Invasion Promise Denied to Cuba by Kennedy
President Renney denied promising a U S invasion of Cuba and warned against such a venture while stating time would show Cuba free again. He urged restraint on steel price boosts and urged auto firms and unions to act in the national interest. Kennedy rejected any plan to invade Cuba and urged collaboration with Cuban exiles, while warning against broad federal power to cut Mississippi funds.
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Renney
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American Society of Oegee
United States
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
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Jose Miro Cardona
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Kendere
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Civil Rights Commission
Mississippi
White House
New York Times
Arthur Krock
Kennedy denies promising invasion of Cuba as mistake
President Kennedy rejects any pledge of a U.S. invasion of Cuba and says such a venture is a mistake. Former Vice President Nixon, angry at news conferences, faces questions from 500 editors. The Kennedy administration weighs Laos actions as tensions rise and Spain’s Franco cabinet bars Julián Grimaus’s death sentence. The Titans failure could impact missile development and Gemini program.
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Kennedy
U.S
Washington
Richard Nixon
Today International
Laos
Franco
Red
Julian Grimau
John Birch Society Reframes Its Operation and Growth
Belmont mass AP report details a revamped John Birch Society led by Robert Welch. The home office expands into adjacent basement space and employs 109 staff, up from 57 in 1961. Welch highlights American Opinion circulation above 27000 and a growing network of about 125 stores selling society publications. He notes procedural changes with the executive board approving front page content, while stressing no policy change.
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Belmont
Mass
John Birch Society
Belmont Center
Robert Welch
Congress
Welch
North Carolina
U.S. Naval Academy
Harvard Law School
American Opinion
Society
John Birch
American Opinion Library
Lst
Scott Stanley
Richard Ober
Westbrook Pegler
Chuckle Joke Prompt About Husband Greeting
A lighthearted item notes a modern husband returning home and asking his wife what is thawing. It frames a domestic joke in a dated tone, emphasizing humorous miscommunication at home.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Chemist Describes Burned Plastic From Nuclear Sub
In Portsmouth NH AP a large plastic piece found with debris from the Thresher sinking showed charred areas and rush-of-flame signs. Chemist Frederick L Downs testified the polyethylene fragment came from a Thresher class reactor shielding plastic with metal embedded. Further tests planned and eight smaller plastic fragments were presented.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Thresher
Naval Court of Inquiry
Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard
Frederick L. Downs
Downs
Naval Shipyard
John FE. Carrigan
Massachusetts
Samuel R. Heller
Wiliam H. Barnes III
U. S. Engineering Exa
Annapolis
Edwin G. Savasten
Navy
Laos Decisions Are Due as Kennedy Deliberates Options
President Kennedy faces crucial Laos decisions amid renewed fighting that threatens the Geneva accords. Officials rule out U.S. troop deployment now but consider other actions with potential SEATO maneuvers set for mid June involving eight nations.
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Washington
Kennedy
Laos
U.S
National Security Council
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Plaine Des Jarres
United States
Thailand
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Thaiand
York County Retail Survey Planned
The Department of Commerce will canvass York county retailers manufacturers and service firms for the 1963 Census of Business. Data will cover sales employee counts payroll hours and merchandise categories with results showing growth in service industries and retail gains. Confidential handling is promised with data not open to public or other agencies.
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New York
Department of Commerce
York County
Commerce Department
Department
Miami Is Uneasy Over Exiles
Editor’s note on Cuban exiles in Miami creating pressures and resentments as the influx nears 150000 to 200000, outpacing resettlement and stressing a fragile economy. The city, shaped by geography into a de facto instrument of U S policy, faced division between natives and refugees.
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Miami
U.S
Castro
Cuba
United States
Miami Faces Quiet Unease Amid Cuban Refugee Influx
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan describes a tense mood in Miami as Cuban refugees arrive from a nearby communist island. Residents sense international friction, compare Miami to West Berlin in atmosphere, and note cultural clashes, language barriers, and complaints about Cuban manners and behavior.
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William L. Ryan
Miami
Fla
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