Cuba marks first anniversary of Soviet alliance
Havana papers praise ties with Russia as Castro vows defen sive military posture. About 300 Catholic priests and nuns plan to depart for Spain amid school nationalizations while Cuban socialists call communism the revolution's inevitable goal. Castro cites potential US invasion and missiles as justification for stronger defense.
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Papalia Supposedly in Hamilton as Toronto Beat Boy Gambler Remains Free
John Angelo Papalia, linked to the March 21 nightclub beating of gambler Max Bluestein in Toronto, was reported to be in Hamilton and not ready to surrender. Police said Papalia planned to surrender but delayed amid narcotics and weapon arrest ties to Albert Agucci. Agucci’s lawyers claim he was beaten after arrest. Papalia’s Hamilton lawyer alleges a frame up involving a friend arrested last week.
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Prisons in Havana Seen Offering Luxury Amenities
Cuban authorities reportedly treat captured rebels with leniency at the Sports Palace in Marianao near Havana. About 1100 prisoners receive toothpaste, laundry, barbering, cigars, and daily tobacco while plans may include television access to view revolutionary programs.
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TV Rigger Nearing Pleads Guilty in Twenty-One Case
Mrs. Vivienne Nearing, 34, pleaded guilty to second degree perjury in the rigging of the defunct Twenty-One quiz show and received a suspended sentence. Judge Ringel noted the defendant has suffered enough. Nearing won 5500, defeating Charles Van Doren, who earned 129000. Van Doren’s case is pending. Trial dates for 17 other defendants were postponed to May 22.
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Couple Win Damages From Two Policemen in London Case
Engaged couple Annie Firman aged 25 and Gerald Selby aged 31 won 5200 pounds damages from two police officers after being acquitted two years earlier of indecency in a parked car. Jurors awarded Firman 3000 pounds for malicious prosecution and 100 for false imprisonment. Selby 2000 pounds for malicious prosecution and 100 for false imprisonment.
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Reuters
Anne Rosa Firman
Gerald Selby
Britain faces demand for frank word on Blake spy case
Prime Minister Macmillan returns from a country weekend to discuss the George Blake case with Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell. Blake, 38, appeals a 42 year prison term, the stiffest in modern Britain, amid speculation of a Soviet purge of British intelligence officers.
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Hat Area Gains Rain But Subsoil Stays Dry Says Meteorologist
Medicine Hat area received heavy rain late Saturday with .54 inches in the past week and .34 inches weekend total. District Agriculturist Jacl Anderson says moisture will not fix soil losses from light spring runoff and subsoil remains dry. more rain needed to reach good crop conditions while forecasts foresee limited precipitation in Saskatchewan and a warm spell is needed for germination.
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UN seeks arrest of killers in Congo Port Francqui attack
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold has asked Congo President Joseph Kasavubu to bring to trial Congolese soldiers responsible for killing UN troops at Port Francqui. The UN garrison of 90 Ghanaian soldiers was overwhelmed. three were killed and 41 still missing. Unconfirmed reports spoke of bodies in the river near the town. A UN spokesman said prosecution rests with Congo authorities, who indicated cooperation.
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Police Break Up Large Indian Protest Near Johannesburg
Police halted a march of about 600 Indians and mixed blood demonstrators protesting housing and racial discrimination in Residensia Location about 20 miles outside Johannesburg. Sally Mathie, chair of the Indian Congress of Transvaal, was arrested amid rising cross community protests tied to South Africa's segregation laws and a May 31 proclamation.
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F-104 Pilots to Train at Cold Lake by 1962
Air Vice-Marshal W. R. Mac Brien announced RCAF Station Cold Lake in Alberta will become a training unit for F-104 Starfighter pilots by 1962. Cold Lake will supply crews to man Starfighters in Europe as No. 1 Air Division in France and Germany receives replacements for eight CF-100 squadrons.
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Benn Loses Seat Bid in Bristol By Election
Anthony Wedgwood Benn the reluctant peer failed in his first bid to take the House of Commons seat won in a Bristol byelection last week He was denied entry to present his certificate of election as a Labour member by a doorkeeper acting on Speaker Sir Harry Hifton-Foster s instructions Benn had previously lost his Commons membership after the death of his father last year but then won the Bristol by election by a large majority.
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NATO Chief Warns Soviet Threat May Rise This Year
NATO Secretary General Dirk A. Stikker told a session of NATO foreign ministers that the Soviet threat to Berlin could take new proportions and extend into outer space. He warned the danger is political economic scientific and propagandist and urged sacrifices by alliance members to confront the challenge. He cited concerns over The Congo Laos and Cuba and praised United States leadership under President Kennedy.
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Two-Car Collision Kills Edmonton Man. Nine Injured
In northeast Edmonton a two car crash Sunday killed Robert Wilkinson 41 and injured nine others. In Wilkinson’s car were Rose Wilkinson and children Brian James Ronald and Stanley, plus Grace Meyer and her son Brian of Black Falls. The other car’s driver Gerald Morris Gifford and passenger James Peters, both from Edmonton, suffered head lacerations.
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Laos Fighting Flare Continues Amid Cease Fire Talks
Two government soldiers were killed and at least three wounded as fighting resumed near Ban g Napheng, 26 miles north of Vientiane. The clash used grenades and small arms and continued late Sunday night. A government delegation then traveled to Hin Heup to seek a formal cease-fire with the leftist forces but contact with leaders was not achieved.
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Kennedy Honors Shepard at White House Medal Ceremony
America's first space traveler Alan Shepard received the Distinguished Service Medal from President Kennedy in a White House ceremony. The aviator spoke of sharing honors with the other six astronauts and space tech workers as crowds estimated at 250000 lined the streets for the celebratory visit.
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