U S Reluctantly Agrees to Join Parley on Laos
The United States agrees to join a 14 nation conference in Geneva on Laos reluctantly after a British French compromise des not define Laotian rulers. Three rival Laotian groups seek voice with Pathet Lao and Sou Vanna factions seeking recognition. The U S position supports a neutral process and tests Soviet willingness to accept a nonpartisan policy while keeping the royal government of Boun Oum as the official Laos government.
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Geneva
United States
Laos
Snags
Boun Oum
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Reds
Lord Home
Maurice Couve de Murville
U.S
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Ve & Point
Dha
Goldfine Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion in U S District Court
U S District Judge George C Swenson delayed sentencing in the case of Goldfine who pleaded guilty to two indictments one charging evasion of 450961 in personal taxes and corporate income taxes The judge ordered a court appointed psychiatrist to determine his present mental competence before any sentencing proceeding.
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Aigh Grindides
U.S. Dist
George C. Sw
Goldfine
Sweeney
Sweeney Goldfine
Handley Class of 1951 Seeks Missing Givens and Frantz
The Handley High School Class of 1951 asks readers to help locate Dorothy Riley Givens and Mary Lillian Frantz. Call Mrs James Lawrence with any information. Winthrop Crum thanks three unidentified boys who stopped to help and delivered a terrier to the Animal Hospital, where the dog is expected to recover. Robert Porterfield, founder of the Barter Theater, presented Cronfe his outstanding work at the Apple Blossom Festival, with Lewis Allen Jr. producing the Broadway show Big Fish Little.
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Handley
Dorothy Riley Givens
Mary Lillian Frantz
James Lawrence
Winthrop Crum
Viele Ave
Town ‘Crier
Robert Porterfield
Barter Theater
Lewis Allen, Jr
Palm Beach Church Departure Ties to President Golf Partner
They leave St Edward's Roman Catholic Church at Palm Beach Florida. Dunphy a Palm Beach resident is a frequent golfing partner of the president who has
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St. Edward’s Roman Catholic Church
Palm Beach, Fla
Dunphy
Palm Beach
World Pays Tribute To Cooper
The body of Gary Cooper lay in a mortuary chapel as the world mourned the star. Pope John XXIII cabled sorrow to his family, and tributes poured in from BBC, The Washington Post, The Times, Cannes, and other outlets. The film world called him an all American hero and a symbol of courage.
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Hollywood
Gary Cooper
Ing
Church of the Good Shepherd
Beverly Hills
Pope John XXIII
Cooper
British Broadcasting Corp
Tokyo Shombun
Washington Post
London Times
France
Cit
Ince
Te Film Jury
Paris
the Humanite
America
Rome
L’uni
Johnson Predicts Possible Collapse of Chinese Regime Within Year
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, arriving from Formosa after meeting Chiang Kai-shek, was briefed on sources claiming Communist China could collapse in 12 to 18 months due to internal unrest, malnutrition, leadership disputes, and strains under Mao Zedong. Johnson had warned last week of a period of maximum danger from Communist China.
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Spencer Davis
Hong Kong
Lyndon B. Johnson
China
Johnson
Prin
Red Army
Mao Tze-tung
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Wenatchee Estimates Apple Crop at 10 Million Bushels
North Central Washington estimates the 1961 apple crop at 10 million bushels after a tough spring with nearly no rain and a severe April frost. Dr. L P Bates notes light bloom and frost reduced potential, yielding about six million bushels below capacity. The Yakima area also faced a light crop.
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Wenatchee
North Central
Washington
Star
L. P. Bates
Wena
Es Ng
Yakima
Vice President Johnson Resting in Hong Kong On unofficial stop
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson arrived in Hong Kong for a 24 hour rest from his Asian tour described as a mission to the strong points of freedom in Asia. He praised the colony as a show window of the free way of life in Asia and presented Governor Sir Robert Black with a copy of Profiles in Courage. Johnson and Lady Bird appeared relaxed as they toured the city with limited publicity and plans for formal calls.
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Hong Kong
Lyndon B. Johnson
Asia
Formosa
Johnson
Red China
Robert Black
Lady Bird
Far East
President Kennedy
Viet Nam
Philippines
Ies Dasaninhiat
United States
China
Missing Florida Boys Found After Night Absence
Florida authorities located two missing boys in Fort Pierce after a late night disappearance. The youths, identified as nineteen year old Jackie Combs and another boy, were found safe following an alert from the Seer and local guardians.
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Florida
Fort Pierce
Flas
Jackie Combs
Acorn Heights
Youth Nabbed In $140 Theft And Break-Ins
A Winchester youth, ten years old, admitted to two daylight break-ins yielding about $140. Police say he entered the Winchester Newsstand of Clayton Cochran, stealing around $138 before it was recovered. He was found while attempting a third break-in and held as parents were contacted. Green stamps were reported stolen in a separate entry at Camp Cleaners on S Braddock.
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Winchester
Clayton Cochran
Campe ‘Cleaners
S. Braddock
Snow and Storms Hit Midwest and West During Severe Weather
Thunderstorms swept the midcontinent after a belt of twisters and damaging winds across Minnesota to Louisiana. Nine injured in Illinois and one in Wisconsin, with property damage and power outages. Snow dumped 9 inches on Cheyenne Wyoming and blanketed Colorado and surrounding states as floodwaters trapped residents. National Guardsmen remained on duty in Illinois and Missouri.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Colorado
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Mississippi River
Hannibal
Peoria
Ilinois
West Central
Waseca
Castor
Pocahontas
Stuttgart
Holly Grove
Ark
Vandals Strike Senseny Park Causing Hydrant Floods
The Recreation Department reports extensive vandalism at Senseny Park over the weekend. A hydrant at Kiwanis Shelter was broken, rest rooms wrecked, and bleacher boards stolen from the softball area. Rubbish in park receptacles adds to maintenance burdens for staff preparing for picnickers.
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Senseny Park
Recreation Department
Kiwanis
Senate Leaders Weigh Summit Meeting Possibility
Washington politics note Senate leaders show mixed views on a potential summit with Premier Khrushchev with opinions ranging from cautious approval to calls for informality. Senator Styles Bridges says no harm seen while Senator Hubert Humphrey supports diplomacy and Senator J. W. Fulbright urges a soft pedaling approach.
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Washington
Senate
Khrushchev
Styles Bridges
R-N.h
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Freedom Riders Attacked in Alabama Bus Fire
In Alabama a Greyhound bus carrying Freedom Riders was firebombed outside Anniston after clashes with a about 200 white men. Thirteen people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation and injuries. others received medical aid, with no critical injuries recorded.
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Freedom Riders
Alabama
Washington
Anniston
Aingham
An- Birmingham
Aglpg
Mattie
South
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ell M. Cowling
Trailways
Greyhound
Walter Bergman
Michigan State University
Final Decision May Be Reached Within a Week
AP dispatch from Palm Beach, Florida, outlines possible Kennedy Khrushchev talks as May visit to Paris with Gaulle and other leaders could lead to a historic summit. Reports say no concrete plans exist, but officials weigh options while allies may be consulted on a Kennedy Khrushchev meeting.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Palm. Beach, Fla
Laos
Coats
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Stockholm
Plesel Salinger
White House
Bing
Palas
Wwe
Moscow
Wakington
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Paris
Charles Gaulle
France
Fie Gaulle
Dean Rijkmaar
North Atlantic
Confederate echelon shifts at Harpers Ferry and Arlington moves
A garbled 100 years ago today item notes Gen E Gandia at Harpers Ferry and a parallel Arlington move involving Mrs with a Colonel rank. It mentions Brigadier and Sherman in unclear context and references a pecuniary figure.
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Sheen Department
E.gandia
Harpers Ferry
Robert
Army of the
Arlington
Sam Tecumseh Shermish
Tryy
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