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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1961

Page

9

Latin Leaders Push Kennedy Plan in S American Tour

Ambassador Adlai Stevenson on a South American swing reports mixed Latin support for Kennedy's alliance for progress with varied enthusiasm. Most leaders resist joint action against Castro while Brazil urges neutralist policy and seeks Soviet trade plus continued U.S. aid.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Adlai E. Stevenson Kennedy Fidel Castro Cuba Latin America Stevenson Janio Quadros Sao Paulo Quadros Castro U.S

Career Ambassador Riddleberger to lead key aid group

President Kennedy announced James W. Riddleberger will head the Development Assistance Group coordinating free world aid to underdeveloped nations. DAG, formed in 1960, includes the United States Belgium Canada France Germany Italy Japan Netherlands Portugal the United Kingdom and the EEC commission. Chimpanzees raised by human families show childlike behavior in early years.

Palm Beach Fla James W. Riddleberger Kennedy Development Assistance Group Riddleberger DAG United States Belgium Canada France Germany Italy Japan Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Commission of the European Economic Community

Stevenson to visit six more countries amid regional troubles

Stevenson plans six more country visits, including Bolivia where authorities quashed a plot last week. The party monitors developments closely with no country dropped from the itinerary.

Stevenson Bolivia

Castro Accepts Tractor Team For Cuba Negotiations

DETROIT AP The Tractors for Freedom Committee plans to send a four member technical team to Cuba to negotiate a swap for 1 200 prisoners from the April invasion Castro demands full power for the team to negotiate and to report back to the committee The group would advise on tractor types and their best uses while raising funds to supply tractors and implements for agricultural needs.

Detroit Tractors For Freedom Cuba Fidel Castro Castro Miami Fla Havana United States Roy Rainer University of California Agricultural Engineering Department C. H. Hansen Michigan State J.B. Liljedal Duane P. Grey UAW Agricultural Implement Department

Lightning Causes Thousands Of U S Fires Each Year

A report notes lightning ignites about 27,500 fires annually in the United States and results in hundreds of deaths and property losses, highlighting wildfire risk amid seasonal storms and drought conditions.

United States

Reporters barred from Cuba tractor trip coverage

In Washington, AP reports the Castro government bars American journalists from entering Cuba to cover the tractors for freedom negotiations. A Czech Embassy spokesman said Havana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry sent a message confirming the restriction.

Washington Cuba Foreign Affairs Ministry Havana

Kennedy Warns Red Party Over Supreme Court Ruling

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy told the American Communist Party it cannot win its plan to defy the Supreme Court. The court ordered registration as a foreign-influenced group and disclosure of membership, and ruled that knowing participation in violent overthrow is a crime. Gus Hall denounced the order as a self-inflicted death.

Washington Robert F. Kennedy American Communist Party Supreme Court of the United States Justice Department New York

Tractors for Free Dome Committee Delegation

Delegation from the Tractors for Free Dome Committee plans a trip with the American group to Havana, excluding newspapermen who sought to accompany the mission.

Mit Tractors For Freedome Committee Havana

Truck Roundup Promises Best Chevy Deals Now

If you've been needing a new truck now is the time to buy. Chevrolet dealers offer a full corral of bargains during truck roundup. Independent Front Suspension smooths the ride, making Chevy trucks worth more, less tiring to drive, and capable of extra miles.

America Chevrolet Trucks

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