Rusk urges four point plan to tighten Cuba quarantine
Secretary of State Rusk proposed a four point program to stiffen the Western Hemisphere quarantine of Cuba. He asked non communist nations to curb Havana trade and urged OAS to isolate Castro until he ends subversion and severs Moscow ties. He warned the Soviets their aid to Castro could curb broader Latin American outreach.
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Tary
Rusk
Cuba
Havana
Organization of American States
Society of Free Men
Fidel Castro
Moscow
OAS
Castro
Latin America
Talks of Force Involved in Cuba Crisis
Washington reports Argentina urged hemisphere nations to be ready for collective military action against Cuba if nonmilitary measures fail. Rusk warned that governments funding Cuba’s destruction could face scrutiny, while OAS members push vigilance along coasts and fronts and curb Cuban support networks. Cuba's trade with noncommunist nations dropped from 1.6 billion in 1958 to about 350 million in recent years with some European countries still engaging.
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Washington
Argentina
Cuba
Rusk
OAS
Castro
Linn County Farm Bureau Sets Farm Policy Views
Linn County Farm Bureau delegates adopt resolutions urging legislation to block CCC stock sales below 125 percent loan value or 85 percent parity and favor phasing out supports. They seek recourse loans for wheat and feed grains, retain the land retirement program, curb imports, curb inflation, and support actions for the Vietnam War.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Commodity Credit Corporation
Farm Bureau
Two Stowaways Found on Queen Mary Farewell Voyage
Aboard the Queen Mary two stowaways, a 25 year old San Diego woman named Angelina Romero and an unnamed man in his 20s or 30s, were found aboard as the liner sailed toward England. Romero planned to enroll at the Sorbonne and later reach Cherbourg. she had canceled and then rebooked her voyage without a ticket or passport.
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England
Angelina Romero
San Diego
New York
Miss Romero
Southampton
Cherbourg
France
Sorbonne
Paris
Evacuations Under Beulah Hit Mexican Cities and Texas Borders
Floods from Hurricane Beulah force evacuation of Matamoros and Reynosa into the United States. Rio Grande waters surge. Beulah leaves 36 dead, $1 billion in damage, with widespread isolation across a 40 000 square mile area. Rio Grande City reports heavy flooding and bridge abutments destroyed.
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UPI
Three Rivers
Texas
Three Rivers High School
Beulah
Rio Grande City
Sheriff’s Department
Matamoros
Reynosa
Mexico
U.S
Rio Grande
Brownsville
McAllen
South Texas
Gulf of Mexico
W. E. Walker
Principa E
International Boundary and Water Commission
Camargo
Yankees Top Twins Behind Shopay First Home Run
Rookie Tom Shopay hit his first major league homer a three run shot in the third inning and Dooley Womack silenced Minnesota as the Yankees beat the Twins 6 to 2 in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis ST. Paul
Tom Shopay
Dooley Womack
Minnesota
New York Yankees
Supervisors Man Fort in ABC Strike
New York AP reports supervisory staff at ABC stations directed cameras and mics after a Friday strike by the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians. Stations expect to maintain regional football telecasts with existing staff as most weekend shows were pre taped. The union also ended contract talks with NBC but did not strike the network.
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American Broadcasting Co
Radio and Television Technicians
National Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians
National Broadcasting Co
Judge frees man tired of coworker’s braying attack
In Decatur Alabama a judge dismissed an assault charge after Dennis Godbout testified he was tired of colleague Charles Slick braying like a jackass on night shifts at an aluminum plant. Slick defended his restraint saying he grabbed Godbout around the neck after threats. The judge cautioned both sides and suggested Slick had some justification but should not have acted.
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Decatur
Ala
Dennis Godbout
Charles Slick
Slick
Robert Straub
Godbout
God
Nettt
Straub
Red Shelling Dims as Yanks Hit Con Thien Artillery
American air and ground forces pressed attacks on North Vietnamese artillery around Con Thien. B 52s pounded positions north of the DMZ while Phantoms and B 57s damaged or destroyed gun emplacements. Shelling at Con Thien fell to 62 as Marines logged deaths and casualties from ongoing siege actions. Thirteen NVA were reported killed in a later ground clash three days after prior strikes.
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Saigon
UPI
U. S
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North Vietnam
Hitch Named UC President Amid Financial Struggles
Charles Hitch, a renowned scholar and financial expert, was unanimously appointed head of the University of California after a nine month search. The nine campus system faces tight budgets and student unrest has subsided, with Hitch known for fiscal reform and earlier roles in Washington.
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LOS Angeles
Charles Hitch
University of California
University
Clark Kerr
Hitch
Washington
Defense Department
Tractor Upset Takes Life of Martin Bice 70
An elderly Marion man Martin Bice 70 of 3435 Third avenue SE was found dead Friday after his tractor overturned in a pasture. Mrs. Bice alerted neighbor George E. Young who discovered him about 6 45 p m. He was pronounced dead on arrival at St Luke s.
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Marion
Martin Bice
Third Avenue SE
Soviet Signs Hanoi Arms Aid Accord
The Soviet Union pledged 1968 arms aid to North Vietnam including defensive anti aircraft guns missiles and offensive small arms and artillery. The agreement covers gifts loans and trade with North Vietnam with no published total and cites support amid growing U.S. aggression in Vietnam.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Vietnam
Kremlin
Tass
Lake Squall Drowns At Least Five Fishermen Near Frankfort
A sudden squall on Lake Michigan near Frankfort drowned at least five fishermen. Several hours later five-foot waves continued buffeting boats as authorities feared more deaths and searched the area.
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Frankfort
Mich
Lake Michigan
K. E. Hull
Police Department
Four Die as Fire Rips Tucson Nursing Home
A blaze at a Tucson nursing home killed four patients and injured several others. Teenagers in two cars helped evacuate many residents as police and fire crews battled the flames. Authorities believed a cigarette or electric fan started the fire. three women died in a room where the fire began.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Hoffa Term Lengthened to Thirteen Years in Pension Fraud Case
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa received a five year sentence and a $10,000 fine for taking part in a conspiracy to defraud a Teamsters pension fund. The term runs consecutively to his eight year jury tampering sentence. The supreme court ordered a hearing on wiretap evidence. The judge ruled no new trial warranted.
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Chicago
Teamsters
James R.hoffa
Teamsters Pension Fund
Richard Austin
Hoffa
Supreme Court
High Court
Austin
Siren Move Agreed To End Boy’s Life Threat
Lindenwold New Jersey borough agrees to move a siren 500 feet away from its current site and 150 feet from the Roselli home after Tommy Roselli, a heart patient, faced life risk from loud noise. Fire officials back the plan and will install radio alarms for firefighters unable to hear the warning. The fire company votes on the pact, expected to pass.
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Herbert Steelman
Lindenwold Fire Co. No
Lindenwold
Nicholas Roselli
Tommy
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