Laos Peace Pact Signed at Geneva
Delegates from 14 nations signed a treaty to ensure Laos remains independent and neutral. Premier Souvanna Phouma pledged to uphold obligations, while Khrushchev hailed the accord as removing a war risk in Southeast Asia. The agreement calls for withdrawal of foreign troops within 75 days and frontier security, as East West talks on Berlin nuclear issues continue.
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Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Moscow
Khrushchev
Southeast Asia
Berlin
Germany
U.S
Dean
Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Aerospace unions halt strike threat in 60 day delay
LOS ANGELES AP Two major unions bow to President Kennedy and defer a threatened aerospace industry strike for 60 days to allow bargaining. UAW at Ryan Aircraft in San Diego and North American Aviation in Los Angeles agreed to the postponement. IAM accepted the President’s recommendation. The walkout would affect about 150000 workers at 53 plants nationwide. IAM at Lockheed in Burbank rejected the latest offer.
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Los Angeles
Kennedy
United Aerospace Workers
Ryan Aircraft
San Diego
North American Aviation
International Association of Machinists
UAW
Douglas Long Beach
Douglas
United Auto Workers
IAM
Lockheed Aircraft
Burbank
Calif
Four Maine Residents Killed During Weekend
Two drownings and two auto fatalities reported in Maine over the weekend. Victims include 12 year old Wayne Moody struck by a car in Thomaston and 10 year old Joan Jellison who drowned at Forest Lake Windham. Also, 33 year old George Bamforth drowned in Lake Cobbesseeconte near Manchester after a boat capsized. Earlier, 21 year old John Hunter died when a car crashed into a gravel pit in Millinocket and Ivan Clark Jr. was hospitalized with injuries.
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Maine
Wayne M. Moody
Thomaston
Joan Jellison
Portland
Forest Lake
Windham
George Bamforth
Brunswick
Lake Cobbesseecontee
Manchester
John Hunter
Millinocket
Ivan Clark Jr
Two Kinds of Men Don’t Understand Women
A humor note stating that bachelors and husbands both miss understanding women. Copyright Gen. Feature Corp.
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Fea. Corp
Missing Westbrook Safe Discovered By Wells Boys
In Honolulu an aging Canadian Pacific Britannia turbo jet crashed during an emergency landing attempt after taking off from Honolulu International. Twenty seven aboard, including two infants, died as wreckage spread across the airfield area. survivors were rushed to Hickam Air Force Base Hospital. FAA said one engine failed and the pilot dumped fuel before attempting landing.
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Westbrook
Wells
Honolulu
Federal Aviation Agency
Vancouver
B.C
Sydney
Australia
Auckland
New Zealand
Pacific
D. J. Tierney
FAA
Hickham Air Force Base Hospital
Tierney
Safe stolen from Westbrook Eagles Home in Wells break
Two Wells youths found a 500 pound safe later identified as the one taken from the Westbrook Eagles home. About $600 inside was missing along with keys checks and liquor. Thieves used a getaway car, moved the safe between vehicles, and left wheel marks on the street. Police seek stolen Maine plate 56 786 and a second vehicle.
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Wells
Eagles
Westbrook
Charles R. Bruton
The
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Crediford
Donald Brackett
Gregory Tetherly
Westbrook Eagles
Bridge Street
Charles Collins
Chestnut Street
Maine
Harold Gato
Collins
Richard A
CAB halts Northeast plan to suspend New England service
The Civil Aeronautics Board rescinded tentative approval for Northeast Airlines to suspend several routes including Auburn Lewiston and Houston Maine. protests and inadequate alternate service led to withdrawal of permission. The board will review Northeast’s New England service at a regional hearing in Boston next month.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Northeast Airlines
Auburn-Lewiston
Houston
Maine
Lawrence
Mass
Newport
Northeast
Portland
Presque Isle
Logan Air
Kennedy Flies Back To Capital From Hyannis Port
President Kennedy returns to Washington after a rest period at Hyannis Port Massachusetts with guests including astronaut John Glenn and family. Also aboard were Mrs. Kennedy and Robert F Kennedy Jr. and brother Ted Kennedy's name appears as part of the Kennedy family.
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Kennedy
Capital
Washington
Hyannis Port
Mass
John Glenn
Joseph P. Kennedy
Alty
Robert F. Kennedy
Soviet Union set to resume nuclear tests
Moscow announced a new series of nuclear weapon tests drawing cautious international reaction. The United States called the move disturbing amid Geneva disarmament talks. Britain saw anti nuclear protests outside the US and Soviet embassies while Japan prepared a formal protest. China hailed the decision as a measure to deter imperialist war.
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London
Moscow
United States
Geneva
State Department
Soviet Union
Siberia
Britain
U.S
Pacific
Leningrad
Guardian
West
Japan
Peipins People’s Daily
Search For Druggist Proves Disappointing
A Biddeford pharmacist, Hosea A. Curtis, 53, remains missing as 16 to 18 game wardens and deputies, aided by two airplanes, press on at Sherburne's Mill pond area in York County. Chief Deputy Merryman reports no trace found despite 155 men and planes. a $200 reward is offered by Biddeford-Saco Lodge of Elks and Leonard Boling for information leading to Curtis. Volunteers will still be accepted, though large groups are no longer feasible. A fish and game search plane is expected.
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Biddeford
Hosea A. Curtis
Sherburne
Mill Pond
U.S. Army
Civil Air Patrol
Merryman
Biddeford-Saco
Federal Aid To Education Bill Possible
Kennedy administration eyes a Senate House conference compromise on federal aid for higher education. Humphrey predicts success as hearings begin on a revived international trade measure. White House pace hinges on a tax cut or school aid progress amid stalemates over elderly health care and church-run college grants.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate House Conference Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate Finance Committee
House
Democratic Congress
White House
New Radiant Balloon Technique For Stomach Cancer
Dr Norman B Ackerman of the University of Minnesota describes a new radiance balloon method for diagnosing stomach cancer at the International Cancer Congress in Moscow. A radioactive phosphorus dose is used, the balloon is inserted to map emissions on a latex emulsion, and patterns indicate cancer presence with higher reliability than external Geiger counters.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Norman B. Ackerman
University of Minnesota Medical School
Moscow University
Ackerman
Space agency presses Venus mission after Mariner 1 failure
Cape Canaveral reports NASA moves to launch Mariner 2 toward Venus as technicians review why Mariner 1 failed. The Atlas Agena B rocket veered off course and exploded 100 miles above the Atlantic, destroying an $8 million booster and a $4 million payload. NASA expects a 19 month window for Venus proximity, with a 139 day voyage planned. The agency aims to reattempt before data analysis finishes to avoid missing the favorable alignment.
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Fla
Space Agency
Venus
United States
Atlantic Ocean
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
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