Costa Rica Readies for Kennedy Visit in Central America Talks
Costa Rican President Francisco Orlich leads preparations for next week's presidential conference with Kennedy and Central American leaders. He urges moral and collective action against Castroism, predicts concrete aid and cautions that violence cannot be ruled out during the meeting.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Francisco Orlich
Central America
Kennedy
Orlich
United States
Communist World
Snow Dumps Six Inches On Northern California Mountains
Storm contributed up to six inches of snow in coastal mountains of Northern California with residual snow in high elevations. Wet areas stretched from the Pacific Northwest into Idaho and western Utah as warmer regions saw rain, while floods in Kentucky West Virginia Tennessee and Virginia prompted disaster declarations and multi million dollar damages.
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Pacific Northwest
California
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Carolinas
Plains
Atlantic Coast
Ohio Valley
Gulf Coast States
New England
Great Lakes
Kentucky
West Virginia
Tennessee
Virginia
Central American leaders weigh Cuban influence at key meeting
The Costa Rica led gathering in San Jose will confront Fidel Castro's influence as Central American leaders discuss economic issues and a regional common market. Security fears loom with Costa Rican Communist links and possible violent provocations from hostile groups. International broadcasts denounce the conference as a plot to counter Cuba and Latin American revolution.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Fidel Castro
Communist Party
Manuel Mora Valverde
Mora Valverde
Moscow
Central America
Cuba
Latin America
Castroist People’s Vanguard Party
Daniel Oduber
United States
Honduras
el Salvador
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Panama
U.S
Shamrock Brims with Irish Cheer in Texas St Patrick Fest
Shamrock Texas hosts its biggest St Patrick s Day celebration with a two mile parade 45 floats 20 Miss Irish Rose contenders and 27 committees. About 40000 visitors from surrounding counties expected as the town lights green for the Gaelic kickoff banquet and week long events.
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Ireland
Texas Panhandle
Shamrock
Main Street
St. Patrick's Association, Inc
Shamrrock
Texas
No Major Floods Seen For Area This Spring
Paris dispatch reports a 24 hour strike paralyzed France s nationalized railways as coal miners rally for higher wages. De Gaulle s government offers a wage study but talks fail to resume with unions optimistic amid unrest in steel and other sectors.
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Montceau-Les-Mines
Angers
Loire Valley
Paris
Corriers
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Metz
United States
Cuba
Havana
Communist Party
Pravda
Admiral Nasimov
Havvana
U.S
Soviet Union
Colleges Seek Restored 75000 Cut in Budget for Nine State Colleges
Madison AP report says state college officials urged the Joint Finance Committee to restore a 75000 reduction from their funding as part of a 38300000 total for nine colleges. Governor Reynolds projects a 75000 saving by closing Oshkosh State College teacher training lab, opposed by McPhee and Guiles who cite 250 pupils in the lab and a projected 6600 enrollment rise over two years.
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Eugene McPhee
Laboratory School
Roger E. Guiles
Oshkosh College
Oshkosh Public Schools
Oshkosh
McPhee
Soviet troop withdrawal in Cuba lagging but expected moves this weekend
U S officials report the Soviet Union is behind schedule on its pledge to remove thousands of Cuban troops by mid March. Indications suggest a large group may depart Havana this weekend as Washington monitors the slow withdrawal and lingering buildup from last July.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cuba
Havana
U.S
Khrushchev
State Department
Moscow
Woman Steers Runaway School Bus to Safety in Kansas City
Delta J. Edwards, 34, guided a brakeless school bus down a steep ramp near Southeast Freeway in Kansas City. With 80 children screaming, she steered around traffic, knocked over a curb, and stopped the bus after hydraulic fluid leaked from a damaged line. Three others and Edwards were injured.
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Kansas City
Delta J. Edwards
Warren
Bill Extends Draft For Four More Years
Congress sent to President Kennedy legislation extending the military draft for four more years. The Senate rapidly approved the bill by voice vote after House passage, with Sen. Richard Russell praising it as vital to national defense and no amendments offered.
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Kennedy
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Tribune Food Show Set For March 27 In La Crosse
The La Crosse Tribune sponsors a food show in the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium on Wednesday March 27. Homemaker bakers may enter a recipe contest with a $5 prize for four categories bread or rolls pies cakes and cookies. Deadline for mailed recipes is March 20. All entries become the property of the newspaper. The auditorium hosts many food booths and cooking sessions will run afternoon and evening.
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la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse
Wis
The
Tribune
Mary E. Sawyer
Flood Stage May Be Reached On Tributaries
Weather bureau cautions no major spring floods in the Tri-State area but near flood stage crests are expected for the Zumbro Whitewater and Root Rivers in Minnesota and for the Black and Kickapoo Rivers in Wisconsin plus the Upper Iowa River in Iowa. Frost depth and rapid snow melt could raise water levels. ice jams pose local flood risk if temperatures rise into the 50s and 60s with nights in the 30s and 40s.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Tri-State
Red Wing
Guttenberg
Iowa
Weather Bureau
U.S. Department of Commerce
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa River
Joseph H. Strub Jr
Strub
Mississippi
Chippewa
Zumbro
Trempealeau
Root
Black
Kickapoo
GM Cleared In One Suit Faces Another Franchise Case
U S Judge Thurmond Clarke acquitted General Motors in a criminal antitrust case over the franchise system. The Justice Department will pursue the same allegations as a civil suit alleging illegal restraint of trade with dealer associations to block Chevrolet sales to discount houses. Clarke noted the actions aimed to protect both consumers and industry rights.
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Los Angeles
General Motors
U.S
Thurmond Clarke
Justice Department
Clarke
General Motors Corp
Chevrolet
California
Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States
Queen Elizabeth II Speaks to Northern Territory Outposts
Queen Elizabeth II broadcast greetings to cattlemen and miners across 100000 square miles of the Northern Territory. From the Flying Doctor Service network at Alice Springs she said the service is invaluable to remote settlers.
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Darwin
Australia
Northern Territory
Flying Doctor
Alice Springs
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Miss Carr
UPI
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Renee
Eeeeee
Hal Boyle Tae
Cee Reese
Eeverdas
By John M. Hightower
van Brunt Boulevard
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D-Minn
Tribune Food Show
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Winona
Lansing
Prairie du Chien
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Rochester
Theilman
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Root—Houston
Black—Neillsville
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Readstown
Soldiers Grove
Gays Mills
Steuben
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