Cuban Envoy Quits Castro In London
Cuba's ambassador to London Dr. Luis Ricardo Alonso Fernandez resigned protesting Fidel Castro's dictatorship and urged a neutral Cuba under UN guarantees. He cited illusory liberalization and called for labor union freedom, land reform, universal municipal elections, and anti corruption actions.
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Castro
London
Cuba
Luis Ricardo Alonso Fernandez
Fidel Castro
Alonso
Fulgencio Batista
Osvaldo Corticos
London Times
United Nations
Viet Cong Killed In Mekong Delta Offensive
Vietnamese ground forces report at least 50 Viet Cong killed in a multi battalion drive in the Mekong Delta near Can Tho and Ca Mau with heavy air support. One U.S. helicopter was downed, four crew evacuated, and fighting ended early today. Navy pilots total 27 Viet Cong killed in separate strikes, with air operations continuing in the region.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong Delta
U.S
Seven Canals
Can Tho
Mekong
Ca Mau
Navy
Coral Sea
Viet Nam
Tsirimokos Government Appears Doomed in Confidence Vote
In Athens, Premier Eli Tsirimokos faces a likely fall as Parliament gathers for a confidence vote. With 134 votes of 300, he trails by 17, relying on support from 99 NRU and 35 Center Union defectors, while eight Progressive deputies oppose him. King Constantine weighs next moves amid crisis.
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Athens
Greece
Elias Tsirimokos
Tsirimokos
House
National Radical Union
Center Union
George Papandreou
Progressive Party
Tsirimakos
Constantine
Papandreou
More Talks Scheduled In AMC Strike
Kenosha AP reports United Auto Workers Local 72 strike against American Motors Corp in sixth day with no settlement. Federal mediator David Tanzman to meet separately and jointly with management and union negotiators. 11 000 workers idled at Kenosha plants. 5000 more laid off at Rambler body plant Milwaukee. The union declined public media discussions. Main issues reported: work standards and disciplining union stewards.
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Kenosha
United Auto Workers Local 72
American Motors Corp
David Tanzman
Detroit
American Motor
Rambler Body
Milwaukee
Midwest Storm Eases As It Moves East
A severe frontal storm that caused four deaths and extensive damage crossed from the Midwest into eastern Ohio. It blasted lower Michigan with tornadoes hail and winds to 60 mph. Detroit and Cleveland reported rainfall while a vast cleanup followed in suburbs south of Chicago.
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Midwest
Ohio
Lower
Michigan
Detroit
Toledo
Cleveland
Texas
Fort Smith
Ark
Greenville
N.C
Central Plains
Rockies
Chicago
Emmerson Lewis
Jacksonville
Ill
Russell Bourne
Moberly
la Porte City
Iowa
Navy Cannot Confirm Radiation Exposure Claim
Washington reports the Navy cannot verify retired Lt Cmdr William W. Mitchell’s claim of severe radiation sickness tied to A bomb tests near Bikini Lagoon in 1946. Mitchell said his ship Wharton went dead in the water during the test period. Navy records show different service details and no log entry of a breakdown on July 25, 1946.
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Norfolk
Navy
Mitchell
Wharton
R.O. Canada
Canada
Gambling equipment seized in Milwaukee raid
Federal agents seized $380 and gambling equipment in a raid on an apartment across from police headquarters in Milwaukee. One man was arrested and a warrant would be sought charging him with commercial gambling. In another raid two Milwaukee bartenders were arrested for accepting bets without paying the $50 wagering tax. Floyd Medo Calligaro, 50, and Russell F. Jaeger, 58, were named.
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Milwaukee
Floyd Medo Calligaro
Russell F. Jaeger
Gemini 5 Heads Home After 121 Orbits In Space
Apollo era report details Gemini 5 nearing Earth splashdown after completing 121 orbits. Cooper and Conrad press on through final 15 orbits with fuel, weather checks, and controlled drift to conserve resources. Wives view pass overhead as Conrad's wife sends a poem to Control.
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Space Center
Houston
Tex
Earth
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles
Pete) Conrad Jr
Gemini Control
Conrad
Ing
Jane
Development Unit To Meet On Tuesday
The Wisconsin Development Authority and the Governor's Board for Economic Development will hold their first meeting next Tuesday. The authority includes over 100 representatives from industry labor education agriculture and government and was formed recently by Gov Warren P Knowles.
Bombing In Mississippi Probed By FBI
FBI in Mississippi took charge of the investigation into a bomb attack that seriously wounded George Metcalf NAACP leader in Natchez. Metcalf, 55, suffered multiple injuries after a booby trapped car exploded as he started the ignition. Roy K. Moore led the probe with state and local officers aiding. a $2,000 reward was offered.
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Natchez, Miss
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mississippi
George Metcalf
Metcalf
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Roy K. Moore
FBI
Jackson
John Nosser
Natchez
Mississippi River
Armstrong Tire and Rubber Co
Adams County
New York
NAACP
Roy Wilkins
Fatal crash in Louisiana kills 11 and injures 28
A Greyhound bus and a lumber truck collided near Vinton Louisiana killing 11 and injuring 28. The truck driver died instantly and the bus driver was hospitalized in critical condition. Most victims were from Texas and Louisiana with victims treated in Lake Charles and Sulphur.
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Louisiana
Vinton
Greyhound
Here
W. M. Pierce
Houston
Tex
Pierce
Lake Charles
Sulphur
Orange
Beaumont
New Orleans
Texas
Willard Coleman
Coleman
Charles Bowman
Johnnie Mae
Bowman
Johnnie
Prospects Dim For Steel Settlement As Strike Looms
Pittsburgh AP reports steel negotiators resume talks with FMCS chief mediator William Simkin warning that settlement prospects look poor Four hundred fifty thousand United Steelworkers face a midnight Tuesday strike deadline that would halt about 80 percent of U S steel output Simkin noted limited narrowing of gaps but substantial disagreement remains A high union source said demands were lowered though specifics were not disclosed The industry rejected initial proposals but kept the door open for talks
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
William E. Simkin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Thirteen Die in Milan Paris Express Train Wreck
In CHAMPAGNOLE France 13 people were killed and 28 injured when the Milan Paris express collided with a stationary Lombardy Express at Pont D Hery station. Authorities say the dead were mainly in the rear car of the Lombardy Express.
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Champagnole
France
Pont D’hery
Here
Paris
Reuss funds to free son jailed after civil rights dispute
West Point Mississippi AP Rep Henry S Reuss Wisconsin sent a $145 money order to pay fines for 12 protesters arrested in a civil rights march One son Michael Reuss 18 Stanford student spent three hours in jail before the funds arrived Authorities said a patrolman died of a heart attack during the August 7 demonstration and the manslaughter charge was dropped
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West Point
Miss
Reuss
Henry S. Reuss
D- Wis
Milwau
James Shellow
Michael Reuss
Stanford University
Tommy Smith
Shellow
Rep. Reuss
Milwaukee
Several Hurt in Red Wing Train Wreck
Red Wing Minnesota AP report says the Milwaukee Road Hiawatha passenger train and a switch engine collided head on near the Milwaukee Road depot. Several train crew members were injured, no passengers reported harmed, both locomotives derailed, fuel leaked, firemen guarded risk of fire, ambulances rushed to Red Wing hospital amid Farm to Market festivities.
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RED Wing
Minn
Milwaukee Road
Hiawatha
Chicago
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Rusk Signals Openness to Viet Nam Peace Moves
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said he is alert for any key signal from Communist sides toward a peaceful settlement in Vietnam. He outlined possible steps including halting bombing if Hanoi moves to withdraw major units, or a cease fire as a first agenda item. He noted no clear response yet and emphasized U.S. war aims remain peace. He also cited Castro’s power and the Hemisphere turning to constitutional processes and the Alliance for Progress.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Viet Nam
Rusk
United Nations
Moscow
U.S
South
United States
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Southeast Asia
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Americas
Hemisphere
Alliance For Progress
Weather Outlook Fair and cool with light frost possible
Tonight will be fair and cooler with a chance of light frost. Sunday looks partly cloudy and warmer with lows near 40 and highs from 70 to 75. Southerly winds are expected for Sunday.
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Miami
Gilberto Alemani
Japan
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AMC
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Bahama Islands
UPI
Illinois
Lockport
The
Associated Press
Gemini
John Barbour
Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
San Salvador
Christopher C. Kraft
Negro Deacons For Defense
Charles Evers
Danny Daniels
Pascagoula, Miss
Terry
Danny
Henry C. Gregory
All Woods, Limited
Jeff Blankenship
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