Kennedy relics charm Dunganstown town visitors
In Dunganstown near New Ross the Kennedy legacy lingers as Mrs. James Ryan, a Kennedy cousin, greets guests at the old Kennedy farm. A souvenir shop along the main street sells Kennedy pictures with shillelaghs from Germany and metal harps from Japan, while locals recall Cousin Jack and the cracked door frame above the Kennedy home.
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Terrorists Fire On Havana Crowd Amid Mourning Ceremonies
In Havana police arrest three in connection with an anti Castro attack during a government memorial for the La Coubre explosion victims. Five injured include a 15 year old. two more hurt when an ambulance collided. Castro linked US to the blast and claimed insurgent losses in the Escambray drive.
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Yankee Central Intelligence Agency
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Folsom Prison Agrees Dining Integration To Ease Riots
A committee of inmates and Warden Robert A. Heinze agreed to limited integration of dining rooms at Folsom Prison to end two days of racial unrest. Ten inmates were injured in the flareups and warnings shots were fired. An area will be set aside for integrated dining while other sections remain segregated.
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Atlas Missile Sites Ready for Combat Deployment
Cheyenne Wyoming AP reports three more Atlas missile launching sites declared combat-ready and turned over to the Air Force. Col. George T. Chadwell of the 706th Strategic Missile Wing at Warren Air Force Base says each site can fire three Atlas missiles at enemy targets and was added to the Strategic Air Command missile-bomber alert status.
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Scots Stage Demonstration Against Polaris Sub Base
More than 1,000 Scots rallied at Holy Loch to protest the U S Polaris base near Dunoon amid orderly crowds and isolated anti American incidents. Sailors on weekend leave from the Proteus were hailed by marchers as a pro Polaris faction urged restraint. The protest aimed at the Proteus and Polaris missiles, while police kept order along the three mile shore road. The event ended peacefully after clergy urged restraint as crews prepared to return to Dunoon.
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Navy
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America
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Sanford to Deliver Tax Message Before Legislature
Gov. Terry Sanford plans to address a joint session of the General Assembly Monday night to outline needed school funding and propose new tax sources. Observers expect a tobacco tax of 1 percent and a half percent hike in the 3 percent sales tax to raise about 47 million dollars for the 1961-63 biennium.
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Terry Sanford
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Luther ‘Hodges
Advisory Budget Commission
Congo Forces Seize Banana Port as UN Battles Rage
In a Congo open war flare up, Congolese troops seized Banana port from a UN garrison amid street battles and mortar duels. Sudanese UN forces clashed with Congolese near Matadi sixty miles upriver as reinforcements arrived and Dag Hammarskjold urged negotiation or force to restore order.
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Congo
U. N
Atlantic
Banana
Dag Hammarskjold
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U.N
Matadi
United Nations
Albert Keimbe
Shriver To Head Peace Corps Effort
President Kennedy named Robert Sargent Shriver to head the Peace Corps, directing an unpaid agency free of red tape and religious proselytizing. The move follows a White House report that spurred early funding and congressional action to formalize the program.
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Goldberg Says 5.5 Million Americans Jobless
Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg announced in a televised debate with Senator Barry Goldwater that 5.5 million people were unemployed, a February high, with 3.4 million on unemployment benefits. Goldwater criticized Kennedy proposals as costly and inflationary.
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Elizabeth Taylor Undergoes Emergency Tracheotomy in London
Elizabeth Taylor, 29, critically ill with pneumonia, was rushed from the Dorchester Hotel to the London Clinic for an emergency tracheotomy Saturday night. Doctors described her condition as grave. Eddie Fisher stood by during the operation.
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