Castro Charges U S Plot to Oust Castro in Attacks
Fidel Castro's government issued a note to Latin American foreign ministers and later to the OAS and UN accusing the United States of a twofold plan to overthrow Castro. The first stage aims to topple him before a Quito conference, the second envisions covert war and a CIA led beachhead with a provisional Cuban government.
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Eisenhower
Washington
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Pentagon
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Guatemala
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Peru
Pessanty
Juro Morales Carrion
Puerto Rico
Guevara
Turtle doves and red birds signal weather warnings
Mrs. Ethel Buckbee of Berryville reports hearing a turtle dove before April 1 and a large flock of red birds foraging, warning of bad weather. She notes past doves predicting snow and urges drivers with number 2 windshields to check expiring inspection stickers. Also mentions Civil War battle name quirks and crocuses blooming on Highland Ave.
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Ethel Buckbee
Berryville
Congo Regimes Unite Against Leftist Rebels
Three Congo regimes sign a military pact at Elisabethville Katanga to form a united front against leftist rebels. Rebels withdraw from Lulua bourg and a Luluabourg front, while UN reports caution over talks among factions and aid from Ghanaian troops.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Antoine Gizen
January 1961 CPI dips slightly on clothing and vehicles
Consumer prices slipped one tenth of a percent in January led by lower clothing and used car prices. Food costs eased while medical care and fuel oil rose. spendable earnings for a typical factory worker held steady amid weather driven shifts and a soft demand backdrop.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Robert J. Myers
BLS
Myers
Bureau
Kennedy
Flooding Dangers Ease in Southland With Lighter Rains
The Weather Bureau predicted rainfall would be lighter than expected across Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and Georgia reducing new flood danger. Evacuations near Jackson Miss and Selma Ala continued as the Pearl River crest moved south while aid measures expanded with federal disaster declarations and SBA loan eligibility for multiple counties in three states.
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Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
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Tennessee
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Miss
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Pearl River
Selma
Montgomery
Red Cross
Kennedy
Small Business Administration
Chattahoochee River
US Corps of Engineers
Columbia
Ala
Fort Gaines
Hopes Rise For Algerian Settlement
Paris AP reports that President de Gaulle and Tunisia's Habib Bourguiba closed talks on a hopeful note for a rapid settlement of the six year Algerian war. They signaled possibilities for direct negotiations with the FLN and discussed self determination as the goal. Bourguiba planned to report to FLN leaders and return to Rabat for Mohammed V's funeral.
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Charles ‘de Gaulle
Tunisia
Habib Bourguiba
de Gaulle
Rambouillet
Bourguiba
Rabat
Morocco
Mohammed V
Ferhat Abbas
National Liberation Front
FLN
France
Tunis
Pga
Gaulle
Peetree Ree
Senators Quiz Rusk on Reports of Policy Shift
Secretary of State Dean Rusk faced the Senate Foreign Relations Committee behind closed doors over reports he favors shifting from massive retaliation to a conventional forces buildup. Officials say the approach aims to deter brushfire wars and reduce nuclear risk while reserving atomic means for major attacks.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rusk
United States
John Foster Dulles
Robert S. McNamara
Eisenhower
U. S
Washington Star
Europe
Kennedy proposes tax plan to fund super highways
President Kennedy asks Congress to adopt a pay as you go highway plan that would finish 41 000 miles of express roads by 1972 without higher gas taxes but would raise levies on heavy trucks diesel fuel tires and retread rubber. He urges preserving the 4 cent gas tax and warns Congress to reject any decision to cut it and to consider taxes on all users if trucking levies fail.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Treasury
Mob Burns Two Women to Death In Their Own Car
In Oran Algeria a mob burned two European women to death in their motor car after seizing and overturning the vehicle and setting it on fire. The driver was badly burned as police dispersed the crowd. Another mob attacked four more cars and a Moslem officer was killed amid rising intercommunal tension in the city.
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Oran
Algeria
Tardy Twin Has to Wait
Jean Holland Kelsall celebrated her 21st birthday in Manchester England while her twin brother Jimmy marks only his fifth birthday to date due to Leap Day births. Jean was born Feb 28 1946 at 11 20 p.m. and Jimmy arrived three hours later on Feb 29.
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Manchester
England
Jean Holland Kelsall
Jimmy
Kelsall
Liz Taylor and Lemmon Favored In Oscar Derby
Hollywood notes Liz Taylor and Jack Lemmon hold early favorites for the 33rd Academy Awards with The Sundowners and The Apartment leading contenders. Other top nominees include Greer Garson Deborah Kerr Shirley MacLaine Melina Mercouri and Peter Ustinov. The ceremony is set for April 17 with NBC and CBC coverage.
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Jack Lemmon
the Sundowners
Oscar Derby
Hollywood
Liz
MGM
John — Trollop
Lemmon
Ens: Pulver
Mr. Roberts
Greer Garson
Eleanor Roosevelt
Campobello
Deborah Kerr
Shirley MacLaine
Melina Mercouri
Spencer Tracy
Clarence Darrow
Tracy
Australia
the Alamo
Elmer Gantry
Peter Ustinov
Peter Falk
Murder, Inc
Jack Kruschen
Sal
Ican Broadcasting Co
Canadian Broadcasting Co
Rain and Snow Forecast for West Virginia
A weather forecast predicts rain or watery snow this afternoon with up to three inches possible and slippery roads. Clearing is expected tonight with lows around 25 to 32 degrees before fair weather returns tomorrow. The day reached 45 degrees with a 38 degree low. A year ago the high and low were 36 and 31.
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West Virginia
Mercury
100 Years Ago Today Slavery Amendment Adopted by House
A U S House of Representatives vote adopted an amendment prohibiting Congressional interference with slavery in the states. The Confederacy passed an act to raise national forces amid the era’s tensions.
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U. S. House of Representatives
Congress
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