Syrian army stages swift coup to curb right wing rule
In Damascus the Syrian army ousted President Nazem el Koudsi and Premier Marouf Dawalibi, dissolving the Constituent Assembly as it declares a provisional government. The coup claims to pursue Arab socialism and neutrality while closing frontiers and ordering demonstrations to halt. Col Haydar Kuzbari was dismissed from the junta amid internal rifts.
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Syria
Syrian Army
Nazem el Koudsi
Marouf Dawalibi
United Arab Republic
Radio
Army
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.A.R
Nasser
Iraq
Palestine
Haydar Kuzbari
Burlesque Is Dying Funnymen Today Use Workshops
New York AP reports on the Gagwriters Comedy Workshop in Manhattan where unknown comics test new material for laughs. Founder George Q. Lewis notes fewer venues for training and explains the studio is a place where comics can be bad and still learn.
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Texas
Gagwriters Comedy Workshop
W. 46Th Street
Manhattan
Theater District
Workshop
George Q. Lewis
Lewis
Troops Massed to Quell Rebels in Algiers
French forces deployed 60,000 troops in Algiers to control 300,000 European settlers and deter the Secret Army Organization known as the OAS from sabotaging the France Algeria cease fire. In a Monday clash, 45 Europeans were killed and 120 wounded in the city center as authorities report sniper fire from four points before army fire.
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Algiers
France
OAS
Secret Army
Algeria
Oran
Pierre Guillaume
Secre Army
Navy
Paris
Edmond Jouhaud
Cuban Airliner Crashes Near Key West. 22 Feared Dead
An American press wire reports a Cuban Airlines flight from Santiago de Cuba to Havana plunged into the sea near Key West after signaling engine trouble. Havana radio claimed 22 aboard were killed as Cuban navy boats searched for bodies.
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Key West
Fla
Havana
Santiago de Cuba
Right wing opposition grows over UAR socialist reforms
December 1 sees right wingers widely opposing socialist policies from the UAR regime. Since the civilian government replaced the junta, army officers have reportedly split over the government's rollback of popular nationalization measures.
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UAR
Junea
Reject Plea of Ex Nazi Eichmann Atty General Urges Death Sentence Upheld
In Jerusalem AP Gideon Hausner wrapped up a 13 hour appeal to Israel's court, urging rejection of Adolf Eichmann's clemency plea and upholding the death sentence. He framed Eichmann as a symbol of hatred and murder, demanding capital punishment as justice. Eichmann listened without flinching as the tribunal previously sentenced him to die.
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Jerusalem
Gideon Hausner
Adolf Eichmann
Israel
Hausner
Eichmann
Gestaposolonel
Kennedy clan brings big top crowd to Washington show
Attorney General Robert F Kennedy took 14 Kennedy family members to Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey at the Washington Coliseum as calm was broken by a wave of snacks and souvenirs. The party included Kathy and Mary Kerry Kennedy and nieces and nephews from the Shriver and Gore families.
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Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey
Washingon Coliseum
Kathy
Mary Kerry
Bobby Shriver
Maria Shriver
Timothy Shriver
Kathy Fay
Sally Fay
Paul B. Fay
Francis Ormsby Gore
Alice Ormsby Gore
David Ormsby Gore
Safari
Military leaders reject Frondizi compromise plan in Argentina
Military chiefs from the army navy and air force reject a proposed deal by President Arturo Frondizi and move toward a coup. Plan calls for army navy and air force secretaries to sign decrees. some sources mention possible five year term and parliamentary shift. The president refused to resign and remained at the government house as plots intensified.
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Arturo Frondizi
Frondizilla
Argentina
Rodolfo Martinez
Frondizi
iGen
Raul Poggi
Navy
Government House
Defense
Martinez Reme
Army
Air Force
Capi
Italy proposes four point arms ban plan at Geneva talk
Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Segni outlined a four point disarmament program at the 17 nation conference in Geneva. The plan seeks an outer space military ban an early cutoff of nuclear weapon production and stockpile destruction a uranium bank for peaceful use measures against accidental war and a campaign to reduce East West mistrust.
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Geneva
Antonio Segni
Italy
Adam Rapacki
Europe
East
Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
General Neyland Dies at 70 in New Orleans
Gen. Robert R. Neyland, builder of Tennessee's football empire and mentor to top coaches, died in New Orleans after a long illness at age 70.
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New Orleans
Robert R. Neyland
University of Tennessee
Taxes with a Smile Donors Fail to Pay in Kind
A lighthearted quip notes that attempting to pay taxes with a smile failed as authorities wanted cash instead. No names or places are given, keeping the joke simple and broadly applicable.
Jacqueline Kennedy Lunches With Queen at Buckingham Palace
Jacqueline Kennedy visits London and dines with Queen Elizabeth II and eight guests at Buckingham Palace in a small state dining room. The scene drew about 500 onlookers as she arrived with her royal companions and was later featured in a BBC film about her White House tour.
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Jacqueline Kennedy
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth II
Harold Macmillan
Lady Dorothy
Mrs. Kennedy
Palace
Princess Margaret
Lord Snowdon
Prince
Stanislas Radziwill
U.S
David Bruce
Jackie Kens Inedy
White House
London Daily Sketch
Weather Outlook Sees Cloudy Sky and Shaded Rain Risk
The forecast predicts a cloudy day with a chance of scattered showers. Tonight and Thursday bring partly cloudy skies and a high around 62 degrees. The five day outlook trends cooler into Saturday then warms Sunday and Monday with highs near 58 and lows near 35. The official high yesterday was 62 at 4 PM and overnight low data is incomplete today.
New Orleans Catholic Schools To Integrate
The New Orleans archdiocese will desegregate Roman Catholic schools for the 1962-63 session. Registration will run April 3-14. State Sen. Gravolet warned of possible reaction and boycotts from segregationists, while noting parochial schools are viewed as private by parents.
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New Orleans, la
Henry Bezou
Archdiocesan
Joseph Francis Rummel
E. W. Gravolet
Gravolet
Gravoiet
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