Printers Vote to Continue New York Newspaper Strike
Printers in New York voted 1 621 to 1 557 to reject a contract settlement and continue the 101 day strike affecting four papers. Some unions extend contracts while negotiations proceed, with broader impact on city paper production and employment.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
ITU Executive Council
Stereotypers
Photoengravers
ITU Mailers
Independent Deliverers Union
Afl-Cio
Cleveland
Ohio
the Plain Dealer
The
Press & News
Post
Cooley to Hear Cape Fear Dam Plan Proposal
Rep Harold D Cooley will present a $50 million Cape Fear River basin dam plan at a Washington conference. Edward H Wiser of NC State College proposes seven large dams in the upper basin and three smaller ones in the lower basin with watershed projects. He calls for unified agency oversight and municipal cost sharing.
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Washington
Cape Fear River
North Carolina
Harold D. Cooley
D-N. C
Edward H. Wiser
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Army Engineers
Soil Conservation Service
Congress
Wiser
Randleman
Soviet Sub Reportedly Carries Arms To Latins
Miami based report circulated by exiles describes a Soviet submarine leaving Cuba with arms for Latin American nations. The message claims shipments labeled Venezuela Nicaragua Honduras and Panama were loaded near Havana on February 16 at 1 45 a m aboard a submarine that surfaced offshore by a Havana casino.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Luis Conte Aguero
Christian Anti-Communist Front
Havana
High Seas
Venezuela
Panama
Nicaragua
Honduras
Women Freed From Cuban Prisons Report Soviet Missile Tests
Two American women released from Cuban jails after negotiations with James Donovan said they heard Soviet missiles test firing while imprisoned near Havana. They described bars shaking and tests at an underground quarry six miles from Guanajay Prison. The pair expect more releases within six weeks as Bay of Pigs prisoner ransom is delivered.
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Miami
Fla
James Donovan
New York
Donovan
Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro
Guanajay
Havana
Geraldine Shamma
Boston
Shamma
Martha O’neal
Lando
Homestead Air Force Base
O'Neal
Cuba
Castro
U.S
New York Socialite Hope Cooke Weds Sikkim Prince
Red robed monks chant luck prayers as Hope Cooke 22 arrives for the Buddhist ceremony with Thondup Nangyal the crown prince of Sikkim. Locals cite an earthquake and thunderstorm as ominous signs amid faith tensions.
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Gangtok
Sikkim
New York
Hope Cooke
Miss Cooke
Thondup Nangyal
Maharajkumar
Maharaja
Supreme Court Ends County Unit Voting in Statewide Races
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that statewide elections must weight all votes equally, effectively dooming county unit voting. Justice Douglas delivered the opinion with Justice Harlan dissenting, noting a one person one vote principle. Clark concurred stressing the ruling targets statewide offices and not legislative districting.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
Mississippi
Maryland
Douglas
Justice Harlan
Clark
Legislative Assembly
Tennessee
Rights of Defendants to Free Trial Records Upheld
The U S Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that defendants without funds must receive an adequate trial record at no cost for appeal. It allowed alternative methods to a full transcript and set aside lower rulings in the Draper and Lorentzen case from Spokane, who were seeking appeal of robbery convictions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Goldberg
White
Clark
Harlan
Stewart
Washington State Supreme Court
Robert Draper
Raymond Lorentzen
Spokane
State Penitentia
Draper
Lorentzen
State Supreme Court
Central American Leaders Seek Stronger Cuba Measures
Five Central American presidents and Panama plan a resolution urging stronger security and defense measures against Cuba. President Kennedy reportedly opposed rapid drastic action. The group met in secret to discuss economic matters and appeared to reach tentative agreement on the resolution.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Panama
Cuba
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Caribbean
Central America
Ramon Villeda Moales
Honduras
Kennedy meets Central American leaders on economic integration
President Kennedy arrives in San Jose at 11 29 a m EST to discuss economic integration among six Central American nations. Delegations oppose progress without addressing Cuban influence and consider legislation to curb citizens traveling to Cuba for indoctrination and training. Francisco Orlich notes a common market as a key goal for the region.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Kennedy
Central America
Panama
el Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Alliance For Progress
Havana
Daniel Oduberl
Cuba
Francisco J. Orlich J
Luis Somoza
Isabel
Brazilian President Demands Kennedy Clarify Communists Charge
President Joao Goulart angrily demanded U.S. clarification of a State Department claim that Communists infiltrated his government. He ordered a halt to negotiations in Washington but aides then allowed talks to continue. The issue, raised by Lincoln Gordon, drew surprise from diplomats amid Brazil’s leftist nationalist tensions.
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Brasilia
Joao Goulart
U.S
Goulart
Kennedy
State Department
House
Francisco ‘San Tiago Dantas
Washington
Hermes Liman
Lincoln Gordon
Gordon
Brazil
Harvard
Dantas
Costa Rica
Beria's Moscow Home Said Haunted by Locals
In Moscow rumors persist that Lavrenty Beria's former residence, now Tunisian Embassy property, is haunted. Residents recall tanks in June marking his downfall, with varied accounts of noises, lights, and eerie atmosphere. Mothers report frightened children, while others dismiss hauntings yet avoid living there.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Lavrenty P. Beria
Joseph Stalin
Secret Police
Tchaikovsky Boule
Beria
Ber
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