U.S. Lifts Cuba Blockade for U.N. Inspection
The United States suspended aerial surveillance of Cuba and the arms blockade for two days during U Thant's Havana talks. Pentagon officials cited the need for careful analysis of reconnaissance data and stated that conclusions require time and verification, with Khrushchev's Sunday message noted but not conclusive.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
U.N
U Thant
Havana
Arthur Sylvester
Defense
Pentagon
Sylvester
Thant
New York
Fidel Castro
U.S
Khrushchev
Nikita Khrush
Navy Patrol
Giant gravel truck crashes train killing two, injuring thirty
In Anaheim a gravel truck rammed the center of a speeding Santa Fe San Diegan, breaking the train in two and derailing four cars. The truck driver, Edward White, 43, of Anaheim, burned to death. A Navy recruit passenger, Larry Divis, 21, of Cedar Rapids, died after surgery. Over 30 hospitalized, many with broken legs as rocks rained on passengers.
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Anaheim
Calif
San Diego
Navy
Army Pfc
Melvin Best
C. R. Roberton
Santa Fe
Edward White
Larry Joseph Divis
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Orange County General Hospital
Eugene Miller
Orange County
Cuban Crisis Debated At Bennington Library Meeting
About 50 residents attended a Monday night discussion on the Cuban crisis at the Bennington Free Library hosted by the Bennington Council for Turn Toward Peace. Panelists Thomas P. Brockway Irving Adler and Dr Curtis M Flory analyzed Cold War dynamics and U N mediation, noting Kennedy’s restraint and Khrushchev’s withdrawal as pivotal.
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Bennington Free Library
Bennington Council
Thomas P. Brockway
Irving Adler
North Bennington
Curtis M. Flory
Harrison Ave
Brockway
U.S
Russia
Cuba
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Thant heads to Cuba to seek peaceful missile removal
United Nations Secretary General Thant flies to Cuba with an 18 member UN team on a mission to secure a rapid peaceful settlement of the Caribbean crisis. He met with US Soviet and Cuban diplomats and carried a letter to Khrushchev about normalizing the situation after missiles are pulled out.
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United Nations
N.Y
Thant
Cuba
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
Khrushchev
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
U.S
White House
Havana
A. Thant
Kenneth B. Keating
Rn.y
Kennedy
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Castro
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Western Hemisphere
Red China Loses U N Seat Bid in Assembly Vote
United Nations, N Y. Red China suffered a resounding defeat as the General Assembly rejected its latest bid for U N membership by 42 to 56 with 12 abstentions. The Western powers cited Peiping military action against India to oppose seating Red China.
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United Nations
N. Y
Red China
General Assembly
U.N
Red
Hope Leaves Her Laughing Kennedy Jokes Amuse Queen
Bob Hope joked at the Royal Variety Performance amid laughter from Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. He quipped about the Kennedys and mass jokes while the event raised 126000 for the Variety Artists Benevolent Fund. Critics questioned satire about the Kennedys amid censor rules on British stages.
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Queen Elizabeth
Hope
America
Prince Philip
Elizabeth
Variety Artists Benevolent Fund
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Fergus Cushin
The
Daily Sketch
Lord Chamberlain
Britain
the Kennedys
London
Castro's Terrorists Thwarted
Authorities reported foiled plots by Castro sympathizers to bomb American interests in Santiago and Venezuelan communications sites. In Uruguay, pro Castro demonstrators burned a flag and attacked government offices as about 1000 security forces dispersed the crowd. Four arrests included July Armando Suardo. A bomb found in Caracas foiled an attack on a radio television facility.
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Santiago
Chile
Latin America
Venezuela
Uruguay
Fidel Castro
Armando Suardo
Progressist Social Movement
Congress
Caracas
Interior Ministry
Montevideo
Senators Warn Of Cuban Haven For Communists
Three Republican senators warned against any missile removal agreement that could grant Castro a permanent sanctuary for communism in Cuba. They urged blocking U S guarantees to protect Cuba from Western Hemisphere harassment and cautioned that removing bases might entrench Castro.
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Washington
Senate
Cuba
U.S
Fidel Castro
Khrushchev
Kennedy
U.S.A
Indian forces halt Red Chinese drive in Himalayas hope renewed
Indian troops using mortars probe the Chinese advance as reinforcements flood into the Himalayas. Battles loom near Towang and Walong with recapture of Jang boosting defense of Assam while Ladakh reports fall of Demchok and Java Pass. US arms pledged to arrive. calls grow to replace Defense Minister Menon amid war doubts.
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New Delhi
India
Himalayas
Defense Ministry
North East Frontier Agency
Towang
Walong
Burma
Sea
Assam
Jang
Tawang
Ladakh
Demchok
Java Pass
V.K. Krishna Menon
Menon
United States
Congress Party
Nehru
Keyser Hoff squabble stirs tepid Vermont campaign
In Vermont the final week of the campaign centers on finances with Democrat Hoff accusing Gov Keyser of relying on a cash basis to mask a surplus and Republicans defending the state’s fiscal handling. Officials say the $900000 surplus partly stems from tobacco tax accrual and that the state remains financially sound.
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Statehouse
Vermont
Keyser
Barre
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
David V. Anderson
Frank P. Free
George Bell
William Shepard
Amidon
Free
Bombs blasted Meredith dorm as UT Mississippi football clash looms
In Oxford Mississippi students bombarded Baxter Hall with cherry bombs and firecrackers late at night amid rising campus tension before Mississippis game against LSU. MPs and federal marshals intervened but made no arrests as about 200 students caused a noise-filled disturbance in the dormitory of James H Meredith.
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Oxford
Miss
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Army
Mississippi
Louisiana State
Baxter Hall
Meredith
Baton Rouge
LSU
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