Trujillo Assassinated Triggers Caribbean Power Struggle
Dominican Republic officials claimed continuity of government nine days of mourning after Rafael Leonidas Trujillo was assassinated. Reports describe ambush on Trujillo near Ciudad Trujillo, with his son Rafael Leonidas Jr and Rhadames along with envoy Porfirio Rubirosa returning from Paris. World reaction shows anticipation of leadership uncertainty in Hispaniola.
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U S Eyes Dominican Move After Trujillo Assassination
U S policymakers watched for signs of whether the Dominican Republic would move to democracy or fall into revolution after the assassination of strongman Rafael Trujillo. President Kennedy and Secretary Rusk discussed setting a clear course to avoid ties with oppression and influence hemispheric relations.
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Hungarian Road Turned Into Highway Of Death
Eyewitness Arie Breslauer testifies Eichmann organized the 1944 Hungarian roundup to the Austrian border. He recalls 500 marchers led 137 miles over seven to eight days, thousands died, the weak shot. The witness links Hitler’s order, Horty’s coup, and Wisliceny’s role in the deportation.
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Poison Liquor Bill Advances in North Carolina Committee
North Carolina House Judiciary Committee No 1 reported favorably a poison liquor bill. It sets a five year penalty for manufacturing poison liquor and creates felonies for selling or transporting with knowledge of poison, plus a six to twelve month range for unknown poison. Some members urged debate and a vote next week. capital punishment provisions faced division.
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Winston-Salem
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Wake
Leonard Lloyd
Graham
Harris
Nude man strikes again in Raleigh
Raleigh police pursue a naked Black man who tried to grab car keys from a white woman in a parking lot at 9 30 p m. Reporter Al Ballard chased the unclothed suspect and later found him by a car before he fled. The incident follows another similar assault near Capital Square on May 15 and a convict was questioned but not charged.
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Kennedy urges broader NATO outlook amid Berlin talks
President Kennedy tells a NATO session to focus on the southern globe where freedoms are at risk and to balance Berlin firmness with a wider global defense. He and De Gaulle pressed for a stronger Franco American alliance and discussed equal Allied voice in policy while Berlin tensions persist.
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Khrushchev outlines agenda for Kennedy talks in Vienna
Soviet Premier Khrushchev plans to press disarmament and German peace terms, Berlin question, and colonialism ending at a Vienna meeting with President Kennedy. Antonin Novotny warned of dangerous open questions, while Khrushchev pledged to pursue world peace though no verdict is declared.
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Opposition Voices King or Martyr Tag in Jonas Kitchin Plan
A North Carolina House committee heard dire warnings that the Senate backed redistricting could pit Republican Charles R. Jonas against Democrat A. Paul Kitchin and may produce three or four GOP congressmen and a Republican governor. Local leaders argued the plan risks driving independents away and enlarges GOP gains.
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Hairdo Banned At Redondo Beach Graduation
Janice Roncevich a 13 year old eighth grader at Adams Intermediate School Redondo Beach California is barred from graduation exercises for refusing to change her hair style school officials say she did not comply after being told to adjust it Janice says she copied the style from a fashion magazine She may pick up her diploma after the ceremonies AP Wirephoto
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Vandalized OAS Buildings Marked by Anti Communist Signs
Police said youths painted anti Communist slogans on Organization of American States buildings in Washington. Some signs named OAS staff, and copies of a manifesto titled Crusade against communism were found with a circular eternity symbol. A hotel porter reported seeing four youths flee in a station wagon.
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Pan American Union
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Moscow
George R. Wallrodt
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Dupont Plaza Hotel
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Kennedy Intercedes for Freedom Riders in Birmingham
Atty Gen Robert Kennedy testified he interceded on behalf of the Freedom Riders after a Birmingham incident. A Kennedy aide denied Justice Department involvement with sponsors. The hearing sought a temporary restraining order to protect interstate travel and possible action against two Klan groups. Federal court debates protections for riders and earlier Birmingham Montgome ry violence. Greyhound officials recounted Kennedy urging alternatives and a Negro driver if needed. A heavy escort accompanied the bus to Montgomery amid a mob attack at the Montgomery station.
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Montgomery
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Trujillo Battles Assassins Before Death in Dominican Republic
In Ciudad Trujillo Dominican authorities report dictator Rafael Trujillo wounded after a gun battle with attackers while en route to his San Cristobal estate. He opened fire from the car and was killed. driver Capt Zacarias de la Cruz also injured. Several attackers were wounded or killed.
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Fire Breaks Out At Kimberly Park School
A fire discovered around 7 a.m. at Kimberly Park School in Winston-Salem damaged the basement and roof area. Firemen faced heavy smoke in a two and a half hour battle. no damage estimate was given. It was the third fire at a Negro school in seven months.
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