Cyprus Crisis Eases After UN Warning and Peacekeepers
The Cyprus crisis eased after the United Nations Security Council issued a hands-off warning to Turkey. Canada sent an advance party for a 1,150-strong peacekeeping force, with Ireland and Sweden pledging troops as a 7,000-man UN mission could be deployed promptly. Greek Cypriots relaxed war footing as the island moved toward stabilization.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
Cyprus
Security Council
Turkey
Canada
Sation Council
Turey
Mediterranean
U.N
U Thant
Zenon Rossides
Orhan Eralp
Alp
Thant
Ireland
Sweden
Isand
Tension Eases as Threats Fade in Cyprus
In Nicosia several shots were heard in suburbs amid calm, with reports of a Turkish tractor driver’s body found in a reservoir and described as shotgun death. Turkish Cypriots, disappointed no Turkish troops landed, gathered in the main square reading Turkish papers.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Turkey
Goldwater and Rockefeller duel for California CRA endorsement
In Fresno California Sen. Barry Goldwater and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller pressed for the Republican National Convention delegates, addressing hopes and fears within the 14 000 member California Republican Assembly. The CRA will vote Sunday to endorse one candidate, though the endorsement has no formal effect on June 2 primary delegates. Both men avoided a direct meeting at the Hacienda Motel as tensions rose in a test of party strength since New Hampshire.
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Fresno
Calif
California
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
California Republican Assembly Cra
Hacienda
CRA
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Assembly
Henry Cabot Lodge
New Hampshire
Goldwater Rockefeller clash over Social Security in California
In California Goldwater and Rockefeller duel over Social Security policy ideas as the New Hampshire clash continues. Goldwater argues for strengthening without adding health care mandates, while Rockefeller warns of bankruptcy and old age relief risk. The debate mirrors regional age demographics and shaping GOP positions ahead of the primaries.
Labor Dept Speaker to Address Mt Vernon Trade Council
Ernest Zargotta, Compliance Officer with the Labor Management and Welfare Pension Office, will speak at a Mt. Vernon Trades and Labor Council clinic on March 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the council building. His talk covers The Election Provisions of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. The Chicago-area Bureau office is his base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Zargotta
U.S. Department of Labor
Labor Management and Welfare Pension Office
Mt. Vernon Trades and Labor Council
Aflcio
Zargotta
Bureau
Chicago
Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
Mt. Vernon Central Trades and Labor Council
West Broadway
Traffic Court Twice A Week Mt Vernon Sessions
Mt Vernon traffic court will meet at the courthouse every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. and 1 30 p.m. Judge Alvin Lacy Williams announced the plan to improve efficiency. He said ten cases could be handled as quickly as one and that prior interruptions to other court business for random ticket handling would stop. Out of town defendants will receive immediate hearings as before.
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Mt. Vernon
Court House
Alvin Lacy Williams
Williams
Avalanche in Val d Isere Traps Eight Skiers from Lyon
An avalanche swept over eight skiers from Lyon in Val d Isere France. Three survived, four were killed, and one remains missing. Local authorities launched search efforts as conditions were reported dangerous on the slopes.
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Val D’ Isere
France
Lyon
Crooks Acquitted in Fairfield Slaying Case
Edward L. Crooks, 33, was found innocent by a 12-member jury in Fairfield Illinois after a two-week trial over the September slaying of his business partner Clifford Means, 38. Crooks testified self defense saying Means plotted to destroy him with rivals of an era prohibition group.
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Fairfield, Ill
Wayne County
Edward L. Crooks
Clifford Means
Fairfield
Classified Ad Award Goes To Groucho Marx
Beverly Hills Calif AP Groucho Marx won the Distinguished Citizen Award from ANCAM for answering a 1905 classified ad that started his 59 year show business career. The ad in the New York World read Boy singer wanted for star vaudeville act. Room board week Apply in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Groucho Marx
Association of Newspaper Classified Advertising Managers
ANCAM
New York World
Groucho
Burglars Break Up Orphan Band
In Parma near Cleveland, burglars stole 8 saxophones 2 clarinets 6 trombones and 2 trumpets from the Parmadale Children’s Village band room. The 40 member St Patrick’s Day parade band, made up of orphans and youths from broken homes, cannot perform.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Euclid Avenue
Danny Boy
Parmadale
St. Vincent de Paul
Parma
Pere
Moroccans Sentenced to Death in Plot to Kill King Hassan II
Eleven Moroccans were sentenced to death by a Rabat court that tried 102 defendants on charges of plotting to kill King Hassan II and seize power. The government had announced the plot’s discovery and thwarting in August and the previous month.
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Rabat
Morocco
Hassan II
Record Sales In December Tax $17,852
Mt. Vernon merchants posted record December retail sales totaling $3,570,400. City Clerk Paul Hayes received first totals from Illinois indicating a check for 17,852.22 dollars for the half cent sales tax collected in December. City Treasurer Mary Lou Eubanks said it would be the largest city sales tax receipt on record.
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Mt. Vernon
Paul Hayes
State of
Illinois
Mary Lou Eubanks
Jefferson County Reports 15,854 Vehicles in 1963
Jefferson County recorded 15,854 registered vehicles in 1963, up from 15,594 in 1962. The tally includes 12,037 cars, 2,911 trucks and buses, 709 trailers, 114 motorcycles, and 49 dealer vehicles, with motor vehicle license fees totaling $429,933.46. Franklin, Wayne, Washington, and Hamilton counties also listed vehicle counts for 1963.
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Jefferson County
Charles F. Carpenter
Franklin County
Wayne
Washington
Hamilton
Hamilton County
Wayne County
McNamara urges Viet Nam reforms and aid shift
McNamara mission to South Viet Nam recommends reorganizing the armed forces and creating an administrative corps to run the government, possibly increasing U S aid to Maj Gen Nguyen Khanh. Johnson weighs options as experts say the war will be decided in country, not abroad, with aims to clear guerrillas and tackle economic and political issues for stability.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
South Viet Nam
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Nguyen Khanh
McNamara
Johnson
Khanh
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
CIA
John A. McCone
White House
City Budget Work Nears Formal Council Review
City Manager Chester Lewis said budget work is progressing for the 1964-65 city appropriation and levy. He and City Clerk Paul Hayes are meeting with department superintendents on requests, aiming for informal council presentation by April 6 and ordinance readings April 20 and May 4, as the fiscal year ends April 30.
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Chester Lewis
Paul Hayes
Lewis
Art works stolen from the Gallieia Museum in Paris
Police report four modern paintings valued at about 40000 dollars were stolen from the Gallieia Museum in Paris Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New Oil Discovery At Christopher South in Franklin County
In February the Illinois State Geological Survey reports a new oil pool, Christopher South, in Franklin County. The No. 1 Bacon well, drilled by A B Vaughn, produced 120 barrels daily from Aux Vases sand at 2 615 feet, located near 142 miles south of Christopher and 24 5 miles north of Ziegler. January February drilling results include 126 tests with 75 oil and two gas producers and five reworked dry holes turned to oil wells.
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Christopher
Franklin County
John C. Frye
Illinois State Geological Survey
Department of Registration and Education
Bacon
A. B. Vaughn
T. ZS
Ziegler
Benton Pool
Elliotstown North
Effingham County
Posey Pool
Clinton County
Poseypool
Johnson Guarantees Help for River Flood Victims
President Johnson pledged expedited aid to Ohio River flood victims amid widespread devastation across Kentucky and Indiana. He surveyed submerged towns and evacuated areas from Mount Carmel to Evansville, noting 11 dead and $50 million in damage while authorities prepared for further cresting.
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Louisville
Ohio River
Johnson
Kentucky
Indiana
Ilinois
Red Cross
Little West Point
Lewisport
Owensboro
Evansville
Ohio
Paducah
Mississippi
Cairo
West Virginia
Wheeling
Illinois
Mount Carmel
Ind
Henderson
Otto Kerner
Ulinois
Wayne M. Mann Found Guilty on Four Counts
Wayne M. Mann, 42, of Citrus Heights California, is found guilty of four counts in a 10 count indictment for promoting a phony mining venture. A mistrial on six counts was declared as the jury deadlocked. Mann faces potential appeal on the unresolved counts.
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Chicago (Ap
Wayne M. Mann
Citrus Heights
Calif
Abraham L. Marovitz
U.S. District Court
Maurice J. Walsh
Mann
Walsh
Marovitz
Securities Exchange Commission
Chicago
Kane County
Utah
Ruby Convicted of Murder in Oswald Slaying
Dallas AP reports Jack Ruby was convicted of murder for killing Lee Harvey Oswald and sentenced to death in the electric chair. Judge Joe B Brown read the unanimous verdict at 12:22 p.m. CST. The trial included tense courtroom moments as defense attorney Melvin Belli blasted the process and vowed an appeal.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Joe B. Brown
Atty
Melvin Belli
Brown
Ruby
Bill Decker
Bo Mabra
Max E. Causey
Texas
Henry M. Wade
Belli
Crowns and Cars Highlight Weekend at Armory Autorama
Coronation of a queen caps the Jaycees and Kingsmen Auto Club Autorama at the Armory with 30 top show and go cars on display from Illinois Kentucky Missouri and Indiana. Six Mt Vernon Community College students vie for Miss Autorama as 44 trophies are awarded over two days.
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Autorama
Jaycees
Kingsmen Auto Club
Armory
Mt. Vernon Community College
Rita Firebaugh
Pat Woodrome
Ruth Ann Aikinson
Susan Lewis
Vicky Chase
Pat McKenzie
Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
Indiana
St. Louis Autorama
Bombs explode in Colombian cities before elections
Terrorist blasts hit several Colombian cities Friday night but caused little damage and no fatalities. Police said the devices appeared to be noisemakers aimed at drawing attention 36 hours before congressional elections.
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Bogota
Colombia
Proud Moment Then Tragedy From Oakman Jet Crash
In Oakman Alabama Mr and Mrs John Holley recall watching their grandson fly over their home moments before an Air Force T37 trainer crashed nearby, killing 2nd Lieutenant Thomas C Pierson aged 22. The accident occurred Friday.
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Oakman
Ala
John Holley
Air Force
Thomas C. Pierson
Casey Jones 100th Birthday Remembered in Song Legend
On the 100th anniversary of John Luther Jones born March 14 1864 in Jordan Kentucky the folk hero Casey Jones is remembered for piloting Illinois Central Locomotive No 382 the Cannonball Express on April 30 1900. He died when the train crashed near Vaughn Mississippi but his quick actions saved passengers as he ordered the fireman to jump and slowed the runaway train. Burial was in Jackson Tennessee where a tradition still salutes Whistling Casey as locomotives pass the cemetery.
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Russell Lane
Chicago
America
John Luther Jones
Jordan
Casey Jones
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Memphis
Memphis, Tenn
Vaughn
Miss
Sim Webb
Jackson
Tenn
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Columbus
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Morphou
Barry
Rocky
Barry, Rocky
Raymond J. Crowley
Goldwater Rockefeller
Social Security
Visalia
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
New England
Labor Dept
Crooks
Army
Christopher South
LBJ
Board of Education
District 80
Robert M. Krebs
Krebs
J. L. Buford
Cannonball
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