Laos Receives U.S. Observation Planes and Helicopters
Four armed observation planes and several helicopters from the United States arrived in Vientiane. The delivery, authorized under Geneva terms as defensive weapons, may intensify the arms race in Laos between royal forces and Communist factions.
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Vientiane
Laos
United States
Luang Prabang
Central Plaine Des Jarres
U.S
Kong le
Soviet Union
China
Asst. Defense Secretary Named
Arthur Sylvester, 59, chief of the Washington bureau of the Newark Evening News, is named assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. Born in Montclair New Jersey, he graduated from Princeton in 1923 and joined the News in 1924.
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New York
Arthur Sylvester
Washington
Newark
Evening News
John F. Kennedy
Sylvester
Montclair
N.J
Princeton University
the News
Treasury Department
Eisenhower to Send Balanced Nonpolitical Budget
Senate GOP leader Dirksen and House counterpart Halleck say President Eisenhower will submit a balanced, nonpolitical budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. They note the current year ends in the black and describe the plan as forward looking and essential for national welfare while avoiding political expediency.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Capitol
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Senate
House Gop
Dirksen
White House
Dwight Eisenhower
Halleck
U S reported aiding Guatemala forces amid Cuba tension
The United States reportedly trains personnel and supplies material for a Guatemalan commando unit to meet a possible Cuban assault. New air fields and daily training are financed. Guatemalan authorities contend the program is defensive while critics say US backing finances an offensive.
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New York
United States
Guatemala
Cuba
New York Times
Paul P. Kennedy
Retalhuleu
Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes
Ydigoras
Raul Roa
U.N. Security Council
Kennedy task force calls for broad social program expansion
A special task force urged President-elect Kennedy to expand Social Security and public aid programs, pressing for immediate passage of a health insurance plan for the aged linked to Social Security. The plan would extend coverage to men 65 and older and women 62, plus widows and orphans, reaching about 14.4 million people.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Congress
Wilbur J. Cohen
University of Michigan
Ribicoff
Cohen
Senate
Clinton P Anderson
Fierce Rainstorm Lashes Cuban Militiamen On Coast
A fierce rainstorm lashed Cuba as north winds sprayed waves on guns and militiamen along Havana coast. High seas soaked batteries, foxholes filled, and several crewmen were killed in a plane crash near Valdero, with Castro mobilization intensifying as U.S. fleet activity accompanied by reports of martial law and imminent invasion claims.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Osvaldo Sanchez Cabrera
Valdero
Hoy
Sanchez Cabrera
Martin Klein
Heriberto Martin Guzman
Treasury Faces Difficult Silver Situation In 1963
U S Treasury grapples with a weakening grip on silver pricing as stockpiles shrink and world demand grows. If stockpiles run dry by mid 1963 the department could lose price control, raising silver costs for jewelry film and coinage while boosting mining profits.
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Washington
U.S. Treasury
Department
Treasury
U.S
France
United States
Ce Department
Treasury Department
Soviet Central Committee Opens Winter Session
Moscow AP Soviet Communist Party Central Committee starts its winter session to boost agriculture to meet rising food demand. Khrushchev drives push to outpace American farms amid poor harvests and management. Pravda praises progress but says much remains to fulfill 21st congress tasks.
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Moscow
Central Committee of
The
Soviet Communist Party
Khrushchev
Pravda
Communist Party
Nikolai Belyaev
Kazakhstan
Governor Told Not To Cut Off Funds
A federal judge barred Governor Vandiver from closing the University of Georgia or withholding operating funds. Judge Bootle ordered the state not to cut funds while hearings consider making the injunction permanent. The move followed a court order to admit two Negro students, Hunter and Holmes, to pursue their education amid integration efforts.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ernest Vandiver
University of Georgia
U.S. Dist
W. A. Bootle
B. E. Thrasher
Bootle
Charlayne A. Hunter
Hamilton E. Holmes
Georgia
Vandiver
Jack Greenberg
New York
Cook
Aderhold
Athens
Atlanta
Noted Detective Story Writer Dashiell Hammett Dies
New York AP reports Dashiell Hammett, 67, famed detective fiction author, died in Lenox Hill Hospital after a long illness. Cause of death not immediately released.
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New York
Dashiell Hammett
Lenox
Hill Hospital
Cuban Consulates Weigh Asylum Requests in U.S.
Officials from three or four Cuban consulates in the United States have contacted the Immigration Service about seeking asylum. The service has not yet decided and the Cubans have not fully decided.
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Washington
United States
Immigration Service
British Seek More Suspects in Portland Spy Case
British counterespionage moves to widen the Portland base theft inquiry as five suspects face court. Warrants authorize searches in London and western England while three detainees are believed Canadian. Names include Peter J. Kroger and Gordon A. Lonsdale with Helen Kroger, all tied to a alleged spy ring.
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London
Portland Navy
Scotland Yard
England
Joint Services
Washington
U.S
Peter J. Kroger
Helen
Gordon A. Lonsdale
Appointment of Godfrey Predicted for Kennedy Admin
Carolina observers expect Horace Godfrey of Raleigh North Carolina to be named assistant secretary of agriculture with responsibility for the commodity program. The 43 year old administrator for the North Carolina office of Agricultural Stabilization Committees since 1934 was unanimously recommended by North Carolina members of Congress.
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Washington
Horace Godfrey
Raleigh
N.C
Godfrey
North Carolina
Orville Freeman
John F. Kennedy
Union County
Congress
Office of Agricultural Stabilization Committees
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
House Agriculture Committee
Freeman
Kennedy
U S Plans To Continue Guantanamo Manoeuvres
Washington reports President Eisenhower will press ahead with Atlantic naval air and sea exercises to show Cuba that the Guantanamo base will be kept in operation. About 75 ships and 45 000 personnel, plus air force bombers, participate in three to four weeks of maneuvers off the Carolina coast and in nearby waters.
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Washington
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Vieques Island
Puerto Rico
Havana
U.S. Navy
Navy
United States
Atlantic
Fidel Castro
Guantanamo
Eisenhower
Castro
Cuban
Franklin
Delano Roosevelt
Vieques
North
South Carolina
Forrestal
Shangri la
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