Air Watch Still Going Says Kennedy on Cuba Invasion
President Kennedy stated the United States did not plan air cover for the Bay of Pigs invasion and that ongoing air surveillance shows no arms flow to Fidel Castro from the Soviet Union. The matter of promised air cover sparked calls for investigations led by Republicans including Barry Goldwater.
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API
Kennedy
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Soviet Union
U. S
Robert F. Kennedy
Barry F. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Stand by Hank Greenspun on Nevada University governance
The author argues for defending democracy through lawful process while criticizing the Nevada University Board of Regents over tuition and fees. He cites legal authority rejecting non tuition fees and notes state support for the university. He mentions a $30 per hour law professor contract draft due in late 1962 and hints at political risk for critics.
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Regents
GSA considers Nevada site deal for federal office
Sen. Howard Cannon reported the General Services Administration is prepared to buy a Las Vegas Blvd site for a federal office building if the Clark County school district accepts 700000. The offer includes demolition of the schools administration building and covers the north block of a two block area, with the district seeking about 500000 more.
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Dixie’s Mercury Nosedives Worldwide Cold Snap
A brutal cold wave grips the South and nation with record lows. Death toll rises past 140 as citrus and crops suffer in Florida Texas and California. Atlanta sees 3 below and Pensacola 10 below with ongoing record lows across the Great Lakes to Dixie.
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Atlanta
Young Republicans clash with Birchers in California power struggle
Harry J. Keaton president of the Young Republicans of California accuses the John Birch Society of a power grab aimed at taking control. He cites Birch activity in Los Angeles and surrounding counties and Bakersfield at a news conference.
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UPI
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Birch Society
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Orange County
Bakersfield
Solons Cool To Kennedy Tax Reforms
President Kennedy urged Congress to reduce the personal tax cut by limiting deductions for mortgage interest and charitable gifts as part of a three step tax rate plan. Lawmakers expect some form of relief this year but not the full reform package.
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UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Senator Fulbright Attacks De Gaulle Over Market Stand
Senator J. William Fulbright branded French President Charles de Gaulle as courting romantic illusions of a Napoleon. He accused de Gaulle of imperious disruption of common market talks and warned of a severe setback to western unity due to the French stance.
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UPI
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Charles de Gaulle
Arkansas
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Ten plotters execute for Bourguiba assassination attempt
In Tunis, ten of 26 plotters who aimed to kill President Habib Bourguiba on Christmas Eve were shot at dawn. A last minute confession spared the president, as a special court had handed 13 death sentences and 13 prison terms ranging from one year to life. Two death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment. Mestair Ben Said remained at large in Algeria.
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Forged Checks Tied to Shroud Buy in San Francisco Case
In San Francisco a victim’s shroud may have been bought with forged travelers checks once owned by Mildred Arneson. A Santa Rosa salesman testified he sold a plastic mattress cover to Mrs Iva Kroeger that matched the covering later found with Arneson’s remains. The Kroegers, aged 44 and 61, face murder charges.
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UPI
Mildred Arneson
Santa Rosa
Calif
Iva Kroeger
Weather Report Shows Sunny Skies and Mild Wind
Weather summary notes sunny today with high cloudiness and center winds. High near 60 and low around 30. Yesterday's high 58 and low 9. Noontime humidity around 52 percent and 20 percent, sunrise at 6 46, sunset at 4 59.
Quake shakes Seattle area
An earthquake rattled the Seattle Tacoma region with books falling and lamps tipping but no injuries or major damage reported. University of Washington seismologist Ernest Kaarsberg logged the quake at 1 43 p m and about eight minutes long.
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UPI
Seattle-Tacoma
University of Washington
Ernest Kaarsberg
No Accounting For Money Turns Receipts Into List
A Shelby grocer found a $20 bill used as a shopping list with 16 items noted along the edge. The quirky incident is cited in a Las Vegas Sun classified ad pitch, promoting the classifieds to rent space or convert unwanted items into cash at 385-3111.
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Shelby
N.C
Los Vegas
Lawmakers Finish Busy Opening Week at Nevada Capitol
The 52nd Nevada Legislature recessed after a busy opening week in Carson City with Senate and Assembly adjournments for a long weekend. Governors Sawyer budget proposal of 206 million dollars dominated the week while 41 bills were introduced, many minor.
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Nevada
Senate
Assembly
Grant Sawyer
State Won't Comment as Acid Murder Trial Moves Forward
San Jose California United Press report states the prosecution rested its case in the Digested acid bath murder trial of Dr Geza de Kapiany 37 who pled guilty to killing his wife Hanna. The defense sought a delay to bring witnesses from far away and plans up to 30 witnesses. The defense continues psychiatry focused questions while Dr Kristian Johnsen the final witness for the state testified.
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UPD
Geza de Kapiany
Hanna
Atty
E. F. de Vilbiss
de Vilbiss
Louis Bergna
Kristian Johnsen
Johnsen
Agnews State
Ice Cream Wagon Driver Joins Jury in $300,000 Trial
Suspect Thomas G. Felts, 46, arrested for DUI, spent a day as a juror in a wrongful death case before Dist. Judge John Sexton. Felts, of 212 East Charleston Blvd, was moved from jail to serve after officers Kenneth Cook and Ronald Irving observed erratic driving at Decatur and Charleston.
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Dick Stanley
Thomas G. Felts
East Charleston Blvd
Pay Day's Far Away for Reno Hotel Workers
About 350 former Riverside Hotel employees faced a six month wait for back pay as U.S. District Court referee Leslie E. Riggins outlined bankruptcy proceedings. The crowded hearing included employees creditors and their attorneys with Raymond Spector noted as a cosmet es millionaire and president.
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UPI
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Raymond Spector
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