Kennedy Stricken With Mild Virus at 101 Degree Fire
President Kennedy contracted a mild virus infection with fever peaking around 101.6 degrees. Press secretary Salinger said the fever was easing and Kennedy would resume his schedule when ready. Doctors consulted included Dr Janet Travell and Dr George Barkley and antibiotics were given.
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Washington
Kennedy
Pierre ‘Ger
Mennedy
Salacrost
Preston Swade
New York
Wade
Salinger
Janet Travell
White House
Georgetown
Travell
George Barkley
Kody
Salvation Army to Open Bids For New Facilities
Salvation Army in Virginia Beach opens bids at 2 p.m. at Johns and Neel Architects for an 8000 square foot addition and renovation of the Harrison Street complex. Capt W E Grantham says board meets at 7 p.m. to name the contractor, with Brigadier Harry Ward of New Orleans expected to attend. construction hoped to start by July 1 and finish by November 10.
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Johns and Neel
Salvation Army
W. E. Grantham
Salvation Army Board
Chamber of Commerce Board
Virginia Hotel
Harry Ward
New Orleans
Grantham
Harrison Street
Dave Agnew
Hugh Balfour
Former Queen of Yugoslavia Marie Dies in London
Former Queen Marie of Yugoslavia dies at age 61 in London after a prolonged illness. The Yugoslav royal line was overthrown in 1945 by Marshal Tito, with her son Peter king in exile. Her husband King Alexander I was assassinated in 1834 in Marseilles. She fled to London in 1941 and lived in seclusion. Royal citizenship and possessions were stripped by Tito in 1947.
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London
Marie
Yugoslavia
Marshal Titon
Peter
Romania
Alexander I
Marseilles
Ate Pavelich
England
Tito
Khrushchev Threatens New Nuclear Tests and German Pact
In a Kremlin address marking the Nazi invasion anniversary Nikita Khrushchev warned the Soviet Union will resume nuclear tests if the United States does. He stated several devices have been developed and called for merging test ban talks with broader disarmament negotiations. He also proposed signing a separate peace treaty with East Germany by year end if Western powers refuse to join in a German settlement.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Kremlin
East Germany
Khrushchev
U.S
Geneva
Britain
France
Grand Palace
Kennedy
Vienna
Lumber Exec Seeks Help Warned By Sharply Worded Reply
New Orleans vice versa tale features H P Vaughan lumber executive posting a blunt ad for a private secretary. A caller fired back with a pointed jab about wanting a woman to work like a mule and ended with a jab about a jackass. Vaughan laments not catching the caller’s name.
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New Orleans
UPI
H. P. Vaughan
Vaughan
Collision At Rail Crossing Leaves 4 Dead in Iowa
Four Illinois men die in a fiery crossing crash near Bettendorf when a Burlington freight train hits a gas truck. The blaze destroys nine rail cars and over 5,000 gallons of fuel. Names include engineer A E Blakewell and truck owner Howard Wierenga.
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Bettendorf
Iowa
Illinois
Burlington Road
A.E. Blakewell
Galesburg
Ill
William G. Lauder
Robert R. Jacobs
Howard Wierenga
Albany
Lauder
Jacobs
Wierenga
Blakewell
Clinton
Service Oil Co
Twin City Interns Head to Washington for Three Month Government Internship
Billy Shaw of Ruston and Roger Prestridge of Monroe, Fifth Congressional District students, are in Washington D C for a three month government internship. Selections were made by college presidents Dr R L Ropp of Tech and Dr George Walker of Northeast. Shaw and Prestridge are sons of local residents.
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Billy Shaw
Ruston
Roger Prestridge
Monroe
Fifth Congressional District College
Washington, D. C
R. L. Ropp
Tech
Shaw
George Walker
Northeast
Prestridge
L. M. Shaw
James Prestridge
Delhi
Altrusa Club to Open Nonprofit Nursery in Monroe West Monroe
The Altrusa Club of Monroe West Monroe will open a nonprofit day nursery for children ages 2 to 5 starting Monday July 10. The facility will be at 405 North Sixth St West.
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Altrusa Club of
Monroe
West Monroe
North Sixth St
West
Ships Stoppage Deepens As Longshore Strike Spreads
New York and across 30 ports face escalating disruption as 150 ships are immobilized. Oil plants feel the impact. Texas oil groups urge Kennedy to order an 80 day cooling off. Unclear cross picket lines create split among crews. 85,000 officers and crew members participate.
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New York
East
West
Gulf
Texas
Kennedy
North Texas Oil and Gas Association
Czech U.N. Delegate Arranges Flight Home Amid Deportation Pressure
Miroslav Naevalac, 39, a top Czech U.N. delegate, secured a flight for his family after Washington revoked his U.N. mission status declaring him an illegal alien. The U.S. demanded voluntary departure or deportation while Prague denied wrongdoing and urged continued U.N. pressure. The incident stirred bloc talks on moving U.N. headquarters from New York to Vienna or another neutral city.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Miroslav Naevalac
U.S
Naevalac
New York
Nacvalac
Czechoslovakia
Washington
United States
Vienna
GOP Drives To Sidetrack JFK Housing Measure
Washington AP report shows House Republicans pushing a low cost substitute to derail the multibillion-dollar Kennedy housing bill. Democrats concede a major sacrifice by dropping most new programs, while a 3 percent down payment option for homes up to 15 000 is kept with 35 year mortgages.
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Washington
House
GOP
Kennedy
Federal Housing Administration
Albert Rains
D-Ala
Diefenbaker backs push to remove Bank of Canada governor
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker publicly endorses Finance Minister Donald Fleming in a bid to oust Bank of Canada Governor James Coyne. Diefenbaker labels Coyne policies a barrier to progress and notes proposed tax and tariff hikes. Coyne resists resignation, saying only Parliament can force removal. Fleming says it will be done.
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Ottawa
John Diefenbaker
Donald Fleming
Jares Coyne
Bank of Canada
Diefenbaker
Coyne
Fleming
Canada
Stevenson Returns From South America With Mixed Views
Adlai Stevenson arrives in Washington after an 18 day, 16500 mile tour through South America. He plans to brief President Kennedy on deteriorating economic conditions and rising Communist subversion. He notes governments feel pressured yet lack stable joint action to curb subversion.
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Bogota
Colombia
Adlai Stevenson
Washington
South America
Kennedy
Stevenson
Joint Action
Tshombe Freed In Unity Gesture By Central Gov't
President Moise Tshombe of Katanga is freed after two months as Gen. Mobutu announces his release. Tshombe plans to return to Elisabethville and crediting Mobutu, says the Congo crisis can end. The move aims to reintegrate Katanga for Sunday's Parliament meeting.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Tshombe
Joseph [Lee
Leopoldville
Joseph Mobutu
Elisabethville
Mobutu
U.N
Quitman Man Still Missing After Galveston Tornado
The Rev. Bennie Head a 21 year old Quitman minister is listed as missing after a tornado hit Galveston Texas Sunday He was working at a destroyed building site his parents Mr and Mrs Arlo Head of Quitman left for Galveston after being notified of his disappearance He is a Quitman High School graduate.
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Bennie Head
Quitman
Galveston
Tex
Arlo Head
Quitman High School
Dixie Conference Gains Support For Southern Municipal Tie
Monroe officials push for a Southern conference of municipal leaders to oppose federal aid to education. Mayor Clyde Fant of Shreveport and U S Rep Otto Passman rally against Kennedy education bill and urge LMA executive board in Baton Rouge to back state wide support.
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Monroe
Clyde Fant
Shreveport
U.S
Otto E. Passman
Passman
W. L. Howard
Uuvidinsy
Fant
Kennedy
Louisiana Municipal Association
LMA
Baton Rouge
Howard
Washington
Showers Follow Mild Sunny Northeast Louisiana Weather
The weatherman predicts widely scattered showers for northeast Louisiana by Friday afternoon. Until then expect clear to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures with highs near 88 today and tomorrow and lows around 66. Wednesday's high was 82 and the low 64. FAA weather at Selman Field recorded no rain on Wednesday.
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FAA
Selman Field
Blanche Gates Elected to Ad Position at ANCAM
Blanche Gates, Monroe Morning World and News-Star ad manager, becomes first woman official in ANCAM family and treasurer at the Phoenix convention. The four day gathering drew 250 representatives from the United States and Canada.
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Blanche Gates
The
Association of Newspaper Classified Advertising Managers
Gates
Monroe Morning World
News - Star
ANCAM
Phoenix
Ariz
United States
Canada
Today’s Chuckle on Married Life’s Tiny Turbulence
A quip notes that marriage unites two people but sparks trouble when choosing which one. The joke plays on the humor of shared futures and the a tad fraught negotiations couples face.
Pro Western Troops Tense North Laos Watchful Preludes to Attacks
Pro Western forces in Vientiane allied troops hold high ground north of Plaine des Jarres and Xieng Khouang as Communist attacks loom across northern Laos. Government posts counted fallen since cease fire, with ongoing probes against targets in Xieng Khouang Luang Prabang and Savannakhet.
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Plaine Des Jarres
Laos
Zurich
Vientiane
Xieng Khouang
Khouang
Sam Neua
Phong Saly
Bels
Muong Ngat
Padong
Ban Hat Bo
Phou San
International Control Commission
Luang Prabang
Savannakhet
Laos princes form union government plan in Zurich
The three Lao royal princes Boun Oum Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong agreed to unite the country's three armies into a single force and create a temporary national government chosen by King Savang Vathana. The pact aims for neutrality and a cease fire, with future talks to continue. No date was set.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Laos
National Union
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phounfa
Souphanouvong
Dolder
National Assembly
Savang Vathana
Lighthouse Trio Rescued From Starvation Rations
Three men were rescued from Stannard Rock lighthouse after surviving on two cans of beans following a blast that tore through the Lake Superior outpost. Missing engineman Maxwell was believed inside the burning tower as Coast Guard crews battled fumes and fire.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Stannard Rock
Lake Superior
Coast Guard
William A. Maxwell
Houghton
Mich
Maxwell
Walter E. Scobie
Troy
Richard A. Horne
New York
Oscar R. Daniels
Sault Ste. Marie
Hancock
Scobie
Horne
Daniels
Scoble
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Queen of the
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ILA
Philadelphia
Ontario
Greg
Adlai
Gov't
Fant, Passman
Dixie Conference
Sam Hanna
Louisiana
Southern Classified Advertising Managers Association
Southrn Assn
Southern Assn
Ralph M. Rosenberg
Tacoma News Tribune
Tacoma
Wash
Sears Roebuck and Co
Crowdus Baker
FORD
Axk
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