Kennedy weighing force option to push Cuba reform
President Kennedy and aides discuss possible use of military force against Castro if other measures fail to end Communist rule in Cuba. Options include naval blockade, embargo, refugee-led actions, and broad sanctions with Latin American partners. Support from Rockefeller, Eisenhower, Nixon, Truman, and Johnson signals bipartisan backing for a firm anti Castro stance.
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Washington
Kennedy
Cuba
Castro
United States
Ken
U. S
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Kennedy food stamp plan tests in McDowell County
In McDowell County West Virginia a Kennedy emergency food stamp experiment begins. Adults sign earnings and participation starts as government agencies determine free stamp allocations to balance diet for the needy. Participants buy usual food stamps while the federal government buys back the additional stamps.
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W.va
McDowell County
West Virginia
Kennedy
W. W. Barron
Fresh Rebel Attacks Reported in Laos Amid Cease-Fire Talks
VIENTIANE Laos United States accelerates airlift to pro Western Laotian government troops as pro Communist rebels launch fresh attacks. Six C130 transports move supplies from the Philippines under Operation Hot Shot while a cease fire remains uncertain ahead of Geneva talks. Souphanovong, backed by the Communist bloc, challenges Premier Boun Oum for leadership.
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Laos
United States
Philippines
U. S
India
Canada
Poland
New Delhi
Geneva
Souvanna Phouma
Boun Oum
Communist Bloc
Man-In-Space Shot Planned Next Week
Cape Canaveral expects a man in space on a short up and down ride next week despite a recent Atlas missile explosion that destroyed an unmanned Project Mercury capsule and set back the orbiting goal for the year.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Parade Halted as Castro Regime Halts Invader Parade
Key West reports Fidel Castro’s government will stop the televised parade of captured invaders. A final public interrogation is scheduled for tonight as the regime announces the halt.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Want Ad Readers Scan Messenger Columns Daily
Readers scan the Want Ad columns in the Messenger daily for items of interest. The note highlights the ongoing activity of shoppers and sellers seeking bargains and announcements in the classifieds.
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Messenger
GE Chief Cordiner Grieves Over Price-Fixing Conviction
Syracuse New York General Electric chairman Ralph Cordiner told shareholders he was grieved by the company price fixing conviction. Outside the War Memorial Auditorium union pickets protested as management opened the 69th annual meeting amid scrutiny by a Senate subcommittee.
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N.Y
Ralph Cordiner
General Electric Co
War Memorial Auditorium
James B. Carey
International
Union of Electrical Workers
Carey
Cordiner
U. S. Senate
Utilities rate fights resume in Ohio hearings
Ohio utility customers are highlighted as hearings begin before the House Elections and Federal Relations Committee. Two bills propose changes to how utility investments are valued for rate setting, one basing on actual original cost and the other combining original cost with reconstruction cost new. Nine witnesses testified, including Ralph S. Locher who warned the issue affects every pocketbook.
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House Elections and Federal Relations Committee
Richard M. Christiansen
D-Richland
Christiansen
Federal Power Commission
Ralph S. Locher
Cleveland
Locher
Five Day Forecast With Cooler Trend and Rain
The forecast shows temperatures averaging about eight degrees below normal. A cool trend continues through the period with normal highs of 65 to 74 and lows around 48 to 52. Precipitation totals near one inch or more, with showers mainly over the weekend.
Severe wind and rain storm lashes Southeastern Ohio towns
Severe electrical storms with high winds hit Athens Hocking County and surrounding areas, causing widespread damage. Laurelville Adelphi and Marion Townships reported roof and tree damage, power and telephone service interruptions, and frightened residents. In New Straitsville a porch and slate roofs were damaged as rivers rose and temperatures dropped.
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Athens
Hocking County
Laurelville
Marion
George Reed
Pleasant Ridge
Myrtle Grover
Adelphi
Marion Twp
Logan
Commonwealth Telephone Co
New Straitsville
McConnelsville
Edward Leggett
Leggett
Hocking River
French generals rebel in Algeria collapse forces arrest Challe
Gen Maurice Challe was captured and flown to Paris to face trial on charges possibly carrying the death penalty. Raoul Salan Edmond Jouhand and Andre Zeller remained missing as the four man junta fled Algiers Tuesday night, with a convoy driving them to an unknown destination. Oran and Constantine had surrendered earlier as De Gaulle solidified control. Paris awoke to the Elysee in darkness after the crisis faded.
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Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Maurice Challe
Paris
Raoul Salan
Edmond Jouhand
Andre Zeller
Trio
Foreign Legion
Zarelda
Challe
de Gaulle
Oran
Constantine
Elysee Palace
France
Tornado Hits Clinton County Killing Two During Storm
A tornado carved a five mile path through Eaton and Clinton County killing 12 year old Ronald Morton and 41 year old William Black while protecting cattle in barns. William Rankin was critically injured when a roof fell on his car. Mayor Moysey declared a state of emergency as National Guardsmen helped patrol the stricken area.
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Clinton County
Ronald Morton
William Black
Martinsville
William Rankin
Route 1
Rankin
Eaton
Glen Moysey Jr
Preble
Prosecution Quotes Hoess At Auschwitz Trial
Rudolf Hoess described as obsessed with destroying Jews and driving himself to travel constantly in pursuit of the final solution. The notes from the wartime Auschwitz commander were admitted into the record in Eichmann’s trial. Hoess was executed in Poland in 1947.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Rudolf Hoess
Auschwitz
Poland
Hoess
Fair Commission Bill Anticipates Approval
Columbus bill creates a 15 member fair expositions commission and a full time general manager with three assistants. The measure, if approved, would not affect this summer's fair. The House is expected to act today and pass the legislation despite no impact on current events.
Tshombe Arrested in Coquilhatville After anti UN Clash
Congolese central government soldiers arrest Moise Tshombe in Coquilhatville as he left for home after walking out of an anti Communist conference. He accused President Kasavubu of selling out to the United Nations.
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Coquilhatville
The
Congo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Tshombe
Equator Province
Joseph Kasavubu
United Nations
Urban Bill Clears Senate In Columbus Vote
The Senate approved by 33 to 1 a bill allowing non charter cities to sell urban redevelopment property through negotiations and sent the measure to the House for action.
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Columbus
Senate
Pay Phone and Toll Box Stolen From Laundry
A pay telephone and toll box were ripped from the wall of Chapman's self service laundry on Richland Ave. Tuesday. The phone owned by Commonwealth Telephone Co. was valued at 22 dollars. Contents of the toll box were not known.
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Chapman
Richland Ave
Commonwealth Telephone Co
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