New Premier Named For Syria
The Revolutionary Council in Damascus named veteran politician Salah Bitar premier after an army coup spearheaded by officers friendly to Egypt. The move, proclaimed with a national holiday, led to reports of scattered resistance, a sealed border, and Iraqi troops at the Syria frontier. Egypt and Iraq warned outsiders to stay away as U.S. citizens in Damascus were reported safe.
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Lebanon
Revolutionary Council
Damascus
Salah Bitar
Syria
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Bitar
United Arab Republic
Iraq
U.S
Nasser
Cairo
Arab Baath Socialist Party
Reds Claim First Video Broadcast Milestone
MOSCOW AP The Soviet Union marked the 25th anniversary of television noting a Russian scientist made the world s first TV transmission in 1911 The Tass agency said the USSR has 100 television centers reaching 90 million people and by 1965 would reach 120 million through 180 centers Izvestia cited Boris Rosing as the pioneer who sent a television image on May 9 1911.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Izvestia
Boris Rosing
Washington
Cuba
Antoly S. Dobrynin
Rusk
State Department
Neil Rusk
Dobrynin
Kremlin
White House
Kennedy
U.S
Town To Melt Away Soon FISHERVILLE NH
Fisherville, a hamlet on Lake Winnipesaukee, thaws each spring as nearly 100 residents pack up to leave. Unemployment tops 50 percent among seasonal workers like fishermen, construction crews, and resort staff. Ice anglers come from nearby towns daily for fishing and socializing, often ending days with poker games. The town’s population has fallen as shad and caught fish decline, with the only constant being the annual melt and departure.
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Fisherville
N.H
Winnipesaukee
Wolfeboro
Paul Taska
Washington
State Department of Employment Security
State Employment Office
Tasha
Taska
Kennedy Economists Foresee No Immediate Recession
Washington AP report says Kennedy economists expect no recession in 1963 64 even if tax cuts fail. They warn the 1963 tax plan could decide whether the economy moves up or stays on a plateau as February unemployment rises to 6.1 percent.
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Acme
NERC
Congress
Cuba
Senate
Mike ‘Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Mansfield
Dirksen
Reiblicans
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Arends
Secretary of Defense
Dent Kennedy
Industrail
Khrushchev May Try Catholic Coexistence
Vatican City AP report notes Khrushchev's son in law Alexei Adzhubey and Pope John XXIII held an 18 minute audience. It signals possible Kremlin Vatican talks toward coexistence without full church state terms. Cardinal Mindzenty’s status in Hungary fuels speculation on broader diplomacy.
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Vatican City
Khrushchev
John XXIII
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Vatican
John
Alexe Adzhubei
Adzhubei
Izvestia
Rada
Italy
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Moscow
Pope John
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindzenty
U.S
Legation
Budapest
Birth Control Plan Adopted by Illinois Welfare Agency
Illinois will begin Freer birth control services April 1 for about 75 000 mothers on relief rolls. IPAC voted 7 3 to start a program based on physicians advisory recommendations. The plan includes privacy protections, pelvic exams, cancer tests, limited doctor visits, and education on rhythm local devices or pills. Protestants and Jews supported the move, Catholics opposed it.
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Springfield
Illinois
Illinois Public Aid Commission
IPAC
Michael J. Howlett
St. Patrick's Day
Harold O. Swank
Commission
Wool Facing Problems Of Cotton Textile Industry
Washington AP reports the government foresees continued foreign competition hurts wool and cotton sectors. US wool production may drop, prices ease, mill use fall, imports rise, and man-made fibers grow. cotton aid through new farm legislation seeks cheap raw cotton for domestic mills. Britain resists higher wool duties as Kennedy advocates freer trade with Europe.
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Agriculture Department
Nancey
Britain
Kennedy
Department
Free World
U.S
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