Diplomatic Heads Eye Summit Meeting Later This Year
Diplomats in London say Kennedy and Macmillan may meet Khrushchev in a summit this year after talks about Geneva disarmament. Western powers plan to respond to Khrushchev while keeping channels open for a possible high level meeting later, despite rejecting an 18 nation summit.
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London
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Khrushchev
Foreign Office
Macmillan
United States
Britain
Geneva
France
Italy
Canada
Soviet Union
Poland
Romania
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
India
Bruma
United Arab Republic
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Mexico
Brazil
Sweden
Idaho floods and dam breach devastate towns and force evacuations
Southeast Idaho faced its worst floods in 25 years as an earth-fill dam broke and heavy rains inundated towns along the Teton River. More than 1,000 families fled, seven counties were declared disaster areas, and National Guard troops worked to contain rising waters amid spring snowmelt. In California, seven days of rain left Los Angeles and San Diego with mud, wrecked homes, and 26 deaths.
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Idaho
Pocatello
Teton
Sugar City
National Guard
California
Los Angeles
San Diego
Hollywood Boulevard
Movie Studio
Beachwood Drive
Historian says Joe Jr would have been president
Navy historian Rear Adm. Morison says Joseph P Kennedy Jr would have been a president caliber candidate like his brother John Kennedy. He notes Joe's age, popularity at Harvard, and strong war record as evidence, citing an interview tied to his Look magazine article Death of a Kennedy.
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Boston
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
United States
Navy
Samuel Eliot Morison
Joseph P
Kennedy
Joe
Jack
Morison
Harvard
Hasty Pudding
Look Magazine
Ken
Optimism For Glenn Shot Remains High
Cape Canaveral braces as Project Mercury starts a preliminary countdown for John H. Glenn Jr. to orbit Earth. An Air Force weather plane reports improving conditions but cautions risk remains, with a late decision possible on delaying the launch.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Earth
Air Force
Atlantic
Project Mercury
Bermuda
Glenn
Shreveport Bus Strike Enters Ninth Day
The city bus strike spans its ninth day as 25 000 residents seek alternatives to get to work. Negotiators for Shreveport Transit Co and Local 558 of the Amalgamated Association plan another bargaining session after a federal mediation meeting failed to produce progress.
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Shreveport
UPI
Shreveport Transit Co
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric, Railway and
8. G. Springfield
New Orleans
Four ROTC graduates named distinguished military graduates
Four Northeast Louisiana State College students were accepted as second lieutenants in the regular army. Benjamin R. Tatum of Halls Tennessee James Michael Yerger of Monroe Joe A Swendson of Oak Ridge and Donny R Nolan of West Monroe were named distinguished military graduates upon completing the college ROTC program.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
Benjamin R. Tatum
Halls, Tenn
James Michael Yerger
Monroe
Joe A. Swendson
Oak Ridge
Donny R. Nolan
West Monroe
Senators Demand Full Story Of Powers Flight
Washington AP Senators press the State Department for the complete account of Francis Gary Powers the U2 pilot shot down over the Soviet Union and his return to freedom. CIA questioning of the 32 year old flier may prompt Senators to query Powers themselves if information is not forthcoming. Powers is under wraps since his exchange for Rudolf Abel with only his wife and parents allowed to visit.
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Washington
State Department
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
Powers
Rudolf Abel
Legislators Eye State Aid To Welfare Children
A Louisiana legislative welfare committee opens review of ADC program details and a suitable homes requirement. Gov. Davis requested the probe as federal funds threaten about 22 million dollars in aid, potentially cutting 11 percent of the next year’s state welfare budget. Senator Gravelet notes general federal state agreement except for a small portion.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
E. W. Gravelet Jr
Pointe A la Hache
Mary Evelyn Parker
U.S
Sen
Gravelet
Jimmie H. Davis
Sir Douglas Bedford Arrested in Check Forgery Case
In New York the FBI detained Lou Bennett aka Sir Douglas Bedford, a 38 year old California travel agent clerk, on $20,000 bail after he cashed a phony 2515.72 dollar check in Honolulu. He traveled via London and Aberdeen with an uncredited Marine accomplice, using a travel agency to stage the con.
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New York
Douglas Bedford
London
Ivernia
FBI
Federal Building
Honolulu
Sir Douglas
Lou Bennett
California
Asst
U.S
Thomas Edwards
Bennett
Denmark
Norway
England
Scotland
Aberdeen
Scotland Yard
Twentieth Century Tour & Travel Agency
West Monroe Boys' Club Seeks 100 Members in Registration Drive
Registration for Ouachita Parish youths seven to 18 opens Thursday under Dr. Lake Oxford. The West Monroe club, first in the parish, plans a craft shop library and outdoor court in a new building leased from the American Legion. Dues range from 25 cents to $1 yearly with no activity charges beyond membership.
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West Monroe
Lake Oxford
Quachita Parish
Violet Street
Boys Club of America
Ouachita Parish
Oxford
The
American Legion
United Givers Fund
Kenneth Taylor
Boys Club
Camden
Ark
Taylor
Unseasonably Warm Weather Persists Into Tomorrow
The region enjoys spring like warmth with near 80 degree highs both today and tomorrow. Fog is expected tonight with lows around 55 to 60 as yesterday reached a high of 83 and a low of 55. Sunset tonight is 5 52 p.m. and sunrise tomorrow at 6 52 a.m.
Mine Disaster Toll Reaches 290
The Luisenthal mine disaster death toll rose to 290 after two more injured miners died. One miner died in an 1800 foot shaft while a team cleared the disaster site.
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Saarbruecken
Germany
Luisenthal
Lane weighs Jonesville lock and dam site decision time
Maj. Gen. Thomas A. Lane said he will decide the Jonesville lock and dam location after staff study and weighing all considerations. Col. Warren S. Everett has submitted a recommendation to Lane as engineers attend the Ouachita River Valley Association meeting at Grayson Guthrie place near Sterlington. The Corps will build the lock and dam under the 9 foot Ouachita river project with Fish and Wildlife Service involved and other parties. Everett speaks at the association noon today as members convene for a two day meeting.
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Thomas A. Lane
Jonesville Lock and Dam
Lane
Warren S. Everett
Jonesville Lock
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Ouachita
Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River Commission
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Gen
Col. Everett
Central Savings Bank and Trust Co
Grayson Guthrie Place
Sterlington
Army Engineers
Association
Bar Patrons Stand Firm as Holdup Men Strike
In New Orleans three masked gunmen robbed a bar of wallets but 30 patrons refused to lie on the floor or surrender. The criminals shouted threats and then fled in a car as patrons stayed mostly upright and uncooperative.
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New Orleans
Massive Paris march honors slain demonstrators
Between 150000 and 200000 Parisians marched through Paris to Pere Lachaise Cemetery in a silent protest against the secret army and police repression. The funeral followed a night of street battles between police and Communist led demonstrators, with gray rain and a wave of flowers marking the procession.
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Paris
Secret Army
Place de la Republique
Pere Lachaise
Republicans Take Crack At Own Party
In Bangor and Seattle Republican senators urge self reflection criticizing party direction. Margaret Chase Smith Jacob Javits Leverett Saltonstall Hiram L. Fong question GOP strategy and appeal amid Kennedy era politics.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
GOP
Bangor
Kennedy
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
New York
Leverett Saltonstall
Rmass
Seattle
Wash
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Battle Brews Over Jefferson Parish Garbage Bills
In New Orleans area Jefferson Parish faces a $126,000 deficit in its garbage department. Officials added 45 cents to water bills for waste collection. About one third of east bank residents ignored or crossed out the charge. Parish officials announced plans to sue the 10,000 nonpayers.
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New Orleans
UPI
Jefferson Parish
Jefferson
Mississippi River
Young Crosby's Wife In Coma
Lindsay Crosby reports his wife Barbara in a coma at a Burbank hospital with a pregnancy complication. Barbara Crosby, 23, a former Las Vegas showgirl and Bing Crosby's daughter in law, is due to give birth to their second child in June. Dr Abner Moss said she was a little better Monday night but would not specify the illness.
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Hollywood
Lindsay Crosby
Barbara
Burbank
Crosby
Las Vegas
Nev
Bing Oe
Abner Moss
St. Joseph's Hospital
Captain Fletcher Confesses Hatred of Sea on Last Voyage
San Francisco AP reports Geofrey M. Fletcher captain of the British liner Andes admits after 46 years at sea he hates and fears the sea. On his first San Francisco visit before retirement soon returning to Southampton he cites poverty and family tradition for starting at 15. he prefers sun to rough weather.
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San Francisco
Geoffrey M. Fletcher
Andes
Fletcher
Royal Mail Lines
Southampton
Vegas vision of civilization’s future alarms churchman
The Rev Dr Robert W Spike of the United Church of Christ warned at a National Council of Churches meeting that Las Vegas embodies a future of self indulgence and artificial culture. He said the nation's religiosity masks a real loss of faith despite rising church membership and new church buildings.
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St, Louis, Mo
America
Cancer
Las Vegas
Nev
Robert W. Spike
New York
Board of Home Missions
The
United Church of Christ
National Council of Churches’ Division of Education
Spike
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Douglas
West
Abraham Lincoln
Saltonstall
Hiram L. Fong
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