Soviet Built Migs Fire On U S Merchant Vessel Off Cuba
Captain Curtis Olson of the Floridian said two Soviet built MIGs fired 15 to 30 explosive shots at his ship 20 miles off Cuba. U S Navy jets reached the scene 55 minutes later escorting the vessel as Alpha 66 activity is cited as linked to the incident.
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Fla
Cuba
Coast Guard
Key West
Norman Teeples
Dania, Fla
Curtis Olson
Here
U.S
Olson
Jose Teitelbaum
Alpha 66
JFK Calls Session Amid New Tension Over Cuba
The United States urged the Soviet Union to establish a direct permanent communications link between leaders to prevent accidental war. Ambassador Stelle told the 17 nation disarmament talks the Cuban crisis shows the need for continuous, reliable lines for teletype and voice. He said the U.S. end would be in the National Command Center.
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JFK
Cuba
Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Charles C. Stelle
National Command Center
Cuba tensions rise as Floridian attacked off Cuba
Kennedy convenes National Security Council as tensions flare over Cuba. A U S vessel the Floridian reported two unidentified jets fired across its bow and stern near Cuba prompting U S air escort toward Miami. Soviet withdrawal from Cuba remains slow with estimates under 14 000 troops. anti Castro raids raise further concern.
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Washington
Kennedy
National Security Council
Cuba
U.S
Miami
United Ag
Caribbean
State Department
Havana Misfire: Cuba Says MIG Jets Fired In Error
Washington reports Cuba told the United States its MIG jets probably fired in error at the U S ship Floridian and said there was no intention to shoot at the American vessel. Havana sent two messages claiming they were pursuing a suspect boat. The U S demanded a full explanation.
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U.S
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Miami
Washington
Ala
Florida Straits
Cuban
United States
State Department
Havana
Fidel Castro
Thief River Falls Native Captured in Floridian Incident
The Floridian's shipmaster Captain Curtis Olson, a native of Thief River Falls Minnesota, was fired on by jet fighters. His mother Mrs. Carl Olson still resides in Thief River Falls.
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Thief River Falls
Minn
Curtis Olson
Carl Olson
Minnesota troopers face pressure over traffic arrests
Three patrol veterans testified that they faced threat of quotas and punishment for low traffic arrest totals. Di Matteo recalled being told to aim for 15 arrests per fatal or personal injury crash as morale sank under Captain Potvin. Officers described threats of re indoctrination and transfers, while Strohl urged friendly enforcement over heavy ticketing.
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Ralph Potvin
Brainerd
DiMatteo
Cina
Richard White
Minneapolis
Mittee
Kenneth Stroh
Fairmont
Strohl
Referendum on Wheat Control Set for May 21
Secretary Orville L. Freeman is expected to announce a nationwide grower referendum for May 21 on the administration's new wheat control program. The plan would take effect in 1964 if two thirds of voters approve. Kennedy views the vote as signaling support or opposition to government crop control and price stabilization policies.
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Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Kennedy
Union Meet Keeps Paper Off Streets
Philadelphia union workers protested the firing of a composing room employee by meeting in the Inquirer's composing room. The meeting began Thursday afternoon and continued into the night, prompting the paper to halt publishing. Union officials demanded reinstatement. management said normal grievance procedures apply.
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Union Meet
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer
International Typographical Union
The
Inquirer
Stewart Hooker
Triangle Publications, Inc
Teenagers Seduced by Fun Culture
A California survey from 1961-62 across 21 Contra Costa schools found 121 pregnancies among 12,136 junior and senior girls. Dr Toshiye Tagasaki said premarital pregnancy now appeared in white, educated families, challenging the old view that such pregnancies were confined to poor nonwhite groups.
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Los Angeles
California
Contra Costa County
Toshiye Tagasaki
California Medical Association
McNamara Warns of Nuclear Standoff as U S and USSR Tangle
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara told Congress the United States faces a nuclear standoff with the Soviet Union while aiming to win the cold war. He said mutual deterrence will grow, but the U S plans continued military action and freedom promotion worldwide amid Cuba Crisis reflections. He defended the proposed defense budget of 53.7 billion dollars and challenged calls to cut funding without risking security.
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United States
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Soviet Union
McNamara
Khrushchev
Cuba
Kremlin
U.S
Negroes Plan March to Register Voters in Mississippi
In Greenwood Leflore County Mississippi Negroes press a voter registration drive. Police used a dog and riot clubs as demonstrators were dispersed at Turner Chapel AME Church. Several marchers jailed previously and a city court trial continues.
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Greenwood
Miss
Leflore
D.L. Tucker
Tucker
Turner Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Missile forces sent to Florida to bolster air defenses
Three Army anti aircraft missile battalions stationed in Florida during last fall's Cuban crisis will remain there permanently to strengthen air defenses, the Army announced.
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Washington
Florida
Army
Eisenhower Urges Cuts in Kennedy Requested Funds
Former President Eisenhower urged deep reductions in President Kennedy's request for 108 billion dollars in new appropriations. He called for trimming defense and space funding and criticized the overall spending level.
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Ike
JFK
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Ladybird Johnson to Leave Rochester After Mayo Clinic Visit
Lady Bird Johnson wife of Vice President Lyndon Johnson planned to depart Rochester Minnesota late today following a routine medical examination at the Mayo Clinic.
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Rochester, Minn
Ladybird Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Rochester
Mayo Clinic
No Halftime This Sunday in Alexandria Tale
Dale Serum, six year old son of the city recreation director in Alexandria Minnesota, attends many sports events with his father. He asked during a church service why they did not have halftime, saying What is it dad halft time.
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Alexandria, Minn
Dale Serum
Man Hurt in Dispute Over Girl in Minneapolis Suburb
In Minnetonka a 22 year old man was shot and critically wounded during a dispute over a girlfriend. Rodney Oliver Larson 21 was questioned after a confrontation with John Robert Fitzgerald 22 and Thomas W. Lavigne 21. The incident occurred near a home in St. Louis Park around 3 50 a m.
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Minneapolis
Minnetonka
John Robert Fitzgerald
Rodney Oliver Larson
St. Louis Park
Larry McMullen
Stanley Hurley
Larson
Helen Elizabeth Dietz
W.P. Berghuis
Gamble-Skogmo, Inc
Fitzgerald
Thomas W. Lavigne
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