Arrests in Miami Over One Million Stolen Money Orders
FBI agents arrested Robert Napoli and Michael Rosa in Miami on charges of planning to trade over 1 million dollars in stolen money orders and counterfeit bills for diamonds in Brazil. Napoli, 81, and Rosa, 38, face temporary bonds of 25,000 each and arraignment Monday. The FBI recovered about 1 million in money orders stolen December 28 from Travelers Express in Jersey City and about 15,000 in bogus bills.
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Wesley Grapp
Miami
Fla
FBI
Robert Napoli
Michael Rosa
Grapp
Brazil
UPI
Wesley G. Grapp
Coral Gables
Travelers Express Company
Jersey City
N. J
Napoli
Rosa
Miami International
Two Boy Scouts Save Three in Fire Rescue
In Tamworth New Hampshire two 14 year old Boy Scouts Edward Ledwak and Edward McDonald from Boston’s Brighton section went back into a blaze at a lodge to rescue two scouts and Scoutmaster James Callahan 23. They pulled the trio to safety after an explosion and fire followed a boy’s attempt to boost a fire with flam mable liquid amid near zero weather. Also aiding were William Penson 11 and John Linehan 48. John Rafferty 13 was later alerted by a shouter inside.
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Tamworth
N.H
Edward Ledwak
Edward McDonald
Boston
Brighton
James Callahan
Charles Remick
Ledwak
McDonald
Willam Penson
John Line- Mai
John Rafferty
Japan Warned On Sub Visits
A Moscow radio broadcast warned Japan that peace in Southeast Asia and the Far East would be threatened if Japan allows U S nuclear submarines to visit Japanese ports. The issue has sparked heated debate in parliament after Washington asked to base submarines there without Polaris missions.
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Tokyo
UPI
Moscow
Japan
Southeast Asia
Far East
U. S
Two locals join 25th Infantry in Hawaii training
John C. Johnston of Monroe and PFC Clarence D. Hodges of West Monroe participate in a three week exercise with the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii moving by sea and air from Schofield Barracks on Oahu. The dispatch notes a continuation on page three A.
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Twin Cities
25Th Infantry Division
Hawaii
John C. Johnston
Monroe
Clarence D. Hodges
West Monroe
Schofield Barracks
Oahu
Relentless Winter Grips Nation With Frigid Storms
The national weather picture remained severe with advancing cold, heavy snow, and freezing rain across the Great Plains and into the Midwest. Hazardous driving warnings spanned from north central Texas to the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, as four or more inches of new snow piled atop slick roads. Overnight lows plunged well below zero in multiple states including Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Montana, and Iowa, with a central Ohio Valley system likely to pull Arctic air deeper into the midlands.
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Great Plains
Texas
Tennessee Valley
Ohio Valley
Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ilinois
Maine
Chicago Weather Bureau
Plane Contract Signed Despite Strong Protest
Washington The Defense Department signed the controversial TFX fighter plane contract hours afterSen. John L McClellan urged deferral for Senate investigators to probe the award. The deal covers about 62 million in R D with future purchases around 6.5 billion for Air Force and Navy use. Convair General Dynamics and Grumman won the award over Boeing, which was rejected.
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Washington
UPS
Defense Department
John L. McClellan
Senate
Air Force
Navy
Senate Investigations
MecClellan
D-Ark
Convair
General Dynamics Corp
Grumman
Boeing
Chamber Calls Kennedy Tax Plan Unbalanced, Stalling Growth
The U S Chamber of Commerce labeled President Kennedy's tax reduction plan unbalanced and likely to dampen growth. It argued too much emphasis on consumer spending at the expense of investment incentives for jobs and production, urging Congress to shift the main thrust of the proposal. The group, led by President Ladd Plumley, warned the plan may fail to lift the economy without changes to spending and tax structure.
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Washington
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Kennedy
Chamber
Congress
Ladd Plumley
Chamber of Commerce
Soviet ship in Cuban port sparks United States briefing
An intelligence summary circulating among top U.S. officials says the Soviet vessel Simferopol docked in Cuba last week with a significant amount of military cargo. The report supports Kennedy’s view of limited outside arms flow, noting no offensive aircraft or missiles. It also notes Senate inquiries into Castro’s arsenal and warns Republicans of growing Soviet power in Cuba.
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Washington
U.S
Cuba
Simferopol
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Senate
Col Glenn assigned to moonshot program
Houston reports Lt. Col. John Glenn named to the moonshot project as part of seven original Mercury astronauts and nine new ones. Maj. Virgil Grissom goes to Project Gemini while Maj. Gordon Cooper Jr. is slated to pilot a 16 orbit Earth mission with Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr. as backup. Scott Carpenter covers lunar module tasks and Cmdr. Walter Schirra oversees operations and training. Donald K. Slayton, seventh Mercury astronaut, serves as coordinator for astronaut activities at the center.
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Houston
API
John Glenn
Manned Spacecraft Center
Glenn
Virgil Grissom
Gordon Cooper Jr
Alan B. Sheppard Jr
Cooper
Scott Carpenter
Walter M. Schirra
Sheppard
Mercury
Donald K. Slayton
Manned Space Center
Paul Martin Appreciation Set For March 2 Tribute
A March 2 tribute honors Paul Martin veteran Monroe News Star and Morning World sports editor. Friends from Louisiana attend at Westminister Recreation Center Monroe. Organizers include Jack Hesketh Tony Renfro and Ouachita National Bank handling tickets and donations. Martin has 39 years with Monroe papers, 34 in news and sports.
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Paul Martin
Monroe News- Star
Morning World
Martin
Louisiana
Westminister Recreation Center
Monroe
Hesketh
Quachita National Bank
Tony Renfro
Ouachita National Bank
Glazed Roads Forecast For Northeast Louisiana Today
Weatherman warns of possible freezing drizzle and ice as precipitation reliance falters over the area. In the Twin Cities, sun may break through with a partly cloudy sky though highs struggle near 28 to 34 degrees and tonight drops to 18 to 22. Northerly winds 12 to 18 mph today. Monday’s outlook continues on page three A.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
Mercury
Dea
Pacing Father Worries Over Balancing Marriage and Career
A distraught father paces a floor with a wailing baby while his wife rests. He laments that no one asks how he handles balancing marriage and a demanding career, reflecting on gender roles and work pressures.
City Woman Is Winner In Campout Bet
Lavina Radabaugh a 47 year old city woman from Wayne walked from a snowy Clare campsite after eight days of outdoor living in subzero temperatures. Residents and Clare Chamber of Commerce members paid tribute to her endurance in the North Woods town prize campout event.
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Clare, Mich
North Woods
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Lavina Radabaugh
Wayne
Senator Soaper Reflects On Diplomacy And Math Shifts
A satirical column features Senator Soaper and his cousin Fuseloyle discussing diplomacy with no diplomats involved. The piece jokes about confrontations in the mirror and Khrushchev’s tough leadership while noting apologists’ rationales and a radical shift in mathematics education replacing traditional curriculum parts.
Health View: Cold Climates Found Healthy and Safe
The WHO says polar living is as normal as other regions and sometimes healthier. A World Health feature notes no special diet needed in Arctic or Antarctic, warmth from fur layers rivals heated homes, and cold acts as a preservative while accidents, not cold, often cause polar deaths. Population in polar areas rises with resource work.
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Geneva
C AP
U.N
World Health Organization
Arctic
Antarctic
World Health
Who
Alaska
Kennedy halts Nevada underground tests to aid talks
President Kennedy ordered a temporary halt to U S underground atomic testing in Nevada to aid ongoing nuclear test ban negotiations with the Soviet Union and Britain. He stressed the move is not a long term moratorium and that the U S remains ready to resume tests if no workable agreement is reached. Talks resume in New York and Geneva with hopeful but cautious expectations for a treaty and possible inspections.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
U. S
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
New York
Geneva
Longshoremen End 34 Day Strike Resume Docks
Longshoremen returned to East and Gulf Coast docks after a 34 day strike described as the Atlantic’s longest and costliest. Norfolk and Mobile settlements paved the return, with 16 000 workers at New York and 127 ships resuming work under a Kennedy Morse board proposal. Ports including Baltimore Portland Maine Florida and New Orleans signaled full resumption.
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New York
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Norfolk
Mobile
Ala
International Longshoremens Association
Kennedy
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Italia
Nassau
Baltimore
Portland
Maine
Florida
New Orleans
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N.D
Freeport
Ill
North Platte
Neb
Helena
Mont
Eldred Reaney Jr
Nashville, Tenn
U.S. Chamber
Cuban
Soviet Union
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Moonshot
Jack Hesketh
Monroe Recreation
Soaper
Fuseloyle
Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
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