Pact on Alliance for Progress credits to aid Dominicans
Government sources said the United States and the Dominican Republic reached an agreement on 25 million dollars in Alliance for Progress credits to ease the Dominican economy. Negotiations followed criticism of U S embassy meddling and protests by students and youths amid the post Trujillo era.
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Robert Berrellez
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
United States
U. S
U.S
Fred A. Somerford
Rafael L. Trujillo
Pope John XXIII names ten new cardinals
Pope John XXIII named ten new cardinals raising the College of Cardinals to 87, with no North Americans among them. A March 19 consistory will present the cardinals their red hats. the group includes three Italians, two South Americans, one Irishman, one Spaniard, one Portuguese, one Belgian, and one Syrian.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
College of Cardinals
Juan Landazuri Ricketts
Lima
Peru
Raul Silva Henriquez
Santiago
Chile
Leo Jozef Suenens
Malines
Brussels
Michael Browne
Dominican Order
Msgr. Jose da Costa Nunes
Giovanni Panice
Vatican
Portugal
Sldebrando Antoniutti
Spain
Efrem Forni
Belgium
Gabriele Acacio Coussa
Vatican Oriental Congregation
Anselmo Albareda
Vatican Library
Pope John
Sixtus V
Kennedy tells Indonesians US stays neutral on West New Guinea
Robert F. Kennedy addressed Bandung University students, warning them against expecting U.S. opposition to the Dutch claim in West New Guinea. He affirmed U.S. neutrality, said Washington remains friendly to both Indonesia and the Netherlands, and urged mature dialogue to bring Indonesia and the Netherlands to the conference table.
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Bandung
Indonesia
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
West
Bandung University
West Java
U.S
Kennedy
West New Guinea
Netherlands
Government Moves Toward Near Cashless Economy
The government advances a six million dollar interim public works program to reduce unemployment, with about 400,000 people out of work. The national debt stands around 146 million dollars, plus substantial foreign obligations.
Wife and children slain as Army doctor kills self
In Columbia South Carolina an Army doctor Capt Vincent J Madison his wife Sally Carter Madison and their four sons Vincent Jr 8 Mark 7 Brian 5 and Hugh 2 were found shot to death in their home Madison 33 was later found dead in a Washington hotel room with a 22 caliber pistol in his hand Police said notes in the house suggested the killings with a line I will not be far away The family were Syracuse University alumni married in 1953 and the doctor had failed to report for duty at Ft Jackson before the bodies were found
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Columbia
S.C
Washington, D. C
Vincent J. Madison
Jimmy Harrison
Madison
Brian
James T. Kolb
Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse University
Royal Troops Land To Bolster Guiana Crisis
British war ships landed battle tested troops in Georgetown to quell four days of strikes and street fighting against Prime Minister Cheddi Jagan. Demonstrators demanded Jagan's resignation as rioters burned buildings and clashed with police, while crowds of 20 000 marched on parliament.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Cheddi Jagan
Jagan
Britain
U. S
Cuba
Laders Forbes Burnham
Peter d'Aguiar
Youthful pickets demand end to nuclear tests at White House
About 1,500 high school and college students demonstrated in freezing weather in front of the White House and the Russian Embassy calling for disarmament and a halt to atmospheric nuclear testing by the United States and Soviet Union. They hoped to reach 3,000 participants by day's end, with many in relays. Smaller groups met with Kennedy advisers and officials, while officials from the Soviet Embassy were to meet them today. President Kennedy sent coffee to the pickets and a message from Sorensen noted the President’s welcome of the large, constructive turnout.
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White House
Kennedy
Washington
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
U.S
State Department
Jerome Weisener
Uninvited guest kills Stamford man at birthday party
In Stamford Connecticut an unknown man shot Edward Chernuchkin and wounded Veronica Chernuchkin at a 4 year old’s birthday party. The assailant Albert Shipley, 65, was killed by the Chernuchkin son Jack, 16, after Shipley fired on the couple. Shipley died en route to hospital.
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Stamford, Conn
Stamford
Edward Chernuchkin
Cher-Noo’-Ken
Gail
Chernuchkin
Veronica
Albert Shipley
Shipley
Jack Chernuchkin
Hill
Edward
Indonesian Mobs Attack U.S. Homes In East Java
In Surabaya East Java mobs attacked U S buildings including the U S Consulate a U S information service library and homes of the American consul the vice consul and an agricultural specialist No injuries reported The protests accompanied a U S visit by Attorney General Robert F Kennedy and centered on Dutch troop movements to West New Guinea mobs damaged the information library display cases furniture and walls with leaflets scattered.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
U.S
Surabaya
East Java
U.S. Information Service
Robert F. Kennedy
West New Guinea
Japan
Motorist Killed in Dayton Crash
George Becraft, 33, of Dayton was killed and three men were injured Friday night when their car side swiped a utility pole and slammed into a concrete retaining wall.
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Dayton, Ohio
George Becraft
Dayton
President to Visit Washington for Cameroon's Ahidjo
President Ahmadou Ahidjo of Cameroon will visit the United States for five days starting March 13. He will spend the first two days in Washington and continue to other cities for meetings with U.S. officials.
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Washington
Ahmadou Ahidjo
Federal Republic of
Cameroon
United States
Ahidjo
Today's Chuckle An egotist is usually me deep in conversation
A light humorous quip notes that the speaker often centers the chat on themselves, delivering a playful self reference about being deeply engaged in talk and self importance. It carries a classic punchy punchline tone.
Dennis the Menace actor Joseph S. Kearns dies at 55
Hollywood AP reports Joseph S. Kearns known as Mr Wilson on Dennis the Menace died after cerebral hemorrhage at Park View Hospital. He was 55 and had long TV and radio career including Jack Benny shows and Suspense. Betty North says son Jay called him Uncle Joe and will be heartbroken.
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Hollywood
Mr. Wilson
Kearns
Jay
Park View
Wilson
Dennis
Jack Benny
Lux Theatre
Danny Thomas
Betty North
Joe
Officials Probe Death of Attache in Congo
In Leopoldville Congolese investigators seek motive in the slaying of Lt Col Helen Stogner a U S Embassy attache. Elizabeth Thring from Washington interviewed after a Congolese worker was detained. Thring saw a sniper fire as Stogner read on his bed Wednesday night. She reported a Congolese man fleeing the scene. U S chargé d affaires Godley declined to call it clear cut.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Helen Stogner
U. S
Elizabeth Thring
Washington
Stogner
G. MacMurtrie Godley
One Hundred Seamen in Bethesda Shelter Test
One hundred Navy volunteers will inhabit a $70,000 fallout shelter at the Navy Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland. The civilians driven crew from Great Lakes will endure 48 hour shifts and 2 daily radiation checks as they live on 2000 calories in a compact 25 by 48 foot tunnel to study physical reactions and psychological effects of confinement. Each man will keep a diary while the test aims to aid Civil Defense planning and naval base operations under nuclear war conditions.
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Navy
Navy Medical
Thieves Loot Muskegon Station Steal Several Items
A Muske gon Township service station was broken into and a rifle a tire a battery jumper cable two batteries a snow shovel and a case of soft drinks were stolen. The rifle was rusted and would not fire the jumper cable failed and each battery had a dead cell. The soft drinks and shovel appeared unharmed.
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Muskegon, Mick
Muskegon Township
Twelve drown at Transkei river wedding crossing
Twelve wedding guests drowned when a flash flood swept them away while crossing the Tina River in the Transkei region, about 100 miles south of Durban, South Africa. The Friday accident involved both men and women as they attempted the crossing.
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Durban
South Africa
Transkei
Tina River
SEC Probes New York Stock Exchange in Broad Study
The SEC sent a 16 page questionnaire to NYSE 3% stock specialists asking how they handle trading in over 100 selected stocks and whether conflicts of interest or favored treatment for large investors exist. NYSE president Keith Funston said members would cooperate fully as the SEC widens its inquiry after recently criticizing the American Stock Exchange.
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Washington
New York Stock Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
New York
Keith Funston
Exchange
American ‘Stock Exchange
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