West New Guinea crisis pushes negotiation stance
The Dutch government signaled willingness to discuss West New Guinea with Indonesia without demanding Papuan self-determination as a precondition. Sukarno proclaimed West New Guinea an Indonesian province, West Irian, and ordered military command to direct a potential invasion.
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Hague
Netherlands
Indonesia
Jai ‘Kay
West New Guinea
Holland
East Indies
Sukarno
de Quay
New Guinea
Labor Party
Dutch New Guinea
Bogor
West Irian
Abdul Haris Nasution
Biak
Hollandia
Change from 1960 to 1961 sparks playful talk at festival
In a lighthearted note, locals discuss adjusting dates from 1960 to 1961 while a shopper updates his checkbook from '61 to '62. Nationwide school children send questions to the Apple Blossom Festival, with inquiries arriving from Ada Oklahoma, Strawberry Point Iowa, Woodstock Illinois, and Fletcher North Carolina. Two similarly named bands, Surry Central High School Band of Dobson North Carolina and Surry County High School Band of Surry Virginia, seek to perform at Apple Blossom time.
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Ada
Okla
Strawberry Point
Iowa
Woodstock
Ill
Fletcher, N. C
Surry
Bitter Cold After Snowstorm Hits Northeast and Atlantic City
Bitter cold moved into the northeast after a storm dumped up to a foot of snow in Virginia and Tennessee and spread to New England. A 12 hour storm left Atlantic City with six inches of snow, while inland areas saw less. Temperatures fell to near or below zero in Watertown Massena Oneonta Albany and northern New England, with Nantucket Boston and Providence reporting measurable snow.
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Virginia
Tennessee
New England
Atlantic City
N.J
New York
Watertown
N.Y
Massena
One
Two Robbers Hit Georgetown Savings & Loan
Washington police report two white men with dark hair about 5 feet 9 inches tall robbed the Citizens Federal Savings & Loan Association of Georgetown around 11 a.m. They fled in a car after firing a snub-nosed revolver. The haul was between 8060 and 9000 dollars.
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Washington
Citizens Federal Savings & Loan Association of
Georgetown
January Clearance at Peter Pan Children's Shop
Girls and pre-teen coats dresses and outfits up to 50 percent off during after holiday clearance at Peter Pan Children’s Shop on Loudoun Street. Macy N. Loudoun St and Worth’s also advertise semi annual and after Christmas clearances with 25 to 50 percent reductions on fall and winter wear. Margaret L Hodgeson Hat and Dress Shop lists hat and dress clearance alongside wool garments and hat offers.
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Peter Pan Children’s Shop
Spits Sportswear
MACY
N. Loudoun St
N. Loudoun
Margaret L. Hodgson
Holiday Road Deaths Exceed U. S. Estimate
A sharp spurt of accidents in the final hours of the New Year holiday pushed the total toll of traffic deaths beyond the National Safety Council forecast. By midnight Monday there were 335 traffic fatalities plus 83 fire deaths and 59 miscellaneous deaths, totaling 477.
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National Safety Council
The
Routine Session At Stephens City Town Office
Stephens City town council plans a routine session this evening at 7 30 in the Town Office. Mayor Lynn Comer said there is nothing new to discuss on the appeal led by the town in the boundary case. The town contends its area is larger than set by Judge Elliott Marshall of Frederick County Circuit Court.
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Stephens City
Lynn Comer
Elliott Marshall
Frederick County
Snow Misses Area in Quiet New Year Welcome
Area residents avoided major trouble as 1962 began with light snowfall and few injuries. A Berryville man was hurt in a Rt. 340 crash while Winchester and Frederick and Clarke Counties reported only minor incidents. Chief Boyd and Sheriff DeHaven described an unusually calm holiday period.
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Berryville
Frederick
Clarke
Winchester
Frederick County
Robert L. DeHaven
Clarke County
Shenandoah College
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Laboratory
Kennedy Johnson Cenfer on Policy
President Kennedy leads framing policy talks in Palm Beach with Vice President Johnson and top defense officials to review national security and preparedness. The group will discuss defense priorities rather than the budget as Kennedy plans a 1962-63 spending outline. The White House reported progress in government crime fighting and hoped for peace in 1962.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
Robert S. McNamara
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Maxwell D. Taylor
White House
Pierre Salinger
United States
Eye of
Joseph P. Kenney
St. Mary’s Hospital
West Palm Beach
Lake Worth
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Newport
Washington
Moscow
Columbus
Ohio
Michael DiSalle
Seek Basis for Berlin Negotiations
U S Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko held a two and a half hour meeting in Moscow to seek a basis for Berlin talks. Thompson planned further talks with Gromyko and Western envoys to prepare for a possible foreign ministers conference.
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Stanley Johnson
Moscow
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
Foreign Ministry
Thompson
Gromyke
Radio Moscow
Tass
US State Department
Washington
Gromyko
Thompson-Gromyko
Smolensk Square
Kempton Jenkins
Ivan I. Ilyichev
East Germany
Kennedy
Britain
Jim
United States
East Berlin
Soviet Union
Western Alps
President May Seek Tax Power To Ease Recession
The Kennedy administration weighs asking Congress to grant the president authority to adjust income tax rates to curb inflation or avert a downturn. A temporary rate cut to 15 percent for six months could be vetoable by Congress, while a temporary increase offers anti inflationary leverage. Treasury and the CEA back a trigger based on economic indicators for action.
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Washingtome
Kennedy
Congress
White House
Treasury Department
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Six Council Members File For Primary
Six City Council members seeking reelection filed for the Democratic Primary on April 3 with chairman Richard Rosenberger. In the first ward three candidates are L. M. Allen Eugene Dearing Sr. and H. W. Butler Jr. In the second ward candidates are Lee Coble Stewart Bell Jr. and Gerald Goodman. Terms expire next August and the general election is June 12.
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Fie
Democratic Committee
Richard Rosenberger
First Ward
Boscawen St
L. M. Allen
Eugene Dearing
H. W. Butler
Lee Coble
Stewart Bell, Jr
Gerald Goodman
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
J. Douglas Butler
Carroll H. Henkel
Marvin E. Gore, Jr
J. Ben Cather
Charles M. Zuckerman
William M. Battaile
Shoe Clearance At Love It's Shoe Shop Chains
LOUDOUN Street store advertises clearance event with discounts on children coats 1/3 off 3 6x 7 14 dresses half price for tots to teens.
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Shoe & Dress Chains
Witty Washington column skewers parties in Fletcher’s piece
Fletcher lampoons both parties in a Washington scene column with sharp quips about the Republican Party’s praying and Democrats fearing Kennedy’s resilience. The piece notes Kennedy at 51 could echo a Truman tenure, provoking political jitters.
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Wington
Fletcher
Knebel
Republican Party
Kennedy
Harry Truman
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Faye
William and Henry Evans
Handley High School
West Guinea
Subandrio
Associated Press
Georgetown Savings & Loan
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Xavier Cugat
Abbe Lane
Appomattox
J. Thomas Boyd
Story
Earl William Painter
E. Main St
Rt. 340
D. A. Sheetz
Mr. Painter
Johnson
Beaver
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester Savings & Loam
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