Reds Refuse to Pay Congo and Middle East UN Dues
United Nations tensions rise as the Soviet Union vows it will never help pay for Congo and Middle East forces and hints at possible UN breakup if its General Assembly vote is challenged. Moscow warns against groundless charges and rejects paying portion of assessments while Article 19 looms over 18 nations facing loss of their votes.
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United Nations
Russia
U.N
International Court of Justice
Soviet Union
Assembly
U.S
Britain
Congo
Middle East
Security Council
General Assembly
Sees Many Nations off U.S. Aid Roll
Aid Chief David Bell said more countries will leave the U.S. aid rolls as they gain the ability to pay their own way. He cited 17 nations now self-supporting and 14 more on the path, noting Europe’s postwar shift mirrors a trend likely to repeat in other regions.
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Washington
David Bell
U.S
Bell
West Europe
Europe
Agency For International Development
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Johnson
U. S
Japan
UAW Presses Medicare Enactment For All Citizens
Atlantic City AP delegates urge national health programs for all to end private medical monopolies. Citing Saskatchewan plan boosts for doctors and care, UAW backs public program framework and labor allied action. Delegates also back group practice models like Detroit Community Health Assn and Kaiser plan styles.
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Atlantic City
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Saskatchewan
T. C. Douglas
New Democratic Party of Canada
U. S
Community Health Assn
Detroit
Health Insurance Plan
Greater New York
Kaiser-Permanente Plan
California
Report Greater Advances With Latins than Expected
Washington AP a week long meeting of U S aid chiefs disclosed substantial advances in the Alliance for Progress said deputy coordinator William Rogers at a news conference. He cited housing classrooms books loans water systems health centers and farm surpluses benefiting millions and predicted many Latin American nations may reach the 2.5 growth per person income goal by 1970 despite political problems.
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Washington
U.S
Alliance For Progress
William Rogers
Rogers
Johnson
Mission Chiefs
U. S
Eight Legislative Seats To Be Filled in County
Linn county Republicans and Democrats scramble for five new seats in the legislature under a temporary apportionment plan. If approved, Linn will have eight seats for the 1965 election, with all eight filled from the county at large. Potentially incumbents may be unseated as Ely and Riley seek the senate and the county contemplates future subdivision into single-seat districts.
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Linn County
Senate
House
Harold Hughes
Federal District Court
Des Moines
Ely
Riley
Linn’ County
Rail Strike Blocked and Local Election Outlook
A federal restraining order blocked a planned railway strike by four unions on the Louisville & Nashville line set for March. The action, sought by the railroad, delays possible walkouts by about 5,000 locomotive engineers firemen conductors and train crews. In politics eight Senate seats and two House seats in Cedar Rapids are up for election with terms shifting under a temporary plan.
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John M. Ely, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Tom Riley
Louisville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
U.S. District Court
Henry Brooks
L&n
Case Attacks Meat Quota as Hidden Subsidy
Senator Clifford Case opposed a Mansfield meat quota bill to limit beef veal lamb and mutton imports to the five year average. He called the proposal a disguised subsidy to cattle producers paid by higher family food costs. Agriculture department estimates show a 325 million pound import reduction mainly in cheaper meats, raising prices.
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Washington
Clifford Case
R-N.j
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
Mansfield
Dmont
Case
Agriculture Department
Late Sport Falls Short For Hawks
Jefferson high school’s Cinderella basketball team lost to Newton 44 to 39 in the state semifinal. Newton, defending state champions, used poise to weather Jefferson’s late push. Jefferson’s 24-man squad planned a Des Moines to Cedar Rapids bus route after church services and lunch in Grinnell before returning to Jefferson school.
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C.R. News
Jefferson High School
Newton
Iowa
Jayhawks
Jefferson
Jeff
Des Moines
Grinnell
Homestead
Cedar Rapids
Sixteenth Avenue
Jefferson School
Freed Yank Calls Mother After East Germany Return
Detroit residents Gerald and Mrs. Welch welcomed their son First Lt. Harold Welch home after 11 days in a Soviet field hospital in East Germany. Welch, 24, was among three U S flyers shot down over East Germany on March 10 and was turned over to American military officials Saturday in Magdeburg.
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Detroit
Gerald Welch
Harold
East Germany
Magdeburg
U S Rebuff To Cuba on Hijackers
The United States rejected Cuba's bid to extradite defectors Captain Guillermo Santos and Captain Andres Izaguirre, who hijacked a military helicopter to Florida. Cuba may pursue extradition in U.S. courts, while the U.S. will hand over 17-year-old crewman Sergio Roque and the pilot's body to Cuban authorities. Army captains face political charges. murder and kidnapping claims hinge on judge ruling. Drone helicopter held for investigation as asylum plea proceeds.
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Washington
United States
Florida
Army
Guillermo Santos
Andres Izaguirre
Cuba
State Department
U.S
Sergio Roque
Jose Arcadio Garcia
Santos
Izaguirre
Jaroslav Zantovsky
William Bowdler
Havana
Garcia
Roque
Texans Yearn for Federal Ballot Access Amid Poll Tax Fallout
An AP survey in 17 counties shows about 68,000 Texans registered to vote only for federal offices after the poll tax qualification was abolished for federal elections. About 100,000 may not vote in state ballots, while 3 million Texans paid poll taxes. The period allowed 30 days for registration by those who skipped the tax, with eligibility limited to federal races and presidential contests.
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Austin
Texas
U. S
Senate
House
President
Johnson
Kennedy
Chuckle Says Women President Hurdle In Mock Comment
A jokey cartoon caption argues a woman could not be president because she would be unable to utter No comment. The line plays on gender stereotypes and newsroom restraint in a light satirical tone.
Libyan King Abdicates Then Reverses Decision
Libyan radio reported that King Idris abdicated but withdrew the move as thousands gathered at the summer palace in Tobruk to urge him to remain on the throne. The king appeared and told the demonstrators he would stay king.
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Cairo
Idris
Libya
Tobruk
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Oatis
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