Tax Cutting Plan Described as Big Gamble
Washington AP: Senate and House Republican leaders called President Kennedy’s tax cut plan the biggest economic gamble in U.S. history. They accused the administration of a deficit driven approach and urged spending cuts to enable a “reasonable” tax cut, noting Republicans enacted major cuts while also cutting spending in the past.
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Washington
Senate
House
Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
Court hearing into Ole Miss case complete
In New Orleans AP reports a federal criminal contempt hearing for Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett and Lt. Gov. Paul Johnson ended as the Sth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals took the matter under advisement. The court, in an unusual en banc session, heard that the state bears responsibility for desegregation actions while Barnett and Johnson did not attend.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Paul Johnson
Sth
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
State of
Barnett
Johnson
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Justice Department
Garner W. Green
Griffin B. Bell
Atlanta
Green
South Vietnamese Raid Against Guerrillas Near Saigon
American piloted fighters dropped bombs rockets and machine gun fire as South Vietnamese troops opened a major operation against Communist guerrillas in tinder dry countryside not far from Saigon.
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AP Bai Lai
South Viet Nam
Saigon
North
Viet Nam
U.S
Two Indicted For Failure To Register
Federal grand jury indicted newspaper columnist Igor Cassini and lawyer Paul Englander for willfully failing to register as U S agents for the late Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. Charges state they set up a public relations firm to act as U S publicity agents for the Trujillo regime.
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Washington
UPI
Igor Cassini
Paul Englander
U.S
Rafael Trujillo
Robert F. Kennedy
District of Columbia
Justice Department
Cassini
New York Journal- American
Cholly Knickerbocker
Englander
New York
Trujillo
Rebels claim topple Iraqi premier Kassem in Baghdad
Beirut picked up reports that Iraqi Premier Abdul Karim Kassem was crushed as tanks and planes attacked the Defense Ministry in Baghdad. Rebels said 600 soldiers were seized and this marked the end of Kassem's rule, with Iran and Cairo confirming conflicting accounts and warnings of resistance beyond the capital.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Abdel Karim Kassem
Iraq
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Baghdad
Defense Ministry
Kassem
Iran
Cairo
U.A.R
Voice of Arabs Radio
Union
Faisal Ll
Nuri
Moscow
Monroyans H B Mc Clendon and Oscar Johnson attend Legion conference
H B Mc Clendon and Oscar Johnson left Friday for a three day American Legion winter conference in Baton Rouge.
Colonial Dames Attend State Conference in New Orleans
Mrs. Allen Turpin Sr. of 3713 Loop Road joins the eighth annual state conference of the Colonial Dames of the XVII Century in New Orleans. The organization requires descent from an ancestor in the original 13 colonies with pre 1701 service or landholding. Also present is Mrs. Benjamin Louis Harram of Marion, Ind., president general, with Turpin laying a wreath at the Women of the Armed Forces monument in Elks’ Place.
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Allen Turpin
Loop Road
Colonial Dames
New Orleans
Benjamin Louis Harram
Marion
Ind
The
Turpin
JFK Confident of Withdrawal from Cuba by March
Washington reports say President Kennedy is confident Soviet combat troops will leave Cuba by the end of March. A high Latin American official, who spoke privately, cited plans for joint U S action with the O A S if withdrawal stalls. Other sources questioned the optimism.
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Washington
UPD
Kennedy
Cuba
U.S
Organization of American States
White House
Nikita Khrushchev
White House fitness clash pits civilian and military wings
Washington reports a wit charged by Press Secretary Salinger as Kennedy s fitness program sparks a civilian military showdown. McHugh denies volunteering for a 50 mile Camp Lejeune hike while Clifton and Shepard plan a canal walk with Salinger and staff to test who is fitter.
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Washington
UPIT
Ana
Malluah
Iraq Rebellion Seen as Anti Communist Uprising
The State Department said the Iraqi military rebellion appeared anti Communist and likely spurred by Premier Abdel Karim Kassem replacing many nationalist officers with pro Communists. Officials noted concern over possible UAR ties and regional tensions, with about 600 Americans in Iraq.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Iraq
Department
Lincoln White
Abdel Karim Kassem
White
United Arab Republic
Syria
Jordan
Mideast
Baghdad
Polio Clinics Open to Wider Ouachita Parish Area
Ouachita doctors urged residents from nearby parishes not conducting mass polio immunizations to visit Ouachita Parish clinics this Sunday. Dr F F E McCarty, president of the Ouachita Parish Medical Society, said local clinics could handle overflow. Adjacent parishes Union and Lincoln were not participating. West Carroll Parish officials had earlier information on Other Stories Information Page 2A.
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East Carroll
Chicot County
Arkansas
Crinics
West Carroll
Fred Marx
Doyle Hamilton
Elaine Fichter
Morning World
Polio Drive
Monroe Medics
Ouachita Parish
F. FE. McCarty
Weekend Forecast Says Cloudy Skies With Light Rain Likely
The weather outlook calls for mostly cloudy skies with occasional light rain or drizzle. Colder conditions are expected with highs of 45 to 48 degrees and overnight lows in the low 30s. Sunday looks partly cloudy and cooler. Friday recorded a high of 44 and a low of 36 with no rainfall.
Senator Soaper Quotes Union Demands on Work Time
Senator Soaper notes unions push for shorter day week and year with possible effect on a shorter century of about 85 years. A Russian paper urges narrow trouser legs flared at the bottom to symbolize freedom. Pierre Salinger tells the President the New York newspaper strike is a very difficult situation.
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Pierre Salinger
New York
Indictments Hit 18 Minnesota Banks Over Rate Violations
Federal grand jury charges 18 banks a holding company and a clearing house with antitrust law violations. Indictments allege conspired since 1955 to fix loan terms and interest rates, and since 1957 to fix checking charges. Bank leaders pledge vindication as cases move forward. A Cuban refugee reported a hidden missile base near La Micara in Oriente Province amid broader exodus and arrests.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
First Bank
Duluth
Duluth Clearing House Association
J. H. Colman
First Bank Stock Board
la Micara
Mayori
Oriente
Alberto Ferrer
Ferrer
Pan American World Airways
Santiago
Fidel Castro
Havana
Chuckle Tact Evokes Home Comfort When Guests Wish Otherwise
A lighthearted tip notes the humor of making guests feel welcome even when you secretly wish for solitude. The advice blends social grace with playful self awareness, suggesting warm hospitality as the better default in social gatherings.
Venus Probe Temperature Findings Delayed For Weeks
Scientists will not announce next week whether Venus is hot enough to rule out earth like life. Mariner II data from the December 14 Venus fly by are under final analysis, with a few more weeks needed. Contact may be reestablished in September when Mariner II nears 40 million miles from Earth.
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Venus
Mariner H
Mariner Project
R. J. Parks
Brooks Air Force Base
Parks
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion, Laboratory
Mariner
Earth
Optimistic US negotiator eyes Geneva disarmament talks
US disarmament chief William C. Foster heads to Geneva for the Feb 12 multi nation talks with cautious hopes for progress. The Atomic Energy Commission resumes underground Nevada tests in the 20 000 to 1 000 000 ton TNT range as Kennedy seeks a test ban while Soviets push to restart discussions. State Department officials say Foster will push for confidence building steps and a narrow test ban amid limited chances for broad disarmament gains.
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Washington
United States
Geneva
William C. Foster
US. Disarmament Agency
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Britain
New York
Dean Rusk
State Department
Foster
Géneva
Northeast Louisiana State College Adds Three Master Degrees
The State Board of Education approves Northeast Louisiana State College to grant three additional master degrees. President Dr. George T. Walker notes the college, already the third largest graduate enrollment, will offer MA in English and history, MS in biology chemistry geology mathematics and physics, and Master of Music. The new offerings exclude professional education courses, supplementing existing degrees begun in 1961.
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State Board of Education
Northeast Louisiana State College
George T. Walker
Northeast
North East
Walker
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Dominican Republic
Oleg Cassini
Jacqueline Kennedy
Ouachita Valley Council
Monroe
Haywood Myers
Eric Sampagnaro
Sheila Devereux
W.C. Cookston
Peggy Breard
Ben Bradford
JFK
Physica
Ouachita
Soaper
Miami
Freedom
Nason
Mariner II
San Antonio, Tex
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