JFK May Break Silence On Wheat Deal Rumors
Washington reports hint that President Kennedy could announce a US Soviet wheat sale. White House moved news conference later as speculation grows on a deal potentially exceeding 300 million dollars. Salinger denied an announcement. aides caution on political timing and bipartisan scrutiny.
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Mrs Nhu accuses USIA of aiding plot to topple regime
Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu, sister in law of South Viet Nam's president, told a New York audience that the United States Information Agency is feverishly aiding a plot to overthrow the South Vietnamese government. She spoke at WOR-TV taping before an Overseas Press Club lunch at the Waldorf.
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Showdown builds up in Algeria
AP report from Algiers notes President Ahmed Ben Bella cancels a U N trip and moves troops toward the Kabylie rebel stronghold as Berber revolt tensions rise. He vows no talks with the criminals and cites a clash in Colomb Bechar that left 10 dead amid Moroccan tensions.
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Flora hurricane sweeps Bahamas and Haiti, deadly toll rises
Misnamed Flora, one of the most deadly tropical storms, lashed Bahamas with winds up to 100 mph before looping into the open Atlantic. Officials in Haiti estimate 3,500 dead, many bodies unrecoverable, as Cuba and southeastern Bahamas face extensive flood damage and mass evacuations. The storm carved a path across Tobago, Haiti, Cuba, and nearby islands, threatening missile sites and prompting large-scale displacement.
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Wheat Price Advances Again on Chicago Board
Wheat futures rose on the Chicago Board of Trade amid reports that President Kennedy may announce a U.S. Soviet wheat sale. Secretary Freeman supported such an agreement as discussions of a potential sale exceeding 300 million dollars circulated from Washington. December wheat quoted around 2.11 dollars per bushel as the market maintained its rising trend.
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Thirteen U S Soldiers Missing After Helos Fall in Vietnam
Thirteen U S military personnel are missing in Central Viet Nam after two Marine helicopters and a Vietnamese fighter-bomber crash. Wreckage spotted, no sign of survivors amid heavy ground fire from Communist guerrillas. A Marine helicopter crew and a Navy team were wounded or killed in the ensuing searches. The earlier T28 dive bombing near Da Nang triggered the sequence.
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Conservatives Brace for Macmillan Step Down at Blackpool
At Blackpool the Conservative Party faced a leadership crisis as Harold Macmillan, 69, is hospitalized with a prostate obstruction and unlikely to return for months. Edward Heath and other figures pore over successors while public opinion favors a younger leader.
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Valachi Testifies Mercy Killing Tied to Moretti Murder
Informer Joseph Valachi testified that Willy Moretti was killed in a New Jersey restaurant in 1951 as a mercy killing ordered by Cosa Nostra leaders. He named John Rebilotteo as a participant and said Moretti ruled a 40 to 50 man gang in New Jersey. New Jersey’s Bergin vouched for Valachi and urged wiretapping and witness pressure in racketeering cases, warning of mob menace.
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Senate Investigations Subcommittee
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Furman Lowers Barriers in Race Integration Move
Furman University, the Baptist-supported school in Greenville, voted to consider applications from all qualified students, effectively lowering racial barriers with only one dissent. No Negro applicants have been reported, while Wake Forest and other colleges show varying integration timelines.
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De Gaulle to Visit Washington Next Year
AP report says Charles de Gaulle will visit Washington some time next year after two days of talks between Kennedy administration officials and Maurice Couve de Murville. The agreement, aimed at clearing misunderstandings, signals a resumed Franco American dialogue without expecting major policy shifts.
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Poisoning Serum Nearly Exhausted In Western World
Medical officials said only a single source of rare type E botulism antitoxin remains in the Western world as nine Tennessee hospital patients fight botulism. Five year old Eric Dalton, son of a Huntsville physicist, is among those critically ill in Nashville. A Copenhagen supply and a shipment from Washington are involved in urgent treatment efforts. The Michigan smoked whitefish blamed in several deaths prompted a Michigan fish packer to halt distribution.
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