Exiled Cubans Flee Castro Regime Amid Hunger and Terror
About 14,000 Cubans risked sea passage to escape Fidel Castro's rule five years after he assumed power. Interviews reveal motives including terror, shortages, and compulsory labor. Refugees report hunger, thirst, and coercive state control, with many seeking work in the United States and hoping for eventual return to a free Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Coast Guard
Osvaldo Marrero Rodriguez
Osvaldo Garcia
Havana
Andres Mesias
Oriente
Gregorio Rivero Chavez
Officials Arrive in Honolulu for Southeast Asia Talks
US officials convene at Camp Smith near Pearl Harbor focusing on military and economic aid to South Vietnam Laos and Cambodia. Secretary Rusk and Defense figures review Pathet Lao advances and North Vietnamese support while Laird signals possible northward action against Hanoi plans.
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Sec
Dean Rusk
Henry Cabot Lodge
U. S
South Viet Nan
Adm
Harry D. Pett
Pacific
Honolulu
Southeast Asia
Rusk
Lodge
Saigon
Smith
Viet Nam
Baimes
Pathet Laos
Laos
North Viet Nam
Jérrer
South Viet
Atratery
Wlll
Viet Nai
Cambodia
Thailand
Pathet ‘Lao
Plaine Des Warres
Bangkok
Husk
United States
China
Camp J. M. Smith
Pearl] ‘Harbor
Camp Smith
Harry BD. Folt
U.S. Pacific Forces
Thugs Loot Farm Home and Nearby Burglaries Reported
Burglary tales describe a break in at Tillesen residence 14 miles north of Heckville with 100 dollars in losses including a 22 caliber rifle and eight boxes of ammunition. Deputy Cleo Rogers noted back door glass was broken telephones cut and a single suspect possible. Additional robberies across the area include a 100 dollar television at Maria Cruz and a car theft loss at Homer Maxey’s while vandalism claims target two residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Burelars
Lubbock
A. J. Franklin
Sand St
Lara Pride
Southeast Drive
Maria Cruz
Ave. C
Apt
Homer G. Maxey
Vicksburg Ave
19Th St
Ave
A. Jackson
Baylor St
Helen Harris Edwards
Jack Tannery
Tith Place
World Wildlife Fund Plans Dove Nesting Grounds Purchase
International conservation group World Wildlife Fund announced plans to buy Whitewing dove nesting grounds in the Rio Grande Valley Texas and northern Mexico. Dr Ira Gabrielson said options to purchase have begun with landowners often willing to consider offers. Funds include 200000 from Caesar Kieberg Wildlife Foundation plus additional contributions. The goal is to establish facilities for at least 250000 nesting white wings to sustain annual hunting seasons.
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Corpus Christi
World Wildlife Fund
Texas
Mexico
Ira Gabrielson
Rio Grande Valley
Gabrielson
Washington, DC
World Wildlife Fund In America
Wildlife Management Institute
Caesar Kieberg
Amarillo Safety Plans Go Awry
Amarillo end of weekend accident free plan collapses as 33 accidents occur in eight hours ahead of the deadline. Two involve local police cars, far above the usual 12 hour average of ten. The Chamber of Commerce and police had coordinated the initiative.
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Amarillo
API
Chamber of Commerce
Police Department
Two Killed In Auto Driven By Youth 12
A 12 year old boy drove a car in Pittsburgh’s Homewood area on Saturday night. The boy was killed and his sister lingered in critical condition at Shadyside Hospital. Aunt testimony says she allowed him to drive. Josephine Fores about 40 died at Pittburgh Hospital. Jerome Dupree died early Sunday. The four year old sister Darlene remained critical. The car hit two cars and collided with a concrete stairway.
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Pittsburgh
Homewood
Josephine Fores
Jerome Dupree
Shadyside
Darlene
Army Private Called Sane By Associates
Kansas City Kan API report states psychiatrists and a former Army officer testified that George John Gessner, a 28 year old former private, was sane when they knew him. He is tried on Atomic Energy Act charges. Gessner disappeared from Ft Bliss Texas in December 1960 and reportedly admitted to Army intelligence agents he gave information to the Russian Embassy in Mexico City about 280 millimeter and Soviet nuclear weapons.
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Kansas City
Kan
API
George John Gessner
Gessner
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Army Intelligencer
Mexico City
Man Trapped Twelve Hours in Pinned Car
Holden Massachusetts AP report states James H. Murphy age 58 of Worcester was trapped nearly 12 hours Sunday after his station wagon flipped and settled on its roof in a pond. He survived with 5 to 6 inches of air and was alone in the vehicle. Police say loss of control on a curve led to the crash, car hidden by shrubs and not found until shortly after noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden
Mass
James H. Murphy
Worcester
Murphy
Train Savage Attack Runaway Mob On Coney Island Line
A mob of youths attacked riders on the Independent Line from Coney Island. They dragged a man back into cars, kicked him, and stole wallets, with one man bleeding from a bashed head and a damaged lip. Five stops from Coney Island, the train was halted as windows were smashed and seats torn. Three suspects were later charged with juvenile delinquency. Another incident saw five teens knife a white youth in lower Manhattan, wounding his shoulder. three youths were charged and two questioned.
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Howard Weiner
Staten Island Community Colege
Brooklyn
Harvey Vine
Sheerin
Independent Line
Coney Island
Neevo
Lower Manhattan
Michael Sader
Mexicans urged to buy dressés and shoes made in Mexico
Mexico City AP reports Antonio J. Bermudez, head of the national frontier program, criticizes Mexicans who wear foreign clothing as unpatriotic. He campaigns for increased sales of Mexican made dressés, suits and shoes, noting many shop abroad, especially in border cities.
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Mexico City
National Frontier Program
Antonio J. Bermudez
Algerian and Tunisian Leaders Accept China Visit Invitations
AP reports President Ahmed Ben Bella of Algeria and President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia have accepted invites to visit Red China. Algeria said Ben Bella would go later this year with no date set, while Tunis officials noted Bourguiba would go but gave no timing.
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China
Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algeria
Habib Bourguiba
Tunisia
Red
Ben Bella
Tunis
Bourguiba
Meeting Slated in Johnson City with Malaysia Leader
The White House announced that President Johnson will meet in Washington on July 22 23 with Prime Minister Abdul Rahman of Malaysia to discuss ongoing relations and regional issues.
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Johnson City
White House
Johnson
Washington
Abdul Rahman
Malaysia
Israel Prime Minister Arrives in U S for 12 Day Visit
Levi Eshkol arrives in Philadelphia to begin a 12 day official visit to the United States at the invitation of President Johnson. He is received by U S officials and scheduled to meet with President Johnson during his stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Levi Eshkol
Israel
United States
Johnson
President Johnson narrowly avoids broken bottle on Texas tour
In Johnson City President Lyndon B. Johnson rides in a four car caravan at about 70 mph when a broken bottle on the road tears a hole in a Secret Service tire. The incident delays the party briefly before continuing to Fredericksburg for church services with Mrs Johnson and daughter Lynda Bird. The bottle likely fell from a passing car and was not placed deliberately. The party returns to Washington later that day.
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Johnson City
Press
Hent Johnson
Chotel
Secret Service
LBJ
Here
Fredericksburg
Edison Street
Clifford Edge
Johnsons
Johnson
Texas
Washington
White House
Matson Opts to Concentrate on Track at A&M
Randy Matson, freshman at Texas A&M, decided not to try out for basketball next fall. He told coach Shelby Metcalf his focus will be on track and believes basketball could hinder his track development.
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Pampa
Tex
UPI
Randy ‘Matson
Matson
Texas
A&m University
Jeff Coirane
Pampa Daily News
Shelby!hetealf
A&m
Fire claims woman and four children in Hopatcong home blaze
A devastating house fire in Hopatcong Sussex County claimed the life of a woman and four children. The blaze tore through a residence at the northern tip of Lake Hopatcong on Sunday, according to officials.
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Hopatcong, NJ
Sussex County
Lake
Hopatcong
Belgrade Announces Chad Diplomatic Ties
In Belgrade Yugoslavia and Chad agreed to establish diplomatic relations. The announcement was made on Sunday outlining the new bilateral ties between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrad
Yugoslavia
Republic of Chad
Severe storm lashes Texas with heavy rain and hail
A powerful storm drenched North and South Texas with up to 5.20 inches of rain in Houston floods that forced evacuations in Gatewood Addition and Kenwood Place. Red Cross aided about 750 people after water from Green's and Hall's Bayous flooded homes. The system dropped hail up to 75 mph near Aransas Pass and Bastrop saw $15,000 property damage from a lightning strike.
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United Press
Houston
Gatewood Addition
Kenwood Place
Red Cross
Green's
Hall's
Mirror Like
Dal ‘Hart
Larello
Beaumont
Corpus Christi
College Station
Galveston
Lufkin
Brownsville
Austin
Wichita Falls
San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Corpus. Christi
Cisco
Texas
Bastrop
Temple
California Primary Tuesday Rocky and Barry Rally for Final Push
California voters head to the polls with Goldwater confident he is gaining momentum and Rockefeller predicting strong convention support. Officials expect 60 to 70 percent of the 2,805,448 registered Republicans to vote as battles for the GOP presidential nomination and Senate race unfold in a turbulent Pacific coast primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Oregon
California
Henry Cabot Lodge
Carrie
Pierre Salinger
White House
Alan Cranston
Clair Engle
George Murphy
Lee M. Kaiser
Fred Hall
Kansas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
House
GOP
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Willam W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
George Romney
Michigan
United Republican Party
Johnson
Library to Withdraw 1917 Mother Goose Over N Word
New London Connecticut NAACP chapter calls for removal of objectionable 1917 Mother Goose from the public library children’s section. Librarian Olive Prentis says copies will be withdrawn after the chapter raised concerns and a mother reported catching the rhymes containing the word Nigger in two verses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London, Conn
New London Public Library
Olive Prentis
New London
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
Campaign honesty viewed similarly by parties in survey
A Gallup survey shows 46 percent of Republicans say their party has held a higher standard of honesty in Washington, 32 percent see no difference, and 5 percent credit the Democrats with the cleaner record. Democrats favor their party 51 percent, with 30 percent seeing no difference. Independents split with 17 percent for Democrats, 14 percent for Republicans, and 47 percent no difference.
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American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N.J
Bobby Baker
Gallup
Washington
GOP
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Wecieee
Montoya Declared Winner In Vote Suit
In Hidalgo County a suit by state Rep. Bill Coughran to overturn his 90 vote loss to Gregg Montoya of Elsa in the May 2 Democratic primary was dismissed. Retired Judge S N McWhorter of Weslaco ruled Montoya the winner and no appeal was planned by attorney Arthur Galluci.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg
UTPI
Bill Coughran
Gregg Montoya
Elsa
S. N. McWhorter
Weslaco
Montoya
Arthur Galluci
Coughran
Bomb Found at Boer War Monument in Quebec City
A time bomb was discovered at the base of the Boer War monument in Quebec City early Sunday. Police deactivated the device and suspect a terrorist planted it. The device held dynamite sticks a watch and detonating mechanism and was sent to Montreal for identification.
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Quebec
Montreal
Victoria Bridge
St. Lawrence River
Liberia Plans Two New Highways Seeking 3 Million Loan
Monrovia Liberia authorities announce plans to construct two major highways and request a loan near three million dollars to begin funding. The project aims to improve transportation and economic activity in the capital region.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Paris Firm Plans to Market Electrical Equipment in France
A Paris based company tied to Philadelphia plans to introduce electrical equipment in France. The move signals cross Atlantic expansion with details on product lines and distribution to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Connection
Paris
Philadelphia
France
Chinese Diplomat Seeks Asylum at U S Embassy
A 24 year old Chinese diplomat Tung Chih Ting asked political asylum at a U S Embassy in Central Africa after being assigned to Usumbura Burundi as assistant cultural attaché. The defection marks a rare exit of a Chinese officer from the Peking diplomatic service, believed to be the highest ranking to flee to date.
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Washington
U.S
Central Africa
State Department
Tung Chih. Ting
Usumbura
Burundi
Tung
Peking
Austria to extend Cyprus UN force hospital and police units
Austria notified UN officials it will keep its 54 member field hospital and 33 member police unit with the 7000-man UN peacekeeping force on Cyprus for a further three months beyond June 27. The move seeks to maintain current stability until a new arrangement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNITED NATIONS, _NLY
Austria
Cyprus
Paye Presents Credentials as France’s Ambassador to China
Lucien Paye presented his credentials as France's ambassador to Communist China to President Liu Shao-chi in Peking, a Radio Peking report said. The event marks Paye as the first French envoy to the PRC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobayo
Lucien Paye
China
Liu Shao-chi
Peking
Radio Peking
Births listed for area families in West Texas Hospital notes
A long list of births records babies with weights and times at West Texas Hospital and other clinics. Parents include Mr and Mrs Charles Lyong Level land, Mr and Mrs Donald Akin Floydada, and many others with occupations such as farmer, construction worker, accountant, and hospital employee.
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Charles B. Lyong
Levelland
West Texas Hospital
Donald. Akin
Floydada
Farreer
Milton Lee Pannell
Methodist Hospital
Panhandle Steel Co
Leonard Majors
Ivory St
J. J. Bradley
Birch, Bl
Zapf Clinic
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Melvin FR
Laird
R-Wis
Defense Appropriations Committee
Thugs
America
George A. Wolfe
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Judy Doll
Navarré
Ohio
Mount Pleasant
First Baptist Church
Central Michigan University
Rocky
Barry
NAACP
Times
Linwood W. Llland Jr
Lieve
Bobby Bakers
Ira Weed
29Th &T
Curry Motor Freight Lines
Modesto Silva
Carlisle
RiSeam
Laut
Ricardo Garcia
Huh Homies
Laut Ciiike
Ben Franklin Variety Store
Israel Dominguez
Sath
H. C. Lewis Construction Co
LV. Jackson
1515
Laut Citi
Blonzy Kaighten
Hand St
Denver
Ada
Kenneth White
Nazareth
The
Nazareth Grain Co
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