Eight Cuban pirates captured near north coast
Cuban Navy says it captured eight men attempting to land on Cuba from two stolen fishing boats. The navy accuses them of attacking and stealing two trawlers, identifies them as pirates linked to the CIA, and says the boats were recovered. Government papers mention CIA agents and a base on Key Elbow, a British island 30 miles off central Cuba.
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Havana
Cuba
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Navy
Armed Forces Ministry
Gulf of Mexico
CIA
Key Elbow
Cardenas
United States
Insurance Deviation Proposed In North Carolina
The House advances a bill to allow auto liability insurance sales below existing rates, intended to lower costs for drivers while keeping maximum rates. Sen. Aydlett notes Washington’s Birthday and Senate honors. various former leaders invited to speak. Other measures include adding prima facie evidence against owners for school bus violations and extending 45 days for churches and nonprofits to file sales tax refunds, now due April 15.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Steve Dolley
Gaston
Dolley
Insurance Department
Insurance Commissioner
Senate
Washington
Sen. N. Elton Aydlett
Pasquotank
America
T. Clarence Stone
Luther Earnhardt
Concord
A. H. Graham
Hillsboro
Luther H. Hodges
Commerce
H. P. Taylor Sr
Wadesboro
L. Y. Ballentine
Stone
Cloyd Philpott
Lexington
Rep
A. A. Zollicoffer
Vance
Hugh S. Johnson
Duplin
Johnson
Soviet warning on Cuba sparks fear of world war
At a Kremlin ceremony marking the 45th anniversary of the Soviet armed forces Defense Minister Rodion Malinovsky warned the United States that any attack on Cuba would trigger a third world war. He said the Soviet Union would lead a coalition to aid Cuba, as Premier Khrushchev watched in uniform. He warned that U S retaliation would invite a massive Soviet nuclear response and blow back on American targets and allied states.
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Moscow
Rodion Malinovsky
United States
Cuba
Soviet Union
Malinovsky
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Sovviet Union
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Guerrilla War Possible in Caribbean Centered on Cuba
President Kennedy and aides weigh a rising threat as Castro's Cuba, subsidized by the Soviet Union, could spark guerrilla-style clashes. A Cuba led attack on a U S shrimp boat near the Florida Straits heightens concern about a broader pattern of harassment and military aid.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Caribbean
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Soviet Union
Kennedy
U.S
Florida Straits
Cuban
Castro
Soviet Firing Squads Busy With Executions
Soviet firing squads carried out at least eight death sentences for corruption across several regions as part of a broader crackdown. Cases included a Kazakhstan gang leader shot for illegal currency dealings and graft, Leningrad managers executed for siphoning surplus goods, and a Tadzhikistan mayor given death for graft in housing and auto allocations.
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Moscow
Alma Ata
Kazakhstan
Yakhuy Valuyev
Leningrad
Gorky
Dushanbe
Tadzhikistan
Libyan Quake Ravages Al Marj Killing and Wounding Hundreds
A series of quakes caused heavy destruction in Al Marj and nearby Benghazi. Casualties ranged from hundreds dead or injured with 250 dead reported by Radio Libya and higher estimates from U.S. sources. Libyan authorities and international relief, including U.S. Air Force planes, flew in aid as rescue crews worked through debris. The event marked North Africa’s worst quake since 1960 Agadir.
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Benghazi
Libya
al Marj
Radio Libya
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Tripoli
Barce
U.S
Wheelus
al Mars
North Africa
Agadir
Morocco
Cyrenaica
Mediterranean
8Th Army
North Carolina bills seek unified university and community college plan
Bills to define the consolidated university, rename North Carolina State College and Woman’s College, and create a statewide community college system will be introduced in the General Assembly next Wednesday. The measures would grant four year status to community colleges in Charlotte, Wilmington and Asheville when feasible. A public hearing before joint House and Senate Higher Education Committees will follow Thursday at 10 am. Rep. Gordon H. Greenwood leads the House panel, with Sen. Robert Lee Humber presiding in the Senate.
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Raleigh
Consolidated University
North Carolina State College
Woman's College
General Assembly
Charlotte
Wilmington
Asheville
State Board of Higher Education
House
Senate Higher Education
Gordon H. Greenwood
Buncombe
House Higher Education Committee
Senate
Robert Lee Humber
Pitt
Greenwood
Governor
Commission On
Clerk Counterfeiting for a Lark Unnerves Bergen
A 35 year old Bergen clerk produced home made Bank of Norway notes and passed two kroner into circulation. Police praised the quality of the counterfeit but released him after determining the act was a lark. The incident highlights amateur counterfeiting skill in the city.
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Bergen
Norway
Bank of Norway
Kennedy warns of firepower but limits pursuit of Cuban attackers
President Kennedy declared the United States would use firepower against any Cuban warships or aircraft that strike American vessels but restrained retaliation by chasing attackers back to Cuba for now. He ordered revisions to standing rules to allow action against vessels or aircraft that threaten U S ships in Caribbean waters and noted possible increases in fast jet alert status.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Cuba
Nemeny
Ala
Florida Straits
Fidel Castro
United States
Pentagon
Caribbean
Navy
Florida Keys
Shrimpers Report Attack by Cuban MIG Fighters at Sea
Two fishermen from Fort Myers allege a Cuban MIG flight attacked their leaky shrimp boat Ala about 60 miles north of Cuba. They described firing and machinegun-like sprays as jets circled for 15 minutes, then the crew awaited救 aid as Navy and Coast Guard rescued them.
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Chris Macgill
Key West
Fla
Benjamin Washington
Paris Jackson
Fort Myers
Ala
Washington
Cuba
Defense Department
Jackson
U.S
Coast Guard
Small Fry Still Like Washington
Dayton Journal Herald reports that 231 years after his birth George Washington remains a hero to today’s students. Excerpts from Beavercreek Fairbrook School essays portray Washington from childhood through his leadership, with a mix of historical facts and playful misstatements from 4th to 6th graders.
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Dayton
Ohio
George Washington
Beavercreek
Fairbrook School
Virginia
Diana Keighley
Randolph Ison
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