Soviet Reply to Laos Peace Plan Studied by Kennedy
President Kennedy and Secretary Rusk reviewed a terse summary of the Soviet note on the British peace bid for Laos. The full text was being relayed from Washington as Salinger said no immediate comments would be made and a later statement from the President was anticipated.
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Kennedy
Rusk
State Department
Washington
White House
Pierre Salinger
Saliner
Salinger
Moscow
Britain
Frank Roberts
Kremlin
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Laos
Palm Beach
Harold Macmillan
Missing marker at Red Lion Tavern sparks repair or theft guess
The north wall marker from the Red Lion Tavern at Loudoun and Cork Streets is missing. Carl Haines seeks to know if authorities removed it for repair or if it was stolen amid city holiday shopping and general police watch. Local astronomers plan a Venus viewing ball later this month.
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Red Lion Tavern
Loudoun and
Cork Sts
Carl Haines
Fair and Cool Easter Outlook Still Stands
A fair and cool Easter Sunday forecast remains intact with partial clearing and a breezy feel. Rainfall since yesterday totaled .86 inches, a March total of 3.61 inches versus a 338 year average of 2.97 inches. Sunrise services Ohio area Easter morning. Union Good Friday draws 500 attendees at Braddock Street Methodist Church.
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Winchester Ministerial Association
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Handley High School
Clarke County High School
Skyline Caverns
Front Royal
JCC
Senseny Park
Virginia buys heavy guns from Bellona Foundry near Richmond
A century ago Virginia acquired heavy artillery built at the Bellona Foundry, the federal facility neighboring Richmond, marking a notable expansion of state military resources.
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State of
Virginia
Bellona Foundry
Richmond
Easter Flower Sale Extends at Seabright's Market
Seabright's Market runs an Easter flower sale until 8 p m with extended hours through today Tuesday. Cip-8-31-2t and ip-8-30-3t notes indicate local classifieds listing the promotion.
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Easter Flower
Seabright’s Market
Kennedy Family Target of Cubans Suspected Plot
Pro Castro Cuban agents under surveillance in Palm Beach area are suspected of plans to kidnap Caroline Kennedy and possibly eliminate President Kennedy and the family. Secret Service confirms an ongoing inquiry started a week ago with no arrests likely yet. Caroline Kennedy remains under double alert during Easter stay with grandparents.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
U.S
Secret Service
Caroline Kennedy
Atlantic Shore
Carolyn
House
Caroline
Salinger
Easter Weekend Highway Toll Tops Ten in Virginia
The Easter weekend traffic toll in Virginia rose to ten deaths with 165 fatalities for the year. Victims include a Newport News man killed in a rain crash near Bens Church, a Wrightsville driver in a four-vehicle collision, and a Norfolk boy fatally struck near his home. Also reported were a car train collision near Carrsville, a Pulaski County truck crash, and multiple injuries across several counties. Police noted nine injuries in one incident and identified the other deceased as a mix of soldiers, sailors, and civilians, with the crash count spanning Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Pulaski, and surrounding areas.
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Virginia
Old Dominion
Robert Clay Barefoot
Newport News
Bens Church
Waywright Fulton Cox
Ft. Lee
U.S. 3301
Bowling Green
Opr County
Ife .Oynnums
Wrightsville
Anspacher
Sam. Gregory
Richmond
Amspacher
Gregory
Lee Charles Beil
Ft. Bray
Dublin
Pulaski County
Cloyd’s Mountain
Milton Curtis Painter
Leroy Painter
Norfolk
Robert Lee Jernigan
Rt. 1
Suffolk
Nansemond County
Jernigan
Mallie Jernigan
Joseph T. Byrum
Norman Carl Schlegel
Palmyra
N. Y
Communist Takeover Strikes Laos Front Line Stronghold
Communist rebel forces seized Tha Thom 85 miles northeast of Vientiane in a major assault that shattered a week old cease-fire. Vietminh units from North Vietnam were said to participate amid heavy shelling, threatening a broader drive toward the Mekong border and a potential split of Laos.
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Laos
Tha Thom
Viet Nam
Thailand
Pakland
Bangkok
Mekong River
Hehat Ape
Pathet Lao
Moscow
United States
Souvanna
Prince Boun Oum
International Control Commission
India
Udorn
Honorary Fire Chief Named For Shenandoah Parade
Miss Alice Marie Carpenter of 36 Montague Ave is named Honorary Fire Chief of the South End Fire Company for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival parade on April 27. A Handley High sophomore, she is a varsity cheerleader and member of the Thespians and Glee Club.
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Alice Marie Carpenter
H.A. Carpenter
Montague Ave
South End
Shenandoah
Handley High School
Miss Carpenter
War Memorial
Bethel Lutheran Church
Albin
Carpenter
Palace Theater
UN dispatches 1000 Gurkha troops to North Katanga
The United Nations sent 1,000 Gurkha troops to north Katanga in an emergency move to prevent a new civil war flare up. A UN spokesman said the aim is to strengthen the UN military position as danger of large scale clashes grows. Manono town, captured by Katanga forces, now lies under the control of Katanga and Nigerian troops with loyal Congolese and Baluba regrouping nearby.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
United Nations
Katanga
U.N
Manono
Antoine Gizenga
Baluba
Moise Tshombe
Aire
Mekki Abbas
Johnson's Trip Agenda Expanded for JFK Aide Says
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson leaves today on his first overseas mission for President Kennedy. He will visit Senegal Geneva Paris Spain and Africa to attend independence celebrations and to meet U S and NATO officials.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
Geneva
Paris
Spain
Africa
Johnson
Air Force
United States
Senegal
Atlantic
Arthur Dean
U.S
France
James M. Gavin
Lauris Norstad
George Reedy
Robert S. McNamara
Brees
Moscow Radio To Broadcast Soviet Decision
The Foreign Office said Moscow Radio will air at 10 30 p m the Soviet reply to British Laos cease fire proposals. Thom pson would not reveal contents and said, We’ll soon all know what will happen. Izvestia urged negotiated settlement and an international conference with a Laos control commission. The paper condemned U S military buildup and called it incompatible with negotiation.
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Moscow
Foreign Office
Moscow Radio
Laos
Thompson
Izvestia
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Control Commission
Soviet reply to Laos peace plan outlined in Moscow talks
Thompson met twice in the Kremlin and once in a Siberian dacha as Roberts delivered the Soviet response to a March 23 peace proposal. It urged cease fire in Laos, revival of a three nation supervising commission, and a 14 nation conference including Red China to neutralize Laos. Pravda boasted the socialist camp leads on the international stage.
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Roberts
Moscow
United States
Laos
Control Commission
India
Canada
Poland
Indochina
Red China
Soviet Union
Europe
West Germany
Kremlin
Pravda
Lady Churchill Is 76 Today
London AP reports Lady Churchill turns 76 as Sir Winston travels in the British West Indies. She will spend Easter at the Tunbridge Wells home of her daughter Mary and son in law.
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London
Churchill
Winston
British West Indies
Tunbridge Wells
Mary
Winchester dealer offers free auto licenses with each used car
Local ad announces 1961 season promotions at B and M Chevrolet Sales offering free auto licenses with every used car purchase. Easter plan teased by Winchester company highlighting an assortment of homegrown products and seasonal specials.
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Virginia
Chevrolet
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Alice Carpenter
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Novosibirsk
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