McNamara Moves to Cut Overseas Defense Spending
Secretary McNamara orders tighter global budgeting to reduce the adverse balance of payments from U S defense expenditures overseas without harming combat power or causing undue hardship to service members and families. The review targets the Communications Zone in Europe, its 30 000 military personnel and 17 000 dependents, along with potentially overstaffed headquarters and advisory groups.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Associated Press
McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Military Departments
Defense Department
Pentagon
Thas
Department
U.S. 7Th Army
Europe
France
Berlin Parley Most Vital: Khrushchev on Disarmament and Cuba Crisis
Khrushchev lashed at U S policy linking relaxation of tension to supporting piracy in the Caribbean and condemned anti Cuban actions. He defended Soviet disarmament terms insisting on few inspections while denouncing NATO armament drives and noting Moscow-Peking split as an internal matter.
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United States
Cuba
Caribbean
China
Khrushchev
Moscow
Peking
NATO
Committee of 18
Geneva
Soviet Union
May Be More Action Against Councilman
Officials hinted at possible action on city and county levels against Councilman William Milliken after his arrest on three fraudulant conversion charges. The DA will continue the investigation, with a May grand jury possible, and a Friday hearing set after his arraignment where he pleaded innocent. Milliken, director of Sewers and Streets, was released on bail and faces penalties up to five years in jail and a $5,000 fine.
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Titusville
Wiliam
Milliken
Department of Sewers
Department of Streets
Crawford County
Fear Arson Destroys Two Pittsburgh Buildings
A spectacular fire in downtown Pittsburgh is blamed on arson, destroying a five story theater lobby building and a two story drug store and tavern, with heavy water and smoke damage to the Nixon Theater. Damage pegged at 200000 dollars. flames rose 60 feet and caused multiple smoke damages. Firemen battled the six alarm blaze for over an hour with minor injuries reported.
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Pittsburgh
Stephen Adley
Adley
Liberty Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Nixon and Kennedy Interventions in Cuba Compared
Nixon and Kennedy clash over Cuba policy, with both men shifting public stance from opposition to support for intervention. The record tracks Nixon’s early calls against treaties and the UN charter, Kennedy’s eventual backing of the failed 1961 invasion, and Nixon’s later retrospective justification in his Six Crises memoir. The piece notes their political maneuvering during campaigns and in office, highlighting the uneasy positions on anti-Castro rebels, treaties, and alliance dynamics with the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Cuba
Khrushchev
United States
Nixon
Fidel Castro
American Society of Newspaper Editors
U.N
Soviet Union
Castro
Buttt
Trapped Man Dies After 13 Days in Grave Vault
In Volk ersdorf Austria a 25 year old unemployed man Johann Schleifer died of starvation after being trapped 13 days in an empty grave vault at the focal cemetery. Visitors heard moaning and scratching from the grave and alerted police. Schleifer reportedly entered the vault and shifted marble slabs. when they settled back, he could not free himself.
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Volkersdorf
Austria
Johann Schleifer
Schleifer
Former publisher dies amid Cold War Cuba invasion claims
William H. Eates, longtime publisher of American Home, died yesterday. The text alleges he concealed a claim that the Eisenhower era trained Cuban rebels for an invasion, while Nixon asserts Kennedy knew of 1960 invasion briefings by the CIA. The White House and Allen Dulles deny the charges.
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DLES
NEW York
William H. Eates
American Home Magazine
Eisenhower
Nixon
Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
Allen Dulles
CTA
Remarkable rise of science beyond childhood dreams
The piece recalls science fiction from youth and contrasts it with present advances in science and rocket power. It notes early articles predicting ocean travel by coal energy and a risky moon mission concept, highlighting how modern discoveries now make such feats feasible and suggesting further remarkable developments ahead.
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George Cookles
Tima
Jules Verne
Buck Rogers
Pittsburgh Press
Ocean
Earth
Moon
Quiet hopes rise for near term scientific feats
A reflective note speaks of daily life shaping future breakthroughs while cautioning against overreaching. The piece suggests optimistic momentum in science and progress, urging careful steps today to avoid stumbling tomorrow.
Dems Claim GOP Playing Politics in Pa Government
A Scranton administration tenure faces critique as Democrats accuse the GOP of politicking over traffic safety and an inheritance tax post in Wilkes Barre. Mrs Russell, a GOP official, was hired as chief inheritance tax appraiser at $7,772 annually, higher than her Democratic predecessor’s $6,200. Morse alleges Republican backers hope for quick firings to place supporters in government roles.
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UDC
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Russell
GOP State Committee
Revenue “Department
Wilkes-Barre
Morse
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Isle of Wight
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Ress
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Ant Oolt
Bennett
Lollipop
Citizens National Bank OF Corry
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Bank
Amitabe
Selene Uetion
Blatt’s
Corry Drive-In
Glenn Ford
Shirley Jones
Eddie
South First Avenue
Lillian Clark
Terry Tressler
Charles Bailey
Root Furniture
Robert Herring
Keith Rieck
Rossbacher Insurance Service
One Stop Insurance Service
Fred L. Ross
John & Kennedy
Was
Lahta
Borstorff & Fitch
M. Jones
Rpna
Terry Higgins
Chrysler
Clarence Wallace
Corry, Pa
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Goodyear Tractor Tires
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Remington Mall Chain Saws
Johnson Bros
Youn Corry
First Ave
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