Military coup near Buenos Aires stalls in first stage
Combat ready troops moved toward overthrow plans with units occupying Government House in Santa Rosa and guards posted at Frondizi office. Army navy and air chiefs halted action midmorning while urging Frondizi to resign, warning calm prevails externally and noting occupation of key communications sites as precaution.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arturo Frondizi
Government House
Santa Rosa
la Pampa
Frondizi
Navy
Hugo Vaca Narvaja
Jackie Kennedy Lunches With Queen in London Visit
Jacqueline Kennedy dined at Buckingham Palace with Queen Elizabeth II and invited guests including Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and family. A crowd cheered her arrival as she toured London with her Radziwill relatives. The First Lady later starred in a BBC film about the White House drawing praise and mixed reviews from critics. Mrs. Kennedy spent an evening at Princess Lee Radziwill’s home with friends Moira Shearer Ce ci Beaton and Oleg Cassini.
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London
Jacqueline Kennedy
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth II
Harold Macmillan
Lady Dorothy
Mrs. Kennedy
Princess Margaret
Lord Snowdon
Prince
Princess Stanislas Radziwill
U.S
David Bruce
Jackie Kennedy
White House
London Daily Sketch
Moira Shearer
Ceci Beaton
Oleg Cassini
Desegregation of New Orleans Catholic Schools Planned
In New Orleans the archdiocese announces desegregation for the Catholic schools with registrations set for April 14. Archdiocesan officials say all Catholic children may apply regardless of race, amid anticipated reactions from segregationists and potential boycotts. Pickets protested outside the archbishop’s residence as past desegregation efforts in the city faced mixed responses.
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New Orleans
Henry Bezou
Archdiocesan
Joseph Francis Rummel
E. W. Gravolet
Tive
Early Spring Floods From Iowa to Nebraska Drive Evacuations
Flood workers battled rising waters across Iowa and Nebraska as warm melt and mild air pushed spring floods. Pierce Nebraska saw the Northfolk River spill over 30 blocks, with evacuations continuing through the night. In Iowa, the Floyd and Little Sioux rivers flood plains near Sioux City and Spencer, threatening towns and farms as residents leave their homes.
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Nebraska
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Norfolk
Waterloo
Kings Lake
Elkhorn
Bellevue
Omaha
Platte
Pappie Creek
Sioux City
Spencer
Dakotas
Montana
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New Mexico
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Kennedy and Rusk Meet Over Geneva and Berlin Talks
President Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk reviewed Geneva disarmament talks and Berlin negotiations. Rusk reported from Geneva and planned to brief Senate and House Foreign Relations committees. Despite limited progress, the talks continued with lower level delegates and expected site shifts to Washington, with Dobrynin as Soviet envoy.
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Kennedy
Dean Rusk
White House
Geneva
Berlin
Rusk
Senate
House
atGeneva
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Meserve Announces Democratic Run for State Legislature
Coyle R Meserve of Dayton announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for representative to the legislature from Alfred Arundel Dayton and Yyman He operates a dairy farm with his father Roy F Meserve a former Dayton road commissioner and selectman He has served as a county deputy sheriff and Superior court officer since 1955 He is assistant chief of the Goodwins Mills Fire Department and past master of Arion lodge.
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Coyle R. Meserve
Dayton
Alfred, Arundel
Yman
Roy F. Meserve
Meserve
Goodwins Mills
Arion
Army and Navy Surplus Store Moves to 309 Main
Army and Navy Surplus store plans to move from 276 Main Street to 309 Main Street in Portland. Manager Albert L. Masse says the site is leased from Marie J. Janson, with space formerly used by Neault and Marcotte Furniture. Transfer expected next week. stock will remain unchanged. The building is owned by McArthur Library Association for expansion.
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Army and Navy
Biddeford
Main Street
Albert L. Masse
Masse
Portland
Marie J. Janson
Neault and Marcotte Furniture Company
McArthur Library Association
Tupper In Maine To Press Campaign
Rep. Stanley R. Tupper returns to the political fight in Maine as he aims to challenge renomination of Peter A. Garland in the first district. The June 18 primary looms while Snow seeks opposition and Bartlett criticizes Garland’s stance on the area redevelopment act.
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Associated Press
Stanley R. Tupper
Peter A. Garland
Tupper
Maine
Hallowell
Garland
Congress
House
Kenneth Snow
Scarborough Canning Plant
Clyde V. Bartlett
South Portland
Bartlett
Syrian Army Seizes Power in Bloodless Coup
Syrian army command ousts President Naene Koudsi and Premier Marouf Dawalibi, dissolves the Constituent Assembly, and takes over legislative and executive powers. Frontiers, airports, and harbors are closed. a provisional government will be formed. The move, framed as a return to Arab socialism and neutrality, follows Syria’s break with the United Arab Republic.
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Syria
Syrian Army
Naene Koudsi
Marouf Dawalibi
Constituent Assembly
United Arab Republic
Radio
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.A.R
Nasser
Army Command
Iraq
Palestine
United Nations
US Approves Oral Polio Vaccine
The government approved Type III oral polio vaccine for general use, completing the oral vaccine series to protect against all three polio forms. Surgeon General Luther L. Terry hailed two effective vaccines, the killed vaccine by Dr. Salk and the live oral vaccine from Dr. Sabin, calling it another step toward conquest of paralytic polio.
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Washington
Albert Salk
Albert Sabin
U.S
Luther L. Terry
Card Player Uses Marked Deck At Bridge Tourney
Dr Arthur M Dye from Charlotte with blindness uses 72 marked decks in the national spring tournament of the American Contract Bridge League in Lexington. The Braille markings on each card reveal suit and value. Despite no objections, his technique requires partners to call out card details. Dye, a life master, notes both drawbacks and advantages.
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Lexington
Arthur M. Dye
Dr. Dye
Dr. Doe
Cian
Charlotte
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