Bank Robbers Escape Alcatraz by Driftwood Raft
Three bank robber convicts escaped Alcatraz during the night by cutting a cell wall and climbing through a utility tunnel to the roof. Identified as John W. Anglin, Clarence Anglin, and Frank A. Morris, they may have used driftwood to reach Angel Island or the mainland. A wide search is underway for the trio.
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Alcatraz
Arthur M. Collison
Rock Island
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
Dollison
John W. Anglin
Clarence Anglin
Montgomery
Ala
Frank A. Morris
New Orleans
Angel Island
Anglin Brothers
Leavenworth _ federal prison
Kansas
Marina Green
San Francisco
Golden Wate
Aaron Walter Burgett
Ralph Coe
Theodore Cole
Pan Madigan
U S Troops Stay in Thailand To Prevent Red Infiltration
U S officials say about 4 800 American troops remain in Thailand to guard against Communist infiltration. They view Laos neutrality and a coalition government as reducing red pressure while warning South Vietnam corridor risks persist. Geneva talks hoped by early July to formalize Laos neutral status and resume U S aid to the royal government.
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United States
Viet Nam
Laos
U. S
Souvanna Phouma
Geneva
National Union
Ground Lost By Ruling Party In Italian Election
Rome and other Italian cities vote in municipal elections seen as first test of Amintore Fanfani turn to the left. The alliance of Christian Democrats and allies won 49.3 percent in major cities while Rome council control remained out of reach by one seat. Fascists and monarchists faded in most areas.
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Rome
Italy
Christian Democratic Party
Amintore Fanfani
Fanfani
Christian Democrats
Democratic Socialists
Socialist Party
Q LS
Naples
Dave Beck May Face Federal Prison Time
Seattle report says Dave Beck, former Teamsters president, may go to federal prison after the Supreme Court refused review of his two false tax return counts for 1950 and 1952. He faces up to five years and a $20,000 fine.
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Seattle
Wash
Dave Beck
Teamster’s
Charles S. Burdell
Beck
U. S. Supreme Court
Panama President Chiari Visits Kennedy in Washington
Panamanian President Roberto Chiari arrived in Washington on a two day visit and was welcomed by President Kennedy. Chiari landed at 11:00 am aboard a U S Air Force plane after overnighting in Williamsburg Virginia. Kennedy greeted Chiari on the ramp and both men reviewed military honors on a red carpet platform.
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Panama
Kennedy
Washington
Roberto Chiari
Air Force
Williamsburg
Ennedy
Chiari
JFK Will Yield on Medicare Seek Plan House Accepts
Kennedy aides press for a compromise health care plan as the Ways and Means panel weighs Ribicoff proposals. Supporters say administration wants a bill this year while noting Social Security financing must be included. Halleck doubts House passage, cites lack of votes.
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JFK
Medicare
Plan House
Washington
Kennedy
House
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Welfare
Abraham Ribicoff
Congress
Ribicoff
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Ways and Means
Halleck
General Fund of the Treasury
Seaway Records Busy Day With 49 Ships Passages
MASSENA The St. Lawrence Seaway reported its busiest day since 1958 with 49 ships passing through the Eisenhower and Snell locks in a 24 hour period. The one day average is 29.
Retired Operator Mildred Burton Prefers Less Telephoning
Mrs Mildred Burton a former chief operator at Canajoharie telephone office retires after 33 years in the field saying she has had enough of making telephone calls since leaving the job in 1957.
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Palatine Bridge
Mildred Burton
Canajoharie
Peace Corps Groups Arrive at New Paltz College
The State College of Education at New Paltz will host 80 Peace Corps members for two months starting June 18. President Dr. William J. Haggerty announced at commencement. The group will work in West Africa in Sierra Leone and study foreign languages history and first aid while joining a fitness program.
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New Paltz
State College of Education
William J. Haggerty
Sierra Leone
Haggerty
Rockefeller Seen as GOP Choice For 1964 Nominee
Seattle reports Republicans at national meetings view Gov Nelson Rockefeller of New York as the likely 1964 GOP nominee with Nixon uncertain and others like Romney Scranton and Goldwater discussed. National Committeeman Hinman remains noncommittal while gauging state by state prospects. He notes Rockefeller’s re election bid could alter future momentum.
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Rockefeller
GOP
Seattle
Wash
National Committee
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
House
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
California
George Romney
Michigan
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Richardson Dilworth
Philadelphia
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
George L. Hinman
Hinman
Nixon
Bat
John F. Kennedy
Organization For Delegates
Reds Send Fourth Spy Ship To U. S. Pacific Test Area
The Soviet Union has dispatched a fourth ship to monitor U S nuclear tests in the Pacific, with the Voyeykov among the vessels. The move comes as Johnston Island’s test plan advances and airwaves may be disrupted by the high altitude shot.
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Reds
U. S. Pacific Test Area
Washington
Soviet Union
Pacific
United States
Johnston Island
U S
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Pacific Test Area
Defense Department
Christmas Island
U.S
A. I. Voyeykov
Pentagon
Shokal’skiy
Joint Task Force 8
Labor Dept Opens Exercise Room for Employees
Washington U P Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg inaugurated a new exercise room for his department. He said the aim is to make the department the most physically fit in the administration and to counter the claim he is not in sympathy with the President's fitness program.
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Washington
Kennedy
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Mansfield
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Congress
U. S
U. S. Steel Corp
Roger M. Bilough
White House
Pierre Salinger
Yale University
Salinger
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Dublin Lord Mayor Briscoe Loses Voice After U S Tour
Dublin's Lord Mayor Robert Briscoe returned from a three month US tour on Monday looking tired and short of voice. He told reporters at the airport he is fine but has lost his voice due to overstrain and too much talking, with a mention of a threat operation in New York last Thursday.
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Dublin
Robert Briscoe
United States
New York
Belaunde Leads Early In Peru Election Fight
In unofficial counts leftist Fernando Belaunde Terry held a lead as Peru's presidential race stayed tight among three front runners. The final decision may rest with Congress after incomplete returns from a dramatic national tally.
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Lima
Peru
Fernando Belaunde Terry
Congress
Belaunde
Chimes Gone On New Model Pay Phones
A new pay phone model tested near Norfolk Virginia will remove the familiar chime when coins are inserted. The redesign uses a single coin slot and a lever to release coins and will roll out over years as worn phones are replaced.
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New York
Norfolk
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Jaeckle Appointed State University Trustee
Edwin F. Jaeckle a Buffalo business executive and former Republican state chairman was appointed by Gov Rockefeller to the State University board of trustees. He fills the vacancy caused by the death of George W Gleasner of Buffalo.
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Albany
Edwin F. Jaeckle
Buffalo
Rockefeller
The
State University
Jaeckle
George W. Gleasner
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YALE
New Haven
Yale Corporation
Frederick W. Hilles
Richard L. Purdy
A. Whitney Griswold
Thailand
Mili
Saigon
South Viet Nam
George F. Fryett Jr
Ngo Dinh Diem
Fryett
Bien Hao
Liberation Radio
South
US. Army
Fryetts
George F. Fryett Sr
Long Beach
Calif
Marcella Schultz Bruce
Los Angeles
Seaway
New Paltz College
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Charlies Halleck
America
Dirksen
Europe
Blough
Dept. of Labor
Peruvian Congress
Radio-Tv
Fulton
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