Portugal Premier Faces Pressures Over Africa Policy
The Portuguese premier warned of ongoing tensions as demands for changes in Angola and other colonies rise. British diplomacy is criticized for delays in agreeing airfield use to relay reinforcements to Gaz, prompting calls for faster concrete undertakings and a clear strategic outlook for 1962.
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Herand
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Portugal
Kennedy and Portuguese crisis dominate wartime talks
The session covered mobilizing new divisions and swift return to civilian life, with leaders including Kennedy, McNamara, and senior defense figures meeting for hours. Separately Salazar warned Goa and enclaves may spark a wider Portuguese clash, while a small Somali revolt was quashed near Beje military barracks.
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Naval Operations
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Space and Sunlit Cruise Ahead of December Launch
President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson joined defense aides on a Palm Beach luncheon cruise aboard the Honey Fitz. Mrs Kennedy displayed waterskiing skill while the party watched from the after deck amid calm seas and sunny skies.
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Underground Explosions Flip Covers in New Britain
A series of underground explosions in New Britain caused manhole covers to fly like flying saucers and heavy smoke. Power was cut for about an hour and a state of emergency was declared as more than 200 firefighters and police controlled the blaze and redirected traffic.
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Indonesia Versus Dutch Debate on New Guinea Autonomy
Indonesian and Dutch officials exchange tough signals over New Guinea amid talks of autonomy under Indonesian administration. Subandrio hints at possible autonomy while Suharto tours Celebes. US officials stay hopeful of talks as the Dutch Parliament debates the crisis and potential Dutch concessions.
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Celebes Island
Hasue
Washington
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the Hague
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Netherlands
Jacob Burger
Testler
Indonesia
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Cerebes
Fim
Gherman Titov
Jakarta
Sukarna
VEPCO Plans 500000-Volt Transmission System
Virginia Electric and Power awarded a 45 million dollar contract to Westinghouse to build the nation s first 500000 volt transmission system. The project will run from Grant County West Virginia to northern Virginia around Washington to Richmond and return toward Waynesboro Sta ton in the Shenandoah Valley forming a 230 mile loop. Construction of the first leg is slated for 1964 with full completion by early 1956. The system will significantly cut the cost of sending power from coal fields by transmitting electricity directly from mines to load centers.
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Polver
Slaying A Watch On Mrs Bowman's L ist
Investigators placed timing around a fatal event at 1016 am as Dr Bowman, head of media for Southern California Edison, left for work in downtown Los Angeles. Mrs Bowman drove Rocky to school, picked up a neighbor's child, and returned for coffee before leaving again at 9 55 am for a ten minute drive home. She was later found by Mrs Roback with the house locked and a hidden key. No forced entry was found and the bathroom noise drew police attention.
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Rocky
Scheol
Sne
Vatican Excommunication Debate Strains Vatican Cuba Ties
Vatican officials consider whether Pope John XXIII will formally excommunicate, aiming to avoid strains with Cuba. Reported tensions follow expulsion cases and alleged church clashes with Castro regime, while canon law provisions cited against impeding bishops.
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Strip Teasers Fight It Out In Paris Bar
A Paris court judged two strip teasers from the Crazy Horse saloon, Dodo of Germany and Dolly Bell of France, behaved improperly during a tussle. The clash left Dodo with broken champagne glasses and led to a judicial decision on conduct.
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Dodo
Germany
Dolly Bell
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Castes Revolution Claim Sparks Vatican Comment
In July, Luisi Cardinal Treglia pro vicar of Rome for Pope John claimed the Castes revolution showed its Marxist feds, reflecting a tense Vatican response to political upheaval.
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Judge Blocks Segregation At Airport
A U S district judge halted segregation at Dannelly Field airport facilities in Montgomery. The ruling bars Rasch Enterprises Inc from denying Negro travelers access to all airport services and ordering removal of race based signs by Friday. The Civil Aeronautics Board-supported suit argued illegal discrimination in airline facilities and dining areas.
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Eig. Board
Rasch ©; Enterprises, Inc
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Jonpson
Civil Aeronautics Board
France Algeria Talks Eye Ceasefire Toward Independence
High Paris sources report secret talks progress toward a ceasefire and transitional period ahead of independence. Violence spikes in Oran as Moslems and Europeans clash. 22 Europeans and 32 Moslems among three days of bloodshed. Salan's secret army radios echo in Algiers as authorities press for silence.
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Assur
Oran
al- 1 Seria
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Fai
Raoul Salan
Algers
Fafternan
Weather, politics, and frost strikes across regions
A jumble of reports covers a Paris court case over a damaged party, French Algerian ceasefire talks, and dire weather notes. Flight arrivals and departures register in Florida as temperatures dip, with growers spraying dust to combat frost while forecasts predict warmer, cloudier days ahead.
Bolling and Albert Dodge Kennedy Era Politics in Congress
Bolling estimates 70 to 80 guaranteed votes with 30 to 40 possibles amid 260 Democrats aligned to the House bloc. Albert, 58, longtime whip since 1949, backs by 13 Southern lawmakers and Rep. Howard W. Smith in backing the liberal label. Albert defends liberal stance on labor and taxation while aligning with Rayburn’s leadership and Kennedy’s program.
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House Boling
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Rules Committee
Rayburn
Albert
Congress
Howard W. Smith
Jno
Kennedy
Attempt to buy Katanga recognition explored
Strueltens, linked to Katanga, allegedly offered a million dollars to a Caribbean office to push recognition. The claim, backed by White and others, ties Strueltens to Tshombe’s wider push for sovereign Katanga. State Department official Carl Rowan criticizes the activities.
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Katanga
Stig
Othpe
Tshombe
Ani Imelles
Waite
Stuetens
White
Cuba cites Cuba and Soviet arms fueling Latin guerrilla ties
The document accuses Cuba of sending students abroad to foment solidarity with revolutionary causes and of encouraging subversion via Cuban diplomats. It claims $60 million in Soviet arms and a growing guerrilla network across the Americas, plus a large Cuban labor, education, and media alignment under Castro.
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Castro
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Technicans
Comun
Havana
Sow
Lasko
Pilot recounts bailout and tree rescue after crash
Stratton told reporters at Biloxt AFB hospital he shed his flying suit then climbed a tree to stay aloft. He described seeing stars reflecting on water as a Coast Guard helicopter located him about 40 minutes after the crash and directed him to stay put. A boat team reached him near Swamp around 7 am. The flying unit emphasized the high altitude sampling flight differed from prior missions. Powers remains jailed in the Soviet Union.
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Coast Guard
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