Ransom Payments to Cuba Questioned by Federal Judge
In Miami a federal judge questioned the legality of ransom shipments to Fidel Castro as a possible Logan Act violation while more than 100 new refugees arrived by airlift from Cuba. Judge Emett C. Choate gave Voorhees and others 10 days to brief jurisdiction to halt deliveries of 53 million dollars of goods tied to freedom for 1,113 Cuban prisoners.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
U.S
Emett c. Choate
Cuba
Choate
Voorhees
Pan-Am
Havana
Alberto Ferrer
Ferrer
Hold Rites For Mrs. M. Peterson
Mrs M Peterson’s funeral was held at St Thomas Church with Rev Cyril Cooper as celebrant. Grandsons David T hom e James Peterson Richard Maloney Fred Jackson and nephews Harry Hotchulas and Carl Franz served as bearers. Relatives and friends from Meadville Ocean N Y Hubbard Oh Greenville Youngsville joined for services after a family prayer at Bracken Funeral Home.
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Mayme T. Peterson
St. ‘Thomas’ Church
Cyril Cooper
David Thome
James Peterson
Richard Maloney
Fred Jackson
Harry Hotchulas
Carl Franz
Thomas C. ‘Thomas
David Thomas
Hazel Franz
Helene Franz
Robert Franz
Resolution targets advertising blight at Gettysburg approaches
Harrisburg AP A resolution adopted by the Pennsylvania Motor Federation AAA calls for removing advertising blight on highway approaches to Gettysburg. The measure condemns commercial exploitation of the national shrine and was approved at the federation's annual management conference closing session.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Motor Federation
AAA
Gettysburg
Federation
Deer Herds in Ripley Area Increase Noted
In the Ripley Westfield corridor along the New York Thruway and Routes 5 and 20 deer herds are growing, with estimates near 1000 animals. Warning signs posted at Ripley and Buffalo toll barriers and five interchanges urge motorists to stay alert as four herds concentrate around Ripley Westfield, including a herd of about 500 seen three miles east of the Thruway barrier near the Pennsylvania state line.
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Turley
New York State
Sukie
Westfield
Ripley
Ripley and
Buffalo
Imediate
Ripley-Westfield
Ripley ‘Thruway
Pennsylvania
Stateline
Rockefeller Faces Crisis Over Car Registration Fees
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller faces a political and fiscal crisis in New York as he seeks a $48 million annual rise in motor vehicle registration charges to help balance a $2.9 billion budget. Protests erupt across legislative offices, newspapers, and auto clubs as fees for passenger and commercial vehicles are set to rise.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York State
Rockefeller
New York
Nun Claims Books Unfair To Negroes In Detroit
Mother Mary Patricia of the Oblate Sisters of Providence criticizes Webster’s Dictionary and a Detroit parochial history textbook as unfair to Negroes in an interview with the Detroit Prep Press. She questions the dictionary’s race definitions and notes minimal coverage of notable Black figures in the history book.
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Detroi
Webster's Dictionary
Archiocese
Detroit
Mary Patricia
Oblate Sisters of Providence
Detroit Prep Press
Archdioccsan
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
United States
Patricia
Africa
George Washington Carver
Brooker T. Washington
Joe Louis
Sherman Law Action Targets Banks Across Minnesota
U S District Judge Edward J Devitt outlined penalties of up to 50000 for each defendant as chief executives must attend arraignment Monday. Indictments accuse Minneapolis St Paul and Duluth banks of fixing terms for correspondent banks and charging rates for customer services including checking accounts and loans.
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U.S
Edward J. Devitt
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth
Local teens shine in photo from new golf book
A group of local teenage golfers is pictured in a photograph used in a book on golf by Mrs. Mary Brown of Corry. The book has just been released by the publishers and a review appears today.
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Mary Brown
Corry
Premier Kassem Executed in Syria Turmoil Report
Syria and Iraq faced border alarms after the execution of Premier Abdul Karim Kassem. Pro Nasser protests in Damascus raised tensions while Turkey warned forces on its border. The junta imposed a crackdown on Communists as it formed a transitional government keeping supreme power.
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Syria
Iraq
Damascus
Turkey
Ismet Inanu
Nasser
Jes
Kassem
Attorney Died in Phoenix After Long DOJ Career
Isaiah Matlock, 67, a special U S attorney and Justice Department member for 30 years, died yesterday in Phoenix Arizona after a heart attack.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Isaiah Matlack
U. S
Justice Department
Deaf Mute Killed by Auto Near Mercer
A deaf mute resident of the Mercer County Home, George Sabol, 50, was killed instantly at 2 p.m. yesterday while walking toward the home north of here. The driver was Bobby West, 24, of Portland, Tenn. Coroner Cyril Reinsel will issue an accidental death ruling, with Miller Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Mercer
Mercer County
Here
George Sabol
Bobby West
Portland
Tenn
Cyril Reinsel
Miller Funeral Home
Scranton Urges Fairness in State Service
Scranton issues a special directive urging all state employees in Pennsylvania to treat the general public with fairness and courtesy in all dealings. The order cites past instances of discourtesy and hostility and seeks to improve public interactions.
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Hanunuopurkg
Gos
Scranton
Georgia Chief Justice Duckworth urges respect for Warren speech
Associated Press reports Chief Justice W H Duckworth of the Georgia Supreme Court appealed to Georgians to show proper respect for U S Chief Justice Karl Warren when he appears in Atlanta on Monday to speak. Ducksworth, a lifelong segregationist, urged good breeding Americanism and Southern breeding be shown to the chief justice. Pianist Van Cliburn donated his six thousand dollar fee from a Minneapolis concert to the Symphony Guarantee Fund. Hartigan Sr Albany Wyoming, starting his 50th year of state service, rose from eighty dollars a year to twelve thousand one hundred forty seven dollars. Distress and industry in Pennsylvania are cited by the governor as issues to be addressed to eradicate unemployment.
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Associated Press
W. H. Duckworth
Georgia Supreme Court
U.S
Justce Karl Warren
Atlanta
Duckworth
van Cliburn
Minneapolis
Symphony Guarantee Fund
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Barbara Keppel
Corry Public Library
Ers
Gadel Abass el Mahdayi
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Taha Sheikh Ahmed
Kanaan
Defense Ministry
Wasfi Taher
Abdel Kerim el Jedda
Taher
Kassema
el Jedda
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Chevrolet
Nob
Ronanda Biysor
Turben's Auto Service
Columbus Pa
ARROW
Dohm
Hartigan Sr
Albany, WY
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South Center Street
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RED Circle Bokar Coffee
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