Cuban Spy Network Claim Ties to Castro Regime
Former Cuban military attache Angel Saavedra says Fidel Castro ran a 2000-strong spy network in the United States with cells in New York Miami and Chicago. He displayed a 1959 directive ordering him to feed Havana intelligence data and to build native Cuban contacts. Saavedra, now in Paterson New Jersey, says he delayed disclosure until conscience allowed but provided no corroboration or details on its operations.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
United States
New York
Miami
Chicago
Angel Saavedra
Havana
U.S
Soviet Union
Ramiro Valdes Menendez
Saavedra
Castro
Prensa Latina
Paterson
N.J
Klansmen Parade in Jacksonville Protesting Integration
Ku Klux Klan members in robes and hoods drove through downtown Jacksonville in a Saturday motorcade aimed at opposing a federal court order to integrate city recreational facilities. The event drew few Black residents and followed a tense history of sit-ins and racial disorders, with officials noting the order would take effect Monday.
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Jacksonville
Fla
C. L. Craig
Atlanta
U.S
Georgia
North Florida
Bryan Simpson
Craig
Jim Newberry
NAACP
Afl-Cio
B'nai B'rith
Trouble Is Another Thing No Man Has to Look For
A reflective line notes that trouble arrives without seeking and urges acceptance that nature will run its course. The quote emphasizes inevitability and resignation to fate rather than personal action.
Central Appalachians Weather Forecast
Forecasters expect generally fair weather across the central Appalachians with rain and scattered thundershowers confined to the eastern Gulf and the south Atlantic area.
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Central Appalachians
Eastern
Gulf
South Atlantic
Eisenhower bids Army farewell at Ft Gordon review
President Eisenhower capped a 50 year Army career with a sentimental farewell review at Fort Gordon in Augusta Georgia. About 2700 soldiers watched as he rode in a jeep with Brig. Gen. Howard M. Hobson supervising. He called the ceremony a final salute and thanked the service for its shield to defend the nation.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Ft. Gordon
Army
United States
Howard M. Hobson
Hobson
White House
WAC
Bush Field
Columbine III
Augusta National Golf Club
Washington
Kennedy Home In Mix-Up Withdrawn From Market
President-elect John F. Kennedy’s Georgetown brick house once listed above 100000 has been withdrawn from sale. Andrew Hatcher confirmed no sale and no stated plans for future use after Kennedy moves into the White House.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Georgetown
Andrew Hatcher
Kennedy
White House
Perry Ausbrook
State Department Loan Fund
Hatcher
Ausbrook
Dale Kimble
Philadelphia
Vineland, N.J
Gadsden Purchase Explained
The United States bought a strip of land from Mexico, later becoming parts of Arizona and New Mexico south of the Gila River. The acquisition, known as the Gadsden Purchase, defined a key boundary in the southwestern United States.
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Gadsden Purchase
United States
Mexico
Gila River
Arizona
New Mexico
Floating spiders often ride air currents on balloons or webs
A description explains that many so called flying spiders are balloonists or spiders that travel by clinging to floating webs. This behavior occurs in adults of several species and the young of many others.
Breathers After Belgian Strikes Face Uneasy Calm
Belgium eased Saturday after 19 days of strikes with a predicted return to normal by Monday. In Liege violence injured 75 and sabotage halted a Liege to Verviers train. barricades remained and foreigners arrested were to be expelled. government blamed communism and urged Socialist leadership to denounce violence before talks can proceed.
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Brussels
Belgium
Liege
Verviers
Andre Re
Ies
Eyskens
Socialist Trade Unions
Flanders
Wallonia
Kennedy Plans Inaugural Fund Drive To Match $3 Million Gap
Democratic national treasurer Matthew H. McCloskey told Kennedy the party faces a $3 million deficit. He hopes inaugural gala entertainment will raise about $1 million and that each state will cover the rest. Sinatra leads the entertainment drive to help the party inductees.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Matthew H. McCloskey
Democratic Party
Kennedy
McCloskey
Georgetown
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Quemoy Is Given Respite Amid Nuclear Cold War Tactics
Taipei reports a record lull in Communist shelling of Quemoy as analysts link it to a waiting strategy before Kennedy's presidency. Observers note the island’s offshore location near Formosa prompts a U S show of strength to defend it, with naval support likely but limited direct action by the Nationalists.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy
Peiping
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
White House
U. S
Richard M. Nixon
United States
China
No Veto by President on Constitutional Amendments
The President has no role to play in amendments to the U.S. Constitution. He lacks both the power and the chance to veto a congressional resolution proposing constitutional changes.
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U.S
Congress
Citadel Cadets Reenact First Civil War Firing At Fort Sumter
The Citadel Centennial observances recount the 1861 Star of the West bombardment as Maj. Peter F. Stevens orders the cadets to fire. Gen. Mark W. Clark portrays Stevens while Cadet Richard F. Law pulls the lanyard in a three day commemoration that ends with a re-enactment aboard the USS Orleans Parish replica.
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Charleston
S.C
Citadel
Morris Island
Ship Channel
Peter F. Stevens
Ft. Sumter
South Carolina
Maj
Stevens
Star of the West
Charles R. Wood
Military College
Richard F. Law
Tar Heels Recall Civil War Centennial in North Carolina
Raleigh observes the 100th anniversary of the Civil War as religious leaders and state officials mark a day of prayer. Governor Terry Sanford and President Eisenhower urged reflection on heritage and patriotism amid the four year centennial events and a grant program.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Terry Sanford
Confederate Centennial Commission
Hugh Dortch
Anni
United States of America
Eisenhower
America
Man Found Dead From Wounds in Greensboro Shoping Center
Clyde James Waynick, 46, was fatally shot in a Greensboro shopping center parking lot. Dr. Allan B. Coggeshall lists two chest wounds as the cause of death. Police report seeing a 1950 model car and a derringer with two fired bullets, a scarf with bullet holes and powder burns found at the scene. Witnesses recalled a person being seen with Waynick prior to the shooting.
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Greensboro
Clyde James Waynick
Guilford County
Allan B. Coggeshall
Waynick
S. M. Melton
Airlifters Prepare Alaska Cold Weather Exercise Willow Freeze
The 1st Airborne Battle Group 187th Infantry trains for Willow Freeze starting Feb 9 in the Gulkana Paxton area near Anchorage. Pope Air Force Base will dispatch the final airlift Sunday morning after earlier elements departed. About 2,000 paratroopers are being moved to Alaska in four flights, including 240, 938, 339, and 498 men.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
Alaska
Pope Air Force
1St Airborne Battle Group
187Th Infantry
Willow Freeze
Gulkana-Paxton
Anchorage
Prayer from a Confederate soldier at Ft Caswell during Civil War Centennial
A state commission sent a letter to clergy describing a Confederate soldier at Ft Caswell in summer 1863. The scene recalls a friend praying for his wife child and country. The writer praises the private soldier’s quiet midnight plea as more eloquent than famed divines and calls for Centennial spirit.
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Ft. Caswell
State Commission
Great White Throne
North Carolina
Moving and storage services promoted locally
A local advertisement seeks customers for moving and storage needs. It highlights prompt service and reliable handling of belongings, inviting inquiries and quotes from residents planning relocations.
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MNO
North State
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Thomasville
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