Estes Probe Goes On
Maynard C. Wheeler, president of Commercial Solvents Corp., testified that his company’s relationship with Billie Estes was only customer and supplier. He disputed claims by Frank Cain that Estes planned to set up a Brazil venture with CSC and denied offering secret deposits in a Swiss bank. Wheeler explained CSC’s security demands to extend credit while noting Estes signed over government grain storage payments for loans, part of a wider but unstable fertilizer and cotton venture that collapsed after Estes’ indictment.
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Washington (Ap
Maynard C. Wheeler
Commercial Solvents Corp
Billie Lo
Estes
Brazil
Wheeler Heads
Wheeler
West
Texas
Laos coalition gains ground between East and West
President Kennedy told Khrushchev that Laos new national unity government marks a milestone toward peace in Southeast Asia and a neutral, independent Laos. He urged continued Geneva talks and warned against any actions disrupting progress as U.S. forces stay in position in Thailand. Khrushchev called the move pivotal for wider East West reconciliation and stability. Washington and Hanoi perspectives noted, with mixed risks in Laos’ pro Western and pro Communist factions. In New York, E L Bruce Co suspended trading after president Edward M Gilbert disclosed $1.953 million withdrawals without authorization, prompting legal review and bond coverage details.
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Khrushchev
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Vienna
Geneva
White House
Southeast Asia
U.S
Washington
Thailand
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Harriman
New York
American Stock Exchange Today
E. L. Bruce Co
Edward M. Gilbert
New York City
Exchange
Committee On Securities
Gilbert
E. L. Bruce Jr
The
Stock Exchange
Bruce Stock
Algerian Premier Rejects Evian Pact Revisions
Tunisi AP Algerian provisional government head Youssef Ben Khedda rejected any revision of the Evian peace accords to extend guarantees to Europeans. He warned of maneuvers to sabotage the agreements and said lasting peace requires legal application of Evian terms. He spoke as he departed for Cairo after two weeks of talks with Algeria’s European minority and the provisional executive.
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Youssef Ben Khedda
Evian
Ben Khedda
Cairo
Algeria
Convicts Escape From Alcatraz Inmate Breakout Tale
Three bank robbers vanished from Alcatraz Island after loosening vents with stolen spoons and using dummies to mislead guards. Leader Frank Lee Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin suspected alive or ashore in northern California. FBI-led search widens. Escape noticed at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, last seen 9:30 p.m. Monday. hundreds of guards and 269 prisoners affected.
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Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Olin Blackwell
Frank Lee Morris
John
Clarence Anglin
FBI
California
Secretarys Brother Slays Boss In New York
Taylor S. Gay a $90 000 a year oil executive dies from a .25 caliber bullet wound after his secretary Miss Mullooly 42 claims their relationship was platonic while her brother James 41 says he killed the man to protect his sister. Gay underwent five hours of surgery but the bullet could not be removed and he died at Beekman Downtown Hospital with his wife Berta 45 and daughter Georgeanne 19 at his side.
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Taylor S. Gay
Mary Mullooly
Gay
Beekman- Downtown Hospital
Berta
Miss Mullooly
Taylor Gay
James
Vay
Phillips Petroleum Co
Georgeanne
Manhasset
Long Island
Governor Urges ETV Support In Maine Referendum
Gov Reed urged voters to back the 1.5 million educational television bond in next Monday’s statewide referendum. The 100th Legislature approved the question as Reed noted a likely light primary turnout. Reed, seeking re election, is unopposed in the GOP primary. In Poland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard J Dubord and 2nd District candidate William D Hathaway spoke at a party gathering. Hathaway criticized McIntire on medical care for the aged. Clyde Bartlett urged Maine issues in Sanford as Maynard warned Republicans lack of vision. Stanley R Tupper pledged a full time district office in Portland post redistricting with Garland as his primary foe.
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Associated Press
Reed
Maine
Poland
Richard J. Dubord
Waterville
William D. Hathaway
Auburn
Dubord
Hathaway
Clifford McIintire
McIntire
Clyde Bartlett
South Portland
Sanford
Bartlett
Thomas L. Maynard
Portland
Stanley R. Tupper
Augusta
Tupper
Peter A. Garland
United Nations Need Unity Declared by Copt Leader
A chuckle note cites Gen Fea of the Copt Corp asserting the United Nations requires unity among its members. The remark hints at global cooperation and collective action amid pressing international issues.
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United Nations
Fea, Corp
Stock Market In Far Test
New York stock trading remained heavy and prices edged lower as investors weighed if markets can hold above Black Monday levels. American Telephone fell to 104, Ford slid to 80.63, with most others easing slightly. The day erased about 6.8 billion in value on the NYSE as traders watched for new buying support and digested Kennedy remarks on economic policy.
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New York
Ford
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Kennedy
Yale Uni
Uhe
David E. Bell
US Likely To Snoop On Russians
American experts prepare to monitor Russian atmospheric nuclear tests as four Soviet instrument ships circle Christmas and Johnston Islands in the Pacific. U.S. submarines with radar and listening gear may observe tests and timing, while air samples from Alaska help analyze bomb materials and efficiency after the 18th device of the Pacific series detonated near Christmas Island.
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Washington
Russia
Christmas
Johnston Islands
Pacific
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Novaya Zemlya
Arctic
United States
U.S
U. S
Christmas Island
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Resort Business In State Seen Improved
Gov Reed reports Maine resorts and restaurants are open with better business than a year ago. He cites weather prospects for a record vacation season and notes unemployment claims drop May 5 to June 2, driven mainly by seasonal job gains. He defends unaltered figures from the Employment Security Commission against political criticism and says general fund revenue exceeds estimates by about $800,000 in the 1961-42 year.
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Augusta
Reed
Maine
Restauaurants
Employment Security Commission
Clyde Bartlett
Bartlett
Maine General Fund
Reed Plans Conference On Out Of Air Service
The Civil Aeronautics Board tentatively approved suspending Northeast Airlines service at Newport New York Newport? and at Lawrence Mass and Houston and Auburn Lewiston Maine Gov Reed says he is extremely disappointed and will hold conferences in Augusta today to seek reversal. If no objections are filed within 14 days the decision becomes final.
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