Castro Offers Captives for Tractors in War Invasion Speech
Fidel Castro proposed trading captured invaders for 500 U S tractors in a Radio Havana address. He threatened forced labor for the 1,000 prisoners if the United States does not ransom them, but said the deal would exclude criminals. Castro urged Cuba to harvest more, noting only 8 000 tractors exist and calling for bigger harvests.
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Miami
Fidel Castro
U. S
Adolf Eichmann
Radio
Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
Cuba
Spain
Napoleon
Churchill suffers mild indisposition forces Bourguiba visit cancellation
London officials announced that Sir Winston Churchill, 86, is suffering a mild indisposition. The Foreign Office said he was unable to receive President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia at his London home as planned.
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London
Winston Churchill
Foreign Office
Habib Bourguiba
Tunisia
Hyde Park
Raids Across South Africa Target Criminal Elements
Police staged nationwide raids on Wednesday to arrest subversives and loiterers as government radio reported hundreds of nonwhite detainees in the Cape Peninsula, though many were released soon after.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Cape Peninsula
Kenosha Sees Little Sunshine As Clouds Loom
The weatherman reports no sunshine in sight with tonight’s forecast of partial cloudiness and a low of 37 to 43. Friday brings considerable cloud cover and a possible rise to 60 to 65 by afternoon, cooler near Lake Michigan. Noon readings show Downtown 50 and American Motors 50 with a 44 at Southport. yesterday’s low was 41 and high 49 with .08 inches of rain. Sunrise 5 26 a.m. Sunset 8 11 p.m.
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American Motors
Southport
Wisconsin Assembly defeats bill to alter state accounting
The Wisconsin Assembly defeated by fifty three to forty three a bill from a governor appointed task force to centralize accounting procedures of executive agencies under the department of administration.
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Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
Department of Administration
Madison Budget Debate Opens Over Faculty Pay Raise
Sen. Horace Wilkie leads budget debate arguing Wisconsin spends 326 million yearly on liquor and cigarettes and could fund a 20 percent pay raise for higher education faculty. A Democratic amendment seeks 20 percent, costing 9.6 million, while Rep. Dempsey proposes 10 percent at 4.8 million. The nine amendments aim to restore much of the Governor's cut as the Assembly passes a 493.5 million general fund budget.
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Madison
Horace Wilkie
Wisconsin
Assembly
Gerald Lorge
Bear Creek
Senate
Doubt Russian Claim Of Instant Champagne Produced In Three Weeks
Adolph Heck and brothers Paul and Ben, California winemakers of Korbel Bros., doubt a Soviet Moscow claim that champagne can be produced in three weeks. Adolf explains the Charmat method uses large steel vats and controlled temps, producing rapid fizz, while true Champagne requires years of traditional aging.
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Guerneville
Calif
Adolph Heck
Adolf
Paul
Ben
California
Hieck
F. Korbel Bros
Charmat
France
Diefenbaker and Kennedy Press Castro Warning
In Ottawa Kennedy and Diefenbaker issued a communique criticizing Castro and warning about threats to Latin American democracy. They called for effective control machinery to stabilize Southeast Asia and urged stronger Western Hemisphere democracy and economic progress.
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Ottawa
Ont
Kennedy
John G. Diefenbaker
Cuba
Latin America
Washington
U. S
Laos
Southeast Asia
Diefenbaker
Canada
United States
North Atlantic
Free World
Organization of American States
Fidel Castro
Castro
Soviet Union
Climbers Buried in Langtang Avalanche in Nepal
Two Japanese climbers and a Nepali guide were buried by an avalanche on Langtang in the central Himalayas while attempting to scale 23 750 foot Lang tang.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Langtang
Himalayas
South Korea Faces Military Junta After Coup Resignation
Seoul witnessed the resignation of Premier John M. Chang and his cabinet as Lt. Gen. Chang Do-young’s army-led revolt announced a 30-man military committee to govern. Key leaders include Gen. Chang and Maj. Gen. Pak Chung-hi, with Lt. Gen. Kim Chong-oh as third in command.
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Seoul
Korea
John M. Chang
South Korea
Chang Do-young
Chang
Pak Chung-hi
Kim Chong-oh
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Park Limhang
Lee Hanlim
1St Field Army
Lee
North Korea
Yun Po-sun
Johnson Greeted By Nehru Himself
New Delhi reports Nehru personally greeted U S Vice President Lyndon B Johnson at the airport on his arrival for talks on Western aid for India's development plans. Johnson notes India as the first Asian nation without military bonds with the United States visited since leaving Washington.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
Johnson
United States
Washington
Memorial Day Memorial Tribute Page Notice
The Kenosha Evening News announces a Memorial Day tribute page honoring service members with civilian tributes optional. To arrange a Memorial Tribute call 7512 and ask for Miss White. All orders must be received by Friday noon May 26.
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Kenosha Evening News
Miss White
Five Soviet Officers Die in Aviation Catastrophe
The Soviet news agency Tass reported five high ranking officers died in an aviation catastrophe. Named were Gen. Vladimir Kalnakehi, Col. Gen. S. N. Perevertkin, Lt. Gen. V. I. Goffe, Maj. Gen. A. P. Morozov, and Col. Y. V. Khikhlovsky. The Defense Ministry released the notice.
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London
Tass
Vladimir VV. Kalnakehi
Nena
Amwraprenanwases
S. N. Perevertkin
V. I. Goffe
A. P. Morozov
Y. V. Khikhlovsky
Neutral India Backs West on Laos Peace Plan Veto
India with Western powers objects to veto provisions in a Soviet peace plan for Laos. V. K. Krishna Menon says no veto arrangement is acceptable at the 14 nation Laos conference. Earlier the United States Britain and France rejected veto provisions as hindering truce policing.
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Geneva
UPI
India
Laos
V. K. Krishna Menon
United States
Britain
France
Andrei Gromyko
Pay Increase Plan Rejected by Finance Committee
Madison Wisconsin. The Joint Finance Committee sent a $5.4 million pay raise and classification plan for 16 000 state employees back to the drawing board. Roy Kubista of the State Employes Association backed the format but opposed specific pay schedules and urged broader across the board raises pending interim study. The association had proposed a 6 percent increase for two years totaling $9.4 million.
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Chester Dempsey
Hartland
Joint Finance Committee
Madison
Drawing Board
Roy Kubista
State Employes Association
Department of Administration
Kubista
Floods Swamp Town Wister Oklahoma
Five flooded creeks dumped eight feet of water into Wister Oklahoma today displacing about 100 residents. No deaths were reported but damage topped one million dollars. Washington Senator Banking Committee advanced a 4.9 billion housing bill toward Senate action. Secretary of State Rusk left the Laos talks as the Pathet Lao prepared to speak.
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Wister
Okla
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Kennedy
Geneva
Ipi
Dean Rusk
Laos
Pathet Lao
Senate defeats attempt to raise UW faculty salaries
In a straight party vote the Republican controlled Senate rejected a Democratic bid to raise University of Wisconsin and state college faculty salaries by 10 percent annually for the 1961-63 biennium.
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Madison
Senate
University of Wisconsin and
State College
Raleigh Council Bans Ice Cream Trucks in Residential Areas
Raleigh residents react as City Council votes six to one to ban ice cream carts from homes. Local children voice opposition arguing safety and access, noting that peers in other cities still enjoy trucks. A Peruvian child observer comments on the policy.
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Raleigh
N.C
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Linda
Debbie Hall
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