Floods Worsen in Ohio River Valley and South
Heavy weekend rains triggered fresh floods across Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia, adding to last week’s deluges. Seasonal storms also scattered snow and tornadoes from the Dakotas to Alabama, with damage tallied in Tennessee, New York, and Ohio River counties.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
New York State
Centreville
Alabama
Iowa
North Georgia
Cumberland River
Harlan
Cumberland
Tug
Guyandotte
Pond Creek
Williamson
Middle Tennessee
Lebanon
Nashville
Blue laws go as stores open on first Sunday
Brisk to moderate trade welcomed merchants who opened for unlimited sales on the first Sunday since Missouri’s blue laws were struck down by the state Supreme Court. Discount houses drug stores and appliance firms in St Louis Kansas City Springfield and St Joseph opened their doors while major downtown stores remained closed. Parking lots filled with cars as shoppers flooded the openings.
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Kansas City
Missouri Supreme Court
St. Louis
Springfield
St. Joseph
JFK Meets With Chiefs Of Central America Republics
Two American women freed from Cuban jails say they heard Russians test firing missiles during confinement. James Donovan announced their release with no strings attached as the Bay of Pigs prisoner swap proceeds to free about 20 more Americans in roughly six weeks.
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Fla
James Donovan
New York
Donovan
Geraldine Shamma
Boston
Shamma
Cuba
Castro
U.S
Homestead Afb
Martha O’neal
Havana
UPI
Costa Rica Has More Schools Than Soldiers
AP dispatch from San Jose notes Costa Rica abolished its army and relies on 1,200 Civil Guard for policing while boasting more schools than soldiers. Illiteracy runs about 40 percent. GDP per capita around 406 dollars. population near 1.0 million. Country spans 20 000 square miles with coastlines on Caribbean and Pacific.
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Costa Rica
Morris W. Rosenberg
San Jose
Kennedy
Panama
Central America
Te Vt
Francisco Orlich
Vermont
New Hampshire
Plan Economic Help For Area
Kennedy and six Central American presidents meet in San Jose to push a regional market plan and economic integration while addressing security against Castroism. Discussions focus on economic development, Alliance for Progress, and possible U S support amid coffee price declines and benign foreign policy.
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Kennedy
Central America
Panama
Cuba
Ramon Villeda ‘Morales
Honduras
Goulart protests US statement on communist infiltration
Brazil's President Joao Goulart angrily challenged a US charge that communists infiltrated his government. He demanded Kennedy clarify the claim, ordered his finance minister to suspend Washington talks, and sought a diplomatic note for proper clarification while aides weighed the accusation's impact on aid talks.
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Joao Goulart
U.S
Goulart
Kennedy
State Department
House
Francisco San Tiago Dantas
Washington
Hermes Liman
Lincoln Gordon
Gordon
Brazil
Harvard
Per
Dantas
Costa Rica
Roberto Campos
Pecatonica flood waters fall as Darlington begins clean up
Flood waters of the Pecatonica River plunged the downtown area Sunday and receded to 14.30 feet by 7 am today, with peak heights near 15.4 feet the previous day. Main Street and Galena faced inundation while several side streets and the Lafayette county fair grounds remained flooded, closing highways and forcing business stock protection efforts.
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Pecatonica
Main Street
Main
Galena
Calamine
Highway 78
County K
Gratiot
Lafayette County Fairgrounds
Striking Miners March In France
Paris AP reports striking coal miners began a three day march into industrial cities to press for higher wages and a shorter work week. The walkout, now in its third week, defies President Charles de Gaulle and gains backing from other unions the Catholic Church and the public.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Act Against Communism Parley Urged At Costa Rica Conference
A Cuban Revolutionary Council telegram to the U S and Central American presidents at a Costa Rica conference urged action against communism in Cuba. Signed by Jose Miro Cardona and other anti Castro leaders, it asked for democracy to match Soviet support in the Caribbean.
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Alliance For Progress
Kennedy
el Coco
San Jose
la Sabana
U.S
Orlich
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Caribbean
Miami
Fla
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Costa Rica
Jose Miro Cardona
anti-Castro Council
Russia
Small Businesses Likely Big Beneficiaries Of Kennedy Tax Plan
A study indicates small business firms would gain about 1.2 billion dollars from Kennedy's tax package, with savings split among unincorporated owners, small partnerships, and small corporations. SBA data shows roughly 233 million to 475,000 small corporations, 200 million to firms earning over 25,000, and about 800 million to unincorporated operators. Advocates urge spending cuts to offset revenue loss while supporting research and development deductions. George Burger and John Gosnell urge balance between tax cuts and spending restraint.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Kennedy
House
Ways and
John A. Gosnell
National Small Business Association
Treasury
Department
Small Business Administration
SBA
Gosnell
George J. Burger
National Federation of Independent Businesses
Burger
Tristan da Cunha Natives Prefer Bleakness to Madness
In Tilbury England AP report 51 islanders freed from noise and money worries sail through the English Channel toward Tristan da Cunha. Evacuated in 1961 after a volcanic eruption, they will return later this year. they say money noise and worry burden them, preferring bleakness to madness.
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Tristan DA Cunha
Tilbury
England
English Channel
South Atlantic
Patton urges vast public works at annual Farmers Union meet
National Farmers Union President James G. Patton urged a large public works program to employ the jobless, boost growth and fund hydroelectric, desalination and atomic energy projects. He criticized Kennedy budget critics, said per capita debt is lower than 1946, and projected growth could reach 7 to 10 percent with increased tax revenue. The talk was prepared for a convention of about 2,000 delegates from 44 states amid farm caravans northwest to the event.
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Associated Press
New York
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
U.S
Patton
Kennedy
Former Arcadia residents die in Iowa crash
Donald H. Wieland 46 and Donna Jean 37 lifelong Arcadia residents were killed Saturday when their car collided with a truck carrying butane gas four miles east of Hampton Iowa. Wieland taught industrial art at West High School in Waterloo.
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Hampton, Iowa
Donald H. Wieland
Donna Jean
Arcadia
Wis
Iowa
Wieland
West High School
Waterloo
Khrushchev Expected to Reject Mao Meeting Offer
In Moscow most diplo mats foresee Premier Khrushchev turning down Mao Tze tung’s proposal for a Peking meeting to settle their ideological quarrel. Western sources say Khrushchev would lose prestige by visiting Beijing. Ambassador Chervonenko reportedly discussed the invitation with top party officials.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Mao Tzetung
Peking
Stephan Chervonenko
Communist Party
Black Sea
Ten Escape Fire In Grafton Building
GRAFTON AP Damage tallied at 30000 after a two story frame building burned early Sunday forcing ten people to flee in night clothes. Three of fifty firefighters were overcome by smoke. Assistant Fire Chief Harold Gentz said the blaze started in a basement clothes dryer.
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Grafton
Asst
Harold Gentz
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