Betancourt's security scare as 40000 communists hunted
President Romulo Betancourt ordered a broad roundup of Venezuela's 40000 Communists and MIR supporters after an assassination attempt. Police pursued fugitives linked to the Archbishop's Palace attack, while a protest shadowed by immunity laws kept campus raids at bay. Betancourt sailed from San Felix for a weekend at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
University of Caracas
Betancourt
Roger Antonio Figueroa
Ciudad Bolivar
Orinoco River
San Felix
Fisueroa
Vicente Barrios
Jose Santana Rivas
Sen
Raul Leoni
LUCITE Introduces Breakthrough House Paint
DuPont unveils LUCITE House Paint after 25 years in acrylic chemistry. The product promises lasting beauty inside and outside with unbeatable durability and a low-lustre finish that resists cracking chalking dirt and fading. It highlights ease of use and avoidance of traditional hard work paints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DuPont
Policy Shift Urged as Kennedy Policy Draws GOP Fire
GOP leaders urge congressional review of U S foreign policy in response to President Kennedy shift toward the Soviet Union. Dirksen and Halleck attack the self imposed moratorium on nuclear tests, warning it risks U S nuclear superiority and signals concessions to the Soviets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Washington
U. S
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Dirksen
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
Halleck
Senate
House
American University
Moscow
Geneva
Senate House
U S Embassy Plans Separate Independence Day Receptions
The U S Embassy in South Africa will hold two Independence Day receptions in Pretoria. An morning event will be for senior government officials and the diplomatic corps under a racial segregation policy. An afternoon reception will honor Americans living in Pretoria with invitations extended regardless of race or color.
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Cape Town
South Africa
U.S
J. C. Satterthwaite
Pretoria
Princess Djordiadze sells Gable’s ex wife ring for 62160
Princess Djordjadze, former Mrs Clark Gable, sold a single diamond ring at Sotheby’s in London for 62160. The stone was bought by Van Cleef and Arpels of Paris and New York as auctions in London and Paris set records.
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London
Djordiadze
Clark Gable
Sotheby's
van Cleef
Arpels
Paris
New York
Djordjadze
Dmitri Djordjadze
Sylvia Ashley
Stanley
Douglas Fairbanks Sr
Lawsuit Mirrors 1958 Rigged TV Quiz Show Scandal
Joseph L. Morrison, associate professor at the University of North Carolina, sues NBC and Barry Enright Productions in state supreme court for more than $500,000. He claims contestant Elfrida Von Nardroff was given advance answers on the Twenty-One quiz show, making his appearances in April 1958 deceptive and harmed his interests.
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New York
Echo
a/Elfrida Von Ni
Nas
Tional Broadcasting Company
Barry-Enright Productions
Gram
Morrison
State Supreme Court
Joseph
L. Morrison
Unit
Oiversity of North Carolina
von Nardroff
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MIR
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Carlos Andres
Clarin
FALN
Armed Forces of National Liberation
anti-Betancourt
Assassi
du Pont
Luc
Arter Paint & Glass
En Dupont
Charleston
Acma Hardware Co
Bread St
City Hardware Co
McCorkle Ava
Hugh Ganner
Ihe
Pennsylvania Ave
Ken
Second Ave
Tulley & Bailey
Tennessee Ava
Wright Bachman
Bmbr, Co
Washington St
Belle
Hella Hardware Co
Dupont Ava
Cabin Creek Fatty Hardware Co
Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove Furniture Co
Elk View Burdene
Madison Smith's Hardware Co
Marmet Meadows Home Furnishing Co
Montgomery ‘Montgomery Hardware Co
Poca Pate Hardware Co
Hale ST
Ravenswood Far, D. H. Boilen
Seth
Moon's Cash Store
South Charleston
Spring Hill Hardware Co
Chastnut St
Spencer Rex Arnott Supply Co
Main St
ST. Albans
Albena Supply Co
Whitesville
Branham & Britts
Strom Thurmond
D-5. C
United States
Berlin Wall
Viet Nam
Laos
U.S. Embassy
Gable
Frigidaire
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