Laos crisis talks move with Soviet reply in hand
U S and British envoys briefed Kennedy and Rusk on Moscow’s response to the Laos cease fire proposal. Rusk rushed from Washington to Palm Beach for further discussions with Kennedy and Macmillan as SEATO urged an end to hostilities. The President spent Easter weekend at Palm Beach golfing and attending church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Britain
Frank Roberts
Kremlin
U.S
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Laois
Salinger
Kennedy
Rusk
Thompson
State Department
Washington
Associated Press
Palm Beach
Laos
Harold Macmillan
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Bangkok
Thailand
SEATO
India
Nehru
New Delhi
United States
Seato Nations
Key West
Fla
Macmillan
Soviet Union
Rusky
St. Edward's
Palm Beach Country Club
Joseph P. Kennedy
Bing Crosby
Chris Dunphy
Seminole Golf Club
Philadelphia Police Shoot Burglar In Pursuit
Philadelphia AP report says patrolman Sylvanus Selvy shot and killed Ronald Green after Green and Robert Turner burglarized a concession stand, knocked down the officer, and wrestled the revolver. Green was fatally wounded when he tried to run. Turner was also detained as officers pursued the pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ronald Green
Sylvanus Selvy
Green
Robert Turner
Turner
Selvy
Athletes gather for statewide sports injury conference
About 100 physicians coaches and school officials are slated to attend a statewide conference on preventing sports injuries at Geisinger Medical Center northeast of Danville Pa. The event aims to share methods and standards for safer athletic participation.
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Danville
Vientiane
Laos
London
United
Ikind
Tha Thom
8Is
Helinto Lans
Geisinger Medical Center
Souvanna
India
Pennsylvania
Pathet Laolos
Moscow
Seine Tha Thom
Plain of Jars
Thailand
Kay
Pakland
Thai Thom
SEATO
Bangkok
Mekong River
Surrender Ends Houston Hostage Slaying Standoff
Auto parts salesman Glen Gustafson surrendered after a more than three hour standoff at his mother-in-law’s Houston home while officers ringed the residence to reach his two missing children. He was talked down by Det. C. M. Robertson after failed pleas from a police captain and Gustafson’s brother. Police planned to question him to locate Deanne 4 and John 2. The scene included gas delays as officers feared danger to the kids. A separate note mentions a writer ANG YUCSUM repeating a controversial Eisenhower conspiracy claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Glen Gustafson
Gustafson
Edward Morehead
John
Glen
Reds Reply To British Laos Plan
Moscow handed the Soviet reply to a peace proposal on Laos to the Soviet foreign office. The plan urged an immediate cease fire in Laos, revival of the three nation control commission, and a 14 nation conference including Red China to turn Laos into a neutral zone. Western observers noted mixed signals as SEATO ministers weighed neutrality and possible action against continued Communist gains in Laos.
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Sin
Siberia
Novosibirsk
Roberts
Moscow
United States
Laos
India
Canada
Poland
Red China
Soviet Union
Europe
West Germany
Kremlin
Communist Party
Pravda
Nikita Khrushchev
Kennedy
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Bangkok
Far East
SEATO
Qreece
U. S
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Welch Denies Calling the Communist Belmon t
Welch, founder of the John Birch Society, denies ever calling Dwight D. Eisenhower a card carrying Communist while critics urge investigations by Congress. He says he never held that view and did not publish it publicly. Congressional leaders say no inquiry plans exist at this time.
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Pimmrieuig
GRGS
TewaRer Iy
Givenessiewly Peres
Prince Souvanna Phouma
Boun Oum
Caynos
Woden
Thailand
Vielentlane
Phou
Mi Nosavan
Viet Nam
Eit
Edgar W. Hiestand
Callf
Justice Department
Washington
Department
Welch
Eisenhower
Belmont
Belmont, Maas
Robart Welch
John Birch Society
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Milton Eisenhower
Srather
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Foster Dulles
Eidenhower
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Senate Government Operations Committee
Japan fires first three stage rocket from Mihikawa Beach
Japan’s university scientists announce the successful launch of its first three stage rocket. The 1.53 ton vehicle was fired at 80 degrees, reached 217 miles altitude, and landed about 370 miles off shore after 10.44 minutes, far surpassing Japan’s prior two stage rockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michikawa Beach
Japan
Tokyoo University
Wasi
Pacific
Stahlnecker asks to decline PUC chair post
AP dispatch from Philadelphia reports Gov. Lawrence asked PUC nominee P Stephens Stahlnecker to turn down the chairmanship citing ill health. Stahlnecker refused, saying he was never ill. Democratic rival Joseph Sharfsin was reportedly considered for weeks. Morse declined comment as politics and timing cloud the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Stephen Stahlnecker
David L. Lawrence
Public Utility Commission
Stahlnecker
Otis B. Morse
Lawrence
Morse
Joseph Sharfsin
Commission
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Stahmecker
Sharfsin
William J. Green Jr
Democratic Party
James P. Clark
John L. Dorris
Luzerne
Fatal Attack On Turnpike Near Bowmansville
Mrs Ora Fisher aged 63 of Wells Tannery Fulton County died of a heart attack Friday night while on the Pennsylvania Turnpike following a traffic accident. State police said her husband Melvin 65 drove a car that struck a vehicle stopped on the turnpike near Bowmansville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowmansville
Ora Fisher
Wells Tannery
Fulton County
Mrs Kennedy Attends Easter Service Amid Kidnap Plot Rumors
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis quietly entered a church in turquoise linen and sat near the rear for about ten minutes. Reporters noted she appeared solemn as Secret Service investigated a alleged plot by four pro Castro Cubans to kidnap her daughter Caroline. She had criticized press stories about Caroline’s activities and privacy concerns in Washington and Palm Beach.
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Kennedy
Secret Service
Pennsylv a nia newspaper association to hold cost study clinic
The Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association will host a one day cost study clinic in Harrisburg on April 7. Herbert E. Hetu vice president and treasurer of the Sharon Herald will preside at the meeting.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association
Herbert E. Hetu
The
Sharon Herald
Economic Confusion Clearer Says Kentucky Leader
Kentucky Lt. Gov. Wilson Wyatt outlines Commerce Department data interpreting easing signs in the economy. He notes a slowing slowdown and a possible gentle pickup, with unemployment indicators showing a stabilization. He remarks the climate favors a seasonal pickup for young men with convertibles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthiana
Kentucky
Wilson Wyatt
Commerce Department
Tough To Save Says Daughter Tough To Save Says Daughter
Nancy Priest, 15, daughter of former U.S. Treasurer Ivy Baker Priest, told a judge she will not save from her 113.53 a week movie salary after court approval of a contract with 20th Century Fox. The minor’s agreement includes six month options and anticipates a seven year path to about 750 a week.
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Santa Monica
Calif
U.S
Nancy Priest
20Th Century-Fox
Ivy Baker
Priest
Hope You Choke Sandwich Incident in Memphis
A Memphis factory worker told a friend he had no lunch because his wife was angry about a late poker game. He showed a sandwich from his lunch box with a note between the bread saying I hope you choke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
US halts bonus sugar imports from Dominican Republic
Washington AP United States under Kennedy signed law halts bonus imports of sugar from the Dominican Republic. The action continues Cuba import ban and redistributes the former Cuban quota among other countries while setting 1961 basic quotas for many regions and listing specific tonnages and local consumption limits for Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
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Dominican Republic
Washington
United States
Kennedy
Cuba
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Wall
Congress
U.S
Republic
Charles Murphy
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Philippines
Peru
Nicaragua
Mexico
Haiti
Netherlands
Formosa
Panama
Costa Rica
Canada
United Kingdom
Belgium
British Guiana
Hong Kong
British West Indies
Gurkha Units Flown Into No Katanga
United Nations dispatched 1,000 Gurkha troops to north Katanga to blunt a new Congo civil war flare up. The move follows Manono seizure by Katangan forces and involves airlifted troops to a U.N. base while negotiations continue and threats of war loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville
the Congo
United Nations
Katanga
Congo
U.N
Manono
Ingal
Antoine Gizenga
Moise Yshombe
France
Burma
Obituaries from Blairsville and Indiana Pa area
Multiple deaths reported from Blairsville Indiana area with obituaries for Harry Daniel Goodlin born 1801 died 1841 March 31 at Latrobe Hospital plus Mrs M M Hood Frances Receskey William Peter Anderson and Harry W Longwill. Details on families, church memberships, and funeral arrangements in Blairsville Indiana and Homer City areas.
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Harry Daniel Goodlin
Johnson Avenue
Blakravilla
Latrobe Hospital
Cherry Hill Township
Indiana County
John Goodlin
Tenrie Stake Goodlin
First Methodist Church of
Blairsville
Eugene
Olive) Cadellino
Michael
Mabel) Grdgoin
McGaerty
Indiana
Kenney
Betty) Mullen
Latrobe
Paul
Jean) Smith
Blatraville
John
Emly) Paouneii
Milton
Patriciay Cribba
Howard M. Pape
Blairsville Cemetery
Frances Receskey
Victor Receskey
Indi+ana RD
Fulton Run
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Polland
Ernest
Assumption Roman Catholic Church
Polish National Alliance Society
Robinsons ,Lytes
Assumption
William Peter Anderson
Lucerne Mines
Fredteburg
Andrew and
Sarah Mack Anderson
Lucernes Mines
Nazarene Church
Homer City
Lus Cernemines U.M.W
Bell Funeral Home
South Seventh Street
Merriman
Greenwood Cemetery
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JFK
Phila
Aurma
Muang
Dad
North Vietnam
Ang Yucsum
Prinipicang
Dwight Eisenhower
Nix
Puc
Easter
Brazil
No. Katanga
M. Margretta Hood
N. 9Th Street
Cameron Nursing Home
Thomas B
Nancy Jack Henderson Hood
Miss Hood
Pittsburgh
Calvary United Presbyterian Church of
Wherry Pounds
Robinson-Lytles
Richard C. Hutchison
Oakland Cemetery
Harry W. Longwill
Albert Longwill
Dixonville
John S
Sara Henderson Longwill
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