Iraqi coup tops Baath rule as Aref takes control
Beirut AP reports Iraqi provisional president Abdel Salam Aref and military leaders overthrow the Baath government in Baghdad. Aref dissolves the National Guard, forms a revolutionary council, and promises unity with Arab states especially Syria and the United Arab Republic. Curfew eased for essential workers as disputes linger.
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Alex Efty
Beirut
Lebanon
Abdel Salam Aref
Aref
Iraq
Syria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Nasser
Abdel Karim Kassem
Baghdad
Ba'ath
Baghdad Radio
Rulingational Revolutionary Council
Ba’athists
Damascus
Imprisoned Prof Barghoorn Home After Soviet Release
Frederick C. Barghoorn, Yale political science professor, returns to New Haven after being jailed in Moscow on espionage charges. He describes the experience as baffling and says he will work on his book while awaiting guidance from officials in Washington. He credited President Kennedy for his release and declined to discuss details of his arrest.
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Thomas M. Stewart
New Haven
Conn
Frederick C. Barghoorn
Soviet Union
Yale
Moscow
Barghoorn
Washington
U.S
Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
New York
Kennedy
Goldwater
Lyle C. Snader
Capitol Hill
Quorum Club
Weather shifts as warm spell ends with showers
After a mild spring day with high temperatures, the forecast calls for a turn downward this afternoon. Showers and scattered thundershowers are expected, with temperatures slipping into the 30s tonight after yesterday’s high of 48 and this morning’s low around 60.
Money Bills Take Spot In Congress
The article notes a surge of appropriations as Congress moves to fund military construction public works and government agencies totaling over 19 billion dollars. The Senate investigates the TFX contract while House and Senate consider debt limit and other measures amid a delayed tax and civil rights agenda.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Cuba
U.S
Th House
District of Columbia
Curiosity Captured A Burglar In Market Display
Patrolman Ernest Pepe investigated curious onlookers at Sheffrin's Market and found Gradaie Thompson, 20, dangling from a ceiling ventilator shaft. He was charged with breaking and entering and theft and held on a $5,000 bond.
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New Haven
Rockefeller Versus Goldwater Gears Up For 1964 Nomination
Gov Nelson Rockefeller campaigns in Washington and St Louis challenging Barry Goldwater. Rockefeller argues the 1964 Republican platform should reflect main stream GOP thinking and questions Goldwater’s positions and past Eisenhower votes. He predicts Goldwater may shift positions to win the nomination and seeks convention votes from senators. Kennedy also blasts into Florida with a five city swing as part of a broad 1964 bid.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Capitol Hill
Barry Goldwater
New York
CBS
Rockefeller
Washington National
Goldwater
St. Louis
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen. Goldwater
Baby Sitter Rescues Children From Fire in OVID NY
17 year old Jo Anne Reagan used a rope of sheets and a bedspread to lower four children from a burning second floor of the Brown home in OVID. Henry Brown praised her bravery as she saved two children who clung to the makeshift rope, while neighbor James Wyckoff assisted and helped rescue Edward Brown five months and Joanne three.
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Ovid
James Wyckoff
Misprinted UN stamp sale nets student $10400
A Bronx college student bought 50 misprinted United Nations stamps on February 28, 1962, for $2 each and sold 500 misprints to a dealer for a total of $10,400. The stamps omit housing and community facilities text and shading details, making them a rare collectable.
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New York
Hir
United Nations
Bronx
Julius Stolow
J.&h. Stolow, Inc
Stolow
U.N
Stolew
Max Simon
Passaic
N.J
Simon
Civil Rights Debate Hits AFL-CIO Convention
At the New York gathering, A. Philip Randolph criticizes Kennedy civil rights efforts and warns of potential nationwide race conflict. James B. Carey backs Randolph’s anti discrimination resolutions, while Meany forms a task force to address civil rights during the biennial meeting.
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New York
Afl-Cio
Kennedy
Philip Randolph
The
Labor Organization
United States
James B. Carey
International Union of Electrical Workers
Randolph
George Meany
City cooks up big stew in nation’s capital
Washington gets the metaphorical boil as the nation’s policy stew simmers with diverse ingredients, while New York City is noted for its melting pot culture.
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New York City
Washington, D. C
Hotels Leveled In Blaze Off Atlantic City Boardwalk
A daytime fire destroyed four hotels and a rooming house near the Atlantic City Boardwalk leaving 20 guests unaccounted for and 22 treated at Atlantic City Hospital. The Surfside Hotel, a kosher house, housed many elderly residents and guests from New York and Philadelphia. The fire spread rapidly, with buildings engulfed within minutes and the night watchman warning others before evacuations.
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Atlantic City Boardwalk
Atlantic City
Surfside
Milton Kauer
The
New York
Philadelphia
Bauer
Atlantic City Hospital
Surftide fire destroys multiple beachfront hotels and rooms
Police and fire units fought a major blaze along Maryland and Virginia avenues near the Surfside. About 30 guestswere in the building. five escaped through the rear as flames spread to seven adjacent structures and the Imperial annex. No injuries reported among the Rauers and city responders.
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Maryland Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Louis Levine
Surfside
Convention Hall
Mullen
James Deeney
Jack Godowsky
Dooney
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William F. Arbogast
Rocky
JFK
By Barry Schweid
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Kennth B. Keating
Peter O'Donnell Jr
Texas
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Palm Beach
Fla
Tampa
Miami
Florida
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White House
Blaze
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Dag Hammarskjold
Oy 8 Post Office
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New Jersey
U.S. Post Office Department
Hammarskjold
U. N
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Crane
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Rauer
Stratmore
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