Tourists Shun Cuba as Hotels Fail in Havana
In Havana, tourism once Cuba’s top dollar earner slips to a near collapse. Occupancies run about 2 percent as American visitors vanish and hotel losses mount from Riviera to Nacional. Intercontinental Hotels faces exit amid heavy debts while state roles and labor rules hinder layoffs.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Riviera
Nacional
Hilton
Capri
Charles Baron
Chicago
Intercontinental Hotels Corp
Cubana
Woman killed crossing street near St Patrick Church
Mrs. Victor Zablinsky 75 of Youngstown died after being struck by a truck while crossing a street to attend a Lenten service at St Patrick Catholic Church. Police investigated the fatal traffic incident in Youngstown Ohio.
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Youngstown
Credit Card Forger Arrested After Bold Card Schemes
NEW YORK AP A man named Charles Gregory Cannon used forged credit cards to live lavishly and forge IDs. He built a printing press and other devices, earning about 45 dollars a day in a hotel suite but ending up jailed after prior escape and crimes across Florida and Canada. Authorities say he netted roughly $35,000 in fraudulent activity.
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New York
Charles Gregory Cannon
Cannon
FBI
Miami
Fla
Florida
Canada
Civil War Flags Top Study by Ohio Commission
Ohio's Civil War Centennial Commission plans a Toledo meeting to discuss preserving more than 400 regimental battle flags still displayed in the Ohio Capitol rotunda along with battle logs from multiple wars. A publication program on Ohio's Civil War role also will be reviewed with historians invited as advisory attendees.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio Capitol
Toledo
William S. Carlson
University of Toledo
Henry H. Simms
Everett Walters
Ohio State University
Harvey Wish
Western Reserve University
Harris G. Warren
Miami University
Philip R. Shriver
Kent State University
James H. Rodabaugh
Columbus
Ohio Historical Society
Eugene Murdock
Marietta College
Paul L Miller
Hiram College
Thomas Leduc
Oberlin College
Ohio tobacco harvest forecast rises slightly for 1960
The Agriculture Department projects Ohio will harvest 9,400 acres of tobacco in 1960, up one percent from 1959. State crop figures show corn at 4,036,000 acres (101%), oats 1,097,000 (92%), soybeans 1,609,000 (108%), sugar beets 24,000 (104%), tobacco 13,400 (102%), and potatoes 19,000 (97%).
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Washington
Ohio
Agriculture Department
The 13 London discount houses that move millions by phone
A London feature describes 13 discreet discount bankers in the City who handle vast sums with quick phone calls. Their operations run in silent streets, with aristocratic officers, high etiquette, and a daily flow of loans and treasury bills.
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London
London Discount Houses
Treasury
Griffin Held To Grand Jury In Robertson Death
William Lee Griffin 31 waived examination in Cincinnati Traffic Court on a second degree manslaughter charge over the death of Reuben B. Robertson industrialist and former deputy secretary of defense. Bond set at 3500. Robertson president of Champion Paper & Fibre Co. killed after a stalled auto incident.
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Cincinnati
William Lee Griffin
Reuben B. Robertson
Clarence Denning
Griffin
Robertson
Champion Paper & Fibre Co
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Alexander Smith
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