Soviet Prestige Gets Setback In United Nations
The General Assembly committee rejected Cuba backed charges against the United States by a 50-11 vote with 39 abstentions. Only Cuba and the Soviet bloc supported the measure, while Afro Asian members abstained or opposed, highlighting Havana’s challenge to U.S. policy and the OAS action against Castro’s regime.
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United Nations, N.Y
UPI
Cuba
United States
U.N
General Assembly
Fidel Castro
Cyprus
Malaya
Iran
Japan
Madagascar
Pakistan
Thailand
Turkey
Organization of American States
Castro
Havana
OAS
United Nations
Obscene Items Barred In Bill
UPI report notes a house bill banning production publication sale or possession of obscene items defined to include books magazines pictures films recordings and transcripts. Additional measures raise barber fees and create a cash bond deposit fund for contractors and provities. A education bill would fund districts for children of state institution employees with 36500 dollars from the general fund.
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Phoenix
UPI
Bil
House Committee On Education
Death of Ethiopian Empress Menen Reported
Addis Ababa Ethiopia UP I reports the death of Empress Menen wife of Emperor Haile Selassie I aged seven or rather seven years? She bore seven children three surviving two sons and a daughter Selassie and the princess wed in 1912 and belonged to the Coptic Christian faith, following church law.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
UPI
Haile Selassié I
Woyzero Menen
Selassie
Midwest Snow Blankets Regions as Storms Spawn Tornadoes
Snow and rain slam the Midwest and West Coast with six inch blankets and 1.5 inches in Los Angeles causing record totals. A small tornado touched Ruston Louisiana and warnings were issued for Mississippi Alabama and Georgia. Mudslides block highways in California and Oregon with evacuations in Sherman Oaks and South Bell Gardens. Indiana Idaho and Rhode Island report closures and delayed mail amid ongoing storm damage.
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California
Midwest
Louisiana
Dixie
New England
Atlantic
Bermuda
Pstronast
Plains
Ruston
Born
George Simonton
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Feather River Canyon
Sunset Boulevard
Sherman Oaks
South Bell Gardens
Hollywood
Idaho
Robert Smylie
Providence
R. I
Boston
Controversial Arizona bills stalled in committees
In Phoenix both legislative houses prepared debate calendars but most hot button issues including the county gasoline tax remained buried in committees. The three cent tax bill faced obstacles as smaller counties feared expansion while larger counties backed the measure. A separate racing bill altered purse distributions with a provision directing 10 percent of a race’s purse to the original Arizona breeder.
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Phoenix
UPI
Maricopa
Pima County
Saline Water Plant Wins Buckeye Town Contract
Buckeye Town Council awards a 297741 dollar contract to N P Van Valkenburg of Phoenix for a 650000 gallon per day saline water desalting plant. The project, to be completed in summer 1962, uses electrodialysis and aims for 50 cents per thousand gallons. Mayor Beloat hails it as a statehood anniversary breakthrough. Financing via private institutions and municipal bonds.
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Buckeye
UPS
United States
N.P. van Valkenburg
Phoenix
Arizona
John Beloat
Noted Newsman Edward J Byng Dies at 68
Edward J Byng, 68, veteran reporter credited with gaining the first newspaper interviews with Russian leaders Leon Trotsky and V I Lenin, died Thursday at Grand Central Hospital after a heart attack. He was a Scripps Howard special correspondent and a former United Press star, a polyglot author and pioneer of European UP service.
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New York
UPI
Leon Trotsky
V.I. Lenin
Grand Central Hospital
Byng
Oxford
Scripps- Howard
United Press
Boy testifies about basement fire and teacher’s actions
The witness described facial expressions and movements during Reid's appearance. The boy reportedly admitted throwing three matches into a basement trash barrel near a stairwell and saw flames leap before fleeing to a second floor classroom.
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Johm E
Reid
John
We Associates
Pol
Pearl Tristano
James Kehoe
Fire Department Investigation Unit
Turn Toward Peace group rally outside Congress fea tures protests
In Washington a peace lobby network outlined opposition to nuclear testing and a broad civil defense program. Ty Todd Gitlin said the aim was to nudge officials toward moderate views. By Thursday, Turn Toward Peace members planned to meet with 200 members of Congress and aides from 25 states, including Soviet representatives, while YAF planned counter picketing.
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Washington
UPD
Ty Todd Gitlin
Mee
Kennedy
Gitlin
White House
McGeorge Bundy
Jerome Wiesner
Carl Kaysen
National Security
Young Americans For Freedom
YAF
Neil Phelps-Munson
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Budapest
Ginny's Wash
E. Thomas & Hayden
E. Thomas
Scottsdale
Fashion Square Nursery
N. Scottsdale Rd
Fashion Square Shopping Center
Paras Pius Oe
Don Dedera
Ernie Pyle
Phoenix, Arizona
Wild Bill
N. Scottsdale Rd, and
Shea Blvd
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E. Stetson
Man
Tel Noose
Bee SA Onasion
Tel BC
Trail West Center
N. Hayden RD
Mea
Indian School
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IFT
Beauty
Ballous
Breae and School
Eugene
Brown
Wypnes
Josefs
Scotted
Pave
Plaza Beauty
Wees
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