Fire destroys Havana department store amid anti Castro unrest
Cuba’s El Encanto department store, valued over 7 million, burned in Havana as saboteurs hit again amid rising opposition to Fidel Castro. Nine explosions rocked Havana suburbs. 27 injured, six firemen among them, and authorities blamed U.S. agents per government radio. A university student was executed for terrorism as anti U.S. slogans filled the presidential plaza.
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U.S. Central Intelligence
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Santiago
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U. S
Kennedy
Israelis to rule Monday on Eichmann trial legality
Jerusalem Reuters line: Supreme panel of three Israeli judges to decide if they have legal authority to try Adolf Eichmann for crimes outside Israel and years before. Eichmann, held in a cell, prepared his defense as court adjourned after Friday’s arguments.
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Harry Ferguson
Tel Aviv
Robert Servatius
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Moshe Landau
Israel
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Buenos Aires
Gomulka Seeks U S Help to Thaw Cold War
Polish Communist Leader Wlady slaw Gomulka expresses optimism that the Kennedy administration will aid in thawing the cold war despite tensions.
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Warsaw
UPI
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Kennedy
Thames oldest tug retires after 76 years of service
London spectators cheered as the Thames oldest tugboat ended a 76 year career. The vessel received whistles horns and sirens in a final salute marking its retirement from active duty.
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UPI
Thames
Mt Vernon Student Killed in Grash Mt Vernon
Norton E Smith 21 Mt Vernon a University of Iowa sophomore was killed Thursday afternoon in a highway 150 collision in Mt Vernon His motorcycle struck a car driven by Benny Lee Jamison 21 Mt Vernon He is survived by his parents a brother a sister and maternal grandparents Services are set for Saturday at 10 a m at St John s church in Lisbon Rosary will be recited Friday at 8 p m at Morgan funeral home Mt Vernon
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University of
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Lisbon
Morgan Funeral Home
Kennedy Bypasses Chamber For First Time In Nine Years
President Kennedy will not greet the U S Chamber of Commerce delegates at their May 1 meeting due to a crowded schedule. Kenneth O'Donnell signed the rejection letter, and Press Secretary Salinger confirmed the absence.
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U. S. Chamber of Commerce
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Kenneth O'Donnell
Salinger
Constitution Hall
White House
Thompson and Gagarin Exchange Friendly Greetings
Moscow report says Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson congratulated Yuri Gagarin as diplomats waited. Gagarin replied sending best wishes to the American astronauts for their success in space exploration.
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Llewellyn Thompson
Yurii Gagarin
Gagarin
Quake Jolts Western China Reported by Tass
Tass, the Soviet news agency, reported a strong earthquake striking western China Thursday night.
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Moscow
UPI
Tass
China
Senators in bitter row over price hearings
Senate investigators clashed over public hearings on price fixing in the electrical equipment industry. Kefauver accused Wiley of seeking publicity, Wiley called him naive, and Hruska vowed not to be buffeted. One witness from Westinghouse took the oath but spoke not a word as bickering delayed the inquiry.
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Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Sen. Wiley
Rwis
Wiley
Sen. Hruska
Subcommittee
Westinghouse
John Fink
East Pittsburgh
Bloomington
Ind
Dirksen
Guttenberg River Flood Control Plan T
U.S. Army engineers seek 843000 in flood control on the Mississippi at Guttenberg Iowa. Proposed are a 3000 foot north levee a 2000 foot south levee and a pumping station to protect most of the town. Public hearing set for April 25 at Guttenberg municipal building.
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Maher resigns to join Chicago firm as antitrust aide
William Maher, 52, chief of the justice department antifraud unit in Philadelphia, resigns to become assistant to the president at Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co. in Chicago. He will oversee the firm’s antitrust compliance program after helping convict it of price fixing and bid rigging.
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Philadelphia
William Maher
Justice Department
Chicago
Maher
Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co
Space Man Yuri Gagarin Lands by Parachute Accounts Vary
Soviet Tass reports Yuri Gagarin landed by parachute with observers sighting the craft not clearly described as landed. Tractor drivers and collective farmers saw him approach, and Pravda noted plans for a memorial obelisk. Sovetskaya Russia recounted a witness described a space suited figure waving from afar.
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Tass
Sovetskaya Russia
Yuri Gagarin
Gagarin Hailed In Moscow After Orbit Victory
Major Yuri Gagarin is greeted by Premier Khrushchev and a million mourned crowd as Moscow honors the first human to orbit Earth. He receives Hero of the Soviet Union and a new Pilot Astronaut title while political leaders urge focus on living standards.
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Lenin
Black Sea
Chic
How Space Columbus Was Picked
Soviet scientists sought a Columbus of the Space Age and narrowed a long list to Yuri Gagarin. His dossier highlighted math and physics talent, disciplined study, athleticism, and a Spartan regimen of training, exercise, and sacrifice before selection as the final choice.
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Moscow
UPI
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Trud Friday
Yuri Gagarin
Gagarin
Yuri
Oilman Gives Cadillac to Park Then Buys Anew
A Texas oil man could not find parking for his Cadillac so he gave it away and bought another car already parked, a humorous swap that ends with him securing a new ride.
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