Army Officers Arrested Over De Gaulle Assassination Plot
Paris police arrested six high ranking army officers accused of plotting to kill President Charles de Gaulle during a visit to a military school. A French English teacher was also detained as raids yielded a rifle with telescopic sight. Unconfirmed reports tie the plot to rightists opposed to Algeria policy and a man known as The Limper. De Gaulle's visit proceeded without incident.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Interior Ministry
Seine
Ziffel Tower
Watin
The
Aleria
DeGaulle
Influenza Like Epidemic Grows Across Several States
U S Public Health Service reports 705 pneumonia influenza deaths in 108 cities for the week ending Feb 9. Excess deaths rise, with Middle and South Atlantic states hardest hit including Richmond Baltimore Washington New York City. Asian influenza confirmed in these areas while outbreaks subsided in Maine Vermont Illinois Kansas and Georgia. Other states affected include North Carolina Delaware South Carolina Ohio and Massachusetts.
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Atlanta
Middle Atlantic
U. S
Public Health Services’ Communicable Disease Center
South Atlantic
Richmond
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
New York City
Maine
Vermont
Ilinois
Kansas
Georgia
North Carolina
Delaware
South Carolina
Ohio
Massachusetts
Busan B Anthony Day Proclaimed in New York
Governor Rockefeller proclaims Busan B Anthony Day in New York State honoring a New York native whose efforts contributed to women’s full citizenship rights. The governor lauds the national impact of her work and pride in New York’s role.
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Albany
Busan B. Anthony
New York State
Rockefeller
New York
Upper Peninsula town loses fire hall and equipment
Irony Copper City Michigan faced a complete blaze that destroyed its fire hall, trucks, and firefighting gear Thursday night, leaving the community without fire protection and seeking emergency assistance.
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Copper City
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Kennedy Foresees Taxes Prompting Downturn Action
U S tracking network searched for the Syncom satellite lost minutes after launch from Cape Canaveral as officials warned Congress on tax policy. President Kennedy said the economy will move into a downturn unless Congress acts promptly to cut taxes, urging a consensus tax reduction over the next three years to prevent recession.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
United States
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Army
Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Congress
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
France
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Cuba
Brazil
Secret Service probes coin mutilation at Florida campus
Secret Service agents head for the University of Florida to investigate pennies filed down to the size of dimes. R. M. McDavid said Thursday many coins have been found in vending machines on the Gainesville campus. Mutilation of a U S coin is a federal offense.
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University of Florida
R. M. McDavid
Gainesville
U.S
Akron Man Killed in Head-On Crash Near Buffalo
Mau rice release 50, of Akron New York was killed Thursday night when his automobile collided head on with another car on a snow covered street in the suburban Town of Amherst.
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Buffalo, N. Y. UP
Maurice Release 50
Akron
N. Y
Amherst
Estate Robbed Of Art Works Worth $10,000
In Schenectady New York police report theft of art from the late Dr Walter J Craig estate valued at $10 000 The haul includes a bronze Remington sculpture The Bronco Buster worth about 3500 a Remington copy cast from the original The house in Suburban Niskayuna had been unoccupied since Dr Craig died August 11 The burglary occurred overnight and appraisers were returning to inventory the estate
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Schenectady
Frederic Remington
Walter J. Craig
Remington
Craig
Niskayuna
Remington Art Memorial
Ogdensburg
Rockefeller Faces Legislation and Liquor Tax Battle
Governor Rockefeller insists on his motor vehicle registration fee hike amid legislative opposition while facing mounting resistance to a proposed $57 million increase in liquor-license charges. He appeals nationwide by TV as welfare spending and utility bills rise, with brewers and retailers calling the liquor plan a tax increase.
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Albany
Rockefeller
New York City
State Social Welfare Department
Public Service Commission
Not so young lovers get Valentine’s gift in Monaco
Monaco lawmakers cut the marriage age to 21 after councilman Jean Joseph Marquet complained he had to obtain his father’s permission at 26. The revision lowers the required age for marriage, replacing the old rule that applied to those under 30.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Jean Joseph Marquet
Marquet
Papa
Unidentified man nearly breaks toe pursuing found bag
In Columbus a man kicked a bag on a sidewalk, nearly breaking his toe while discovering cash and coins inside. He and a companion dragged the bag to a phone and alerted police as Brinks drivers arrived having missed the sack during armored truck loading.
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Columbus
Brinks, Inc
1500 Loggers May End Long Strike Monday
Toronto report on a 19 hour session near Kapuskasing leads to a tentative agreement to end the month long conflict. Loggers aim to ratify a pact for a 40 hour week and better pay while settlers patrol camps amid ongoing police presence and prior violence.
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Toronto
Ontario
Leslie Rowntree
Rowntree
Kapuskasing
Spruce Falls Power and Paper Co
Spruce Falls Company
Kimberly-Clark
Long Lac
Kimberly-Clark Canada Ltd
Spruce Falls
New York Times
New York
Washington Star
Philadelphia Inquirer
Detroit News
Democrats Open Drive to Block Tuition Charge
New York Democrats campaign to block fees at the State University. Democratic State Chairman William H. McKeon calls the plan a Rockefeller tax and a double cross. State Sen. Jerome L. Wilson leads a task force to distribute petitions and aid opponents. Wilson condemns the $400 tuition as a Rockefeller tax on education and questions the $22 million revenue estimate.
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New York
Rockefeller
William H. McKeon
New York State
McKeon
Jerome L. Wilson
Manhattan
Wilson
Illicit Shotgun Use Leads to $300 Fine in Nashville
Reca Carrah Calloway of Rifle Range Road Old Hickory was fined $300 for illegal use of a shotgun on neighbor Byrd King. Police say Calloway fired during a boundary dispute, missing King and striking a house.
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Nashville
Tenn
Carrah
Calloway
Byrd King
Rifle Range Road
Old Hickory
Khrushchev pledges long term China Soviet unity
Khrushchev told reporters at a Laos royal reception that Soviet and Chinese cooperation is longstanding and will continue. He said both nations will bury capitalism together when the time comes, denying rift rumors amid a staged show of friendship with Pan Tzu li.
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Khrushchev
Soviet Union
China
Laos
Savang Vathana
Sovietskaya
Washington
Andrei A. Gromyko
Pan Tzu-li
Dutch Liner Maasdam Hits Underwater Wreck
The Dutch passenger liner Maasdam struck an underwater wreck in fog at the Weser mouth. All 230 passengers were evacuated to lifeboats and taken to Bremerhaven. The 15,024 ton ship carrying Holland-America Line said it leaked in the double bottom tanks and developed a slight list yet was expected to steam to Bremerhaven for repairs.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
Maasdam
Weser
Holland-America Line
Last Licensed New York Midwife Retires After 60 Years
Albany reports Ida Mata chierro who retired as New York's last licensed midwife recalls a baby weight of 1g in an era without incubators. She delivered 6,024 babies during her career and received a merit certificate from Mayor Erastus Corning.
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Albany
Ida Matachierro
Erastus Corning
Brotherhood Week Set to Start Sunday in New York
Albany UPI reports Gov. Rockefeller proclaims February 17 to 24 as Brotherhood Week in New York State. He says the nation has a long way to go toward brotherhood but notes efforts are underway.
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Albany
UPI
New York State
Rockefeller
Virus Strikes Force School Closures Across Several Districts
In Canajoharie 1500 pupil system, about one third absent by Wednesday, forcing Supervisor John Deisseroth to cancel classes for the rest of the week due to a suspected virus. Hoosick Falls and Sharon Springs also closed midweek for mumps like illness and flu symptoms, with classes expected to resume Monday and all Poughkeepsie public schools shuttered.
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Canajoharie
N.Y
Canajoharie Central
John Deisseroth
Deisseroth
Hoosick Falls
Rensselaer County
Sharon Springs
Fugitive Ship Sought Across Caribbean by Venezuelans
Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui, seized by nine members of the Armed Forces for National Liberation, motors southeast toward Santiago Cuba as destroyers and U S Navy planes hunt the 3127 ton ship. Castro’s Havana says asylum will be granted to those seeking refuge if the vessel reaches Cuban ports.
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Venezuela
Caracas
Romulo Betancourt
Cuba
Frente Armado de Liberacion Nacional
Armed National Liberation Front
FALN
Fidel Castro
China
Betancourt
United States
Latin America
Anzoategui
Caribbean
Santiago
Havana Radio
U. N
U Thant
U. S. Navy
Dominican Republic
Sucre
U. S
Guantanamo
Mexico
Armed Forces For National Liberation
Washington
Kennedy
Venezuelan
State Department
Navy
Carlos Andres Perez
Andres Perez
U.S. Coast Guard
Houston
New Orleans
Guaira
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