Faubus accuses U S of using guard pilots in Cuban fiasco
Gov. Orval Faubus charged the federal government secretly recruited Arkansas National Guard pilots for the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion and betrayed them. He claimed some flew combat and one Air Guard plane was shot down, while Brig. Gen. Frank Bailey denied knowledge and said Arkansas did not have planes involved.
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UPI
Orval Faubus
Arkansas National Guard
Air Guard
Faubus
Frank Bailey
Arkansas Nations Guard
Arkansas Air Guard
Defense Department
Bay of Pigs
National Guard
Arkansas guard
Nicaragua
De Gaulle Rules Out Meeting With Kennedy Soon
Paris sources say President Charles de Gaulle plans no immediate meeting with President Kennedy. He prefers major U.S. policy shifts before any talks, citing clashes over the Common Market and nuclear issues. De Gaulle remains opposed to British Common Market entry until Britain proves European thinking, and he backs a NATO multinational nuclear force amid ongoing U S French tensions.
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UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Kennedy
De Gaulle
United States
Britain
Washington
London
U.S
Nasseragre Sennedy
Maemsue
Ruitsia
NATO
OAS Kills Banker and Threatens Others
Paris and London report the OAS fatally shoots banker Henri La Fond 69, an Algerian trade figure and anti OAS critic. Police fear a wider terror campaign as Scotland Yard increases protection for two Labour MPs Alice Bacon and Fenner Brockway amid death threats linked to the French group.
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PARIS
UPI
Roger Frey
Henri La Fond
secret army
OAS
Frey
Charles de Gache
La Fond
Weuilly
Algeria
LONDON
Scotland Yard
secret army organization
Fenner Brockway
Miss Bacon
jevith
Two Madison County Men Held on Narcotics Charges
Springfield authorities jailed Gerald Myatt and Landon Fisher after a roadblock stop tied to a narcotics plot. They allegedly offered to obtain heroin for 500 dollars and traveled with a connection to a Chicago tavern plan. No heroin was found, but 490 dollars was recovered. Fisher has prior armed robbery and Myatt prior dangerous drugs and weapons charges.
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SPRINGFIELD
UPI
Madison County
Gerald
Myatt
Madison
Landon
Fisher
Granite City
U.S. 66
here
Chicago North Side
Joseph Haley
state Division of Narcotics Control
Haley
Weather Update for Edwardsville and Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy conditions with minimal temperature change expected through tomorrow. Tonight’s low near 25 to 30 degrees. Tomorrow’s high around 42 to 50 degrees. Edwardsville temperatures tonight to 1 pm range from 33 to 55 degrees.
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Edwardsville
Edwardsville District 7 Taps Fourth Board Candidate
George E. Pee Sr., 39, filed for Edwardsville District 7 School Board on April 13. A Navy veteran and Air Force cartographer, he holds degrees from Washington University and SIU, teaches math and science, and lives with wife Margaret and three children at St Johns Methodist Church area. Other filers include Archer W. Logan, George Blume, and Jack Enloe. Filing runs Feb 27 to March 23 at Hadley House.
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George E. Peo Sr
Route 4
Edwardsville
District 7 Board of Education
Board of Education
Hadley House
Pee
Washington University
St. Louis
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Alton
Air Force Aeronautical Chart and
Ft. Schuyler
N.Y
U.S.N.R
Margaret
George Jr
Robert
St John's Methodist Church
Archer W. Logan
Lee Drive
George E. Blume
Madison Ave
Jack H. Enloe
Hickory St
New Edwardsville Telephone Directories Mailed
Edwardsville residents begin receiving the new telephone directories as printers mail the editions today. County offices report copies arriving, while the city telephone office has yet to receive its copy by noon.
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Edwardsville
Floods, Storms Wreak Havoc Across Northeast and Midwest
Widespread floods from ice jammed rivers in central Pennsylvania evacuees near Newport and Turheannan as a 14 mile stretch flooded. A late winter storm across the Northeast brought heavy snow freezing fog and high winds up to 55 mph, stranding travelers and cutting power across Erie and Buffalo. In Norwich Connecticut floodwaters rose 12 feet as dam gates froze. 6 dead 6 injured 2 missing. Ohio streams receded except for Athens campus declaring a state of emergency.
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United Press International
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Pennsylvania
Juniata
Newport
Tumeannan
juve
vaur
Buffalo
N.Y
Erie
Indiana
Civil defense
Carolina
fivO
Jayne
Ohio University
Athens
Report Says Cuba Not Using Caves For Missiles
Army intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Alva R. Fitch testified before the Senate that Russia is storage equipment and supplies in Cuban caves rather than placing long range missiles there. He cited thousands of caves suitable for storage and noted activity in caves with ammunition, supplies, vehicles and planes while disputing refugee claims of hidden strategic missiles. Kennedy voiced dissatisfaction over the pace of Soviet troop withdrawal from Cuba.
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UPI
Army
Alva R. Fitch
Fitch
Cuba
SIU approves land exchange and scholarly appointments
The SIU board of trustees approved a land exchange with the Illinois State Baptist Association at Carbondale Campus and confirmed two research professorships. Included are plans for an educational television network in Southern Illinois and appointment of Harry T. Moore and another distinguished scholar. The panel discussed Cuba and Soviet arms buildup but no nuclear warheads were believed in Cuba.
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RAY PAGE
Illinois
Southern Ilinois University board of trustees
Page
Lindell Sturgis
Metropolis
John Page Wham
Centralia
Delyte W. Morris
SIU
Arnold Maremont
Chicago
Martin V. Brown
M.D
Carbondale
Harold R. Fischer
Granite City
Southernlinois
SIU board of trustees
Illinois State Baptist Association
Kennedy
twe Baptist Foundation
Baptist Foundation
University of Colorado
Harry T. Moore
addi
Polaris Missile Test Goes Off Course
CAPE CANAVERAL {UPI} A nuclear submarine fired a Polaris missile from beneath the Atlantic. The bottle shaped rocket apparently went off course and failed. The firing tube was on the back of the U.S.S. Thomas Jefferson. No indication of exact failure. Washington {UPI} The State Department said Soviet troops are moving out of Cuba but wouldn’t say how many or when. Lincoln White cited Defense Department details for final figures.
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CAPE CANAVERAL
Atlantic Ocean
Thomas Jefferson
WASHINGTON
UPI
State Department
Cuba
Defense Department
Lincoln White
Kerner pledges veto on public aid caps and driver ed cuts
SPRINGFIELD UP I Gov Otto Kerner said he would veto bills capping public aid payments and ending state support for high school driver education if passed by the legislature He argued cost variations across the state and said the public aid commission should decide limits He also noted plans to abolish state funding for driver education outlined by Rep Warren Wood of Plainfield and discussed by aides.
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SPRINGFIELD
UPI
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Ilinois Public Aid
Arnold Maremont
Maremont
thellinois Public Aid Commission
Premiere Concert Features Edwardsville Junior High Band
Ninth grader Bill Westcott composed a four part piece titled Bills Number for the Edwardsville Junior High School advanced band under John Kolesa. The seven minute piece includes Introduction Blues Twist and the Finale with Bills piano solos and French horn work.
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John Kolesa
gram
Bill
Bill Westcott
Lawrence C. Westcott
Harrison Ave
Kolesa
Westcott
Kolese
Glen Carbon
Alton State Hospital
Bill sir
Gershwin
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