U S Cuba clash at U N over Castro and OAS actions
U S Ambassador Adlai Stevenson accused Cuba of wrecking the Alliance for Progress at the United Nations. Cuban delegate Mario Garcia-Inchaustegui condemned the OAS move as a charter violation and criticized Kennedy policy as pushing for aggression against Castro.
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Castro defies expulsion as Cuba vows broader revolution
Fidel Castro, cheered by a Havana crowd and backed by a Kremlin message, brushes off Cuba's impending removal from the OAS after Punta del Este. He denounces Kennedy and the US embargo that cuts Cuba’s tobacco trade by about 35 million dollars annually, pledging a spread of revolution through Latin America.
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Two Americans Die As U S Plane is Shot Down Over Laos
An American piloted transport plane operated by Air American was shot down east of Plaine des Jarres while delivering rice and aid. The crash killed the American pilot and co pilot and four Lao loaders. Casualties among Americans were not announced. The incident followed mortar and ground fire amid Laos civil war actions near Nam Tha where Pathet Lao shells hit a dirt airstrip.
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Record Tourist Influx Hits Mexico City in year
Tourists swarmed to Mexico in record numbers with a total of 707,933 visits reported by the government not counting border towns. Local travel officials cited strong demand from international travelers and cruise ship visitors.
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Swiss Teens Win First Winter Ascent of Matterhorn North Face
Two Swiss climbers Hilti von Alimen and Paul Etter completed a two day ascent of the Matterhorn north face in winter. They beat five Austrian and German climbers caught in a 60 mile per hour blizzard while attempting the peak. The expedition marked the first winter success on the dangerous ice front previously deemed impossible by experts.
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Protests From Japanese Communists Delivered in Tokyo
Three Japanese communist groups handed written protests to a U S embassy official over U S policy, though Kennedy's Tokyo visit proceeds. A secretary said the protests were not translated yet and Kennedy had not seen them. Masao Iwama, a upper house member, helped present one note. Kennedy reassured Ikeda on future economic policy toward Japan.
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East Iowa Fire Razes Swan Building in Independence
A nine hour blaze in Independence Monday reduced the Swan building and several offices to smouldering embers. Loss is estimated at 200000 with 25 people displaced from seven apartments. No injuries reported as about 100 firefighters fought frigid winds and a furnace explosion. Chief Spener cites defective wiring. SPD and local firms aided.
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Fire destroys two downtown Oelwein stores
Fire gutted two one story brick buildings in downtown Oelwein as smoke blanketed the area. Iowa Distributors Co and Interior Decorators Co were burning with help from Independence Hazleton and Fairbank fire crews. A rear explosion and a nonworking hydrant hampered efforts amid 30 mph wind.
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Cold Wave Douses Spring Like Air in Iowa Cities
A cold wave moved into Iowa after a weekend of spring like weather. Sunday highs reached 58 in Burlington and Council Bluffs. Officials warned of lows as low as five below zero Tuesday morning in the northwest. Winds topped 35 mph as the front entered the state. Cedar Rapids reports include a billboard toppled near Ninth Avenue and Third Street SE and an instance of wind causing arcing on a power line. A Cedar Rapids couple traveling near Manchester was noted in the continued report.
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Kennedy reduces debt limit increase request
The Kennedy administration sharply cut its immediate demand for a debt limit rise. The House Ways and Means Committee was expected to approve a reduced increase, from 10 billion to 2 billion, as Treasury Secretary Dillon testified in a closed session that the government can manage for now.
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Israeli experts to aid Niger under new cooperation pact
Israeli irrigation and agriculture specialists will be dispatched to Niger under a technical assistance agreement. The group includes experts in irrigation, agriculture, and cooperative development, aiming to boost Niger’s farming capacity and cooperative efforts.
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Seven Secret Army Members Nabbed In Paris Plot
Paris AP report says seven men linked to the secret army were arrested on plans to overthrow the government as De Gaulle vowed to push peace in Algeria. A Lille TV tower bombing and other attacks followed, with security tightened around Paris sites.
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