U S to Resume Underground Nuclear Tests
President Kennedy orders preparations for a new underground nuclear test shot in Nevada after Soviet talks on a test ban broke down. Secretary of State Rusk outlined U S regrets to Canada over a policy dispute and warned of possible U S responses if Soviet troops stay in Cuba.
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United States
Canada
Ottawa
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Charles de Gaulle
Khrushcchev
White House
State Department
Brussels
London
Christian A. Herter
Lord Home
UW Leaders Urged to Grow as Alumni Hear Harrington
Dr. Fred H. Harrington, UW president, told La Crosse alumni the university must lead among top schools and expand to 14 campuses with new centers. He projected 100000 students by century’s end, noted rising standards, funding gaps, and the need to educate all despite taxpayer strains.
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University of Wisconsin
Thomas Burgess
la Crosse
University
Arlie M. Macks Jr
Wisconsin Alumni Association
Tribune
la “Crosse
Wisconsin
Madison
Holiday Inn
Harrington
Boy dies after accident with gym folding door
A 10 year old, David A Schroeder of Columbia Heights, died from chest injuries after being crushed by an electrically powered folding gym partition at Valley View school. Authorities investigate whether he rode the door and if others activated the motor. He died at General Hospital two hours after a teacher found him.
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Valley View
David A. Schroeder
Robert J. Schroeder
Columbia Heights
Harold Gerritz
David
General Hospital
Khrushchev Breaks Off Test Ban Talks Amid NATO Rift
Soviet Premier Khrushchev ends the latest nuclear test ban talks in New York, citing Western alliance splits led by France's De Gaulle. U S Britain and the Soviet Union offered resumption in Geneva February 12, while Washington pressed to keep negotiations alive despite the rift.
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Geneva
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Macmillan Willing to Push Britain Into European Unity
In Rome Macmillan and Italian Premier Fanfani reaffirm commitment to European unity despite France's veto. The two leaders vow persistent effort toward British entry and stronger Western partnership as 48 hours of talks begin.
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Amintore Fanfani
Italy
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Il Messaggero
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Charles de Gaulle
Jens Otto Krag
Denmark
European Free Trade Association
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Nassau
the Hague
Joseph Luns
Diet
Netherlands
Western Union Clerk Shot By Holdupman
A 56 year old Western Union clerk, William E. Delaney, was shot in the chest and wounded in Milwaukee. He described a Negro assailant with a thick mustache who fled in a waiting car. police found a bloody footprint suggesting the robber may have shot himself during escape.
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Western Union
William E. Delaney
Milwaukee County General Hospital
Delaney
Flood Waters Swamp Homes Across Northern California
Heavy rains and rising rivers flood hundreds of homes in Northern California and Reno Nevada. National Guard sandbags the Truckee River while highways and rail routes are blocked and power outages mount across the region.
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Nev
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Nevada
National Guard
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Airliner and military plane crash rocks Ankara square
A Middle East Airlines Viscount and a Turkish C47 collided over Ankara causing flaming wreckage to fall on Ulus Square. Sixty two dead and at least one hundred injured were reported, with many victims in a five story bank building.
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Turkey
Middle East Airlines
Ulus Square
Old City
Times Square
Nicosia
Cyprus
Radio
Ulus
Kemal Ataturk
MEA
Beirut
Mr. Stillwell
Middle East
Weather terms mislead on sky descriptions in Minneapolis
The U S Weather Bureau explains that fair does not mean clear. Fair means about one third to one half of the sky is cloudy, while partly cloudy covers 50 to 70 percent. The report clarifies that clear means less than one third cloud cover.
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Minneapolis
Weather Bureau
U.S
Canada Defies U S Nuclear Arms Pressure in Commons
Defense Minister Harkness says U S criticism will not alter Canadian defense policy as debate grows over nuclear arms. Prime Minister Diefenbaker accuses Washington of unwarranted intrusion while opposition presses for a clear stance on Canada’s nuclear role.
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U.S
Canada
Douglas Harkness
House of Commons
John G. Diefenbaker
Washington
Canadian
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U.S. State Department
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Diefenbaker
State Department
John Diefenbaker
UPI Telephoto
Blizzards Hit Europe With Renewed Fury
Snow blankets Europe and Japan as cold waves deepen. Rome reports two inches of snow in the capital, Europe’s heaviest since World War III. Death tolls rise with 443 in Europe and 83 in Japan as authorities apply disaster relief measures.
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Apennines
Austria
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Germany
Britain
French Riviera
Japan
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