Power Still Seems With Trujillo Pass
The end of Rafael Trujillo’s 31 year regime in the Dominican Republic may relieve the United States of a regional burden and aid ant i dictatorship pressure in Cuba. Uncertainty surrounds the succession and whether the army will cede civilian rule to opponents of Trujillo.
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Washington
Rafael Lepidas Trujillo
Dominican Republic
United States
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Trujillo
Americans Unharmed After Assassination In Dominican Republic
The U S Consulate in the Dominican Republic reported no Americans harmed after Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo's assassination. U S Consul General Henry Dearborn conveyed the update to the State Department, noting few details and confirming the American community's presence of about 200, including Puerto Rican and Virgin Island descent.
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Washington
U.S
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
Henry Dearborn
State Department
Virgin Islands
Trujillo Assassinated by Seven in Dominican Republic
Dominican dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo was killed by seven assailants during a night attack near Ciudad Trujillo. Two attackers were killed or captured, five fled. police later questioned Bishop Thomas F. Reilly’s home and news outlets reported nine days of mourning and continuation of Trujillo’s legacy.
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Rafael Trujillo
Puerto Rico
Trujillo
UPI
Hodges Reports Economy Gains
Washington AP Hodges reports first rise in manufacturing inventories since last August and April gains in sales and new orders. Inventories rose by 60 million to 53.4 billion led by steel, food, chemical and rubber makers while durable goods fell 100 million and soft goods rose 200 million. Sales climbed to 30.2 billion and new orders to 3.07 billion.
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Washington
Hodges
Weather bureau calls for cooler than normal month
The Weather Bureau said the next 30 days will run cooler than seasonal norms across the eastern half of the United States. Greatest departures from normal are expected in the Midwest.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Kennedy Urges Negro Driver for Freedom Riders Bus
A Greyhound official testified that Attorney General Kennedy urged him to find a Negro driver for a Freedom Riders bus when white drivers refused, saying there are no Negroes available. The claim came as the government pursued court action to protect riders and desegregation efforts moved in Mississippi and New Rochelle.
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University of Mississippi
Oxford
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Man in Critical Condition After Fall From Scaffold
Oscar Frank Pais Jr. of Pineville was severely injured when he fell 30 feet from a scaffold at a construction site in Itmann Wyoming County. He was admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium at 2 15 p.m. Wednesday with a fractured skull and pelvis.
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Bluefield Sanitarium
Oscar Frank Pais Jr
Pineville
Itmann
Bluefield
Rusk urges $4.806 Billion foreign aid for Communist containment
Secretary of State Dean Rusk testified that the United States must spend 4.806 billion dollars on foreign aid to counter Communist aggression. He warned opponents must accept consequences, saying failure would deny emergent societies development and risk a Communist encirclement. The hearing featured calls for streamlined administration and accountable leaders.
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Dean Rusk
America
Resk
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Soviets Reject Test Ban Plan In Geneva Talks
Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarapkin refused even to study the Western draft on nuclear test ban controls. Britain and the United States proposed a sliding scale of 12 to 20 on site inspections yearly, tied to detected seismic tremors indicating possible underground tests.
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Michael Wright
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Kennedy Says U S Forces Will Stay In Europe To Meet Threat
President Kennedy asserted the United States will keep forces in Europe as long as needed to meet any threat. He spoke amid Franco American talks on Berlin with Charles de Gaulle and Khrushchev set in Vienna. The policy stance was clarified by aides despite edits to his toast at the Elysee.
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Space race lag discussed by Dryden before Congress
Dr. Hugh L. Dryden told a House appropriations subcommittee on May 15 that the United States cannot quantify its thrust lag behind the Soviet Union. He cited Russia's 800 000 pound thrust booster and said the next step timing is unknown, warning the gap could shift quickly.
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United States
Soviet Union
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Hugh L. Dryden
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dryden
House Appropriations
Memorial Day highway toll sets new record at 462 deaths
The four day Memorial Day period ends with 462 traffic fatalities, the worst toll for the holiday in history. California leads with 38 deaths, followed by Michigan 31 and Illinois 30, while Delaware and Rhode Island and the District of Columbia report no traffic fatalities.
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World News At A Glance From The Era
Dictator Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic has been assassinated. Kennedy in Paris is kept informed as rumors swirl. Khrushchev arrives in Bratislava and seeks détente before meeting Kennedy. Mississippi seeks first school integration suit to admit a Negro to Ole Miss. Kennedy vows U S forces in Europe as long as needed. Attorney General Kennedy urges a Negro driver for an integrationist bus. Experts plan to ship farm equipment to Cuba if the prisoner tractor deal proceeds. Two prisoners who walked from Hutonsville Prison Farm are recaptured.
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Haiti
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Trujillo
Mississippi
University of Misissippi
Detroit
Cuba
Khrushchev Aims at Relaxation Ahead of Kennedy Talks
Soviet Premier Khrushchev said he will personally seek a relaxation of world tensions in talks with President Kennedy. Prague radio reported his arrival in Bratislava near Vienna before the meeting.
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French Generals Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Algerian Insurrection
Maurice Challe and Andre Zeller, retired commanders of Allied Central Europe and the French army staff, receive 15 year terms for heading the April generals insurrection in Algiers against Charles de Gaulle. The nine man court imposed no appeal, though other leaders Salan and Jouhaud remain at large.
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Maurice Challe
Andre Zeller
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Zeller
Algiers
Raoul Salan
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