fierce Viet Nam Battle
In a dawn melee near the Mekong River in Kien Phuong Province, Communist forces mauled two Vietnamese airborne battalions, with 13 government troops killed including an American captain advising the unit and 85 wounded. Viet Cong losses claimed by Vietnamese authorities exceed 100, while U.S. advisers could not confirm.
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Tan Chau
South Viet Nam
U.S
Kien Phuong
Mekong
Cambodia
Goldwater Attacks Rockefeller in New York Scandals Claim
Senator Barry Goldwater opened his presidential primary campaign in New Hampshire with a sharp critique of Nelson Rockefeller over alleged New York public scandals. He urged voters not to treat the March 10 New Hampshire primary as a carnival while detailing jail overcrowding, alleged racketeering, and officials’ inaction in New York.
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Manchester
N.H
Barry Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Goldwater
New Hampshire
Rockefeller
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Berlin
Arizona
Disbanding of First Unitarian non smoking clinic
In Louisville, the First Unitarian Church disbands its non smoking clinic. Director Dr. George Kimbrough reports that 16 of the 20 original attendees quit the clinic rather than cigarettes.
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Louisville, Ky
First Unitarian Church
George Kimbrough
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Tex Sample
Massachusetts Council of Churches
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Malden
Committee On Legal Affairs
Robert FE. Bradford
Andes
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Villarrice
Volcone
Nedare Adevia
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Frihter
Viet Nam
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