Cubans With Money Are Shortchanged By Castro
In Havana, Fidel Castro’s government will repay a maximum of 10 000 pesos to most citizens who turned in larger sums during the currency exchange. The prime minister said cash above 10 000 pesos was confiscated for hoarding, with exceptions for elders and the disabled up to 20 000 pesos. The peso’s official value is $1, about 20 cents on free markets. Last weekend Cuba closed borders and ordered all citizens to exchange pesos.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Cuba
Fulbright's Senate Seat Seen Secure
Senator Barry Goldwater says Republicans waste time trying to defeat J William Fulbright next year. Fulbright protests McNamara over military sponsorship of public forums with radical right wing speakers. He denies motive by Thurmond and cites reports of possible Arkansas tactics similar to Texas.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pentagon
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Arkansas
Texas
John G. Tower
Passamaquoddy tidal power project eyed by Army engineer visit
In Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith says Deputy Keith R. Barney will inspect Passamaquoddy Bay area on August 15. He will assess the tidal power plan for Eastport Lubec Calais and discuss reactions to the International Joint Commission report calling the project not economically feasible. The Administration has kept the study alive.
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Washington
Chief of Army Engineers
Maine
Passamaquoddy Bay
Margaret Chase Smith
International Joint Commission
Quoddy Bay
Refugees Flee East Germany Into West Berlin At Record Pace
One thousand nine hundred twenty six refugees poured into West Berlin in the last 24 hours as East German police struggled to stem the flow. Hundreds were sent back at border checks while Khrushchev’s Monday stance spurred more fleees fearing restrictions. The exodus marks the heaviest since an earlier revolt, with potato rationing and weak consumer goods production also reported in East Germany.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Titov Returns Home With Hero Welcome In Moscow
Soviet space hero Gherman Titov arrived in Moscow amid a triumphant display at Red Square. Premier Khrushchev lauded the cosmonaut and the Soviet Union vowed to crush any aggressor, while Titov described automatic control with manual landing options and praised socialism as the launch pad for spaceflight progress. Yuri Gagarin joined the celebration as Titov received the titles Hero of the Soviet Union and Pilot Cosmonaut.
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Moscow
Gherman Titov
Soviet Union
Titov
Red
Premei Khrushchev
Communist Party
Gagarin
Khrushchev
Eichmann Case Verdict Nearing
In Jerusalem AP reports Israel's Gideon Hausner argues Eichmann's true form shows a killer's lust for Jewish slaughter, citing witness testimony and Nazi documents linking him to orders and skulls for research. Trial resumes as defense prepares summation ahead of a verdict anticipated in October.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Ian
Israel
Gideon Hausner
Hausner
Gestapo
Eichmann
Hitler
Fichmann
Bus Tragedy Survivors Recall Brush With Death
Nine survivors of the Swiss bus tragedy back in the United States recount a near fatal moment as the tour bus plunged into Lake Lucerne. An air pocket saved some, with Pauline Hudson of Altoona describing the tiny space that kept her alive before she escaped through a window. Survivors include Margaret Mitchell and Martha Isaacs, both injured, along with Caroline Blair Crowther, a Tampa teacher who feared she would die. Others named are Katherine Owens, Hermina HunSberger and her daughter Nancy, Helen Eigleson, and Mildred McKown, with ten more survivors setting sail homeward. eight bodies recovered thus far.
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New York
Switzerland
Lake Lucerne
Pauline Hudson
Altoona
Raleigh
N.C
Isaacs
Caroline Blair Crowther
Tampa
Fla
Katherine Owens
Vandergrift
Hermina Hunsberger
Norristown
Nancy
Helen Eigleson
Mildred McKown
Governor Reed to greet Goldwater in Bangor Aug 25
Republican Gov Reed announced he will travel to Bangor on August 25 to welcome Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona to Maine and attend his speech to a Republican meeting.
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Augusta
Reed
Bangor
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Maine
Goldwater
Five Latin Nations Seek 20 Billion for Aid Drive
Argentina Brazil Chile Mexico and Peru asked the United States and other donors to provide 20 billion dollars over the next decade to support Kennedy's Alliance for Progress. They urged rapid plans for long range development within 18 months and backed their own regional coordination. Cuban leader Ernesto Guevara denounced Kennedy during the Inter-American conference as exiles clashed with security on the stage.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
United States
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Inter-American Economic
Ernesto Guevara
Fidel Castro
Raul
Guevara
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Mexico
Peru
U. S
Seven Wise Men
Latin America
Auto Talks Have Far Reaching Effects In Detroit AP
Detroit AP notes auto contract negotiations influence paychecks and prices nationwide. It traces wage patterns from assembly lines to white collar offices, detailing history of cost of living adjustments, annual improvements, SUB benefits, pension guarantees, severance pay, and job mobility incentives across auto and related industries.
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Detroit
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Kenosha
Mahwah
van Nuys
Kaiser-Fraser
Hudson Motors
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Good
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Palm Beach
Helen Schepens Kraus
Bayside
Long Island
N. Y
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Kennebunkport
OLLAR
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Sneider
West Street
Alfred Street
Fea. Corp
Main Street
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Old Orchard Beach
Dial
Reds
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
Lawrence J. O'Connor, Jr
Federal Power Commission
Wisconsin
Proxmire
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D-Ore
Morse
Lawrence J. O'Connor
FPC Post
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Eichman
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