Panama Severs Ties as Khrushchev Backs Panama Revolt
U S embassy staff evacuated to the Canal Zone after Panama breaks diplomatic relations. Khrushchev backs the Panamanians and denounces U S action while Ed win M Martin remains in Panama. Panama seeks Costa Rica to handle interests as memorial services honor four American soldiers and 19 Panamanian deaths.
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U.S
Canal Zone
United States
Khrushchev
Washington
Peace Nyad
U.S. Agency For International Development
Johnson
Edwin M. Martin
Canal
Robert Chiari
Costa Rica
Panam Khrushchev
Kalinin
Moscow
Fidel Castro
Castro
Storm Deals Blow To Business
A severe wintry storm disrupted production and sales across the South Midwest and East. Plants closed or operated on skeleton crews as rail and air transport slowed and auto output fell. Retail sales rose, unemployment edged down, and steel output surged, while cigarette stocks fell after health warnings.
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New York
South
Midwest
Florida
Texas
Illinois
American Trucking Association
Association of American Railroads
Labor Department
Maine lawmakers end 101st Legislature with mixed results
Governor Reed praised the 101st Maine Legislature for passing most requested measures during a two week special session. Highlights include a half million welfare funds boost, a larger state loan guarantee for a potential sugar refinery in Aroostook County, and reapportionment of 151 seats. He criticized failure to revise the Employment Security Law, promising action in future sessions.
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Augusta
Reed
Maine
Eed
Aroostook
Mental Health Bill Signed By Gov Reed Increases Grants
Gov Reed signed an emergency bill boosting state grants to community mental health projects by 40000 with half available this year and half next. The regular session had set 150000 for the effort, all of which has been granted or promised. He also approved a 10000 appropriation to help Owls Head develop its lighthouse area for recreation with federal aid.
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Augusta
Reed
Owls’s Head
Communists Shoot Down Army Escort Helicopter
Communists shot down a USS Army escort helicopter in the Mekong Delta battle today. The attack left two American servicemen feared dead and others injured. The incident occurred as troops engaged in ongoing operations in the region. Local commanders reported the loss amid heavy fighting and shelling in the delta.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Zanzibar Renames Nation The Peoples Republic of Zanzibar
The revolutionary regime officially renames the island nation to The Peoples Republic of Zanzibar. Soviet Premier Khrushchev sends best wishes for independence. Reports note U.S. and British involvement in Vietnam, with casualties and military movements around Saigon and the Delta.
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Zanzibar
Peoples Republic of
Soviet Union
Abeid Karume
Khrushchev
Theoviet
Tass
Glenn's supporters already at work in Ohio Senate race
Senatorial hopeful John H Glenn Jr faces a delay as he seeks Marine Corps release. Democratic Rep Wayne L Hays says petitions will circulate in all 88 Ohio counties by Tuesday backing the astronaut. Glenn's entry sets up a primary challenge to Sen Stephen M Young while party leaders weigh endorsements and strategy.
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Ohio
John H. Glenn Jr
Marine Corps
Wayne L. Hays
Astronnaut
Glenn
Hays
Stephen M. Young
William L. Coleman
Fred Bohn
Zanesville
Young
Washington
Earth
Robert Taft Jr
Ted W. Brown
Goldwater South Director Optimistic on Southern Support
Barry Goldwater's Southern field director claims near solid southern backing for the Republican nomination. He cites pledged support from nine of eleven Southern state chairmen, with North Carolina and Virginia as exceptions, and predicts 278 of 279 delegates for Goldwater at the national convention.
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N.C
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
South
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Fayetteville
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
John Grenier
Arizona
Grenier
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
GOP
Alabama
Northern Maine in Cold Grip on Frigid Early Morning
Subnormal frigid temperatures gripped Northern Maine early today with Caribou dipping to minus 17. Overnight lows ranged from Limestone minus 13 to Rumford minus 4, while Portland area reports varied from 6 at the airport to 15 downtown despite above zero readings elsewhere.
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Portland
Maine
Caribou
Greenville
Houston
Old Town
Rumford
Weather Bureau
Augusta
Eastport
Kennedy predicts Malaysia dispute will move to talks
Atty Gen Robert F Kennedy forecast that Malaysia Indonesia Philippines discord will reach the conference table. After initial talks with Sukarno in Manila Kennedy planned another session in Jakarta next Wednesday and spoke with Macapagal and Rahman. He suggested an Asian summit involving the three nations may occur.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Johnson
Indonesia
Sukarno
Malaysia
Jakarta
Diosdado Macapagal
Philippines
Manila
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Kuala Lumpur
Subandrio
Anti Cigarette Action Spreads Across States
The U S surgeon general report on smoking health spurred state and local bodies to act. California's Los Angeles County proposes hospital sales ban. New York Senate forms a special panel. Massachusetts moves to require warning labels and raise age to 21 while halting sales in state hospitals. Jamesburg New Jersey instructs police to enforce under 16 sales ban. Illinois has a long standing but unenforced law. Eastland Texas considers a strict smoking ordinance, mayor stating focus on smoking cancer link.
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U.S
California
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
New York State Senate
Massachusetts
Jamesburg N. J
New Jersey
Illinois
Eastland
Tex
Texas
Don Pierson
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