14 Apr 1961
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1961
Page
1
Kenosha County Judge Joseph Wilkus ruled the county board must pay 250 for an air conditioner installed for Judge Bode after a long legal fight. The case moved through stays and appeals involving county officials and state Supreme Court review.
UPI reports Royal Laotian Army evacuated about 500 paratroopers northwest of Muong Kassy after American piloted helicopters completed the pullout from a valley near Vien tiane. Paratroopers were dropped west of the highway between Vien tiane and Luang Prabang amid Pathet Lao activity.
President Kennedy plans a brief Paris engagement with French President Charles de Gaulle May 31 to June 12 and will not extend his European tour. He aims to keep a June 5 commencement date at West Virginia University Morgantown and may return to Washington by June 3. Possibility of London visit and Rome pressure noted.
William Stankiewicz was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for robbing a Sacramento bank while already serving a jail sentence. He carried out the robbery after walking away from Solano County honor farm.
Washington first lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrived late for the opera opening of Bizet's Carmen at Lisner Auditorium escorted by Adlai Stevenson. The party, including Libeth Werhahn, drew attention during intermissions as police towed cars outside and officials moved others to clear a side entrance for the First Lady's group.
A frail looking Winston Churchill bade farewell to cheering crowds at Idlewild Airport as he left New York after a Caribbean cruise aboard Aristotle Onassis yacht. The 88 year old prime minister paused before the mic, then boarded, aided by friends with a cane, amid a stormy plan homeward delay.
The House Appropriations Committee approved $2.45 million in Interior appropriations to build a new biological research laboratory for the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries at La Jolla California. The facility will replace aging labs on the University of California campus and a Navy surplus building at Point Lama.
Churchill paused at the plane smiling for photographers and a cheering crowd. He waved, removed his hat, and thanked well wishers as American financier Bernard Baruch and Greek officials joined his exit, signaling a farewell amid tributes and a microphone setup.
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