U S Team Heads to Havana in Tractor Swap Talks
A four man American team leaves for Havana to negotiate with Fidel Castro on swapping 500 tractors for 1,200 Cuban invasion prisoners. The Tractors for Freedom Committee led by Mrs. Roosevelt and Walter Reuther aims to reach a deal within a day with potential travel permits in Washington. The plan faces Castro’s conditions and a separate U S Air Force search for a missing C133 freight plane is halted in Tokyo.
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Lewis Gulick
Washington
Havana
Fidel Castro
U. S
Tractors-for-Freedom Committee
Castro
Miami
U.S
United States
Franklin
Roosevelt
Walter P. Reuther
Milton Eisenhower
Kennedy
Tokyo
U.S. Air Force
Pacific
Four Drown in Minnesota Weekend Water Accidents
Four people died in Minnesota water mishaps over the weekend. A 10 year old Circle Pines girl, Darcy Jo Helland, drowned at Coon Lake after wading beyond her depth. Lewis Hall, 8, of Chicago, vanished after apparently falling from a resort dock on Lake Vermillion. Roger Peterson, 30, of Wolf Lake, drowned when he fell from a fishing boat. and George Bishop, 59, of Waterloo, Iowa, disappeared after a fall from a boat on Lake Inguadona. Funeral services for Darcy Helland are planned in Circle Pines.
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Twin Cities
Forest Lake
Darcy Jo Helland
Grant Helland
Circle Pines
Coon Lake
Helland
Austin
Lewis Hall
Chicago
Lake Vermillion
Tower Sunday
James D. Hall
Roger Peterson
Wolf Lake
Peterson
George Bishop
Waterloo
Iowa
Lake
Inguadona
Walker
Bishop
Joe Tridle
11Th Ave
Herman Helland
6Th St
Karen
Gail
Weather Responds to Therapy in California Hospital
A hospital spokesman in Culver City says Jeff Chandler, who suffered a third setback Friday, is responding to therapy for an infection. His condition is listed as fair.
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Culver City
Calif
Jeff Chandler
Edward J. Guidroz
Baton Rouge
Associated Press
York
Althea Ottavio
Patricia Anne Hewitt
Valdosta
Jacksonville
Fla
Kennedy Leaves Florida on Crutches for Washington Trip
President Kennedy on crutches left Palm Beach for Washington after a four day recuperation. His jet took off at 10 14 a m for Andrews Air Force Base then a helicopter to the White House for a luncheon with Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani of Italy. Assistant press secretary Andrew Hatcher said Kennedy was improving and would be on crutches for several days.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Washington
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews
White House
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
Andrew Hatcher
Florida
Hatcher
Janet Travell
Travell
Mass
Admit Killings
Two calm teenagers George R. York and James D. Latham confessed to eight killings across six states while jailed on federal vehicle theft charges. They described victims in Louisiana Florida Tennessee Illinois Kansas and Colorado and joked about the death penalty as investigators reviewed their statements.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Colorado
W. H. Terrill
George R. York
James D. Latham
Florida
Louisiana
Tennessee
Illinois
Kansas
Terrill
York
Jacksonville
Fla
Latham
Mauriceville
Tex
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Senate to Vote on Housing Bill Pass Expected
The $6.14 billion housing bill nears final Senate passage after a marathon session showing votes to support Kennedy administration recommendations. No further amendments will be allowed before the roll call. House action may follow next week. The measure funds slum clearance, city rebuilding, college dorms, veteran housing, mass transit, and elderly housing.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
Police Officer and Suspects Shot in Moving Car
In Waukesha Wisconsin a police officer and one of three men being taken for questioning were shot to death and another wounded as a car sped away. The officer George Schmidling 30 was dumped near the station. An unidentified witness cried out as the car fled and the pursuit ended with a fatal back seat casualty.
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Waukesha
Wis
Moody Walters
George Schmidling
Laos talks resume after Soviet concession amid fighting
Western nations resume East West conference on Laos after a seemingly meaningless Soviet concession. The International Control Commission urges truce teams to Laos as Pathet Lao pressure persists. Pa Dong changes hands amid ongoing clashes between Pathet Lao and loyal government forces.
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Gould Geneva
Laos
International Control Commission
Padong
Pathet Lao
Andrei Gromyko
America
Averell Harriman
France
Jean Chauvel
Lord Home
JFK approves reprimand plan for Gen. Walker over Birch Society propaganda
President Kennedy approved an Army plan to reprimand Maj Gen Edwin A. Walker for allegedly propagandizing troops with Birch Society views. Walker, relieved as commander of the 24th Infantry Division in Germany in April, denies the charges and has filed suits with the paper in German courts. He remains on duty at European Command HQ in Heidelberg while retirement looms after 30 years of service.
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Washington
Edwin A. Walker
John Birch Society
Kennedy
Walker
Germany
Overseas Weekly
Mth
U.S
Europe
Harry S. Truman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Dean Acheson
Korea
European Command Headquarters
Heidelberg
20 Killed in Cairo Jet Crash
The Dutch Electra crashed in sand near Cairo during a landing attempt, injuring many and killing about 20 aboard. The four engine plane carried 46 people on a Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur route with cargo including gold ingots and Swiss watches.
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Cairo
Egypt
Asia
Royal Dutch Airlines
KLM
Amsterdam
Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Ernst
Atlantic
Lisbon
Hartford
Paper Dispenser Now Gives Change
The Herald outside dispenser now returns change. Previously the machine required a nickel and two pennies to release a paper. Now insert two nickels or a dime to receive the paper, with the changer located at the left of the center door of the main building for easy access.
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