Senators to hear Rusk and Dulles on Cuba invasion
Secretary of State Rusk and CIA chief Dulles agreed to testify before a Senate subcommittee on Latin America about U S involvement in the failed anti Castro invasion. They may face sharp questions as lawmakers press for a full public accounting and possible Monroe Doctrine changes.
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Dulles
Cuba
Washington
Dean Rusk
Central Intelligence Agency
Allen W. Dulles
Fidel Castro
Ankara
Turkey
U. S
Senate
Subcommittee
Castro
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Erie
Morse
Youth Riots Shut Down Splash Days In Galveston
Police flooded Galveston as thousands of students clashed with officers during Splash Days. Thirteen youths were arrested for fighting and unlawful assembly as 200 officers arrived from Houston and nearby cities to prevent a repeat of the disturbances. About 560 rioters paid fines or posted bonds as court proceedings ended.
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Galveston
Tex
Gulf Coast
Lamar Tech College
Beaumont
Houston
Kennedy to brief leaders after invasion begins
Kennedy called congressional leaders to brief them on developments as the invasion was underway, signaling unified executive coordination with both parties.
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Kennedy
A Glance Inside Earth Halo Reveals Pear Shape
Journal reports astronomers and scientists observing through advanced lenses hear radio signals and radar, noting earth carries a halo of energy and may be pear shaped rather than round, challenging old space theories. Other feature covers POWs in Germany and a condensed milk supper ritual.
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Journal
Germany
Kennedy Advisers Eye Stronger Laos Action
President Kennedy weighs a tougher U.S. role in Southeast Asia as Laos rebels threaten the pro Western government. A 48 hour cease fire is urged while Washington weighs potential inter vention and monitors rebel advances with top advisers at the White House.
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Advisers
Laos
John M
Soviet Union
Security Council
White House
Washington
Moscow
Boun Oum
W. Averell Harriman
Vientiane
Lyman L. Lemnitizer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Southeast Asia
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Office of Defense Mobilization
Frank B. Ellis
Navy Gets Big New Carrier Kitty Hawk Commissioned in Philadelphia
The guided missile super carrier USS Kitty Hawk was commissioned in Philadelphia on its 50th naval aviation anniversary. Adm. Arleigh Burke praised the ship as a sign of confidence in manned aircraft at sea. The 1,047 foot carrier will undergo eight weeks of fitting out, then head to Norfolk for training, Guantanamo for shakedown, and ultimately join the Pacific Fleet with about 100 aircraft aboard.
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Philadelphia
Navy
William F. Bringle
Covington
Tenn
Naval Aviation
Kitty Hawk
Forrestal Class
Adm
Arleigh Burke
Naval Operations
Philadelphia Naval Base
Norfolk
Guantanamo Navy Base
Cuba
Pacific
Two Dolan Brothers Drown on Trout Opening Day
Franklin West Virginia AP report says Francis Dolan and Phillip Dolan both 45 and 32 respectively drowned while fishing on opening day of trout season in the North Fork of the south branch of the Potomac River. Surviving brothers John Dolan and Jay Sutton witnessed the accident. bodies recovered with failed artificial respiration.
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Franklin
W. Va
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Francis M. Dolan
Phillip J. Dolan
Dolan
John
Canton
Ohio
Jay Sutton
South Branch
Potomac River
Seneca
Pendleton County
H. H. Meador
Gagarin Expresses Interest in Western Visit
Maj Yuri A. Gagarin said he would like to visit a Western country, though he did not know if it would be arranged. Rumors linked a Britain stop before possible U.S. travel as he visits Czechoslovakia.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Yuri A. Gagarin
Gagarin
Great Britain
United States
Denial of Plot to Assassinate De Gaulle Issued in Paris
Paris a government spokesman denied a plot to kill President Charles de Gaulle. He said no right wing activists were arrested on the night in question and first arrests followed the Algiers insurrection the next day. De Gaulle canceled planned May provincial tour.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Algiers
Interior Ministry
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
France
Airlift of 6000 troops to West Germany canceled
Pentagon officials said the planned airlift of 6000 combat ready troops from the United States to West Germany for a NATO exercise was called off Saturday afternoon. The move followed a Kennedy meeting with the National Security Council and other officials on Laos.
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Washington
United States
West Germany
NATO
Pentagon
Kennedy
National Security Council
Laos
Today's Chuckle Its smart to pick your friends
A light quip on choosing friends wisely, noting humor in social judgment without harshness.
60 UN Troops Captured at Port Francqui
The Congo lese army captured 60 Ghanaian U N troops at Port Francqui in Kasai Province after disarming them amid tribal clashes. Three Ghanaians were killed and a Ghanaian and three Swedes with a movement control unit were taken away. two Congolese reportedly died in fighting that followed.
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The
Congo
United Nations
U.N
Ghana
Port Francqui
Kasai
Joseph Kasavushu
Leopoldvlle
Luluabourg
Lluabourg
Woman Confined Children in Closet Undergoes Exam
In Peoria Illinois AP reports a 33 year old waitress Elizabeth Lou Degan Blevins faces endangering a child charges after police found two of her children naked and confined in a dark closet for four years. A psychiatric examination was conducted Saturday and its results await county court hearings. The investigation also involved landlady Bernadine Geraci connected to the third Blevins child.
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Peoria, Ill
Elizabeth Lou Degan Blevins
Blevins
Peoria
Fort Smith, Ark
Kennedy First 100 Days Wrestle With Cold War Frontiers
Kennedy faces two major blows in his first 100 days as U S prestige declines after the Soviet space triumph and the defeat of the Cuban invasion. He works to reinforce the Atlantic alliance, expand aid and military capabilities, and press allies toward a tougher stance against Khrushchev era aggression.
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U.S
Kennedy
U. S
Soviet Union
Moscow
Southeast Asia
United States
Congress
Khrushchev
Cuba
Laos
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