Rebels Refuse ICC Talks Hurting Laos Armistice Push
Rebel officials declined to recognize the International Control Commission at Hin Heup delaying the Geneva cease-fire conference. The Pathet Lao and neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma also rejected ICC correspondence, adding to ongoing war talks tensions amid stalled armistice efforts.
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Vientiane, Laos
International Control Commission For
Laos
an —_ee
Hin Heup
Geneva Friay
ICC
Udon Sananikone
Three-Nation Commission
Vientiane
Commission
Samar Sen
Truce Commission
United States
Britain
France
Sananikone
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Sion
Padong
Xieng Khouang
Prince Boun Oum
Winchester Memorial Hospital campaign tops $1 million
Workers celebrate a victory dinner as the Winchester Memorial Hospital campaign raises 1 033 179 toward a 2 850 000 expansion plan. Campaign chairman Frank Armstrong Jr praises community effort and urges further donations to fund a new wing and extra facilities.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital Building Fund
Frank Armstrong, Jr
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Atiow
Patel
Armstrong
Space pioneer Shepard returns home to Virginia Beach cottage
Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr. and his family arrive back at their Virginia Beach cottage after his historic spaceflight. NASA declined to preannounce departure details to limit excitement as residents await his return from orbit.
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Langley Air Force Base
America
Navy
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Virginia Beach
Shepard
National Aeronautics Space Administration
NASA
Astrommst
Atlantic Ocean
Epee
Newport News student honors mother with May queen link
George Rowe of Newport News High School, who plays clarinet in the prize-winning band, returned home April 29 and told his mother how her selection as a May Blossom princess meant a great deal. Mrs. B B Rowe, formerly Frances Wells, previously represented Madison as its princess and Queen of the May.
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George Rowe
Newport News High School
B.B. Rowe
Frances Wells
Madison
Johnson Heads to Southeast Asia on Vietnam Trip
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson departed from Andrews Air Force Base on a two week mission to Southeast Asia. He carries Kennedy letters pledging U S support to allied nations and will visit South Vietnam the Philippines Formosa Thailand India and Pakistan with possible Greece stop.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Southeast Asia
U.S
Johnson
Kennedy
Veeter
Ana
Uae
Gan Oe
Air Force
Rusk and Home Reassure NATO on West's Strength
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and British Foreign Secretary Lord Home sought to bolster Western confidence in NATO. They stressed the need for swifter political consultation and reaffirmed unity among the big four powers on European issues while resisting Soviet demands in Berlin.
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Rusk
Home
NATO
West
Oslo
Norway
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Sion
America
Arman
West Berlin
Maurice Couve de Murville
West Germany
Heinrich von Brentano
Khrushchev
United States
Britain
School Board Session Sought on Time Issue
The Frederick County PTA seeks a meeting with the School Board to push for county schools to open at 8 am and close at 2 pm EST. The Board reaffirmed adherence to EST per state law, noting no resolutions to change clocks. Members will contact Supt. Aylor to coordinate a meeting with the Board.
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Frederic Frederick County Parents Teachers’ Association
Tives Meek
Coderal
Winchester
Board of Supervisors
E.S.T
Virginia
Frederick
Roy London
PTA
Lokie Voight
Rex Simpson
Paul Mellett
Robert E. Aylor
Two Americans Die on Nassau Prison Gallows
Two American men Alvin Table Jr and Billy Wayne Lees were executed at Nassau Prison for the murder of Florida charter boat captain Angus Boatwright. The pair along with Barbara, Table’s bride, robbed a Key West cruiser, drifted ashore after running out of gas, and shot captain Boatwright during the boarding.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Florida
Alvin Table Jr
Billy Wayne Lees
Sees
Table
Angus Boatwright
Islamorada
Fla
Elbow Key
Key West
Barbara
San Antonio
Tex
Boatwright
Kent Hokanson
Lees
Wright
Miami
Uae
Strike Turns Bronx Zoo Into Sad Lonely Place
New York AP reports a Bronx Zoo strike plunges the facility into gloom as animals miss visitors and staff. Monkeys and elephants trumpet unattended while squirrels steal crackers and keepers struggle with reduced crowds and disrupted routines.
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Bronx Zoo
New York
Bronx
Sesseton
Coney Is
Highway Official Transferred Between Frederick Shenandoah Districts
Claude H. Coffman, Frederick and Shenandoah counties resident highway engineer since 1955, will leave July 1 to exchange territories with Daniel L. Goulden Jr. of Martinsville. Coffman, born in Edinburg, began with the state Department of Highways in 1933 and rose to resident engineer in charge of road administration, construction and maintenance.
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Claude H. Coffman
Frederick
Shenandoah
Daniel L. Goulden, Jr
Martinsville
State Department of Highways
Mr. Coffman
Edinburg
Coffman
Shenandoah County
Highway Department
Army Corps of Engineers
Staunton
Elizabeth Louise Paden
Foe
Cam Ood Lions Ie Bo
American Baptist Church
Civil Rights Action May Be Postponed If Senate Rules Revised
Kennedy administration hints at delaying civil rights bills until Senate rules are changed to curb filibusters. Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen discuss a 60 percent cloture threshold while Clark and Celler push several civil rights measures.
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Senate
Washington
Kennedy
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Monay
Mansfield
House
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Clark
Céller
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Civil Rights Commission
Senate Labor Committee
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Senate Judiciary Committee
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
Death Penalty Reestablished By Soviet Union
Vatican official comments on Soviet move to resume capital punishment. The source notes a claim that after four centuries of communism major crime persists, while reporting that the USSR reportedly ordered executions by squads.
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Soviet Union
Vatican City
L'ossérvatore Romano
Us.s.r
100 Years Ago Today Palettine Confederate Exchange
Fragmentary note marks a century old item noting Palestine and Confederate ties with unclear details. The brief mentions exchange and admission, reflecting historical context without full specifics.
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William Chickle
Teresa Brown
Mary Smith
Robert Hile
Man
Robert Wheeler
Charles Waschler
Aepaign
Cmdr. Shepard
Leslie Bell
Boyce
Nassau Prison
Zoo
Herbert Schiemann
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