Castro defies OAS as Cuba faces Soviet Chinese pressure
In San Jose Costa Rica AP Secretary of State Herter urged OAS ministers to confront Cuba over Communist intervention in the hemisphere. Castro in Havana dismissed the outreach vowing friendship with the Soviet Union and China amid renewed Cuban defiance. Eisenhower noted Kennedy’s bid for Democratic unity on Capitol Hill and declared leadership in Congress possible with party cohesion.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Christian A. Herter
Cuba
Organization of American State
Herter
Castro
Organization of American States
U.S
Christian Herter
Venezuela
Cleveland Polio Cases Rise in Cleveland County
The Cleveland County health officer reports three new polio cases in the county bringing total to 23, with one paralytic case. statewide cases reach 33 through Aug 22. Names include Otha Bridges 11 Donna Jones 1 and Cathy Dellinger 2.
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Shelby
N.C
Cleveland County
Z. P. Mitchell
Mitchel
Otha Wayne Bridges
Donna Jones
Cathy Dellinger
Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain Hospital
Bridges
Jones
Study Outlines Regional Higher Education Plan
RALEIGH AP A proposal to form a study commission to chart the future of higher education in the South was announced by Dr. Robert C. Anderson director of the Southern Regional Education Board at a North Carolina State College conference. The commission would study regional goals for the next 15 to 20 years and aid southern states in planning. Gov Luther Hodges highlighted rising enrollments and urged two approaches to manage growth.
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Raleigh
South
Southern Regional Education Board
SREB
Robert C. Anderson
North Carolina State College
Anderson
Commission
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Hodges
Potsdam Papers Leak Probe Requested in Senate
Sen. Mike Mansfield urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to probe whether Potsdam papers were leaked for political ends. Reports claim Stalin praised Eisenhower and aided surrender attempts, while officials denial cited no intentional leak and call the action newspaper enterprise.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Potsdam
Mansfield
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Minneapolis Tribune
Des Moines Register & Tribune
Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
Hiroshima
Stalin
Ike
Dwight D. Eisenhower
State Department
Fletcher Knebel
Charles W. Bailey
Richard L. Wilson
Cowles
Congo Premier deploys troops to Kasai amid tribal warfare
Premier Patrice Lumumba orders Congo airlift sending over 600 troops to Kasai as Lulua and Baluba battles rage near Leopoldville. U N aid is sought but previously refused citing internal political limits. Belgian paratroopers reportedly reinforce Katanga after Lumumba backers clash in Albertville.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Kasai Province
Air Congo
Belgium
Sabena Line
Luluabourg
U.N
Lower Congo
Portuguese Angola
Lumumba
Kasai
U. N
United Nations
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Albertville
Ikeda Vows to Honor 10 Year Security Pact with United States
Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda said Japan will faithfully discharge obligations under the newly concluded 10 year security treaty with the United States. He noted a U.S. presidential visit would help friendly ties, and he ruled out any immediate invitation plans after November elections. The pact, signed under Nobusuke Kishi, guarantees ten year U.S. bases, mutual defense, and joint consultation on major changes.
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Tokyo
Hayato Ikeda
Japan
United States
Eisenhower
Ikeda
Nobusuke Kishi
Three-Year-Old Kills Mother In Hayward Home
In Hayward California a 3 year old boy found a revolver under his father's pillow and shot his mother Betty Edwards 24 while she lay in bed police said James Edwards 28 kept the gun under his pillow since a prowler was seen two weeks earlier Michael 3 reportedly thought the weapon was a toy and pulled the trigger authorities stated
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Hayward
Calif
Betty Edwards
Claude Marchand
Michael
James
Senate Rejects Kennedy Plan on Aged Care in Election Fight
The Senate defeated Kennedy’s proposal to add broad medical care benefits to Social Security and raise payroll taxes by 51 to 44. Kennedy blamed Eisenhower’s veto risk, saying the issue would shape the fall campaign. Congress moved toward a limited aged care bill, with 91 to 2 votes, and a conference with the House.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
Senate
United Nations
Richard M. Nixon
Lamillie
House
Strom Thurmond
D-Sc
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Robert S. Kerr
D. Okla
Clifford P. Case
Mansfield
House Rules Committee
Senate House Conference Committee
Leaf Price Higher Than Estimated on Opening Day
The Eastern North Carolina flue cured tobacco markets opened strong with 12,075,372 pounds sold across 19 markets. Growers averaged $61.13 per hundred on the belt and $59.54 in the North Carolina border markets, with top prices reaching about $71 a basket as grades shifted and volume varied.
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North Carolina
Federal-State Market News Service
Eastern Belt
Carolinas
South Carolina
The
Market News Service
Carolinas Border Belt
North Carolina Belt
Stabilization
Senate bans economic arms aid to Cuba regime
The Senate approved an amendment to withhold foreign aid funds from any country that directly or indirectly sells arms or provides military or economic aid to the Castro regime in Cuba. The measure accompanies a pending foreign aid bill carrying Eisenhower’s requested funds and advances efforts to finish major appropriations. Budget talks and wage legislation remain in flux as adjournment looms.
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Washington
Senate
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Sen
Styles H. Bridges
R-Nh
Eisenhower
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Congress
Boy Dies After Falling From Auto Window
In Newburgh New York a Rochester man Heinrich Rhiehme reports his son Stefan age 10 vanished from the rear seat as a window was left open. A truck driver warned against going back. the boy was struck by several vehicles and died.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Heinrich Rhiehme
Rochester
Stefan
Long McSween Runoff Drives Louisiana Campaign Jabs
In central Louisiana the Democratic runoff for the 8th District pits former Gov. Earl Long against Rep. Harold McSween as tensions rise with personal jibes. The contest follows a first primary won by McSween, with a third candidate splitting votes. The campaign features attacks, defenses, and a “Committee to Save Louisiana From National Embarrassment” spotlighting Long’s past.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Harold McSween
McSween
Piney Woods
Louisiana
Long
George Long
Earl
Ben F. Holt
Earl Long
Roy Conn
Pineville
Texas
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Associated Press
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