Britain Plans Cuba Trade and Soviet Credit Exposed
London reports indicate Britain will sell road building gear to Cuba valued at about 1.4 million dollars and back a Soviet bloc deal with up to 448 million dollars for fertilizer plants. Prime Minister Douglas-Home returns from Washington after stressing continued trade with Cuba and with Communist nations as Britain aims to survive economically.
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London
Cuba
Soviet Union
Alec Douglas-Home
Washington
Johnson
Britain
Colin Ryan
Avcling Bargard
Granham
Baker Probe Stymied By Classified Tag
Senate special counsel L P McLendon says background records on witness Dan B Reynolds were labeled classified by Defense and Justice departments. Reynolds testified linking President Johnson to the Baker inquiry, prompting calls for FBI and Pentagon review of leaked material and potential witness protection concerns.
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Baker
Washington
L. P. McLendon
Senate
Bobby Baker
Dan B. Reynolds
Johnson
Senate Rules Committee
McLendon
Defense
Justice Departments
Reynolds
Hoffa Case Completed by Government
The government wrapped its case against James R Hoffa on the final day of the fourth week of his jury tampering trial in Chattanooga Tennessee Special prosecutor John J Hooker presented Albert J Gasdor as the last witness Gasdor was the reporter at Hoffa s 1962 conspiracy trial in Nashville and certified a judge s statement that a juror was excused for reporting a $10000 bribe offer The trial centers on alleged bribery during the 1952 Nashville trial underway since three weeks earlier
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Chattanooga, Tenn
James R. Hoffa
John J. Hooker
Nashville
Albert J. Gasdor
Washington, D.C
Gasdor
Hoffa
U.S
William E. Miller
Miller
James C. Tippens
Tippens
Lawrence W. Medlin
Medlin
Five Day Forecast With Variable Temperatures
The forecast shows temperatures through Wednesday near seasonal normals. Expect a brief warm spell on Monday with a chance of snow on Sunday or Monday and again around Wednesday.
Confidential Files Violation Charged In Baker Case
The Army-Navy-Air Force Journal charged that servicemen’s right to confidential personnel files has been undermined in the Bobby Baker case. It noted Reynolds, a former Air Force major and key Senate witness, faced disclosure of military records and suggested speculation of deliberate leaks by administration sources. Reynolds testified about a large insurance policy on Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson and a 1937 purchase of a stereo set for Johnson.
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Washington
UPI
Bobby Baker
Army-Navy-Air Force Journal
Don B. Reynolds
Air Force
Daniel Z. Wenkin
Reynolds
Silver Spring, Md
Senate Rules Committee
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Senate Democrats
Senate
Lynton B. Jotmem
Johnson
Austin
Tex
West Germans reject East Berlin wall reopening for Easter
Bonn and West Berlin officials announced a joint refusal to East Germany’s offer to reopen the Berlin wall for Easter. They said East Berlin misused Christmas travel rules for political aims, stressing unity in the decision.
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Bonn
Germany
West Berlin
Berlin Wall
Senate
East Berlin
Britain and United States clash over trade with Communists and Cuba
The article notes Douglas-Home defending Britain's stance against boycotts and arms bans, insisting on trade to live. It records Johnson’s disagreement but U.S. officials say they can only observe potential consequences of Britain’s liberal policies. It also notes Britain’s approach to long-term credits and the lack of credit granted so far.
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Cuba
Douglas - Hume
Britain
Johnson
U.S
United States
Douglas-Home
Khrushchev Announces Soviet Military Cutbacks
Premier Nikita Khrushchev stated the Soviet Union will reduce armed forces strength and military expenditures for common sense and peace, while not detailing the cut sizes. Tass released a summary of his remarks at a Communist party meeting focused on agriculture. He also dismissed a CIA report on Russia’s slow growth and snubbed China.
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Moscow
UPS
Nikita
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Communist Party Central
Tass
China
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Dragnet closes in on Cosa Nostra network
Five Cosa Nostra families allegedly control New York rackets as federal probes gain momentum led by Thomas Brown Luchese. Nassau County reports link a ring of Long Island call-girl housewives to the metropolitan underworld while a Jericho Lounge partner faces bookmaking charges.
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NEW York
Cosa Nostra
Justice Department
Thomas
Brown Luchese
Robert F. Kennedy
Luchese
Long Island
Dist
William Cahn
Nassau County
Long Islands
South Shore
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Vassar College
Carlo Gambino
Lucchese
Sicily
Joseph Valachi
Monbster
Senate
Washington
Lucchese, Gambino
Joseph Magliocco
Joseph Bonano
Vito Genovese
New York Area
Mineola
Cahn
Joseph Napolitano
Edmund Nugent
Jericho
Nugent
Airline strike set to shut National Airlines at peak season
A federal mediator pressed last minute talks to avert a strike by reservation and clerical workers at National Airlines. ASEA set a strike time after talks failed on the two remaining issues from May 1 negotiations, risking a winter tourism shutdown.
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Miami
API
National Airlines
Air Line Employer Association
ASEA
Massachusetts Supreme Court upholds legislators pay raise
The Massachusetts Supreme Court in a split decision refused to block the $2,600 yearly pay hike for legislators, effective June 28. Justices debated the emergency preamble issue, with one dissent and others noting the emergency question may belong to the legislature, while a referendum prospects loomed for November.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Jack E. Molesworth
The
Back Bay
Raymond
Wilkins
Arthur E. Whittemore
Paul G.kirk
Jacob Spiegel
Theather
Kohler Gets Soviet Barb
MOSCOW AP US Ambassador Foy D. Kohler was summoned to the Foreign Office for a sharp rebuke from Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko over the defection of Yuri Nassenko, a Soviet disarmament conference expert who sought asylum in the United States. The move stirred concern about impact on the Geneva conference.
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Moscow
U.S
Foy DB. Kohler
Foreign Office
Stern
Andrei Gromyko
Yuri Nassenko
Nasserko
Geneva
Notasulga High School Deliberate Seats Clash Over Negroes
A federal court barred Notasulga officials from blocking six Negro students from Macon County High School as about 40 state troopers kept grounds clear. White pupils boycotted the school while Mayor James Rea sought repeal of a fire safety ordinance used to deter attendance, with Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr issuing a sweeping order protecting the six pupils’ right to enroll.
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Notasulga
Ala
Tasulga High School
Segregal School
James
U.S
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Brough
Johnson
C. A. Pruitt
Macon County
Nostasulgaigh
Rea
Makarios Insists on U N Peace Plan for Cyprus Fight
President Makarios rejected the British American plan for an international peace force and pressed to take the issue to the United Nations. Sporadic fighting continued between Greek and Turkish Cypriots as Ball reported to Turkey and Greece, with casualties after a Christmas‑week clash in Limassol.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
Makarios
Cyprus
United Nations
U.S
George Ball
Nicosia
Ball
Ankara
Turkey
Athens
Makavios
U.N. Security Council
United States
Britain
Greece
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Haid
Washington
Limassol
Mediterranean
Paphos
Rockefeller Campaign Aides Named In Amherst Telegram
Amherst Massachusetts officials disclosed a telegram from Governor Rockefeller listing Don Whitehead and Bob Hahn as heads of his Massachusetts campaign. Carl A Keyser said the message also noted Happy and Peggy and Barry. The exchange shows planned campaign support from Stoughton figures.
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Amherst
Mass
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Carl A. Keyser
Amherst Town
Keyser
Rockefeller
Happy
Atty
Don Whitehead
Bob Hahn
Stoughton
Massachusetts
Don
Bob
Dollie
Peggy
Barry
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Kohler
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Preohnson
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