Americans From Cuba Arrive in Merida Before U.S. Return
A group of 89 Americans who had lived in Cuba arrived in Merida, Mexico, on a Mexican airlift from Havana. They are the first of about 1,909 total evacuees plus 1,820 Cuban relatives slated to leave Cuba for the United States. They flew on a DC6 and were to be flown to New Orleans. They stayed overnight at the Tropical Maya Motel under U.S. embassy and Yucatan officials.
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Cuba
United States
Merida
Mexico
Havana
Fidel Castro
New Orleans
U.S
Yucatan
Luis ‘Forres Mesias
Castro
Fermando Pamanes Escobedo
Latin America
Mexico City
Pamanes
Associated Press
Isaac M. Flores
Raul Roa
Varadero
Miami
St. Labre
Chile
Ministry of At
Atlanta
Detroit
Department
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Johnson Ailment Aids Cuba Mexico Gesture
Johnson reportedly continues treatment in Mexico with Castro as Diaz Ordaz ordered action. Mexican president acted at Johnson and State Department request. Havana sees Cuban concession as goodwill toward Mexico amid shifting U S relations and regional diplomacy.
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Castro
Gustave Diaz Ordaz
Johnson
U.S. State Department
Havana
Mexico
Weather and political notes mix storm and exile
Four inches of snow and sleet left highways in terrible shape across Boone and Watauga County with slushy primary roads and non negotiable secondary roads. North Wilkesboro reported mixed precipitation and hazardous higher Blue Ridge roads while rain and cool temperatures spread through much of the state. Separate dispatches describe a Cuban refugee airlift, Mexican officials seeking visa abatements, and Moyers leaving the White House staff as Christian undergoes back surgery in Virginia.
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Boone
Watauga County
North
Wilkesboro
Blue Ridge
U.S
Christian
Virginia
New England
Bill D. Moyers
White House
John B. Connally
Texas
Seton Hospital
Moyer
Moyers
Johnson
Newsday
Long Island
N.Y
Doon
Snowstorm Paralysis Hits Upper Midwest and Ohio
Four inches of new snow fell in Marquette Michigan over six hours leaving 33 inches on the ground. Heavy warnings linger as dozens of Ohio communities lose power from ice and snow. Hospitals rely on emergency power. some factories pause. St Marys suffers water shortages. Toledo crews protest off the job until court orders return. Three snow clearers collapse and die in Rochester Minnesota. Rural flows halt for visibility. Rochester Girl Scouts slide canceled. travel blocked to the west.
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Marquette
Upper Michigan
Ohio
St. Mary’s
Toledo
Municipal Employes Union
Rochester
Mils
Olmsted
Armed Carolina Escapees May Still Have Fourth Hostage
Three armed men who escaped Buncombe County Jail on Tuesday abducted a jailer and a couple, then released three hostages before vanishing. One escapee, Allen James Berube, faced an April trial for a $25,000 Shelby bank robbery, while the others, Clifford Harden and Howard Byrd, faced charges in Ohio and North Carolina respectively. Police hunted across western North Carolina, parts of South Carolina and northern Georgia as authorities urged caution.
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Asheville
N.C
Buncombe County
An Remi
Casey Stanes
Hendersonville
Harry Clay
Clay
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Allen James Berube
Fall River
Mass
First National Bank
Shelby
Berube
Atlanta
FBI
Clifford Harden
Ohio
Howard Byrd
Elmer Duckett
Melvin Elias
Elias
Duckett
Jennings Rogers
Candler
Rogers
Four Youths Beat Victim and Robbed Him for 16 Cents
In Utica Michigan four teenagers were arraigned on charges of assault with intent to commit murder and armed robbery after attacking John Cummings as he hitchhiked home. He described a tire iron strike in the snow and a beacon of violence, requiring 42 stitches. The teens took 16 cents as the attack began with a beer bottle shattering on impact.
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Utica
Mich
John Cummings
Cummings
Ship To Be Launched Amid Ownership Uncertainty
A $14 million warship on the Clyde will be launched without ceremony as ownership remains unresolved between Britain and Ghana. The 2,300-ton frigate, designed for Nkrumah and backed by the Commonwealth Ministry, awaits a clear claimant as talks with the post–Nkrumah government continue. The ship lacks a name and a bona fide owner, leaving builders to slide it into the water and await a formal claim.
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London
Clyde
Scotland
Britain
Ministry of Common
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Commonwealth Ministry
Nkrumah
Nbor
Commonwealth
Guinea
Accra
Narrow
Three Traffic Deaths Noted In Virginia
Three traffic deaths reported in Virginia raised the annual toll to 1,087. Keller Robert M. Wer, 22, a sailor from Williamsport Pennsylvania, died in a single car crash in Keller Accomac County. Jack Parker McCaleb, 34, of Tampa Florida, was killed in a two vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Petersburg. Willie Morris, 21, of Hanover County, died in a Richmond hospital after injuries from a crash at U S 301 and State Route 654 in Caroline County.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Keller
Robert M. Wer
Williamsport
Accomac County
Petersburg
Jack Parker McCaleb
Tampa
Fla
Richmond
Willie Morris
Hanover County
U.S. 801
State Rt
Caroline County
Vietnam War Action Report From Saigon Delta Front
U S command reports Marines killed 27 and infantrymen killed, while American helicopter gunners destroy 174 enemy sampans moving supplies on waterways 14 to 16 miles southwest of Saigon. B52 jets conduct saturation bombings in central highlands near Tuy Hoa and Hue as weather hampers raids. In the Delta a multiregimental force is engaged, paratroopers jump from 33 planes in the first large-scale drop in three years. Ky government reshuffles command in Saigon with Brig. Gen. Van Manh taking over the 4th Corps area and U S 25th Infantry Division operating on the delta edge. delayed American buildup in the region anticipated by year end.
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U.S
Saigon
Tuy Hoa
Hue
North Vietnam
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Delta
Nguyen Cao Ky
4Th Corps
Dang van Quang
Quang
Ministry of Planning and Development
van Manh
25Th Division
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Nuclear China tests into 1966 amid world tension
China announced a new atmospheric nuclear test, with reports suggesting a yield in the hundreds of kilotons range and a potential third biggest blast in 1966. Officials emphasized China would not be first to use nuclear weapons and linked the tests to broader anti imperialist struggles.
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Long Live
Mao Tse-tung
Dispatch
Peking People’s Daily
China
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
Carl Barthh
Washington
U.S
Hiroshima
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Peking
Lop For
Sinkiang Province
Mao Tse Tung
Undersea Volcano Belches Fire Near Chilean Coast
An undersea volcano near 25 miles off the Pacific coast belched fire after a predawn quake. The tremor devastated Taltal, 580 miles north of Santiago, leaving about 4,000 homeless and killing several residents. Dozens injured as a caved-in mine and collapsing buildings worsened the disaster. Officials warned of continuing threats from aftershocks and rising tides.
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Chilean
Santiago
Chile
Nichting
Taltal
Pacific Ocean
Northern Chile quake devastates towns and strains services
A powerful earthquake in northern Chile destroyed or damaged about half of homes in Taltal and split 25 percent destruction in Tocopilla Copiapo and Calama. Aftershocks lasted six hours across Antofagasta Atacama Tarapaca while copper mines mostly escaped damage. Power and water were restored by late afternoon except Taltal. Officials estimate about three million residents affected.
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Clals
Taltal
Tocopilla
Copiago
Calama
Minjing
Antofagasta
Atacama
Tarapaca
Ministry of Public Works
Chuquicamata
el Savvador
Anaconda Copper Co
Tremsor
Taital
City workers strike halts refuse service and hits traffic
Employed divisions led to a walkout affecting Olpire area water facility access. Pickets blocked two chemical trucks from entering the water purification plant while officials labeled it a strike. State law allows dismissal after a 10 day window to prove nonstrike activity. Union seeks 4 percent raise for Municipal Employes, on top of 325 dollar annual pay, while Teamsters join in honoring picket lines.
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Page One
Cleveland
John Burkhart
Fremen
Municipal
Teamsters Union
Tax changes push toward paying current obligations
Washington reports show tax reforms set to tighten withholdings next year. Corporations pay taxes on current basis. self-employed file quarterly Social Security. wage withholdings plus estimates must cover at least 80 percent of tax. Deduction rules tighten for medical expenses. health insurance deductions capped. Movements also cover Social Security funds and shifting textile jobs south, with rising wages and greater Black participation in mills.
Negroes Enter Textile Industry Despite Low Pay
The article notes more Black workers move into textiles though pay remains among the lowest in manufacturing. It cites mills' wage limits, weak unions, and ongoing use of female labor as key factors affecting competitiveness and advancement.
Golden of Integration and the Carolina Israelite
The article profiles Golden who promoted a vertical integration plan to ease Southern resistance to Negroes in schools by removing seats and requiring standing. He ran the Carolina Israelite with about 15,000 circulation for 10 to 15 years, moved to Charlotte in 1942, and testified in Washington in 1969 proposing a $100 billion back pay program for Black welfare and education over a decade. It notes Golden’s family, including sons Dick, Harry L. Golden Jr., William, and Peter who died in 1957, and mentions a separation from his wife.
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Golden
Carolina Israelite
Charlotte
Hendersonville
N.C
Senate
Washington
Leve
Harry L.golden Jr
Chicago Sun Times
William Golden
University of Florida
Peter
Collision Ends in Tragedy at Hockey Game
Two 13 year old Gloucester youths Bruce Amaral and Paul Amero were killed in a collision after a delayed Boston Bruins Detroit Red Wings hockey game. Amero had called his father to say they would miss the 10 30 p m steam but would take the 12 01 a m train.
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Gloucester
Bruce Amaral
Paul Amero
Boston Bruins
Detroit Red Wings
Amero
Flier big 85s plus SAMs in North Vietnam air war
Mandeville notes Hanoi air strikes were inaccurate. Salisbury reports eight MBa4 2 000 pound bombs killed 49, wounded 135, and damaged 240 houses at Nam Dinh. MKs scarce and reserved for heavy targets. squadron avoided Nam Dinh. He argues large bombs unnecessary and smaller bombs more effective.
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North Vietnam
Mandeville
U.S
Salisbury
Nam Dinh
Mk&s
Nama Dinh
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