Edith weakens as it nears Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic
Hurricane Edith lost some strength but still brings 100 mph core winds and up to eight foot tides. Warnings remained for the Dominican Republic east of San Pedro de Macoris as residents near rivers were urged to evacuate and prepare for floods on Puerto Rico’s southern slopes.
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San Juan
P.R
Edith
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
U.S
San Pedro de Macoris
Peninsula de Samana
Weather Bureau
Cordillera
Mona Passage
St. Lucia
Martinique
Paris
Mexico
Pacific
Lower
California
Gulf of Mexico
Tabasco
Indonesia Philippines Ease Hostile Stance With Malaysia
Indonesia softens its anti Malaysia stance by restoring telephony and cable links in the British backed federation, signaling possible talks to settle unfinished trade and restore relations. Manila also signals outreach for a summit to reestablish ties with Malaysia.
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Henry Hartzenbusch
Manila
Indonesia
Philippines
Malaysia
Britain
United States
Sukarno
Achmad Jani
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Iecretary Librado Cayco
Cayco
Arno
Space Backers Embrace Kennedy Moon Venture Push
Congressional backers praise President Kennedy for proposing joint Moon venture talks with the Soviet Union as a lever to defend a multi billion space program. They warn the plan could alter national security goals while raising debate over lunar aims and funding.
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Washington
U. S
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Space Administration
Thomas
Someave
United Nations
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
House Space Committee
Teague
Thce
George P. Miller
D-Calif
Miller
Byrd Tightens Grip on Kennedy Tax Cut Bill Delays Senate Action
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Harry Byrd keeps a slow approach on the 11 billion dollar tax reduction measure. He plans a closed session start next Thursday with a week of staff briefings, while Gore and Republican allies lean on Byrd to stall no sooner than next year.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Kennedy
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Byrd
Gore
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Senate
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Finance Committee
Congressional
Elephant Rampage in Lansing Ends in Police Shootout
A carnival elephant escaped during a Lansing carni val act and stormed a department store injuring a 67 year old man before being cornered by police and trainer William Pratt. Officers fired more than 20 rifle slugs as the animal charged through aisles causing thousands in damages.
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Lansing, Mich
William Pratt
King Brothers Carnival
Silies Saattekenee Marcel
Meyer Friedman
Asa D. Schiedel
Lansing
Schiedel
Ingham County Medical Hospital
Rajjee
Mich
Valachi testifies on Genovese ties and kiss of death
Joseph Valachi told Senate investigators he killed for Vito Genovese and later received the kiss of death from Genovese in Atlanta prison. He described mob protection, profitable rackets, and his own $150000 World War II era take, noting Genovese’s continued influence from behind bars.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Joseph Valachi
New York
Vito Genovese
Genovese
Valachi
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Atlanta
la Cosa Nostra
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Federal
Karl Mundt
R-S.d
Cosa Nostra
Brooklyn
Senate
Capitol Hill
U.S
Gang Ambush Robbery in Kent Nets 90000 Pounds
A gang of eight men ambushed an armored truck near Swanley in Kent and escaped with 90000 pounds in banknotes. Guards were subdued as the robbers rammed the vehicle and fled in another truck. a farmer described the raid as lasting under a minute.
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London
Swanley
Kent
Martin’s Bank
Britain
Cheddington
Polite Brushett Policy for Mrs. Nhu Arriving in U S
U S officials adopt chill correctness toward Mrs Ngu Dinh Nhu upon her U S arrival. Amb Henry Cabot Lodge responds promptly to her criticism of U S servicemen, citing morale concerns. In Saigon and Rome she calls officers adventurers and saboteurs, while White House and State Department label her a shrill gadfly.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
U.S
Ngo Dinh Nhu
United States
South Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ngo Dinh Diem
Soldiers of Fortune
Bridges
Lodge
Saigon
Rome
Kennedy Clashes With Goldwater on Foreign Policy
President Kennedy sharply criticized Goldwater’s foreign policy ideas in Salt Lake City. In a speech to 8,000 at the Mormon Tabernacle he warned these conservative proposals would yield a dangerous retreat from strength and risk Communist expansion. He attacked calls to sever relations with disliked states, cut aid, end UN involvement, and resume atmospheric nuclear tests.
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Salt Lake City
Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Thace
McKinley
Goldwater
Mormon Tabernacle
United Nations
JFK
Four NYC men indicted in bid to send students to Cuba
A federal grand jury in Brooklyn indicted Lee Levi Laub Phillip Abbott Luce Stefan Martinez Anatol Schlosser on charges of illegally planning and promoting a 1962 63 Cuban trip for 59 American students. The case cites 31 overt acts with meetings in New York Paris and Czechoslovakia.
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Washington
New York City
Cuba
Department of Justice
Brooklyn
Lee Levi Laub
Phillip Abbott Luce
Stefan Martinez
Anatol Schlosser
New York
Paris
Czechoslovakia
Laub
Luce
Martinet
United States
Europe
Spain
Justice Department
Salvatore Cucchiari
Ellen Irene Shallit
Los Angeles Faces Third Day of Triple-Digit Heat
LA residents endured a third day of extreme heat with a forecast high near 106 after a 109 degree peak. Smog proved unable to escape the basin as hot air trapped pollutants. beaches drew crowds while schools faced shortened schedules and congestion rose on freeways.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Basin
Santa Monica
Hollywood High School
Jack T. Crowther
Crowther
Samuel W. Yorty
Mercury
Weather Bureau
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