Battle for Bab El Oued in Algeria Flares as De Gaulle Ramps Up Force
French troops encircle Bab El Oued with 10 000 soldiers and tanks in a two hour battle to crush the European secret army revolt. President de Gaulle sends Christian Fouchet to Algiers to oversee governance by a European Mussel committee ahead of a future Algerian independence referendum.
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Algiers
Bab el Qued
Charles de Gaulle
Bab el Oued
Algeria
France
de Gaulle
Christian Fouchet
Fouchet
Rocher Noir
Tunis
Tunisia
Indehead
Khrushchev
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Couve de Murville
Paris
Sergei Vinogradov
Bas el Oued
Cabinet Shuffle in Cuba Reshapes Top Posts
In Havana the Cuban government announced a cabinet reshuffle with a veteran Communist named to interior trade minister and a revolutionary heroine becoming a key aide. Prime Minister Fidel Castro warned of aide abuses and errors, while changes resembled transfers, and the ORI directorate saw new leadership as the party edges toward a unified socialist structure.
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Havana
Communist Party
Fidel Castro
Supreme Court
Raul
Integrated Revolutionary Organization
ORI
Cuba
United Socialist Party
Bab el Oued Rebels Defy French Army in Algiers
In Bab el Oued a mixed Arab and European neighborhood near Algiers residents resist French rule claiming loyalty to France while clashing with authorities. The district with a busy Bouzareach avenue hosts bars cafes and markets as anger grows amid raids barbed wire and tanks. Local taxi driver Jesus leads a tense circle around the Secret Army Organization amid stolen arms, deserters, and deadly violence.
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Garcia
France
Frankaoui
la Marseillaise
Bab el Oued
Spain
Corsica
Italy
Casbah
Bouzareach
Trois Horloges
Jesus
Babel Oued
Secret Army
Foreign Legion
Lollo
Kamaia
American Seeks Asylum In Havana Deserter Soldier
An American soldier flier, Sgt. Bobby J. Keesee, 28, sought political asylum in Havana after landing a light civilian plane at Havana Airport. Keesee, listed as a deserter since Feb 25, left Ft. Huachuca on Jan 15 for 15 days and failed to return. He is from Amarillo Texas and faced investigations for passings bogus checks and forgery. No secret military data or diplomatic repatriation details were provided.
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Washington
Havana
Army
Bobby J. Keesee
Ft. Huachuca
Ariz
Guaymas
Mexico
Amarillo
Tex
Keesee
United States
Cuba
Sheesee
Harriman Meets Laos Leaders in Effort to Resolve Crisis
U S assistant secretary of state W Averell Harriman arrived in Vientiane from Thailand and met King Savang Vathana at the royal palace for two hours. He then dined with Gen Phoumi Nosavan, deputy premier and pro western leader, amid push for a coalition government.
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Vientiane
Laos
W. Averell Harriman
Thailand
U. S
Savang Vathana
Harriman
Phoumi Nosavan
Geneva Accord Hinted in 17 Nation Talks
Reported plan to negotiate limited accords at the 17 nation disarmament talks in Geneva to reduce nuclear war risk. Western and Soviet negotiators may propose steps from stopping weapons spread to banning in space, with possible April or May summit prospects.
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Geneva
Russia
Berlin
France
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Dean Rusk
Washington
Khrushchev
Rusk
Moscow
Jacqueline Kennedy pregnancy rumor denied by White House
In Peshawar Pakistan on Saturday night Assistant White House press secretary Jay Gildner denied reports that Jacqueline Kennedy was expecting another baby. The official rejected the rumors following questions from reporters.
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Peshawar
Pakistan
Jacqueline Kennedy
White House
Jay Gildner
Kennedy-Eisenhower Talk At California Getaway
President Kennedy and former President Eisenhower spent about an hour at Eisenhower's Eldorado Country Club cottage in Palm Desert California discussing world affairs. Salinger said the talks centered on international affairs with Kennedy updating Eisenhower on several issues before inviting others inside to see winter quarters.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Eldorado Country Club
Palm Desert
Singer
Bing Crosby
Silver Spur Ranch
White House
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
C. V. Clifton
Crosby
Kennedy- Eisenhower
Camp David
Maryland
Hyato Ikeda
Sam Rayburn
President Kennedy
Clifton
Gerald Behn
General Eisenhower
ADA Threat From Left or Right in Washington Rally
ADA on its fifteenth annual liberal convention in Washington aims to mobilize for broader federal action on civil rights employment medical care and education. The group counts aides to Kennedy including Sorenson Schlesinger and cabinet figures like Ribicoff Goldberg and Freeman among its members with a modest budget and a eight room HQ at Connecticut Avenue.
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Washington
Americans For Democratic Actions
White House
ADA
Connecticut Ave
Dupont Circle
J. Kenneth Galbraith
India
Chester Bowles
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Page Wilson
Since You Ask Me Ann Landers opens book excerpt
Ann Landers introduces her book Since You Ask Me a study of trouble as part of a twelve article series. She notes trouble affects all social strata and ages and reflects on the human condition, quoting Lin Yutang and describing diverse letter writers from bankers to clergymen and a humorous episode about a married couple.
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Ann Landers
Prentice-Hall, Inc
Frondizi Struggles as Military Presses Resignation
President Arturo Frondizi faces mounting military demands to resign amid Argentina's political crisis. Gen. Pedro Aramburu urged him to step down as a personal sacrifice to restore peace, meeting army, navy and air force leaders before a pivotal radio speech was canceled. If Frondizi does not quit, navy secretary Gaston Clement may call for immediate resignation amid Peronist-backed upheaval.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arturo Frondizi
Pedro Aramburu
Frondizi
Juan D. Peron
Aramburu
War Horse
Peron
Ior
Aramburu Met For Long Hours With Army, Navy and Air Force
Prince Philip
Navy
Adm
Gaston Clement
Madrid
People’s Radical Party Committee
Fronde
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