Cuba Quiet Amid Coup Reports and Arrests
Havana officials intensified a news blackout amid unconfirmed reports of mass arrests tied to a conspiracy against Fidel Castro's regime. Some sources cited 200 or more detainees, with raids at Camp Libertad and the Isle of Pines, while other claims were denied by Raul Castro and authorities.
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Fidel Castro
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Libertad
Camp Libertad
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
Managua
Raul Castro
Fidel
Armando Caines Milanes
National Cattlemen's Assn
Roman Maestre Gutierrez
Congress
Arturo Hernandez Tellaheche
Carlos Pino Socarras
Carlos and
Jorge Remedios
Pinar del Rio
Must Talk Or Fight Nixon Says Must Talk Or Fight
Vice President Richard M. Nixon tells American TV audiences that the alternative to talking with the Russians is fighting them. He argues the world would see such a choice as unacceptable for the United States, the Soviet Union, and global peace. He spoke during CBS and NBC telecasts reflecting his Soviet visit and reaction to Khrushchev-Eisenhower exchange plans.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
U.S
CBS
NBC
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Nixon urges restraint in US USSR rhetoric
Nixon said it is essential to recognize differences between the United States and the USSR and avoid trading insults while far apart, suggesting careful language in diplomatic exchanges.
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Nixon
United States
U.S.S.R
Gunmen Fire At Castro Villa In Havana Suburb
Several shots were fired from a speeding car at Castro's villa in a Havana suburb Saturday night. Police set up roadblocks but the gunmen escaped as Castro was reportedly away. Heavy firing was heard again early Sunday in Havana's country club area. Police declined to comment.
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Havana
Country Club
Pauley Accepts 3133 Convention Tickets Compromise
California oilman Edwin W. Pauley agrees to a ticket compromise for the Democratic national convention, accepting 3,133 seats. Mayor Norris Poulson proposes the settlement, but lacks authority to allocate seats. Pauley will meet Tuesday with a mediator committee in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
California
Edwin W. Pauley
Norris Poulson
Pauley
Hawaii
Poulson
Lightning superstition fuels Navajo postmaster honor
Herbert S. Hukriede, 50, will receive a Post Office Department public service award for aiding a Navajo family after Harry Joe, 17, was killed by lightning near their hogan. Indians feared touching the body due to an ancient belief, and Hukriede helped transport the remains to a mission for burial. The ceremony occurs Friday in Indian Wells.
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Indian Wells, Ariz. AP
Post Office Department
Herbert S. Hukriede
Harry Joe
Hogan
Joe
Davis
Hukriede
Young Joe
Eugene Lyons
Indiana Wells
Police Too Smart Driver Can't Win
In Burlingame California Patrolman Robert Quinn cited William J. McDonald for speeding 45 in a 25 zone. McDonald fled, hid his car, and reappeared as the officer recovered the distributor cap. He then faced charges of reckless driving stopping at a sign ignoring a siren and red light evading arrest and assault and battery.
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Burlingame
Calif
Robert Quinn
William J. McDonald
McDonald
Quinn
Roseburg blast relief flows as city works to recover
Relief agencies mobilize after a truck loaded with explosives blew up in Roseburg Oregon eight blocks of the business district reduced to rubble. At least 13 killed and over 100 injured as officials coordinate funds aid and inspections.
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Roseburg
Ore
Oregon City
Oregon
Mark Hatfield
Little
Drain
The
Red Cross
Small Business Administration
George Rutherford
Chehalis
Wash
Pacific Powder Co
Tenino
Summer Weather Persists in Miami Valley
The forecast shows a high pressure ridge keeping temperatures cool with partly cloudy skies. Tuesday brings a warmer high around 85 degrees with possible scattered showers, and a low near 63 tonight. Sunday’s high reached 79 at 5 pm with cooler conditions this morning.
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Miami Valley
Eisenhower to First Visit Adenauer in Bonn on trip
President Eisenhower shifts his European schedule to visit Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in Bonn on August 27 as part of talks with Western allies. White House aide Hagerty confirmed the plan, with subsequent stops in London, Balmoral, Paris and meetings with De Gaulle Segni and NATO leaders. Khrushchev arrives in Washington September 15.
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Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
London
Paris
White House
James C. Hagerty
U.S
Harold Macmillan
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Queen Elizabeth II
Charles de Gaulle
Antonio Segni
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Hagerty
Khrushchev
Washington
France
Eisenhower weighs flexible timetable for potential Soviet trip
President Eisenhower has not set a return date to the Soviet Union and keeps his schedule open through next January for a possible East-West summit. A Khrushchev visit here could spur talks, with a five or six day trip possibly touching Stalingrad and Kuibyshev if a summit occurs without major Soviet concessions but with some peace-promoting assurances.
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Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Stalingrad
Kuibyshev
Chuckle Woman Describes Friend as Vacuum Cleaner Type
A humorous remark labels the friend as the vacuum cleaner type who purrs and readily “takes in the dirt,” playful banter captured in a casual birthday moment.
Uneasy Killer Targets Long Island Diner Lines
Police hunt a suspected single killer linked to three midnight shootings on Long Island within a week. Victims were alone at diners or delis. a 50 year old woman was found bound and shot in her own shop. Ballistics point to multiple guns. a supermarket tip describes a 5-6 man with dark hair seen seeking change for bills.
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Westhampton
N.Y
Long Island
Nassau County
Suffolk County
Diner Killings Linked by Narrow Upstate NY Area
The latest victim Irene Currier had just bought the diner with her husband after years as a bartender and waitress in Manhattan. Other victims were Hans Hachmann 54 who ran a Islip NY delicatessen and Lawrence Kirchner 53 a counter man at an all night diner near Smithtown NY. All three killings occurred within a 30 mile wide region.
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Irene Currier
Manhattan
Hans Hachmann
Islip
N.Y
Lawrence Kirchner
Smithtown
Ike Faces Tough Time In Europe
President Eisenhower faces hard talks on visits to Paris and Bonn with De Gaulle and Adenauer expected to press for larger French NATO influence and changes to U S Soviet policy while British reception remains warm and the overall mood is cautiously optimistic.
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Ike
Europe
John Gale
112 year old Dan Hughes looks to future in Louisville
Dan Hughes aged 112 says he will rest on one of his golden tools and be ready for the roll call in Louisville Kentucky. The AP Wirephoto caption notes his long life as he contemplates the days ahead.
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Billie Mulholland
Stroud
Ont
Shelburne
Billie
Dan Hughes
Louisville
White Officers Roughly Attacked by Bronx Crowd
In New York four people faced riot charges after two white plainclothes officers arresting a man and woman in a east Bronx bootleg liquor raid were assaulted by about 300 mostly Negro bystanders. Lucy Quick and Tyson King were charged with unlawful possession of alcohol felonious assault and inciting to riot.
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New York
East Bronx
Lucy Quick
Tyson King
Robert Edwards
William Golden
Rains End Causes 498 Dead in Formosa Floods
Formosa mourns 493 dead and 541 missing after weekend floods from a South China Sea storm. 563 injured, 134,679 homeless, 9,782 houses destroyed, 8,678 damaged. Miaoli county alone reports 75 dead and 750 houses washed away.
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Formosa
Taipei
Ellen
Japan
South China Sea
U.S
Formosan
Miaoli
Flood Disaster Strikes Taichung as Heavy Rains Sink Streets
Taichung reports about 2412 inches of rain in 36 hours with water six feet deep in places. Chiang Kai-shek orders full army aid and cabinet led relief program while food stocks are deemed sufficient and price hikes to be punished. Food Commissioner Li hopes crops survive if waters fall fast as Peiping Radio notes heavy rains near the Red capital and 20s inches since 37 days with several million peasants battling floods.
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Taichung
Chiang Kai-shek
R. C. Li
Peiping Radio
Stock market suffers sharp setback on heavy selling
BULLETINS NEW YORK AP reports the stock market reeled backward under heavy selling today marking the sharpest drop in about two months. TOKYO AP notes North Vietnam warns Laos intervention would threaten its security and may respond.
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Tokyo
Laos
Johnson backs Khrushchev visit open curtain broadcast plan
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson on a Texas radio program said Soviet leaders may visit the United States without threatening American freedom. He supported Khrushchev having television time in America weekly with mutual access for Americans to see Soviet leaders and vice versa.
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Dallas
Tex
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jonson
Texas
Senate
Khrushchev
Johnson
America
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