Exodus From Cuba Continues To Grow
Coast Guard cutters Cape Shoalwater and Lamar brought 94 more refugees to Key West as the Cuban exodus grows. The Cape Shoalwater rescued 24 from a sinking 18 foot boat and towed 28 more on another craft, while the Samar carried 42 Cubans and the Conchita ferry with 20.
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Key West
Fla
U.S. Coast Guard
Cape Shoalwater
Lamar
Cuba
Cape
Miami
Coast Guard
West
J. W. Atkins Dies Former Gastonia Editor in North Carolina
James W. Atkins former Gastonia editor died of coronary thrombosis in Burnsville North Carolina He led the Gazette since 1906 transforming it from a four page weekly to a tri weekly and later an afternoon daily Funeral set for Friday at First Methodist Church in Gastonia Survivors include two sisters and five grandchildren His wife and two sons had died earlier and his death ends a long local journalism era.
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Burnsville
N. C
James W. Atkins
First Methodist Church
Gastonia
Atkins
Asheville
North Carlina Press Association
F. C. Michael
C. R. Miller
Huntington
W. Va
Early Risers Spot Comet Likely To Peak Oct 20 21
Scientists anticipate a bright but unpredictable comet, likely visible just before sunrise in the eastern sky about an hour before dawn. Aveni of Colgate warns brightness may vary and the sun’s approach could break the comet apart, potentially disappearing after a single sun pass.
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Hamilton
N. Y
Anthony F. Aveni
Colgate University
le Ly
Franklin
Aveni
Leland Cunningham
University of California At Berkeley
mid-Pacific
Japan
Cubans Debate Opening Doors To Emigration
Cubans express confusion and mixed views on a possible Cuba United States accord allowing exit. Government officials cite political aims and propaganda benefits while noting the impact on separated families and orderly emigration if doors stay open long term.
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Cuba
United States
Castro
Morrissey Questioning Expanded by Judiciary Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to recall Francis X. Morrissey for further questioning on his nomination to the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts. Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen requested the recall after a day-long hearing, with Morrissey due back at 5 p.m. for closed-session questioning in Dirksen's office.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Francis X. Morrissey
U.S
Massachusetts
Morrissey
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Johnson
Kennedy
Dirksen
GOP
Indonesia Mob Sacks Red Youth Building
Indonesian demonstrators attacked the palace area and set fire to documents and furniture in a yard bonfire. Officials said Sukarno agreed, in principle, to an army anti Communist campaign and a new party could form if it avoids violence, amid tensions over the Oct 1 coup and PKI influence.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Karta Palace
Red Holdings
Sukarno
Ce Oe
New Indonesia
Careendonesia
Red China
Tween Sukarno
Abdul Haris Nasution
Communist Party
Nasution
PKI
Sobsi
Kennedy Urges Including China in Nuclear Control Talks
President Kennedy proposes inviting China to join a system of nuclear control and to participate in Geneva disarmament talks. He notes possible reconciliation with the Communist regime despite hostility and says China’s rulers aim for strict control of weapons.
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Washington
United Nations
China
Kennedy
Warsaw
Geneva
U.S
House
Americans Withdraw From Highlands Fight In Viet Nam
In the central highlands a U S 1st Cavalry battalion remained at contact with Viet Cong while the rest of the force pulled out. Maj Gen Harry Kinnard said the enemy defended wounded and was using delaying actions. The operation was the division's first major action since arrival a month earlier with several hundred Viet Cong casualties reported.
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AN Khe
South Viet Nam
U.S
1St Cavalry Division
Suai Ca
Harry Kinnard
Viet Nam
Kinnard
Westest Point
N. Y
325Th Division
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Butane Gas Explosion Feared After Train Derailment
A Southern Railway freight train derailed early today prompting residents within a mile to evacuate due to a tank car believed to contain butane gas. By 12:30 p.m. the risk appeared reduced with a smoldering box car still present and no injuries reported. The incident affected Liberty Easley Clemson and Pickens as crews and police worked to control the scene.
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Ees & C
4Thern
Southern
Liberty
Easley
Clemson
Pickens
J. Ray Brosnan
Washington-to-Atlanta
Congo Premier Tshombe Government Dismissed
President Kasavubu dismissed Premier Moise Tshombe's government and named Evarist Kimba to form a new one. Kimba, a North Katanga deputy from the Baluba tribe, is tasked with stabilizing Congo amid secession battles and UN-backed efforts.
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Leopoldville
Con
Joseph Vubu
Moise Tshombe
Kimba
Katanga
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US. Welfare Department
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Haydon Burns
State Department
Martinez
Secret Service
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Red
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Iron Triangle
Saigon
Kasavubu
Tshombe
Congo
Tanga
Joseph Kasavubu
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