Cuba Cuts Off Buses to U.S. Base
Washington reports Fidel Castro has halted all motor traffic to the Guantanamo Bay U S naval base. Senate subcommittees plan hearings on Cuba policy, questioning Adolf Berle and pursuing records on the Fair Play for Cuba Committee as part of ongoing investigations.
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U. S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
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Berle
Dean Rusk
State Department
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Johnson visits Manila as U S pledges support
In Manila American Vice President Lyndon B Johnson tells Philippine leaders the United States will not permit a Communist takeover of Southeast Asia. He arrives after talks with Ngo Dinh Diem and declares U S aid and backing for South Vietnam. Johnson plans further stops in Asia while ruling out American combat troops in Saigon.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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102-Year-Old Abraham Visits Israel Born In
102-year-old Joseph B. J. Abraham travels to Israel his birthplace where he says 65 children are claimed to him. The visit highlights his long life and ties to his homeland as reported on Page A-7.
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Joseph B. J. Abraham
Israel
Floods Slam Southern Illinois and Indiana Regions
Relentless flood pressure across six states floods backwaters and towns in southern Illinois and Indiana. Carmi on the Little Wabash River faces critical rises with evacuations by National Guard. Big Muddy Crest at Murphysboro and widespread farmland inundation threaten power plant protections and rural areas. A separate Abilene incident reports a C130 propeller strike on U.S. 277 near Hutchinson, causing pavement damage but no injuries.
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Illinois
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Carmi
Little Wabash
National Guard
Murphysboro
Mllinois
Plane crash kills two at Searchlight airport Nevada
In Searchlight Nevada two men James H. McArthur 48 and Raymond J. Horton 34 died when a light plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Searchlight airport. The accident occurred Friday at the field.
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Gusts Cut Power in Van Nuys and Rescue at Sea
Violent winds swept the Southland as gusts up to 35 mph cut power in Van Nuys and blew six Navy men overboard 50 miles southeast of Long Beach. Three destroyers and four helicopters launched a rescue operation. all rescued mariners were unharmed. Long Beach area suffered no major damage, with winds easing to 15 mph expected.
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Ben Cluff
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Shoe Repairman Finds Hidden Cash After 28 Years
Bert Hudson, a Trenton Massachusetts shoe repairman, says he found a $20 bill in a repaired shoe, the first time in 28 years. He notes previous finds were dead mice sparrows and spiders, not cash.
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Bert Hudson
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Fire Hits Griffith Park Site
A wind whipped brush fire in the Hollywood hills near Beachwood Canyon burned acres of heavy brush and threatened homes near the Griffith Park Observatory. Firemen called it the worst Hollywood area blaze in years as winds up to 40 mph drove flames high on a clear night. Hundreds watched from Hollywood and Sunset boulevards as the orange red glow lit the sky, with the blaze visible for miles. No injuries were reported.
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Griffith Park Observatory
Para Nanny
Sunset
Beachwood Canyon
WMS Quip on Pyramid Carving and Farmer Exchange
Weather note leads to a farmer chat about upcoming days. The farmer responds with a cryptic line about strawber ries and silver with words that resemble a coded forecast. Dessert remark adds playful misdirection and a sugary touch.
Plan to Barter Farm Surplus for Oil Flops
Washington officials say the Navy failed to implement a proposed barter of surplus government farm commodities for fuel oil. The Defense Department will instead continue to manage military petroleum inventories and purchase the 6.2 million barrels needed.
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Navy
Defense Department
Miltary Petroleum Supply Agency
United States
Industry Gain Brings Break in Recession
Washington reports a 24 percent rise in industrial production marking the strongest sign the 1960 downturn is ending with May expected gains in autos and steel. GNP projections top $525 to $530 billion by year end, while unemployment benefits fall to 2.61 million. Steel shows a sustained upturn, retail trade slips slightly overall but department stores rise for a third month.
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Federal Reserve Board
Business Advisory Council
Department of Commerce
BAC
Labor Department
Pittsburgh
Rusk to Meet Gromyko Over Laos at East-West Talks
Geneva dispatch reports Secretary of State Dean Rusk will meet Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to try to resolve who should speak for Laos at the East West conference. Dispute over Pathet Lao status stalled the session and Western delegates debated cancelling the meeting. The encounter follows a dinner with Lord Home and is expected to proceed this morning.
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Geneva
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Laos
Soviet Union
Rusk
Gromyko
Lord Home
Piece of Paper Led to a Jail Bid for Santoro
Attila Santora 17 used a forged credit letter to obtain loans and gear worth about 70000, order vehicles and boats, then vanished. Suffolk County police say his ruse collapsed after him being charged with a misdemeanor and jailed for a Friday “violation” linked to deceit.
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Santoro
Robert McCleary
Suffolk County Police
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