Thant Visits West New Guinea Talks Toward Accord
United Nations Acting Secretary General Thant held exploratory talks with Dutch and Indonesian representatives in New York as hopes rise for a peaceful settlement of the West New Guinea dispute. Indonesia insists on advance transfer to its administration, while the Netherlands seeks negotiations without preconditions.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
U Thant
Netherlands
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Thant
C. W. A. Schurmann
Subjarno Tjondronegoro
Sukarno
Sukarno Wirjopranoto
Tjondronegoro
Jakarta
United States
Kennedy
New York
Hollandia
New Guinea Council
Something Everybody Has But It Looks Better on a Girl
A playful line from today’s Chuckle Anatomy notes a common trait shared by all, humorously claiming it features more charm when seen on a girl. The item is presented as a lighthearted quip rather than factual content.
Man Burns 200-Year-Old House After Tax Rise
Martin C. Reilly of Lanesboro Massachusetts set fire to a 200-year-old 18-room house after a property reassessment from 1200 to 8000 dollars. The structure stood on 280 acres once linked to humorist Josh Billings. Firefighters watched in the rain. a fire permit had been issued to Reilly.
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Lanesboro
Mass
Martin C. Reilly
Reilly
Massachusetts
Josh Billings
Kids Delight as California Snowmillions Retreat
California faced its heaviest metropolitan snowstorm in years with blocked highways, closed schools, and melted snowmen. Northern California saw San Francisco’s snowiest period in 75 years while Los Angeles reported flurries and rain. forecasters warned of continued precipitation and near blizzard conditions in mountain areas.
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California
Los Angeles Civic Center
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Weather forecast shows warmer midweek with partial clouds
The forecast for Wednesday calls for warmer temperatures than earlier forecasts. Tomorrow the high may reach 3 percent, with moderating breezes and partly cloudy skies. Tonight’s low is expected around 12 degrees, yesterday’s high reached 48 by 6 p.m., and the average low was 15 at 8 a.m.
Kennedy declines Russia visit invitation on world trip
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy declined an informal invitation to visit the Soviet Union during his round the world trip. He said he would look forward to visiting there in the future after his currently planned travel is completed. No one disclosed who issued the invitation, and officials noted Kennedy’s schedule for a Moscow stop could have been altered if deemed worthwhile.
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Washngton
Robert F. Kennedy
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Justice Department
White House
Dean Rusk
Weather and Snow Strands Pack California Highways and Hills
Weather blamed for two traffic fatalities one in Los Angeles and one west of Maricopa. Snow marooned WO cars in Mojave and almost isolated 2500 residents. Two hundred winter sportsmen sheltered in a lodge south of Bishop. U S Forest Service began avalanche checks in Angeles National Forest above Pasadena and warned snow lovers to stay out. Even in the San Fernando Valley motorists skidded and sought chains.
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Los Angele
Maricopa
Mojave
Bishop
U.S. Forest Service
Angeles National Forest
Pasadena
San Fernando Valley
Caramantis Government Wins Confidence Vote in Parliament
Athens Greece Premier Constantine Caramantis government secures a confidence vote in Parliament amid charges of strong-arm tactics in last fall’s national election. The ruling pro-Western bloc maintained support despite opposition claims of coercion.
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Athens
Greece
Constantine Caramantis
Gizenga Placed Under House Arrest in Congo Villa
Antoine Gizenga is confined to a comfortable suburban villa in Leopoldville awaiting trial for rebellion. U N protection ends, troops guard the residence to prevent him leaving without premier approval, as unrest continues in north Katanga with church priests killed and a mission captured.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Antoine Gizenga
U.N
Gizenga
Cyrille Adoulas
Reasbeck Nominated Post Master for Salem Ohio
President Kennedy nominates Raphael J. Reasbeck for the Salem Ohio post master position and sends his name to the Senate for approval.
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Washington
Raphael J. Reasbeck
Kennedy
Salem
Ohio
Senate
Teacher Uses It In Class Sick Humor Sparks Fuss
In Wappingers Falls New York a high school English lesson using a 31 sentence satire prompted parents to claim it teaches juvenile delinquency. The board backed the English department praising the lesson as meeting student interest while withholding the teacher's identity.
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Wappingers Falls
N.Y
Irving
Schlep
Poughkeepsie Journal
Dennis J. Hannan
Wappingers Central School
Board of Education
Hannan
Wappingers Central
Anti Castro Action Faces Split in Latin America
The United States pushed for a strong stance against Fidel Castro as OAS talks stalled over Cuba. Argentina and Brazil favored a compromise denouncing Castro without full sanctions, while Haiti shifted to softer lines and Guatemala threatened to walk out for tougher penalties.
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Punta
Deleste
Uruguay
United States
Alliance For Progress
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Organization of American States
Brazil
Havana
Castro
Inter- American Conference
OAS
Argentina
Latin America
Congress
Haiti
Mexico
Chile
Guatemala
Space technicians race to fix Glenn orbital flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. AP Space technicians work under a tight deadline to install a new hose and oxygen flow regulator in John H. Glenn Jrs capsule as NASA delays the flight yet again. Glenn remains ready for what would be Americas first orbital ride, with checks to ensure the system is airtight.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Muzzling Panel Gets New Facts
Senate investigators disclosed they have obtained evidence listing Pentagon censors who blue penciled speeches as they opened hearings on charges of suppressing anti Communist speech by military officers. Adm. Burke testified as part of the inquiry into policy review and censorship of military personnel speeches.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Special Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Sen
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Subcommittee
McNamara
Defense Department
Thurmond
Kentucky man to stand trial in $4200 Oakley bank robbery
Elijah Caudill, 25, of Hazard Kentucky, faces federal trial in Cincinnati for the December 27 robbery of the Oakley branch of Fifth Third Union Trust Co. He was indicted by the federal grand jury on the charge of robbing the bank of 4200 dollars.
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Cincinnati
Elijah Caudill
U.S
Oakley
Fifth-Third Union Trust Co
Caudill
Hazard
Fire Forces Evacuation At Columbus Psychiatric Center
A $50 fire started in a mattress on the top floor of Columbus Psychiatric Institute and Hospital on the Ohio State University campus forcing the evacuation of 25 patients. No injuries were reported.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Psychiatric Institute
Ohio State University
Cape Canaveral Kids Frustrated By Mercury Atlas Launch Postponement
Cape Canaveral youths at Edgewood Junior High and Cocoa Beach Elementary feel let down by a postponed orbital launch. They planned schoolyard viewing drills and beach ceremonies to cheer Mr Glenn, with teachers and Weather Club members preparing lessons and story projects about Atlas missile orbit and space lift off.
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Hugh A. Mulligan
Cape Canaveral
Fila
John H. Glenn
Cape Kids
James E. Lee
Edgewood Junior High School
Cocoa Beach Elementary
Mr. Glenn
Roger Maris
Edgewood
Cocoa Beach
Edgewood School
Merritt Island
Elemen
Tary
Cape
Amilies
Glenn
Madelyn Buran
High Winds Toppled West Berlin Barrier Posts
Gale winds of 70 mph uprooted concrete posts and toppled warning boards along the East German wire fence surrounding West Berlin. The breaches created gaps in the barrier as two women fled East Berlin with a baby, and a man escaped to the West at another location.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West Police
East Berlin
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