Political ferment over Soviet buildup in Cuba boils into campaign
AP report details how congressional election politics heat up over Soviet arms in Cuba. Republican Dirksen warns against wartime provocations while noting voters are disturbed by near threat. Democratic leaders Mansfield Humphrey Sparkman weigh risks of action and avoid tying Cuba too tightly to the fall campaign.
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Cuba
Jack Bell Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Winnis
Castro
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Communist Bloc
U.S
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Curtis FE. LeMay
Air Force
White House
Sparkman
United States
Berlin
Rains Aid State Crops Amid Mixed Weather Outlook
Harrisburg AP reports recent rains have improved soil conditions though some crops remain stressed. The State Crop Reporting Service notes limited evaluation of rains on crop build-up and potential effects on Castroism exports to Latin American nations. Senator Engle and Senator Keating clash over Cuba as an offensive threat amid regional politics.
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Harrisburg
Mart Eat Wornechaur
Clair Engle
D-Cal
Million Dollar Corner Sold Near Radio City Music Hall
A small 25 by 66 foot parcel containing a three story building beside the RCA Building at 50th Street and Sixth Avenue changed hands for 380000. The corner, once bought in 1852 for 1600 by grocer John Boronowsky, passed through the family to J Fred Maxwell who died last May. The site, housing a drug store, faced Rockefeller Center’s development and has been a tourist spotlight as the “million dollar corner.”
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New York
RCA
50Th Street
Sixth Avenue
John F. Boronowsky
J. Fred Maxwell
Rockefeller Center
Radio City Music Hall
Tshombe Raps Congolese Units In Katanga
President Moise Tshombe denounced the Congolese national army's presence at Kamina U.N. base in Katanga as permanent provocation in a letter to U.N. Secretary General Robert Gardiner. The U.N. said the troops were under U.N. command and deployed for security purposes.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Kamina
U.N
Congo
Robert Gardiner
Tshombe
Miller Defends Space Drive Against Monday Critics
Rep. George P. Miller of California reproves space critics who chide U S efforts after Soviet space feats. He cites a $1 5 billion military space budget focusing on missile warning reconnaissance satellites and nonweapon devices while defending the quality of defense decisions. He warns abandoning peaceful space aims would endanger America’s defense and the broader promise of space research.
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Washington
George P. Miller
D-Calif
House Space Committee
Miller
House
U.S
America
GOP lieutenant governor candidate cites rising support
Pittsburgh AP report notes state Sen. Raymond P. Shafer saying the Republican ticket is drawing increasing backing. Speaking at a Wilkinsburg meeting, Shafer claimed county and statewide enthusiasm is growing despite drought effects. He cited hay farmers harvesting crops once deemed lost and improving soil moisture readings across counties.
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Pittsburgh
Raymond P. Shafer
Tate Cor
Aemei
Umlmoimonty Ming
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D-Nev
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