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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1963

Page

13

Cuban Crisis shaped Cold War turns and Cuban fate

The Cuba Missile Crisis of 1962 is recounted as a pivotal Cold War moment. It details Soviet ships supplying Cuba, the U.S. naval quarantine, Khrushchev's withdrawal, and the later debates on its lessons. It notes impacts on U.S.-Soviet contacts, Cuban satellite status, and Latin American dynamics.

William L. Ryan Cuba Dean Rusk Caribbean Moscow United States Kennedy U.S Khrushchev Cuban Washington Soviet Union America U.S.S.R Castro Peking Latin America Alliance For Progress Organization of American States Hemisphere Venezuela Brazil Peru Bem Price FT. Hood, Tex Siles White House Pentagon Joint Chiefs Navy Marines Army Air George Anderson Naval Operations Atlantic Florida Key West Fla 82Nd Airborne Ft. Bragg N. C 101St Ft. Campbell Strategic Air Command SAC Department of Defense Berlin Taylor

Quang Duc Self Immolation Provokes Buddhist Protests in Saigon

Thich Duc Nghiep a 34 year old monk and information officer at Xa Loi Pagoda announced planned self immolations by two elderly monks to protest government persecution of Buddhists. AP reporters witnessed the 9 17 to 9 35 a m procession and Duc Duc Quang Duc lit a flame at 9 22 a m and died as the crowd chanted.

Thich Duc Nghiep Xa Loi Duc Nghiep Saigon Hue Pis Thich Quang Duo Bonze Viet Nam Associated Press Malcolm V. Browne Quang Duc Ha van Tran Tu Nghiem Simon Michau Agence France Presse Nguyen Ngo Rao United Press International Tran Thich Quang Duc Xa Loi Pagoda Quang Due Tokyo

X15 Pilot Walker Aims for Higher Faster X15 Flight

Joseph A. Walker, 42, chief research pilot for the U S Space Agency, has logged 18 years as a test pilot on the X15 program. He seeks a newer X15 with greater speed and altitude, aiming for milestones around 75 miles high and 6,000 mph. His record includes 100 X15 flights with no fatal accidents and one major injury.

Joseph A. Walker Walker U.S. Space Agency Mt. Whitney Charles Littleton Paul Bible Sierra Grace Joe Elizabeth Jim Dad Yard

Cotton Gin in Alabama Destroyed by Fire

Fire destroyed the Colvin Cotton Gin in the Welcome Community Leesburg Alabama causing about 100000 dollars in damage. The Friday blaze cause is unknown. Owners L D Pierson and Harvey Daniel reported the entire gin, a storage building, 40 bales of cotton and 30 tons of cotton seed lost.

Leesburg, Ala Colvin Welcome L. D. Pierson Harvey Daniel

Foreign medical graduates comprise a quarter of U S hospital interns

Nearly 25 percent of the interns and resident physicians in American hospitals are graduates of foreign medical schools, reflecting the global extent of medical training among U.S. clinicians.

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