Skindivers Freed in Cuba After Seven Weeks
James B. Donovan announced the release of nine shipwrecked skindivers held in Cuba for seven weeks. Fidel Castro approved their freedom after proving their innocence of counterrevolutionary activity. The divers, identified by Donovan and a State Department official, were to fly to Miami once clearance is obtained.
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Havana
James B. Donovan
Cuba
United States
Donovan
New York
Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro
Camaguey
Puerto Rico
Madison, Ga
John Klinner
Miami
Richard W. Apakian
Philadelphia
James Brown
Valhalla
S.C
Clifford Burns
Lebanon
N.H
Stephens Baade
Omaha
Fla
State Department
Jack W. Browne
Robert C. Moran
Lockport
N.Y
Clifford G. Barnes
Polaris Agreement Publicized for British Nuclear Fleet
The United States and Britain publicized a deal allowing Britain to buy U S Polaris missiles as needed for an undersea nuclear force. Secretary Dean Rusk and Sir David Ormsby Gore signed the pact, presented to Parliament. officials expect up to about 100 missiles depending on Britain's build program.
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Washington
United States
Britain
U.S
Churchill Becomes Honorary Citizen of the United States
Sir Winston Churchill is made the first honorary citizen of the United States in a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden. Kennedy signs the act, Churchill watches on TV from London, and aides read his acceptance message after a life of wartime leadership.
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Winston Churchill
United States
White House
Churchill
Harry Hopkins
Washington
Sir Winston Churchill
British Broadcasting Corp
London
Winston
Randolph
Rose Garden
Britain
Japan
Pearl Harbor
SEATO HEARS Rusk Progress Against Viet Cong
In Paris at the SEATO meeting Dean Rusk said the United States and South Vietnam have made strides against Viet Cong subversion. He warned Laos remains critical and emphasized Thailand's SEATO importance while Geneva signatories urge restraint.
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Patrick McNulty
PARIS
U.S
Dean Rusk
United States
South Viet Nam
Rusk
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Ministerial Council
Ngo Dinh Diem
Laos
Plaine Des Jarres
Thailand
Soviet Protest Over NATO Nuclear Force Plan
The Soviet government warned the United States that a multinational NATO nuclear force would trigger a race in nuclear arms. Gromyko delivered the note in Moscow to the U.S. ambassador, with similar messages to Britain and West Germany. The 5,000 word missive urges a nonaggression pact and joint steps to ease global tension, while accusing NATO of coercive power and planned access to nuclear weapons.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
NATO
Tass
Andrei A. Gromlyko
U.S
Bundeswehr
Narrowly Avoided Collision Between Airliner and Jet Fighter
An American Airlines Electra with 52 aboard and an F101 Voodoo jet fighter were forced into evasive action at 22 000 feet near Hancock Field New York five miles north for Griffiss Air Force Base Rome. Five passengers were lightly injured.
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Syracuse
N.Y
American Airlines
Air Force
Mel T. Biederman
Ann Arbor
Mich
Griffiss Air Force Base
Rome
Hancock Field
Biedermann
Hot Line Talks Opened Between United States and Soviet Union
In Geneva US Ambassador Charles C Stelle and Soviet Ambassador Semyon K Tsarapkin opened negotiations on a direct teletype hot line between Washington and Moscow to prevent accidental war. They aim for a two nation circuit with experts to work out technical details, while Britain may seek inclusion later.
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Soviet Union
China
Lord Home
Ministerial Council
Moscow
Humphrey Trevelyan
Andrei Gromyko
Britain
Laos
United States
Geneva
U.S
Washington
Charles C Stelle
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
France
Liberals Reach Lead in Canada Election but No Clear Majority
In Canada Liberals led by Lester Pearson held 126 seats with four outstanding, short of the 133 needed for a majority. Prime Minister John Diefenbaker pledged to stay on until Parliament lines up, while calls for his retirement grew from Douglas Harkness.
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Toronto
Lester B. Pearson
Liberals
Canada
House of Commons
John G. Diefenbaker
Pearson
Social Credit Party
New Democrats
Diefenbaker
Conservative
Douglas Harkness
Harkness
Alberta
South Central Airlines Locates HQ in Winston-Salem
South Central Airlines announced its headquarters and main base at Smith Reynolds Airport with service planned to begin May 29. President Sam Coester said the six-place Piper Aztecs will operate in a four-state area including North and South Carolina and Virginia and Georgia, with routes to Winston-Salem and many other cities.
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South Central Airlines
Smith Reynolds Airport
Sam Coester
New York
St. Louis
South Central
Als.o
South Centeral
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Coester
SCA
Central
Winston - Salem
Salisbury
Charlotte
Lumberton
Fayette
Insurance Law Repeal Debated in Raleigh House
The North Carolina House discussed a bill to repeal the compulsory auto liability insurance program. A House Highway Safety subcommittee will investigate alleged arrest quotas by the State Highway Patrol after Salisbury Post reports on unidentified patrolmen claiming quotas. Rep. Ramsey urged action. Ed Scheidt denied quotas. Rep. McMillan to chair the subcommittee. The session also reviewed a plan for a statewide community college system with status for Wilington, Asheville, and Charlotte.
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Brunswick
House Committee On Highway Safety
Salisbury Post
James Ramsey
Person
Rep
R. D. McMillan
Robeson
House Higher Education
Commission On Education
Ilmington
Asheville
Charlotte
Gordon Greenwood
Buncombe
U.S. asks fighting halt in Laos clash with Pathet Lao
The United States urged Soviet influence to stop fighting by Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese forces against neutralist troops in Laos central Plain des Jarres. Officials said the request was conveyed in a weekend meeting with Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin. Dispatches show Pathet Lao attacks threaten neutrality and the 14 nation Geneva accord.
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United States
Soviet Union
Laos
State Department
Moscow
Llewellyn Thompson
U.S
Anatoly Dobrynin
Pathet
Central Plaine Des Jarres
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Kong le
Geneva
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