Laos Regime Warned Faces Collapse and Civil War
Prince Souphanouvong, leader of Pathet Lao, warned in a reported statement carried by New China that Laos is near collapse of its neutralist coalition government. He blamed the United States and its allies for making Laos tense and unstable while accusing Washington of plans to create a U.S. colonial foothold. He cited thousands of foreign troops still in Laos and drew no reference to North Vietnamese forces in combat. The report also notes Gen Kong Le seeking relief from command due to health and fatigue.
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Vientiane
Laos
Prince Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Southeast Asia
United States
Souphanouvong
Peking
New China
U.S
Souvanna Phouma
Kong le
Souvanna
Plaine Des Jarres
Trieste photographs huge crater near Thresher loss
The bathyscaphe Trieste photographed a large crater about 800 yards from a debris site 8,400 feet deep, 220 miles east of Boston, where the submarine Thresher is believed lost with 120 aboard. An air bottle identified at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard may link to the Thresher as the crew prepares a fifth dive.
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Trieste
Thresher
Fort Snelling
Frank A. Andrews
Andrews
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Boston
Poles Pass Law Curbing Subdivision of Private Farms
Poland's Parliament approved a law to halt subdivision of private farms and bar non-farmers from farmland. It sets regional minimum sizes, requires farming ability for buyers or heirs, and includes provisions to ease estate transitions while noting migration from countryside since 1945.
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Warsaw
Poland
Jagielski
Europe
Reds Gather in East Berlin Conference Amid Cold War Tensions
East European Communist leaders convened in East Berlin for a conference with Premier Khrushchev expected to set a united Soviet bloc stance against Beijing. Khrushchev denounced Moscow Peking rifts and urged peaceful co existence. Unclear if Gheorghiu Deji will attend as Romanian politics linger.
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Berlin
East Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Peking
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Moscow
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Kong le
Bucha
France
Souvanna
Gheorghiu
Dej
Danny Kaye Arrives in Moscow for First Soviet Visit
Brooklyn born actor Danny Kaye arrives in Moscow marking his first visit to the Soviet Union. He is in the city for the Moscow Film Festival opening on July 7.
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Danny Kaye
Moscow
Brooklyn
Russia
Soviet Union
Picketing of Torrance Housing Tract Draws Civil Rights Protest
About 300 demonstrators from CORE NAACP and United Civil Rights Committee picketed a Torrance housing tract near the ocean. Police arrested 16 for failure to disperse. earlier weekends saw 40 CORE arrests. Don Wilson, developer, denies discrimination and says he will sell to qualified buyers at homes priced 29 500 to 39 000.
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Torrance
Calif
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
United Civil Rights Committee
COR
Don Wilson
Southi
Wilson
Ocean
Los Angeles
Jehovah's Witnesses Gather for Milwaukee Assembly
Thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses travel to Milwaukee for an eight day assembly at County Stadium. About 50,000 persons are expected to attend the mass meeting.
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Milwaukee
Eecauses
County Stadium
President Signs Excise Tax Bill in Europe
President Kennedy signed a one year extension of the corporation income and major excise tax rates first imposed during the Korean War. The measure preserves 4.2 billion dollars in annual federal revenue and was delivered by courier for signing to prevent an automatic rate drop on July 1. The action occurred in Europe.
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Washington
Kennedy
Europe
Kenosha Wholesale Grocery Co. Burns In Large Fire
Kenosha fire officials say the Kenosha Wholesale Grocery Co. building was gutted by a blaze late Saturday with damage pegged at 225000. More than 80 firefighters fought the two story brick structure for over five hours. authorities credit a washroom area for the start and cite a careless cigarette as a possible ignition.
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Kenosha
Kenosha Wholesale Grocery Co
Jerome Gumbinger
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