Revolution Roundup Venezuelan Violence Blamed on Castro
Venezuelan President Betancourt accused Fidel Castro of fueling anti government violence that killed at least 20 people in a week. He urged public support for police and the military to crush terrorists as paratroopers man the streets of Caracas. In Latin America, Honduras deployed machine guns in Tegucigalpa after student anti government protests. Brazil’s coup regime in Janeiro installed control, while Goulart withdrew a request for a 30 day siege noting no need for extreme measures.
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Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Fidel Castro
Betancourt
Latin America
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Oswaldo Lopez Arrelano
Presiden
Namuu
Villeda Morales
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Juan D. Rasch
Amomi
Brazil
Juan Casanovas
Chamber
Rafael Molina
Come International
Acesitas
Rio
Bosch
Honduran Junta Militarizes Police
Honduran military leadership announces plans to dissolve the civil guard and revive the national police under military control to prevent opposition. They frame the move as safeguarding authority, while opponents allege repression of voters and civilian checks on the military. The report also notes regional coups and unrest in the Dominican Republic and Brazil.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Ramon Villeda Morales
Oswaldo Lopez Arellang
Dominican Assembly Pleads for Order
In Santo Domingo the outlawed National Assembly urged immediate restoration of constitutional order, likely meaning the return of ousted ex-President Juan Bosch. A communique gave few details on where or how many members were present.
Mme Nhu Visit Sparks Uproar With US Tour
Mme Nhu, sister-in-law to South Viet Nam's leader, arrived in New York amid controversy over her controversial comments on US policies. Senators and representatives denounced her visit, urging visa cancellation, while she spoke in English about understanding why the two nations struggle to get along. Her coast-to-coast tour drew about 100 reporters as she addressed questions on democracy and U.S. relations.
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New York
Idlewild
Ngo Dinh le Thuy
Paris
UPI
Mme
Ngo Dinh Nhu
le Thuy
Tory
United
South
Viet Nam
Kent Kennedy
Nhu
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Senate
Young
Silvio 0. Conte
R-Mass
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Eight Sentenced For Bombings Near Montreal
Eight young men were sentenced in Montreal area cases linked to FLQ antigovernment bombings last spring. All pleaded guilty. Sentences ranged from six months to twelve years for manslaughter and injuries to an explosives expert, with two founders receiving twelve years each.
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Montreal
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
Canada
Gabrial Hudon
Raymond Villeneuve
De Gaulle Visit Hinted During U S Talks
French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville said President Charles de Gaulle may visit the United States sometime this year after a 90 minute meeting with President Kennedy. He noted the main topic was differing French and American approaches to the South Vietnam issue.
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Washington
UPI
Maurice Couve de Murville
Charles de Gaulle
United States
de Gaulle
Kennedy
South Viet Nam
Couve de Murville
Poisoned Fish Is Suspected In Four Deaths
DETROIT AP Government investigators hunted for the source of poisoned smoked whitefish blamed for four deaths in Michigan and Tennessee. A Michigan producer halted operations after ordering destruction of all stock. Eight others ill in Tennessee, two more in Michigan, all linked to the product. Federal tests ordered to confirm contamination. Grand Haven firm H J Dombos & Bros suspended activity while investigations continue. Major store chains A P National Food and Kroger pulled the product.
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Detroit
Michigan
Tennessee
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Washington
Lake Michigan
Grand Haven
H. J. Dombos & Bros
A&p
National Food
Kroger
Ealing
Cuba Refuses to Sign Nuclear Test Ban Pact
At the United Nations Cuba's Ambassador Lechuga declared the country would refuse to sign the limited test ban treaty, accusing the United States of an undeclared war. U S Ambassador Stevenson denounced Cuba as aligned with Chinese Communists and criticized Lechuga's anti U S speech as cold war rhetoric.
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N. Y
Carlos Lechuga
United States
Cuba
U. S
Adlai E.stevenson
Lechuga
U.S
General Assembly
Stevenson
Fidel Castro
Lejehuga
J .Castro
Newsman Detained By Algerian Police
UPI reports in Algiers police detained CBS reporter Don Stephen while searching for a pro rebel National Assembly deputy at his neighbor’s home. He was held briefly then released after about forty minutes.
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Algiers
Algeria
UPI
National Assembly
CBS
Don Stephen
Dehiles Slimane
Slimane
Whitefish linked to illness on vacation trip
Tennessee health officials said two Tennessee victims and others who fell ill ate Dornbos and purchased smoked whitefish at chain markets during a vacation trip to northern Michigan.
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Michigan
Tennessee
Strike Deadline Looms At Westinghouse Corp
In Pittsburgh the IUE rejects Westinghouse offer and sets a strike deadline for next Monday. The union’s conference board calls the proposal inadequate and loaded with gimmicks while urging locals to seek an adequate agreement. Westinghouse offers a 14 cent hourly wage increase over 18 months as the three year contract nears midnight Oct 14.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Westinghouse Electric Corp
International Union of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
IUE
VUE Westinghouse Conference Board
Westinghouse
Robert Nellis
General Electric Co
Diem Releases 107 Buddhists After Aug Crackdown
In Saigon the government said 107 Buddhist monks and followers arrested during the August crackdown were released on Monday after nearly seven weeks in detention. The report did not indicate how many remain jailed, though more than 2,000 were reported arrested in August.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Japanese Get Chinese Defector
A Red Chinese defector, 44-year-old Chou Chung-Ching, an interpreter for a Soviet scientific mission, was handed to Japanese authorities by the Soviet Union after overstaying his visa. Japan may allow him to choose his fate, with Nationalist China offering to arrange asylum in Formosa. Chou sought asylum by climbing the Soviet embassy gate at dawn.
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Soviet Union
Chou Chung- Ching
Red China
China
Formosa
Chou
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