Castro Claims Arms Dropped To Cuban Rebels
The Cuban government said it seized two U S drops of weapons for insurgents west of Havana and in the Escambray range, signaling strained nerves amid the invasion scare. Sugar harvests worry farmers as militiamen mobilize and families cover field work.
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Castro
Havana
U. S
United States
Fidel Castro
Caribbean
Pinar del Rio
Escambray
Las Villas
Guantanamo Base Quiet Amid Cuba Tensions
At Guantanamo Bay, base commander Rear Adm Edward J O’Donnell reports no unusual activity or Cuban moves toward the base despite Eisenhower cutting diplomatic ties and Fidel Castro’s recent rhetoric. No evacuation requests are made as 2,400 wives and children of 3,300 sailors and Marines would be warned in time.
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Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
U. S
Eisenhower
Castro
Shepherd
Edward J. O'Donnell
Swiss Take Over U. S. Embassy Affairs In Cuba
Ranking U S officials who closed the Havana embassy flew home to Miami to a waiting welcome. Daniel Braddock said he would go to Washington to confer with State Department officials. The plane carried embassy staff six released newsmen and family members including Isabel Kessler and two children.
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Miami
Fla
U.S
Havana
Daniel Braddock
Grand Rapids
Mich
Braddock
Washington
State Department
Joseph Floyd
Charleston
S.C
James Noel
San Diego
Calif
Hugh Kessler
Isabel Kessler
Denny
John
Kessler
Eugene Kessler
Tampa
Paul Schutzer
Norman Itter
Life Magazine
CBS
Bernard Eismann
Chicago
Robert Schanke
New York
Bruce Hoertel
Andrew Willener
Donna Clift
George Clift Jr
Clift
Vallejo
Gang Fight Kills 17-Year-Old in Brooklyn Clash
In a bloody Saturday battle between two Brooklyn street gangs the Stompers and the Buccaneers, 17-year-old Edward Spikes died after being stabbed in the back and groin. Police questioned about a dozen Buccaneers as the scene left bottles and knives scattered.
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New York
Brooklyn
Edward Spikes
Stompers
Ruth Spikes
Spikes
Buccaneers
Eisenhower says U.S. military strength second to none
President Eisenhower states in a letter accepting Thom as Gates Jr. resignation that the United States possesses unmatched military strength. Gates, serving in multiple defense posts since 1953, will be succeeded by Robert S. McNamara under Kennedy. Eisenhower plans a Pentagon lunch with Gates and top officials before leaving office.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Gates
Kennedy
Pentagon
Conference on aging opens amid rigging charges
Washington AP The White House aging conference opens Monday with about 2500 delegates from all states to tackle medical health and social needs of retirees. Professor Wilbur Cohen of Michigan warns AMA insurance and business groups have stacked the event to block Social Security medical coverage.
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Washington
White House
Donnybrook
Wilbur Cohen
Michigan University
American Medical Association
Congress
Eisenhower
AMA
Chamber of Commerce
Afl-Cio
West Plans Revival of Laos International Control Commission
Western powers aim to propose to the Soviet Union early next week a formula to halt Laos civil war and curb Southeast Asia tensions. Britain leads talks to revive the 1954 Geneva three nation commission with India Poland and Canada to work with the Boun Oum government and seek a cease fire and lasting political solution.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Laos
Southeast Asia
Britain
Moscow
International Control Commission
Prince Boun Oum
United States
Manuevers
State Department
Free Nations
U. S
India
Poland
Canada
France
Solid Fuel Rocket Launch Opens Space Belt Flight
The Blue Scout I, the largest solid fuel rocket flown, lifted from Cape Canaveral and sent a 392 pound payload of eight experiments to the lower Van Allen belt. The 32 minute flight deployed a 90 pound capsule that parachuted into the Atlantic northeast of Antigua while recovery ships search the area.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
van Allen
Atlantic
Earth
Atlantic Ocean
West Indies
Antigua
Air Force
van Allen Belt
Fire claims 20 lives in Thomas Hotel blaze San Francisco
In San Francisco the Thomas Hotel fire killed 20 people as flames raced up the open five story stairway from a mattress fire in room of Raymond Gorman. Fire Chief Murray cited delayed response and lack of fire doors as key factors while Mayor Christopher pushed tighter hotel fire safety laws.
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San Francisco
Mission Street
Thomas Hotel
Raymond Gorman
Gorman
City
George Christopher
Thomas
Murray
Katanga Plans New Currency Move Ahead Toward Independence
Elisabethville Katanga plans to issue a new government currency on Monday and withdraw Congo bank notes. The new notes will be on a par with the Belgian franc valued at two cents, a step toward independence under President Moise.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
Congo
Moise
Georgia Crisis as UGA Faces Possible Ban on Funds
University of Georgia moves toward possible loss of state funds after U.S. District Court orders admission for Negro students Holmes and Hunter. Holmes, a Morehouse sophomore, and Hunter, Atlanta, were ordered enrolled amid ongoing desegregation battles. Governor Vandiver pledges appeal and stay while leaders convene to explore keeping the university open.
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Athens
Holmes
Charlayne Hunter
Atlanta
Wayne University
Detroit
Miss Hunter
Bootle
Ernest Vandiver
Sented
State Board of Regents
Board of Regents
Vandiver
Georgia Legislature
C. ¢. Aderhold
University
Albert Holmes
Samuel Williams
Morehouse
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Julian Bond
D. L. Hollowell
Wife Learns To Shoot Sparks Courtroom Trial
Consett England AP Sgt Maj William Collins testified he trained his 23 year old wife Teresa to shoot. After a quarrel she fired at him at point blank range. He believes the rifle fired prematurely. Teresa Collins faces trial on attempted murder charges.
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Consett
England
Maj
William Collins
Teresa Collins
Teresa
Violence at Algerian polling station leaves 10 dead
In Algeria a rebel attack on a polling office near Gueltet 225 miles southeast of Oran killed ten Muslims and wounded similar numbers. Soldiers and Moslem auxiliaries exchanged fire. one French soldier died and three were wounded as the vote on De Gaulle's self rule proceeded over three days amid heightened security and multiple bombings in Algiers.
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Algiers
Algeria
Sahara
Charles de Gaulle
Gueltet
Oran
France
Guelma
de Gaulle
Adopted Childs Parents Shot. Older Brother Held
In Annapolis Maryland a 15 year old adopted son is held after the parents H Malone Dresbach 47 and Shirley Dresbach 46 were shot to death in their Chesapeake Bay area home. A .22 automatic rifle was found under a car seat used to pick up the older boy about two hours after the killings. The younger brother phoned police and said the older boy fled in the car. The slain couple were a Washington lawyer and a Democratic political family. the youth faced questioning as investigators pursued a reprimand trigger theory.
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H .Malone Drestbach
Washington
Shirley
Chesapeake Bay
Here
Elmer F. Hagner
Dresbach
Wagner
Wayne Dresbach
Souther High School
Nearby
Kansas
Maryland House of Delegates
State Senate
Harry Woodring
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