Johnson vows U S support for allies amid Vietnam crisis
Vice President Lyndon B Johnson arrived in Saigon on a world tour to pledge U S aid to anti Communist allies including South Vietnam He announced plans to coordinate Southeast Asian intelligence and said the United States would stand by freedom and assist in driving out disease and poverty He met with President Ngo Dinh Diem as authorities warned against sending American troops now
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South Viet Nam
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Provident Kennedy
Johnson
U.S
Nto
Ngo Dinh Diem
Guam
Viet Nam
Honolulu
Central Intelligence Organization
Southeast Asia
Hawai
Kennedy
Harrison Team Names Managers For Richmond Campaign
Richmond named Purcell and Carter as co managers for the Harison Jr. ticket campaign in this city. The appointments accompany a slate headed by Albertis S. Harrison Jr. for Governor Mills Godwin Jr. for Lieutenant Governor and Robert Button for Attorney General. The pair previously aligned with differing views after the recent presidential election.
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Richmond
W. Griffith Purcell
Joseph. Carter
Albertis S. Harrison, Jr
Mills E. Godwin, Jr
Robert Y. Button
Purcell-Carter
Mr. Purcell
House of Delegates
Probers Seek Witnesses to African Crash
Investigators and rescue teams scoured the Sahara in an effort to recover bodies and determine the cause of Africa s worst air disaster the crash of an Air France airliner carrying 78 or 79 people. Five Americans were among the dead. The plane was en route from Brazzaville to Paris with a stop at Fort Lamy.
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Algiers
Sahara
Air France
Shawnee VFD notes and traffic update at Loudoun corner
The Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department thanks the city and reports a new traffic marking at the intersection of Route 522. Motorists are urged to note the large X painted on the road to mark the spot. A trailer of new 1961 cars was seen beside Route 0 near Antiques. The Handley Class of 1941 seeks three missing members Virgie Lee Adams Bernice Maise Largent and Grace Wistle Tinsman. Return info to Mrs. John Goodwin on Academy Lane. A garden inquiry on Joist Hite Place notes birds changing from one to three orange red with black wings and tails.
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Walter Paulette
Id Emschler
Handley
Virgie Lee Adams
Bernice Maise Largent
Grace Wstelle Tinsman
John Goodwin
Academy Lane
Joist
Hite Place
Babb Resigns From Council Over Ward Move
Eugene C Babb announced he will resign from the city council as he moves from the second ward to the first ward. He plans to relocate in June from National Avenue to Jefferson Street and will submit a resignation letter to Mayor Claude B Smalts Jr. He has served one term since 1958 and chairs the Ordinance Committee while serving on several others. He is unsure whether to run again from the first ward. He is a sales representative Caldwell Sites.
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Eugene C Babb
Airport
Armory and Recreation
Babb
Caldwell Sites
Factory Work Week In April Shows Gain
The government reports a significant rise in the factory work week in April with modest employment gains in many manufacturing sectors. Jobless figures show 1.9 million heads of families unemployed and construction, though weather hindered, added 217 000 workers. Employment rose to 65 734 000 while unemployment fell to 4 962 000.
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Washington
Seymour Wolfbein
Law Department
Wolfbein
Labor 1
Calls Team Back Into Action Seeks Strong GOP Lines
Gettysburg, Pa. AP report on former President Eisenhower regrouping with cabinet members and aides to bolster Republican policy during Democratic White House tenure. Thruston Morton plans a party status report while Nixon declines attendance in San Francisco. Attendees listed include Benson Seaton Lip Young Gray Harlow and Lt. Col. John Eisenhower.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
GOP
Thruston B. Morton
Eisenhower
Arthur E. Summerfield
Summerfield
Richard M. Nixon
San Francisco
Kassona Ton
Ezra Taft Benson
Fred Seaton
William P.lip Young
Gordon Gray
Bryce N. Harlow
John Eisenhower
West Reported Ready to Join in Laos Conference
West prepared to participate in Laos conference as the report notes. An AP photo shows 90,000 pennies turned into a Jackson Michigan bank weighing 684 pounds with 38 pounds per bag. Miss Marjorie Palmer counts the coins and appears overwhelmed by the task.
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West
Laos
Jackson, Mich
Marjorie
Kennedy seeks federal five year plan to curb juvenile crime
President Kennedy asked Congress to authorize a five year federal program against juvenile delinquency. A $10 million first year cost estimate was given and a special committee was created to coordinate efforts and seek new approaches.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Abraham Ribicoff
Skies Clear Across Midwest Flood Belt
Flood conditions eased in many areas after days of rising waters across Indiana Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Ohio Kentucky. Authorities report 25 deaths and over 100 injured with about 1250 families displaced as levees are reinforced and National Guard units deployed in Southeastern Illinois and surrounding regions. Army Engineers indicate 200000 acres under water in the Missouri River Valley and related basins.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Ohio
Kentucky
Lawrenceville
Ill
National Guard
Almond Grants Execution Stay
Governor J. Lindsay Almond Jr has granted a stay of execution for Clyde Raymond Near until June 23. Near was scheduled to die in the electric chair for the November 1958 fatal beating of Barry Steele Chapman in Richmond.
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Richmond
J. Lindsay ‘Almond Jr
Clyde Raymond Near
Near
Barry Steele Chapman
Survivors of Cuban Invasion Held in U S, Rumors Rise
Reports claim survivors of the failed Cuban invasion are being held by the United States as possible incommunicado prisoners. The base at Guantanamo Bay heard rumors as Castro-backed captives were shown on Havana television.
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Bem Price
Washington
United States
U.S
Seno Arest
Guantanamo Bay
Havana
Vieques
U.S. Ma
Century-Old Snapshot of West Coast Police Command
A fragment notes a 100 years ago today event tied to a police command in the western region. Details are sparse but imply a formal act or order linked to a wartime or postwar context.
Kennedys Head for Florida for Restful Weekend
President and Mrs Kennedy travel to Florida for a three day break at Palm Beach starting with a White House departure by helicopter to Andrews Air Force Base then by jet to Palm Beach. The trip aims to provide rest and leisure with golf and swimming noted as key activities.
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Washington
Kennedy
Florida
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Palm Beach
Western powers weigh Laos conference after cease fire
The Big Three Western powers consider joining a Laos conference after word from London that organized fighting has ceased. Officials signal cautious optimism while noting continued sporadic clashes and poor communications. Phoumi Nosavan says pro Communist artillery still hits his lines as the government delays travel to Geneva.
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Geneva
Laos
London
United States
Britain
France
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Ingness
Vientiane
Phoumi Nosavan
Tha Thom
Rummage Sale for Mother's Day Plants at Old Friendship Hall
Rummage sale scheduled Friday May 12 from 10 to 8 and Saturday May 13 from 9 to 1 at Circle 3 Market St Chares. Offered potted plants for Mother's Day as low as 69 cents. Sears Roebuck credits mentioned in ad.
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Old Friendship Hall Circle
Market
St. Chares
Sears, Roebuck & CO
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