UN Speeds Congo Debate as Hammarskjold Seeks Unity
The 99 nation General Assembly pushed toward concluding Congo debate with two meetings and a possible Saturday session. Key motions call for Belgian withdrawal from the Congo, a proposal for Congo Parliament to form a national government, and removal of Belgian advisers within 21 days. The Soviets softened their stance on Hammarskjold, who offered to resign if asked.
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39 Crewmen Rescued From Sea
Coast Guard crews salvaged 39 crewmen from the 8,294 ton Liberty ship Marine Merchant after it split in two in rough seas 40 miles southeast of Portland Maine. Nine were taken by the British motor vessel Daru and 26 by the tanker Esso Raleigh en route to Boston.
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Explosions Rock Havana as Major Store Burns
Havana suffered a string of blasts and a large department store fire blamed on anti Castro saboteurs. El Encanto department store, valued at over seven million dollars, was destroyed in about two hours with 15 injured and six firefighters hurt.
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64th unofficial execution in Cuba since 1959
Abelardo Aguiar Alfonso, 19, was executed hours after a military tribunal convicted him of possessing detonators and other terrorist equipment. The tally marks the 64th such execution since Castro took power in January 1959.
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Soviet Scientist Alla Massevitch Captivates Florence Crowd
Alla Massevitch 39 heads the Soviet satellite tracking program and tours Italy lecturing on space progress. At a Florence symposium she charmed 1,500 listeners with soft English, comparing space achievements to peaceful Earth settlement and stressing problems be solved on Earth.
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Gagarin hailed as hero as Moscow greets spaceflight
In Red Square Yuri Gagarin is embraced as the Soviet Union s first manned spaceflight hero. Premier Khrushchev proclaims the achievement a demonstration of freedom and Marxism Leninism as crowds cheer and salute the cosmonaut after a motorcade arrival from Vnukovo.
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Weather outlook: showers end. weekend cools and warms
Showers end rainfall for the week with temperatures dropping to the low 40s by Saturday. Saturday will be partly cloudy and cooler, then a warmup Sunday. Five day forecast calls for temperatures about five degrees below seasonal norm with total precipitation near an inch. Thursday high was 30 and overnight low 30.
Laotian Paratroopers Evacuated After Encirclement
About 500 Royal Lao Army paratroopers were pulled from the valley near Muong Kassy after being encircled. Western sources say the withdrawal followed reports of an untenable position and prior Lao claims of road-blocking progress.
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Pessimist Seeks One Big Worry At Psychiatrist
A visiting pessimist jokes about merging nagging concerns into a single large terrifying complex during a lighthearted patient session. The quip uses dry humor to reflect on anxiety and mental health.
Cubans Cleared In Kidnap Plot Against Caroline Kennedy
Secret Service chief A E Baughman says four Cubans questioned about a reported kidnapping plot against Caroline Kennedy may have been victims of spitework. The four denied any plot and were kept under surveillance near Miami. They were later found not to pose a threat as officials noted their opposition to the Havana regime.
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Co pilot says rival pilot not to blame in B52 crash
Captain Ray C. Obel of Logan Ohio speaks to reporters from Sandia Base Hospital after the Mount Taylor B52 crash. He recalls the moment of impact and says the jet fighter's pilot likely bears no fault in the air collision. Three crewmen were killed and five bailed out.
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Eichmann Defense Seeks West German Protection
Adolf Eichmann's lawyer Robert Servatius urged West Germany to protect him from Israel's courts claiming Eichmann has a state protection claim. He warned intervention remains possible as Germany refuses extradition and will fight suits over legal protection.
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Eichmann Trial Admits Verdict on Competency Soon
Servatius announced after closing arguments by himself and Israeli Atty. Gen. Gideon Hausner that the court would rule on its competence to try Eichmann. The fifth session lasted about one hour and forty five minutes and recessed for the weekend. Supreme Justice Moshe Landa presides over a three judge panel and said the decision would be delivered Monday.
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Pro Trujillo Mobs Drive Catholic Bishop From Dominican Capital
Pro Trujillo mobs drove Bishop Thomas J. Reilly from San Juan de la Maguana to Ciudad Trujillo after vandalizing his residence. Nuns and priests fled to the capital as police and soldiers restored order amid claims of terrorism and a government clash over church leadership and national sovereignty.
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