Laos Coup Attempt by Young Officers Fails
In Vientiane Laos a coup by young army officers led by Col Boulert Lycossie failed after a two hour meeting with generals and Premier Souvanna Phouma. The government said the situation is under control with Gen Quane Rathikoun in charge. Rebels seized the radio but no fighting was reported as government troops moved in.
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Estelle Holt
Souvanna
Quane Rathikoun
Laos
Lycossie
United States
Pathet Lao
Kouprasith Abhay
Vientiane
Soviets Favor U S Contacts and Vietnam Policy Shift
U S officials welcomed the Soviet Union's favorable reply to Johnson's call for top level visits and greater U S Soviet contacts. Kosygin to lead a delegation to North Vietnam signals Moscow's tougher Southeast Asia stance and could widen a rift with Red China.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
US S
Soviet Union
Johnson
Southeast Asia
United States
Red China
Moscow
State of the Union
Pravda
U.S
Kremlin
Tass
Alexei N. Kosygin
Viet Nam
Kosygin
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Khrushchev
Continental Can to Build 1 Million Plant for Heileman
Continental Can Co. will construct a 1 million dollar 48 000 square foot plant in La Crosse to supply G Heileman Brewing Co. with cans. The facility will employ about 40 people and add roughly 300 000 dollars to area payroll. production expected to begin in early 1966 after equipment is installed.
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la Crosse
Continental Can Co
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Continental
Continental Can Co. hits $1 billion in sales in 1957
A diversified firm founded 60 years ago in Syracuse and Chicago grew into the second largest in its field with 162 plants in 34 states and Canada. By 1963 sales reached $1.154 billion, earnings $40 million, and 1964 projected to $1.185 billion and $46 million.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Chicago
Continental Can Co
U.S
Continental
Hazel- Atlas Glass
Three Trains Derail In Wisconsin No Injuries Reported
Three freight trains derailed across northern eastern and western Wisconsin over the weekend but no crew members were injured. The C and NW train derailed near Eagle Point north of Chippewa Falls. Manitowoc derailment affected Highway 141. a Milwaukee Road derailment occurred in Tomah. Traffic was rerouted and investigations opened.
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Northern
Wisconsin
Chicago and North Western Railway
Eagle Point
Chippewa Falls
Highway 141
Manitowoc
Milwaukee Road
Tomah
Chicago and North Western
Green Bay
Fond du Lac
Milwaukee
North Western Railway
Camp Douglas
Camp McCoy
la Crosse
Chicago
Glendale
Wyeville
North Western Railroad
Ball Seeks Senate Flexibility in Arab Relations Policy
Undersecretary of State George W. Ball urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to modify a House ban on surplus farm commodity shipments to the United Arab Republic. He argued for “all possible flexibility” so the President can decide day by day in the Middle East. Ball said the aim was to allow the President to proceed or halt shipments as required, not to eliminate the restriction.
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Washington
George W. Ball
Senate
Johnson
United Arab Republic
Ball
Senate Appropriations Committee
Middle East
House
John O. Pastore
D- R.1
Five Die Shoveling Snow in Wisconsin Storm
At least five people died of apparent heart attacks while clearing snow from Wisconsin’s Sunday storm. Victims include Frank Earwalker 73 Joseph H. Deem 74 Ralph Schubert 59 all of Milwaukee Leo G. Leiting Sr 81 of Kenosha and Walter E. Pagel 53 of Stevens Point. Deem used a snow blower.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Frank Earwalker
Joseph H. Deem
Ralph Schubert
Leo G. Leiting Sr
Kenosha
Walter E. Pagel
Stevens Point
Deem
Appalachia Aid Bill Amended by Senate
The Senate amended the 1.09 billion Appalachia aid bill paving the way for potential benefits in 13 New York counties. Senator Robert F. Kennedy led the amendment, criticized Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, and secured passage amid assurances that similar regional plans will be considered later. The debate also touched a land stabilization provision opposed by Western states and retained by sponsor Jennings Randolph. About 15 million people live in the Appalachia region spanning West Virginia and parts of ten other states.
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Washington
Senate
Appalachia
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Cooper
Kennedy
Jacob K.javits
R-N.y
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
West Virginia
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Maryland
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
19 Killed as Crowds Clash at Mexican Arena
At a Guadalajara pop festival a stampede killed 19 people and injured more than 40 when 7,000 exiting fans collided with 5,000 waiting entrants. Six victims were children. Police halted the melee after a corridor crush left bodies on the pavement.
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Arena
Guadalajara
Mexico
Blizzard Conditions Sweep Midwest and South
A massive storm lashed the Northwest and Midwest with heavy snow and strong winds while the South and Florida faced extreme cold. Blizzard conditions stretched from Minnesota and South Dakota to Missouri and Kansas with 4 to 6 inch snow forecasts for Illinois and Ohio and frost and hard freezes across the southern states.
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Associated Press
Northwest
Midwest
South
Florida
Minnesota
South Dakota
Missouri
Kansas
New Mexico
Illinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
Michigan
U.S. Weather Bureau
Denver
Colo
Minneapolis
Rochester
Alexandria
Minn
Lone Rock
Wis
Nebraska
Broken Bow
LeMay Receives Fourth Distinguished Service Medal At White House
President Lyndon B. Johnson honors Gen. Curtis E. LeMay on his retirement with a White House ceremony. Johnson lauds LeMay for building Americas powerful air arm and preserving readiness as the price of peace. Cyrus Vance reads the citation for LeMay’s Oak Leaf Cluster, noting his leadership across key Air Force roles and contributions to U.S. security.
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Washington
Curtis E. LeMay
White House
Johnson
LeMay
Congress
America
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Free World
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Jerome Hines
Mary Costa
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
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Moiseyev
Svyatoslav Richter i
Igor Oistrakh
G. Heileman
Heileman
Sheboygan
Russell Cleary
Kingsbury
Foxhead
Braumeister
Gluck
Sioux City
Iowa
Waukesha
A. J. Francour
Ellison L. Hazard
Continental Can
Roy Kumm
Warren P. Knowles
Tribune
Life Magazine
Edwin Norton
American Can Co
Norton
Ellison Hazard
The
Eevee
Montana
Idaho
U.S. 12
Colorado
Lake Eldora
Rocky Mountains
el Paso
Miami
Fla
Pensacola
LBJ
USAF
Defense Department
Goose Island
Badger Sportsmen’s Club
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