Indonesia sees inevitable clash over West New Guinea
A high Indonesian official warned that further talks with the Dutch over West New Guinea are useless and a military clash is inevitable. Indonesia demands transfer of administration, while the Dutch refuse. Troop movements and arms shipments to the region intensify as both sides bolster forces.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Washington
Netherlands
East Indonesia
Soviet Union
Curacao
Lima
Peru
New Guinea
Syria Executes Bloodless Coup Rides Toward Arab Socialism
Damascus reports calm after a bloodless coup that toppled the civilian government. Military rulers shorten curfew by one hour and seal frontiers as Syria moves toward constructive Arab socialism and nonalignment while Turkey predicts recognition and Israel notes no change in ties.
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Damascus
Syria
Weather shifts from warm to chilly this week
A weather unit notes a warm, breezy day with a high near 71 and a 51 degree overnight low. A storm passes tonight followed by cooler air bringing a low around 39 and a Friday high near 46 degrees.
Steel contract agreed on union ratification pending
US Steel negotiators reportedly reached a broad two year noninflationary pact with the United Steelworkers. The wage policy committee and executive board were summoned to meet in Pittsburgh for ratification talks, with possible wage reopeners after year one and fringe benefit upgrades.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
Steeet
United Steelworkers
Union International Executive Board
International Wage Policy Committee
Kennedy
R .Conrad Cooper
US Steel ‘Corp
USW
David J. McDonald
French Lift Blockade In Algiers
French army ends six day blockade of Bab el Oued in Algiers where 53 Europeans died and the Secret Army's sympathy march prompted clashes. Soldiers patrolled narrow streets while thousands were searched and weapons seized. many shops reopened amid mourning banners and graffiti.
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Algiers
Babe Oued
Bab el Oued
Secret Army
Algeria
Raoul Salan
Kennedy Pushes Science Office Reorganization Plan
President Kennedy asked Congress for authority to create a new office of science and technology to coordinate government efforts for national security and welfare. The plan would appoint a $25,000 salary director reporting to the President with a $20,500 deputy, subject to Senate confirmation.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Office of
Science and Technology
Senate
Frondizi Deposed in Bloodless Argentine Coup
Argentine armed forces move to oust President Arturo Frondizi sending him to Martin Garcia Island after a crisis tied to Peronist gains. Senate chief Jose Maria Guido was announced as successor, pending acceptance.
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Buenos Aires
Arturo Frondizi
Frondizi
Jose Maria Guido
Senate
Whittaker Retires From High Court
Washington AP report says Supreme Court Justice Charley E Whittaker retires effective April 1 due to ill health. Whittaker, aged 61, served five years on the court after his 1957 appointment by President Eisenhower. President Kennedy announced the retirement without naming a successor.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Charley E. Whittaker
Whittaker
Kennedy
Peron May Move Closer After Argentine Coup
Associates of Gen. Juan D. Peron said he might fly to Uruguay or Chile to be closer to operations after the ouster of President Frondizi. Other sources suggested Peron could stay away from Argentina as the anti Peronist military takeover unfolds. Peron was not at home when reporters sought reaction.
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Argentina
Frondizi
Martin Garcia
River Plate
Juan D. Peron
Frondizigo
Peron
United States
Madrid
Arturo Frondizi
Uruguay
Chile
Emma Strand and Ole Hustad Plan Big Minneapolis Wedding
Emma Strand 82 and Ole Hustad 83 obtained marriage licenses and will wed April 8 at Rosedale Lutheran Church in South Minneapolis. Strand has five children 25 grandchildren and about 30 great grandchildren while Hustad has two children and three grandchildren. Strand was widowed in 193? and Hustad’s wife died nine years ago.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Emma Strand
Ole Hustad
Ole
Travel of military families to Europe to resume soon
Government paid travel for wives and children of Army Navy Air Force and Marine members to Europe is expected to resume in early May after a six month suspension. Pentagon officials say lifting the ban is needed for morale and re enlistments though no formal decision has been announced. Before the cutoff, about 9,147 dependents traveled monthly.
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Washington
Europe
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine
Berlin
Defense Department
Kennedy
Robert S. McNamara
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
McNamara
Elvis J. Stahl Jr
Bethany College
West Virginia
Kennedy seeks new wiretap powers to fight major crime
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy asked Congress to let state and federal officers use wiretap evidence against major crime and racketeering. He told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the current wiretapping regime is chaotic and lagging behind scientific advances, risking individual privacy.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
Kennedy urges bill to broaden federal crime powers
Kennedy urged passage of a bill aimed at empowering federal authorities to prosecute major crimes more effectively, strengthen DOJ efforts to prevent and punish illegal wiretapping of telephone users, and clarify state police wiretap authority.
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Kennedy
Department of Justice
Floods Strain Iowa Nebraska Cities Amid Rising Waters
Flood waters from the Northfolk and Floyd Rivers hit Nebraska and Iowa injuring property and forcing hundreds from homes. In Norfolk overflows inundated about 100 blocks, while Sioux City cordons and sandbag efforts aim to hold back the Floyd crest near 22.5 feet. Evacuations affected Waterloo, Cherokee, Charles City, and nearby areas as farmland flooded and neighboring states reported ripples of worsening conditions.
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Nebraska
Iowa
Norfolk
Sioux City
Omaha
Waterloo
Cherokee
Little Sioux River
Charles City
Cedar River
Leeds
Floyd
Missouri River
Sioux City Stockyards
Speak When Angry Proverb Sparks Fin e Speech Regret
A tongue in temper makes a sharp remark that a person may later regret. The saying warns that anger drives words one may wish unsaid and calls for restraint to avoid lasting consequences.
Rabbit Hunt Case Moves To North Carolina Supreme Court
In Harmony, North Carolina the American Legion post’s annual sticks and stones rabbit hunt faces a court appeal led by Richard Meek who seeks to ban rabbit hunts as a public nuisance. Attorneys Beckham and Winberry argued before the state Supreme Court as justices questioned the implications of hunting methods and public safety.
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Raleigh, N. C
Richard Meek
State Supreme Court
Charlotte
Harmony
American Legion
Legion
Meek
Carlisle Higgins
Higgins
Justice R. Hunt Parker
Beckham
Superior Court
Walter Crissman
Legion Post
Supreme Court
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