Tractors For Men Cuba Ransom Parley Today
Cuban rebels planned a meeting with U S benefactors to discuss Fidel Castro's ransom terms for 1 214 prisoners from the failed invasion. Leaders Keanor Roosevelt Dr Milton Eisenhower and Walter Reuther head a drive to raise funds to buy 500 tractors or bulldozers as demanded by Castro in exchange for the captives.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Keanor Moosevelt
Milton Eisenhower
Walter Reuther
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dr. Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reuther
United Automobile Workers Union
Jose Miro Cardona
Revolutionary Council
Council
Antonio de Varona
Miro Cardona
de Varona
Castro
Ulises Carbo
Carbo
State Department
United States
Cuba
Slowest gun in Midwest foiled by a jammed revolver
It was a bad weekend for holdup men in Detroit when James Richard son, 29, entered a bar with a companion to commit a holdup. His revolver snagged on his trousers and would not fire, forcing them to flee into police awaiting outside.
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Detroit
James Richardson
Sihanouk seeks Laotian coalition at Geneva talks
Cambodian chief of state Prince Norodom Sihanouk urged Laos toward a coalition government at the Geneva conference inviting three Laotian princes to negotiations. He pressed for unity as U S and Britain prepared to renew cease-fire violations charges amid Pathet Lao offensives against Meo support forces in northern Laos.
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Geneva
Norodom Sihanouk
Laos
Sihanouk
Southeast Asia
Boun Oum
Savang Vathana
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Ban Namone
Vientiane
Vieniiane
United States
Britain
Johnson Gave And Got Reassurances
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson wrapped a Asia swing with assurances to allies from Formosa to Pakistan that Communist advances will be opposed. He said the trip left him strengthened and encouraged and pledged continued support to Greece in Athens. Johnson planned Bermuda as final stop before returning to Washington, after meeting Greek Premier Constantine Karamanlis to reaffirm unity and aid in freedom.
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Athens
Greece
Lyndon
Johnson
South Asia
America
Formosa
Pakistan
Asia
Bermuda
Azores
Kennedy
Washington
Constantine Karamanlis
Karamanlis
Ratterman Cleared But Two Defendants Face Court in Newport
George Ratterman, reform sheriff candidate, is cleared after a drugged arrest at the Glenn Hotel. Co-defendants Juanita Hodges and Tito Carinci face trial. Hodges charged with prostitution and Carinci charged with breach of peace. Police say Carinci tried to intervene during the arrest. The case, linked to Newport vice investigations and a Committee of 300 campaign, sparked tie between politics and gambling.
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Newport
George Ratterman
Ratterman
Glenn Hotel
Juanita Jean Hodges
Tito Carinci
Xavier University
Glenn
Tropicana
Carinci
Miss Hodges
Committee of 300
Frost and cool spell heads into late May week
The Weather Bureau warns of unseasonably cool conditions this week with a chance of scattered frost tonight as temperatures dip to about 38. A 72 degree high is projected for tomorrow, followed by generally fair weather through Friday with possible showers. In Middletown, Sunday reached 71 at 4:30 pm, and early morning 41, with 0.11 inch rainfall.
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Weather Bureau
Middletown
Chuckle Executive Makes Independent Decisions
A humorous profile of a man praised as able to make independent decisions without risking termination, illustrating a rare blend of autonomy and job security in a lighthearted workplace joke.
PTA President Laments No-Shift Cars and Two-Shift Schools
Kansas City AP report quotes Mrs. James C. Parker of Grand Rapids as she warns Americans focused on creature comforts have neglected sacrifice. She questions devotion to luxuries over essential goals like funding school construction and eliminating two-shift schools.
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Kansas City, Mo
Parent Teachers Association
James C. Parker
Grand Rapids
Mich
Parker
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
The
National Congress
Federal Troops Possible Over Alabama Riots Showdown
Washington AP President Kennedy returned to the White House to face the risk of federal state power clash over Alabama race riots. He conferred with Attorney General Kennedy and indicated federal troops could be used if violence escalates. He urged Alabama officials to act and called for a return to reason to prevent further damage.
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Washington
Virginia
Kennedy
White House
Alabama
Robert F. Kennedy
Patterson
Atorney
United States
Montgomery
Floyd Mann
Mann
Montgomery Describes Martial Calm After Riots
Quiet tense Montgomery reports show National Guardsmen patrolling Greyhound station and a Negro church where violence erupted after the freedom riders arrived. Federal deputies and state officers arrested 18 whites, while 1,000 Negro worshippers sheltered in a church auditorium. Guardsmen transported churchgoers home after hours of protective custody as Gov Patterson declares designated martial rule to restore order.
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Montgomery
Ala
Greyhound
National Guard
Freedom
Alabama
Martin Luther King Jr
U. S
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Byron R. White
National
21 Bus Riders Finish Job Facing Mob Wrath
Twenty one young people, eighteen Negroes and three whites, from Nashville, Tennessee, all veterans of sit-in and stand-in protests, say they are trying to finish a job by riding a bus despite looming mob action.
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THE
Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn
West Turnpike Traffic Closed for Special Equipment Move
West bound traffic on the Ohio Turnpike from the Warren interchange to Cleveland will be closed for several hours to move testing equipment for jet engines. The Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. units, including an 82 foot chamber and a 53 foot chamber, will be transported to NASA Lewis Research Center. This marks the Turnpike’s first closure for moving such equipment.
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Greenville
Warren
Cleveland
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co
Greensville
Lewis Research Center
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Ohio Turnpike
Supreme Court orders Du Pont to divest from General Motors
The Supreme Court ruled 4 to 3 that E I du Pont de Nemours must relinquish its large GM stock holdings. The decision marks a major corporate divestment and shifts in investor holdings amid ongoing antitrust considerations.
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Washington
Supreme Court
E. I. du Pone de Nemours & Co
General Motors Corp
Nashville Students Ride Nonviolent Bus Protest
Pretty Susan Wilbur an 18 year old Peabody College freshman says she would go again and calls segregation wrong noting the movement was rewarding. Jim Zwerg from Fisk and Susan Herrmann from Los Angeles join in the protest as the group shifts from Birmingham to Nashville to test bus station segregation after violence halted earlier freedom rides.
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Pretty Susan Wilbur
Nashville, Tenn
Congo
Peabody College
Nashville
Sie
Susan Herrmann
Los Angeles
Montgomery
Miss Herrmann
Whittier College
California
Fisk University
Jim Zwerg
Fisk
Appleton
Wis
Christ
Zwerg
Miss Wilbur
Birmingham
New Orleans
Cuba Si Alabama No Sign Puts Subway Row In Eye
A New York subway wall features a bold mural reading Cuba si, Alabama no, reflecting a political jibe amid protest chatter. The message contrasts Cuba with Alabama and appears as a public expression in the transit hub.
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New York
Cuba
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PTA
Susan Wilbur
John M. Patterson
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Henry V. Graham
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