Call for Second War of Liberation in Cuba
The Cuban Revolutionary Council urged Cubans to join a second war to overthrow Fidel Castro. Dr. Jose Miro Cardona led the appeal, denying an imminent U S invasion but saying anti Castro forces were already entering Cuba to work with guerrillas and the underground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cuban Revolutionary Council
E Sga
War of Liberation
Fidelastro
Jose Miro Cardona
Miro Cardona
Cuba
United States
Central America
Castro
Catholics Switch From GOP in 1960 Vote Big Shift
AP report analyzes 1960 returns showing about half of Catholics voted for Eisenhower in 1956 but likely under 25 percent for Nixon in 1960. Kennedy gained six million more Catholic votes than Stevenson did in 1956, while Democratic totals rose eight million. The piece notes anti Catholicism cost Kennedy votes and highlights regional declines in GOP support and the Mundt Coudert scenario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican National Committee
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
White House
Nixon
Mississippi
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Hawaii
Illinois
Missouri
New Jersy
New Mexico
Minnesota
Delaware
Michigan
Texas
Charlotte Girl Wins Miss Sun Fun Title
Betty Ann Russell of Charlotte won the Miss Sun Fun title in North Carolina finals and will represent the state at Myrtle Beach. Runners up were Louise Farr of Albemarle and Nella Stout of Salisbury, with Stout named Miss Congeniality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Betty Ann Russell
North Carolina Sun
High Point College
Miss Russell
Louise Farr
Albemarle
Norma Ann Buchanan
North Carolina
Nella Stout
Salisbury
Dal Bayies
Enterprise
Myrtle Beach
Miss Stout
Jo Allison Clary
Winston-Salem
Martha Ellen Wood
Spencer
Redistricting Hopes Die In North Carolina Senate
Skeletal redistricting proposal survives in Senate but faces House hurdles. Bills to limit counties to one or two senators face likely defeat. Gov. Sanford shows cautious support while school reform and agency reorganization progress. Jail noted as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Senate
Cumberland County
Bunn Frink
Brunswick
Carlyle Rutledge
Cabarrus
Forsyth
Archie Davis
Rutledge
Davis
Piedmont
Frank Banzer
Warren
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Claude Currie
Durham
Gov
Sanford
Currie
Conservation and Development Board
German Soldier Manners Guide Aids Franco German Training
The Defense Ministry distributes a small handbook to West German troops training in France. It covers behavior on passes avoiding drinking too much and staying calm during provocative or suspicious discussions. The goal is to foster good Franco German relations during Bitche Strasbourg training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz
Defense Ministry
France
Chance
Bitche
Strasbourg
Republicans Split Over Laos Plan Critics
Sen. Hugh Scott and other GOP leaders condemn any settlement that would seat Communists in Laos' government. Scott warns against appeasement risking national security while urging ceasefire before negotiations with the Reds, citing postwar Eastern Europe as a warning against coalition governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Laos
George D. Aiken
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Scott
White Haven
Reds
Averell Harriman
Hungary
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Southeast Asia
Havana Faces Fresh Sabotage as Water Runs Dry
In Havana, water taps ran dry after anti-C Castro saboteurs damaged a water main and a time bomb, as Fidel Castro warned of possible shortages and possible rationing. Two youths were executed for attempting to bomb an electric transformer near Havana, bringing unofficial executions to 603 since Castro took power. The workers militia mobilized as several thousand anti-Cuban exiles in Florida and Guatemala were reported ready to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Castro
Florida
Guatemala
High Point Youth Fatally Shoots Self at Home
Charlie Marsh 23 of High Point shot himself at his parents home near Mount Airy around 10 a m Saturday. He died about 50 minutes later at Northern Surry Hospital. The coroner Dr C L Thomas ruled it self inflicted.
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Mountairy
Charlie Marsh
High Point
Here
C. L. Thomas
Surry County
Marsh
Surry
Charlie
Cora Marion Marsh
Rt. 4
Mount Airy
Bodies Of Three B52 Crewmembers Found In Snow
Grants New Mexico AP three bodies of B52 bomber crewmen recovered after a mock aerial battle ended when a heat seeking Sidewinder missile struck one engine. Two crewmen remain missing in Mt Taylor area. Weather 10 above zero. Nine survivors recovered earlier.
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Grants
N. M
National Guard
Mt. Taylor
Mexico
Air
Ciudad Juarez
Biggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
Juarez
Ted Lewis
Lewis
Germany Prepares Report On Nazi Trials For Eichmann Context
Bonn AP reports the West German Justice Ministry prepared a confidential summary showing German courts tried and sentenced at least 2,027 Nazi criminals from 1945 to 1960. Only a fraction received the death penalty or life imprisonment. most served short prison terms or fines. States Bremen Wuertemberg Bavaria and West Berlin hold more complete records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Justice Ministry
Eichmann
Bremen
Wuertemberg
Bavaria
West Berlin
Pilot gives account malfunction blamed for missile firing
Lt James Van Scyoe 27 pilot of the F100 Air National Guard jet says a malfunction caused a Sidewinder to fire at a B52 bomber over west-central New Mexico. He described no warning before release and reported the bomber later broke apart with three crew parachuting to safety and five others with undetermined fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
James van Scyoe
Air National Guard
van Scyoe
Air Force
Kirtland Air Force Base
New Mexico
van Seyoe
Dale Dodd
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Miss Sun Fun
Ernest E. Russell
Russell
Boys’ Club of America
Western Electric
Lou See
Little Book
Franz Schmidt
Fidel Castro
Guard
GCI
James van Scyoc
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