Cabinet Installed In Laos Solidifies Coalition Government
King Savang Vathana installed a 19 man coalition cabinet led by neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma in Vientiane. Premier Boun Oum resigned after 18 months amid civil war and Pahet Lao power growth. Souphanouvong and other Pathet Lao ministers joined the new government as deputy premier and coalition members. The United States and other powers pressed for the right wing regime to step aside as talks concluded on inauguration terms.
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Vientiane, Laos
Savang Vathana
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Boun Oum
Vientiane
United States
Pathet Lao
Soviet Union
Souphanouvong
Plaine Des Jarres
Eisenhower urges substantial cuts to defense budget
Washington AP Gen Dwight D Eisenhower stunned Republicans and Democrats at a 100-a-plate GOP dinner by calling for substantial cuts in the 51.6 billion defense budget. He said current spending reflects unjustified fears and reluctance to relinquish outmoded concepts. Republicans Halleck and Scott commented but stressed the defense budget as a target may be found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
House
Halleck
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Scott
Defense Department
Farm Compromise Proposed Stirs House Senate Clash
Washington AP reports a House compromise to extend emergency wheat and feed grain controls for one year met immediate Senate opposition. Rep. Harold D. Cooley urged continuation of the program, while Sen. Allen Ellender rejected any extension, urging production and sale to end surpluses. The Senate already passed a clamping bill, but House leaders doubt passage. The current law expires this year and would revert to 1958 Benson price supports if no new bill passes. Cooley warned there was no alternative but to extend emergency programs after meeting with Freeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
House
Sen
Allen Ellender
D-La
Agriculture Committee
Ezra Taft Benson
Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
Orville L. Freeman
Jury Takes Weekend Break in Ratterman Civil Rights Case
In Covington Ky six defendants including Newport Police Chief Upshore White and detectives Patrick Cinfardini and Joseph Quitter face charges of conspiring to violate Campbell County Sheriff George Ratterman's civil rights after his May 9 1961 arrest. Judge Mae Swinford released the jurors until Monday. The panel will resume deliberations to decide guilt on the civil rights conspiracy and violation counts.
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Covington, Ky
Campbell County
George Ratterman
U.S
Mae Swinford
Swinford
Ratterman
Newport
Upshore White
Patrick Cinfardini
Joseph Quitter
Charles E. Lester
Fort Thomas
Old Glenn Hotel
Tropicana
Tito Carinci
Edward Buccieri
Jury warned on case jury conduct and phone handling
If convicted, they could be sentenced to a year in prison and a $1000 fine on each charge. Warning the jury against discussing the case during the weekend Judge Swinford also asked them to have someone else answer their phones first. He said they may receive anonymous telephone calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swinford
Street clashes erupt as police clash with students in Schwabing
In Munich crisis, street fighting surged early today as hundreds of students clashed with police in the Schwabing district. Authorities reported 26 arrests amid ongoing demonstrations.
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Munich
Germany
Schwabing
West Berlin Opens 12th International Film Festival
West Berlin inaugurated its 12th International Film Festival near the Berlin Wall on Friday night with ceremonies and a packed theater program highlighting European cinema and cultural exchange.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Red Wall
It Took A While But Yukie’s Home
Marine Master Sergeant Stanley G. Baker reunited with Yukie Fujii at Travis Air Force Base after a long adoption process. The 39 year old from Buena Park had chosen Yukie in Japan and waited through federal and state rules before the foster mother, his Japanese wife, could welcome the girl.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Japan
Yukie Fujii
Stanley G. Baker
Tokyo
Baker
Buena Park
Ford Settlement Nears End of Nationwide Strike
In Cleveland a quick end to the Ford labor strike looms as Ford and the UAW reach agreement on all issues after a 17 day walkout that idled 77,000 workers. Local 420 in Walton Hills will vote to ratify Sunday morning amid mediation and likely quota changes for stamped panels.
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Cleveland
Ford Motor Co
Ford
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Walton Hills
Manton M
Mike) Cummins
Ken Bannon
Ford Department
Chair Ends Life Of Cop Slayer
A stocky 24 year old, James Rodney Buck, condemned for the 1960 Akron police officer Floyd LA Weatherholt murder, died in the electric chair at Ohio Penitentiary. Buck spoke the 23rd Psalm and Lord's Prayer as he was strapped in, then apologized for not hearing the Reverend clearly before being pronounced dead at 8 11 p m EST.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
James Rodney Buck
Akron
Clarence Swearingen
Buck
Floyd LA. Weatherholt
Mosquito Counter Eases Miami War on Pests
In Miami Florida a man stands still counting mosquitoes on his body to gauge the invasion from the Everglades. Mosquito counters help assess how many insects bypass eradication efforts, guiding Dade County’s ongoing program.
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Miami, Fla
Dade County
Everglades
Wall Street Slumps to Four-Year Low Amid Broad Selloff
New York stock averages sank to their lowest point in nearly four years after five straight down days. Analysts cite emotional trading, weak business outlook, and fresh discouraging data including Phelps Dodge copper cutbacks, year over year retail declines, and Ford stamping plant strikes as factors in the broad decline.
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New York
Phelps Dodge Corp
Ford Motor Co
Man Tries Bank Robbery Then Weighs Fate With Note
A man entered Union Dime Savings Bank in Manhattan and handed a note to cashier John Thornton demanding 5000 dollars. He stated he was desperate and promised no one would be hurt. After a cautious pause he took back the bag and note and walked out before help could arrive.
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New York
Union Dime Savings Bank
Manhattan
John Thornton
Thornton
Rusk In Rome For More Talks
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrives in Rome after Bonn talks with West German officials. He aims to press European unity topics with Italian leaders during a 26 hour stopover on his European tour. Schroeder reports extraordinary unity on decisive questions and hopes for future meetings.
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Rome
U.S
Dean Rusk
West Germany
Rusk
Bonn
U.S. Air Force
Italy
Konrad Adenauer
Berlin
Gerhard Schroeder
Schroeder
Chuckle Claims Feet on Desk Is Riskiest Sleep Position
A light note warns that the most dangerous way to nap at work is with feet extended onto the desk. The quip suggests even casual stretches can invite mischief or discomfort.
Experts Head For Crash Site
French and American aviation experts converged on a jungle crash site in Guadeloupe after an Air France Boeing 707 crashed near Pointe-A-Pitre during a thunderstorm. All 113 aboard perished as wreckage sprawled on Mule's Back Hill 18 miles from the airfield.
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Pointe -A-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Air France
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Aviation Agency
Paris
Caribbean
Pointe-A-Pitre
Raizet
Mule
Air France crash toll rises with revised death count
The wreckage stretched over a mile of thick undergrowth as authorities reported 113 dead in the Air France disaster in Paris. A prior total of 103 passengers and 10 crew members was updated after a recheck found an additional passenger.
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Air France
Paris
Onch
Eastern Pan Am Walkout Declared by Flight Engineers Union
The Flight Engineers International Association AFL CIO said it would strike Eastern Air Lines and Pan American World Airways at 1 pm EST despite a National Mediation Board peacemaking offer. Union spokesman said no chance for peaceful settlement. Eastern President MacIntyre warned the strike would shut down operations. Pan Am officials offered no details on continued operations.
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New York
Flight Engineers International Association
Afl-Cio
Eastern Air Lines
Pan American World Airways
Malcolm A. MacIntyre
Pan American
Pan Am
Tentative TWA Deal Reached Amid Mediation Effort
A tentative agreement over two years on jet cockpit manning, aided by Labor Secretary Goldberg, awaits union member ratification. The National Mediation Board urged Eastern and Pan Am to refrain from strikes pending a Monday meeting with board member Francis O Neil Jr. The board advised both sides to maintain the status quo under the Railway Labor Act.
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TWA
Arthur J. Goldberg
Eastern
Pan Am
National Mediation Board
Francis O'Neil Jr
Robert C. Boyd
Washington
Reds Use Veto Yet Again in United Nations
The Soviet Union cast its 100th Security Council veto on a resolution to convene India and Pakistan for talks on the Kashmir dispute. Ireland had introduced the measure, but the U N council adjourned after the veto. U S delegate Adlai Stevenson condemned the move as an abuse of the United Nations.
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United Nations
Soviet Union
Security Council
India
Pakistan
Kashmir
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ireland
U.N
Platon D. Morozov
United States
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Souvanna
National Assembly
New Land
Algeria
Oran
Paul Gardy
Bone
Secret Army
Algiers
Chewki Mostefai
Jean- Jacques Susini
Ike
Yukie
Mamie Eisenhower
White House
Jacqueline Kennedy
Executive Mansion
Wall Street
Tae
Reds
Stevenson
Council
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