Haiti Invasion Claims Sharply Split Between Sides
In Port au Prince the Duvalier government says the invasion by Haitian exiles has been crushed after hours of fighting in the north. Exile sources in Santo Domingo insist two rebel columns pressed into Cap Haitien and a third threatened Messieurs, with defections swelling the invading force.
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Adrien Raymond
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Messhven
Pons
Fern D. Baguidy
Organization of American States
Washington
Juan Bosch
Baguidy
Truce Line Quiet Again as 1st Cavalry reports calm front
Maj. Gen. Charles F. Leonard new commander of the 1st Cavalry Division says the Korean truce line has cooled off and predicts no major activity for some time. He notes heavy patrols and occasional fighting after a jeep ambush left two Americans dead, with four Communist raiders killed in a later clash. Leonard stresses no clear pattern to the activity. Also, UN coverage reports South Africa expected to maintain apartheid despite a Security Council arms embargo call, with several nations resisting enforcement and USA pledging no arms shipments after year end.
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Kennedy seeks Senate approval for East West test ban pact
President Kennedy urges resounding Senate ratification of the new East West limited test ban treaty signed by representatives from at least 30 nations in Washington London and Moscow. Ambassadors lead signing at the State Department with some nations signing in Moscow and London. Senator Henry M Jackson calls for scientific testimony on Soviet progress before voting. France and Communist China are notable holdouts.
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Senate House Atomic Energy Committee On
Soviet Rocket Neutralization and Penetration Bomb Progress
The report questions if the field of converting rockets aimed at their territory into duds by neutralizing their nuclear warheads has advanced. It also asks whether the Soviets have made substantial progress in developing a penetration bomb to disrupt radar and communications, potentially cutting off support.
Supreme Court orders retrial review for Duncan in coram nobis case
The Maine Supreme Court ruled that Duncan lacking state counsel at his coram nobis petition violated equal protection. It ordered a full rehearing on his bid to overturn a 1956 attempted escape conviction and noted the law now provides appointed counsel. Duncan, 41, was imprisoned after a July 1956 Molotov-attack breakout.
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Mail Supreme Court
John D. Duncan
Maine
Supreme Court
Duncan
Francis W. Sullivan
Bandits Loot Mail Train In Bold England Robbery
A gang of 20 to 30 masked men halted the Glasgow London mail train near Cheddington at 3 am. They seized about 120 registered mail bags including currency and diamonds, damaged signals, tied mail workers, and forced the engine crew to move the train as the loot was loaded onto awaiting cars. The post office estimates losses may exceed a million pounds.
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Cheddington
England
Jack Mills
Kennedy's Newborn Son in Serious Condition at Boston Hospital
President's one day old son Patrick Bouvier Kennedy remained in serious condition at Boston Children's Medical Center after birth at Otis Air Force Base. Doctors noted slight improvement after his first night, with respiratory distress and breathing difficulty cited as the cause. The White House said information would be limited while Jacqueline Kennedy recovered at Cape Cod.
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Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Boston Children’s Medical Center
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
White House
Boston Children’s Hospital
Jacqueline Kennedy
Hugh Auchincloss
Cape Cod
Kennedy visits ill newborn Patrick Kennedy in Boston
President Kennedy goes to Boston to visit his prematurely born son Patrick Bouvier Kennedy in hospital as the infant battles respiratory ailments. Mrs Kennedy is reported fine. Flood damage in Buffalo, New York, estimated at 35 million dollars after violent rains force hundreds from their homes. Test ban treaty moves to Senate with officials of 26 nations signing at the State Department. Haitian President Duvalier says rebels crushed, while exile sources report ongoing invasion and Africa maintains racial segregation despite U N Security Council calls for an arms embargo.
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Boston
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Kennedy Fine
Buffalo
N.Y
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Senate
State Department
Duvalier
Africa
U.N. Security Council
Buffalo Flood Damage Estimated At 35 Million
Torrential rains drenched Buffalo and suburbs up to 3.88 inches causing widespread flooding. Mayor Kowal declared a state of emergency with $7 million in public facility damage and $28 million to homes and businesses while Gov. Rockefeller dispatched public works crews to aid recovery.
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East Side
Chester Kowal
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Cheektowaga
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