Cubans Offer to Talk With U S on Economy Wary
Cuba says it is ready to negotiate differences with the United States and will appoint a commission to hold talks in Washington at a mutually convenient date. Havana warns negotiations will fail if Washington or Congress harms Cuba economy, particularly sugar quota pressures.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Washington
Raul Roa
U. S
Daniel Braddock
Cuba
Congress
Braddock
State Department
Castro
Cubban
Fulgencio Batista
Belfast Youth Jailed At Alfred
A 16 year old Belfast boy accused of shooting state trooper W Lawrence Hall is jailed at Alfred after transfer from Maine Medical Center where he was treated for a nose wound. Trooper Hall, 26, was shot in the back while questioning the youth about a car. The youth, held for a juvenile court hearing at North Berwick on February 29, facing an assault with intent to kill charge.
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Alfred
Maine Medical Center
W. Lawrence Hall
York Hospital
North Berwick
Dedicated Women Lead Heart Drive
Three Biddeford women spearhead the 1960 Heart Fund drive in memory of husbands lost to heart disease. Mrs. Leo Joncas, Mrs. Stephen White, and Mrs. Laurence Barnes organize campaigns, chair committees, and translate grief into service, drawing on long civic records and community roles to rally support for heart disease relief.
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Biddeford
Laurence Parnes
Stephen White
Leo Joncas
Heart Campaign
Laurence Barnes
Heart Sunday
Joncas
White
Barnes
Massachusetts
Liars Club
Heart Fund
Biddeford Public Heath
St. Mary Parish
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard
Teachers Asociation of
Maine
Thursday Club
Webber Hospit
Trust Hospital Aid
Hiber
Scientists warn on new poisons surpassing nuclear threat
Dr Cecil M Coggins, California Disaster Office, tells California Medical Assn that the nation’s doctors need full facts about advanced chemical and biological agents. He cites tabun nerve gas, capable of wiping out thousands, and Q fever organism—one thirtieth of an ounce could infect 500000—warning the public remains at risk without informed defense. The danger, he says, requires urgent education of physicians and authorities.
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Los Angeles
Soviet Union
San Francisco
California Medical Assn
Cecil M. Coggins
Thealifornia Disaster Office
Sacramento
Coggins
Army Chemical Warfare Service
New Chicago Police Head Has High Aim For Force
Chicago selects University of California criminology dean Orlando W. Wilson as police commissioner design. He aims to make the force the best in the world but cautions reforms require slow deliberate moves. A sweeping department revamp is proposed including replacing civil service with a merit system.
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Chicago
Orlando W. Wilson
University of California
Richard J. Daley
Wilson
Daley
School of Criminology
University of California In Berkeley
Timothy J. O'Connor
O'Connor
University
Laley
Police
Harried Wife Mock Complains About Liver Dinner
A humorous cartoon caption shows a harried wife at home scolding her husband about liver. She quips that he should call to say he won’t be coming home for dinner like other men. The gag hinges on marital banter and kitchen fatigue.
Sitdown Lunch Protest Spreads Across Southern States
The report details a wave of nonviolent sit-ins by Negro college students at lunch counters in Greensboro and Charlotte and other Southern cities. Demonstrators read while awaiting service, with no disturbances. Leaders describe the movement as a display of unrest and a push for civil rights and school equality.
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Relman Morin
Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Greensboro
N.C
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Florida
Joseph Charles Jones
Jones
Johnson C. Smith University
Washington
Woolworth's
Kress
National Assa For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Malcolm Seawell
Gordon Carey
Congress On Racial Equality
CORE
Norfolk
New York City
Durham
Eisenhower Arrives in Brazil for 10 Day South American Tour
President Eisenhower landed in Brasilia at 2 17 p m to begin a 10 day visit meeting President Kubitschek and officials. The pair issued the Declaration of Brasilia calling for economic development and a fight against racial discrimination while endorsing freedom of thought and religion.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Eisenhower
Brasilia
Brazil
South America
Puerto Rico
Juscelino Kubitschek
Americas
Amazon
Thornton Academy Cruises Over Deering In TA Tourney
Thornton Academy defeated Deering 69 to 50 in the Western Maine Class L tournament at the Portland Expo. Buster Strout led the Rams with early baskets and finished with strong outside shooting, while Jim Lisica and Ron Stone contributed from thorn outside. Deering, leveraging height, stayed close early but TA pulled away to a 35-24 halftime lead and extended it in the second half.
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Thornton
Deering
Portland
Thornton Academy
Portland Expo
Buster Strout
Strout
Roger Sawyer
Jim Lisica
Feeney
Liska
McNabb
Jim McGaffin
Jim Jealousy
Rams
Neces
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Saco
Royal birth brings joy to Japan and royal lineage grows
Tokyo reports Crown Princess Michiko gave birth to a healthy 5 pound 9 ounce son who becomes second in line to the throne. The baby, born after a natural delivery at Imperial Household Hospital, is viewed as a hopeful sign as Emperor Hirohito plans to name him in a February ceremony. Widespread public celebration followed the announcement with crowds at the palace and banners of congratulations.
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Tokyo
Michiko
Akihito
Hirohito
Nagako
Michako
Hub Bishop May Get DC Position
Boston Methodist Bishop John Wesley Lord, head of the Boston area since 1948, is reported as a likely successor to retiring Bishop G Bromley Oxnam in Washington DC. Lord said he would be sent where he is dispatched, denying transfer reports.
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Boston
John Wesley Lord
G. Bromley Oxnam
Washington, D. C
The
Herald
Lord
Washington
Drug Field Profiteering Denied by Pharma Chief
Washington. Dr. Austin Smith of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Assn. testified before the Senate Antitrust subcommittee that drugs and medicines are a real bargain for consumers and denied industry profiteering. He argued price comparisons on single drugs can mislead and defended current medicine costs as reasonable amid scrutiny of markups reaching high percent levels.
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Washington
Austin Smith
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Assn
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Smith
Shipboard Trial Nears Final Days
Boston AP reports on day ten of the Wilhem Van Rie murder trial. The Dutch radio operator is accused in the death of Lynn Kauffman, with Indonesian cabin boy Gadong expected to testify about events aboard the Utrecht near the night of September 18. The courtroom heard weather and ship logs as the case nears conclusion.
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Boston
Pemberton Square
Willem van Rie
Lynn Kauffman
Gadong
Surabaya
Utrecht
McAuliffe
Frank J. Murray
van Rie
Nella
Atty. W. Langdon Powers
Orient
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Ronnie Stone
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N. Y
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Boy Scout Council
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Joseph Hill
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Joseph McCarthy
Albert J. Ouellette
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