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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1962
Page
1
United Nations dispatch says Acting Secretary-General Ai Thanet sent new Cuban and Soviet proposals to U S officials to resolve the Cuban crisis. Details were not disclosed and no Cuban Soviet or U S delegation comment was available. Thanet reported he received the letter Thursday and passed the proposals on the same day.
An ad touts Chimney Sweep Powder for coal or wood as a solution to oil burning heat waste. It claims rapid tuning of burners, soot destruction, and safer operation by reducing soot deposits, available at hardware stores. The piece then shifts to a Cold War era report noting Cuban missiles and U.N. mediation efforts led by Thant, with Cuba rejecting U.N. supervision.
The Conservative People's party seeks a firm eight seat edge in the Chamber of Deputies and warns of plebiscites on major issues if Parliament stalls. Chancellor Gorbach labels it direct democracy while Socialists threaten to block reform plans that could end their governing influence.
A helicopter lifted seven men from a storm battered Argus Island radar tower southwest of Bermuda after seas up to 60 feet and winds to 60 mph damaged the structure. All uninjured, they await inspection to decide if they can return. Civilian Land Air, Inc. employees from Chicago, Minnesota, Indiana, North Carolina, Mississippi, and other towns were rescued aboard two helicopter trips led by Capt. D. B. Maurras.
Patrolman Paul Jones and Ernest Holbert sped to a house after a radio alert, reaching before Czaplicki who had taken a bus. Detectives quote Czaplicki saying he did a good job this time and that Dr. Ladd had been poisoning him with carbon tetrachloride sprayed in his mouth during visits.
FBI seized bombs and a pistol tied to a pro Castro conspiracy in New York. Jose Gomez Abad and wife Blea Santiesteban Casanova faced charges with two other Cubans. U.N. sources said Cuba plans to protest through diplomatic immunity questions at the United Nations.
Decatur Indiana police report Deputy Sheriff Frederick A. Hettrich age 32 was killed by three pistol shots during a brawl at a Negro dance. He and fellow guard Edgar B. Coulter broke up a fight and moved rivals outside to a parking lot. The shooting occurred as Hank Simmons band members and Bobby Bland departed in a bus. Two pistols six razors and many knives were found on the scene. Police detained bus passengers briefly.
The coroner reported the crash that killed four youths and an infant near Blue Lake during a tense Cuba crisis. Investigators traced Mikoyan's Havana trip and the stalled talks as U.S. pressure over missile removals and naval base disputes persisted.
U S Highway 299 two miles east of Blue Lake in northwestern California saw Christine Lundy 16 of Blue Lake and wi YIU 24 of US ALCHa Lo escape with relatively minor injuries. Lundy climbed through a smashed rear window and signaled a passing car after the two am crash. The highway patrol did not identify the driver.
Greek seamen and radio opera il for Walter Fisher, a British subject. The Virginia, with two aboard, headed for Montreal. The Trinity Navigator, carrying five, was due at 31 am, Sunday at Paulsboro, NI.
Butte Montana experiences above freezing conditions while Bozeman reports 2 above zero. Heavy cloud cover stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rockies, with clear or less affected skies in the northeastern and southeastern corners.
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