Laos Rebuff Looms as Talks Fail for Coalition Gov
Laos reacts to Souvanna Phouma call for coalition talks as royal government rejects immediate negotiations with Pathet Lao backed rebels. Brigadier general led three nation truce group to Nam Lik area while Souphanouvong backs negotiations and Geneva conference aims. Sporadic clashes persist and Western powers demand armistice before Geneva engagement.
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Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Sediboc
Tghiatt
Vientiane
New Delhi
Truce Commission
Sing
Pathet Lao
Nam Lik
Phoum Nosavan
U.S
Geneva
Souphanouvong
Kennedy
Nixon Ready For Attack On Kennedy
Richard Nixon travels west for a seven day tour to attack the Kennedy administration. He plans a luncheon speech to the Executives Club of Chicago and will cover foreign policy and other political bases in his remarks.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Executives Club of
Chicago
Nixon
Survivors Of Invasion Safe In United States
Twelve Cuban survivors of the ill fated invasion arrived in New Orleans aboard a Coast Guard vessel after a perilous Gulf voyage. They were quarantined at the U S Public Health Service Hospital as officials described the group as refugees from Cuba.
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Mississippi River
Cuba
U. S. Publc Health Service
New Orleans
Coast Guard
Charles A Greene
Kennedy Signs Minimum Pay and Predicts Gains
President Kennedy signed the minimum wage bill expanding coverage to 3,624,000 workers and raising the rate to 1.25 dollars an hour by 1963. New workers will start at 1.00 with 1.25 after five years, taking effect in 120 days. The bill was praised by AFL CIO leaders led by George Meany and described as a major Kennedy victory.
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Kennedy
Aflcio
George Meany
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Subways Delayed by Brooklyn Manhole Explosion
A manhole explosion and electrical fire in Brooklyn stranded thousands of Crosstown riders on the BMT line. The outage began about 4 45 PM with 300 000 commuters heading home. Power briefly returned after 13 minutes, then failed again. full service was restored around 6 30 PM. About 22 000 passengers were escorted from 11 trains stranded in tunnels. Four riders suffered temporary shock but needed no hospital care.
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Brooklyn
Altitude mark set as Navy balloon record ends in tragedy
Lt Cmdr Victor G Prather 34 of Bethesda Md dies after falling 25 feet from a helicopter sling near the Gulf of Mexico following a record ascent of 123,500 feet. Cmdr Malcolm Ross of Washington was rescued unharmed after the craft reached the carrier Antietam. The balloon launched from the Mississippi River mouth at 7 08 am CST and hit its peak 2 hours 3 1/2 minutes later about 136 miles south of Mobile Alabama. The craft drifted southeast and landed in the Gulf at 4 05 pm after descent trouble.
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Victor G. Prather
Jof Bethesda
Gulf of Mexico
Antietam
Cmdr
Malcolm Ross
Ross
Gulf
Prather
Mississippi River
Mobile
Ala
Which Way Epitaph Sparks Witty Reply in Ohio Cemetery
An epitaph in a Cleveland area suburb reads My glass is run. My grave you see, Prepare for death and follow me. Mrs Grace E Vort of Windsor Ohio replies To follow you Vil not consent Until I know which way you went.
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Cleveland, Ohio
UPD
Cleveland
Grace E. Vort
Windsor
Ohio
10 Per Cent State Faculty Pay Hike Urged
MADISON AP Assembly Democrats countering a Republican move proposed a budget bill amendment to raise faculty salaries at the University of Wisconsin and state colleges by 20 percent. The Senate discussed penalties for young motorists as well, with a bill allowing a fine in place of first offense license suspension for 16 to 18 year olds.
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Assembly
Senate
Robert Knowles
New Richmond
Knowles
All Americans Rejoice Kennedy Hails Shepard Space Flight
President Kennedy praised Alan B Shepard's successful space flight and promised to share the flight data with the world scientific community. He called it a historic milestone and urged accelerated progress in the space program. Louise Shepard conveyed joy at their Virginia Beach home, telling reporters the moment was wonderful and beautiful.
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UPI
Kennedy
Alan B Shepard
Shepard
United States
America
Virginia. Beach
Manned Space Shot Is Complete Success
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The United States first space man Alan B Shepard Jr rocketed to 115 miles high and 302 miles down range then landed safely after a 15 minute suborbital flight. He reported the beautiful view and said everything was OK as recovery ships and aircraft moved in.
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Cape Canaveral
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Alan B. Shepard Jr
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United States
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Yuri Gagarin
Earth
U.S
National Space Agency
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Michigan Senate blocks higher marriage license fee hike
In Lansing Michigan the Senate voted to keep marriage license costs low by defeating a bill that would raise the fee from 2 to 3 dollars. The action preserves the existing price and reflects a stance on civil ceremony costs.
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Mich
UPI
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