Americans Released By Cuba After Treasures Trip
Seven American treasure hunters shipwrecked off Cuba were released from technical custody in Havana and will return to the United States early next week. They were housed at a Cuban residence with no guards, per Swiss Ambassador Emil Stadelhofer. The men, led by Gordon S. Patton, included Fred Dickson Jr, Mike Freeman, John Sterry, John E. Johnson, Joe Campbell, and Bernie Nistad, and faced Cuban claims after authorities found dynamite, a two man submarine, and weapons on their gear.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Emil Stadelhofer
U.S
U.S. Coast Guard
Haiti
Gordon S. Patton
Ocean City
Fred Dickson Jr
N.J
Mike Freeman
Washington, D.C
John Sterry
Brewster
N.Y
John E. Johnson
Joe Campbell
Bernie Nistad
Brooklyn
Integration Lay Group Disbanded
A pro integration Catholic lay group in New Orleans disbanded after a midnight meeting with Roman Catholic Coadjutor Archbishop John Patrick Cody. A group leader declined to comment on the breakup, saying answers must come from the archbishop. The chancery had refrained from approving the committee organized group and its school integration aims. Five lay proponents of parochial school desegregation met Cody after issuing support for Archbishop Rummel's plan to integrate Catholic schools next fall.
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New Orleans
John Patrick Cody
Chancery
the Chancery
Joseph Francis Rummel
Cody
Rummel
The Magic Of John Glenn A New Hero For America
Readers saw a nation seeking morale turn on John Glenn as the first American to orbit the earth. The piece weighs how his flight shifted public mood, amid Cold War pressures, with Glenn filling a national gap for pride and unity.
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Berlin
America
South America
Korea
Soviet Union
Earth
Glenn
Azalea Festival Parade Draws 100000 In Wilmington
The 15th annual North Carolina Azalea Festival featured a 33 float parade through azalea lined streets of Wilmington. Celebrities, bands, majorettes, and Queen Azalea XV Whitney Blake attended while Thad Eure stood in for Gov. Sanford. The parade lasted about 3½ hours despite rain delay.
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Wilmington
N.C
Lescoulie
North Carolina
Thad Eure
Terry Sanford
Jack Lescoulie
Carolinas
Virginia
Shick Major‘ettes
Wilkinson High School
Belhaven
Whitney Blake
Jean Spears
Eleven freight cars derail on bridge over Little Yadkin River
Eleven Southern Railway freight cars derail as an 18 car train crosses a bridge near Donnaha North Carolina. No injuries reported though the bridge is heavily damaged and track clearance is not expected until Monday.
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Donnaha
N.C
Southern Railway
Little Yadkin River
Winston-Salem
North Wilkesboro
Scott Brandon
Yadkin River
Twist influenza spreads worldwide says Moscow Radio
Moscow Radio on Saturday compared the Twist craze to an epidemic of flu and declared that America is welcome to join the dance trend globally.
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London
Moscow
America
Radiation Incident At Hanford Sends Four To Hospital
Four men were hospitalized for observation after a GE cited a critical incident at the Hanford atomic works involving an overconcentration of fissionable material. No explosion or equipment damage. Spokesman Hal Lindberg said the event concerns aqueous waste in tanks and a single tank contained the critical mass. Names given included Harold Aardel F E Lohedinck and J R Williamson with one man unnamed.
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Richland, Wash
General Electric Co
Hanford Atomic Works
G. E
Wich
Atomic Energy Commission
Hal Lindberg
Harold Aardel
F. E. Lohedinck
J. R. Williamson
East Berlin Reports Dysentery Epidemic And Travel Ban
East Berlin authorities report an epidemic of dysentery with more than 28,000 cases and three deaths. They ban travel and large gatherings, require medical certificates for travelers, and blame contaminated butter for the outbreak. A new commission is disinfecting schools, hotels, and plants as the disease spreads quickly.
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Berlin
East Berlin
West Berlin
ADN
Special Commission
Max Sefrin
Kennedy invokes Taft Hartley to end Hawaii strike
President Kennedy used Taft Hartley to curb a three week maritime shutdown affecting Hawaii. Aimed at stopping shortages of food and essentials, the move follows mediation failures and a request for a possible 80 day cooling off period after a board of inquiry reports. Gov Quinn sought White House action amid a declared food emergency.
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Washington
Kennedy
Hawaii
Robert F. Kennedy
William F. Quinn
White House
Pacific Maritime Association
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Marine Firemen
Marine Cooks and Stewards
Shippers Association
Guerrilla Offensive in Tra Bong District Crushed
In Tra Bong District near An Hoa 1200 Communist guerrillas attacked multiple outposts in a four hour battle. Government forces killed 45 guerrillas and suffered 16 dead and 33 wounded. Four battalions led the assault with heavy artillery before retreating to hills. Air force engaged at dawn and night fighting continued nearby.
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AN Hoa
South Viet Nam
Tra Bong
Saigon
T28
ADG
Djilas Returned To Prison In Belgrade Over New Book
Belgrade Yugoslavia AP Milovan Djilas, 51, once Tito ally and former vice president, was jailed again on Saturday likely due to a new book. He previously faced parole conditions forbidding politics and writing, and speculation centers on his forthcoming Conversations With Stalin which publishers Ha rcourt Brace World say is postponed.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Milovan Dijilas
Tito
Djilas
Communist
Stalin
Harcourt, Brace World, Inc
New York
Algeria Braces as Provisional Exec Debuts in Rocher Noir
In Algiers the French Algerian Provisional Executive assumes domestic duties ahead of a June or July self determination referendum. The Secret Army Organization retaliates with bombed telephone lines and gunfire as violence rises in Algiers and other cities.
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Algiers
Algeria
Secret Army Organization
OAS
France
Charles de Gaulle
Tlement
Rocher Noir
Christian Fouchet
Abderrahmane Fares
Fat Rocher Noir
Cir
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East Indies
Isabella
Genoa
John H. Glenn
Miss Blake
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