Castro To Meet 4 To Map Swap
In Havana Castro said he would receive a four man bargaining team from the United States to discuss a swap of 1,200 captives for 500 tractors and to consider trading the invasion rebels for political prisoners held by the U S Puerto Rico Nicaragua and Guatemala. He urged the team have full power to negotiate and warned only Cuba can decide its indemnification terms.
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Havana
Fide
Castro
U.S
Puerto Rico
Nicaragua
Guatemala
US Tractors-for-Freedom Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Milton Eisenhower
Cuba
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Des Moines Youth Slain Rival Held in Murder Case
Michael Daly, 22, was shot three times and died in a Des Moines hospital after leaving his girlfriend Leanna Skultety, 21, in a confrontation with rival Ronald Maurice Stump, 22. Stump surrendered in Ottumwa and was jailed in Wapello County while a murder warrant was issued.
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Des Moines
Michael Daly
Ronald Maurice Stump
Stump
Leanna Jean Skultety
Ottumwa
Wapello
El Moroccos Proprietor Dies In New York
John Perona aged 64, proprietor of El Morocco, a famed cafe society night spot, died Friday night after a battle with double pneumonia. He had traveled to Palm Beach to recuperate and returned home about a week earlier.
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New York
John Perona
el Morocco
Cafe Society
Palm Beach
Missing NSA employee William Covington
Washington AP report says William Covington 28 an NSA employee with limited access left home in Laurel Maryland Tuesday. His wife reported him missing Wednesday and authorities note unconfirmed sightings in West Virginia and Arlington Virginia. He cashed a 120 dollar check and his 1958 olive green Plymouth with Maryland plate FF1347 is also missing.
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William Covington
Laurel
West Virginia
Arlington
Maryland
Missing U S air force cargo plane vanishes with eight aboard
Tokyo AP reports a search for a U S Air Force cargo plane disappeared on a flight to Midway Island. Eight crew members are missing including Major Lawrence Ceretti, 42, of Wauka.
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Tokyo
U.S. Air Force
Winc
Midway Island
Lawrence Ceretti
Wau la
Adlai Assailed at Rally in Uruguay
Adlai Stevenson faced strong protests at a university rally in Montevideo where speakers called him an envoy of Wall Street and urged his departure. The Uruguayan government reiterated it opposes action against Castro and emphasized non intervention while Stevenson warned against Soviet bloc interference in the Americas.
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Adlai
Uruguay
Wall Street
Stevenson
Kennedy
Castro
Americas
Hemisphere
Cuba
Tornado Hit Ravena Church Injures Dozens
A tornado struck Ravenna Kentucky injuring more than 50 people and tearing roofs from buildings including a church where 23 children were studying. One girl in Lee County was killed while Betsy Bush 9 escaped with minor bruises as rescuers dug through rubble. Damage was estimated at a million dollars.
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Ravenna
Bluegrass
Lee County
Millard Webb
Betsy Bush
Louisville & Nashville
Congo President Youlou Ends 3 Day Visit in Congo
Washington AP reports President Youlou of the Republic of Congo left Saturday for New York, concluding a three day visit. He departed after meetings and discussions during the trip, which included talks with U.S. officials and coverage by reporters.
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Washington
Youlou
Republic of Congo
New York
Will Try Colonel in Tower Collapse
A court martial was ordered for Col. William M. Banks on charges connected to the January 15 Texas tower radar collapse off the New Jersey coast that killed all 28 men aboard.
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Washington (Ap
William M. Banks
Texas
New Jersey
Nagle Elected Iowa Republican Party Chairman
George Nagle, a 60 year old Iowa City lumberman, was unanimously elected state chairman of the Iowa Republican Party in Des Moines. He said he would not pursue radical changes and aimed to follow in the footsteps of former chairman Verne Martin.
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DES Moines
UPI
George Nagle
Iowa Republican Party
State
G.O.P. Central Committee
Verne Martin
Nagle
Iowa City
Iowa G.O.P
Martin
JFK Improves and Extends Stay After Back Injury
President Kennedy, feeling better, will remain in Palm Beach until Monday morning. He walked with crutches, reports say, and received hundreds of well wishes including a note from Canadian Prime Minister Diefenbaker. The stay is to allow more rest and light exercise in the pool.
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Palm Beach
Kennedy
Janet Travell
Hatcher
Canada
Washington
White House
Diefenbaker
Hid for Years to Get a Degree at Michigan
Chheng Guan Lim, a Singapore native on a student visa, hid in a church loft for four years to avoid failing grades in engineering. He will graduate next week with a history degree as part of 3,700 graduates at the University of Michigan. Publicity and private donations aided his return to studies after he was discovered in 1959.
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Ann Arbor
Chheng Guan Lim
University of Michigan
Singapore
Gagarin Invited To Visit Cuba
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was invited to visit Cuba according to a Havana radio report on Saturday. No further details were provided.
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Gagarin
Cuba
Key West
Yuri Gagarin
Havana
Racial Issue Wrecks Texas Track Meet at Houston
Texas Southern withdrew over alleged seating segregation causing 30 picketers to deter 20 Negro athletes led by Ralph Boston and John Thomas from competing. The Meet of Champions proceeded without the world record holders, affecting Houston and Gulf AAU actions looming over Texas Southern's status.
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Houston
Texas
Ralph Boston
Tennessee State
John Thomas
Boston University
Jeppesen Stadium
Texas Southern
Thomas
Boston
University of Houston
Gulf Aau
Johnny Morriss
Two Iowa students die in highway crash near Vinton
Two University of Iowa students engaged to be married died in a three vehicle crash a mile north west of Vinton on Highway 218 after a rain slick curve caused a lowboy truck to jackknife into a semi. Rodney Andersen and Myrna Sprengeler were killed. Arnold Zeigler survived in fair condition.
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the Gazette
Vinton
University of Iowa
Here
Arnold Zeigler
Dubuque
Virginia Gay Hospital
Lowboy
Richard Clark
Mt. Hope
Wis
Clark
Robert Cusher
Waterloo
Cusher
Miss Sprenigeler
Zeigler
Justice Court
Miss Sprengeler
Vinton Hospital
Andersen
Iowa City
Memorial Fund Set For UI Student Killed In Accident
The University of Iowa home economics department announced a memorial fund for Myrna Sprengeler 22 Mason City who died in a car semi truck crash near Vinton Friday. She graduated Friday and majored in home economics and was recently initiated into the American Home Economics Society.
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Iowa City
UPI
University of Iowa
Myrna Sprengeler
Mason City
Vinton
University
American Home Economics Society
Gasoline Truck Blast Injures Dozens in Toledo
A burning gasoline tank truck exploded on a Saturday, spraying fuel on homes. Seven or eight houses caught fire, with several destroyed. At least 46 people were hurt, including 10 firefighters and several police officers and bystanders. The truck overturned after skidding on a turn and ignited.
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Toledo, Ohio
When the Grass Looks Greener on the Other Side
A proverb notes that perceived greener grass across the fence may reflect better upkeep. It hints at comparing care levels rather than intrinsic value across sides.
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Stan
Carlos Gutierrez
Daly
Miss Skultety
Miss Skultery
Mercy Hospital
James Skultety
Keokuk
Pooch
Eloise
Jeanne Dudley
St. Paul
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Fidel Icastro
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Eduardo Victor Haedo
Atlantic Ocean
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Karl Bauman
Eldrewey Stearnes
Progressive Youth Assn
Stearnes
E. J. Sprengeler
Rodney Andersen
Hampton
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