Riots Broken Up as U.N. Takes Katanga Guard
In Elisabethville tear gas was used by police to disperse street protests against Katanga Premier Tshombe. U.N. and Swedish forces assume guard duties from Belgian troops amid shifting control. Opposition leaders arrested briefly, later fined. Nixon plans quick trips to Deep South as Kennedy shifts campaign to Virginia.
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Congo
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Moise Tshombe
U.N
Tshombe
Denral
Leopoldville
Tshome
Cartel Party
United Nations
Kolwezei
Jadotville
Kamina
Addis Ababa
Mali
Kivu
Castro Seizes Nickel and Cobalt Plant in Cuba
In Havana the Castro regime announced government intervention over Freeport Sulphur's 75 million dollar Moa Bay nickel and cobalt plant after a tax dispute left it idle. President Corticos said the measure could be token supervision or full control, with private owners seeking legal remedies as Cuba nationalizes other American properties.
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Havana
Freeport Sulphur Company
Cuba
Freeport
Moaday Mining Co
Osvaldo Corticos
King of Laos Names Neutralist as Premier
VIENTIANE Laos AP King Savang Vathana named Prince Souvanna Phouma a leading neutralist as premier after accepting the resignation of pro Western Premier Tiao Somsanith and his cabinet. The rebels announced the change and said the cabinet members were promised safety.
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Vientiane
Laos
Savang Vathana
Vientaine Radio
Tiao Somsanith
Souvanna Phouma
Southern Broadcasters Cite UHF Losses By Stockholders
Washington reports Southern Broadcasters argues for a Channel 8 permit to serve Piedmont North Carolina noting stockholders risked and lost money in UHF TV. Three proposed stations include High Point, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem areas with Winston-Salem and Sir Walter Group backing Southern’s case. The commission requires stockholders to divest from WTOB TV and WNAO TV before licensing.
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Southern
Washington
South N.C
Piedmont
North Carolina
Edward P. Morgan
Herbert Forrest
Winston- Salem Broadcasting
Sir Walter Group
Wnac-Tv
Raleigh
N. C
Winston- Salem Broadcasting Co
Wtob-Tv
Winston-Salem
N.C
Commission
Wnao-Tv
High Point
Greensboro
Re- Salem
High Point Television Co
Channel 8
Prison fugitive dies in gunfight with deputies
George F. Winn 33, a fugitive from the San Quentin area, died after taking seven hostages and demanding stew before a clash with sheriff's deputies. He invaded the Larry von Arx home, threatened occupants, then was killed in a subsequent gunbattle hours later.
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Jenner
Calif
Sheriff's Deputies
George F. Winn
San Quentin
Larry von Arx
von Arx
Victor
Bill
David Nelson
Leslie
Don Lang
House Resumes Session Amid Vacation Plans and Debate
The House joins the Senate in a post convention session while many members take more time off or campaign. The Senate has ratified a 12 nation Arctic treaty and passed a four billion dollar public works bill but faces a wage and coverage debate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Senate House
Scientists Toast U S Space Shots at Stockholm Meeting
Delegates from 32 countries gather for an astronautical conference opening in Stockholm. Prof. Leonid Sedov and Dr. Wernher von Braun toast Soviet lunar probes and American space capsules as a cordial warmup to the meeting.
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Iea Ece
Leonid I. Sedov
Wernher von Braun
Tak
Stockholm
Sedov
Approval of Latin Aid Urged
Washington dispatch reports Undersecretary of State Douglas Dillon urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to approve a 600 million dollar Latin American aid program and a 100 million dollar contingency fund increase. He warned that unrest and potential violence threaten democracies in the hemisphere and suggested easy term loans or grants at an Inter-American meeting in Bogota next month.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Douglas Dillon
Dillon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congo
Cuba
Latin America
U.S
Bogota
Japan San Marino establish full diplomatic ties
San Marino and Japan announce the establishment of full diplomatic relations. San Marino will appoint a consul general in Tokyo, and Japan will appoint a consul general in San Marino.
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San Marino
Japan
Tokyo
Powers Talks With Red Lawyer Before U2 Spy Trial
Barbara Powers meets with Francis Gary Powers Soviet counsel Mikhail Grimov and two Virginia attorneys for more than an hour to discuss the defense. Powers faces a three day espionage trial in Moscow starting Wednesday as the U2 pilot.
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Preston Grover Moscow
Barbara Powers
Virginia
Francis Gary Powers
Powers
Mikhail Ilich Grimov
Juridical Council
Soviet Union
Tno
Barbara
Kennedy pushes aid for the aged in senate health bill
Senator John F Kennedy pushed a plan to provide medical care for the elderly under Social Security, a proposal the Senate Finance Committee rejected 12 to 4. The House passed a similar measure, while Kennedy urged rewriting on the Senate floor before adjournment.
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Richard M. Nixon
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
Nixon
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Congress
Hyde Park
N.Y
Wins Yates
Clinton P. Anderson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
2-Year-Old Is Returned To Mother
In a Texas case, nine month old David Lee West was returned to his mother Edna West in San Francisco after authorities seized him for neglect and medical concerns. District Judge Ward Chandler said welfare handled the case, but a California doctor found no hernia or insect bites upon the boy's return.
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San Francisco
David Lee West
Texas
David
Emella Sims
Carthage
Tex
Edna West
Ward Chandler
Chandler
California
Thieves Chop Roof In Greer Savings Robbery
In Greer South Carolina thieves forced entry by chopping through the roof of the Greer Federal Savings and Loan Association vault robbing an undetermined sum. Officials cited losses potentially up to ten thousand dollars with figures varying from four to five thousand dollars. Police classify the crime as professional and continue investigation.
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Greer
S.C
Greer Federal Savings & Loan Assn
Edd Burch
Greer Citizen
Burch
FBI
Greenville
Savings and Loan
Parks Boozer
Makarios Faces Cabinet Strife on Cyprus Eve
President elect Archbishop Makarios confronts a cabinet crisis as key ministers resign or threaten to quit amid power struggles with former guerrilla advisers. Nicosia sources describe tensions after Nicos Kranidiotis stepped down as foreign minister and ambassador designate.
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Cyprus
Makarios
Britain
Nicos Kranidiotis
Kranidiotis
Greece
Paschalis Paschalides
Commerce and Industry
Andreas Azinas
EOKA
Mother Will Face Neglect Charges In Sleep-Drug Case
A Cleveland mother Lillian Fratantonio 29 admitted feeding two daughters sleep inducing drugs. Neglect charges to be filed as Juvenile Court handles custody of three Fratantonio children. She and her husband Vincent 33 are the parents. Bernadette 3 and Venita 5 plus a 6 day old girl are wards. She remains in St. Ann Hospital with a police guard. Medical staff seek mental treatment. A hearing Friday will determine custody and ward status.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lillian Fratantonio
Vincent
Richard R. Wagner
Bernadette
Hi Wagner
Fratantonio
Venita
James
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