Cuban Revolution Hero Claims Castro Plans His Death
From Morro Castle prison in Cuba Major Hubert Matos, a key early rebel ally of Fidel Castro, swears Castro intends to execute him on trumped up charges. He describes inescapable confinement, asserts support from fellow rebels, and details his desertion from Camaguey command amid Castro’s crackdown.
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Leon Dennen
NEA Service
New York
NEA
Morro Castle
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Hubert Matos
Camaguey
Sierra Maestre
Matos
Agrarian Reform Movement
Latin America
Yara
Batista
Guerra Matos
Costa Rica
Fidel Alexander
Santiago
Fidel
Raul Castro
Camilo Cienfuegos
Nixon Benny duet at National Press Club
Vice President Richard Nixon accompanied violinist Jack Benny on The Missouri Waltz at the National Press Club. Benny noted Nixon watched President Truman on stage and remarked on the political campaign theme.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Jack Benny
National Press Club
Truman
Nixon
Benny
Willas H
Lawrence
New York Times
I Am Absent From Fidel Castros Regime Prison
The writer claims political imprisonment in Morro Fortress after a private resigning request to Fidel Castro. He asserts treason charges are lies and calls for Latin American intellectuals to act. Two comrades died in protest. he insists he did not betray anyone and funeral of ideas endures beyond his life.
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NEA Service
Fidel Castro
Morro
Fidel
Havana
Daiz Lanz
Cuba
America
Latin America
Britons Aim To Break 110 Mile Walking Record
About 20 hikers trudged along British roads on a 110 mile march led by students and service personnel including Roger Pascoe and David Painter who hope the civil service record will stand. The event followed a 32 hour 15 minute London return trek set last week by two men. Dr Barbara Moore, 56, from Birmingham plans to reach London in 24 hours and claims a stamina beyond age, living on fruit juices with minimal rest.
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Britain
Army
Navy
Air Force
Admiralty
London Times
Roger Pascoe
David Painter
Pascoe
Civil Service
Brighton
Engi
Leicester
Hereford
Cardiff
Plymouth
Bristol
Norwich
Dundee
Edinburgh
Barbara Moore
Birmingham
Ken
U S and Soviet Sign Two Year Science Study Pact
The United States and the Soviet Union signed a two year science study pact in Moscow covering disease research and peaceful atomic energy uses. The accord expands travel exchanges by about 20 percent and aims to boost contacts between scientists and educators, with joint projects to be proposed later.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Cuuiby
Moscow
U.S
Military Aid Chief Named By Eisenhower
President Eisenhower named four star Army General Williston B Palmer to head the military aid program for friendly nations. Palmer will work with the Joint Chiefs of Staff but will not be a JCS member. The 1961 defense budget is projected at about 1.3 billion dollars and will be finalized soon.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Williston B. Palmer
Palmer
Military Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCS
Gates
Armed Services
Washington
Saddened Girl Marries Early
Garden City Kan AP reports a 21 year old nursing student wed in a subdued ceremony after a family tragedy as authorities search for a killer who bound gagged and shot Mr and Mrs Herbert Clutter and their children Nancy and Kenyon Clutter.
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Vere Edward English
Newton
Kan
Herbert Clutter
Nancy
Kenyon
Chute Fails as Discoverer VIII Capsule Plunges at Sea
Air Force reports Discoverer VIII capsule separated from the satellite and plunged toward the sea near Hawaii with no parachute deployment. Recovery efforts include ships and search planes, but the plan to snag the 300-pound capsule by air was unsuccessful.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force VIII
Hawaii
Air Force
West Coast
Alaska
The
Freed Ousted By WABC Amid Bribery Rumors
Radio station WABC terminated Alan Freed after rumors of payoffs tied to his show. NBC said it dropped Treasure Chest to broaden TV duties, while Freed refused to sign a statement denying bribes and promised to meet with officials Monday.
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New York
WABC
Alan Freed
Freed
NBC
Wnew-Tv
Murray
Prosperity Rise Foreseen With 1960 Growth Near Record
The United States Chamber of Commerce foresees prosperity reaching a record rate near 525 billion dollars by year end 1960 as the economy rebounds from the steel strike. Analysts warn of tighter credit and higher interest rates in early 1960 with a housing slowdown and slower consumer credit growth later.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Emerson P. Schmidt
Schmidt
United States of America
Federal Reserve Board
Frank E. Morris
Investment Bankers Assn. of America
Federal Reserve Banks
Morris
U S Might Displayed On Okinawa
U S forces staged a large display of American power at Easley range in Okinawa for 17 allied Asian nations. The event featured mock nuclear drops napalm light bombs and air to ground rockets after earlier missile firings from Bolo Point A. Measures were kept secret to avoid harming U S strategic position.
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Naha
Okinawa
U. S
Easley Range
Bolo Point
U.S
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