Three Men Sentenced To Death In Cuba Invasion Case
Fidel Castro's firing squads will execute three members of the Batista era army for killing a Castro supporter linked to Sierra Maestra veterans. The broadcasts named no individuals. The sentences are the first against the invasion group as negotiations over prisoner swaps continue amid anti Castro violence in Havana.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Juan Manuel Marquez
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
Batista
United States
Rancho Boyeros
Havana
Havana Navy Hospital
Havana Radio
America
Miami International
Ulises Carbo
Paroled Prisoners Return To Cuba With Tractor Aid
Ten prisoners returned to Cuba after a Miami and Washington visit to push Castro on tractors as payment for freedom of about 1,200 invaders. Tractors were said to be available. exiles split over the failed April 17 raid and the MRP withdrawal altered leadership on the Revolutionary Council.
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Cuba
Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Washington
Castro
Manuel Ray
People’s Revolutionary Movement
Revolutionary Council
Ray
Eleanor Roosevelt
Milton Eisenhower
Walter Reuther
MRP
Democratic Revolutionary Front
Jose Miro Cardona
Rogelio Cisneros
Coutry
Nixon Says Tractor Trade Is Morally Wrong
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon denounced a plan to trade 500 tractors for 1,200 Cuban prisoners, urging President Kennedy to halt licenses until Castro allows a free election for 5 million Cubans. He outlined four objections including moral harm and international precedent.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Washington
Cuba
America
Summer Library Reading Clubs Open for Local Children
The public library launches three reading clubs for grades 1 6. Bookworm for first and second graders starts June 7 with weekly story hours, Civil War Club for grades five and six begins June 5, and Indian Club for grades three and four starts May 6. Participants read books to earn cards, stickers, and pins. registration is required in the children's room.
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Elizabeth Gurley
Cease-Fire Violations Escalate in Laos War Debated
The United States accuses the Pathet Lao of repeated cease-fire violations in Laos and urges a real truce at the Geneva conference. Fighting continues with an artillery duel near Pa Dong as the IC C reports heavy clashes, while Pathet Lao denies the charges.
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United States
Pathet Lao
Laos
U.S
Phoumi Vongvichit
Thailand
U S
Sagaki
Pa Dong
Vientiane
International Control Commission
Luang Prabang
Control Commission
Commission
Britain
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Davidson Graduation Under Way
Commencement weekend at Davidson College opens with 79 ROTC cadets commissioned by Brig. Gen. Kenneth A. McCrimmon and Alumni Day activities. Sunday features a baccalaureate sermon by Dr. John Davidson and a commencement address by Dr. William C. Friday.
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William C. Friday
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Consolidated University of North Carolina
Woman Freed In Death Of Husband
Betty Barker, 35, was freed of a murder charge in Caldwell Superior Court Judge J Will Press Jr directing a verdict of innocent The state evidence showed Richard Barker 25 was shot in self defense during a quarrel at their Rhod e hiss home on April 15
Chilly Weather Threatens Crops Across Regions
The northeast faced frosty conditions as a large cold air mass toppled many date records. Farmers in Great Lakes orchards and trucking belts fought frost with measures like air circulation and flooded cranberry bogs. A helicopter crash near Chicago caused minor injuries, while Florida and Georgia saw gale winds and heavy rain.
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Benton Harbor
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Georgia
Broward International
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
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