Raising Debt Ceiling Becomes Annual Congress Task
Washington AP report notes debt ceiling raises have become a yearly ordeal for Congress as Democrats push Kennedy tax program despite rising deficits. The Ways and Means Committee postponed action, Democrats seek minimal increases while Republicans view uncertainty as leverage. The current debt about 202.5 billion with a 308 billion limit, set to fall to 285 by July 1, possible rise to 325 tied to tax cut approval. vote slated before tax bill final passage.
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Edmond Lebreton
Washington
Congress
Kennedy
House
Ways and Means
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Republican
Plane Falls Into Atlantic Near Cape Hatteras
Coast Guard reports a small single engine plane plunged into the Atlantic about 235 miles south of Cape Hatteras and sank immediately. The Queen Elizabeth liner said no survivors were seen. Two vessels and two Coast Guard search planes were deployed to the scene as the liner and Navy ship aided the effort.
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Portsmouth
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Esso Washington
Ault
Queen Elizabeth
Kennedy Cabinet Meeting Marks First in Seven Weeks
President Kennedy convened his Cabinet in Washington for the first time in seven weeks. The White House said the session was not triggered by any specific development.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Weather Update: Partly Cloudy and Warmer
Partly cloudy and warmer yesterday and tonight with a chance of rain. Mindershawers tonight. Sunday forecast shows warmer high, winds from the southeast, and no significant precipitation indicated.
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Mindershawers
Long cold wind blown walk across ice bridge to Drummond Island
Drummond Island residents face isolation as an ice bridge over Lake Huron replaces ferry service. High school students travel on 20 inches of ice over nine feet of water in a caravan of cars, four wheelers, and pickups, while parents sign permission. The 600 residents and island are cut off by the worst winter ice in 45 years.
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Drummond Island
Mich
Ravel
Lake Huron
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
de Tour Passage
Clayton Ledy
de Tow High School
Mainland
Clayton
A. Lauderville
Arthur Myers
Missing Plane Sought After Emergency Landing Near Rogers
FAA teams pursue a single engine plane believed to have made an emergency landing six miles east of Rogers. The pilot, last named Troutman, claimed landing and uninjured, then vanished. Authorities checked the area but found no aircraft or fuel, while hopes fade for further contact.
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Rogers, Ark
Federal Aviation Agency
Rogers
FAA
Fayetteville
Troutman
Iyii
Stite Pohen
Jsvareh Dor Ue
Mannequin venture to bring jobs to Conway Arkansas
Stoltz, a Pittsburgh native, moved to Conway eight years ago to start Customade Products. He now heads American Mannequin Inc, planned to employ 20 initially with potential for up to 150 in the Conway area, while maintaining operations in St. Louis and a sales office led by Ruth Davis. The firm will supply a full line of mannequins and paper mache forms nationwide through American Fixture’s distribution network.
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Pat? Sletz
Pittsburgh, Pa
Conway, Ark
Customade Products Corp
Conway
Central Arkansas College
Entives
American Fixture Inc
St. Louis
Stoltz
American Mannequin
Ruth Davis
American Fixtures
Arkansas
Stoltz Teft Custamade
Universal Match Corp
Whem Stojige
Stolly
Womntrad
Ek Boies Aerofitteis
Wil He Siphan Sodams Je
Ri Laois
View Pyysidead
Guy Hose
Cunviyt Lepcisuren
Castro's Men Kidnap Two Americans in Bahama Waters
In Nassau Bahamas colonial authorities and the British navy jointly investigate claims that Castro commandos trespassed into British territorial waters to kidnap two Americans and ten Cubans. Bahamas officials plan air surveys and on scene talks at Elbow Cay Cay Sal and Cay Lobos with Royal Navy officers.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Idel Castro
Kenneth Walmsley
Elbow Cay
Cay Sal
Cay Lobos
Bahama Islands
Cuba
J. E. J. Martin
D.S.C
West Indies
Walmsley
Charles Ashmann
Miami
Fla
Castro
Ashmann
Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
Injuries Fatal to Prescott Man Ernest McDade Dies
Ernest Albert McDade, 55, of Laneburg, died Friday after injuries from a truck train collision at Camden. His brother also died. Surviving are three brothers Clyde Prescott Rt. 6 Raymond and Watson McDade of Fort Worth. two sisters Gracie Johnson Prescott Rt. 6 and Marie McDade Little Rock. Services 2 p.m. Sunday at Sweet Home Church with Rev. Raymond Hicks and Betty Stinson. Burial Sweet Home Cemetery conducted by Herndon Cornelius.
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Ernest Albert McDade
Laneburg
Camden
Clyde
Prescott Rt. 6
Raymond and
Watson McDade
Ft.Worth
Gracie Johnson
Marie McDade
Little Rock
Sweet Home Church
Raymond Hicks
Boy Dialing Weather Bureau Tricks Cards Big Snow
Washington AP report tells of six year old George Basle who learned to dial the Weather Bureau for forecasts. He called 42 times by February 10 expecting snow and misdialed with the New York area code causing a $33 toll bill. The phone company canceled the charges after the explanation.
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Washington
George Basle
Weather Bureau
George A. Basle
George
Basles
New York City
Poppa
Tele
Sympathy to India Kennedy on death of Roe Jendes Prasad
The expression of deep sorrow to the people of India was conveyed. Jendes Prasad, the first president of India, died at Nakai Toytin. The former president was 74.
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India
Washington
Kennedy
Roe
Jendes Prasad
Shantadkiy
Nakai
Toytin
Frogmen watched Cuba prior to and after missile crisis
Norfolk Ledger-Star reports Navy Frogmen operated on Cuban beaches and offshore waters around the October missile crisis. Based on observer Jack Kestner, the piece suggests possible invasion plans to remove Soviet missiles, with Sea Lion the submarine used to deploy frogmen. The Navy did not confirm the report.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Ledger-Star
Jack Kestner
Suggess
Kestney
Cuba
Atlantic
Hopes Faint for Civil Rights Bill
Washington AP reports a partisan split in Congress dims prospects for civil rights legislation this session. Republicans attack Kennedy's plan as campaign fodder while urging their broader program. NAACP says the proposal falls short on housing and fair employment. Rep. Celler voices cautious optimism, but Senate sentiment signals defeat for this session.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
House
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Civil Rights Commission
GOP
Manuel Celler
Dn.y
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
Senate
To Visit U S New Delhi Official Eyes Defense Aid
India plans a visit by Defense Procurement Minister P. Vrishnama chari to Washington and London to press for more military aid. The trip aims to secure US support ahead of an anticipated embassy missesive report on Vidia’s security ties.
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NEW Deli India
Apidha
F P. Vrishnamachari
Washington
London
Dru
United States
Vidia
Ancient Organs in County Reach a Century Old
Residents recount Brattleboro made organs from Vermont now in Hope area homes. Mrs. Ed Gorham’s instrument, about 100 years old and six octaves, features a rear mirror and twin lamp stands. B W Edwards’ walnut organ, also ~100 years old, now electrified with a pedal drawer, stands 51% feet high. both show enduring value and family sentiment.
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Hope Star
Wo R. Alexander
Brattleboro
Hope
Ed Gorham
Vermont
Bradley County
Edwards
East German border guard escapes across Berlin Wall
West Berlin police report a 21 year old East German border guard failed to keep pace with a comrade during patrol. He slipped his uniform sleeve against the wall and scrambled into West Berlin, crossing the Berlin Wall as his partner moved ahead.
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Berlin
Lalay
West Berlin
Threats of Force in Syria Over Yemen Royalist Siege
Reports from Damascus say Yemen's government warned it would use force against British troops aiding royalist holdouts in Yemen. Sana'a radio quoted President Abdullah Saleh accusing Britain of aggression after Aden troops intervened near Harib, Ras Yemen. The British Embassy in Damascus denied any aggression, stating troops only drove back an intruding force from the protectorate.
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Damascus
Sprly
Yemen
San
Barlier
Abdullah Syllal
Britain
Aden
Harib
Ras Yemen
Gaira
Rancher's Wife Rescued From a Well
A rancher’s wife, 43, was rescued after being trapped in a collapsed well on Tuesday morning. Constable Gurshel Pigg praised her as remarkable, noting she clung to a ledge, called for help, and eventually climbed out with the aid of ladders and rescue gear. Her husband was away buying poultry and expected home soon.
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Sanger
Calif
API
Gurshel Pigg
Val Valles
Pigg
Mid-valley Forestry Departaent
Segregation Wall Falls in Atlanta
In Atlanta the so called Berlin Wall barrier between white and Negro neighborhoods was dismantled after a Superior Court order. Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. said the city would not contest the ruling as officials reassess housing pressures. The Peyton and Harlan Road barricades, erected December 17 to curb interracial movement, were removed Friday night amid ongoing civil rights actions and new housing purchases by a Negro realtor, C. C. Thornton.
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Atlanta
Peyton and
Harlan
Superior Court
George P. Whitman Sr
Ivan Allen Jr
Whitman
Peyton
Aldermanic Board
Peyton Road
C. C. Thornton
Gangland Boss Anastasio Dies in Brooklyn
Anthony Tough Tony Anastasio aged 5% dynamic boss of Brooklyn waterfront dies in a Brooklyn hospital after complications from a heart attack. He led AFL CIO International Longshoremen's Association and headed Local 1814. His brothers Albert, Joseph, and Salvatore also held notoriety in crime and priesthood.
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NEW York
Anthony
Tony
Anastasio
Brooklyn
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen's Association
ILA
Albert
Joseph Anastasio
Murder, Inc
Joseph
Salvatore
Troped
Italy
United States
U.S
Anthony Scotto
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