Guide Wins Reprieve In Latin Crisis
In Buenos Aires interim President Jose M. Guido appears to have delayed a military push for immediate anti-Peronist crackdowns. Congress may ratify presidential succession legality before enforcing decrees to nullify Peronist victory in March elections. Military leaders pressed for suspension of Congress and new general elections. Rogelio Frigerio urged Guido to stay in office for a legal solution, while the Peronist Frente Justicialista warned that annulling elections could trigger worker unrest.
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Beunos Aires
UPI
Argentina
Jose M. Guido
Congress
Guido
Juan D. Peron
New York
Rogelio Frigerio
Arturo Frondizi
Frigerio
Frente Justicialista
United Front
Peronist
OAS Leader Salan Taken to Paris Prison Riot Flares
Paris reports riot as OAS terrorists revolt at Sante Prison after Gen Raoul Salan is brought there for trial. Officials say 15 prisoners and 5 guards injured as about 100 OAS members in one section escape after Salan's arrival.
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Salan
Paris
UPI
Sante
OAS
Army
Raoul Salan
Algerie Francaise
Satan
Algiers
Lucienne
Dominique
Algeria
Charles de Gauille
Louisiana s First Space Man Is Picked
Captain Albert Crews Jr formerly from Alexandria now at Edwards Air Force Base in California was selected Friday among eight candidates for astronaut training. The 33 year old El Dorado native surpassed the 32 year old minimum, excitement mixed with concern from his mother who said she is proud yet would prefer he stay closer to home. Crews is a Buckeye High School graduate of 1946.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
United States
Albert Crews Jr
Edwards Air Force Base
California
el Dorado
Crew
Albert H. Crews
Crews
Buckeye High School
Rapides Parish
The
Air
U S Delays First Launch Of Centaur
Cape Canaveral reports another postponement of the Centaur rocket maiden flight due to a fuel line problem. The delay pushes back a sequence of planned tests including Atlas Agena B and Saturn launches, with engineers aiming to reach space with a hydrogen powered upper stage prior to manned moon missions.
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Cape Canaveral
UPS
America
Centaur
Moon
Two Men Charged With Pilot Kidnapping In Havana Flight
FBI charged Leonard Malcolm Oeth and David Thomas Healy with federal kidnapping after forcing Miami pilot Woodruff Mead to fly them to Havana in a private Cessna. Bond set at $50,000 each. three others questioned about a Key West shrimp boat theft tied to the case.
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Miami
UPI
FBI
Havana
Key West
Leonard Malcolm Oeth
James Anderson Eastham
David Thomas Healy
Harrold Moore
Esley Grapp
Oeth
Healy
U. S
Mead
Coast Guard
Dyer Urges Sensible Economy to Ease Louisiana Fiscal Woes
Rep. Jack Dyer of East Baton Rouge Parish urged lawmakers to focus on sensible economy rather than taxes to fix Louisiana’s fiscal ills. He called for public officials to live like sensible servants and opposed tapping teachers retirement funds or other sacred money designated for specific purposes.
Ramblin' Monroes Park Welcomes Ten Foot Alligator
Bernstein Park gained a live six foot two inch long alligator a ten and a half foot specimen gifted by Frank and Jerry Howard of Swartz and Don Lewis Mack and Mat Massey of Fort Necessity. They captured the creature in Hall Ridge slough near Beouf River Caldwell Parish and presented it to the zoo about 3 p m. The alligator made its debut at the park around 4 p m prompting Ramblin to react.
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Monroe
Bernstein Park
Frank
Jerry Howard
Swartz
Don
Lewis, Mack
Mat Massey
Fort Necessity
Hall Ridge
Beouf River
Caldwell Parish
Jes
X15 Pilot Armstrong Reaches 38 Miles In Flight
Edwards AFB Calif AP Neil Armstrong rocketed 38 miles into space with wife Jan and son Eric watching as he hit 3818 mph and peaked at 207000 feet. He overshot landing by miles and strong sonic boom shook the base.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Armstrong
Pilgrims retrace crucifixion route in Jerusalem on Good Friday
In Jerusalem pilgrims split into groups along the Via Dolorosa retraced Christ paths from Pontius Pilate’s time. Crowds carried 16-foot crosses through dark alleyways to the 14 stations of the Cross, praying and singing in Moslem shops. NearbyMohammedan rites and mixed church services marked the day in Arabic English and German.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Sec
Pontius
Pilate
Jesus
Ian
Christ
Old Jerusalem
21 Men Lose Sense Of Time In Dark Cave
FRABOSA SOPRANA Italy UPI reports twenty one men entered the Bossea cave to test time perception. They emerged Friday and admitted they did not know it was Friday. All members lost track of time using Morse signals to contact the surface.
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Frabosa
Senator Soaper Sees Congress Touts Local Snippets
In a breezy column style, the piece riffs on congressional behavior and small town quirks. It notes recurring distractions, old memories of a first no left turn sign, and a joke about breakfast energy fueling talk, ending with a Spring image of buds and convertibles.
Century 21 World’s Fair Opens With Kennedy Signal
Seattle hosts the Century 21 Exposition opening at noon as President Kennedy signaling from Palm Beach triggers ceremonies. Previewers hail a compact 74 acre fair with a $9 million Federal Science Pavilion by Minoru Yamasaki and advance sales of tickets totaling $8 million.
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Seattle
Wash
America
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Gayway
Luther H. Hodges
State of Washington
Pacific Northwest
Uncle Sam
Detroit
Minoru Yamasaki
Judge acquits N. Bryant James in federal embezzlement case
A federal jury acquitted N. Bryant James of embezzlement after a three-year prosecution tied to a $5,000 Farmerville bank note. Judge Ben Dawkins Jr praised the verdict and said former federal attorney T. Fitzhugh Wilson committed a grave injustice in having James indicted.
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James
N. Bryant James
Republican National
Mittee
U.S
Ben Dawkins Jr
T. Fitzhugh Wilson
Dawkins
Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Farmerville Bank
FBI
Sam Donald
Trail
Wayne R. Dea Ion
J. C. Lolley
Farmerville Brokerage and Insurance Agency
Skirmishing Lasts Nearly Five Hours in Athens
Riot police and armored vehicles clashed with thousands of antigovernment demonstrators in nearly five hours of fighting in downtown Athens. At least 80 injured, 250 taken into custody, and 20 policemen among the injured. army units backed police but did not engage in street fighting.
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Athens
Greece
Center Union
Constantine Caramanlis
George Papandreou
Caramanlis
Twin Cities Weather Outlook Mostly Sunny With Scattered Clouds
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm conditions in the Twin Cities. Expect a high near 82 degrees and a low around 53 as the weekend trend continues with Friday reaching 85 under similar skies.
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Twin Cities
Today's Chuckle It's a crime to catch a fish in some lakes
A light humor note notes that fish catching is illegal in certain lakes and a miracle in many others, framing a playful contrast between rules and luck.
Poet breaks into Bardot’s room in Florence and Verona release
Domenico Buono, 33, who twice entered Brigitte Bardot’s Florence hotel room to recite a poem, was freed in Verona after a week in jail. Bardot withdrew charges but must pay court costs. Buono faces trial on disorderly conduct.
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Florence
Italy
UPI
Brigitte Bardot
Verona
Miss Bardot
Domenico Buono
Fiesole
Buono
Paris
Tshombe Return Is Predicted
Leopoldville reports Acting Congo Premier Jean Bolikango says Katanga leader Moise Tshombe will return Saturday to resume talks. Western and UN officials dispute details as UN troops freed Tshombe’s grounded plane after a 16 hour halt. Kalonji is jailed five years for illegal imprisonment of rivals. he vows appeal.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
UPI
Jean Bolikango
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Bolikango
Cyrille Adoula
Adoula
U.N
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Leopoldville
South Kasai
Kalonji
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