Castro Extends Alert and Seeks Cuba US Tradeoff
Fidel Castro extends Cuba invasion alert to Jan 20 as Kennedy prepares to take office. He signals desire for reconciliation with the United States but flags Guantanamo Bay as a key issue. Castro calls for calm defense posture and hints at US war criminals and mercenary questions, referencing alleged US backing for a Guatemalan air base. He frames the imminent transition as a chance to resolve tensions while maintaining vigilance.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
Castro
United States
White House
U.S Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Kennedy
Osvaldo
Washington
Guantanamo
Guatemala
Khrushchev Demands Trial for Party Sneaks Over Fake Data
In Moscow Khrushchev denounces Communist leaders who falsify agricultural and production figures. He names Khirgiz officials including M I Rassakov and Isaev, cites coercion to buy butter for quotas, and orders expulsions and court action. He vows punishment across ranks.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party Central Committee
Khrushchev
Little Mountain
Khirgiz
Central Asia
M.I. Rassakov
Isaev
Rassakov
Clothes Designers Show Regard For Wearability
New York AP reports the 1961 New York couture week favored wearability with adventurous fabrics. Four houses staged spring lines featuring costumes, print jackets, mono chromes, and bias cuts. Designers Roxane Samuel Winston Davidow Paul Parnes Beni Claire Harvey Berin showcased diverse textures from tweeds and wools to crepes and silks, emphasizing detailed craft and comfortable silhouettes.
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New York
Roxane
Samuel Winston
Davidow
Paul Parnes
Beni Claire
Parnes
Harvey Berin
Berin
Today's Chuckle There s No Fool Like an Old Fool
A brief humorous gag notes that experience pays off, attributed to Gen. Fea. Corp. The caption evokes a light joke about aging and wisdom in a chorter cartoon style.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Noted Mason Dr Herbert T Crverly Dies at 63
Dr Herbert T Crverly 63 grand generalissimo of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Maine died Friday in a hospital. A prominent dentist and former Maine House member in the 96th Legislature he was a native of Lowell Massachusetts.
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Bath
Herbert T. Crverly
Knights Templar of
Maine
Lowell
Mass
Lumumba Faces Uncertain Return Amid Congo Mutiny
UN reports Patrice Lumumba under guard after brief liberty at Thysville army camp amid pay day riot. Kasavubu and Mobutu reportedly arrested and released. Round table unity talks planned for Jan 25. In Washington, Soviet mystery rocket seen. Air Force unsure if missile or space vehicle. Three Soviet instrument ships sighted moving toward potential impact area southwest of Hawaii.
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Leopoldville
Congo
United Nations
Patrice Lumumba
Thysville
Joseph Kasavubu
Joseph Mobutu
Lumumba
Washington
U. S.S
Soviet Union
Pacific Ocean
Air Force
Shemya Island
Alaska
Hawaii
Ihamchatka Peninsula
Sibir
Chukota
Sakhalin
Midway Island
Pacific
Motel Owners Win Slander Suit In Wells
Ocean Breeze motel operators Emile and Eleanor Boulet won a $5,000 judgment against Wells elementary principal Carroll Beals in York County Superior Court Alfred. Beals admitted telling a Brooklyn couple to be careful and to demand a receipt. he claimed his opinion came from a Chamber of Commerce meeting and a letter from a Concord tourist. The Boulets testified their business fell off and they suffered nerves after the incident. They built their business in Wells since 1946, now valued at about $125,000.
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Emile
Eleanor Boulet
Ocean Breeze
Wells
Carroll Beals
York County Superior Court
Alfred
Beals
Brooklyn
N. Y
Boulets
Wells Chamber of Commerce
Howard C. Hanaford
State of Maine Publicity Bureau
Hanaford
Ocean Breeze Motel
Chamber of Commerce Directors
Concord
N. H
Sumner W. Loomis
Boulet
Loomis
Frank Higgins
Boullct
Higgins
Chamber of Commerce
Abraham M. Rudman
Teenagers die in fatal Roseville auto crash near St Paul
Seven 18 year olds from St Paul area died in a head on crash in Roseville at 1 am. Five boys and a girl died at the scene, a boy died later in hospital. Names identified include Thomas Irish Larry W Dexter Michael Olsem Ronald Crawford Michael Swifka Cynthia Comstock and Guy Marshall.
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ST. Paul
Roseville
Highway Patrol
Thomas Irish
Larry W. Dexter
Michael Olsem
Ronald Crawford
Michael Swifka
Cynthia Comstock
Guy Marshall
Maine Senators Clash Over Rumford Postmaster Appointment
In Washington, Senator Margaret Chase Smith accused Senator Edmund Muskie of shabby treatment for blocking the confirmation of Philip G. Lewis as Rumford postmaster. Muskie cited a need for competitive examination and noted he had cleared most prior appointments, mostly Republican, while Smith charged partisan politics.
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Washington
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Edmund S. Muskie
Senate
Philip G. Lewis
Rumford
Sen
Smith
Muskie
Lewis
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Superior Court Criminal Trials Begin Next Week
Three men pled guilty before Justice Abraham M Rudman in York county Superior Court. Raymond C Demers of Sanford admitted two break in larceny indictments from December 15 1960 involving Lionel Desrochers Alfred garage and Louis Austin Sanford. Kenneth Demers confessed to robberies December 1960 and thefts from Joseph G Arsenault and Sanford Mills Store. William F E Grant of Limington pleaded guilty to forgery for passing bad checks of 50 65 and 85 dollars.
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Abraham M. Rudman
York ‘County
Raymond C. Demers
Sanford
iBoth
Alfred
Lionel
Gun Trick Proves Fatal for Jazz Trumpeter Lem Winchester
Jazz musician Lem Winchester, 32, former Wilmington officer and 1958 Newport Jazz Festival standout, died in Indianapolis while demonstrating a gun trick. He unloaded a .38 revolver, replaced four shells, spun the cylinder, then fired at his head. Police say he misjudged the revolver type and the empty chamber alignment.
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Indianapolis
Lem Winchester
Winchester
Wilmington
Del
Robert Cook
Smith & Wesson
Colt
Smit & Wesson
Robbers Sentenced in Portland Slaying Case
Roger L. Hanna, 25, of Yarmouth and Charles O. Hill, 22, of Portland were sentenced Friday to 7%215 years in State Prison for the Sept. 30 robbery of Kenneth J. Smith. Hanna also drew 342-7 years for escaping Cumberland County jail while awaiting trial.
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Portland
Roger L. Hanna
Yarmouth
Charles O. Hill
Kenneth J. Smith
Hanna
Cumberland County
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Gerard Parent
Vio
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Dorothe Neault
Lees Higgins
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Highpine Masonic Hall
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Margaret Brewster
Priscilla Chapter
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