Dawn Raids Hit Cuban Airports Invasion Fears Surge
Raids by unknown raiders struck Camp Libertad near Havana and the Santiago airport, with reports of munitions blasts and ambulance activity after dawn. A claimed third strike at Mariel port near Havana prompted fears of a covert landing as Cuba awaits word from officials.
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Havana
Santiago
Castro
Armed Forces Ministry
Camp Libertad
Columbia Airport
Cuba
Mariel
Fidel Castro
Ources
Libertad
Cuba reports air attack with mixed casualties and claims victory
Cuban forces announce repelling an air assault with one plane damaged heavily and others possibly involved. Raul Castro says attacks were by mercenary aircraft paid by Yankee imperialism, with witnesses reporting planes seen over Libertad and Havana explosions. Casualty counts remain unclear as authorities pause traffic and authorities frame the incident as a military action.
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Arm Forces Ministry
Miami
Armed Forces
Raul Castro
Santiago
Raul
Havana
Libertad
Kennedy Urges OAS Lead For Hemisphere Progress
President Kennedy urged the Organization of American States to set a pace for social justice and development in the Western Hemisphere. He proposed a summer finance ministers meeting under OAS sponsorship to pursue concrete, urgent hemispheric collaboration and three core goals. Millions face tax filing deadlines this weekend with April 17 chosen due to the weekend. A light look at tax season humor notes quirky anecdotes from IRS offices, including shoe boxes of empty pill bottles and an aunt listed as a dependent.
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Washington
Kennedy
Organization of American States
Hemisphere
OAS
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
West Coast
IRS
Potential For Flood Still High In Maine Rivers
Portland Maine reports a high flood potential for immediate future as cool weather slows river rises. Charles Chibka of the Portland Weather Bureau notes seasonably cool conditions and gradual river flow increases, with weekly major river flows rising less than 25 percent.
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Portland
U. S. Weather Bureau
Maine River
Charles Chibka
Costage
Portland Bureau
Easing Seen In Economic Pinch
Economic observers say rising steel and auto production and a surge in home building signal a turn from recession. The Fed notes a February bottom and March uptick in industrial output while unemployment benefits decline for the sixth straight week. Private home starts climb to 1,283,000 yearly, up 8 percent from February.
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Washington
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Labor Department
Commerce Department
Spaceman Gagarin dodges questions at news conference
Moscow reports say Yuri Gagarin avoided direct answers at his two hour press conference in the House of Sciences. He read a prepared statement and answered written questions, deflecting inquiries about landing details, the ship, and viewing from inside the capsule.
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Moscow
Yuri A. Gagarin
Earth
House of Sciences
Outer Space
Gagarin
Biddeford Man Faces Court On Serious Counts
Leo Paul Drouin a 32 year old Biddeford man is committed to Cumberland County jail on 20000 bail after pleading not guilty to assault with intent to kill and breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny. He allegedly attacked Hasco Manufacturing manager Henry Jordan with a four foot crowbar during a daytime break at the Westbrook plant on October 26 1958. He awaits the May term of Superior Court. Drouin was brought from Maryland House of Correction for Maine charges and pleaded indigent. He will be represented by Caspar Tevanian as proceedings proceed on a crowded docket. Police foiled further charges including attempting to commit larceny and striking the manager. His car was found abandoned near Sanford and FBI arrested him in Philadelphia before extradition. He had been held on break counts in Maryland House of Correction since July 1959 after earlier release on bail.
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Leo Paul Drouin
Biddeford
Cumberland County
Drouin
Hasco
Henry T. Jordan
Westbrook
Superior Court
Charles A. Pomeroy
Pomeroy
Portland Atty. Caspar Tevanian Drouin
Tevanian
Jordan
Sanford
Philadelphia
FBI
Maryland
House of Correction
Eichmann Trial at Critical Point Faces Jurisdiction
Jerusalem AP reports the Eichmann trial nears a key point as judges rule on jurisdiction under Israel's 1950 law. Defense argues legality is flawed citing kidnapping in 1960 and alleged duress. Prosecutor Hausner urges court to affirm jurisdiction and proceed with trial.
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Adolf Eichmann
Relman Morin
Survivors tell harrowing tale of sea disaster off Maine
Nine crewmen escaped a sinking ship in heavy 35 foot seas off the Maine coast aboard the British motorship Daru. Survivors described the explosion like noise heard in cabins and the brutal rolling of the vessel as they scrambled for lifelines. One man, Edward Sweeney, was pulled from the water after going overboard. Gardner, the only casualty, had previously survived other ship sinkings.
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Portland
Maine
Willie F. Ferebee
South Norfolk
Charles H. Gardner
Madera
Aleutians
Northern Pacific
Alexandria
Egypt
Jane
Marine Merchant
Edward F. Sweeney
West Brighton
Staten Island
N.Y
Wiper
Sweeney
Charles E. Hudson
Philadelphia
Nathan Washington
Portsmouth, Va
Washington
Gardner
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Benjamin Remar
William Searle
Maurice Ross
Carlton Davis
Samuel Karlin
Clayton Cartmill
William O’sullivan
St. Andre High School
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Claire Guertin
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Sister Marie Amahbilis
Notre Dame Hospital
Saco
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Lucien Doyon
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Wilfred Fournier
Leo P. Taillon
Eloi Lacroix
Albert Deshaies
Brendan Twomey
Taillon
Fea Corp
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A. A. Blagonravov
Lovell Space
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Tass
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Maryland House of Correction
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George Perkins
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