Castro Rules Out Elections In Cuba May Day Rally
Fidel Castro declared Cuba a socialist state and ruled out elections as mass crowds in Havana backed the shift. He announced nationalization of church schools and expulsion of foreign born clergy while warning U.S. cities could face danger. Castro labeled opponents traitors and attacked Kennedy and imperialism as he defended Cuba’s right to its system.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Havana
Castro
United States
U.S
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Cuba joins Communist bloc says Castro ends elections
The U.S. asserts Cuba under Fidel Castro has become a socialist state and a stricter communist regime. It accuses Castro of ending elections entirely, while aligning Cuba with Soviet bloc rhetoric and criticizing his rule as more communist than other Iron Curtain nations.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Communist Bloc
Fidel Castro
Castro
U.S
Plans Set To Boost Economy
President Kennedy's labor management advisers will draft recommendations to raise production and consumer demand while reducing unemployment. The 21 member group, including business leaders and union chiefs, will meet again June 5 after consulting Kennedy's economics team. The government will release April jobs data, with unemployment at 6.9 percent and expected seasonal declines.
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Norman Walker Washington
Kennedy
White House
Arthur J. Goldberg
Secretary of Labor
Labor-Management Advisory Group
Wage bill reached in conferees talks
Senate and House conferees finalize a compromise wage bill raising the minimum from 1.00 to 1.25 by 1963 and extending coverage to about 3.62 million workers mainly in large retail stores. It preserves the Senate framework and backs Kennedy administration goals ahead of a House vote, with Powell predicting a narrow victory.
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Washington
Senate House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kennedy
Senate
House
Adam Clayton
Powell
D-N. Y
House Labor Committee
Laos Truce Effort Brings Partial Front Halt North of Vientiane
A government officer and Pathet Lao major met near Vang Khu and fighting subsided provisionally by 5 p.m. Officials say contact could lead to a general cease-fire, though doubts remain about rebel demands and the fate of American advisers. The cabinet and Prince Boun Oum weigh options as tensions persist.
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Vientiane
Laos
Here
Phoumi Nosavan
Tino Sopsaisana
Vang Khu
Prince Boun Oum
Pathet Lao
Kennedy Holds Fifth NSC Meeting on Test Ban and Laos
The Kennedy administration pressed toward a nuclear test ban while Laos tensions dominated a Security Council session. White House aides and top officials met to weigh risks of intervening in Laos versus not acting, with talks on a UN Security Council move if Laos efforts fail.
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Washington
National Security Council
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Laos
Security Council
United Nations
Adlai FE. Stevenson
Dillon
Chester Bowles
Armed Forces
White House
Pierre Salinger
NSC
Salinger
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Southeast Asia
United Nations Security Council
Kanapolis wrestler dies after gym injury
Thomas Ernest Lewis a 15 year old ninth grader at J W Cannon Junior High collapsed during a sixth period wrestling class in W J Bullock Gymnasium Kannapolis North Carolina. He died of an apparent broken neck after being rushed to Cabarrus Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are planned Wednesday.
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Kannapolis
N.C
Thomas Ernest
Tommy) Lewis
W. J. Bullock
J. W. Cannon
Young Lewis
Bill Ashworth
Ed Edminston
Brown High School
Cabarrus Memorial Hospital
Concord
Lewis
Sam Lewis
Raleigh House to Debate Vehicle Inspection Bill
Raleigh lawmakers prepared to debate a Senate passed measure mandating yearly mechanical inspections for all motor vehicles. The bill, backed by supporters and opposed by others, seeks to improve road safety and reduce crashes.
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Raleigh
House
Four Ex-Nazis Will Testify For Eichmann
In Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann's lawyer named four ex Nazis as witnesses to defend Eichmann. Franz Six Max Merten Eberhard von Thadden and a former foreign office official would testify they had no solo authority over the Jews. Israel could arrest them if they set foot in the country.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Robert Servatius
Eichmann
Servatius
Foreign Office
Proescutin
Israel
Germany
Sevatius
Franz A
Nazi
Reich Security Office
Nuernberg
Einsatzgruppen
West Germany
Max Merten
Salonika
Greece
West Berlin
Eberhard von Thadden
von Thadden
Cologne
Gideon Hausner
Merten
Eichman
Krumey
Hungary
Hausner
New Jersey
Shepard Selected For Historic Mercury Flight Delay
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla Weather forced postponement of the first American man in space with Alan B Shepard Jr awaiting another launch window within 48 hours John Herschel Glenn Jr is the backup astronaut IF Shepard cannot go. Physicists and doctors monitor Shepard as crew and meteorologists seek clear skies and steady conditions.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
Navy
Redstone
John Herschel Glenn Jr
Missile Test Center
Glenn
Cape
Alan
Ralph Dighton
Heaven
Alan B. Shepard
Jack
First American in Space Challenger Shepard Picked
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr., 37, chosen to be the first U.S. spaceman, has faced ongoing challenges in training and preparation. His wife notes his love of challenges, and his record shows Navy service, private flying, and intense studies in astronomy, physics, and engineering before his 1944 Naval Academy graduation.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr
Navy
Senate Debates Redistrict Plans and Auto Insurance Measures
In Raleigh the Senate debated alternative redistricting plans and a constitutional option for county representation. Majority actions included bills on compulsory auto insurance tag retention, harsher penalties for pre arranged highway racing, and suspending licenses after two speeding offenses. A welfare budget study group was named to review the $21.2 million Welfare Department plan.
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Raleigh
Senate
Sen
Wills Hancock
Little House
Motor Vehicles Department
Cutlar Moore
Woodard
Jack Felmer
Haywood
Hugh S. Johnson Jr
Duplin
Archie T. Lane Sr
Perquimans
Welfare Department
Bashful British Avoid Black Transparent Nightie
London reports a drop in sales of the transparent black nightie as women shun the color for being indecent while yellow and lilac rise in popularity. Store managers cite changing tastes, manufacturing shifts, and magazine portrayals as factors. Nightie sales overall, however, are rising.
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Eddy Gilmore
London
Britain
Backup Pilot Glenn Faces First Mercury Flight Role
John Herschel Glenn Jr. prepared as backup to Alan Shepard for the Mercury mission. He trained two years, shed weight to 168 pounds, and logged thousands of flight hours with combat and test record. He serves with family in Arlington, Virginia, awaiting the final decision.
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Glenn
Pacific
Korea
Los Angeles
New York
John David
Carolyn
atArlington, Va
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