Bizerte Barricades Blasted by French
Tunis reports French land sea and air assault on barricades around the Rivarta Thahrandadet base in Bizerte badly damaging the city. Bourguiba seeks UN action while Tunisia claims 24 killed and states France rejects a truce amid heavy fighting and civilian mobilization.
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Rivarta Thahrandadet
Bizerte
Habib Bourguiba
United Nations
France
Jong
Paris
Bourguiba
New York
Algiers
Barking
Tunisia
Kuehn Attacks Senate Democrats Over Tax Issue in Fond du Lac
Philip G. Rucin, a 19th GOP governor candidate, accused Senate Democrats of political posturing and irresponsibility after they halted the withholding provision of the GOP tax package. He spoke at Fond du Lac County Young Republicans, criticizing Democrats for breaking with traditional withholding support.
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Fond DU
Portugal Lifts Ban on Foreign Newsmen in Angola
Lisbon reports Portugal lifts prohibition on foreign journalists entering Angola. Government cites safety concerns and changed conditions due to troop reinforcements as clashes between terrorists and settlers continue in the colony.
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Lisbon
UPI
Portugal
Angola
UPI reports Sino tension after alleged US attack
Tokyo filed news agency charges claim a U S plane and warship violated Chinese territory on Wednesday prompting Beijing to denounce the incident as a threat to regional security as official statements urged restraint.
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Tokyo
UPI
New China News Agency
Today
U.S
Weather Gambles on Grissom Space Flight
Cape Canaveral report says Virgil I. Grissom faces a final weather gamble to launch Friday with 6 a.m. CDT target. After two postponements, Grissom rests in seclusion awaiting a new countdown while Space officials keep kerosene in the rocket and expect readiness.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Virgil I
Gus) Grissom
Space
Grissom
Alan B. Shepard
Kennedy to Expand U S Forces Over Berlin Crisis
President Kennedy, after a NSC meeting at the White House, ordered immediate allied consultations on increasing U S armed forces to deter the Soviet Berlin threat. Officials say a basic policy shift to enlarge ground forces is likely, with worldwide implications noted by the president. Current strength includes about 1,032,000 regular Army and Marine ground forces.
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Washington
United States
Kennedy
Berlin
National Security Council
White House
Pierre Salinger
U.S
Marine Corps
School Aid Backers Seek Separate Plan For Impacted Areas
Congressional pilots of the frozen general aid to education pressed for a revival of the impacted areas program. The $300 million annual aid, ending June 3, targets school districts swelling from federal installations. Lawmakers urged a separate extension bill before year end. Rep. Frank Thompson warned a veto by the President if only the separate bill moves forward.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Congress
Frank Thompson Jr
D-N.j
Solomon and the 700 wives misread by a child
A Sunday School teacher in Norman Oklahoma asks about I Kings chapter 11. Linda Allen answers a joke about Solomon keeping 700 women from being old maids. The remark reflects a child’s humorous misinterpretation of a biblical passage.
Governor Seeks Plan to Cut Wisconsin Traffic Toll
Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson called for a tough, comprehensive traffic safety program. He asked safety experts to draft a proposal for the legislature, seeking mandatory annual vehicle safety checks, stronger patrols, realistic speed limits, and expanded driver education, with a follow up meeting set for August 2. Lt. Gov. Warren Knowles urged media safety messages, and Philip Kingsland proposed an official state traffic association to reduce highway accidents.
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Madison
Gaylord Selson
Wisconsin
Warren Knowles
Nelson
Milwaukee Safety Commission
Philip Kingsland
Brazilian Chief Will Visit Russia
Brazilian President Janio Quadros reportedly accepted an invitation to visit the Soviet Union. No date was set, and officials gave no confirmation, though Quadros received a Soviet goodwill mission with a message from Premier Khrushchev. The visit may signal renewed diplomatic ties after their 1947 break.
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RIOQ
Peo
Quadros
Khrushchev
Moscow
Soviet Union
Branlian
Nelson Asks Postponement On Reorganization
Madison April reports Gov. Gaylord Nelson asked the legislature to postpone action on all governmental reorganization bills until a fall session. He urged forming a study group with lawmakers and citizens to examine interim efficiencies and recommended actions for the 1961 session.
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Madison
Gaylord Nelson
J. Deegare
Nelson
Afonso Arios
Quadros
Organization Commission of Law
New York
Argentina
Uruguay
Kennedy
U.N
General Assembly
Nuclear Sub Leaves Port for Global Polaris Patrol
The USS Theodore Roosevelt, a 390 foot nuclear powered Polaris armed submarine, departed Charleston harbor on secret orders for worldwide patrol. It joins the George Washington Patrick Henry and Robert E. Lee already at sea, together carrying 66 nuclear missiles.
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Charleston
S.C. Tap
Theodore Roosevelt
Charleston Harbor
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Robert E. Lee
South African Foreign Minister Denies Arrest Order
Cape Town AP reporting that Foreign Minister Eric Law denied ordering the immediate arrest of a U.N. visiting committee on South West Africa if it entered the mandated territory. He said he merely stated the committee would be detained and returned to its country if it crossed the border.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Eric Law
U.N
Law
98 Bills Die in Assembly Two-Hour Kill Session
The Wisconsin Assembly rejected 98 measures in a swift two-hour session. Civil rights bills, a plan to exempt homesteads from local taxes, and Gov. Gaylord Nelsons consumer protection program were among those killed. Only a $1 per hour minimum wage bill survived by 47-46 vote.
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Madison
Assembly
Gaylord Nelson
Barber Escape Alters Jail Hair Rules in Painesville
In Painesville Ohio a jail barber escaped while the facility was enforcing a new long hair ban for inmates. The incident highlights security lapses and reactions from inmates and staff.
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Painesville, Ohio
UPI
Lake County
Wisconsin Senate Debates Seven Tax Change Amendments
Wisconsin Senate enters week two of debates on the GOP tax revision bill with seven new amendments. Proposals add Nelson withholding plan and raise or limit tax relief, while others seek exemptions for auto repairs and services, and expand real and personal property tax relief. The session follows earlier moves including attempts to remove bank taxation.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Senate
Carl Thompson
D-Stoughton
Gaylord Nelson
Nelson
Casimir Kendzierski
D-Milwaukee
Reuben LaFave
Roconto
Clifford Krueger
R-Mer- Till
Krueger
Sen
Carl Laurie
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
William Drahiem
U.N
Nah
Gaza Strip
Israel
Its
Middle East
Charleston Storm Kills Eleven as Floods Ravage City
A sudden summer storm drenched Charleston with over five inches of rain in four hours, flooding streams and destroying homes, trees, and trailers. Eleven dead, twenty missing at one point, including several children. disaster area declared as authorities and rescue workers comb through debris.
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Charleston
W. Va
John Shanklin
W. W. Barron
White Sulphur Springs
Salvation Army
Union Rescue
Sherri Lynn Givens
Helen Givens
Frank Sayre
Carolyn Thompson
Alex Vokres
Fred Wooten
Gunman Slain After Hospital Shootout Wounds Two Officers
In St Louis a gunman identified as former mental patient Richard Shackleford killed in a running gun battle at North St. Louis Hospital. Officers Cpl. Raymond Oberlin and Patrolman Virgil Page were among the injured as Shackleford grabbed a revolver and fired. Williams pursued the assailant. Shackleford fell after the officer returned fire. Edward Drozniak seeks to present credentials as Poland's ambassador to Kennedy.
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Charleston
ST. Louis
Kanawha
Elk River
City Hospital
Richard Shackleford
Shackleford
Raymond Oberlin
Virgil Page
North St. Louis Hospital
Earl Marshall
Roland Williams
Marshall
Feoor
Page
Oberlin
Wiliams
Rules Committee Rejects Birch Society Investigation
The House Rules Committee rejected a proposal for a full investigative probe into the John Birch Society. The measure was among 46 resolutions tabled by the committee on Wednesday.
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Washington
UPC
House Rules Committee
John Birch Society
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