Man Held In Mexico For Robbery Case
Mexican police arrested Hubert Vernon Harding, 34, on charges tied to the Rasdale armored car vault theft of December 27 in Tampa. He carried $16,000, had deposited at least $50,000 in a Mexico City bank, and claimed to be an investor. Harding, who fled from Palatka jail October 24, was said to have entered Mexico December 31 under the alias Lucas Milton Garcia.
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Mexico City
Hubert Vernon Harding
Tampa
Fla
Harding
Manuel Mendoza Dominguez
Palatka
Rasdale
Jose Lino Alvarez
Nuevo
Laredo
Mexico
Lucas Milton Garcia
Policy options face Kennedy on coin stockpile policy
The passage discusses options to manage the silver stockpile and price controls, noting that withdrawing small certificates is unlikely due to lack of federal equivalents. The third option could preserve the stockpile and Treasury pricing power, but requires a policy decision by the incoming Kennedy administration and would meet opposition from Western mining states or silver-using industries in the East.
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Department
Federal Reserve
Treasury
Kennedy
Coed Murder Probe Remains Stalled In Oregon
Beverly Ann Allan a 19 year old Washington State University sophomore from Port Townsend was found murdered near Portland six weeks after her disappearance. Her boyfriend Larry Peyton 19 who was with her was stabbed to death a day later authorities suspect two men ambushed them amid a fierce struggle with gunfire and a car window bullet hole. Allan’s body was found beside a highway 37 miles west of Portland and likely tossed down a slope after a wooded lovers lane ambush near Portland last November.
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Portland
Ore
Beverly Ann Allan
Port Townsend
Wash
Lover's Lane
Larry Ralph Peyton
Peyton
Miss Allan
Washington State University
Cuban News Denounces U S Naval Exercises as Provocative
Cuban state media and pro government papers condemn the planned exercises as a cover for invasion. Reports accuse the Pentagon and CIA of arming counter revolutionaries while detailing a Havana parade and a U S carrier visit to Guantanamo Bay. About 5,000 protesters gathered in Holguin to oppose the maneuvers under Maj Raul Castro.
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la Calle
Holguin
Oriente
Raul Castro
Cuba
Foundation Names Two Officers
The Duke Foundation elects Benjamin F. Few of Greer South Carolina and R Grady Rankin of Gastonia North Carolina as vice chairmen replacing Thomas L Perkins and Norman A Cocke Few led Liggett Myers Tobacco Co from 1951 to 1959 Rankin led Superior Yarn Mills from 1945 to 1959 and served in the North Carolina Senate from 1931 to 1953 The foundation founded in 1924 by James B Duke ranks third after Rockefeller and Ford and funds Duke University Davidson and Furman among others.
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Charlotte
Duke Foundation
Benjamin F. Few
Greer, S.C
R. Grady Rankin
Gastonia
N.C
Few
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
Rankin
Superior Yarn Mills
North Carolina Senate
Rockefeller
Ford Foundations
James B. Duke
Duke University
Davidson College
Furman University
Johnson C. Smith University
Carolinas
Chamber Forms Action Group In Thomasville
Chamber of Commerce directors approved a congressional action committee with James E. Lambeth Jr. as chair and Maxey Crowder and Bill Boyles as vice chairmen. The group will include 15 to 20 members. A budget of 13 654 dollars was adopted for the coming year and total membership reached 400, the highest on record.
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Thomasville
Maxey Crowder
Bill Boyles
U.S. Reacts to Guerrilla Training Claims in Guatemala
Kennedy reports President Ydigoras admitted guerrilla training at the Helvetia plantation near Retalhuleu and an airfield west of town used for military purposes. The plantation, a major coffee producer tied to Ydigoras ally Roberto Alejo Arzu, allegedly hosts U.S. funded airstrip construction and foreign personnel including U.S. military.
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Retalhuleu
Kennedy
Ydigoras
Helvetia
Roberto Alejo Arzu
Guatemala
U.S
United States
Methodist Club Officers Installed at Pleasant Grove
Thomasville report on Pleasant Grove Methodist Church as the Methodist Men's Club installs new officers led by Rev. Herbert Perry Jr. Joe McDowel becomes president with Charlie Crofts as vice president Clayton Burton secretary and Rodney Wells treasurer Roy Hughes speaks to 36 members with guests J W Saunders and Colvin Freeman present.
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Thomasville
Methodist Men's Club
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
Herbert T. Perry Jr
Joe McDowel
Charlie Crofts
Clayton Burton
Rodney Wells
Roy Hughes
J. W. Saunders
Colvin Freeman
Eisenhower Says Farewell to Pentagon in Quiet Visit
President Eisenhower visited the Pentagon for a low profile farewell lunch with Defense Secretary Thomas Gates and top service aides. He thanked workers for eight years of support while McNamara prepared to succeed Gates during the upcoming Kennedy administration.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Pentagon
White House
Thomas
Gates Jr
Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
John Eisenhower
Defense Department
Gates
Robert S. McNamara
Kennedy
Don’t waste funds on rain, if sunny days are beyond reach
A reflective aphorism cautions against hoarding money when present funds are insufficient for enjoying moments. It emphasizes prioritizing usable wealth over speculative savings.
Inaugural Ball Displays Ten Thousand Dollar Cake
Washington AP reports a 10 000 dollar symbolic cake at the inaugural ball will be for looking at not eating. The American Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union supplies 5 617 pounds of cake to three ball sites with only token portions for the president and wives. The display cake stands seven feet square with a three foot White House model, and a fountain will operate in front of it. The fate of the show piece cakes remains undecided.
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Washington
American Bakery and Confectionery Workers’ Union
Michael B. Deane
Armory
White House
Be ready and willing a man seldom loses his shirt
Readable text suggests a proverb style line about preparedness and effort. The item presents a maxim likely from a column or note, offering a cautious, morale-boosting message rather than a reportable event or person. It reflects everyday wisdom rather than a concrete incident or named entities.
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Zetit Air Conditioning and Heating CO
N. Main ST. Phon
Prensa Libre
Central Intelligence Agency
Havana
Revolucion
Guantanamo Bay
Thomas L. Perkins
Norman A. Cocke
Chamber
High Point Coal & Oil Co
Us Iil
Esso
OIL Heat Service
U.S. Said
Lare
Methodist Club
Lhe
Fox
Clinton
Tire Exchange
S. Main St
Ford
English Motor CO
Washington & Wrenn Streets
High Point, N
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Quincy
Mass
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