Duvalier Vows to Stay in Haiti Amid Revolt
Haiti leader Francois Duvalier insists he will remain in power as constitutional term ends, boasting he is re elected for six more years after a rigged ballot. He calls for unity with the United States while denying any external interference and cites plans for a May 22 inauguration despite a country in upheaval and exiles plotting against him.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
United States
Debt limit hike gains House approval in tight vote
Senate leaders plan to bring a debt limit bill to a vote before the current cap of 305 billion. The House approved 213 to 204 as Republicans and conservative Southern Democrats pressed the administration to curb spending. If not acted, the limit would fall to 285 billion in July. the House bill would lift it to 307 billion now and 309 billion by July 1, through August 31. Conservative talk centered on tax cuts and spending restraint. Byrd schedules a Senate session, though personally opposed to raising the limit, after a plea from Dillon.
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Washington
Senate
Jeaders
Treasury
Congress
Kennedy
Juco Graduation For 48 Students
Chanute Junior College lists forty eight juniors as graduation candidates after completing all requirements. The May 26 ceremony at 3 p.m. in the school auditorium features Dr. Harold Sponberg of Washburn University as speaker. Final exams are set for next Wednesday through Friday. The class includes 30 boys and 18 girls with representation from 13 area cities led by 31 from Chanute. The list names students from Humboldt, Erie, Thayer, Lane, Howard, Buffalo, Wichita, Benedict, Yates Center, Topeka, Toronto, Tulsa and more.
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Chanute
Harold Sponberg
Washburn University
Topeka
Juco
Humboldt
Erie
Thayer
Lane
Howard
Buffalo
Wichita
Benedict
Yates Center
Toronto
Tulsa
Oklo
Boeing workers approve new three year contract
AFL-CIO Machinists union approves a three year pact with Boeing after 10 months of dispute. About 41,000 hourly workers gain roughly 30 million in salary increases. retroactive pay totals about 7 million and appears in June paychecks. In Seattle area, 31,000 workers benefit locally, with a $5 million payday planned for June 21. Pay raises of 22 to 32 cents per hour plus improvements in benefits are included. First raises shown in June 7 checks.
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Seattle, Wash
Afl-Cio Machinists
Boeing Co
Seattle-Renton
Kennedys Discover Camp David Love Retreat
President and Mrs Kennedy have discovered Camp David as a private retreat atop the Catoctin Mountains, 65 miles north of Washington. Navy operates the reservation and, after several earlier presidents used it, the Kennedys began regular visits this spring and now rarely leave, marking a shift from Hyannis Port. Camp David is viewed as an important factor in their privacy and family time.
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Washington
Kennedy
Camp David
Catoctin Mountains
Hyannis Port
Mass
Camp
David
LSU warns spooning students to keep campus conduct cool
Baton Rouge officials warn coeds about necking on campus. A general assembly was held with a caution that such behavior could lead to expulsion.
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Baton Rouge, la
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Kennedy decides on lengthy Camp David stay this summer
The Kennedy family plans to delay a Hyannis Port trip from May to late June or July. Camp David, a 129 acre high security retreat, offers privacy with armed guards and no Secret Service presence in the woods. The site features an athletic field pool two tennis courts bowling alley and a skeet range plus Aspen Lodge with a glassed in porch and scenic views.
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Camp David
Kennedy
Secret Service
Aspen Lodge
Ocean Floor Debris Seen Near Thresher Wreck
Oceanographic scientist Dr Paul Fye said photographs show debris on the sea floor off Boston where the nuclear submarine Thresher was lost with 129 men. He cautioned no objects are identified yet and the images will be analyzed by scientists and Navy experts. The photos were sent to the Navy court of inquiry at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard after being taken by Atlantis II near waters over 8,000 feet deep, about 220 miles east of Boston on April 10.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Woods Hole
Mass
Paul M. Fye
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Navy
Cut in Spending Urged by Union
The AFL-CIO Executive Council urged a $10 billion tax cut and increased federal spending to revive the job market. The resolution asked for the tax cut to be retroactive to January 1, promising it would deliver maximum buying power and boost the economy.
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ST. Louis
Afl-Cio
America
Self Service Grocery at Chanute on East Main St
A historical notice lists a self service grocery located at 221 East Main Street in Chanute. The item highlights the address and the establishment type, implying a retail food market operating on Main Street.
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Self Service Grocery
East Main St
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