Laos Chiefs Pressured For Accord
Geneva talks on Laos face new pressure as Western and Communist diplomats urge the three feuding princes Souvanna Phouma Boun Oum and Souphanouvong to form a unity government and attend Geneva. They warn failure to present a united Laotian delegation could wreck the conference. The dispute centers on control of defense and interior ministries amid claims of Vietnamese troop movements and fighting.
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Paris
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Viet Nam
Xieng Khouang
Sukarno says he's in no rush for West Irian handover
President Sukarno called for patience in the Indonesian campaign over Dutch New Guinea, saying Papuan natives will govern West Irian while tests so far satisfy the drive to compel the Netherlands to yield the territory. Suharto added he will not take the dispute to the United Nations again, focusing on defeating Dutch plans via policy against J. M. A. H. Luns.
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Tornado devours Crestview as rescuers hunt grimly for dead
In Crestview Florida a fierce tornado left more than 300 homes damaged and 1,500 homeless. Only six month old Donna Joyce Johnson is confirmed dead. Capt Jourdan warns many may be found dead among the wreckage. 63 injured, some seriously, and property losses exceed 1 million. National Guard and Red Cross join rescue with state troopers guarding debris.
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Pensacola Journal
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Paxton
Glenwood
Ala
Farming and Livestock
Bing Crosby Recovers From Kidney Stone Operation
Santa Monica AP confirms Bing Crosby, 57, underwent a two hour 20 minute operation to remove two kidney stones. It was his third such procedure, with prior surgeries in 1952 and 1955. Doctor says stones shifted position and Crosby has a tendency toward stones. Crosby remains in hospital about a week to ten days and may attend Pebble Beach as a spectator. Crosby’s wife Kathy Grant reports he was in good spirits before surgery and gave decorating plans for a home in Mexico.
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Mexico
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Bob Hope
Scandal Hits American Stock Exchange in SEC Probe
Washington AP report details a major stock market scandal at the American Stock Exchange. The SEC cites manifold abuses of safeguards and criticizes Amex in a 127 page document. Possible outcomes include sweeping reforms, hearings, and stricter SEC policing of exchanges. Jerry and Gerard Re, Amex specialists, were expelled last year amid rigging charges.
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Paris Reds Plan Anti Rightist Rally
Snow and icy conditions from Texas to New England disrupted travel and schooling as a major storm swept the U.S. Temperatures plunged, winds roared, and tornado warnings occurred from Florida to Georgia while instances of ice and heavy snow affected Oklahoma Kansas Missouri and Arkansas. Damage from Crestview Florida was forecast to exceed 1 million with rail and road disruptions noted across the region.
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How To Get Out Of Doing It Yourself Book Idea
A humorous remark suggesting a future book on escaping DIY efforts could be hugely profitable. The line hints at frustration with self effort and imagines a market for guidance or satire. No specific people, places, or dates are named.
Zealous Admirers Raise Nehru's Ire
In Patna Nehru battled admirers who gate crashed a Congress convention. Police estimated up to a million surged crowds as Nehru fought to restore order and was briefly restrained. Twenty five injured and twelve arrested. He defended India's Goa seizure while criticising NATO links. In Karachi Ayub Khan accused India of wider designs to expand Hindu culture into surrounding nations.
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President Kennedy to Attend Ohio Birthday Dinner
President Kennedy flies into Columbus to attend Ohio Governor Michael V. DiSalle's 34th birthday dinner at a $100 plate event. The visit draws 3000 attendees, three neighboring state governors, and Democratic leaders amid talk of possible federal appointment for DiSalle.
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Buckeye State
Ohio
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DiSalle
Washington
Matthew Welsh
Indiana
Bert Combs
David Lawrence
John Bailey
Matthew McCloskey
Kennedy Talks With Mills On Trade and Aged Health Plan
President Kennedy meets privately with Rep Wilbur Mills of Arkansas, leader on tax bills, to discuss a broadened reciprocal trade program and a Social Security health plan for the aged. The two main domestic measures face Mills and the Ways and Means Committee amid uncertain votes.
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Cop-Hating Teen Given Life Term
Robert Moll, a 19 year old with I hate cops tattooed on his chest, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the shotgun slaying of a policeman after a $3400 supermarket robbery in Manhasset Long Island. State Supreme Court Justice Frank A Gulotta rejected mercy and upheld the jurors decision to impose life for first degree murder. Moll's partners in the robbery received 35 to 70 years for manslaughter robbery and assault.
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State Supreme Court
Frank A. Gulotta
Moll
New York City
Long Island
Police Move In To Break Up Communist Rally In Paris
Paris report says riot police in special units moved into the capital with orders to suppress a Communist rally opposing rightist terrorism despite a government ban. The Communist leadership claims France faces a fascist putsch linked to the Secret Army Organization amid Algeria’s violence and calls for mobilization.
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de Gaulle
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le Populaire
Big Arkie the Alligator Suffers Winter Ailments
In Little Rock, Ark, the 600 pound alligator known as Big Arkie at the zoo endures midwinter woes. Zoo director Raymond Squires treats him with sun lamps, medicated spray, and cod liver oil after a vitamin deficiency and a resulting mouth fungus are diagnosed. Arkie, captured near Hope years ago, stays separated from others to avoid fights.
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