Red Ship Freeze Hope Fades in Cuban Crisis
U Thant urged a two to three week halt on the Cuban clash with a naval blockade suspension and arms shipments pause. Kennedy sought guarantees that Soviet missiles in Cuba would be dismantled, while Soviet leaders prepared to reject the proposal. Stevenson briefed Washington as Thant met Cuban envoy Garcia-Inchaustegui with no clear reaction.
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Kennedy United Nations
N. Y
U Thant
Soviet Union
United States
Thant
Security Council
Kennedy
U.S
Khrushchev
Cuba
Adlai E. Stevenson
Washington
Stevenson
White House
Kremlin
Mario Garcia-Inchaustegui
Russian Vessels Turn Back From Original Course
A U S Navy ship intercepted a Soviet tanker near Cuba but allowed it to proceed after confirming only petroleum aboard. About a dozen Soviet ships reportedly turned back to avoid the Cuban arms blockade, reducing the risk of a direct U S Soviet clash as diplomacy continues at the United Nations and elsewhere.
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Washington
Cuba
Pentagon
U.S
Cuban
Navy
Khrushchev
United States
United Nations
Arthur Sylvester
Defense
Kennedy
Sylvester
Bitter Fighting as Reds Take Towang Town in India
New Delhi dispatch reports Chinese Communists seized Towang on the India Tibet border after bitter fighting. The advance threatens key oil centers and the Ladakh sector, with Indian resistance deemed inadequate by critics who call for defense minister Menon’s resignation.
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New Delhi
India
Towang
Defense Ministry
Bhutan
Udalguri
V. K. Krishna Menon
Nehru
Congress Party
Congress
Menon
Ladakh
Kashmir
Times of India
Hindustan Times
Kibitoo
Luhit
Digboi
Simple Cuban missile bases show rapid mobile launcher use
Washington AP reports Soviet mobile launch gear in Cuba enables rapid deployment of 1200 mile range missiles. Photos show crude pads, erectors, fuel trucks, and trailers moved to launchers. Some sites reach operational status in three to four days while longer range IRBMs require permanent pads and longer build times.
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Washington
Cuba
U. S
Defense Department
Pentagon
Latin countries offer U S help to Cuba blockade
Washington reports show at least half of Latin American nations pledged support for the Cuba arms blockade with offers of men ships or port facilities. U S officials say the gesture signals unity against Soviet atom bases in Cuba as the OAS votes to use force if needed. Uruguay abstained but later approved the action at a Montevideo government meeting due to prior communication issues.
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Washington
Cuba
U.S
Sovnet
Organization of American States
Uruguay
Montevideo
OAS
High Point Thoroughfare Plan Approved by City Council
Raleigh report notes the Highway Commission approved a High Point thoroughfare plan based on studies by private engineering firms funded by local, state and federal agencies. The plan, revealed September 17, was formally adopted by the High Point City Council on that date.
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Raleigh
the Highway Commission
Commission
High Point Point
Highway Department
High Point
U S Mobilization Plans Updated For Nuclear War
The Office of Emergency Planning updated home front mobilization for a Soviet nuclear attack or war. Edward McDermott outlined readiness of 40 agencies to relocate to secret sites within 300 miles of Washington. About 2,800 executive reservists could run price and rationing controls if called. Plan C covers limited war and inflation controls. Plan D Minus envisions a devastating assault with massive casualties and city ruins.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Office of Emergency Planning
OEP
Edward A. McDermott
White House
Executive Reserve
Washington Service
Kennedy
McDermott
U.S
Khrushchev Feeler Eases War Fears Over Cuba
European fears of U S Soviet war over Cuba eased as Khrushchev suggested a high level meeting to discuss questions and remove the threat of nuclear war. Demonstrations pro and anti American continued worldwide with police clashes in London and calls from philosophers for disarmament.
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London
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Cuba
U.S
Globe
Washington
America
Europe
Latin America
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Bertrand Russell
Khrushcchev
Kennedy
West Berlin
Felix von Eckardt
U.N. Security Council
Macmillan condemns Khrushchev Cuban move as dangerous adventure
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan accused Premier Khrushchev of launching a dangerous Cuban crisis. He called for international control to remove Soviet missiles and urged Western unity while supporting measures to defuse the threat and pursue wider negotiations.
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Tom Ochiltree
London
Harold Macmillan
Khrushchev
Cuba
House of Commons
Macmillan
United States
Czechs Rally Demands Outside U S Embassy in Prague
About 1 000 Czech students massed in Prague protesting the Cuban quarantine and U S policy. They tore down the embassy flag, smashed six windows, and pressured the locked door as police watched without intervening. No embassy staff were harmed.
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Vienna
Austria
U.S
Prague
Cuba
Old City
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