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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1961

Page

8

Red Led Pro Cuba Group Active in U S

A pro Cuba group named the Fair Play for Cuba Committee is reportedly active across the United States attracting members on college campuses. The group claims about 77000 members with 23 city chapters and 37 colleges. It is said to be heavily infiltrated by Communists though not all members are. On April 15 a 400 strong protest outside the UN supported Cuba against U S aggression.

Washington UPC Fair Play For Cuba FPCC United States Fidel * Casio Castro United Nations

62 on Airliner Killed in Crash

A four engine DC8 jet, leased to Viasa and owned by KLM, crashed near Lisbon after taking off from Lisbon airport at 1 15 am local time. Sixty two people aboard died including ten children, with passengers from Venezuela Chile Portugal Spain France and Italy. Crews searched a 1 2 mile wreckage area as weather hindered locating life. Airliner was on a Rome Madrid Lisbon Madrid leg en route to Caracas.

Lisbon Portugal API Atantic Royal Dutch KLM _ Airlines Viasa Rome Taracas Curaco Madrid Azores KLM Caracas

Gagarin Flight Details Released by Tass

Tass disclosed to the Paris based federation the orbit details of Yuri Gagarin including duration 108 minutes maximum altitude 203 miles launching site Baikonur near Lake Aral and landing near Smelovka Saratov region. The rocket had six engines with a total boost of 20 million horsepower and the information was provided by Col A I Lebedev at the Soviet Embassy in Paris.

Moscow UPI Yuri Gagarin Lake Aral Tass International Aeronautical Federation Paris Gagarin A. 1. Lebedev Baikonaur Siberia Smelovka Ternoy Saratov

Engle urges four year arms industry program

Senator Clair Engle of California urged the Defense Department to map defense procurement requirements four years ahead. He said a long range projection would help communities tied to defense plan for the future and adjust to changing needs. Engle proposed forming a committee of industry labor and civic leaders to assist in statewide four year planning and suggested similar studies in other defense hubs.

Washington Clair Engle D-Calif Defense Department California San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco

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