Arrested Africans Located Seek Safe Exit From Bulgaria
Seven leaders of the All African Students Union arrested by Bulgarian authorities have shown up in Czechoslovakia after expulsion. Ghanaian president Tatah Tawia and Ethiopian vice president M G Amlak are among those relocated as other students flee Bulgaria amid police brutality protests related to the Sofia incident. Several Somalis are also heading toward Belgrade, with funding aid from the African Students Association in Amsterdam.
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Austria
All African Students Union
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Sofia
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tatah Tawia
M. G. Amlak
Tawai
Ghana
J. L. Appah Sampong
African Students’ Association
Amsterdam
Commies Lose Battle In Africa
An AP report notes Ghanaian and Ethiopian students left Communist Bulgaria amid racial discrimination accusations, signaling a shift in African views toward communism. About 350 to 500 students are cited as part of the exodus and related incidents.
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Africa
Bulgaria
Capitol Dome
Food Tax Repeal For Sales Tax On Food Considered
In Raleigh a Republican backed bill to repeal the sales tax on food is to be introduced as the Senate and House start the session’s second week. The measure would also exempt drugs and medicines. Republicans reportedly seek a pay raise for state employees, with hopes of a 25 percent increase discussed, though lawmakers deny fixed plans.
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Senate
House
Charles W. Strong
Guilford County
Sen
T. E. Story
Wilkes County
Tom Davis
Democratic Party
Davis
Harnett County
Young Democratic Club
Philip Lacy
Freighter Lies Off Island Within Brazilian Waters
The hijacked Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui lay near Maraca Island inside Brazilian waters as U.S. and Venezuelan warships pursued. Crew were held captive, and U.S. planes fired rockets in a bid to turn the ship toward Puerto Rico while Brazil signaled possible asylum for the hijackers.
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Brazil
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Venezuela
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Betancourt
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
Satur Day
South America
Santa Maria
South American
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Leary
John H. Dinneen
Chaguaramas
U.S. Navy
Test Ban Proposals Rejected by US at Geneva
American negotiator William C. Foster said Khrushchev’s nuclear test ban inspection proposal is an ultimatum and unacceptable. The United States and Britain want eight to ten inspections per year, while the Soviet offer favors two or three. Foster warned the frozen Soviet position undermines real negotiations and assurances include on site checks with safeguards against espionage.
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Khrushchev
United States
William C. Foster
Foster
Britain
Soviet Union
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Educator Warns U S Has Little For Children To Do
Educator Willard Goslin of George Peabody College warned that millions of American children lack meaningful activities due to automation and societal shift. He urged year round extended schooling, more parental work opportunities for youth, and business and labor sharing responsibility to provide jobs.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Willard FE. Goslin
Nashville
George Peabody College
Vast Shadow Of 83 Million Office Building On Capitol Hill
The $83 million Rayburn Building rises across Capitol Hill as a grandiose expansion with 169 three room suites, nine committee rooms, a swimming pool and parking for 1600. Renovation of the old offices costs about $18.5 million more, while taxpayers face about $230,000 per additional office room.
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Washington
Kennedy
Russell Mack
R-Wash
Mack
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
U.S. Capitol
House of Representatives
Supreme Court rules citizenship acts unconstitutional
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, strikes down two acts stripping citizenship from those who stay abroad to dodge wartime military service. Justice Goldberg leads the majority, saying due process protections were violated and punishment cannot be imposed without a trial. Dissenters include Justices Harlan Stewart and White.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Ann Peete
Amt
Shindecom
Sara Tre Wwe
Justice Goldberg
Justice Harlan
Justice Clark
Justice Stewart
Justice White
High Court
Goldberg
Kennedy Hears Western Leadership Need Amid Nuclear Debate
AP analysis notes Kennedy frames U S leadership as a lone responsibility in a dangerous world. He argues for a NATO nuclear force with quick strike capability but questions delegation of final control to European leaders over nuclear decisions.
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United States
Kennedy
Charles de
Production at Prison Defended in NC
North Carolina State Prison Director George Randall defended the prison industries program against claims of low grade canning. He rejected charges by Ben Wyche of Weldon that school food is inferior and said inspections confirm high quality. Under the 1957 State Use Act, prisoners work for state institutions only, not open market sales.
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George Randall
North Carolina
Durham
Ben Wyche
Weldon
State Wholesalers Association
Wyche
Randall
United States Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
Minnesota
Prison Industries
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