Birdman of Alcatraz dies after 54 years in prison
Robert Stroud known as the Birdman of Alcatraz died at 73 in Springfield Massachusetts. He spent 43 years in solitary confinement after a violent temper led to multiple murders and prison killings. Stroud wrote 25 books on birds and conducted pioneering work before fading from public activity. He had sought release repeatedly, including a final bid claiming rehabilitation.
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Students Plan New Cuba Trip
Kingston Rhode Island UPI reported two New York City students indicted by a federal grand jury for violating the Cuba travel ban told about 600 peers at the University of Rhode Island they planned a return trip to Cuba, claiming the Cuban government would pay for it. Leal Laub described the trip as a means to gather information for the Socialist movement in the United States.
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President Lodge Viet Talk at Mountain Retreat
President Kennedy planned a Thursday meeting at a mountain retreat near Atoka Virginia with Henry Cabot Lodge and US Ambassador to Vietnam Henry Lodge. The session aims to review developments in Vietnam and assess continued aid to the Ngo Dinh Diem regime after the coup and killings of Diem and Nhu.
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Congo Frees Diplomatic Row Sparks 100 Soviet Envoys Expulsion
Leopoldville reports the Congolese government ordered the expulsion of the Soviet Union’s 100 member diplomatic mission accusing them of subversion after two Soviet diplomats were arrested returning from Brazzaville. UN allies urged protection and immediate release. Moscow protested.
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Man to Answer in Bribery Case in Long Beach
John C. Valentine, 33, was held to answer in municipal court on charges of bribery for allegedly offering officers $100 a week to overlook a proposed brothel. Police say he ran houses of prostitution in half a dozen cities and states. He was ordered arraigned December 14 by Municipal Court Commissioner Loyld Laven.
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