Soviets Step Up Airlift to Laos, U S Says
U S officials report the Soviet Union greatly increased its airlift of arms and supplies to rebel forces in Laos in recent days. They note no rise in U S arms to the royal Lao army and view the move as a rebuff to Britain’s cease fire proposal and its call for an international conference. Prince Souvanna Phouma may visit the United States for talks with President Kennedy.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Laos
U.S
USS
State Department
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Rusk
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Bangkok
Congo
Viet Nam
United States
Kennedy
Officers Grab Liquor Still At Creedmoor
Creedmoor North Carolina federal state and local officers raided a pine woods liquor operation near Highway 96 three miles east of Creedmoor seizing a 600 gallon daily capacity still 2200 gallons of illegal liquor a dump truck an auto and whisky making equipment Rob ert Earl Cox 25 Durham George B Dickerson 25 Franklin ton John William Ray 19 Creedmoor Route 1 and Joe Bailey a Negro near Creedmoor were arrested at the scene James Edward Cozart a Negro was taken at another storage site two miles away Police expect more arrests.
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Creedmoor
N.C
Robert Earl Cox
Durham
George B. Dickerson
Franklinton
John William Ray
Route 1
Joe Bailey
Bailey
James Edward Cozart
Castro May Be Quietly Mobilizing Anti invasion Forces
Reported heavy government troop movements in Pinar Del Rio Oriente and Las Villas raise suspicions that Castro is quietly building anti invasion defences. Militiamen are said to dig trenches along coastlines while government radio celebrates militiamen returning from brutal campaigns.
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Havana
Cuba
Castro
United States
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
Pinar del Rio
Oriente
Las Villas
Florida
Matanzas
Escambray
Union Chief Challenges Conviction
William Pollock, president of the Textile Workers Union of America, urges North Carolina to review eight union members’ long sentences tied to a 1959 Henderson plant case after Harold Elzie Aaron’s arrest for malicious wounding. The eight inmates say justice relies on Aaron’s testimony and claim his SBI ties were misrepresented.
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New York
Textile Workers Union of America
Harold Elzie Aaron
North Carolina
Aaron
William Pollock
Harriet-Henderson
Henderson
N. C
Martinsville
John Layton Pulliam
Pollock
Boyd Payton
Charlotte
N.C
TWUA
SBI
Wade Bruton
Bruton
De Gaulle Signals Willingness To Talk On Algeria
President Charles de Gaulle said France is ready to discuss Algeria’s future with various Algerian groups including rebel leaders. He urged constructive negotiation for self determination and noted rebels have failed to dominate the army, stressing France will ready a new political and administrative framework and a freevote for residents.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Algeria
Tunis
de Gaulle
Illicutt
Elysee Palace
New NC Court Reform Bill Debated In General Assembly
The bill, backed by Sen. Lindsay C. Warren and Sen. Luther Hamilton, aims to overhaul North Carolina's court system. House sponsors J. C. Crawford and John Kerr joined in introducing a parallel measure. The move follows deadlock over court issues and signals attempts to push through reform ahead of other legislative business.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Lindsay C. Warren
Beaufort
Luther Hamilton
Carteret
Warren
Tthe State Bar Association
Senate
Bar Association
Highway Bill Passes Senate And House Reforms Commission
RALEIGH AP The State Highway Commission is restructured with membership rising from 8 to 19 and the chairman to serve full time as the commission’s top administrative official.
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Raleigh
House
Senate
State Highway Commission
Commission
Davis May Get Reprieve From Execution Date
Raleigh AP reports Elmer Davis Jr. faces Friday execution for the mausoleum murder of an elderly Charlotte woman. The State Supreme Court weighs a stay to allow a federal habeas corpus petition, with a decision expected later today. Davis’s body was found in Elmwood Cemetery on September 20, 1959.
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Raleigh
Elmer Davis Jr
Charlotte
State Supreme Court
Davis
Elmwood
Fay Bell Cooper
Sanford
Textile Workers
Harriet-Henderson
Henderson
Civil War Anniversary Divides Charleston Ceremonies
Thousands observe the 100th anniversary with rival luncheons and speeches reflecting Union and Confederate loyalties. The event includes a Ft Sumter bombardment re enactment and prominent descendants such as Grant III Lee IV Beauregard III. The National Commission plans an integrated base event while a segregated South Carolina luncheon features James Byrnes.
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Charleston, D.C
Union
Confederacy
Old City
National Civil War Centennial Commission
Ulysses S. Grant III
National Commission
Robert E. Lee IV
San Francisco
Pierre G. T. Beauregard III
Washington
Union Fortress
Charleston Harbor
Lee
Integrated
Naval Base
South
Via Commission
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
New Measures Propose Gum Tax and Psychology Board
In Raleigh AP report lawmakers introduced a chewing gum tax bill adding one cent per five cent pack. Rep. Spruill proposed a State Board of Examiners in Psychology with five governor appointed members from the North Carolina Psychological Association.
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Raleigh
Austin Jones
Ashe
Wayland Spruill
Bertie
Glenn Hawfield
Union
Dan Drummond
Forsyth
Boards of Education
State Board of Education
Spruill
North Carolina Psychological Association
Spokesmen Back Loan Bill With Division Over Limits
Raleigh AP reports spokesmen for small loan companies endorsed stricter controls on their business but split on whether abuses occur mainly in small loans. Proposals ranged from a $600 to $1,500 ceiling, with supporters arguing higher limits reduce charges while opponents warn of borrower bondage.
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Raleigh (Ap
James K. Dorsett
Commercial Credit Corp
Irving Boyle
Home Credit Co
Armistead Maupin
Family Finance and Acceptance Corps
House Banks and Banking Committee
Dorsett
Banking Commission
Willie Lee Lumpkin
North State Loan Association
Lumpkin
Roland Braswell
Wayne
Braswell
Stedman Hines
Guilford
Eichmann Stands in Bulletproof Dock at Jerusalem Trial
Adolf Eichmann, stiff and impassive, faces a 15 count indictment in a Jerusalem court as the arch persecutor of Jews. The trial, in Hebrew with translations, fills a packed courtroom and television viewers, with Eichmann shielded by bulletproof glass.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Eichmann
Supreme Court
Moshe Landau
Pudgy
Rober Sapvatius
West Germany
Israel
Argentina
Gideon Hausner
Servatius
Gestapo
Justice Landau
Benjamin Halevy
Eichmann Faces Open Court as Trial Opens
Adolf Eichmann stands in the dock as prosecutor Landau reads the full indictment in Hebrew and German. Eichmann answers “Jawohl” when asked to confirm his identity and shows a steady, unmoved demeanor between two Israeli police as witnesses and translators relay the charges.
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Landau
Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann
Karl Adolf Eichmann
Jawohl
Israel
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