26 Apr 1963
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1963
Page
1
U.S. presidential troubleshooter Averell Harriman told Moscow UPI that the United States bears responsibility for the crisis in Laos and asked the Kremlin for help in restoring peace and stability in the Southeast Asian kingdom.
In southern Laos the defense ministry reported an outpost attack by Pathet Lao forces aligned with neutralist factions on the Plain of Jars. Gen. Phoumi Nosavan's right wing forces were targeted, with firing observed near Nong Boua Lac on Thursday night.
Young people aged 12 to 15, 4 to 6 feet tall, fill Sarasota Junior High School with about 1100 students. Principal Jerald Strickland says the program will break from high school alignment, granting junior high its own leadership and foreign language options, with broad study in penmanship, spelling, reading comprehension, English grammar, geometry, and a school newspaper.
Miami Beach hosts the final segment of a multi part competition as fifty contestants from America take part. Details remain sparse but organizers emphasize the concluding stage and closing ceremonies.
Western residents in Jordan were urged by embassies to stock up on food water and gasoline as a precaution against possible sieges amid ongoing trouble.
Moscow report notes Khrushchev, 69, told workers he is aging and cannot hold his current party and government posts indefinitely. Western officials say no clear signal on a date to step down, while observers see no loss of control despite farm problems and dissension among Russian intellectuals.
A garbled excerpt hints at Khrushchev resigning rumors amid scattered phrases about travel deals and a continued note on page 9. The readable fragments point to political tension and unclear leadership signals in the Sarasota area.
U S attorney general Robert F Kennedy toured the South urging calm and responsibility in the wake of protests. He told University of South Carolina law students that leadership must prevent incidents, while police jailed 17 pickets as a brief confrontation occurred near Clemson College.
The report notes the state economy pressures lawmakers as they review spending bills. Governor and Cabinet proposals face scrutiny over reallocation power, with officials mentioning concerns about concentrating control in the budget dawning on officials and possible veto discussions.
Three bodies were found deep inside the Clinchfield Coal Co mine near Dola West Virginia after an explosion. Rescue teams raced to reach 19 missing miners while officials warned of a possible methane gas or coal dust explosion and a rockfall. Some workers escaped to the surface, covered in rock dust, as families waited by the mine office for news.
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