Airliner Hijacked by Castroites Near Havana
Five Fidel Castro partisans hijacked a Colombian DC-4 with 71 passengers and four crew, diverting to Havana. Cuban authorities paraded six Cuban exiles claiming CIA ties and poisoning plans. two said they were CIA agents. Passengers, including four U.S. citizens, were reported safe. The hijackers sought asylum in Cuba amid OLAS talks and regional tensions.
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Fidel Castro
Florida
Castro
U.S
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Latin American Organization of Solidarity
Cuba
Caracas
Rodney Arismendi
OLAS
Bogota
San Andres
Providencia
Caribbean
Rafael Madero
Victor Estrada
Chicago
U.S. Army
Harris Wheeler
Modesto
Calif
General Shot Copters Fall During Attack Near Saigon
A U S brigadier general was wounded in the lower right leg when his helicopter was struck while attempting to rescue two crewmen from a downed craft near Saigon. The general and his aide were treated in Saigon and listed in good condition. The incident followed Viet Cong fire as helicopters tried to evacuate the crew.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. Army
Third Field
Mothers Held and Teens Die as Cross River Fire Erupts
In Dunstable Massachusetts a shooting across the Jordan River left four Connelly children dead after a fire and mother’s admission of shooting them. Capt. Murphy said Mary Connelly admitted to the killings and planned suicide by carbon monoxide. The case follows broader Arab Israeli tensions with stalled repatriation talks and widespread strikes in Jerusalem.
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Jordan
Dunstable
Mass
Jordan River
Jerusalem
Tyre
Droney
Francis Connelly
Brenda
Gregory
Gary
Thomas
Daniel Murphy
State Police
Last Wek
West Bank
Egypt
Sinai Desert
Cairo
Khartoum
Auto Bomb Blast Kills Georgia Solicitor General
Jefferson, Ga. AP A bomb exploded in Solicitor General Floyd Hoard’s car as he left home for work Monday killing him instantly. Sheriff L G Perry said the blast demolished the automobile and Hoard died. the sheriff noted a fireman battle and possible car theft links but offered no clear motive. Hoard’s wife and four children witnessed the aftermath.
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Jefferson, Ga
Floyd Hoard
L. G. Perry
Humphrey Says Law Fails Equal Opportunity, Rioting Cited
Honolulu AP report on Vice President Humphrey addressing the American Bar Association. He decries the law’s failure to guarantee equal opportunity and links urban riots to urban poverty, urging restoration of order and prosecution of rioters. He criticizes perceived selective justice and calls for action to address frustration and inequality.
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Barry Schneid
Honolulu
Humphrey
American Bar
Assa
ABA
Rain drenches Clinton and East Iowa causing floods
Thunderstorms across East Iowa dumped heavy rain with Clinton recording 4.17 inches and streets flooded while some power lines fell. Independence Oelwein West Liberty and Marquette saw over two inches. Cedar Rapids airport logged 1.41 inches. Separate bus crash near Split kills six Yugoslavs and injures 120.
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Wa News
Iowa
Clinton
Independence
Oelwein
West Liberty
Marquette
Cedar
Rapids Gazette
Elkader
Clarence
Brooklyn
Cascade
Decorah
Treenssee
Fayette
Real and Fake Bomb Threats Rock Hong Kong
Hong Kong police fired at fleeing men who lobbed a fake bomb while a real bomb damaged a building. An army demolition expert was injured defusing another device. Raids on suspected communist HQ continued as authorities pursue weapons and propaganda caches. Wong Kin-lap, anti government figure, was arrested amid a broad crackdown under emergency law.
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Hong Kong
China
Wong Kin-lap
Wong
Detroit Riot Slayings Prompt Murder Charges
Two white patrolmen face murder charges over the shotgun killings of Aubrey Pollard 19 and Fred Temple 18 in a Detroit motel during the riot. Prosecutor William Cahalan Johnson announced the decision after weeks of deliberation. The case drew comments from city officials and the mayor who reflected on years of service amid the violence and unrest.
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UPI
William Cahalan Johnson
Ronald
Aubrey
Pollard
Robert Paille
Fred Temple
Temple
Carl
Frank Cooper
Bush
Algiers
Motes
West Side
Johnson
Mayor Will Not Seek a Fourth Term
Cedar Rapids Mayor Bob Johnson announced on Monday that he will not seek a fourth term ending weeks of speculation. He told reporters he has no plans whatsoever for the future.
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Cedar “Rapids
Bob Johnson
Johnson
South Vietnam candidates accuse government of sabotaging trip
Ten civilian presidential candidates charged the military government wrecked their campaign run to Quang Tri after a rough landing and a deadly riot. Cahalan said a police officer was killed by a fellow officer amid looting as investigations continued. Hoang Co Binh blamed sabotage while Phan Quang Dan suggested the issue reflected missteps, though some saw it as a misunderstanding and noted radio and TV agencies functioned.
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U. S
Quang Tri
Dong Ha
Hoang Co Binh
Phan Quang Dan
Prevention Squads urged to channel grievances into law
In Honolulu on Monday the director of legal services for a federal poverty program urged lawyers to form 24 hour riot prevention squads to move complaints into the legal process. Earl Johnson praised Cleveland legal aid for community involvement and said the Hough neighborhood office may have helped head off violence after a white policeman shot a Black man in late spring.
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Honolulu
UPS
Federal
Earl Johnson
Cleveland Legal Aid Agency
Hough
Paratrooper Greene Details Next on Case at Hopkinsville
Robert Greene, 26, a national guard warrant officer, said none of the three victims was armed and none offered resistance. He claimed the victims were lined up with other motel occupants including Greene and two white girls before being beaten. Cahalan has not yet issued charges. August and Paille are assigned to the 13th precinct. August is married while Paille is single.
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August
Paille
Cahalan
National Guard
Robert Greene
Greene
Hopkinsville
Detroit News
Joseph Strickland
Cities Quiet Tension Eased Across Nation After Rioting Fears
Civil peace largely held nationwide on Monday as federal state and local efforts aimed at solving racial problems reduced unrest. Sunday trouble spots included Wichita Kansas where a white man was wounded by a sniper and Great Bend Kansas where a Negro tavern was firebombed in reported incidents.
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Wichita
Kan
Great Bend
Pittsburgh
With One Big Exception Youth Can Match Houdini
Dan Flaggman a 17 year old Huntington Woods senior aims to match Houdinis Detroit river escape with a weighted chained trunk his goal next summer he needs to learn lock picking on Houdinis old handcuffs the cuff is locked and he lacks a key he recalls TV stunts from a pool escape Houdinis 1906 Belle Isle bridge Detroit feat established the challenge.
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Detroit
Dan Flaggman
Harry Houdini
Houdini
Flaggman
Huntington Woods
Belle Isle
Chuckle Warns Women About Figures When Facing a Mirror
A lighthearted quip suggests a woman who meets a man who stares directly at her must consider her figure. The brief joke underscores vanity and self perception in social encounters.
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Lawrence Churchville
Townsend
Sea of Galilee
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Amman
U.N
Geo
U Thant
Nils, Gussing
Georgia
Tan
America
Belgrade
Split
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By Jerry Elsen
Thieu
National ‘Guard
Jerome Olshove
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