Cotton Futures Open Higher in New York
Cotton futures opened Friday in New York with gains of five to forty five cents a bale over the prior close.
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High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1961
Page
2
Dastardly Plot Seen By Fidel
Havana reports that Fidel Castro's government protested to the U N Security Council claiming U S congressmen blamed the regime for a Boe ing jet hijacking. The Cuban note accuses Washington of using the incident to push military aggression and threaten war against Cuba.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
U. N. Security Council
U. S
Council
U.S
Cuba
Scientists explode 100 tons of TNT in record blast
SUFFIELD Alta. scientists detonated 100 tons of TNT in a controlled shock wave hailed as the largest unconfined non nuclear explosion. The experiment, part of a joint Canadian British U S project, aims to study blast effects on military targets and collect scientific data.
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Suffield
Alta
Airlines Arm Crews With Guns After Hijack Incident
FAA authorizes armed airline crews to deter hijackings amid El Paso standoff. President Kennedy rejected any deals, praising safety and instructing agencies to secure passengers and crew. Industry reaction splits with American Airlines opposing arming crews.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
Federal Aviation
Najeeb E. Halaby
el Paso
Tex
American Airlines
Clarence N. Sayen
Airline Pilots Association
John Carroll
Kansas City
Halaby
Justice Department
Kennedy
Leon Bearden
Cody
Cuba
White House
Bor
Compromise Farm Bill Passes Despite Administration Clash
Congress approves a compromise farm bill aimed at trimming grain surpluses. The measure departs from Secretary Freeman's draft, and President Kennedy is expected to sign. The original price support plan for crop programs was dropped after heavy committee opposition.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Kennedy
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Conness
Senate Agriculture Committees
Soldier Kills Wife and Woman Then Ends Life in Tacoma
Army private Calvin Williams 23, stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington, shot his wife Hilda and Eloise Ferris of Tacoma after a family quarrel, then killed himself as police closed in. Mrs. Williams died later at a hospital. Ferris died at the scene. Williams’ parents live in North Carolina.
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Tacoma
Wash
North Carolina
Frank James
Pierce County
James
Calvin P. Williams
Hilda
Eloise Ferris
Williams
Ferris
Khrushchev Deems Western Powers Must Join On German Peace
Moscow released a note signed by Khrushchev urging Western powers to join with the U S S R in negotiating a German peace treaty. The document recalls the Paris summit of May 16 1960 failed after the U2 incident involving Francis Gary Powers on May 1 1960.
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Moscow
U.S.S.R
Khrushchev
Paris
U.S.A
Soviet Union
U.S
Francis Gary Powers
Britain Opens Door to Common Market Entry Vote
Parliament endorses Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's plan to begin talks for Britain joining the European Common Market by a 313 to 5 vote in the Commons amid Labor abstentions. The Lords approve the motion as Britain seeks economic realignment with France the Netherlands Italy and other members. Talks on terms likely begin in October with Britain seeking safeguards for Commonwealth ties farmers subsidies and sovereignty.
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Anthony White
London
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Macmillan
Labor Party
House of Lords
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Europe
European Free Trade Association
Commonwealth
EFTA
Hijacking drama ends as Beardens surrender on plane
FBI and congressional reaction follow a bold hijack by Lloyd and Cody Bearden aboard a Continental Airlines Boeing 707. After negotiations led by Francis Crosby, a knockout by Gilman Bearden and a swift takedown, all hostages are freed. The pair face charges of transportation of a stolen aircraft and kidnapping.
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Beardens
Gilman
Bearden
Continental
Washington
Kennedy
Border Patrol
Tony Besset
Loisa Carnary
Robert Six
FBI
Francis Crosby
Crosby
Truman H. Cleveland
St. Augustine
Fla
Jack Casey
Continental Airlines
Houston
Luis L. Brives
Los Angeles
U.S
Henry Clifton
Clifton
Cody
Congress
Sen. A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Senate
Cuba
Monroney
Najeeb E. Halaby
FAA
Halaby
Federal Aviation Agency
Air Line Pilots Association
Hoover
Mexico City
Coolidge
Ariz
Air Force
Bearden duo charged after hijacking attempt on plane
Leon Bearden, 38, and Cody Bearden, 16, of Coolidge Arizona, were arrested in El Paso on hijacking and kidnapping charges after nine hours of tense confrontation aboard a plane with 67 passengers. They faced $100000 bond as federal officials questioned Cuban involvement.
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el Paso
Leon ‘Bearden
Cody Bearden
Coolidge, Ariz
Electra
Miami
Tampa
Fla
Cuba
United States
Monroney
Beardens
Ghana's Nkrumah Visits Belgrade for Talks with Tito
President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana arrived in Belgrade after visits to the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. President Tito welcomed him at the airport as talks between the two leaders are planned.
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Der
Halaby
White House
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Tito Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Kwame Nkruman
Ghana
Soviet Union
Tito
FBI approves three plans for airborne operation
The text notes three plans received FBI approval while a fourth plan was discarded. It references the phrase nose off the plane and mentions a potential airborne action, indicating a coordinated effort under FBI oversight.
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FBI
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