Mom Graduation With Son Becomes Family Triumph
Margie Page, 38, known as Margie to classmates, will graduate with her son Cecil next Friday. Disabled husband since 1951, she juggled a restaurant, clerical work, and part time schooling to finish high school alongside Cecil. Principal Van Riggins notes no special favors, only private tutoring to cover missed time. Both are above average students, treated as equals by peers and teachers.
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Jack Whaley
U.S. Prepares Marine Landing in Thailand Backed by Kennedy
President Kennedy orders precautionary military measures across the United States and Pacific, moving 2000 Marines toward Southeast Asia and dispatching Gen Harkins to Bangkok. 7th Fleet ships converge as diplomacy with the Soviet Union faces Laos crisis and potential intervention options.
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Pacific Area
Thailand
Laos
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Little Kingdom
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Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian
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Pacific
Strike Command
Paul D Harkins
South Viet Nam
Bangkok
Sukarno Survives Gun Attack At Jakarta Prayer Meeting
Indonesian President Sukarno escaped unhurt when an assailant fired at him during a Jakarta Ikada Square prayer service on Sacrifice Day. Five others, including two government officials, were slightly wounded as security seized the gunman linked to the Darul Islam group.
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West New Guinea
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Eight killed in two car crash at Camp Pendleton
At Camp Pendleton California eight people died and four were injured in a two car head on crash near the San Los Rey gate. Officials said the cars likely belonged to Marine personnel. Names were withheld pending kin notification. Both cars were demolished.
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Teens Find Fortune With Secret Parking Meter Key
Three Passaic teens admit using a oddly shaped key found on a downtown street to feed parking meters for a month of nickels. Police, who kept names, said the trio plotted with duplicate keys to extend the spree until a vigilant peer alerted an officer.
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Passaic NJ
Wise Tother
Met
Learn from the mistakes of others and move forward
A compact aphorism urges heed to others errors to avoid repeats. The advice emphasizes reflection, growth, and prudent decision making drawn from observed failures rather than personal misfortune.
Philippine leader postpones US visit due to war damage bill
Peleved President Macapagal of the Philippines postponed indefinitely his state visit to the United States after Congress rejected a long-pending war damage bill. He cited lingering resentment at home and said a goodwill trip next month is not feasible.
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Bodies Of 6 Men Recovered After Shark Attack Tragedy
Newport Beach California AP reports six men were found dead, mangled by sharks, after a 5 foot cabin cruiser named Happy Jack or Cindy swamped. three others are missing. Debris and the bow were recovered as Coast Guard calls it the worst Southern California sea disaster in years. Survivors/potential survivors include Chester MacMain 45 of Norwalk, with other victims named Charles Chady 52 Westminster Harvey L Johnsten Los Angeles Robert Herman Schmutt 25 Stillwater Oklahoma William Huffman 28 Los Angeles John Treadway 29 Bell Gardens. Still missing E R Huffman Richard Cain 28 Bell Gardens Robert Gideon 21 Norwalk.
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Los Angeles
Robert Herman Schmutt
Stillwater
Oklo
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John Treadway
Bell Gardens
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Richard Cain
Robert Gideon
US pressures Russia on Laos cease fire and Pathet Lao
Rall says the United States urged Moscow to push Communist Pathet Lao troops back to the cease fire line in northwest Laos. A return to the 1954 SEATO cease fire could revive talks on a government of national union in Laos. Ball says the Soviets may have leverage to shape the crisis, noting broader treaty protections under SEATO.
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Frank Roberts
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Thailand
Laos Could Revive Chinese War Base Strike Debate
Washington AP report notes deterioration in Laos could renew talk of striking Communist China supply bases in Yunnan Province. Some Pacific military leaders floated hitting Red China bases as a broader wartime option, but civilian leaders showed little receptiveness due to risk of direct Chinese intervention and a major war.
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Thailand
Laos Peace Talks Stall as Royalists and Communists Clash
In Vientiane and Paris US diplomats press for Laos peace talks amid stubborn royalist and neutralist demands. Pro Communist forces report progress as royal troops flee northwest. Pathet Lao hints at coalition talks if negotiations begin promptly.
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Paris
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Supreme Court Upholds Beck Embezzlement Conviction
The Supreme Court affirmed the embezzlement conviction of Dave Beck former Teamsters leader. Beck pocketed 1900 from a Cadillac sale owned by the union and was sentenced in 1957. The ruling also upheld Maurice Hutcheson’s contempt conviction for refusing to answer Senate Rackers Committee questions, tied to a highway information scheme.
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Supreme Court Today
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Teamstersman
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King County Superior Court
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Union
Acome
Maurice A Hutcheson
Carpenters Brotherhood
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Senate Rackers Investigating Committee
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Senate
Indiana
Middletown Heat Wave Persists Through Week
The Weather Bureau reports a warm spell with temperatures about 10 degrees above normal. Expect a steady rise into midweek with a gradual cooling later. Tonight’s low near 65 and tomorrow’s high around 90, matching today’s forecast. Yesterday’s official high reached 9 and overnight low 60.
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Weather Bureau
Middletown
Laos land operation faces limited support from allies
Few American military men favor sending troops into Laos a landlocked country with poor roads and airfields. US officers doubt Britain or France would back such an operation while Thai Pakistan Philippines and other NATO nations might offer limited help.
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Laos
Thailand
Pakistan
Philippines
Body mistaken for manikin drifts under bridge
Police in Nashville Tennessee rushed to the Cumberland River after a caller reported a woman's body seen under a bridge. A boat was launched but the object proved to be a department store manikin.
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Cumberland River
Manikin
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