Sihanouk Leads Laos Peace Mission At Geneva Talks
Cambodian chief Norodom Sihanouk urged Laotian princes to form a coalition government in Geneva as talks stall in Laos. Boun Oum Souphanouvong and Souvanna Phouma, factions in dispute, boycott the conference while Pathet Lao forces increase pressure amid cease-fire violations. UK’s MacDonald and US envoy Harriman lead Western diplomacy as Geneva resumes.
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Geneva
Norodom Sihanouk
Laos
Sihanouk
Southeast Asia
Boun Oum
Savang Vathana
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Ban Namone
Boun Oums
Vientiane
United States
Britain
Malcolm MacDonald
W Averell Harriman
Dean Rusk
Rift Reported In New Korea Regime
A split emerged in South Korea's new military government over control among services. Marines and paratroopers who seized Seoul last week refused a drawdown order and pressed for more influence on the revolutionary council, while the army remains strongest in numbers. The regime announced arrests of political opponents and curfew enforcement as it presses a Western aligned, anti Communist path.
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Seoul
South Korea
Seou
Revolutionary Council
Carter B. Magruder
U. N
Chang Do-young
Navy
Kim Hong-il
Chang
Kennedy
Jonn M. Chang
Kim
White House
U. S
Marshal Green
Gen
Magruder
Gen Chang
North Korea
Taylor named Texas adjutant general in July
Brig. Gen. James E. Taylor is appointed adjutant general of Texas effective July 1. He currently leads the 36th Division artillery and will replace Maj. Gen. L. Berry who retires after 14 years in the post. Taylor will command the Texas National Guard and takes a leave from the Texas Motor Transportation Association to accept the governor’s appointment.
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Austin
Price Daniel
James E. Taylor
Texas
Taylor
Daniel
Thomas Bishop
L. Berry
Texas National Guard
Texas Motor Transportation Association
Weather outlook across Texas with scattered storms
Readings show variable temperatures from 4 to 68 degrees high and 7 degrees low across regions. Northeast Texas and Southeast Texas expect clear to partly cloudy skies with a few thundershowers possible this afternoon and tonight. Southwest and Northwest Texas remain partly cloudy, turning warmer Tuesday with highs around 75 to 102 in interior areas.
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Texas
Northwest
Iittle
Interior
Rio Chance
Southwest
Montgomery Quiet After Night Of Racial Riots And Martial Rule
In Montgomery Alabama National Guardsmen patrolled the Greyhound station and a Negro church after violent clashes sparked by the freedom riders. Federal deputies and 200 extra marshals were sent to restore order as Governor Patterson warned federal officials and invoked martial rule.
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Montgomery
Ala
National
Greyhound
National Guard
Freedom
Freedom Riders
Alabama
Martin Luther King Jr
Hitle
John M Patterson
Adj
Henry V. Graham
U. S
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Byron R. White
Martial Law Declared as Federal Marshals Augment Alabama Effort
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy announced 200 additional U.S. marshals would deploy to Montgomery to total 600 to 700, with officials hinting at Army help if needed. Alabama Governor Patterson had already declared martial law as mobs pressed on Negro church coordination and the interstate 'freedom riders' protests continued.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Strifetown
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
John Patterson
Kennedy
Immigration Service
U.S
Gov. Patterson
National Guardsmen
Patterson
Atty
John F Kennedy
Middleburg
Supreme Court Rules POW Pay For Korean War Returnees
The Supreme Court today ruled that three American soldiers who refused repatriation during the Korean War are entitled to prisoner of war pay. After 18 months in Red China they chose to return to the United States in 1955.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Red China
United States
U S Cuban rebels seek raft for Castro hostages swap terms
Fidel Castro demands heavy tractors and spare parts in exchange for 1,214 prisoners from the Cuban invasion defeat. A U S led by Eleanor Roosevelt Dr Milton Eisenhower and Walter Reuther work to raise private funds for 500 tractors as pledged by the Cuban premier. The State Department weighs export licenses while Latin American media condemn the move as propaganda and blackmail.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Eleanor Roosevelt
Milton Eisenhower
Walter Reuther
Roosevelt
Franklin D Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reuther
United Automobile Workers Union
Jose Miro Cardona
Revolutionary Council
Council
Antonio de Varona
Miro Cardona
de Varona
Castro Ulises Carbo
Castro
Carbo
State Department
United States
Cuba
Havana
Fe! Mundo
Robert Berrellez
Associated Press
Latin America
Buenos Aires
la Prensa
Two Die In Road Mishap Near Ira and Snyder
Two men died in a one car crash on FM 1606 about two miles east of Ira, with Douglas Jack Cochran and Charles Parker Matthews among the deceased. Birney Leon Glover suffered serious injuries, Myron Self reported the crash occurred shortly after 1 am when a curve was missed, the car overturning into a ravine. Cochran’s funeral was to be held at the Thirtyseventh Street Church of Christ with burial in Snyder Cemetery. Matthews’ body would be sent to Montgomery, Alabama for funeral arrangements.
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Scurry County
Ira
Charles Parker Matthews
Avenue R
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Douglas Jack Cochran
Avenue U
Bell
Birney Leon Glover
Fluvanna
Snyder
Myron Self
Self
Ivy Daniels
Cochran
Thirtyseventh Street Church of Christ
Dale Brooks
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Funeral Home
Bessie Cochran Crane
Andy Cochran
Gail
Melba Jo Williams
Alexandria
Marion Andrew Cochran
Edinburg
Matthews
S. P. Matthews
Flee
Montgomery
Ala
Chamber To Open Drive To Boost Local Membership
A large Chamber of Commerce group plans a one day drive starting with a 7 a.m. breakfast at Village Restaurant led by President Joe Cargile. The goal is to grow membership and involvement to support an active year ahead amid competition among cities for business. Snyder Chamber officials seek backing from businessmen and citizens to compete.
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Chamber of Commerce
Joe Cargile
Cargile
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Supreme Court orders Du Pont to sell GM stock
The Supreme Court ruled that Du Pont must dispose of its 63 million GM shares valued above 2.5 billion dollars. The decision affirms the Justice Department appeal after Judge La Buy had allowed surrender of voting power in GM as sufficient to meet antitrust laws. Justice Brennan penned the majority with a dissent by Justice Frank joined by Whittaker and Stewart.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
el. du Pont de Nemours & Co
General Motors Corp
Justice Department
US Dist
Walter J. la Buy
Chicago
la Buy
du Pont
Brennan
Frank
Whittaker
Stewart
Clark
Harlan
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W. B. Ragsdale JR
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