Kennedy orders 4000 US troops to Thailand to deter Laos threat
President Kennedy announced the deployment of 4000 US troops to Thailand to counter Communist advances from Laos. A Marine combat group will land in Bangkok, joining Army forces and air units to form a 5000-man protective contingent. The move, framed as defensive and in line with SEATO and UN charter, follows Laos border incursions.
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UPI
Kennedy
U. S
Thailand
Laos
Bangkok
United States
U.S
Manila
Railroad Man challenges Florida cross-state canal cost
A railroad official told a House subcommittee the Florida cross-state barge canal would cost about 254 million dollars, nearly double the Army Engineers estimate of 134.5 million. He argued the project is unnecessary and overhyped for defense value and questioned tonnage forecasts. Florida already has a gulf to Atlantic barge route via Fort Myers to Stuart.
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Florida
Army Engineers
Prime F. Osborn
Jacksonville
Osborn
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
House
Kennedy
Farris Bryant
Congress
Yankeetown
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
St. Johns River
Fort Myers
Gulf
Stuart
Atlantic
Spacecraft Test Run Fouled Up For Practice
CAPE CANAVERAL AP Flight Director Christopher Craft led a Mercury control simulation aboard the Aurora 7 mock mission to test responses for Carpenter. The mock flight, with Carpenter absent, simulated multiple failures including attitude control, inverter overheating, and a failing timing clock, ending with a safe splashdown after two orbits.
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Cape Canaveral
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Mercury Control Center
Raoul Salan Faces Trial For Putsch In Paris Court
Raoul Salan, former general and leader of the secret army, goes on trial before a special high military tribunal in Paris. He faces charges of aiding the April 1961 putsch and leading a movement to retain French rule in Algeria as courtroom debate over jurisdiction unfolds.
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Paris
Secret Army Organization
Raoul Salan
Charles Barnet
Salan
Legion of Honor
Satan
Secret Army
High Military Tribunal
Henri Hoppenot
Hoppenot
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Andre Gaivada
Senate May Shelve New Voter Bill
In Washington AP first. The Senate plans to shelve the administration voter literacy test bill as Majority Leader Mansfield moves to lay the measure aside. Passage would end civil rights legislation for the 87th Congress. Southern opponents hail the filibuster outcome while supporters vow to return.
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Jack Bell Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hash on Lolita cited by Paula DuBois in Sarasota
Ash's Hash NICE NOTE from Paula DuBois on Sixth Street recounts Lolita the circus great who studied the country for years before naturalization. She faced only a couple questions in court, mirroring Mrs DuBois. Mrs DuBois says decades of study let her discuss U.S. government and history with natives, and she always votes. Old Glory flies daily outside her home. Sophie comments on portly men and prefers not to fear.
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DuBois
Sixth Street
Lolita
Mrs. DuBois
Mrs. Dub
U.S
Old Glory
Laotian forces regroup for push toward Nam Tha
Laotian royal government troops regroup in northwestern Laos for a drive on the rebel held Nam Tha. No contact with rebels reported and fighting had paused since before the weekend as forces were moved from across the Kemong River into Thailand.
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Michael T. Malloy
Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Nam Tha
Kemong
Thailand
Mekong River
Houei
Estes aided Solon in expenses for Texas radio programs
Sen Ralph Yarborough disclosed Billie Sol Estes contributed 1700 to radio broadcast costs in Senate recording studio expenses since 1959 totaling 24400 with 20384 paid and 3982.90 owed The Republican push to resign Agri Sec Freeman followed charges that Mary K Jones kept Estes files and was placed in a mental hospital for 12 days.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Billie Sol Estes
Texas
Yarborough
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Estes
Senate
Freeman
Mary K. Jones
N. Battle Hales
John J. Williams
Del
Department
Texas Democrat, Center
Pecos
W. J. Johnson
Park Overgrown Forces Fidel Action in Tampa
Tampa Mayor Julian Lane ordered cleanup of Jose Marti Park or the city will do the work and bill Havana. The park, willed to Cuba for a Cuban museum, has become heavily overgrown with weeds.
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Tampa
UPI
Fidel Castro
Julian Lane
Jose Marti
Castro
Havana
Paratroops Dropped Into New Guinea
Four Indonesian transport planes supported by two bombers dropped 40 or more paratroops and supplies into West New Guinea at dawn to reinforce encircled guerrillas. Dutch forces sealed the area, none were shot down, and two Indonesian paratroops were reported killed with one captured.
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Hollandia
West New Guinea
Fakfak
New Guinea
Ceran Island
Laotians and Viet Namese in Big Jungle Peninsula Conflict
The Associated Press details a vast jungle peninsula spanning Laos and both Vietnams with Cambodia and Thailand nearby. It notes the five countries cover 506 928 square miles and host about 64 million people, led by Thailand in area and population with Laos the smallest population and landlocked.
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Laos
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Thailand
Washington
Oregon
California
Idaho
Nevada
Alayug
De Gaulle Urges West to Hold Berlin Stand and Unity
President Charles de Gaulle told a Paris news conference the Western powers must keep their rights in Berlin as established by the quadripartite accord. He urged France to build its own atomic force within NATO and favored a loose federation of a European political union.
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Berlin
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
United States
Death Zone Near Saigon Planned for Viet Nam
Ben Tuong reports that the South Viet Nam government plans a 40 square mile death zone about 306 miles north of Saigon within two weeks. In forested PD Sone area Viet Cong control is heavy and residents are urged to move into cleared hamlets with medical, schooling, military and political support. Authorities say those who stay will be treated as Viet Cong sympathizers.
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Ben Tuong
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Economic pause ends as Heller predicts 1962–63 upturn
Walter W. Heller chair of Kennedy's Council of Economic Advisers says the 1962 economic pause is over and a sustained advance is expected into 1963. He notes the economy has shifted to a higher gear and cites stronger corporate earnings in early 1962 despite weak stock prices.
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New York
Walter W. Heller
Kennedy
Council of Economic Advisers
State Society of Certified Public Accountants
Illegal Booze Tax Collector Loses $65,000 Year Job In Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi UPI William Winter earns about sixty five thousand dollars yearly as state tax collector on liquor, a tax he urged abolishing. Legislature votes to end the office on January first 1964 transferring duties to the State Tax Commission, arguing improved efficiency and economy. Winter notes the high pay for a limited duty and explains the system stems from Mississippi’s unique enforcement of prohibition and cross border liquor activity with Louisiana.
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Mississippi
Jackson
UPI
William Winter
Winter
Senate
House
Sion
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Mississippi River
Comn
State Canvass Shows No Change
The State Canvassing Board confirmed May 8 primary results with a total turnout of 697,959. U S Senator George Smathers led with 587,562 votes, while Roger L. Davis and Douglas Voorhees trailed with 74,565 and 35,832 respectively. Dante B Fascell and Claude Pepper secured first primary victories for new Miami area congressional seats. Pepper led foes 40,848 to 24,330 for Cliff Herrell.
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UPS
U.S
George A. Smathers
Roger L. Davis
Fort Lauderdale
Douglas Voorhees
Miami Shores
Dante B. Fascell
Miami
Claude Pepper
Coral Gables
Dade County
Pepper
Cliff Herrell
The Plaza Restaurant Serving Sarasota 82 Years
The Plaza Restaurant marks 82 years serving Sarasota with a long history of local dining. The milestone highlights its enduring presence in the community and continued operation as a staple in the area.
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Plaza
Sarasota
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