Syria Shifts Toward Pro-Nasser Uprising Amid Coup Reports
Pro-Nasser officers launched a revolt in Syria claiming control as Damascus faced street fighting and a curfew. Rebels broadcast unity and socialism while Damascus Radio went silent and key bases like Katana remained pivotal amid uncertain outcomes.
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Webb McKinley
Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Ankara
Damascus
Cairo
U.A.R
U.S
Baghdad
Iraq
Kha el- Azem
Abdel Karim Kassem
Friendly relations possible between Vatican and Soviet
AP report from Vatican City notes Khrushchev’s son in law Alexei Adzhubei met Pope John XXIII for 18 minutes, signaling potential easing between the Kremlin and the Catholic Church. Observers say no guaranteed break but a co existence approach. context includes Vatican observers at Ecumenical Council and discussions of a Soviet consulate. The piece also mentions Mindzenty in Budapest and ongoing tensions.
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Vatican City
Khrushchev
John XXIII
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Vatican
John
Alexei Adzhubei
Adzhubei
Izvestia
Rada
Italy
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Moscow
Pope John
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindzenty
U.S
Budapest
Albany Georgia Repeals Segregation Ordinances
Albany Georgia city officials voted to repeal every segregation ordinance on the books amid white bewilderment and Negro leaders weighing the move. The Albany Movement said cooperation would depend on the commission acting in good faith while officials argued the repeal strengthens the city’s legal racial posture.
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Albany, Ga
Georgia
U. S. Page
Albany
Page
Stephen A. Roos
Flood Belt Sees Recurrence Of Ice Jams And Floods
Surging waters receded in most rivers from Indiana to the Southeast but ice jams remained a serious threat in parts of Ohio and Fremont. At least 18 deaths were blamed on floods with property damage in the millions as light rain and snow flurries touched areas of the Ohio River Valley. Fremont reported a mile long ice jam on the Sandusky River pushing levels above flood stage and prompting a city emergency.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Ohio River
Dixie
Florida
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Sandusky
Fremont
Richard Maier
Rusk cites Soviet troop moves from Cuba and Viet Nam shift
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said some Soviet troop withdrawal from Cuba is under way with ships in position to move several thousand troops within a week. He noted progress in South Viet Nam, warned on risks in a potential test ban, and described ongoing Soviet military transport capacity ahead of the March deadline.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Cuba
Rusk
United States
South Viet Nam
Soviet Union
State Department
Cuban
Legislature Debates Utility Law Revision in Raleigh
North Carolina lawmakers discussed a utility law revision including a controversial provision allowing investor owned utilities to buy electric and telephone cooperatives if the Utilities Commission deems it in the public interest. The bill also advances a pine tree designation and a $200000 livestock center project, with an Azalea Festival invitation in Wilmington.
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Raleigh
LAP
North Carolina
State Utilities Commission
General Statutes Commission
Wilmington
Hannah Block
House
Senate
Magnificent Performance at Lincoln Choir Festival
Mau rice Jacobson a 67 year old conductor dropped his pants during a Methodist Church festival in Lincoln drawing laughs and cheers as he kept time with one hand and finished the performance before 400 children. A safety pin followed after the song. The audience praised the act as magnificent.
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Lincoln
England
Maurice Jacobson
Jacobson
Methodist
Secrecy Plea Welcomed On Capitol Hill
Rep. George Mahon called for officials to keep quiet about intelligence matters as Kennedy and many lawmakers praised the stance. House members urged restraint while Rep. Bob Wilson pressed McNamara for public answers on Soviet ships near Cuba and possible missiles. Bipartisan support grew to curb public disclosure of sensitive information.
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Washington
George Mahon
Kennedy
Congress
House
Mahon
White House
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Moscow
Peking
Havana
Executive Branch
Legislative
Capitol Hill
Bob Wilson
Calif
Robert S. McNamara
Cuba
Cuban
Wilson
Democrats Press Quick Action On Kennedy Tax Bill As Unemployment Rises
Democrats urged faster action on Kennedy tax cut and economic proposals after the Labor Department reports February unemployment at 6.1 percent, the highest in 14 months. House and Senate leaders pressed for measures to spur job growth before Easter, while Republicans warned of debt and deficits if tax cuts fail.
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Senate
Sen
Cijecero Yow
New Hanover
Rep
S. Glenn Hawfield
Union
Joe Hall Washington
Kennedy
Labor Department
House Ways
Teen and Means Committee
House
John W. McCormack
Mass
Congress
Tony Sen
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Nance
House Republican
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Nasser
United Arab Republic
Israel
Jordan
Jeruslem
Abdel Karim Zahraddin
Aleppo
National Council of the Revolutionary Command
Homs
Kajtana
Katana
Watts Towers
Los Angeles
Sam Rodia
Watts
Rodia
Gerald Miller
Plains
Maine
Carmichael
Way
N. Y
NEW York
Wagner
New York Post
Publishers Association of New York
ITV Local 6
Bertram A. Powers
Jother Craft Unions
American Newspaper Guild
ITU
International
Elmer Brown
New York City
Robert Wagner
Commodore Hotel
Local 6
International Typographical Union
Bertram Powers
Mr. Jacobson's
By Frank Cormier
Charles A. Halleck
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
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