Kennedy Advised Against Cuba Strike in 1962 Crisis
Sorensen writes Kennedy initially favored bombing Cuban missile sites but chose a limited naval blockade after Robert Kennedy warned a strike would be a Pearl Harbor in reverse. The adviser praised Robert for prodding debates and keeping options open while Kennedy considered avoiding a broader invasion. Kennedy later asked his family to return to the White House as a decisive moment neared.
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Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Robert
New York
White House
Theodore C
United Statestate
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
U.S
Kay Noe
Robert .Kennedy
Pearl Hart
Jacqueline
Washington
Sians
Soviet Union
Asj
Morej
Pha
Lone Atlantic conqueror eyes world voyage plan
Robert Manry the sailor who completed the first west east Atlantic crossing in the Tinkerbelle walked Fal mouth and said his next goal is to sail around the world not alone. He cited finance as a factor but called it a serious objective and planned to ship Tinkerbelle for exhibitions abroad. His wife and supporters celebrated this public step in Fal mouth before he sails back to the United States on an ocean liner with the boat.
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Falmouth
England
Robert Maury
Atlantic
Manry
Mass
Britain
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
United States
Tinkerbelle
Manny
Cleveland
Ohia
Plain Dealer
Virginia
New Beer Licenses Issued To Roanoke Nightspots
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board granted beer licenses to two Roanoke venues featuring striptease acts, Joe and Johnny's and Papa Joe's. An attorney for Joe and Johnny's says they will drop striptease, leaving Papa Joe's. The board may cite Papa Joe's if lewd shows resume, following a prior suspension after a jewel performance.
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Richmond
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Roanoke
ABC Board
Papa Joe's
George Christofis
Warren Wright
Joe
Johnny
Lack Of Rain Harms N.C. Tomato Crop
County Agent Virgil Holloway reported Haywood County's tomato crop worth about a million dollars has suffered heavy losses due to nearly a month without rain. High winds and hail worsened damage, with substantial harm also seen in tobacco and corn fields across the county.
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Waynesville
N. GC
Virgil Holloway
Haywood County
Mountain County
Holloway
Integrated merger unites Methodist conferences in Wilmington area
Nearly 200 Negro Methodist churches and about 370 white Methodist churches in the southern peninsula region merged into a single integrated Methodist annual conference. The move ends separate jurisdictions for black and white congregations and marks the first actual merger in the denomination’s push to end segregation.
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Wilmington
Del
Flue-Cured Leaf Prices Steady to Higher on Carolinas
Prices for flue-cured tobacco held steady to higher on the Carolinas Border Belt as demand firmed. Most gains were $1-$2 per hundredweight, with a top price of 86 per hundred for fine orange cutters. Volume was light to medium while sales totals and averages are reported. SC and NC markets show varied averages.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Federal
Stabilization Corporation
South Carolina
North Carolina
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