Betancourt says Venezuela stable amid Red subversion
President Romulo Betancourt told reporters at the National Press Club that Venezuela remains stable despite aggressive Communist subversion routed through Havana from Moscow and Beijing. He cited five paintings stolen from a French exhibition in Caracas and the hijacking of the Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui as examples of acts generating excessive international publicity.
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Washington
Romulo Betancourt
Venezuela
Havana
Moscow
Peking
National Press Club
Caracas
Anzoategui
Betancourt
United States
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
White House
Foreign Ministry
Maracaibo
Maine House OKs News Pictures
The Maine House passed an order to limit photography in sessions while exempting news and television. An attempt to delay the measure failed, and Speaker Kennedy allowed news photographers to shoot anytime to avoid disruption. The policy bans flash photos from the gallery to prevent interruptions during debates.
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Ernest D. Smith
R-Strong
Wellman
David J. Kennedy
Kennedy
House
James T. Dudley
D-En
Belem braces as hijacked freighter reaches Macapa port
Venezuelan freighter Anzeategui carrying Brazilian flag lands near Santana on the Amazon. Brazil plans to transfer hijackers to a warship for Belem detention while deciding asylum. Venezuela seeks extradition. hijackers seek political refugee status.
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Belem
Brazil
Anzeategui
Amazon River
Macapa
Equatorial
Amazon
Brasilia
Solimors
Cal Asylum
Venezuela
Santana
Rio de Janeiro
Foreign Ministry
Romulo Betancourt
Soviet and Cuban troop removal calls mount in Congress
Washington AP Democrats join Republicans urging full withdrawal of the 17 000 Soviet troops from Cuba. Khrushchev signals possible troop ships home by March 15, but lawmakers demand complete evacuation. CIA chief McCone cites empty Soviet merchant ships bound for Cuba as a sign of movement, while leaders press hard for decisive action.
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Washington
Cuba
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Swift Moving Storm Closes Maine Roads and Delays Events
A fast moving storm dumped up to 14 inches of snow across southern Maine and spread north. Bangor and Houston reported the deepest totals while winds up to 50 mph caused drifting. Travel slowed as Northeast Airlines canceled flights and Greyhound buses fell behind schedule. eight Eastern Maine tournament basketball games were postponed.
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Portland
Old Town
Millinocket
Augusta
Greenville
Brunswick
Eastport
Caribou
Limestone
Northeast Airlines
Maine
Greyhound Bus Lines
Bangor
Family Picking Up Threads Of Life Following Tragedy
Ruth Corridan cares for her four surviving children while planning a move from the Argyle Lake view in Babylon New York. Lorraine 11, Kathleen 10, Patricia 7, Mary Ann 5, and Louise 3 slipped into the lake on February 10. Lorraine was saved by an off duty patrolman and the others drowned. The community and readers from across the country sent more than 200 letters and financial help as welfare payments supplement the father’s $75 weekly salary. A friend housed the family to spare them the memories of their former home.
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Babylon
N.Y
Ruth Corridan
Lorraine Corridan
Joseph Francis Corridan
Argyle Lake
Lorraine
Kathleen
Patricia
Mary Ann
Louise
Iowa
Illinois
Arizona
Texas
Walter Kirby
Money faces joke sparks light humor
A brief comic item notes one reason men are pictured on currency is that women are satisfied just to touch money. The caption credits Gen. Fea, Corp. as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fea, Corp
CMPC Reports Net Income Rise
The Central Maine Power Company reports sales of 2.52 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in 1962, up over five percent from 1961. Net income rose from $8.65 million to $8.81 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Central Maine Power Company
Goldy Gulper Against Gallop Sparks Goldfish Stunt
Seattle attorney Irving Clark Jr recalls the 1939 Harvard stunt when he swallowed 24 goldfish as a sophomore. Clark, now 41, says he has no plan for a 50 mile hike but notes the fad remained notable and that goldfish taste remains awful.
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Seattle
Wash
Irving Clark, Jr
Clark
Harvard University
Senator Douglas to Speak at Bowdoin Campus Event
Illinois Senator Paul Douglas, Bowdoin alumnus from 50 years ago and former economics teacher at the University of Chicago, Reed, and Amherst Colleges, will return to the campus March 4 to air on the European Common Market program.
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Brunswick
Illinois
Bowdoin
Paul Douglas
University of Chicago
Reed and
Amherst Colleges
Vietnam Progresses Against Communists In D Zone
In Saigon's four year war the government says Ranger units near Saigon have struck Viet Cong bases in D Zone. They report destroying installations, ammunition dumps, and a field hospital while inflicting enemy casualties. Extensive activity and anticipated further clashes mark a psychological advance.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Haiti Crisis Echoes Castro Fear Duvalier Eyes Exit
AP analysis warns U S action may be needed to stop a Castro like regime in Haiti as President Francois Duvalier, "Papa Doc," possibly plans to leave for medical treatment abroad before May. Interior minister Luc F. Francois tipped to take over amid a student strike, secret police crackdowns, and anti Duvalier propaganda.
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William L. Ryan
Haiti
U.S
Hispaniola
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Trujillo
Port Au
D Prince
Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
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Ok’s
Geneva
William C. Foster
Federal Credit Union
Credit Union
Biddeford
Harvey St. Armand
Alphonse Remillard
Leonard Levasseur
Arthur Dube
George Neault
Henry Camire
Lucien Doyon
Atty
Roger C. Nadeau
Raoul L. Labranche
Zoel Duguay
State
CMPC
Sen
Douglas
Vietnam
Viet Cong
D Zone
Liberation Radio
Catholic Women’s Club of Most Holy Trinity
Saco
Albert Vittorioso
Deborah Bedard
Laura Vittorioso
Marie Vittorioso
Edmund Fearon
Republic of Haiti
Port Au Prince
Organization of American States
Atkinson
The
York County Automobile Dealer’s Association
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