Rebel aid broadcast claims support for Cuban invaders
An anti Castro radio message from Swan Island told rebel battalions in Cuba that help was coming and urged surrender in the wake of recent invasion losses. Reports cite 500 to 1,500 guerrillas headed for a new assault and record rising arrests in Havana as Castro tightens control.
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Kennedy appoints Taylor to survey non-conventional warfare
President Kennedy names Gen Maxwell Taylor to lead a special survey of U S capabilities in non conventional warfare including guerilla operations. The one man task force will coordinate with all agencies as Taylor begins work following the White House briefing.
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Mother of Perry Como Dies at 78
Lucia Como, 78, mother of singer Perry Como, died Friday at the home of a daughter in Canonsburg Pennsylvania.
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Keokuk Hit by 2.85 Inch Rainstorm
Heavy thunderstorms dumped 2.85 inches of rain on Keokuk early Saturday. Lightning struck a power line to the municipal draw bridge, knocking it out of commission for five hours. Some hail accompanied the storm.
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Two Iowa Girls Die in Farm House Blaze Near Bronson
BRONSON AP Two young sisters Georgia Tiemann seven and Edith Marie Squibbs three died in a morning fire that destroyed a two story frame house on a Woodbury county farm two miles southeast of Bronson. Handlers said the victims slept in a bottom bunk when the blaze began about 7 30 a m.
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Four French Generals Seize Control in Algiers
Paris reports four retired French generals took power in Algiers to force de Gaulle to abandon negotiations with Algerian rebels. De Gaulle dispatched aides to quash the coup while paratroopers backing the insurgents threaten renewed crisis for the French republic. Rebel Moslem leaders from Tunis urged supporters in Nigeria to rise.
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Melton, Noted Tenor, Is Dead
James Melton, renowned concert radio and TV singer, died Friday night at 57. A native of Moultrie Georgia, he began at the Roxy in New York and rose to lead tenor at the Metropolitan Opera. He also appeared in radio film musicals and on television.
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Brazil and Argentina seal joint anti Communist pact
Brazil and Argentina pledged to curb Communist penetration in Latin America and back Kennedy’s alliance for progress program. Presidents Quadros and Prónidzi agreed to permanent consultation on common matters and coordinate actions across the continent, marking the first close bilateral cooperation of the two nations.
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Kennedy Eisenhower Meet At Camp David On Cuba Crisis
President Kennedy and former President Eisenhower met at Camp David to discuss Cuba and the broader Cold War. They traveled by helicopter from Washington and Gettysburg, with talks held privately in Aspen Lodge. No statement was expected after the luncheon session.
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Khrushchev accuses U S of Cuba invasion in exchange with Kennedy
Premier Khrushchev denounces what he calls a U S crime in Cuba and presses Kennedy to heed his warning. He states the United States planned and financed the invasion, while claiming Moscow seeks normal relations despite Cuba disputes. The exchange follows Kennedy’s April 18 remarks and a U S reply.
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Girl Who Gave Candy To World War I Soldiers Located in France
In France, Isabelle Mercy now 49 acknowledged she was the mystery girl who handed candy to Major Thomas Stone of the 307th Infantry in 1918 during the Ardennes drive. Veterans plan to invite her to a May 28 Central Park memorial in New York with a $2,000 fund to bring her and her husband to the event.
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Nighttime Speeding Arrests Rise 47 Percent in Iowa
Des Moines reports show the Iowa Highway Patrol has charged 2,686 drivers with night time speed limit violations this year, up from 1,822 in the same period last year. Truck drivers arrested for truck speed violations total 804, compared with 621 last year.
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Four Eastern Iowa Schools Hit by Break-Ins Friday Night
Four area schoolhouses in Webster Keswick Kinross and South English were burglarized Friday night. Webster Sheriff John Wallerich said entry was gained through a fire escape at Webster school. The vandals caused extensive damage though little money was taken.
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