Hundreds Flee Homes As Floods Roil Midwest
The Associated Press reports severe spring floods in Iowa and Nebraska forced hundreds from their homes. In Pierce Nebraska the North Fork River breached many blocks, while Norfolk and Bellevue saw evacuations. Iowa’s Floyd and Little Sioux rivers swelled, threatening Sioux City and Spencer as mild, late winter warmth accelerates snowmelt across the region.
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Cattlemen Oppose JFKs Farm Policies in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE AP New Mexico cattlemen closed their convention with a new slate of officers and a resolution opposing the Kennedy administration farm program. They backed extending the screwworm eradication program to the western half of the state, opposed tariff cuts on live stock or red meats, urged continued import bans for meat from foot and mouth disease areas, and called for higher funding for predator control and the National Livestock and Meat Board.
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New Mexico
Kennedy
Will Orndorf
Bingham
Cae Cenle Pens
Amet Ace
National Livestock and Meat’ Board
French Troops Mass 60 000 to Quell Algerian Turmoil
In Algiers 60 000 French troops reinforce a tense cruiser zone as armored cars patrol streets. The self styled OAS Secret Army Organization escalates violence while 17 people die and 88 wounded in Algeria by Tuesday night. Oran sees a European killed by a Moslem suspect during a motor scooter incident amid raids and arrests linked to the April Algerian revolt.
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France
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Algeria
Oran
Pierre Guillaume
Paris
Secret Army
Edmond Jouhaud
Jackie Kennedy Lunches With Queen at Buckingham Palace
Jacqueline Kennedy visits Buckingham Palace for lunch with Queen Elizabeth II and eight guests, including Harold Macmillan and Lady Dorothy. A crowd of about 500 greets Mrs. Kennedy as she arrives with her brother and sister. Also shown on TV is CBS film First Lady at Home, aired by BBC with mixed reviews.
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London
Jacqueline Kennedy
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth
Harold Macmillan
Lady Dorothy
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Palace
Princess Margaret
Lord Snowdon
Prince
Stanislas Radziwill
U.S
David Bruce
British Broadcasting Corp
CBS
Argentine Coup Seen by Military Chiefs Rejected Frondizi Bid
Argentine military leaders reject a compromise plan from President Frondizi and prepare a forceful coup. At 7:25 am Frondizi remains chief executive, while defense ministers discuss a plan to assign veto power to service secretaries and seek congressional approval. Some versions suggest a parliamentary shift reducing the presidency to a figurehead, with a prime minister gaining real power.
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Congress
Kennedy bill advances satellite system plan
The Senate Space Committee approved a compromise version of President Kennedy's bill to set up a postal system to operate a global communications satellite network. Dutch war ships and troops moved toward West New Guinea to counter Indonesian infiltration. Robert V. Roosa said several European nations agreed to buy over $1 billion of U. S. military equipment and services.
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Senate Space Committee
Kennedy
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Netherlands
West New Guinea
NEW York
the Treasury
Robert V. Roosa
United States
McNamara Names Polaris Sub Build as Top Defense Priority
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara testifying to the House Defense Appropriations subcommittee says a buildup of Polaris missile submarines and intercontinental Minuteman missiles is the top defense priority for the coming fiscal year. He cites expanding combat ready Army divisions, boosting airlift, and developing nuclear attack submarines to counter the Soviet threat, with a plan to end the Polaris program after 41 ships. Six Polaris submarines are now in service with missiles of 1,200 miles range. later models will reach 2,540 miles.
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Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
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Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Polaris
Rusk Meets JFK at White House on Berlin Talks
Dean Rusk met with President Kennedy at the White House to review Geneva conference results and progress on Berlin discussions. The meeting followed ongoing diplomacy over the Berlin issue and related talks.
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Dean Rusk
White House
Berlin
Cuban Airliner Crash Kills 22 Off Cuban Coast
A Cuban Airlines flight 858 crashed into the sea near Santiago de Cuba while attempting to return to the airport. All 22 aboard died, including pilot and co pilot, with Cuban navy unable to recover bodies. The crash site lies 40 miles west of Guantanamo Bay.
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Bonds Issue Faces Senate
Washington AP report says the Senate, freed from a poll tax amendment tangle, moved toward action on a $100 million U.N. bond purchase as debate could wait until Thursday. President Kennedy seeks authority to buy half of a $200 million U.N. bond issue to aid the organization amid financial trouble. Senators object to the plan and Mansfield signaled early action on Treasury and Post Office appropriations.
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Mike Mansfield
Montana
Kennedy
Mansfield
Syria ousts ruling bloc and seeks Arab socialism
In Damascus the Syrian army seized power in a swift coup aimed at shifting Syria from right wing rule to neutralist Arab socialism. Nazem el Koudsi and Premier Marouf Dawalibi were removed as a provisional government to be formed. Frontiers and ports were closed and demonstrations discouraged. The move follows Syria's break with the United Arab Republic last year and aligns with Gamal Abdel Nasser's Arab socialist line. The coup coincides with talks at the UN over clashes with Israel along the Sea of Galilee.
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Damascus
Syria
Siegmand
Nazem el Koudsi
Marouf Dawalibi
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.ar
Nasser
Egypt
Iraq
Palestine
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Sea of Galilee
Grid Empire Builder Neyland Dies at 70 in New Orleans
General Robert R. Neyland the builder of the Tennessee football empire died in New Orleans at age 70 after a long illness. He had coached for 27 years across 21 seasons starting in 1926, guiding teams to 171 wins, 27 losses and 12 ties with an undefeated 1951 squad. He remained athletic director after retiring from coaching in 1952.
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New Orleans
Robert R. Neyland
University of Tennessee
Neyland
Ochsner Foundation Hospital
Italian Foreign Minister Proposes Four Point Space Gun Plan
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Segni today presented a four point program advocating partial gunning and an accord on the use of outer space for military purposes, signaling a push for strategic weapons restraint and international cooperation.
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Geneva
Antonio Segni
Italy
Blind bridge player uses braille marked cards in tourney
Dr. Arthur M. Dye, a blind osteopathic physician from Charlotte, brings 72 specially marked braille cards to the national spring tournament of the American Contract Bridge League in Lexington. He notes marked cards help identify suits and values, while distractions are minimized for him. Despite mixed results so far, Dye enjoys the experience, meeting thousands of fellow players, and continues to chase success as a life master who travels for tournaments.
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Lexington
Arthur M. Dye
Dr. Dye
Hem
Red Arms in Cuba Noted
Washington reports that Communist aid has made Cuba a Caribbean military giant with an estimated 100 million dollars in military support. The State Department says most arms come from the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia, creating a capability unseen in Latin America.
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Cuba
Caribbean
State Department
Latin America
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Department
Roswell Daily Record Offer Pays News Tip Prize
The Roswell Daily Record offers five dollars weekly for the best news tip with the winner announced each Sunday. Contact MA 27710 during business hours or MA 24909 or MA 51801 after 5. The winner's name remains confidential if requested.
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