The Tragic Case Of Mr Wong Overseas Chinese Return
Hong Kong report on Mr Wong an overseas Chinese returning to mainland China as part of a Communist program. It outlines propaganda value skills and remittance flows, explores motives from ignorance to political currents, and notes orchestrated overseas Chinese visits and PR efforts by Peiping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wong
Mainland
China
Relman Morin
Hong Kong
Wong
Southeast Asia
Red China
Kennedy urges beefed up defense regardless of cost
John F. Kennedy told the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Detroit that defense must be strengthened regardless of cost. He warned that U.S. security and leadership were slipping as the Soviet Red Chinese bloc grows stronger and urged next year’s Congress to accelerate missile programs expand conventional forces and streamline defense. Kennedy attacked Nixon’s defense claims as rosy assurances and urged a policy where dangers dictate defense spending.
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Detroit
Mich
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kennedy
Nixon
VFW
Congress
United States
America
14 Year Old Boy Seeks arsenic Suicide Amid Police Call
A 14 year old boy in Topeka talked of taking more arsenic for about 15 minutes as Eve lyn F McClain of the police identification bureau traced the call. Patrolman Jim Craig met the boy at his home and later took him to a hospital where his stomach was pumped. The boy was held for observation as authorities pursued the case.
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Topeka, Kan
Evelyn F. McClain
Police Identification Bureau
Jim Craig
Boy 14 Threatens Suicide After Arsenic Poison Plan
Craig finds the boy alone as police learn a 14 year old took arsenic and vowed to use a shotgun if it failed. His father is at work and his mother at a beauty parlor. The motive remains unclear.
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Craig
Chuckle Summer Says Too Hot To Do Winter Things
A light humorous note declares that summer is the season when activity slows due to heat just as winter felt too cold for similar tasks. The quip plays on seasonal inertia and comfort.
FBI Hunts Waitress Abductor in Carbondale
In Carbondale Illinois police and the FBI sought a 17 year old waitress Mary Lilly Ellen Roberts and her armed abductor a six foot blond man after he shot her fiancé John Bryant 20 in the face and abducted the waitress from a wildlife refuge on government property. Authorities questioned friends and sought an ex convict with violence history.
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Carbondale, Ill
FBI
Mary ‘Lillis
Lilly
Ellen Roberts
Carbondale
John Bryant
Bryant
Miss Roberts
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Soughy
Russians Order U S Attache To Leave Soviet Union
The Soviet Foreign Ministry ordered George Winters, the U S Embassy economic expert, to depart the Soviet Union. He was scheduled to leave for a new assignment next month.
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Moscow
George Winters
U. S
Soviet Union
Winters
Nixon Off In Dixie For Talks
Vice President Richard Nixon begins a southern campaign swing with stops in Birmingham Alabama and Atlanta Georgia. On Jack Paar’s NBC show he says voters in the South will have a choice, and notes his role in Eisenhower era discussions and councils. He contrasts his experience with Senator John F Kennedy’s.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
South
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
Nixon
Jack Paar
Nbc-Tv
Eisenhower
Cabinet
Security Council
John F. Kennedy
Weekend Forecast Outlook for Middletown Weather
The forecast calls for sunny weekend weather with warm temperatures and minimal rain. Highs around the upper 80s, with mild nights in the mid 60s and a possible light shower on Sunday. City records note yesterday’s high of 89 and overnight low of 63.
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Middletown
Eisenhower pledges continued U.S. aid to South Vietnam
President Eisenhower assured South Viet Nam of ongoing U.S. aid in the anti communism battle. A Vietnamese parliamentary delegation met the President on Thursday to discuss support.
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Washington
Eisenhower
South Viet Nam
U.S
Three Middletown Brothers Believed Pond Victims
The bodies of three Middletown boys drowned in a farm pond near West Elkton were recovered around 1 p.m. The victims were Ronnie and Donnie Myers, 11, and Billy Myers, 13, sons of Mrs. Mary Jane Myers. A companion was saved and identified the brothers. It was unclear if they were fishing or swimming at the pond owned by Dr. E W Washington.
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Middletown
West Elkton
Preble County
E. W. Washington
Tragedy At Greenbush Road Pond Ends In Child Loss
Efforts to locate the boys mother and two siblings were hindered by muddy water after a tragedy near Greenbush Road east of West Elkton. Preble County deputies and Dayton rescue units searched the pond with state patrolmen aiding. Doctor Washington and a companion rushed to the scene as authorities assessed the incident.
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Johnny
Preble
Box 21
Dayton Rescue Unit
Greenbush Road
West Elkton
Washington
Von Saltza sets Olympic 100 meter free record
Chris Von Saltza shattered the women's Olympic 100 meter freestyle mark with a 1 01.9 clocking. In other news the AFL CIO Executive Council endorsed the Democratic ticket and urged the 14 million member federation to back it. The United States cut relations with the Dominican Republic.
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Rome
America
Chris von Saltza
Washington
Afl-Cio Executive Council
OAS Split Over Cuba
The Organization of American States debate Cuba in a condemnation of communist influence. The United States pushed a resolution naming Cuba and denouncing Soviet and Chinese moves, while others urged a vague measure condemning extraterritorial intervention without naming Fidel Castro's government.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Organization of American States
U.S
Cuba
Western Hemisphere
OAS Foreign Ministers Conference
United States
Fidel Castro
Soviet Union
Red China
Hemisphere
Eight Nations Back Mild Resolution Aimed at Nonintervention
The United States reportedly had support from Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Uruguay, Paraguay and Colombia for a mild OAS resolution. The draft condemns extraconstitutional intervention and upholds nonintervention and democratic institutions within the Inter American system.
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U.S
Argentina
Chile
Brazil
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Uruguay
Paraguay
Colombia
United States
Cuba
Seadragon reaches North Pole for first Arctic baseball game
Cmdr George P. Steele II reports from the nuclear submarine Seadragon after surfacing at the pole. The crew played baseball on an ice floe in 28 degree air and water, with plans to depart for Pearl Harbor in six to eight hours. Steele predicts officers will beat younger crew, notes ice depth and iceberg shapes, and jokes about weight and fishing.
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Washington
North Pole
George P. Steele II
Pole
Earth
Arctic
Northwest Passage
Pentagon
Steele
Portsmouth
N. H
Washington, D.C
Pearl Harbor
Powers Wife Fails Interview Effort in Paris
Barbara Powers wife of Francis Gary Powers arrives in Paris en route from Moscow after a failed bid to interview Nikita Khrushchev for clemency. She traveled with relatives and lawyers following her husband’s 10 year spy sentence and spoke only briefly, remaining silent at the airport.
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Paris
Barbara Powers
Francis Gary Powers
Moscow
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
I Brussels
Brussels
Powers
Khrushchev
Yalta
Black Sea
Barbara
Leonid Brezhnev
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Eesiceaadss
Ee Steer
Essesis Vecess
Valley News
Crete
Eeee Rae
Wnt
Dixie
Middletown Brothers
Preble County Pond
Dominican Republic
OAS
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Joe F. Kane
Navy
Ward
Hawaii
Oliver Powers
Russia
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Overseas Press Club
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Oliver M. Powers
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