New Guerrilla Forces Reported Sailing Toward Cuba
Exile sources in Florida say 500 to 1500 fresh guerrillas are heading for Cuba despite a defeat on Cuban shores. Reports detail heavy fighting, high casualties, and claims of Soviet and Chinese aid to Castro. Kennedy comments outline U.S. consultation with American nations on the crisis.
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Florida
Fidel Castro
Havana
Matanzas
Swan Island
Central America
Invasion Claims Blur as Cuba Conflict Grows
Cuban exile sources in Miami estimate about 1000 fighters landed to join anti Castro guerrillas while Havana radio cites 500 prisoners. Reports allege Yankee mercenaries trained in Guatemala by 25 instructors, with transports to Nicaragua and Puerto Cabezas. Guatemala and Nicaragua deny involvement.
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Kennedy Consults Allies Over Cuba Crisis
President Kennedy said the United States is consulting with Western Hemisphere states on the Cuba crisis while declining further discussion at the news conference. He stressed fighting Communist guerrilla tactics and supported continuing nuclear test ban talks in Geneva despite Russian veto demands. He noted Western backing for stronger measures against Castro and discussed an inter-American ministers meeting to consider sanctions.
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Cuba
Washington
United States
Havana
Jose Miro Cardona
Army of Liberation
Escambray
Geneva
Russia
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Prescriptions In Raney Hillcrest Adv
Short classified notice notes prescriptions available in Raney Hillcrest area. Details unread due to partial text.
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Raney Hillcrest
Adv
Laos Leader Pins Date On Possible Cease Fire
Prince Souvanna Phouma said he would reach Laos on April 25 or 26 aligning with a possible cease-fire its first firm date. Britain and the Soviet Union prepared a joint truce appeal within 48 hours as talks on the cease-fire and peace conference progressed.
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Souvanna Phouma
Laos
Britain
Soviet Union
Frank Roberts
Conviction in federal case linked to ambush of narcotics witness
In Kansas City a federal jury found Felix Ferina and Anthony Cardarella guilty of assaulting Kenneth B. Sheetz, a government witness in a narcotics case. The verdict also includes conspiracy to intimidate a witness. sentence was held with 10 days for a motion for a new trial.
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Sas
Felix Ferina
Anthony Cardarella
Kenneth B. Sheetz
Sheetz
Anthony Biase
Omaha
Richard M. Duncan
Ferina
Cardarella
Ellsworth Says Olathe Base Retains Most Navy Station
Rep. Ellsworth reassures Olathe residents that the naval station will largely stay intact. The special air technical training unit may move, but 1,104 personnel remain with a 4.2 million payroll, plus over 1,300 reserve trainees. The exact move time is not known.
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Olathe
Naval Station
Robert Ellsworth
Lawrence
Navy
Marine Reserve
Ellsworth
Dine-A-Mite Ad Promises Oven Ready Prime Ribs
An advertisement claims oven ready prime ribs of beef available Friday and Saturday night from Dine-A-Mite.
Terrorism Cited by Swiss in Havana
A Swiss embassy spokesman told NBC reporter Lee Hall that conditions in Havana are worse than expected. Gilbert de Cardel, Swiss Embassy counselor, said terror has begun against counterrevolutionaries and he requested permission for drastic action against Americans in Cuba.
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United Nations, N.Y
Havana
NBC
Lee Hall
Hall
Gilbert de Cardel
Cuba
US Aims for First on Moon as Kennedy Sees Ten Years
President Kennedy acknowledged the U S may lag behind the Soviet Union in space for a decade but pledged full effort to reach the moon first. He avoided Cuba questions and said the U S would act alone if needed to protect security in the hemisphere. He called Communist tyranny a major ongoing problem and noted no new Laos ceasefire information.
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Kennedy
United States
Russia
Hemisphere
Laos
Wet Weekend Forecast Narrowly Clears Lawrence Relays
A Kansas Relays forecast calls for scattered showers and possible thunderstorms today and tomorrow with a 50 50 chance the Massachusetts Street parade will proceed. Thursday night storms narrowly missed Lawrence with only a trace of rain reported. Temperatures rose to a record 87 at 4 pm on April 20, with highs Saturday in the 70s and nights around 45 to 50.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Kansas
Journal-World
Lake County projects reach bids under new reorganization
The outgoing six member State Forestry Fish and Game Commission approved federal funding for the Douglas County State Lake project north of Baldwin and set bids after plans are prepared. They also funded a concrete dam repair at Logan County State Lake and authorized the Republic County refuge project. Contracts for Douglas County State Lake may be let in late June, with Republic County refuge bids possible later in summer.
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Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Douglas County
Baldwin
Logan County State Lake
Republic County Refuge
Ifred Warders
Douglas County State Lake
Kaw Valley Bank in Eudora to hold open house Sunday
Kaw Valley State Bank in Eudora plans an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at 8th and Main. The $72 000 modern building includes a drive in window, safety vaults, new alarm system and antique director lounge. Door prizes offer four $25 savings bonds. The bank has served Eudora since 1899 and is FDIC insured.
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Kaw Valley State Bank
Eudora
Kelvin Hoover
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hoover
Henrietta Fuller
Amaretta Wright
Donald Bagby
Carolyn Beemann
First Russian to Space Flight Said Unconscious in Moscow
AP reports French radio correspondent Edouard Bobrowski revived claim that Yuri Gagarin was not first in space and that the actual first Russian to fly is now unconscious in a Moscow hospital. No source was provided for the claim.
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Paris
Moscow
Yuri A. Gagarin
Edouard Bobrowski
Lawrence High sprinters set state relay mark
Lawrence High School sprint medley relay led by Bill Cottle set a state record at the Centennial Kansas Relays opening. Morning events faced 50s temperatures and gusty winds with rain threatening, while a warmer, sunnier afternoon was hoped for as the meet continued.
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Bill Cottle
Centennial
Kansas Relays
Weekend at a Glance Kansas Relays Events
All day track and field events run today and Saturday at Memorial Stadium with main segments starting 1 15 p m Saturday. KU engineering expo runs until 9 30 p m tonight and 10 30 a m to noon Saturday. Relays parade at 10 a m Saturday on Massachusetts Street. Relays barbecue 11 a m to 1 p m Saturday on Campus Hill south of Memorial Stadium weather permitting barbecue moves to Allen Fieldhouse. Relays dance 9 p m to midnight Saturday headlined by Mmmy Tucker band.
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Kansas
Memorial Stadium
Massachusetts Street
Campanile Hill
Allen Fieldhouse
Mmmy Tucker Band
LHS Quartet Shatters State Mark In Rain Soaked Medley
Cloudy cooler weather and a brief downpour did not stop Jerry Rogers’s LHS quartet from clocking 3 35 8 in the spring medley preliminaries, beating the 3 36 9 state record set in 1958 by Washington High. Lawrence halfback Bob Kimball opened with a mud splattered 51 1 effort.
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Jerry Rogers
LHS
Washington High
Bethel
Memorial Stadium
Lawrence
Bob Kimball
See LHS Sprinters Open Lanes Tonight Hillcrest Bowl
Hillcrest Bowl hosts LHS sprinters with open lanes tonight as Adv. notes practice or meet setup. The brief item highlights local track athletes and a community bowling venue.
Weather Report Shows Scattered Showers Northeast Kansas
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast through Saturday for northeast Kansas. Tonight lows around 45 to 50 degrees with Saturday highs in the 70s. Previous day record details and temperatures are noted with occasional garbled OCR remnants.
Kansas Colorful Warm Spell Expected Across Five Days
Temperatures for the five day period Saturday through Wednesday will run 3 to 5 degrees above normal with small daily variation. Normal highs span the mid 60s to low 70s and lows from the upper 30s to near 50 with precipitation totaling .40 to .75 inch in eastern Kansas and .20 to .40 inch in western Kansas. Showers and thunderstorms are expected mainly over the weekend.
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