Prisoners Deny Swap Aim in Key West
Ten anti-C Castro prisoners arriving from Cuba denied at a Key West press conference they intended to appeal for funds to ransom 1,187 fellow inmates. They said they want to exit Cuba, not discuss how they arrived, and rejected blame on the United States for the April 17 invasion.
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Cuba
Gustavo Garcia
Key West
Fla
Garcia
Waldo Castroverde
Renaldo Rico
Luis Norse
United States
Ime
Fidel Castro
Committee of
Castro
Loyal troops crush pocket revolt in Barcelona Venezuela
About 1,100 loyal troops stormed an army barracks in Barcelona, 150 miles east of Caracas, ending a five hour revolt. Estimates cite at least 40 dead including 15 rebels. 25 civilians were reportedly machine gunned. Civilians later surrounded the barracks but were calmed by state authorities.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Barcelona
Romulo Betancourt
U.S
Anzaoteggui
Betancourt
Life Term Starts In Poison Slaying
Warren H. Byrd, 36, began a life sentence at Indiana State Prison for the arsenic death of his second wife Lois Byrd, 33, once a gospel singer. Byrd, handsome and unshaven, told reporters to pray for him as he was handcuffed from Henry County jail in New Castle for the transfer.
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Michigan City
Ind
Warren H. Byrd
Indiana
Lois
Henry County
New Castle
Warren Davis
Nurse Dies After Car Crashes Through Store Window
Fortville nurse Hazel Bricker 63 died after her car leaped a curb and crashed through a plate glass window in downtown Indianapolis near a private property area. Police suspect a seizure may have caused the incident. she died at Indianapolis General Hospital minutes after the crash. Survivors include husband Jay Bricker deceased 1945 and sister Mrs Roy Legg. Funeral services set at George McCarty Funeral Home in Fortville with burial at Wynn Cemetery. An Anderson woman sustained
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Fortville
Indianapolis
Indianapolis General Hospital
Bricker
George McCarty
Wynn Cemetery
Anderson
Taylor Named By Kennedy To Be Adviser
Gen Maxwell D Taylor former Army chief of staff is named adviser on intelligence and military developments for President Kennedy. He will report for work to review U S planning in the Berlin crisis and will have no command authority, but access to information. Taylor resumes four star rank and returns to active service, after retiring in 1959.
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Washington
UPI
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army
Kennedy
U.S
Berlin
Taylor
Lincoln Center For the Performing Arts
New York City
White House
Central Intelligence Agency
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Pierre Salinger
Kemnedy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Council
Salinger
Eichmann Attacks Pilate Role In Jewish Mass Deaths
Adolf Eichmann told the Jerusalem court he felt no more guilt for the murder of six million Jews than Pontius Pilate did for Christ’s crucifixion. He admitted signing execution orders but said he acted only on Himmler authority channeled to him, referencing the Wannsee conference of January 20, 1942.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Adolf Eichmann
Pontius Pilate
Jesus Christ
Pilate
Judea
Christ
Defense Council
Robert Servatius
Berlin
Kennedy invokes Taft Hartley to end seamen strike
President Kennedy uses the Taft Hartley act to order a 80 day cooling off period and 75 000 striking seamen back to work. A three man board will report by Friday and then a federal court injunction may compel compliance. Gold berg calls the move distasteful but necessary as unions hold out on a pre existing truce plan. Curran of the National Maritime Union warns the tactic could trigger wider consequences.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
Congress approves highway funding bill with tax increases
Congress passed a compromise highway funding bill requested by President Kennedy. It adds about 11.56 billion in federal road grants to raise total authorizations to 37 billion, funds roadbuilding through 1972, and hikes truck, tire, and fuel taxes starting July 1 1962. The bill also extends two years for billboard curbs with a 50 cent bonus per 100 dollars of federal funds.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Kennedy
House
Senate
Treasury
Maryland
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Maine
Nebraska
New York
Oregon
West Virginia
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Pennsylvania
Trash Can Baby In Muncie Survives After Found In Can
A two day old boy found in a trash can in Muncie Indiana on Monday is listed in fair condition at Ball Memorial Hospital with doctors saying he has a good chance to survive. Norma Cline found the infant behind her home and police said there are no clues to the baby's identity or the person who left him.
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Muncie
Ind
UPI
Ball Memorial Hospital
Norma Cline
Five Inmates Escape From Work Details
Five Indiana State Reformatory prisoners escaped from work details during the weekend. Two slipped from a crew at the Soldiers Home near Lafayette. Robert E. Young and Harry L. Barr, both from Evansville, are jailed for burglary and forgery terms. The other three fled from a detail at the Indiana Blind School in Indianapolis. Gerald L. Austin, Herbert L. Abraham, and Robert S. Holding, all tied to burglary or grand larceny terms from nearby counties. The trio were part of a Pendleton group sent to the school for a summer renovation project.
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Gerald L. Austin
Johnson County
Herbert L. Abraham
St. Joseph County
Robert S. Holding
Marion County
Pendleton Institution
Keller Named IHSAA Assistant Commissioner
Herman F. Keller, twice Ev ansville Bosse state champion coach and former Boise head coach, was named assistant commissioner of the Indiana High School Athletic Association to succeed the late Robert S. Hinshaw. Keller, 55, is immediate past president of the National Federation of High School Athletic Associations and will resign as business manager at Henry Harrison High School in Evansville.
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Indianapolis
Herman F. Keller
Evansville Bosse
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Robert S. Hinshaw
Keller
Boise
National Federation of High School Athletic Associations
Ihsaa Board of Control
Sville
Boonville
Henry Harrison High School
Evansville
Board of Control
Andersonian Captures State AHEPA Posts At South Bend
Peter E. Pakes of Anderson was named state lieutenant governor and Cassandra Jarras was elected state marshal of the Daughters of Penelope at the 30th annual AHEPA state convention in South Bend. Delegates included Pete Pancol John Jarras Sophocles Pancol and Perry Pakes as the organization plans Hammond for next year and Miami for the 1961 national gathering.
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South Bend
American Hellenic Educational and Progressive Organization
John Jarras
Sophocles Pancol
Perry Pakes
Shark jaws bring cautionary tale to school visit
Nine year old Leonard Balmer was gashED on the leg by a shark's teeth when the shark, killed last year, was brought to school for show and tell. He tripped and fell between the jaws during the display.
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Sydney
Australia
Leonard Balmer
Leonard
Kuwait Declares It Will Fight Iraqi Annexation Backed by Britain
Kuwait, backed by Britain, says it will oppose Iraq’s attempt to annex the emirate. Arab League nations voice grave concern while Iraq denounces British defense pledge and insists Kuwait is part of Iraq. Baghdad notes warn of unity with Kuwait amid regional doubt.
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Kuwait
Britain
Iraq
Beirut
Lebanon
Arab League Nations
Persian Gulf
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Middle East
Baghdad
Abdel Karim Kassem
Heat Wave May Hit Hoosierland Today With Showers
A warming trend starts Monday in Indiana after two weeks of cool readings. Morning lows ranged from 50 at Goshen to 57 at Evansville while Indianapolis posted 52, tying the June 2 record. Afternoon highs reached 76 to 82 statewide with nights around 56 to 64 and forecasts call for cooler weather by midweek followed by near normal conditions through Saturday.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Goshen
Evansville
Eisenhower Nixon Attack Kennedy Policies At Rally
Former President Eisenhower and ex-Vice President Nixon condemned Kennedy domestic and foreign policies at a Republican rally in Hershey Pennsylvania honoring Eisenhower. Eisenhower mocked deficit spending and federal reach while Nixon criticized Laos Cuba and the administration’s resolve in global crises.
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Hershey, Pa
UPI
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Nixon
Gettysburg
Laos
Cuba
Gen
Pennsylvania
GOP
U.S. Senate
Local Jaycees Host Seminar On Red Threat
Local Jaycees in Anderson hosted a state wide seminar to mobilize Indiana Jaycee clubs against Communism. More than 50 people from ten cities attended a day long meeting with four speakers on communist tactics and infiltration and a forum on the anti Communist program. Dr James L Doenges opened with a hard line critique of Communism and the issue of control under state power versus individual rights. Marion Withers spoke on the Communist Party threat.
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Indiana
Jaycee
Anderson
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
James L. Doenges
Marion Withers
Communist Party
Social Security Benefit Rise And 62 Age Option Passed
The Senate approved a bill boosting Social Security benefits for about 4.4 million Americans and allowing men to retire at 62, now 65. The 90 to 0 vote aligned with Kennedy’s priority list, while leaders pledged to address elderly health care later this session.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Kennedy
Congress
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
New Arrivals At St Johns Hospital
New births reported from St Johns Hospital include a girl born to Mr and Mrs Billy Dunn Rt 5 a girl to Mr and Mrs John Cox Middletown a girl to Mr and Mrs William Monaghan 823 W 4th St a girl to Mr and Mrs Clarence Davis 506 W 12th St a boy to Mr and Mrs Jack Hight Alexandria a girl to Mr and Mrs Joel Harville Alexandria a girl to Mr and Mrs Dallas Hardacre 309 Central Way a boy and a girl to Mr and Mrs Robert White Chesterfield.
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St. John's Hospital
Billy Dunn
John Cox
Middletown
William Monaghan
4Th St
Clarence Davis
Jack Hight
Alexandria
Joel Harville
Dallas
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10Th St
Mary Marshall
Miss Marshall
Lonnie Carr
Davis Dr
Hunt’s Crossing
Indiana Ave
Herman Hendrickson
Fulton St
St. John’s Hospital
W. 19Th St
Eichmann
Puerto Rico
Brazil
la Guaira
U.S. Endangered
United Nations
Andrew Cordier
C. V. Narasimhan
Dag Hammarskjold
Cordier
Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Narasimhan
IHSAA
Troy
Oakland City College
Indiana State College
Plain
Andersonian
Hoosierland
United Press International
England
Arlette Dobson
Germany
Marlene Schmidt
France
Simone Dorot
Miami
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