Congo Splinters Into Six Governments Amid Strife
Congo narrative details eight months of conflict tearing the nation apart into six nominal governments. Katanga and South Kasai reap vast mining revenues while Lumumbist regions falter with blockades, food shortages, and collapsed services. Katanga operates like a police state under Tshombe. Lumumba and Gizenga struggle to retain control as central finances reel from deficits and central bank advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
South Kasai
Albert Kalionji
Tshombe
Man jailed after tossing flowers to landlady in Dayton
In Dayton Ohio 68 year old Clarence H Taylor tossed flowers to his landlady 62 Dessie Holland the act upset her as the flowers remained in the pot Taylor was jailed for drunkenness and Mrs Holland treated at home for a head wound Patrolman S F Dunkin reported the incident it reflects a quirky local dispute turned into a minor crime case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, Ohio
Clarence H. Taylor
S. F. Dunkin
Taylor
Dessie Holland
Mailman's sugar plan backfires in Genoa dog rounds
Genoa mail carrier Joseph Tantaszi uses sugar cubes to pacify unfriendly dogs on his rounds in Port Clinton area. The plan backfires as a dozen dogs trail him seeking treats, though officials say it eases work for the dog catcher at Thursday’s council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Clinton
Ohio
Genoa
Joseph Tantaszi
Bishops Refuse Trujillo Church Title in Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic's Roman Catholic bishops rejected President Balaguer's request to grant Generalissimo Trujillo the title Benefactor of the Catholic Church. They stated such honors are conferred only by the Vatican, though they acknowledged gratitude for church favors and gifts linked to Trujillo, with about $30 million spent on church works under his initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Rane L. Trujillo
Trujillo
Joaquin Balaguer
Catholic Church
Floods Across Deep South Displace Thousands as Rivers Rise
Floodwaters from six days of rain push through Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia with Hattiesburg Leaf River nine feet over flood stage displacing over 5,000 people. Two children drown when a rescue boat capsizes. Gov. Barnett seeks federal disaster aid as evacuations continue and guards assist. Flooding halts barge traffic on the Warrior Tombigbee system and threatens other rivers and campuses in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast States
Hattiesburg
Miss
Montgomery
Alabama
Ohio steam heated roadway abandoned in Perry County
In Perry County Ohio a 3 mile steam heated stretch of Ohio 216 south of New Straitsville was abandoned after a coal fire since 1884. Snow melted on contact, steam issued from pavement cracks and a $17000 bypass was built with federal land donations. The section was completed this week and left without traffic.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio 216
New Straitsville
Perry County
State Highway Department
Phouma Returns to Push Peace Talks in Laos
VIENTIANE Laos AP The Laotian government expects ex Premier Souvanna Phouma to return from rebel controlled eastern Laos with Pathet Lao terms for leading the civil war The move signals possible negotiations to end decades of conflict between government forces and insurgents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane, Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Cambodia
Laos
Pathet Lao
Oldest Detroit House of Correction inmate seeks parole
Elizabeth Ziolkowski, 85, the prison’s oldest inmate, told the Michigan State Parole Board she hopes to be released. Convicted of poisoning her third husband, she maintained innocence and cited good conduct, sewing, and savings bonds as signs of a good life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing, Mich
Michigan
State Parole Board
Elizabeth Ziolkowski
Detroit House of Correction
Veda Gladney
House of Correction
Jackie Seeks Antiques For White House
Washington AP Mrs Kennedy launches a drive to restore authentic 1802 period furniture in the White House. A two fold effort searches for furniture and raises gifts, with a 12 member fine arts committee led by Henry Francis du Pont. One room already features 18th and 19th century American antiques. Eisenhowers donated $155,000 of antiques for the ground floor diplomatic reception room last year.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
White House
Del
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chuckle Defense Over Polish Remark Sparks Grin
A woman quips she never claimed dislike noting only that the polish she admired was on her finger nail. The lighthearted exchange reflects playful wit in a social moment.
Fidel Castro reshapes Cuban government to power Guevara
Fidel Castro reorganizes Cuba's government into a Communist style, naming Ernesto Guevara head of a new Ministry of Industries with sweeping control over all state industries. Raul Castro becomes council vice president as the Central Planning Council outlines its authority under a three month mandate while Cuba seeks industrialization and reduced sugar dependence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fidel Castro
Ernesto Guevara
Armed Forces
Raul Castro
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Guevara
Cuba
Ministry of Industries
National Bank
United States
Sconomy
Soviet Union
Communist Bloc
Agrarian Reform Institute
Castro
Rhodesia Parliament Meets Amid White Minority Tension
Salisbury reports Prime Minister Roy Welensky to seek a referendum on independence as Southern Rhodesia faces a rising clash between the white minority and British rule with police on alert and all leave canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Southern Rhodesia
Central African Federation
Federation
Roy Welensky
Congo Town Ravaged by Troops as UN Reports
Congolese soldiers roamed Lisala damaging property and assaulting women while UN observers tried to calm the town. A Malayan UN officer was blocked from reaching the district commissioner as civilians gathered for a counterdemonstration. A Lumumba loyalist push is feared in Kasai near Lulua Jbourg as Mobutu masses troops for Lumumba region.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Lisala
United Nations
U. N
Equator Province
Joseph Mobutu
Lumumba Oriental
Weather outlook near mild temperatures with scattered precip
The regional forecast calls for five days of mild temperatures five to twelve degrees above normal. Expect periods of rain or snow with about one inch total, mainly Saturday and Monday and Wednesday. Possible sleet or snow tonight and tomorrow with low around 32 and high near 48 on Saturday. Yesterday's high was 64 and overnight low 40. Middletown reported a trace of rain Thursday.
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Middletown
Airliners Back In U S Skies After End Of Strike
President Kennedy announced an end to the walkout by the Flight Engineers International Association. Six airlines Pan American American Trans World Eastern National Flying Tigers resumed flights with Western Air Lines’ engineers to be settled by the presidential study commission and union leaders.
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Washington
Kennedy
The
Flight Engineers International Association
White House
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
New York City
Pan American
Western
Union
Ronald A. Brown
Engineers’ Union
West
Two Eastern Officials Stull In Court Over Strike
In Miami Judge Choate ordered Flight Engineers officials Jack Robertson and O N Roberts to show cause why they should not be held in contempt. The hearing was postponed as the nationwide strike appeared near settlement after a $200,000 contempt fine was levied for defying a temporary injunction.
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Miami
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Federal District Court
Ernett C. Choate
Jack Robertson
EAL Miami
Flight Engineers International Association
O. N. Roberts
Flight
Chapter
EAL
Maid Uses Pin to Foil Would-Be Snatcher
Cleveland reports a 67-year-old domestic maid, Mrs. Bessie Irvin, used a five-inch hatpin to stab a would be purse snatcher in the chest as he accosted her on an East Side street. He fled after the strike, leaving with no theft.
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Cleveland
Bessie Irvin
Ohio River Fog Blamed In Car Pileup Near Ironton
An early morning fog off the Ohio River contributed to a chain reaction crash on U. S. 52 near Lick Creek intersection in Coal Grove east of Ironton. As many as 20 vehicles were involved and at least three people were injured.
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Ironton
Ohio
Ohio River
U. S. 52
Lick Creek
Coal Grove
Ronton
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Ruanda-Urundi
Joseph Kasavubul
Stanleyville
Stanleyvillle
Patrice Lumumba
Antoine Gizenga
Kasavubu
Joseph Teo
U.N
Sharon Bruce
Indianapolis
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Mississippi
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National Guard
Coosa River
Georgia
Rome
Oconee River
University of Georgia
Athens
South Alabama
Birmingham
Phouma
Ziolkowski
Parole Board
John B. Swainson
John Ziolkowski
Jackie
By Robert Berrellez
Rhodesia
Congo Town
Sean McKeown
Ireland
Mobutu
Lumumba
Kasai
Luluajbourg
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Crane Revee
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Arthur Goldberg
U.S
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Eastern
Stull
Maid
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