Cartoons lampoon Britain’s royal spending and Snowdon role
Cartoonists mock Tony Armstrong Jones and Princess Margaret over public funds for their new home. The Spectator and Express clash with editors while the Daily Mail hints Tony’s job choices and royal advisers provoke shock as 85,000 pounds is earmarked for house repairs.
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Daily Express
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Daily Mail
African Summit Opens Amid Algerian Invite Controversy
Lagos reports say the African summit will open with a depleted delegation after the decision not to invite the Algerian rebel government. Sudan and Libya reportedly withdrew in protest as Casa Blanca bloc nations and others had earlier opted out. The foreign ministers plan to present a proposal on the Algerians to heads of state without details.
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Charles de Gaulle
Conference of Chiefs of State
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Libya
Casablanca
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Guinea
Mali
Morocco
United Arab Republic
Airlines Proposal Brews Storm Across Major Carrier Merger
A plan to merge American Airlines and Eastern Airlines faced union opposition as the Transport Workers Union threatened a Feb. 4 strike tied to a Pennsylvania New York Central rail merger. TWU officials condemned the proposal at a New York news conference, while rival carrier Trans World Airlines also criticized it. American opened at 23.62 on the NYSE and slid. Eastern rose briefly before dipping. The combined operation would become a leading national carrier with over 700 million in annual revenues.
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Michael J. Quill
James F. Horst
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Okla
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New York Stock Exchange
Eastern
Cuba Crisis Sparks Call for OAS Action at Punta del Este
At Punta del Este, Colombia presses for a collective embargo and political break with Castro regime. Guatemala backs hard line while Argentina and Brazil seek a milder compromise allowing Cuba to stay in the OAS if it reforms. The U S faces limits amid opposition from Brazil Mexico Argentina and Chile.
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Miguel Angel Carcano
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Colombia
Latin America
Castro
Jose Joaquin Caicedo Castrilla
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United States
Jesus Anda Murillo
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China
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Alliance For Progress
Mexico
Chile
Five Satellites Fail in Cape Canaveral Rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP five satellites intended for simultaneous orbit aboard an 80 foot Thor Able Star failed when the upper stage did not reach required thrust. The Defense Department announced the rocket plunged into the Atlantic Ocean downrange. The project nicknamed Buckshot marked the week’s major U S space effort with Ranger 3 moon television and John H Glenn Jr. flight planned next.
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Injun
van Lee
House passes bill to raise postal rates nationwide
The House approved a bill to add one cent to the cost of mailing a letter and raise rates for newspapers magazines and advertising mail. The measure a high priority for the administration passed by voice vote and now goes to the Senate.
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Scottish Bank Branch Bid Sparks North Carolina Hearing
The North Carolina Banking Commission began a hearing on the Scottish Bank of Lumberton’s bid to open a High Point branch. Proponents argued growth and need, while High Point Savings and Trust Co. and Central Savings Bank opposed.
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Government Probes Racketeers Targeting Stock Market Infiltration
Justice Department officials say major racketeers seek entry into stock dealing as part of diversifying their criminal portfolios. Kennedy notes rising but not nationwide involvement, with some price manipulation alleged by unnamed sources. He refrains from discussing his Moscow stop on a world trip.
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Iran
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Army General Says Censors Alter Speeches But Do Not Diminish Message
Army Lt Gen Arthur G Trudeau testified at a Senate probe that censorship by officials altered some of his anti Communist speeches. He cited State Department influences and unidentified sources, noting changes did not stop him from delivering his basic message about Communism and industrial expansion. He stressed a soldier’s duty to accept higher authority.
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State Department
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Department of State
Bomb violence in Venezuela leaves dozens dead and wounded
In Caracas left wing clashes killed sixteen and wounded eighty as bombs exploded and eight buses burned. Police battles snipers near Central University culminated with student evacuations and mass arrests amid a nationwide transit strike.
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Romulo Betancourt
Punta del Este
Uruguay
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Central University
Flu Epidemic Sways North Carolina Schools
In Raleigh and other cities thousands of desks sit empty as influenza grips Tar Heel schools. Dr. Jacob Koomen notes North Carolina in early stages of a flu epidemic, with Virus B milder than Virus A strains. Absences reported across Wake, Guilford, Robeson, Halifax, Scotland and Forsyth counties.
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Jacob Koomen
North Carolina
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Asheville
Kings Mountain
Wadesboro
Dunn and
Coats
Wake, Guilford
Robeson
Halifax
Scotland
Forsyth
Soviet Defense Chief Warns U S Rocket Strike Threat
In Moscow Defense Minister Marshal Rodion Malinovsky says Soviet rockets could obliterate major U S industrial and political centers in a single blow He criticizes U S officials including McNamara and Rockefeller for stirring war hysteria and pushing the arms race He accuses them of profiting as shelters funded by taxpayers dollars line monopolies coffins against atomic bombs are unnecessary fears
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Robert S. McNamara
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Senate Armed Services Committee
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Cold War strains widen between Moscow and Peiping
AP analysis notes growing bitter rift between Soviet and Chinese communist leaders with no quick end in sight Officials fear open exploitation of differences could backfire and signal potential realignment in the red bloc Editorials in Moscow and Beijing acknowledge internal tensions while Khrushchev pursues peaceful coexistence and Kennedy courts a split among socialist nations
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