Cuba accuses U S of ship intrusion and vows defense
Cuba charged Thursday that a U S naval vessel violated its waters and undermined sovereignty. Fidel Castro denounced U S navigation in Cuban seas at a midnight rally, pledging to defend the country by all means and denouncing imperialists and CIA pirates amid regional hostility and Soviet support imagery.
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Havana
Cuba
U. S
Fidel Castro
Oxford
Castro
Malinovsky
Moscow
Fidel
Khrushchev
United Party of Socialist Revolution
Betancourt
Luis
Munoz Marin
Mother Headed Teen Shoplifters
Decorah police break up a shoplifting ring involving a Ridgeway woman, her two sons aged 12 and 17, and a 16 year old Calmar boy. A porch raid netted about $300 in merchandise, and a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor is pending against the mother.
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Decorah
Winneshiek
Chickasaw County
Ridgeway
Calmar
Robert Hitesman
Gazette
Hitesman
Decorah Gamble
Gamble
Brickner Drug
Americans to Withdraw Combat Pilots From Vietnam
Reliable sources say Washington considers pulling out U S air force combat personnel to avoid charges of an undeclared war. Pilots would fly Vietnamese marked planes on combat missions until native pilots are trained to replace them.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Washington
U.S
Labor Leaders See Betancourt In Miami Meeting
U S labor leaders met with Venezuelan President Betancourt in a guarded dining room at Miami International Airport. The breakfast session followed his four day U S visit with AFL CIO head George Meany and Venezuelan union leader Jose Gonzalez Navarro present. A state department guard detail assigned 67 county officers, 30 in uniform, protected Betancourt.
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Miami _ International airport
Betancourt
U. S
New York
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Jose Gonzalez Navarro
Confederation of Workers of Venezuela
State Department
Move for Arab Unity Reported
An official of Iraq's revolutionary government said he and President Nasser reached a basis for cooperation between Iraq and the United Arab Republic. He stated this would inevitably lead to unity of the whole Arab nation.
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Cairo
Iraq
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Gene Kelly Hospitalized for Back Injury Treatment
Hollywood AP reports actor Gene Kelly is in the hospital for treatment of a slipped disk. No complications noted and recovery expected.
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Hollywood (Ap
Gene Kelly
Deduction Floor Faces Stripping From Tax Plan
President Kennedy’s tax program remains under congressional review with a major surgery considered on a personal deductions floor. The plan would restrict deductions to amounts over 5 percent of income, threatening revenue and potentially slowing rate cuts. Opposition from lawmakers and groups hopes to scrap or modify the provision, fearing reduced charitable giving and homeownership incentives. Treasury signals a net tax reduction limit of $10.3 billion, implying further scaling if the floor is dropped.
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Washington
Kennedy
Treasury
Dillon
Widow, 60, Finds Herself Alone in Evacuated Town
In Norphlet Arkansas a town of 700 residents was evacuated after a freight train and a gasoline truck collided. Katie Loper 60, a widow, remained in town alone unaware of the mass evacuation. She later described confusion at the roadblock and the locked post office as the fire from ammonium nitrate threats was fought.
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Widow
Dents
Katie Loper
Civil Defense
NASA fails to lure Edwards air base space experts
An informed source claims NASA attempted to recruit two Edwards Air Force Base space leaders. The targets were Col. Charles Yeager, commandant of the aerospace research pilot school, and Major Robert White, the Edwards X-15 pilot who holds the world altitude record. Yeager, who 15 years ago.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Satur
Charles Yeager
Aerospace Research Pilot School
Edwards Air Base
Calif
Robert White
Edwards
Yeager
Soviet Chief at Geneva Leaves for Moscow
Vasily Kuznetsov, chief Soviet negotiator at the disarmament talks in Geneva, departed for Moscow on Saturday. He will consult with Premier Khrushchev and other officials, with no clear return date given. In his absence the Geneva delegation is led by Semyon Tsarapkin.
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Geneva
Vasily Kuznetsov
Moscow
Khrushchev
Semyon Tsarapkin
Road Reports From Iowa Highway Patrol Contact Cedar Rapids
Iowa highway patrol road reports are available by calling 366 1884 in Cedar Rapids. Reports are compiled from patrolmen on the roads and recorded on tape for later reference.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Snow and Ice Clutter Iowa Highways In Storm
Snow and freezing mist crippled Iowa travel as fresh snow draped the state from one to four inches. Des Moines Ottumwa and Ames saw mist while Lenox reported the top accumulation. Forecasters warned of lingering flurries tonight with colder air returning Saturday night and Sunday.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Ames
Weather Bureau
Lenox
Cedar Rapids
Duke of Westminster Dies at 68 in London
London AP reports the death of the Duke of Westminster aged 68, one of Britain’s wealthiest men, on Friday. The announcement notes his prominence in society and business.
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London
Duke of Westminster
Britain
Two Troy Men Vanish In Pennsylvania Covert Mystery
Troy Pennsylvania police report two local businessmen Loren Leonard of Troy Equipment Co and Jerome Blaine of a leather goods firm vanished within 24 hours of each other. Authorities say the disappearances likely are not connected. Leonard last seen Monday leaving his workplace bound for Athens. Blaine left Tuesday claiming he would go to Elmira New York. His wife found an air insurance receipt from Elmira airport. A Kansas City call reportedly reached Blaine's brother in New York. Police have not established a link between the men nor their social or business ties.
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Troy
Pennsylvania
Loren Leonard
Troy Equipment Co
Jerome Blaine
Leonard
Athens
Blaine
Elmira
N. Y
Ted York
New York State
Kansas City
York
Family of 10 Dies in Missouri House Fire
In Morehouse Missouri a family of ten perished when a one story four room frame dwelling burned in their sleep. Fire chief J W Wyrick said the victims were found in their beds the blaze likely started in the ceiling and collapsed. Police noted Paul Saville was disabled and drew a World War II pension.
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Morehouse
UPI
J. W. Wyrick
Paul Saville
Paul, Jr
Glenda Sue
Hester
Everett
Alvin
Michael
Henderson
Zelda
Wyrick
Saville
Sikeston
Missouri
Thirteen East Germans Escape Into West Germany
Thirteen East Germans including a border patrolman escaped across a mined and barricaded border into West Germany on Saturday. Twelve were from two Boeseckendorf families. The patrolman, engaged to one of the escapees, guided them at a mine free point.
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Duderstadt
Germany
West Germany
Boeseckendorf
Hemisphere Faces Cuban Crisis Call for Mutual Defense
The Organization of American States released a report urging hemisphere nations to invoke the Rio de Janeiro mutual defense treaty. It warns that the gravity of the Cuban situation demands concerted action when facing a common danger.
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Washington
Organization of American States
Rio de Janeiro
Space Expert Raid Fails First to Fly Above Sound Barrier
Space Expert Raid Fails notes Yeager and White as top air force astronauts in a program to train pilots for X-20 Dyna-Soar Gemini and future space vehicles. White reached 59.61 miles in the X-15 last July with Walker hitting 51 miles in January NASA discussions included a Gemini Apollo training role while both men stayed with the air force. Air force leaders worry about NASA funding growth and duplication of programs amid civilian space expansion.
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Air Force
NASA
White
Joseph Walker
Yeager
Walter Williams
Manned Space Flight Center
Houston
Williams
Oil Verdict Set Aside by Judge in Texas Case
Henderson Texas AP reports that a jury found H L Long of Tyler did not slant wells to steal oil from Humble Oil and Refining. Judge A Royce Stout set aside the verdict, calling it a miscarriage of justice and placing the case back on the docket as if not tried.
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Henderson
Texas
H. L. Long
Tyler
Humble Oil and Refining Company
A. Royce Stout
Pacifist Airmen Sentenced After Disarmament Campaign
In LOCKING England AP reports two British airmen who sought to launch a nuclear disarmament campaign within the armed services were sentenced to eight months in prison. The men faced charges related to their antiwar activism and actions taken to promote the campaign.
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Locking
England
New Male Resident Seeks Sugar Across Hall
In a lighthearted scene a new male resident of an apartment building calls out to a glamorous young woman across the hall asking to borrow a cup of sugar. The banter reflects a playful neighborly moment captured in the column.
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