Castro Brushes Off OAS Sanctions As Impudent
The OAS approved a diplomatic break and embargo against Cuba with a plan to use armed force if Castro persists. Castro dismissed the action as impudent and unjust while Cuba released a declaration in reply. The conference and sanctions followed a three ton arms cache found in Falcon state.
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OAS
Washington
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Thomas C. Mann
Inter American Affairs
Organization of American States
Santiago de Cuba
Falcon
Venezuela
Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Americas
Bolivia
Uruguay
Chile
Mexico
Hoffa Guilty On Fraud Counts
A Chicago jury found Teamsters Union President James R Hoffa and six others guilty of a $280 million pension fund fraud scheme. Hoffa convicted on four counts of fraud and conspiracy, facing up to 20 years and fines. co defendants found guilty on at least one fraud and one conspiracy charge. The indictment included 20 mail fraud counts and one conspiracy count.
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Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
U.S
Ranger 7
Cape Kennedy
Washington
Cuba
Fidel Castro
International
Portugal
Rochester Riots End as National Guard Arrives
Rochester battles subside after a violent weekend with four dead and hundreds injured. Gov Rockefeller activated 1000 guardsmen to restore order while police and fire crews face looting, arrests, and a fatal helicopter crash injuring state troopers and residents.
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Rochester
National Guard
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
James Docharty
Judson T. Brayar
Wayland
Rioting Flares in Rochester and New York City
National Guard stands by as outbreaks of Negro rioting subside after three days of disorder in Rochester New York and New York City. The unrest follows a new wave of troubled youth amid racial tensions and federal inquiries.
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Joseph Avenue
Jefferson Avenue
New York City
Rochester
N.Y
National Guard
New York
Aid Bill May Be Held Up
Washington Senate leaders seek quick approval of Johnson’s 3.4 billion foreign aid authorization but faces delays from Sen Wayne Morse who offers amendments to trim 466 million. Humphrey expects passage with no crippling cuts after resolving a Baker investigation disclosure issue.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Bobby Baker
Democrats
Portuguese railway crash kills 85 with 100 injured
In Portugal near Oporto a speeding two car diesel train derailed after the rear unit snapped its couplings. At least 85 passengers died and over 100 were injured as the train plunged down an embankment. An investigation was ordered by the company.
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Portuguese Railway Co
Custolas
Oporto
Last coffeehouse before Squaresville
A Greenwich Village beatnik hangout signs its last coffeehouse night with a cheeky chalkboard motto. The playful notice hints at an ongoing run of performances and a dwindling roster of events before a planned closing.
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Greenwich Village
Squaresville
Copr
Gen
Fea, Corp
Ranger 7 Carries Hopes Of Frustrated Scientists
Ranger 7 launches from Cape Kennedy aboard an Atlas Agena rocket to reach the moon in about 68 hours. The 806 pound craft will photograph the lunar surface with thirteen minutes of TV imaging and aim for a landing site west of the center with favorable lighting.
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Ranger 7
Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Goldstone
Calif
Space Agency
Earth
Maria
Riots in New York ignite a new breed of youths
An AP report from Rochester examines a surge of militant youths in the Negro neighborhoods amid riots in New York and Rochester. Witnesses describe a fearless, anti authority attitude among young men and teens, with police and community workers noting a stark shift from prior demonstrations.
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New York
Rochester
Harlem
Brooklyn
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Ernest Denny
Andrew Sparacino
Rochester Police Department
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