Soviets pledge troop withdrawal from Cuba by next weekend
The Soviet Union renewed its public pledge that several thousand Russian troops will sail home from Cuba between now and next weekend. Ambassador Dobrynin said Moscow would withdraw the forces, while Secretary of State Rusk noted the outflow is already under way and enough ships are moving to carry the personnel. Authorities had estimated about 17,000 military personnel remained in Cuba after the removal of missiles and bombers.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cuba
Antoly S. Dobrynin
Rusk
State Department
Dobrynin
Kremlin
Moscow
White House
Kennedy
U.S
Forgery Plant Blast Kills Fifteen in Belecke West Germany
An explosion at the Step Mann forging plant in Belecke near Arnsberg, Germany, killed at least 15 people and injured about 40. Police believe a burst compressed air pipe caused the blast which wrecked a large hall. Rescue teams and Red Cross ambulances moved victims to nearby hospitals as thousands gathered outside the plant. Belecke, a town of 5,000, relies on Stepmann Works for most employment.
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Arnsberg
Germany
Belecke
Here
Stepmann
West Germany
Red Cross
Stepmann Works
Panic in Bellport High flash fire injures 44
A second floor flash fire at Bellport High School in Brookhaven left 44 students and a teacher injured, with 14 in critical condition. The blaze started in the gym ceiling, likely from wiring, as 900 students and 65 teachers faced evacuation and frantic escapes through windows and improvised nets.
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Bellport High School
Albany
Hassell
John Allers
Richard Harrow
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital
Thomas Feeney
Long Island
New York City
Feeney
Hassel
Deward Eades
California Governor Sends Sour Candy to Rockefeller
Albany New York AP Gov Nelson Rockefeller received a tongue in cheek gift from California Gov Ed Brown a 15 pound box of lemon sour balls in a redwood box Brown a Democrat called it a consolation prize as California now claims to be first in population and included five pounds of candy kisses to ease the sting and wish Rockefeller a sweet future.
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Albany
N. Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Edmund F. Brown
Brown
New York
Rockefeller
Prisoner Ten Years As Communist Reporter Told
Leonard Kirschen recounts his ten year imprisonment by Communist Romania for doing his job as a newsman. The Sunday Enterprise presents his ordeal in a feature story for readers.
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Leonard Kirschen
Romania
Sunday Enterprise
NEW Center
Davidson County
Thomasville
Lexington
Bonnie Moore
Enterprise
The
Red Cross
International Red Cross
Reds Claim USS Using Poison Gas in Vietnam War
Moscow reports claim by Krasnaya Zvezda that the United States used poison gas in South Vietnam, killing hundreds and poisoning cattle. The Red Star cites a factory near Denver producing GB gas and asserts U.S. aggression against civilians.
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Reds
USS
Viet Nam
Ion
United States
South Viet Nam
Krasnaya Evesda
Red Star
Soviet
Defense Ministry
Denver
Korea
South
Tass
Vasili Pustov
Vladimir Polyansky
No Slump Before '64 National Economy Keyed To Tax Cut
Kennedy economists expect no recession before 1964 or 1965 even if taxes are not cut this year. A tax reduction could determine whether the economy moves up from its plateau, while absence of a cut might make a recession in 1964 or 1965 more natural. The February unemployment rate rose to 6.1 percent, the highest in 14 months, amid a mixed winter showing and weak spots alongside car demand and output.
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Kennedy
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Record Corporation
Massive dynamite factory blast rocks Modderfontein area
In Johannesburg the world's largest dynamite factory exploded with four blasts at Modderfontein, injuring 18 whites and nine nonwhites, with casualties initially reported as low though a sleeping woman died nearby. Police investigated cause with no sabotage found.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Modderfontein
South African Press Association
Kensington
Radio South Africa
Cardinal Mindszenty Sought Safe Conduct for Return
Vatican seeks safe conduct from Hungary for Cardinal Mindszenty who vows not to leave Hungary. He has lived in the U.S. legation in Budapest since 1956 with fears of imprisonment if he steps outside. Cardinal Koenig of Vienna confirmed hopes to see Mindszenty in Budapest but did not comment on leaving Hungary.
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Bennett
Bolton
Vatican City
Vatican
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Mindszenty
U.S
Legation
Budapest
Rome
Franz
Koenig
Vienna
Illinois Welfare Agency Approves Birth Control Plan
Illinois Public Aid Commission votes 7-3 to start a statewide contraceptive program for about 75,000 relief mothers. The plan includes privacy, pelvic exams and cancer tests, two to four doctor visits yearly, and education on rhythm, devices, or pills with costs potentially up to 60 dollars per mother annually. Protestants and Jews favored the measure. Catholics opposed it.
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Springfield
Michael J. Howlett
Illinois
Illinois Public Aid Commission
IPAC
Harold O. Swank
Commission
Welk Misses TV Show Due to Flu Illness
Band leader Lawrence Welk, hospitalized with a bad case of the flu, will miss his nationally televised show tonight. He left his eight year streak of performances intact before falling ill Tuesday and is expected to be released Monday, his 59th birthday, from St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica.
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Hollywood
Lawrence Welk
Welk
St. John's Hospital
Santa Monica
Chicago Fire Kills Four Children In South Side Flat
Four children aged 5, 3, 1, and 2 weeks died in a South Side apartment fire Friday night. Officials at Michael Reese Hospital reported Martha Jean Kohn 5 Linnell 3 Jessee 1 and Dianne 2 weeks were all Negro.
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Chicago
Michael Reese Hospital
Martha Jean Kohn
Linnell
Jessee
Dianne
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