Laos Rebel Advance Gains Key Areas Near Vientiane
A rebel push southward toward Vientiane gained important ground as government forces retreated. Three unnamed U.S. advisers may be missing, with another American major reportedly captured after a plane was shot down.
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Laos
Vientiane
U.S
Vang Vieng
Luang Prabang
Pathet Lao
Britain
Soviet Union
Washington
International Truce Commission
Indochina
Peiping
Souvanna
Souphanouvong
United States
Chou En-lai
Formosa
United Nations
Gastonia Couple Mourn Fire Fatality In Exclusive Neighborhood
Thelma J. Jackson 50 and husband John M. Jackson 55 suffered injuries as fire damaged their Gastonia home. Mrs Jackson died. his injuries were critical after flames from tobacco ashes in the den. Neighbors aided, one neighbor attorney Pat Cooke was cut during the attempt to reach the couple.
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Gastonia
N. C
Thelma J. Jackson
John M. Jackson
Gaston Memorial Hospital
John Farris
Sukarno Arrives in Washington for One Day Visit
Indonesia President Sukarno meets with President Kennedy in Washington for a brief visit. Kennedy hails Sukarno as a distinguished leader and aims for closer U S Indonesia relations. Sukarno notes his long ties to the United States and downplays any personal grandeur.
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Washington
Indonesia
Sukarno
Kennedy
America
United States
Paratroop Invasion Feared Across France
Paris faces fear of a paratroop invasion from Algeria as France prepares to call up reservists to form reinforced units under Premier Debre. The Interior Ministry said the night of tension did not materialize into actual attack while airports near Algeria remained closed.
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Paris
Algeria
Michel Debre
Debre
Interior Ministry
France
Alsace
Marseille
Nice
Toulouse
de Pouilly
Tlemcen
Oran
de Gaulle
Algiers
Eichmann Trial Witness Says Nazis Destroyed Jewish Gains
Dr. Salo Baron testified that Nazi Germany wiped out 200 years of Jewish social and political progress in Europe overnight. He noted the interwar era as the high point of emancipation before Hitler rose to power and framed the crimes from 1933 to 1945.
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Jerusalem
Adolf
Columbia University
New York City
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Eichmann
Robert Servatius
Avner Less
Servatius
Navy signs 6.2 million Capehart housing contract
The Navy announces a 6.2 million completion contract for Camp Lejeune Capehart housing after Atlantic Contractors halted work last year. Signing partners include T. A. Loving Co and Harlee-Quattlebaum Construction Co. The project targets 800 units with occupancy possible in 30 to 60 days and a full completion by May 1962.
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Navy Today
Capehart
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Atlantic Contractors Inc
Atlantic Contractors
Hal B. Hayes
Los Angeles
T. A. Loving Co
Goldsboro
Harlee - Quattlebaum Construction Co, Inc
Florence
S.C
Henry C. Shaid
USN
Sth
Naval District
Naval
Navy
Department of Defense
Federal Housing Administration
Furniture Mart Takes International Flavor at Southern Market
W Van Nus of Sydney Australia visits the Southern Furniture Exposition Building as a major buyer for Farmer Co Limited He plans a worldwide shopping tour and will place about 300000 in orders for Colonial and Provincial styled furniture Nus says Australia’s economy and labor outlook boost demand High Point market opens strong with buyer traffic and factory showrooms reporting good attendance and growing interest Inbound buyers and manufacturers expect rapid order placement to stock retail floors amid competitive pressures
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W. van Nus
Farmer & Co. Limited
Sydney
Australia
E. H. Lane Sr
The
Lane Co
Altavista
Leo Heer
Southern Furniture Exposition
Nus
Southern Market
David Cox
Robert Marks
AMC
High Point
United States
Nas
America
S. Main Street
Thomasville
Lexington
Hickory
Lenoir
Drexel
Winston-Salem
Castro Threats Firing Squads Amid Cuba Invasion Fallout
Fidel Castro in Havana defiantly warned counter-revolutionaries to be shot and urged U S clemency demands as hundreds jailed in Cuba face harsh sentences. He linked U S policy to threats against Cuba and reiterated vows to fight imperialism, while hinting possible mercy for some captives.
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Key West
Fla
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
Castro
U.S
Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
Adolf Hitler
United States
Latin America
CIA
Kennedy Cuba dispute draws bipartisan calls for unity
Washington officials offered no immediate comment on Fidel Castro’s accusation that Kennedy threats resemble Hitler and that the U S administration endangers world peace. Kennedy seeks wider support from Republicans and Latin American allies as he tightens policy after Cuba crisis.
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Washington
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Caribbean
White House
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Lyndon B. Johnson
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Camp David
Richard M. Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Western Hemisphere
American Society of Newspaper Editors
United States
Janio Quadros
Brazil
Arturo Frondizi
Argentina
Honduras
Guatemala
Miguel Ydigoras
Industrial Expansion Reported in January to March
The Conservation and Development Board heard that industrial expansion in the first quarter of the recession year matched 1960 levels with 42.41 million dollars in new plants and expansions. The Commerce and Industry Division announced 95 projects creating about 5,450 jobs and 18.84 million dollars in payroll. Last year’s first quarter totaled 42.39 million dollars with 7,129 jobs and 21.06 million dollars payroll. Sanford will address a dinner for board members and C and D officials.
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Sanford
N.C
Conservation and Development Board
Commerce and Industry Division
C&d Board
Ise
C&d
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I. A. Benediktov
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Less
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Camp Lejeune, N.C
Furniture Mart
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Invalides Bridge
Army Muti
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Invalides Palace
Florida
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