Soviet vows aid to Cuba amid base tensions
Tass reported renewed Soviet commitment to back Cuba's defense as it blasted the United States and urged normalizing the Cuba crisis. A Havana dispatch described trenches and camouflaged guns on beaches as Cuba declared a state of alert after clashes near Guantanamo.
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UPI
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Tass
Carib
Havana
Ruslan Khayev
United States
Guantanamo Base
Dulles Eyed as Potential Backer in CIA Oversight Fight
Senate supporters of tighter CIA control may seek Allen Dulles, former CIA director, to bolster their case before a Wednesday floor vote. Dulles, once against broad scrutiny, has reportedly shifted to favor wider congressional review to restore public confidence amid Bay of Pigs era scrutiny.
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UPI
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Cuba
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Armed Services and Appropriations
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Eugene J. McCarthy
Musicians End Reno Tahoe Strike With New Contract
Labor and management reached a new contract ending a two day walkout by musicians at Tahoe Harrah s Sparks Nugget and Harold s Club in Reno. Sidemen will be paid 189 dollars weekly on a six day six hour schedule. Traveling bands will not replace local members and details remain to be drafted.
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UPI
Lake Tahoe
Merle Snider
American Federation of Musicians
Tahoe Harrahs
Sparks Nugget
Harold
Snider
Journalist Higginbotham Honored on Retirement
About 300 friends, alumni, and students honored Prof. Alfred L. Higginbotham at a tribute in Reno as he retires July 1 after 43 years leading the University of Nevada Journalism Department. University officials lauded his teaching and leadership. governors and peers sent messages.
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Harvard
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Professional Journalism Society
University of Nevada Regents
JFK Birthday Passes Quietly
The 49th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's birth passed with no formal family observance. A brief military ceremony was held at the President's grave in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Washington
UPI
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Memorial Day Burial For Negro Green Beret
In Andersonville Georgia a memorial service for Pfc Jimmy L Williams a 19 year old Negro Green Beret includes a rifle salute and flag presentation. His family could not find a resting place in Wetumpka Alabama due to segregation in the local cemetery and he will be buried with full military honors.
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Andersonville, Ga
UPI
Andersonville National Cemetery
Alabama
G.I
Jimmy L. Williams
Jimmy Williams
Wetumpka
Ala
Chilly Weather and Frost Warnings Across Great Lakes Region
Record chill gripped the Great Lakes as frost warnings covered Wisconsin Michigan Illinois Indiana Ohio Iowa Minnesota and Pennsylvania. Severe Texas storms toppled trees and damaged homes amid a funnel cloud sighting in Florida and a dissipated waterspout off Honeymoon Island near Tarpon Springs.
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Ruskin
Fla
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Tarpon Springs
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Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Iowa
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
De Gaulle Urges Franco German Unity at Verdun
At Verdun De Gaulle pledges France and Germany unite to build a united Europe. He notes shared military virtues seen at the bloodily fought battlefield and says the fruits of their struggle are sorrow in the final instance.
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Verdun
France
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
Obituaries for Harry Wathen and Kenneth Muir in Las Vegas
Rosary today at 8 p.m. in Palm Chapel for Harry Paul Wathen 55 who died Saturday in a local hospital. Funeral mass tomorrow 9 a.m. at St. Anne's for Kenneth James Muir 48 a Clark County Road Department employee.
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Mr. Wathen
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William Harris
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Kenneth James Muir
Muir
Clark County Road Department
Ardmore St
Six Slayings Linked to Richmond Teen Suspect
An 18 year old youth, Thomas Lee Penn, surrendered to police in Richmond after six brutal slayings over two months. A 14 year old Black girl was wounded and is recovering in hospital. the case linked to the six deaths, with Penn in custody on related warrants. Victims include Leon Spencer, 78, at a motel robbery, and James C. Carter, 52, among others. Police chief Wright cited ongoing investigations and limited details.
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Richmond
UPI
Thomas Lee Penn
Leon Spencer
James C. Carter
Addison E. Wilkins
Malcolm Norment Jr
Cynthia Johnson
Willie Sexton
Luci Johnson Attends Waukegan Bridal Shower
Luci Johnson, the President's youngest daughter, spent nearly three hours opening gifts at a bridal shower in Waukegan Illinois. The event, held in the basement of the Swedish Glee Club, drew about 150 guests including the bridegroom's mother and wives, mothers, and sisters of hometown friends.
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Ill
UPI
Luci Johnson
Luci
Swedish Glee Club
Joseph Matulenas
Patrick Nugent
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