Raiders Attack Barracks Near Havana Raise Flag
A Cuban exile communique says counter-revolutionaries attacked a militia barracks near Havana on May 19, anniversary of a Cuban independence hero's death. Casualties on both sides are undetermined. The attackers reportedly left flags planted in battle soil as exiles in Miami observed Independence Day with banners and flags, vowing further actions.
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Segundino Alvarez
Venice
Miami Ward
Second National Front of
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Tarara
Joseart
Miami
Spain
Browups
Hayfrodt Park
Mier International
Americas
Kpokeanian
Second Front
Alpha
People's Revolutionary +Movement
MRP
Anti-communist Liberation Front
Revolutionary Movement
Cube
Caribbean
European Bloc Rejects Tariff Cut Pleas of U S
Geneva May 19 AP European Common Market nations rejected American proposals for worldwide tariff cuts and insisted on selective treatment of U S tariffs. Talks delayed as Brassen Belgium and Herter press for across the board reductions up to 50 percent. officials caution no date until US and Common Market agree on approach. Deadlock noted after two hours of talks with some progress but no agreement.
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France
West Germany
Belgium
Maly
Netherlands
Tluxembourg
United States
U. S
Christian A. Herter
Kennedy
Thad
Dynamite Theft Sparks Rioting in Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama on May 19, Sheriff Melvin Bailey disclosed that a large amount of dynamite was loose in the area, following a theft from a storage house of two cases of dynamite before recent blasts and riots by Negro residents.
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Maine teacher quits Peace Corps post
Gerald M. Davis, 21, a Bates College graduate and Portland native, left his Sierra Leone Peace Corps assignment after one year citing insurmountable obstacles. He faced lack of local school support, native prejudice against whites, and a rising communism in the country, prompting his early return and current work as a substitute history teacher.
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Maine
Peace Corps
Sierra Leone
West Africa
Gerald M. Davis
Bates College
Davis
Weather update for Bridgeport and vicinity predicts increased clouds
Bridgeport and surrounding areas expect increasing cloudiness with a chance of scattered showers by late afternoon. High near 2, tonight's low and other temperature readings are unclear. Previous highs and lows are listed without clear dates or values. The notice includes barometer and humidity readings with incomplete data.
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Bridgeport
Five Die in Bronx Parkway Collision Night
Five people died and another was critically injured when a head on crash on the Bronx parkway involved a car forced across the divider. Gareth Martinis, son of Judge Joseph A. Martinis, was arrested on drunken driving and leaving the scene charges.
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New York
Reory Hudson Parkway
Bronx
Gareth Martinis
Criminal Court
Joseph A.martinis
Pollock
Heroan Brunk
Raymond Radigan
Eleanor Bracken
Catherine Jacobs
Yonkers
Eugene Kramon
Hospitet
Weekend Toll 4 In State Traffic Fatalities
Four people died in Connecticut weekend highway crashes. On Interstate 91 in Hartford, Richard Capasso, 20, and Bernard Blain's mother Ludivia Blain, 70, were killed when Capasso’s car veered, striking Bernard and his wife. Capasso’s passenger Robert Lubas, 20, is in critical condition. Another victim, George Shofelt, 49, was struck on Franklin Avenue Plainville. driver Paul Langoi, 44, faced negligent homicide charges. Louis Hever, 27, was killed on Route 7 in New Milford by a car.
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Hartford
Richard Capasso
Marsford
Center Esplanada
Gerald Hernard
Thompsonville
Capasso
Bernard
Mra
Ludivia Blain
Fairview
Mass
Capassa
Robert Lubas
George E. Shofelt
Plainville
Falimington Avenue
Plainvillle
Paul ‘Angoi
Louis Hever
Dansbury
New Milford
JFKs Jet Sets Record In U S Moscow Flight
Moscow reports President Kennedy’s jet airliner set an international nonstop speed record Washington to Moscow covering 5,004 miles in 8 hours 38 minutes and 2 seconds. Personal pilot Col James B Swinday of Birmingham Alabama noted an average of 380 miles per hour amid a claim by the Soviet Union that the U S could not fly nonstop to Moscow. The flight marked a new record for the route according to the U S embassy despite earlier Soviet claims.
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United States
Mosscow
James B. Swinday
Birmingham
Ala
Swipdat
Washington-Moscow
Legislators Play for Charity As Democrats Defeat GOP
In a charity softball game at Raybestos field yesterday the Democratic members of the General Assembly defeated Republicans 5 to 3. Rep May Boatwright led the Democratic side with key plays while Rep Leitkeria and others cheered from the stands. A total of 2507 dollars was raised for the Leukemia Society of Mid-Fairfield County.
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Et Sales
May Boatwright
General Assembly
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Aki
Pope
R-Fairfield
Raybestos Field
Tegista Stratford
Ro- Leitkeria
Society of Mid-Fairbert J
Testo
D-Bridgeport
Old County
House
Phoie
Mumimer
Louis J. Padula
Norwalk
Shielag
Stratford
Regs
John KR. Reilly
Watertown
Stephen E. Lenzi
North Branford
Michael L. Morano
Rgeeenwich
William T. Shea
Meriden
Robert J. Testo
Bridgeport
William J. Walsh
Bridgeport Post-Telegram
Gordo's Photos Released From Space Mission
Cape Canaveral May 19 AP Gordon Cooper released a set of color space photos taken over 100 miles high. Images include snow capped Himalayas labeled edge of the Nim alayahs and high plateau lakes. Cloud bands over Red China and Atlas mountains in Africa are visible along with an unidentified Pacific island and Atlantic cloud cover. NASA released the pictures shot with Hasselblad 8mm Jens and Anscochrome reversal film rated ASA 360.
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Fia
Gordon Cooper
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Space
Cooper
Neonal Aeronautics and Space Administration
India
Himalayan
NASA
China
Cowper
Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Atlas Mountains
Arabian Desert
Jens
Rem-Arms Union Quits Leaders Election Upends Slate
The opposition slate of the Remington Arms Industrial Machine and Office Workers union won a near sweep in the Independent union election yesterday. Only two incumbents, secretary Lawrence Grillo and trustee Warren Mantinelli, retained offices. Grillo will begin his 19th consecutive year as secretary, while Vincent Busen defeated incumbent Harold Kamen 467 to 358 for president. Continued on Page Two.
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Independent Union
Lawrence Grillo
Warren Mantinelli
Atefice
Grill
Vincent Busen
Harold Kamen
Paul Hiv
Cooper amused recount of his space flight reentry
Cape Canaveral aboard Cocoa Beach May 19 AP relaxed astronaut Gordon Cooper told a news conference he felt like ignoring a green light during his dramatic 22 orbit flight last week. He described viewing land features from space and offered theories on fireflies as thruster debris while noting he slept soundly and had a plumbing nightmare urine collection.
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Outer Space
Gordon Cooper
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Globe
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Cooper
Cocoa Beach
Arabian Peninsula
Dallas
Houston
Jakes
John Glenn
Glenn
Scott Carpenter
Walter Schirye
Red
China
Blastorf
Cooper Returns to Cape Crowds Cheer Space Hero
A huge crowd at Cape Canaveral welcomed astronaut Gordon Cooper home from Honolulu. He flew around the world 22 times in 34 hours 20 minutes, and locals along with Trudy Cooper greeted him with signs and cheers as he arrived by jet.
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Trudy
Patrick Air Force Base
Cocoa Beach
Capa Canayveral
Honolulu
Coop
Gordo
Glenn 15 hailed in visit to Japan
American astronaut John Glenn arrived in Tokyo for a 12 day stay described as a semi official state visit. He was greeted by his wife and two children, U S ambassador Edwin O Resschauer and about 1000 persons. He toured from Nagasaki to Tokyo and will be house guests at the ambassador s residence through Tuesday.
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John Glenn
Glenn
Gordon Cooper
Nagasaki
Tokyo International
Telegram Daily Features and Puzzles Recap
A compact listing from a historic page shows features for readers including crosswords, bridge notes, theater and TV radio items, and fashion notes. Names like Dr Brandstadt and Sylvia Porter appear among recurring sections and comics highlights.
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Sieree Jacoby
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Sylvia Porter
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